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As of 2011, fifteen Japanese Gentlemen have been promoted to jūdan (十段, tenth dan) through the Kodokan;[119] the IJF and Western and Asian countrywide federations have promoted An additional eleven who are not recognized at that level of rank with the Kodokan. On 28 July 2011, the promotion board of United states of america Judo awarded Keiko