Karate is one of Japan's most revered martial traditions, and is one of the many facets of Japanese culture that hold universal appeal and have been embraced worldwide. Part of karate's appeal lies in ...

Walk down any American street after school or on the weekends, and you’re bound to see children and adults alike wearing karategis, the traditional karate uniforms worn by students of this ancient ...

Karate will make its Olympic debut at the 2020 Tokyo Games. At present, around 100 million people on five continents and 192 countries practice karate, making it truly a global sport. Karate developed ...

Tokyo-born Rika Usami began her karate career at just 10 years old when she joined a local dojo. Progressing through a number of minor competitions during her teenage years, she soon began winning ...

TOKYO, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Japan's Ryo Kiyuna took men's kata karate gold on Friday, demonstrating his supremacy in the martial art form that originated in his native Okinawa a day after his compatriot ...