Japan Wrestling Championship — Emperor’s Cup 2025 Concludes

On December 21, the Japanese National Wrestling Championship for the Emperor’s Cup — Emperor’s Cup All-Japan Wrestling Championships 2025 — concluded in Japan. Traditionally, the tournament is the country’s key national event and serves as a selection competition for the Japanese national team ahead of upcoming international tournaments.

The main stars of the championship were Olympic champions. Victories in their respective weight categories were claimed by Kotaro Kiyooka (65 kg, freestyle), Nao Kusaka (77 kg, Greco-Roman), and Akari Fujinami (57 kg, women’s wrestling).

A special mention goes to Taishi Narikuni, who managed to win two titles at once — in freestyle wrestling up to 70 kg and in Greco-Roman wrestling up to 72 kg.

Results of the Emperor’s Cup 2025 Wrestling Championships of Japan

Greco-Roman Wrestling

60 kg:

• Koto Gomi

• Yu Shiotani

• Keijiro Sone and Ayata Suzuki
  FINAL: Koto Gomi — Yu Shiotani 8:0

67 kg:

• Katsuaki Endo

• Kiyotaro Sogabe

• Kenzuki Shimizu and Haruto Yabe
  FINAL: Katsuaki Endo — Kiyotaro Sogabe 3:1

72 kg:

• Taishi Narikuni

• Ryoma Hojo

• Rintaro Sogabe and Takeru Kozuka
  FINAL: Taishi Narikuni — Ryoma Hojo 3:1

77 kg:

• Nao Kusaka

• Isami Horikita

• Kiriru Shimabukuro and Issei Honna
  FINAL: Nao Kusaka — Isami Horikita 4:0

82 kg:

• Tatsuya Fujii

• Reon Kakegawa

• Tesshin Higuchi and Daizo Tanizaki
  FINAL: Tatsuya Fujii — Reon Kakegawa 6:6

87 kg:

• Taizo Yoshida

• Daisei Isoe

• Genki Yahagi and Chihiro Motohashi
  FINAL: Taizo Yoshida — Daisei Isoe 6:1

97 kg:

• Takahiro Tsuruta

• Yuri Nakazato

• Atsuki Chida and Kanta Shiokawa
  FINAL: Takahiro Tsuruta — Yuri Nakazato 1:1

130 kg:

• Yuta Nara

• Shion Obata

• Kosei Yamada and Sota Okumura
  FINAL: Yuta Nara — Shion Obata 6:1

Freestyle Wrestling

57 kg:

• Yamato Ogawa

• Fuga Sasaki

• Kento Yumiya and Rikuto Nagai
  FINAL: Yamato Ogawa — Fuga Sasaki 6:5

61 kg:

• Toshihiro Hasegawa

• Akito Mukaida

• Shosuke Takasugi and Meiryu Akamine
  FINAL: Toshihiro Hasegawa — Akito Mukaida 14:4

65 kg:

• Kotaro Kiyooka

• Takara Suda

• Kaiji Ogino and Kaisei Tanabe
  FINAL: Kotaro Kiyooka — Takara Suda 5:2

70 kg:

• Taishi Narikuni

• Yuma Tomiyama

• Taishin Honna and Aria Yoshida
  FINAL: Taishi Narikuni — Yuma Tomiyama 7:2

74 kg:

• Yoshinosuke Aoyagi

• Kota Takahashi

• Toki Ogawa and Hikaru Takata
  FINAL: Yoshinosuke Aoyagi — Kota Takahashi 4:4

86 kg:

• Sosuke Takatani

• Kodai Takahashi

• Natsura Okazawa and Tatsuya Shirai
  FINAL: Sosuke Takatani — Kodai Takahashi 2:2

97 kg:

• Arash Yoshida

• Noah Leibovitz

• Toyoki Hamada and Ryusei Takahashi
  FINAL: Arash Yoshida — Noah Leibovitz 11:0

125 kg:

• Taiki Yamamoto

• Taira Sonoda

• Hosei Fujita and Hibiki Ito
  FINAL: Taiki Yamamoto — Taira Sonoda 3:0

Women’s Wrestling

50 kg:

• Yui Susaki

• Haruna Morikawa

• Mako Ono and Rinka Ogawa
  FINAL: Yui Susaki — Haruna Morikawa 3:0

53 kg:

• Moe Kiyooka

• Umi Imai

• Mayu Shidochi and Saki Yumiya
  FINAL: Moe Kiyooka — Umi Imai 4:0

55 kg:

• Sowaka Uchida

• Nagisa Harada

• Nana Kozuka and Karina Honda
  FINAL: Sowaka Uchida — Nagisa Harada 2:0

57 kg:

• Akari Fujinami

• Himeka Tokuhara

• Rin Kinoshita and Sara Natami
  FINAL: Akari Fujinami — Himeka Tokuhara 4:2

59 kg:

• Sena Nagamoto

• Sae Nanjo

• Konami Ono and Yuri Koshiba
  FINAL: Sena Nagamoto — Sae Nanjo 3:2

62 kg:

• Nonoka Ozaki

• Sakura Motoki

• Yuzuka Inagaki and Sakura Onishi
  FINAL: Nonoka Ozaki — Sakura Motoki

68 kg:

• Miwa Morikawa

• Ami Ishii

• Momoko Kitade and Rei Hoshino
  FINAL: Miwa Morikawa — Ami Ishii 5:3

76 kg:

• Yasuha Matsuyuki

• Yuka Kagami

• Nodoa Yamamoto and Mahiru Fujita
  FINAL: Yasuha Matsuyuki — Yuka Kagami 4:2