Judo club coach is convicted of violence: self-control is needed
A summary order was issued by the Nakatsu Summary Court of Oita Prefecture on July 20, 2017, imposing a fine o […]
High school student of judo club in Oita Prefecture files lawsuit against violence by school coach
A student of the judo club of Nakatsu Higashi High School in Oita Prefecture filed a lawsuit on April 21, 2017 […]
JJAVA will be on Twitter
JJAVA will be on Twitter in English. We look forward to effectively share information on safety of judo for ch […]
For Judo Safety
Another child died, another suffered a severe injury. Judo injuries ― In 2010 people in Japan were shocked to […]
Children continue to die in judo
In Japan, on a yearly average, more than 4 children have died and more than 10 children have suffered serious […]
3967 injuries in junior high school judo classes, 5835 injuries in judo clubs in FY2014
In FY2014, 3967 student injuries during junior high school judo classes required visits to medical clinics acc […]
Response to concussions in schools
At the semi-final game of the National High School Basketball Invitational Tournament (Winter Game 2015), held […]
Judo injuries will never be eliminated if they are identified as “random accidents”
The report of the judo injury in a prefectural high school in Oita on May 21, 2015 was issued by the Prefectur […]
Children’s injuries in school are called “accidents” in Japan
Dr. Ryo Uchida, Associate Professor of Nagoya University, has written an article “Risk of after-school clubs a […]
Death by violence and heat stroke, club coach never subject to civil liability
Ryo Uchida, Associate Professor, Nagoya University, Graduate School of Education and Human Development (Yahoo! […]








