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In this picture taken on February 17, 2020, a man welds an under-construction 7th edition of a cast bronze statue of Jigoro Kano, the founder of judo, created by Japanese sculptor Fumio Asakura, at the Okamiya Art Foundry in Kawaguchi, Saitama prefecture. - Jigoro Kano's picture hangs in dojos worldwide, but the Japanese founder of judo is sometimes overlooked in his own hometown Kobe -- something fans are hoping the Tokyo Olympics will change. Kano was born about 160 years ago in Mikage, an upper-class residential neighbourhood of the western city, to a family that has run sake breweries for generations. (Photo by Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION TO GO WITH Oly-2020-2021-judo-Japan-Kano,FOCUS by Shingo ITO FOR "ONE YEAR TO GO UNTIL TOKYO 2020 OLYMPIC GAMES" PACKAGE