"Izumi Tabata (\u7530\u7551\u6CC9)"@en . "Izumi Tabata (\u7530\u7551 \u6CC9, Tabata Izumi) is dean of the Ritsumeikan University Graduate School of Sport and Health Science. His name became famous in relation to the \"Tabata Protocol,\" one form of high-intensity interval training, although Dr. Tabata credits Olympic speed skating coach Irisawa Koichi with pioneering the technique.Dr. Tabata was educated in Japan, Norway, and studied for a year at Washington University in St. Louis."@en . . "Tabata, Izumi"@en . . "Japanese scientist" . . "1956Z"^^ . .