Natsuko Aso Live

• Sunday 26

We’re delighted to announce a very special guest in this Olympic year. Maki Tsukada, gold medallist in the Women’s Judo +78kg category at the 2004 Athens Olympics, will be appearing at HYPER JAPAN on Sunday 26 February at 1pm on the main stage. Maki also won the 2003 World Judo Championship Games and a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and holds an unequalled consecutive All-Japan female title wins.

Maki has been in the UK since September 2011 as a representative of the Japanese Olympic Committee, and she will be appearing at HYPER JAPAN to talk about her experiences and do a few demonstrations of her formidable judo skills.

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