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In this picture taken on February 18, 2020, Japanese two-time judo Olympic medallist Kaori Matsumoto, who won gold at London 2012 and bronze at the Rio 2016 Olympics and is a member of the Japanese Olympic Committee, poses during an interview with AFP in Tokyo. - Judo's founder Jigoro Kano was decades ahead of his time by empowering women to take up the sport that prizes technique over brute force, but Japan's female judoka have long grappled for equality, enduring discrimination and a headline-grabbing abuse scandal even while they were winning recognition with their brilliance on the mat. (Photo by Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP) / TO GO WITH Oly-2020-2021-judo-Japan-women,FOCUS by Kyoko HASEGAWA FOR "ONE YEAR TO GO UNTIL TOKYO 2020 OLYMPIC GAMES" PACKAGE