The AJJF, and the entire Judo community mourn the loss of their great champion, who won the Gold medal in the 1973 World Judo Championships held in Lausanne in the +93kg category.
Born in Chiba, Japan on 26 October 1948, he was also a great coach with passion and charisma. After graduating from Nihon University, Mr. Chonosuke Takaki entered the Metropolitan Police Department and continued his competition career until the age of 33. Since 1984, he was taking charge of the coaching role at the Nihon University Judo Club, where he had raised numerous prestigious champions including the Gold medalist of 2000 Sydney Olympic Games in the -81kg category, Mr. Makoto Takimoto, while educating thousands of young people through the practice of Judo for the benefit of the society.
The judo community would like to express its sincere condolences to his family and friends through this difficult time.