Hirokazu Ishihara (石原 広教, Ishihara Hirokazu; born 26 February 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as…Hirokazu Ishihara (石原 広教, Ishihara Hirokazu; born 26 February 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as right back for J1 League club FC Tokyo.
Daisuke Kikuchi (菊池 大介, Kikuchi Daisuke; born April 12, 1991) is a Japanese former footballer who played as a…Daisuke Kikuchi (菊池 大介, Kikuchi Daisuke; born April 12, 1991) is a Japanese former footballer who played as a midfielder and former futsal player. Primarily known for his time at Shonan Bellmare, Kikuchi has played in over 350 league matches in the J League system. He was the youngest player to appear and score in the J2 League.
Hinata Watanabe (born August 26, 1986 in Hiratsuka), or HINATA, is a Japanese welterweight kickboxer fighting out of…Hinata Watanabe (born August 26, 1986 in Hiratsuka), or HINATA, is a Japanese welterweight kickboxer fighting out of Hiratsuka, Japan for the Shonan Kakuto Club. He is the 2008 R.I.S.E. champion currently competing in R.I.S.E. and K-1 MAX.
Junko Ozawa (小澤 純子, Ozawa Junko; born 7 December 1973) is a former Japanese football player. She played for Japan…Junko Ozawa (小澤 純子, Ozawa Junko; born 7 December 1973) is a former Japanese football player. She played for Japan national team.
Masahiro Nakai (中居 正広, Nakai Masahiro; born August 18, 1972) is a Japanese former television personality, actor, radio…Masahiro Nakai (中居 正広, Nakai Masahiro; born August 18, 1972) is a Japanese former television personality, actor, radio personality, and singer. He debuted as the leader of the boy band SMAP, which had been the best-selling boy band in Asia. While working as a member of a boy band, he worked extensively as a television presenter, hosting many of his own talk shows, variety shows, music shows, news programs, and several Olympic games as a sportscaster. He is credited for changing the Japanese entertainment industry, becoming the first non-comedian celebrity to have a career as a television host and expanding the capacity of a boy band. He is one of the wealthiest and highest-paid celebrities in Japan, identified as the highest tax payer in the Japanese entertainment industry by the Japanese National Tax Bureau in 2003. In December 2024 reports surfaced in Japanese tabloids that Nakai sexually assaulted a woman in her twenties in June 2023. Despite Nakai issuing an apology the following month, many of his TV and radio programs were suspended, cancelled, or removed Nakai as a presenter following the withdrawal of numerous sponsors. Nakai subsequently announced his retirement on January 23, 2025.
Daisuke Shima (嶋 大輔, Shima Daisuke; born May 22, 1964, in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture) is a Japanese singer and…Daisuke Shima (嶋 大輔, Shima Daisuke; born May 22, 1964, in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture) is a Japanese singer and actor. He is best known for appearing on television in tokusatsu and other dramas, such as Yuusuke Amamiya (Red Falcon) in the series Choujuu Sentai Liveman, as Shuji Koboku in Tokyo Elevator Girl, as Captain Harumitsu Hiura in Ultraman Cosmos, and as the cafe owner in Kisarazu Cat's Eye.
