Twelve registered members of the Japanese national team, a mixed gender group that was first adopted at the Tokyo Olympics, have been announced.

Men’s 66 kg class Hifumi Abe, 73 kg class Shohei Ono, women’s 52 kg class Uta Abe, 70 kg class Chizuru Arai, etc. Aim for the first title with a luxurious lineup that includes eight gold medalists of this tournament.

Team competitions will be held in a total of 6 classes: men’s 73 kg class, 90 kg class, 90 kg class, women’s 57 kg class, 70 kg class, and 70 kg class. It is possible to participate up to the second rank of the original class, and members other than the two lightest representatives of the men’s 60 kg class and the women’s 48 kg class have entered. Members can be changed depending on the match.

Below, registered members

▼ Men’s 73 kg class Hifumi Abe, Shohei Ono

▼ Men’s 90 kg class Takanori Nagase, Shoichiro Mukai

▼ Men’s 90 kg class Wolf Aaron, Hisayoshi Harasawa

▼ Women’s 57 kg class Uta Abe, Tsukasa Yoshida

▼ Women’s 70 kg class Miku Tashiro, Chizuru Arai

▼ Women’s 70 kg class Naori Hamada, Akira Sone

Japan, which has won four consecutive world championships, is a candidate for victory. It is expected to play against the powerful France in the final. If a gold medal is won, 12 registered members will be given medals, and 14 representatives will become medalists.