{"id":158110,"date":"2023-11-14T17:36:47","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T08:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=158110&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2023-11-14T17:37:06","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T08:37:06","slug":"23-year-old-fukuoka-policewoman-wins-world-kendo-championship","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/23-year-old-fukuoka-policewoman-wins-world-kendo-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"23-Year-Old Fukuoka Policewoman Wins World Kendo Championship\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A 23-year-old female officer from the Fukuoka Prefectural Police won the world kendo championship last month and was commended by the chief on the 13th.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Maika Senoo<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a first-year officer in the police training division, triumphed over competitors from 11 countries in the women&#8217;s individual category at the &#8220;World Combat Games&#8221; held in Saudi Arabia on the 29th of last month. Reflecting on her win, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Senoo<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> mentioned the weight of the world championship medal and her approach of giving her all in each match. Additionally, the Fukuoka Prefectural Police&#8217;s women&#8217;s kendo team, including <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Senoo<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, won their first national police kendo tournament last month. The team captain, Ami Itoyama, emphasized the importance of teamwork for public safety and reassurance. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/kbc.co.jp\/news\/article.php?id=11189212&amp;ymd=2023-11-13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KBC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-158099\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fnn_police-kendo-women_2023_cl.png?resize=1400%2C788&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"23-Year-Old Fukuoka Policewoman Wins World Kendo Championship\u00a0\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fnn_police-kendo-women_2023_cl.png?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fnn_police-kendo-women_2023_cl.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fnn_police-kendo-women_2023_cl.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fnn_police-kendo-women_2023_cl.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. 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