Masaji Tabata

[2] He started working for the Asahi Shimbun after graduating from the University of Tokyo[3] and covered political issues, including the 1936 attempted military coup.

At the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, he served as the head coach of Japan's swimming team, which won twelve medals, including five golds.

Competitors including Hironoshin Furuhashi and Shiro Hashizume finished faster than the gold medalists in London, but their records were not recognized worldwide because Japan was not a member of the International Swimming Federation.

Tabata served as the chef demission for Japan's delegation at the Helsinki Olympics in 1952 when his country's participation was accepted for the first time since the war.

Indonesia, which hosted the event, refused to issue visas for athletes from Israel and Taiwan, and became at odds with the International Olympic Committee.