Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: June 20, 1983
• Invested on: October 05, 1983

"Jim" Kojima of Richmond, British Columbia, is one of' Canada's leading masters of judo. He received his black belt at nineteen and became a leader in judo organizations and a delegate to the Canadian Olympics Association. He is the first Canadian, and the youngest in the world, to have received the International Judo Union ticket.