History of JUA
1956
Judo Union of Asia came into existence with 7 National Judo Federations, Chinese Taipei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Philippines and Thailand as its founding members. Mr. Risei Kano, son of Prof. Jigoro Kano, was the first President.
1956
1966
The 1st Asian Judo Championships (Men) held in Manila, the Philippines.
1970
The 2nd Asian Judo Championships (Men) held in Kao-Hsiung, Taiwan.
1970
End of 1970
National Judo Federations from Sri Lanka, Malaysia, India, Pakistan, Turkey, Vietnam, DPR Korea, Myammar, Singapore, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, Iran and Syria joined JUA, expanding the membership to 23.
1974
The 3 rd Asian Judo Championships (Men) held in Seoul, Korea
1974
1980
Mr. Risei Kano resigned from JUA Presidency and his son Mr. Yukimitsu Kano, became the new President.
1981
The 1st Asian Women's Judo Championships and the 4th Asian Judo Championships (Men) held in Jakarta, Indonesia.
1981
1980s
China, Macau, Nepal, Palestine, Yemen, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyztan and Turkmenistan joined JUA.
1995
Mr. Yukimitsu Kano resigned from the JUA Presidency after serving for 15 years. Mr. Jagdish Tytler from India was elected the new President during the JUA Congress held at New Delhi.
1995
End of 1998
Cambodia, Tadzhikistan, UAE, Qatar, Laos and Lebanon joined. JUA expanded to 39 members.
1999
Mr. Yoshinori Takeuchi elected President during the JUA Congress held at Wenzhou, China.
1999
Present
Since 2001 JUA conducts Asian Junior Judo Championships every year.
2000
The first Asian Junior Judo Championships held in Hong Kong, China
2000
2001
The second Asian Junior Judo Championships held in Vietnam.
2020
Establishment of JUA Academy
2020
Present
Since 2001 then JUA conducts Asian Junior Judo Championships every year.