Yuzuru Kojima Explained

Yuzuru Kojima
Nickname:	Jim
Birth Place:	Richmond, British Columbia
Country:	Canada
Sport:	Judo
Rank:	Hachidan (8th dan)
Dan:	8
Club:	Steveston Judo Club

Yuzuru "Jim" Kojima (born 1938) is a Canadian judoka who has been deeply involved in the development of Canadian Judo, and was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 1983^[1] and decorated with the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette in 2011 for his efforts. He has been the President of Judo Canada, Director of the International Judo Federation Referee Commission, Chair of the 1993 World Judo Championships in Hamilton, Ontario, and was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame in 2023.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Publications

• Book: Nykon . Daniel Allan . Kojima . Jim . The Story of the Steveston Judo Club . 2004 . Steveston Judo Club . Richmond, B.C..

Further reading

• Web site: Lasuen . Pedro . The Strength of Humility . International Judo Federation . 26 June 2021 . Interview with Kojima . 2 October 2020.
• Web site: Cheung . Christopher . As Steveston’s Japanese Community Shrinks, Its History Grows . The Tyee . 26 June 2021 . 20 June 2015.
• Kojima, Jim (Summer 2002). "A History of the Steveston Judo Club". Japanese Canadian National Museum Newsletter.

See also

• Judo in British Columbia
• Judo in Canada
• List of Canadian judoka

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mr. Yuzuru Kojima . 2023-12-20 . The Governor General of Canada . en.
2. Book: Gill . Nicolas . Leyshon . Glynn . Judoka: The History of Judo in Canada . 2019 . Marcel Broquet . Montreal . 125-126. Second.
3. Web site: Lasuen . Pedro . The Strength of Humility . International Judo Federation . 26 June 2021 . Interview with Kojima . 2 October 2020.
4. Web site: Jim Kojima . 2023-07-12 . BC Sports Hall of Fame . en-CA.