Judo: National team to be known as "Godzilla Japan"

In a nod to one of cinema's most powerful monsters, the Japanese national judo team has adopted "Godzilla Japan" as its official nickname, the All Japan Judo Federation announced Tuesday.In unveiling the new name, along with a logo designed in partnership with Toho Co., the film studio behind Godzilla, the federation said the sport of judo had parallels with the so-called King of Monsters who first appeared on screens 65 years ago.Both originated in Japan and are internationally recognized, while the federation has made advances using a video system it dubbed Godzilla to analyze its athlete…READ FULL ARTICLE