By William May
（Japan Amateur Wrestling Federation, Public Information Committee：wmay52@hotmail.com）
The Japanese wrestling news at 2008
31, Dec : December wrestling news
24, Dec : YOSHIDA WINS 7TH STRAIGHT AT NATIONAL C’SHIPS, NAMED OW
23, Dec : S. MATSUMOTO CHANGES STYLES, STILL WINS AT NATIONAL C’SHIPS
22, Dec : OBATA WINS 8TH ALL-JAPAN TITLE AT NATIONAL C’SHIPS
19, Dec : PREVIEW - 2008 ALL-JAPAN NAT’L C’SHIPS
1, Dec : November wrestling news
1, Nov : October wrestling news
13, Oct : JAPAN WINS TEAM TITLE AT WOMEN’S WORLD C’SHIPS
13, Oct : ZLATEVA TAKES 3RD TITLE WOMEN’S WORLD C’SHIPS ? 72kg
13, Oct : YOSHIDA WINS 6TH TITLE AT WOMEN’S WORLD C’SHIPS - 55kg
13, Oct : RESULTS FROM WOMEN’S WORLD C’SHIPS - 55kg and 72kg
12, Oct : WOMEN’S WORLD C’SHIPS PAIRINGS, 55kg and 72kg
12, Oct : NISHIMAKI KEEPS 63kg WOMEN’S WORLD C’SHIPS TITLE IN JAPAN
12, Oct : CHUN STRIKES GOLD AT WOMEN’S WORLD C’SHIPS - 48kg
12, Oct : RESULTS FROM WOMEN’S WORLD C’SHIPS - 48kg and 63kg
11, Oct : WOMEN’S WORLD C’SHIPS PAIRINGS, 48kg and 63kg
11, Oct : DUGRENIER REACHES THE TOP AT 67kg AT WOMEN’S WORLD C’SHIPS
11, Oct : SHODA REGAINS TITLE AT WOMEN’S WORLD C’SHIPS - 59kg
11, Oct : H. SAKAMOTO WINS 6TH AT WOMEN’S WORLD C’SHIPS - 51kg
11. Oct : RESULTS FROM WOMEN’S WORLD C’SHIPS - 51kg, 59kg and 67kg
10, Oct : WOMEN’S WORLD C’SHIPS PAIRINGS, 51kg, 59kg and 67kg
7, Oct : 145 WRESTLERS, 41 COUNTRIES SET FOR WOMEN’S WORLD C’SHIPS
3, Oct : ZLATEVA ARRIVES, SEEKING 3RD WORLD TITLE
1, Oct : September wrestling news
26, Sep : M. SAKAMOTO, SHINKAI REPLACE ICHO SISTERS ON WORLD TEAM
23, Sep : ICHO SISTERS TO SIT OUT WORLD C’SHIPS
1, Sep : August wrestling news
1, Sep : Beijing 2008 Olympics Summary and Review:
1, Sep : July wrestling news -- part 2
（William May has returned from Beijing where he worked as a sports informationspecialist for the Olympic News Service during the wrestling competitionat the 2008 Olympic Games.）
(Note: William May will be working at the Beijing Olympics as a special reporter for the Olympic News Service prior to and during the August 8-24 Games. He will return to the Japan Wrestling Federation website on August 25.)
15, Jul : July wrestling news (abbreviated)
14, Jul : KURAMOTO SNARES SILVER AT WORLD UNI C’SHIPS
13, Jul : MINEMURA 3RD IN GR AT WORLD UNI C’SHIPS
12, Jul : UCHIDA LONE WINNER FOR JAPANESE WOMEN AT WORLD UNI C’SHIPS
11, Jul : OSAWA ADDS GOLD TO MEDAL HAUL AT WORLD UNI C’SHIPS
10, Jul : INABA, YONEMITSU WIN WORLD UNI CROWNS
7, Jul : JAPAN FS HELD TO LONE SILVER, BRONZE AT ASIA JR C’SHIPS
6, Jul : JAPAN 4 CHAMPS, BUT 2ND AS TEAM IN ASIA JR FEMALE MEET
5, Jul : JAPAN TAKES 3 BRONZE IN GR AT ASIA JR C’SHIPS
1, Jul : June wrestling news
2, Jun : May wrestling news
2, May : April wrestling news
7, Apr : YOSHIDA OW AT WOMEN’S NAT’L C’SHIPS
2, Apr : March wrestling news
24, Mar : KITAOKA 3RD AT ASIAN C’SHIPS, NO OLYMPIC BERTH FOR JAPAN
23, Mar : MATSUMOTO PUNCHES TICKET TO BEIJING WITH ASIA TRIUMPH
21, Mar : HAMAGUCHI SNARES BEIJING BERTH WITH WIN AT ASIAN C‘SHIPS
20, Mar : MATSUNAGA, IKEMATSU GRAB BEIJING BERTHS AT ASIAN C’SHIPS
19, Mar : TAKATSUKA DOWNS ’06 WORLD CHAMP AT ASIA C’SHIPS, BUT NO BEIJING
1, Mar : February wrestling news
1, Feb : January wrestling news
20, Jan : JAPAN REBOUNDS FOR 3RD, CHINA RETAINS WORLD CUP CROWN
19, Jan : JAPAN FALLS TO U.S., TO WRESTLE FOR BRONZE AT WORLD CUP