| Judo Union of Asia | |
| Abbr: | JUA |
| Url: | www.onlinejua.org |
| Sport: | Judo |
| Historytitle: | History |
| Founded: | in Tokyo, Japan |
| Demographicstitle: | Demographics |
| Membership Size: | 39 members |
| Affiliationstitle: | Affiliations |
| If: | International Judo Federation |
| If Abbr: | IJF |
| If Joined: | 1956 |
| Other Aff1: | Olympic Council of Asia |
| Electedtitle: | Governance |
| President: | Obaid Al-Anzi |
| Sectitle: | Headquarters |
| Country: | Kuwait |
| Secretary General: |  Mukesh Kumar |
| Staff Pos2: | Official language(s) |
| Staff Name2: | English, Japanese and Arabic |
| Financetitle: | Finance |
| Regionstitle: | Regions |
| Region1: | Central Asia |
| Region2: | Southeast Asia |
| Region3: | East Asia |
| Region4: | Western Asia |
| Region5: | South Asia |
The Judo Union of Asia (JUA) is the governing body of judo in Asia. It is one of the five continental confederations making up the International Judo Federation (IJF).[1] JUA was formed in 1956 in Tokyo (Japan),[2] with Chinese Taipei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Philippines and Thailand being the founder members. JUA has headquarters in Kuwait and consists of 39 member federations.
Judo Union of Asia (JUA) was established in 1956 in Tokyo, Japan with 7 national federations as founding members; Chinese Taipei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Philippines and Thailand. The first President of JUA was Risei Kano, son of Kanō Jigorō. Risei Kano served as President of the JUA from 1956 to 1980. The organization held the first Asian Judo Championships in 1966 in Manila, Philippines, with teams from 8 member federations participating.[3]
Following is the JUA Executive Committee for the term 2019 – 2023.
| Designation | Name | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Obaid Al-Anzi | ||
| General Secretary | Mukesh Kumar | ||
| General Treasurer | Ms. Amal Abu Shallak | ||
| Vice-President (Southeast Zone) | Hassabodin Rojanachiva | ||
| Vice-President (West Zone) | Sameer Sadeq Al-Mousawi | ||
| Vice-President (Central Zone) | Kolbaev Zholdoshbek | ||
| Vice-President (South Zone) | |||
| Vice-President (West Zone) | Lu Wei-Chen | ||
| Vice-President 2020 Summer Olympics | Hasokawa Shinji | ||
| Vice-President 2022 Asian Games | Ms. Xian Dongmei | ||
| Executive Member | Eid Al-Muaikhi | ||
| Executive Member | Enkbold Zandaakhuu | ||
| Advisor to President | Naser Al-Shemmiri |
Source[4]
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Lao
Singapore
Thailand
P. R. China
DPR Korea
Hong Kong, China
Japan
Republic of Korea
Macau, China
Iraq
Jordan
Lebanon
Qatar (since 2000[5])
Syria
Bahrain
Yemen India
Afghanistan
Pakistan (since 2000)Iran Judo Federation was suspended by International Judo Federation since 18 September 2019, as Iranian authorities ordered their judoka Saeid Mollaei to intentionally lose in the semi-final at the 2019 World Judo Championships, so as to avoid a potential match in the finals against Israeli judoka Sagi Muki.[6]