Takanori Nagase (Japanese: ????; born 14 October 1993) is a Japanese judoka.Nagase's achievements include the Universiade in Kazan in 2013, the Grand Slam in Tokyo in 2013 and 2014,the All Japan Championships, the IJF Masters in Rabat and the World Judo Championships in 2015.
He is currently ranked No.
2 in the world (as of 5 May 2016).Nagase's favourite technique is uchi mata and is known for his newaza.
He is the first and only Japanese judoka to become world champion in the -81kg weight class.