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Ryoko Tani

Ryoko Tani, Japanese judoka and politician
Ryoko Tani (谷 亮子, Tani Ryōko, née Tamura (田村), born September 6, 1975) is a retired Japanese female judoka and a politician.

Competing in the extra-lightweight (48 kg) class, she won a record seven world titles and five Olympic medals including two golds at Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004. After her retirement, the International Judo Federation named her "best female judoka ever".

In 2010, she was elected to the House of Councillors, the upper house of the Japanese parliament.

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    Pine Ridge Indian Reservation

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  • 15Aug

    Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

    Bangladeshi leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is killed along with most members of his family during a military coup.
  • 15Aug

    Yasukuni Shrine

    Takeo Miki makes the first official pilgrimage to Yasukuni Shrine by an incumbent prime minister on the anniversary of the end of World War II.
  • 27Aug

    Dili

    The Governor of Portuguese Timor abandons its capital, Dili, and flees to Atauro Island, leaving control to a rebel group.
  • 1Oct

    Ellice Islands

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