Sumo; a type of wrestling and Kendo; a form of training for Sword fighting. In ancient times Kendo was the basic samurai training. It has developed into a sport now; although swords are not used a bamboo shinai (which represents the sword) is used.
A little bit. Kendo is believed to have somewhat influenced modern-day fencing. However, most of fencing simply came from sword fighting that evolved into a sport.
Karate is not really a sport. It is a martial art. As such it should be focused on learning the art and the ability to defend one's self. There are branches that make it a sport and concentrate on competition.
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Baseball is very popular in Japan, as is soccer and traditional Japanese sports such as Kendo, Sumo, and various martial arts.
The Japanese use a bamboo sword in a sport called "kendo".
Sumo wrestlings would be a popular Japanese sport though that popularity has been on a decline. Judo, Kendo and Karate may also count though they double as a martial arts.
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In the Japanese sword fighting we got the Iaido, Kendo and kenjutsu. we also have the old style fencing still practiced as a sport now a days. There is still a lot of swordmanship practiced these days.