Rikkyo University: 159 people
Hana Noake (野明 花菜, Noake Hana; born 28 November 2004) is a Japanese speed skater.
Riko Ishino (石野 理子, Ishino Riko; born 29 October 2000) is a Japanese singer from Hiroshima Prefecture, affiliated with…
Riko Ishino (石野 理子, Ishino Riko; born 29 October 2000) is a Japanese singer from Hiroshima Prefecture, affiliated with SML Management. She has served as a former member of Idol Renaissance, as well as vocalist for Akai Ko-en and Aooo.
Hikari Kodama (小玉 ひかり, Kodama Hikari; born February 14, 2000) is a Japanese singer and voice actress from Chiba…
Hikari Kodama (小玉 ひかり, Kodama Hikari; born February 14, 2000) is a Japanese singer and voice actress from Chiba Prefecture who is affiliated with Music Ray'n. Beginning her music career at the age of 13, she first became involved in the anime industry when she became the singing voice of the character Grace in the series Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song. She made her major debut in 2023, with her songs being used in the anime series Girlfriend, Girlfriend and The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses.
Haruka Wakasugi (若杉 遥, Wakasugi Haruka; born 23 August 1995) is a Japanese goalball player who won a gold medal at the…
Haruka Wakasugi (若杉 遥, Wakasugi Haruka; born 23 August 1995) is a Japanese goalball player who won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. She was 13 years old when she developed fibrous dysplasia which led to vision loss. She began playing goalball in 2010 at age 15.
Gaku Sugamoto (菅本 岳, Sugamoto Gaku; born September 10, 1994) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Matsue City FC.
Kazuki Tanaka (田中 和基, Tanaka Kazuki; born August 8, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Tohoku…
Kazuki Tanaka (田中 和基, Tanaka Kazuki; born August 8, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Saya Hiyama (Japanese: 檜山沙耶, Hepburn: Hiyama Saya; born October 27, 1993) is a Japanese freelance announcer, former…
Saya Hiyama (Japanese: 檜山沙耶, Hepburn: Hiyama Saya; born October 27, 1993) is a Japanese freelance announcer, former weather forecaster and disaster prevention specialist. She previously worked for Weathernews LiVE (WNL) from 2018 to 2024. Hiyama is signed to irodori, LLC.
Taichi Takami (髙見 泰地, Takami Taichi; born July 12, 1993) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan. He is a…
Taichi Takami (髙見 泰地, Takami Taichi; born July 12, 1993) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan. He is a former Eiō title holder.
Koji Ohshiro (大城 滉二, Ohshiro Koji; born June 14, 1993) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder…
Koji Ohshiro (大城 滉二, Ohshiro Koji; born June 14, 1993) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Orix Buffaloes.
Kumiko Okada (岡田 久美子, Okada Kumiko; born 17 October 1991) is a female racewalker from Japan. She competed in the…
Kumiko Okada (岡田 久美子, Okada Kumiko; born 17 October 1991) is a female racewalker from Japan. She competed in the women's 20 kilometres walk event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China. She competed in the women's 20 kilometres walk at the 2022 World Athletics Championships held in Eugene, Oregon, United States.
Kento Nakamura (中村健人, Nakamura Kento; born October 16, 1991) is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. He is the…
Kento Nakamura (中村健人, Nakamura Kento; born October 16, 1991) is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. He is the 2011 NRW Trophy bronze medalist, the 2013 Bavarian Open silver medalist, a two-time medalist on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, and the 2011 Japan junior national champion.
Nariaki Obukuro (小袋成彬, Nariaki Obukuro; born 30 April 1991), also known as OBKR, is a Japanese singer, songwriter, and…
Nariaki Obukuro (小袋成彬, Nariaki Obukuro; born 30 April 1991), also known as OBKR, is a Japanese singer, songwriter, and producer. Along with Yaffle, he is a co-founding member Tokyo Recordings. He is responsible for producing songs for acts like Wednesday Campanella, Kou Shibasaki, and other famous acts. His music combines musical elements of the R&B, PBR&B, Electronic and experimental tones genres. In 2018, it was revealed that he would make his solo debut as a singer and songwriter under Sony Music's Epic Records label. The album is co-produced by famed Japanese-American singer-songwriter Hikaru Utada.
Noriko Fukuda (福田 典子, Fukuda Noriko; born 12 February 1991) is a Japanese announcer for TV Tokyo, and former RKB…
Noriko Fukuda (福田 典子, Fukuda Noriko; born 12 February 1991) is a Japanese announcer for TV Tokyo, and former RKB Mainichi Broadcasting announcer.
Yuki Kikuchi (菊池 悠希, Kikuchi Yūki; born 24 July 1990) is a Japanese short track speed skater who competed in the 2018…
Yuki Kikuchi (菊池 悠希, Kikuchi Yūki; born 24 July 1990) is a Japanese short track speed skater who competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Yūki Mihara (三原 勇希, Mihara Yūki; born April 4, 1990, in Higashiōsaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese model and…
Yūki Mihara (三原 勇希, Mihara Yūki; born April 4, 1990, in Higashiōsaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese model and gravure idol who is affiliated with Discovery Entertainment. She has a bachelor's degree in literature from Rikkyo University.
Takurō Ōno (大野 拓朗, Ōno Takurō) (also spelt Ohno), born November 14, 1988, is a Japanese actor and talent. He has had…
Takurō Ōno (大野 拓朗, Ōno Takurō) (also spelt Ohno), born November 14, 1988, is a Japanese actor and talent. He has had roles in such films as The Incite Mill and Liar Game: Reborn.
Shun Tanaka (田中 舜, Tanaka Shun; born March 15, 1988) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Grulla Morioka.
Kenji Tomura (戸村 健次, born August 20, 1987) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden…
Kenji Tomura (戸村 健次, born August 20, 1987) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Yūichi Tanaka (田中 悠一, Tanaka Yūichi; born March 14, 1985) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 6-dan.
Rio Shimamoto (島本 理生, Shimamoto Rio) is a Japanese writer. She has won the Gunzo Prize for New Writers, the Noma…
Rio Shimamoto (島本 理生, Shimamoto Rio) is a Japanese writer. She has won the Gunzo Prize for New Writers, the Noma Literary New Face Prize and the Naoki Prize, and her work has been adapted for film.
Isuna Hasekura (支倉 凍砂, Hasekura Isuna; born December 27, 1982) is a Japanese novelist. In 2005, Hasekura won the Silver…
Isuna Hasekura (支倉 凍砂, Hasekura Isuna; born December 27, 1982) is a Japanese novelist. In 2005, Hasekura won the Silver Prize in the twelfth Dengeki Novel Prize with his debut novel Spice and Wolf. He published the first volume of the manga the following year.
Asako Yuzuki (柚木 麻子, Yuzuki Asako; born 2 August 1981) is a Japanese writer. She has won the All Yomimono Prize for New…
Asako Yuzuki (柚木 麻子, Yuzuki Asako; born 2 August 1981) is a Japanese writer. She has won the All Yomimono Prize for New Writers and the Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize, she has been nominated multiple times for the Naoki Prize, and her novels have been adapted for television, radio, and film.
Shinji Tomiyama (冨山晋司, Tomiyama Shinji) (born 1981) is the associate coach of the Osaka Evessa in the Japanese B.League.
Gaku Shindo (進藤 学, Shindō Gaku; born Hironobu Ninagawa (蜷川 博信, Ninagawa Hironobu) on January 7, 1980, in Tokyo, Japan)…
Gaku Shindo (進藤 学, Shindō Gaku; born Hironobu Ninagawa (蜷川 博信, Ninagawa Hironobu) on January 7, 1980, in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actor and singer. His debut role was as the Eagle Sazer in the tokusatsu series Chousei Kantai Sazer-X, but he is most well known for playing Harukaze Kurobane in the Prince of Tennis musicals in 2006. Before he debuted in showbiz, he was a tango dancer and instructor.
Jun Hori (堀 潤, Hori Jun; born July 9, 1977, in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese journalist and host who is…
Jun Hori (堀 潤, Hori Jun; born July 9, 1977, in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese journalist and host who is represented by the talent agency North Production. He presided in the news site 8bitNews. He is a former NHK announcer.
Fayray (フェイレイ, Feirei), (born April 18, 1976) stylized as FAYRAY, is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She made her debut…
Fayray (フェイレイ, Feirei), (born April 18, 1976) stylized as FAYRAY, is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She made her debut in July 1998 with the single "Taiyō no Gravity". She grew up in the United States and speaks English.
Maiko Kuroda (黒田 麻衣子, Kuroda Maiko; née Nishida, born 1976-) is a Japanese entrepreneur who served as a president of…
Maiko Kuroda (黒田 麻衣子, Kuroda Maiko; née Nishida, born 1976-) is a Japanese entrepreneur who served as a president of Toyoko Inn, and the daughter of its founder, Norimasa Nishida. Following her father's resignation in 2006, Kuroda was the vice-president of Toyoko from 2008 to 2012, and has served as its president since 2012. During her term as president, Toyoko has recovered from a management crisis and become one of the largest hotels in Japan.
Daisuke Hayakawa (早川 大輔, Hayakawa Daisuke; born June 3, 1975) is a Japanese professional baseball player. He was the…
Daisuke Hayakawa (早川 大輔, Hayakawa Daisuke; born June 3, 1975) is a Japanese professional baseball player. He was the number 5 draft pick for the Orix BlueWave in 2002.
Takeo Kawamura (川村 丈夫, Kawamura Takeo; born April 30, 1972) is a professional baseball player from Yamato, Kanagawa…
Takeo Kawamura (川村 丈夫, Kawamura Takeo; born April 30, 1972) is a professional baseball player from Yamato, Kanagawa, Japan. He is a retired pitcher for the Yokohama BayStars. Kawamura won 17 games in 1999 as a starter, and became a reliever in 2004. He marked a 2.31 ERA in 2005, and returned to the starting rotation in 2007. He won a silver medal playing for the Japanese national team in the 1996 Summer Olympics before entering the Japanese professional leagues.
Ari Fuji (藤 明里, Fuji Ari; born 1968) is the first female pilot in command and flight instructor at a commercial…
Ari Fuji (藤 明里, Fuji Ari; born 1968) is the first female pilot in command and flight instructor at a commercial passenger airline in Japan. She earned her original aviation license in the United States of America and trained to be a certified pilot for commercial passenger airline under Japanese aviation regulations.
Mari Kushibuchi (櫛渕 万里, Kushibuchi Mari; born 15 October 1967) is a Japanese politician. Kushibuchi sailed on the Peace…
Mari Kushibuchi (櫛渕 万里, Kushibuchi Mari; born 15 October 1967) is a Japanese politician. Kushibuchi sailed on the Peace Boat for the first time in 1990, and later joined the associated nongovernmental organization as an executive. In 2009, she contested her first House of Representatives election and won Tokyo's 23rd district for the Democratic Party of Japan. She succeeded incumbent Kōsuke Itō. Kushibuchi lost her 2012 reelection bid to Masanobu Ogura. Following the 2022 resignation of Tarō Yamamoto, Kushibuchi returned to the House of Representatives via proportional representation, this time as a member of Reiwa Shinsengumi. On 1 June 2023, she was suspended from participating in the Diet for 10 days for "irregular behavior" in the lower chamber, which involved holding up a sheet of paper calling the no-confidence motion against Finance Minister Shun'ichi Suzuki a farce, while standing on the rostrum. In the 2026 Japanese general election for the House of Representatives, held on February 8, 2026, Kushibuchi ran in Tokyo 14th district but lost. Following her defeat, she stepped down as co-leader of the party and assumed the role of deputy secretary-general. On 9 July 2026, alongside Taro Yamamoto's resignation as party leader of Reiwa Shinsengumi, Kushibuchi also left the party.
Takayuki Takabayashi (高林 孝行, Takabayashi Takayuki; born September 12, 1972) is a Japanese baseball outfielder who won a…
Takayuki Takabayashi (高林 孝行, Takabayashi Takayuki; born September 12, 1972) is a Japanese baseball outfielder who won a silver medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Terence Lee (テレンス・リー (Terensu Rī), 1964–), born Yoshiteru Katō 加藤善照 (Katō Yoshiteru), is a Japanese comedian. He is a…
Terence Lee (テレンス・リー (Terensu Rī), 1964–), born Yoshiteru Katō 加藤善照 (Katō Yoshiteru), is a Japanese comedian. He is a self-styled ex-mercenary who claims to have been scouted as mercenary in the United Kingdom, and to have worked as a gifted sniper. On December 9, 2009, it was reported that he was severely injured by a drunkard attack, which occurred around Sagamihara Station.
Shinji Aoyama (青山 真治, Aoyama Shinji; 13 July 1964 – 21 March 2022) was a Japanese film director, screenwriter…
Shinji Aoyama (青山 真治, Aoyama Shinji; 13 July 1964 – 21 March 2022) was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, composer, film critic, and novelist. He graduated from Rikkyo University. He won two awards at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival for his film Eureka.
Mineyuki Fukuda (福田 峰之, Fukuda Mineyuki; born 8 April 1964) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a…
Mineyuki Fukuda (福田 峰之, Fukuda Mineyuki; born 8 April 1964) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).
Ryosei Tanaka (田中 良生, Tanaka Ryōsei; born 11 November 1963) is a Japanese politician serving in the House of…
Ryosei Tanaka (田中 良生, Tanaka Ryōsei; born 11 November 1963) is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Warabi, Saitama and graduate of Rikkyo University, he was elected for the first time in 2005.
Shinkichi Mitsumune (光宗 信吉 Mitsumune Shinkichi) (born October 8, 1963) is a Japanese composer who writes music…
Shinkichi Mitsumune (光宗 信吉 Mitsumune Shinkichi) (born October 8, 1963) is a Japanese composer who writes music primarily for anime.
Makoto Shinozaki (篠崎 誠, Shinozaki Makoto) (born 1963 in Tokyo) is a Japanese film director.
Akie Abe (安倍 昭恵, Abe Akie; née Matsuzaki; born 10 June 1962) is the widow of Shinzo Abe, who served as Prime Minister…
Akie Abe (安倍 昭恵, Abe Akie; née Matsuzaki; born 10 June 1962) is the widow of Shinzo Abe, who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2012 to 2020.
Nahoko Uehashi (上橋 菜穂子, Uehashi Nahoko) (born July 15, 1962) is a Japanese writer, primarily of fantasy books, for…
Nahoko Uehashi (上橋 菜穂子, Uehashi Nahoko) (born July 15, 1962) is a Japanese writer, primarily of fantasy books, for which she has won many awards. Uehashi is also Professor of Ethnology at Kawamura Gakuen Women's University, having completed a PhD focusing on the Yamatji, an indigenous Australian people.
Kazuyuki Aijima (相島 一之, Aijima Kazuyuki; born November 30, 1961) is a Japanese stage and film actor, and one of the…
Kazuyuki Aijima (相島 一之, Aijima Kazuyuki; born November 30, 1961) is a Japanese stage and film actor, and one of the original Tokyo Sunshine Boys, a theatrical troupe that lasted from 1983 to about 1994. He is currently seen in television dramas and onstage in Japan.
Akihiko Shiota (塩田 明彦, Shiota Akihiko) (born 11 September 1961, Maizuru, Kyoto) is a Japanese film director and…
Akihiko Shiota (塩田 明彦, Shiota Akihiko) (born 11 September 1961, Maizuru, Kyoto) is a Japanese film director and screenwriter.
Motoko Arai (新井素子; born August 8, 1960) is a Japanese science fiction and fantasy writer. Her writing is characterized…
Motoko Arai (新井素子; born August 8, 1960) is a Japanese science fiction and fantasy writer. Her writing is characterized by her use of a light conversational tone geared towards a young adult audience. She has published three series of novels and several short stories. Her works, Green Requiem and Neptune, received the Seiun Award for short story in 1981 and 1982.
Shin Togashi (冨樫森, Togashi Shin) is a Japanese film director.
Kazuki Nakashima (中島 かずき, Nakashima Kazuki; born August 19, 1959 in Fukuoka, Japan) is a Japanese playwright, novelist…
Kazuki Nakashima (中島 かずき, Nakashima Kazuki; born August 19, 1959 in Fukuoka, Japan) is a Japanese playwright, novelist, contributing editor and screenwriter. In addition to working on Getter Robo, he is a fan of Ken Ishikawa.
Shirō Sasaki (佐々木 史朗, Sasaki Shirō; born December 30, 1958) is a Japanese anime producer and music producer. Formerly…
Shirō Sasaki (佐々木 史朗, Sasaki Shirō; born December 30, 1958) is a Japanese anime producer and music producer. Formerly an employee of Victor Entertainment, he founded and has been the representative director of its sublabel, Flying Dog, since its inception in 2007. In his time working as a music producer and project developer he's helped launch the careers of musicians Yoko Kanno, Yuki Kajiura, May'n and singer and voice actress Maaya Sakamoto.
Masayuki Suo (周防 正行, Suo Masayuki; born October 29, 1956) is a Japanese film director. He is best known for his two…
Masayuki Suo (周防 正行, Suo Masayuki; born October 29, 1956) is a Japanese film director. He is best known for his two Japan Academy Prize-winning films, Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1992) and Shall We Dance? (1996).
Tatsuya Mori (森 達也, Mori Tatsuya; born 10 May 1956) is a Japanese documentary filmmaker, TV director, and author.
Motoharu Sano (佐野 元春; born March 13, 1956, in Taitō, Tokyo) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and musician. A graduate of…
Motoharu Sano (佐野 元春; born March 13, 1956, in Taitō, Tokyo) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and musician. A graduate of Rikkyo University, Sano is a frontman with a history of performing in several bands which feature music both in Japanese and occasionally, English, playing songs that often have a rock and roll sound to them. In 2007, Rolling Stone Japan ranked his album Someday number 11 on a list of the greatest Japanese rock albums of all time. Additionally, he has spent a year in New York City, even doing a radio show there. Sano took part in a special two-day concert commemorating Takashi Matsumoto's 45th anniversary as a lyricist held at the Tokyo International Forum on August 21–22, 2015. He performed lead vocals on "Haikara Hakuchi" with the surviving members of Happy End, Matsumoto, Haruomi Hosono and Shigeru Suzuki, in place of the deceased Eiichi Ohtaki.
Kunitoshi Manda (万田 邦敏, Manda Kunitoshi; born 1956 in Tokyo) is a Japanese film director, screenwriter and film critic.