Ichiro Abe

Ichiro Abe
Personal information
Native name安部一郎 Abe Ichiro
Born(1922-11-12)12 November 1922
Akita Prefecture, Japan
Died27 February 2022(2022-02-27) (aged 99)
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationJudoka
Sport
SportJudo
Rank     10th dan black belt

Ichiro Abe (安部一郎, Abe Ichirō; 12 November 1922 – 27 February 2022) was a Japanese judoka. He was head of the Promotions Panel at the Kodokan and former international chairperson of the All Nippon Judo Federation. He was one of only fifteen judoka to have attained Kodokan 10th dan rank, having been promoted at the New Year Kagami biraki Ceremony, 8 January 2006 along with Toshiro Daigo and Yoshimi Osawa.