Education
Chuo University; Osaka University.
Chuo University; Osaka University.
His game was marked by exceptional foot speed, great tenacity, and power surprising for a man who was about five feet (1524 meters) tall. He also shared the Danish Open men"s doubles title, with different partners, in 1968 and 1969. In 1970 he reached the final of all three events at both the United States. and Canadian Open championships, winning men"s doubles in the United States. and both singles and mixed doubles in Canada.
Perhaps the most notable matches of Kojima"s career were a series of close but losing singles efforts against the iconic Rudy Hartono in Thomas Cup, the All-Englands, and other major venues in 1970 and 1971.