is a retired Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese judo

Judo

is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...

ka.

Saito is from Sapporo, Hokkaidō

Hokkaido

, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...

. He belonged to Asahi Kasei

Asahi Kasei

is a Japanese company. The main products are chemicals and materials science. The company has around 25,000 employees and had consolidated sales of ¥ 1.7 trillion in 2008. It was founded in May 1931, using the paid in capital of Nobeoka Ammonia Fiber Co., Ltd, a Nobeoka, Miyazaki based producer of...

 after graduation from Kokushikan University

Kokushikan University

is a private university in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.Combined teams of the Graduate School of Engineering and the Department of Science and Engineering competed against 130 team and came in 11th place in the 27th Formula SAE in 2007...

 in 2000.

Saito was good at Uchimata and Newaza in high-school days and was expected to get medal of Olympic Games

Olympic Games

The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...

 or World Championships

World Judo Championships

The World Judo Championships are the highest level of international judo competition, along with the Olympic judo competition. The championships are held once every year by the International Judo Federation, and qualified judoka compete in their respective categories as representatives of their...

 in the future. But he was not able to use the skill of them by the trouble of knee like Anterior cruciate ligament injury

Anterior cruciate ligament injury

An injury to the anterior cruciate ligament can be a debilitating musculoskeletal injury to the knee, seen most often in athletes. Non-contact tears and ruptures are the most common causes of ACL injury....

 since 2000.

In 2005, He won a gold medal at the Asian Championships

Asian Judo Championships

Asian Judo Championships is the Judo Asian Championship organized by the Judo Union of Asia.The men's tournament began in 1966 and was held approximately every four years, until 1991, when it became an annual event The women's tournament was first staged in 1981, and it has been held with the...

 and All-Japan Selected Championships with the skill that he learned newly like Kata guruma

Kata Guruma

is one of the traditional forty throws of Judo as developed by Kano Jigoro, is detailed in Kano's writings as borrowed from a book on western wrestling. Kata guruma belongs to the third group of the traditional throwing list in the Gokyo no waza of the Kodokan Judo. It is also part of the...

, Ōuchi gari

Ouchi Gari

is one of the original 40 throws of Judo as developed by Kanō Jigorō. It belongs to the first group,Dai Ikkyo,of the traditional throwing list, Gokyo , of Kodokan Judo.It is also included in the current 67 Throws of Kodokan Judo.It is classified as a foot technique, Ashi-Waza.- Technique...

 and Kuchiki taoshi

Kuchiki Taoshi

Kuchiki taoshi is asingle leg judo takedownadopted later by the Kodokan into theirShinmeisho No Waza list.It is categorized as a hand technique,Te-waza.- Technique Description :from Exemplar videos:from...

. But he was not chosen as a Japanese representative at the World Championships

World Judo Championships

The World Judo Championships are the highest level of international judo competition, along with the Olympic judo competition. The championships are held once every year by the International Judo Federation, and qualified judoka compete in their respective categories as representatives of their...

 held in Cairo

Cairo

Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...

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He has coached judo at Asahi Kasei since 2010. Among his students is Tatsuki Masubuchi
Yohei Takai

Yohei Takai

is a Japanese judoka. He won a bronze medal at the open category of the 2005 World Judo Championships.He is from Kanagawa Prefecture. After graduation from Kokushikan University, He belongs to Asahi Kasei whichi former world champion, Hiroshi Izumi and Masato Uchishiba are also belong...

 and so on.

His younger brother, is also famous judoka and won a gold medal at the Kodokan Cup in 2001.

Achievements

• 1994 - All-Japan Junior Championships (-86 kg) 2nd

- Inter-highschool championships (-86 kg) 3rd

• 1995 - Kodokan Cup (-86 kg) 2nd

- Inter-highschool championships (-86 kg) 1st

• 1996 - Jigoro Kano Cup (-86 kg) 3rd

- All-Japan Selected Championships (-86 kg) 3rd

- All-Japan Junior Championships (-86 kg) 1st

• 1997 - Kodokan Cup (-90 kg) 2nd

- All-Japan Junior Championships (-86 kg) 1st

- All-Japan University Championships (-86 kg) 3rd

• 1998 - All-Japan University Championships (-90 kg) 3rd
• 1999 - Kodokan Cup (-90 kg) 3rd

- All-Japan University Championships (-90 kg) 2nd

• 2000 - All-Japan Businessgroup Championships (-90 kg) 2nd
• 2001 - All-Japan Selected Championships (-90 kg) 2nd

- Kodokan Cup (-90 kg) 1st

• 2002 - All-Japan Selected Championships (-90 kg) 3rd

- All-Japan Businessgroup Championships (-90 kg) 1st

• 2003 - Kodokan Cup (-90 kg) 2nd

- All-Japan Businessgroup Championships (-90 kg) 1st

• 2004 - Kodokan Cup (-90 kg) 1st

- All-Japan Businessgroup Championships (-90 kg) 1st

• 2005 - Asian Championships
  Asian Judo Championships
  Asian Judo Championships is the Judo Asian Championship organized by the Judo Union of Asia.The men's tournament began in 1966 and was held approximately every four years, until 1991, when it became an annual event The women's tournament was first staged in 1981, and it has been held with the...
  
   (-90 kg) 1st

- All-Japan Selected Championships (-90 kg) 2nd

- Kodokan Cup (-90 kg) 1st

• 2006 - All-Japan Selected Championships (-90 kg) 1st

- Kodokan Cup (-90 kg) 1st

• 2007 - Jigoro Kano (-90 kg) 3rd

- All-Japan Selected Championships (-90 kg) 2nd

- Kodokan Cup (-90 kg) 1st

• 2008 - All-Japan Businessgroup Championships (-90 kg) 2nd
• 2009 - All-Japan Businessgroup Championships (-90 kg) 2nd