The 35th All-Japan National Championships were held on Sunday, December 9th at
the
Nippon Budokan martial arts arena in Tokyo where Wadokai member Ko Matsuhisa won
the men's individual kumite division! Matsuhisa is a -75kg division national
team member
who placed 3rd at the WKF 2006 Worlds.

Results below. There is a story on our Japan internship blog with pictures too.
http://japankarateintern.blogspot.com/

Men's Individual Kumite
1. Ko Matsuhisa (Jitsugyoudan-All Japan Business Association)
2. Yusuke Shimizu (Kyoto)
3. Toshihiro Mori (Student Federation)
3. Atsushi Kuge (Student Federation)

Women's Individual Kumite
1. Rio Sato (Student Federation)
2. Emiko Honma (Shiga Prefecture)
3. Natsuki Fujuwara (Student Federation)
3. Ayaka Arai (Student Federation)

Men's Individual Kata
1. Takashi Kadata (Kanto District)
2. Tetsuya Furukawa (Hokushin District)
3. Kaku Ooki (Student Federation)
3. Kazuaki Kurihara (Kanto District)

Women's Individual Kata
1. Rika Usami (Student Federation)
2. Yoshie Kadena (Jitsugyoudan-All Japan Business Association)
3. Hiromi Inagaki (Kinki District)
3. Haruhi Wakabayashi (Chuogoku District)