Rank in Judo English language edition (1955) of "Illustrated Kodokan Judo", edited by the Kōdōkan, says: This statement was later clarified, however. Essentially, the dan-rank system was capped at 10 after the death of Kanō. In that respect, in the November 1963 issue of "Jūdō", the Kōdōkan's official magazine, the Kōdōkan responding to the question "Do the 11th and 12th Dan really exist?" clarifies that the hierarchy now stops at 10 and that the Kōdōkan does not envisage any nominations to these grades. There have only been fifteen 10th dan promotions awarded by the Kōdōkan in the history of Judo. Although "dan" ranks
Judo in Canada The first coverage of Judo on English television appears to have been in 1956, starting with a demonstration by Fred Okimura and assistants on the "Vic Obeck Show", and then in an episode of the information program "Tabloid", titled "From foe to friend: Japanese culture in Canada". The episode covers several different elements of Japanese culture, and includes a Judo demonstration by Frank Hatashita and his daughter Patsy Yuriko Hatashita. Four other programs ("Around Town", "Graphic", "Hobby Corner", and "Spotlight") aired episodes that included Judo demonstrations or interviews with judoka from 1957–59. In 1971 the children's show "Alphabet Soup" ran