By William May
（Japan Amateur Wrestling Federation, Public Information Committee：wmay52@hotmail.com）
The Japanese wrestling news at 2009
31, Dec : December wrestling news
24, Dec : YOSHIDA WINS 8TH STRAIGHT FOR EMPEROR'S CUP
23, Dec : TWO OLYMPIC MEDALISTS FALL ON 2ND DAY OF ALL-JAPAN MEET
22, Dec : SHODA WINS 2ND ALL-JAPAN TITLE AFTER 11-YEAR WAIT
19, Dec : FIVE OLYMPIC MEDALISTS ENTERED IN ALL-JAPAN MEET
1, Dec : November wrestling news
1, Nov : October wrestling news
1, Oct : September wrestling news
27, Sep : LOPEZ, MANSUROV RETAIN WORLD TITLES, TURKEY TAKES TEAM CROWN
27, Sep : TSURUMAKI STOPS OLYMPIC CHAMP, BUT GOES NOT FURTHER AT WORLD C’SHIPS
26, Sep : ALBIEV ADDS WORLD TITLE TO OLYMPIC, EURO CROWNS
26, Sep : MATSUMOTO FALLS SHORT OF MEDAL ON 6 TH DAY OF WORLD C’SHIPS
25, Sep : PREVIEW (6) - 3 OLYMPIC CHAMPS TAKE TO THE MATS FOR RUSSIA
25, Sep : SORYAN CLAIMS 4 TH WORLD TITLE, ZLATEVA SETTLES FOR BRONZE
25, Sep : JAPAN LOSES WOMEN’S TEAM TITLE AT WORLD C’SHIPS
24, Sep : PREVIEW (5) - HASEGAWA KICKS OFF GRECO-ROMAN AT WORLD C’SHIPS
24, Sep : JAPAN WINS 2, AZERBAIJAN CHALLENGING WITH 2ND CROWN AT WORLD C’SHIPS
24, Sep : YOSHIDA, NISHIMAKI STRIKE GOLD FOR JAPAN AT WORLD C’SHIPS
23, Sep : PREVIEW (4) - YOSHIDA, NISHIMAKI AIM TO DEFEND TITLES AT WORLD C’SHIPS
23, Sep : TSARGUSH GIVES RUSSIA 4 TH GOLD IN MEN’S FS
23, Sep : SETBACKS MAR START OF WOMEN’S EVENTS AT WORLD C’SHIPS
22, Sep : PREVIEW (3) - NAGASHIMA TAKES ON OLYMPIC BRONZE MEDAL WINNER
22, Sep : KUDUKHOV, MAKHOV REGAIN WORLD TITLES, SOKHIEV CLAIMS 1ST MAJOR CROWN
22, Sep : MAEDA TAKES 5TH ON DAY 2 OF WORLD C’SHIPS
21, Sep : PREVIEW (2) - JAPAN SQUARES OFF WITH TURKEY, INDIA IN WORLD C’SHIPS
21, Sep : GATSALOV WINS 4TH WORLD CROWN, DPR KOREA 1ST IN 22 YEARS
21, Sep : YONEMITSU WINS BRONZE ON OPENING DAY OF WORLD C’SHIPS
20, Sep : PREVIEW (1) - TAKUSHOKU TRIO KICK OFF NEW OLYMPIC CYCLE FOR JAPAN
1, Sep : August wrestling news
15. Aug : NAGASHIMA RETURNS WITH WIN AT WARSAW CUP
14, Aug : HAMAGUCHI TAKES 5TH AT WOMEN’S WARSAW CUP
10, Aug : ISHIDA TAKES 5TH ON FINAL DAY OF JR WORLD C’SHIPS
9, Aug : TANAKA, TAKATANI FALL IN Q’FINALS AT JR WORLD C’SHIPS
8, Aug : MIMURA REPEATS AS CHAMP AT JR WORLD C’SHIPS
7, Aug : FUJIKAWA SILVER, ITO BRONZE FOR WOMEN AT JR WORLD C’SHIPS
6, Aug : IWAMA POSTS WIN, EARNS 10TH AT JR WORLD C’SHIPS
5, Aug : TAGUCHI 10TH ON OPENING DAY OF JR WORLD C’SHIPS
1, Aug : July wrestling news
20, Jul : INABA TAKES SILVER IN FILA GGP FREESTYLE
19, Jul : JAPANESE WOMEN WIN 3 AT FILA GOLDEN GRAND PRIX
18, Jul : HASEGAWA BAGS 55KG CROWN, 10K IN PRIZE MONEY AT FILA GGP FINAL
13, Jul : JAPANESE WOMEN SLIP A STEP, MEN DENIED GOLD IN ASIA JRS
1, Jul : June wrestling news
22, Jun : JAPANESE WORLD TEAM SET FOR DENMARK IN SEPT.
22, Jun : YAMANA STUNS WORLD CHAMP FOR WORLD TEAM BERTH
22, Jun : HASEGAWA WINS 2ND MNC CROWN, NAMED OW
21, Jun : NAGASHIMA WINS MNC CROWN, QUALIFIES FOR 1ST WORLD TEAM
14, Jun : JAPAN WINS 5, NISHIMAKI OW AT AUSTRIAN LADIES OPEN
1, Jun : May wrestling news
8, May : JAPAN TAKES 4 MEDALS ON BEACH TO CLOSE ASIAN C’SHIPS
7, May : ARAKIDA SAVES FINAL DAY ON THE MATS AT ASIAN C’SHIPS WITH BRONZE
6, May : NEWCOMER ITO GIVES JAPAN 4TH GOLD ON 4TH DAY OF ASIAN C’SHIPS
5, May : NISHIMAKI WINS GOLD, JAPAN BAGS 4 MEDALS ON 3RD DAY OF ASIAN C’SHIPS
4, May : MATSUKAWA SHINES ON ROUGH 2ND DAY FOR JAPAN AT ASIAN C’SHIPS
3, May : HASEGAWA WINS GR TITLE ON 1ST DAY OF ASIAN C’SHIPS
1, May : April wrestling news
6, Apr : YOSHIDA WINS 8TH STRAIGHT SPRING TITLE, NAMED QUEENS CUP WINNER
1, Apr : March wrestling news
23, March : JAPAN ROUTS UKRAINE FOR 3RD IN WOMEN’S WORLD CUP
22, March : JAPAN FALLS TO CHINA, WILL FACE UKRAINE FOR 3RD IN WOMEN’S WORLD CUP
2, March : HASEGAWA SNARES 2ND GOLD OF WINTER TOUR IN HUNGARY
1, March : February wrestling news
16, Feb : HASEGAWA, INABA GOLDEN IN BULGARIAN INT’L MEETS
1, Feb : January wrestling news