FUKUROI, JAPAN (AFP) – Japan is the home of judo but a brutal win-at-all-costs mentality, corporal punishment and pressure to lose weight are driving large numbers of children to quit, raising fears for the sport’s future in its traditional powerhouse country. Underlining the scale of the problem, the All Japan Judo Federation cancelled a prestigious
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