San Jose State judo alumni held a 103rd birthday gala Saturday evening for the school’s legendary coach, Yosh Uchida, a great promoter of the sport in the United States over the last 70-plus years.…
Yosh Uchida celebrates during his 103rd birthday gala at Signia by Hilton in San Jose, Calif., on Saturday, March 11, 2023.
Former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo, right, and his wife, Jessica Garcia-Kohl, have their photograph taken with Yosh Uchida during Yosh Uchida’s 103rd birthday gala at Signia by Hilton in San Jose, Calif., on Saturday, March 11, 2023. Uchida has been a South Bay figure away from the mat, too: He built up a medical laboratory business that sold to Unilab for $30 million in 1989 and founded the Japanese American Chamber of Silicon Valley in 1996.
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahon mingles during Yosh Uchida’s 103rd birthday gala at Signia by Hilton in San Jose, Calif., on Saturday, March 11, 2023.
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