Tsukada wins 6th straight at women's judo national c'ship

Tsukada wins 6th straight at women's judo national c'ship

TOKYO, Japan - Athens Olympic champion Maki Tsukada raises her fingers to indicate the number of victories she won after defeating Kumiko Horie in the final to win her sixth straight title at the women's open-weight judo national championship in Tokyo on April 22.

Tsukada wins 6th straight at women's judo national c'ship

Tsukada wins 6th straight at women's judo national c'ship

TOKYO, Japan - Athens Olympic champion Maki Tsukada subdues Kumiko Horie in the final to win her sixth straight title at the women's open-weight judo national championship in Tokyo on April 22.

Japan 4-for-4 on opening day of Fukuoka Int'l meet

Japan 4-for-4 on opening day of Fukuoka Int'l meet

FUKUOKA, Japan - Japan's four gold medalists at the Fukuoka international women's judo meet -- (from L) Mai Tateyama, Kumiko Horie, Asuka Oka and Honami Yoshizawa -- pose with their medals at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Dec. 10.

Japan 4-for-4 on opening day of Fukuoka Int'l meet

Japan 4-for-4 on opening day of Fukuoka Int'l meet

FUKUOKA, Japan - Japan's four gold medalists at the Fukuoka international women's judo meet -- (from L) Mai Tateyama, Kumiko Horie, Asuka Oka and Honami Yoshizawa -- pose with their medals at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Dec. 10. (Kyodo)

Tsukada wins 6th straight at women's judo national c'ship

Tsukada wins 6th straight at women's judo national c'ship

TOKYO, Japan - Athens Olympic champion Maki Tsukada raises her fingers to indicate the number of victories she won after defeating Kumiko Horie in the final to win her sixth straight title at the women's open-weight judo national championship in Tokyo on April 22. (Kyodo)

Tsukada wins 6th straight at women's judo national c'ship

Tsukada wins 6th straight at women's judo national c'ship

TOKYO, Japan - Athens Olympic champion Maki Tsukada subdues Kumiko Horie in the final to win her sixth straight title at the women's open-weight judo national championship in Tokyo on April 22. (Kyodo)