Obituary
28 Feb 2022
We regret to inform you that ABE Ichiro, Kodokan 10th dan, aged 99 passed away due to old age on February 27, 2022 at the facility for the elderly in Tokyo.
His funeral service will be held by only his relatives.
Kodokan farewell ceremony will be held on March 26, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. at the Kodokan main dojo.
<Short biography>
November 12, 1922 Born in Akita Prefecture, Japan
1938 Entered the Kodokan and Kodokan Shodan
1941 Graduated from Maebashi Junior High School
1944 Graduated from Tokyo Higher Normal School
1946 Worked at Kodokan Secretarial Section
1947 Teacher at Kishiwada Junior High School and Izumi High School in Osaka
1949 Served at Sakai City Police Headquarters in Osaka
1951 Master of Shudokan Club, Toulouse, France
1953 Technical Director of Belgian Judo Association
1955 Technical Advisor, European Judo Union
1969 Chief of the Kodokan International Department
1977 Member of National team Committee, All Japan Judo Federation (AJJF)
1980 President of Pacific Rim Judo Organization, Director of the Kodokan International Department, and a member of the Board of Directors of AJJF
1983 General Secretary of the Judo Union of Asia
1985 Member of Japanese Olympic Committee, Chairman of International Committee of AJJF
1996 Senior Counselor of the Kodokan
1997 Director of Grading Department of the Kodokan
2006 Kodokan 10th Dan
Words of condolence addressed to intl@kodokan.org
Kodokan Judo Institute
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