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As of 2011, fifteen Japanese men are promoted to jūdan (十段, 10th dan) from the Kodokan;[119] the IJF and Western and Asian nationwide federations have promoted Yet another eleven who are not regarded at that degree of rank by the Kodokan. On 28 July 2011, the marketing board of United states Judo awarded Keiko Fukuda the rank of 10th dan, who