is a retired Japan

Japan

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ese judo

Judo

is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...

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Yoshimura is from Kumamoto, Kumamoto

Kumamoto, Kumamoto

is the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. Greater Kumamoto has a population of 1,460,000, as of the 2000 census...

. He belonged to Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department

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 after graduation from Nihon University

Nihon University

Nihon University is the largest university in Japan. Akiyoshi Yamada, the minister of justice, founded Nihon Law School in October 1889....

 in 1973.

In 1973, When Yoshimura was a student of university, he won a bronze medal at the World Championships

World Judo Championships

The World Judo Championships are the highest level of international judo competition, along with the Olympic judo competition. The championships are held once every year by the International Judo Federation, and qualified judoka compete in their respective categories as representatives of their...

 held in Lausanne

Lausanne

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He was expected to get gold medal of World Championships in 1977 or Olympic Games

Olympic Games

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 in 1980. But he couldn't because World Championship was cancelled and Olympic Games was boycotted by Japanese Government.

Yoshimura retired in 1980 and took office as the coach of . Among his students is former world champion, Toshihiko Koga

Toshihiko Koga

is a retired judoka who competed in the -71 kg and -78 kg divisions.-Biography:Koga was born in Kitashigeyasu, Saga, Japan, and began judo in elementary school. He traveled to Tokyo during junior-high school to enter Kodogakusha, a judo school later attended by Olympic gold medalists...

 and Hidehiko Yoshida

Hidehiko Yoshida

is a Japanese gold-medalist judoka and retired mixed martial artist. He is a long time veteran of Japan's Pride Fighting Championships, competing in the light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions, also managing to fight in the semi-finals in the Pride 2003 Middleweight Grand Prix...

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As of 2010, He has coached All-Japan women's judo team since 1997.

Achievements

• 1969 - Inter-highschool championships (-80 kg) 1st
• 1970 - All-Japan Junior Championships (-63 kg) 3rd
• 1971 - All-Japan Junior Championships (-80 kg) 1st
• 1972 - All-Japan Selected Championships (-70 kg) 3rd
• 1973 - World Championships
  World Judo Championships
  The World Judo Championships are the highest level of international judo competition, along with the Olympic judo competition. The championships are held once every year by the International Judo Federation, and qualified judoka compete in their respective categories as representatives of their...
  
   (-70 kg) 3rd
• 1976 - All-Japan Selected Championships (-70 kg) 2nd

- Kodokan Cup (-71 kg) 1st

• 1977 - All-Japan Selected Championships (-71 kg) 1st
• 1978 - Jigoro Kano Cup (-71 kg) 1st

- All-Japan Selected Championships (-71 kg) 2nd

• 1979 - Super World Cup Paris
  Grand Slam Paris
  The Grand Slam Paris is an international, judo competition held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, as part of the IJF Grand Prix series.- Venues :*Stade Pierre de Coubertin...
  
  (-71 kg) 1st

- All-Japan Selected Championships (-71 kg) 2nd