Japan women’s judo coach accused of beatings to quit
Japan’s national women’s judo head coach said Thursday he would resign, the day after allegations emerged he had beaten his athletes with wooden swords.
Japan’s national women’s judo head coach said Thursday he would resign, the day after allegations emerged he had beaten his athletes with wooden swords.
Japan’s female Olympic judo athletes were beaten with bamboo swords and slapped by their coaches, officials said Wednesday, weeks after a schoolboy’s suicide sparked anguished debate over corporal punishment.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Striker Shinji Okazaki scored a late winner Wednesday as Japan beat Oman 2-1 to move closer to clinching a spot in the 2014 World Cup, while Iraq revived its campaign with a 1-0 victory against Jordan. Group A was thrown wide open after Uzbekistan beat Iran 1-0 to go top. [...]
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