Shinnosuke Shigenobu (重信 慎之介, Shigenobu Shinnosuke; born August 18, 1993) is a Japanese professional baseball…
Shinnosuke Shigenobu (重信 慎之介, Shigenobu Shinnosuke; born August 18, 1993) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. On November 16, 2018, he was selected Yomiuri Giants roster at the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series exhibition game against MLB All-Stars.
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Famous Alumni of Waseda Jitsugyo High School
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Yuki Saito (斎藤 佑樹, Saitō Yūki; born June 6, 1988) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played 11…
Yuki Saito (斎藤 佑樹, Saitō Yūki; born June 6, 1988) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played 11 seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. Saito rose to national stardom as a senior for Waseda Jitsugyo High School when he led the team to a title in the 88th National High School Baseball Championship in 2006. He was given the nickname The Handkerchief Prince (ハンカチ王子, Hankachi Ōji) by the Japanese media for his use of a handkerchief to wipe sweat from his face while on the mound and is also often referred to as Yū-chan (佑ちゃん, Yū-chan).
Tsuyoshi Shimamura (島村 毅, Shimamura Tsuyoshi; born 10 August 1985) is a former Japanese footballer.
🏫 Waseda Jitsugyo High School📅 Born August 10🎂 Born 1985📍 From Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture💼 Football (Soccer)
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Yusaku Maezawa (前澤 友作, Maezawa Yūsaku; born 22 November 1975) is a Japanese billionaire entrepreneur, space tourist…
Yusaku Maezawa (前澤 友作, Maezawa Yūsaku; born 22 November 1975) is a Japanese billionaire entrepreneur, space tourist, and art collector. He founded Start Today in 1998 and launched the online fashion retail website Zozotown in 2004, now Japan's largest. Maezawa introduced a custom-fit apparel brand Zozo and at-home measurement system, the Zozosuit, in 2018. As of July 2025, he was estimated by Forbes to have a net worth of $1.5 billion.
🏫 Waseda Jitsugyo High School📅 Born November 22🎂 Born 1975📍 From 鎌ヶ谷市, Chiba Prefecture💼 Company President・Entrepreneur
Daisuke Tonoike (外池 大亮, Tonoike Daisuke; born January 29, 1975) is a former Japanese football player.
🎓 Waseda University🏫 Waseda Jitsugyo High School📅 Born January 29🎂 Born 1975📍 From Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture💼 Football (Soccer)
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Satoshi Koga (古賀 聡, Koga Satoshi; born 12 February 1970) is a former Japanese football player.
🎓 Waseda University🏫 Waseda Jitsugyo High School📅 Born February 12🎂 Born 1970📍 From Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture💼 Football (Soccer)
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Masaaki Taira (平 将明, Taira Masaaki; born 21 February 1967) is a Japanese politician who is a member of the House of…
Masaaki Taira (平 将明, Taira Masaaki; born 21 February 1967) is a Japanese politician who is a member of the House of Representatives since 2005.
Takehiro Ishii (石井 丈裕, born October 25, 1964) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the…
Takehiro Ishii (石井 丈裕, born October 25, 1964) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Japan national baseball team in 1988, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Seibu Lions and the Nippon-Ham Fighters from 1989 to 1999. Along with Shigeru Sugishita (1954) and Tsuneo Horiuchi (1972), he is one of only three players in NPB history to have won the Most Valuable Player Award, the Eiji Sawamura Award, and the Japan Series MVP in the same season.
Daisuke Araki (荒木 大輔, Araki Daisuke; born May 6, 1964) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher. He is known…
Daisuke Araki (荒木 大輔, Araki Daisuke; born May 6, 1964) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher. He is known for being the namesake of former Major League Baseball pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka.
Kōichi Hagiuda (萩生田 光一, Hagiuda Kōichi; born 31 August 1963) is a Japanese politician of Liberal Democratic Party who…
Kōichi Hagiuda (萩生田 光一, Hagiuda Kōichi; born 31 August 1963) is a Japanese politician of Liberal Democratic Party who currently serves as executive acting secretary-general of the LDP, He previously served as Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, and was Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary from 2015 to 2016 and Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology from 2019 to 2021.
Isshu Sugawara (菅原 一秀, Sugawara Isshū; born 7 January 1962) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a…
Isshu Sugawara (菅原 一秀, Sugawara Isshū; born 7 January 1962) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).
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Hiroaki Kitano (北野 宏明; born 1961 in Tokyo) is a Japanese scientist, head of the Systems Biology Institute, Senior…
Hiroaki Kitano (北野 宏明; born 1961 in Tokyo) is a Japanese scientist, head of the Systems Biology Institute, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of the Sony Group Corporation, Chief Executive Officer of Sony Research Inc. and Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc.; a Group Director of the Laboratory for Disease Systems Modeling at and RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences; and a professor at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST). Kitano is known for developing AIBO, and the robotic world cup tournament known as Robocup.
Kazumi Sugimoto is a Japanese politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives of Japan.
🎓 Waseda University🏫 Waseda Jitsugyo High School📅 Born September 17🎂 Born 1960💼 Politician・Legislator
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Tetsuya Komuro (小室 哲哉, Komuro Tetsuya; born November 27, 1958) is a Japanese musician, songwriter and record producer.…
Tetsuya Komuro (小室 哲哉, Komuro Tetsuya; born November 27, 1958) is a Japanese musician, songwriter and record producer. He is recognized as the most successful producer in Japanese music history and has introduced contemporary electronic dance music to the Japanese mainstream. He was also a former owner of the disco Velfarre located in Roppongi, Tokyo. In the Oricon singles chart of April 1996, he monopolized all the top 5 positions as the songwriter and producer, a world record. In 1995, he monopolized all top 3 positions of the copyright distribution rankings for the JASRAC Award, a record in Japan's music history. At his peak as a record producer the artists he predominantly produced for came to be known as TK Family and at one time included Namie Amuro, hitomi, TRF, Tomomi Kahara and Ami Suzuki amongst others. As of 2008, records produced by him had sold more than 170 million copies, primarily in Japan. Total sales of the singles he has written exceed 42 million copies, making him the fourth best-selling lyricist in Japan.
🎓 Shobi University🏫 Waseda Jitsugyo High School📅 Born November 27🎂 Born 1958📍 From Fuchū, Tokyo💼 Musician💼 Producer
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Osamu Kuraishi (倉石平, Kuraishi Osamu) is the former head coach of the Hitachi SunRockers.
🎓 Waseda University🏫 Waseda Jitsugyo High School📅 Born April 20🎂 Born 1956📍 From Niigata Prefecture💼 Basketball
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Tomoharu Takeo (竹尾 智晴, Takeo Tomoharu; born February 5, 1951), known by his stage name Ryūsei Nakao (中尾 隆聖, Nakao…
Tomoharu Takeo (竹尾 智晴, Takeo Tomoharu; born February 5, 1951), known by his stage name Ryūsei Nakao (中尾 隆聖, Nakao Ryūsei), is a Japanese actor, voice actor and singer from Tokyo attached to 81 Produce. He worked under the name of Tomoharu Minamiya (南谷 智晴, Minamiya Tomoharu) and is married with two children, a son and daughter. His distinctive voice lands him in the roles of characters with high-pitched voices and sadistic personalities. As a voice actor, he is best known for the roles of Baikinman in Let's Go! Anpanman, Frieza, Tambourine, Cooler, Chilled, and Frost in Dragon Ball, Ishami Nishimura in Touch, Porori in Niko Niko Pun, Resshi in Do-Re-Mi-Fa Donuts, Echikettojii-san in Hotch Potch Station, Sniff in Moomin, the titular character in Topo Gigio, Mayuri Kurotsuchi in Bleach, Caesar Clown and Dr. Indigo in One Piece, and Takashi Shirogane in Beast King GoLion.
🏫 Waseda Jitsugyo High School📅 Born February 5🎂 Born 1951📍 From Tokyo💼 Voice Actor💼 Actor💼 Narrator💼 Singer・Vocalist💼 Stage Director
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Hiroshi Oguchi (大口 広司, Ōguchi Hiroshi; sometimes spelled as Ohguchi) was born in Kawaguchi, Japan, on November 28…
Hiroshi Oguchi (大口 広司, Ōguchi Hiroshi; sometimes spelled as Ohguchi) was born in Kawaguchi, Japan, on November 28, 1950. He died on January 25, 2009, in Tokyo, Japan, of cancer. A Tokyo-based conceptual artist, musician and scene maker, Hiroshi Oguchi had for decades been influential in the changing attitudes of Japan's youth. As a drummer, he was in the bands The Tempters, Pyg, and Vodka Collins, recording many albums. He also owned and ran his own fashion company, Practice of Silence. Oguchi was also an actor in a number of films, including Strange Circus (2006), Freesia :Icy Tears (2006),The Sinking Of Japan (2006) and Silk (2007). He was married to the popular actress Kimie Shingyoji; they had one son, Gento Oguchi, who is a musician and artist.
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Teruo Ito (伊藤 輝夫, Itō Teruo; born December 27, 1949, in Tsukiji, Chūō, Tokyo, Japan), better known as Terry Ito (テリー…
Teruo Ito (伊藤 輝夫, Itō Teruo; born December 27, 1949, in Tsukiji, Chūō, Tokyo, Japan), better known as Terry Ito (テリー 伊藤, Terī Itō), is a Japanese director, television producer, critic, and writer. His name "Terry" comes from his first name, "Teruo". His ancestral home is in Yokoshibahikari, Sanbu District, Chiba Prefecture. Ito served as the president of the television program production company, Locomotion. Ito, in conjunction with Toyota, helped design a limited edition pink S210 Toyota Crown called Toyota Reborn Pink Crown Athlete. The Crown featured a bright pink exterior and pink trim pieces in the interior. Toyota sold 650 units of the limited vehicle.
🏫 Waseda Jitsugyo High School📅 Born December 27🎂 Born 1949📍 From Chūō, Tokyo💼 Stage Director💼 Producer💼 TV Personality💼 Critic💼 Writer・Novelist
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Akihiko Ohya (大矢 明彦 Ōya Akihiko, born December 20, 1947) is a former Japanese baseball player and manager. He was the…
Akihiko Ohya (大矢 明彦 Ōya Akihiko, born December 20, 1947) is a former Japanese baseball player and manager. He was the manager of the Yokohama BayStars baseball team in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball until he was fired on May 18, 2009, for not maintaining club standards.
Sadaharu Oh (Japanese: 王貞治, Ō Sadaharu; born May 20, 1940), also known as Wang Chen-chih (simplified Chinese: 王贞治…
Sadaharu Oh (Japanese: 王貞治, Ō Sadaharu; born May 20, 1940), also known as Wang Chen-chih (simplified Chinese: 王贞治; traditional Chinese: 王貞治; pinyin: Wáng Zhēnzhì), is a Chinese-Japanese former professional baseball player and manager who is currently the chairman of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). Oh played for 22 consecutive seasons, all of them for the Yomiuri Giants. He holds the world career home run record at 868, over 100 more than MLB record holder Barry Bonds. Oh batted and threw left-handed and primarily played first base. Originally signed with the powerhouse Giants in 1959 as a pitcher, Oh was soon converted to a full-time hitter. Under the tutelage of coach Hiroshi Arakawa, Oh developed his distinctive "flamingo" leg kick. It took Oh three years to blossom, but he went on to dominate Nippon Professional Baseball. He was a 15-time home run champion and was named to the Central League All-Star team 18 times. More than just a power hitter, Oh was a five-time batting champion and won the Japanese Central League's batting triple crown twice. With Oh at first base, the Yomiuri Giants won 11 Japan Series championships, including 9 in a row from 1965 to 1973. Oh was named the Central League's Most Valuable Player nine times, including having the rare honor of winning Central League MVP while not on the team that won the season's pennant, which he did twice, in 1964 by virtue of breaking NPB's single season home run record with 55 home runs, a record that would stand until 2013 when Wladimir Balentien set a new record with 60 home runs that season, and 1974, when he earned his second batting Triple Crown in a row. Oh and Balentien are the only Central League players to win the Central League MVP while not on the pennant winning team the years that they won MVP. In addition to the world career home run record, Oh set many other NPB batting records, including runs batted in (RBI) (2,170), slugging percentage (.634), bases on balls (2,390), and on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) (1.080). In 1977, Oh became the first recipient of the People's Honour Award, and he became the second baseball player to receive the Order of Culture in 2025. He was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 1994. After retiring as a player, Oh served as the Giants' manager from 1984 to 1988. He also managed the Fukuoka Daiei/Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks from 1995 to 2008. He was the manager of the Japanese national team in the inaugural World Baseball Classic, which defeated Cuba for the championship. He is currently the chairman of the Hawks.
Takeo Daigo (醍醐 猛夫, Daigo Takeo; 15 November 1938 – 11 December 2019) was a Japanese professional baseball catcher. He…
Takeo Daigo (醍醐 猛夫, Daigo Takeo; 15 November 1938 – 11 December 2019) was a Japanese professional baseball catcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Orions franchise. Daigo was born in Kita, Tokyo, on 15 November 1938. As a high school baseball player, he participated in the Kōshien tournaments alongside batterymate Sadaharu Oh in 1956. When Daigo made his Nippon Professional Baseball debut in 1957, his team was called the Mainichi Orions. Upon his retirement as a player in 1975, the team had become known as the Lotte Orions. Daigo was a career .234/.275/.324 hitter, and not known for power. After he retired as a player, Daigo became a coach for the Orions/Marines. He died in Tokyo of acute myeloid leukemia on 11 December 2019, aged 81.
Kihachi Enomoto (榎本 喜八 Enomoto Kihachi, December 5, 1936 – March 14, 2012) was a Japanese former Nippon Professional…
Kihachi Enomoto (榎本 喜八 Enomoto Kihachi, December 5, 1936 – March 14, 2012) was a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball first baseman. He batted and threw left-handed. Enomoto was a 12-time All-Star, a 9-time Best Nine Award winner, and a Rookie of the Year winner, he was awarded all of these while under the Mainichi/Daimai/Tokyo/Lotte Orions. He was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 2016.
Hiroshi Arakawa (荒川 博, Arakawa Hiroshi; August 6, 1930 – December 4, 2016) was a Japanese professional baseball player.…
Hiroshi Arakawa (荒川 博, Arakawa Hiroshi; August 6, 1930 – December 4, 2016) was a Japanese professional baseball player. From 1953 to 1961, he played in the Pacific League as an outfielder for the Mainichi Orions (later renamed the Daimai Orions), batting .251 with 503 hits, 16 home runs and 172 RBIs. After retiring as a player, he was a batting coach for the Yomiuri Giants and, later, a manager of the Yakult Swallows in the early 1970s. Arakawa died on December 4, 2016, after suffering a cardiac arrest.
Teruo Ishii (石井輝男, Ishii Teruo; January 1, 1924 – August 12, 2005) was a Japanese film director best known in the West…
Teruo Ishii (石井輝男, Ishii Teruo; January 1, 1924 – August 12, 2005) was a Japanese film director best known in the West for his early films in the Super Giant series, and for his films in the ero guro ("erotic-grotesque") subgenre of sexploitation such as Shogun's Joy of Torture (1968). He also directed the 1965 film Abashiri Prison, which helped to make Ken Takakura a major star in Japan. Referred to in Japan as "The King of Cult", Ishii had a much more prolific and eclectic career than was generally known in the West during his lifetime.
🏫 Waseda Jitsugyo High School📅 Born January 1🎂 Born 1924📍 From Chiyoda, Tokyo💼 Film Director💼 Screenwriter
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Katsumi Tezuka (手塚 勝巳, Tezuka Katsumi; born August 31, 1912, date of death unknown) was a Japanese actor. He is best…
Katsumi Tezuka (手塚 勝巳, Tezuka Katsumi; born August 31, 1912, date of death unknown) was a Japanese actor. He is best known for playing monsters in several Toho science fiction and horror films directed by Ishirō Honda.
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