Hiroki Hasegawa (長谷川 宙輝, Hasegawa Hiroki; born August 23, 1998) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays…Hiroki Hasegawa (長谷川 宙輝, Hasegawa Hiroki; born August 23, 1998) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Atsushi Suzuki (鈴木 敦, Suzuki Atsushi; born 15 December 1988) is a Japanese politician who served as a member of the…Atsushi Suzuki (鈴木 敦, Suzuki Atsushi; born 15 December 1988) is a Japanese politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 2021 to 2026. Suzuki is the fourth youngest member of the National Diet after Yuki Baba, Shin Tsuchida and Nobuchiyo Kishi.
Shogo Arai (荒井 昭吾, Arai Shōgo; born July 21, 1972, Nerima Ward, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese former professional…Shogo Arai (荒井 昭吾, Arai Shōgo; born July 21, 1972, Nerima Ward, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder. He played for the Nippon-Ham Fighters in the Pacific League from 1994 to 1998.
Masayuki Izumikawa (泉川 正幸, Izumikawa Masayuki) (born 22 January 1971) is a Japanese former volleyball player who…Masayuki Izumikawa (泉川 正幸, Izumikawa Masayuki) (born 22 January 1971) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. He also competed in the Summer Universiade in 1993 as the main outside hitter of his national squad, winning a gold medal.
Akira Eto (江藤 智, Etō Akira; born April 15, 1970) is a Japanese former professional baseball third baseman in Nippon…Akira Eto (江藤 智, Etō Akira; born April 15, 1970) is a Japanese former professional baseball third baseman in Nippon Professional Baseball. He played for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp from 1990 to 1999, Yomiuri Giants from 2000 to 2005 and the Seibu Lions / Saitama Seibu Lions from 2006 to 2009.
Kazutoshi Sakurai (桜井 和寿, Sakurai Kazutoshi; born 櫻井 和寿, March 8, 1970, in Tokyo) is a Japanese musician. He composes…Kazutoshi Sakurai (桜井 和寿, Sakurai Kazutoshi; born 櫻井 和寿, March 8, 1970, in Tokyo) is a Japanese musician. He composes and writes almost all of the songs for his band Mr. Children, in addition to writing lyrics and singing for his solo project group Bank Band. In 2006, Sakurai ranked No. 8 in HMV's "Top 30 Best Japanese Singers of All Time" and in 2007 was voted No. 4 as the "ideal father image" by Oricon. Also, in 2009, he was chosen as one of the Young Global Leaders in World Economic Forum. As an entrepreneur, he co-founded AP Bank, where he personally provided 1 million dollars of seed money to launch and fund the nonprofit lending group which finances environmentally friendly projects.
Jirō Yabuki (矢吹二朗, Yabuki Jirō; born Mitsuho Maeda, 6 January 1949) also known as Jirō Chiba is a retired Japanese…Jirō Yabuki (矢吹二朗, Yabuki Jirō; born Mitsuho Maeda, 6 January 1949) also known as Jirō Chiba is a retired Japanese actor. His older brother was Sonny Chiba. He is known for playing the role of Kazuya Taki in the tokusatsu superhero series Kamen Rider. He started his acting career at the Bungakuza theatre company in 1967. In 1970, he joined Sonny Chiba's production company and often co-starred with Sonny in many films. His first starring role in the film was in Gekitotsu! Aikidō. In 1976, he changed his stage name from Jirō Chiba to Jirō Yabuki. He announced his retirement as an actor in 1982.
Moyoco Anno (安野 モヨコ, Anno Moyoko; born March 26, 1971), formerly known simply by the mononym Moyoco (モヨコ, Moyoko), is a…Moyoco Anno (安野 モヨコ, Anno Moyoko; born March 26, 1971), formerly known simply by the mononym Moyoco (モヨコ, Moyoko), is a Japanese manga artist and fashion writer, with numerous books published in both categories. Her work Sugar Sugar Rune won the Kodansha manga award for children in 2005. Anno is married to director Hideaki Anno of Neon Genesis Evangelion fame. Anno has aspired to being a manga artist since her third year at elementary school.