He won the gold medal in the men's freestyle 57 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

[2][3] He won the gold medal in the 61 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.

[5] On 28 January 2017, Higuchi competed at the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2017.

[6] On September 18, 2023, he won a silver medal in the 57-kilogram weight class at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade.

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