is a Japanese judoka.
He won a medal at the 2019 World Judo Championships.2019 World Judo Championships results He won the 2021 World Judo Championships in the heavyweight division.
In 2017, he won the gold medal in the men's +100 kg event at the Summer Universiade held in Taipei, Taiwan.
In 2020, he became world-renowned after ending the 10-year unbeaten streak of legendary French judoka Teddy Riner during the 2020 Judo Grand Slam Paris, defeating him via ippon.International Judo Federation: Riner's 10-year undefeated streak ended by Japan's Kageura
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