Waka Kobori (小堀 倭加, Kobori Waka; born 10 August 2000) is a Japanese swimmer. She competed in the women's 1500 metre…Waka Kobori (小堀 倭加, Kobori Waka; born 10 August 2000) is a Japanese swimmer. She competed in the women's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 2018 Asian Games, winning the bronze medal. She qualified to represent Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Ryohei Wakizaka (脇坂 崚平, Wakizaka Ryohei; born 27 December 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a…Ryohei Wakizaka (脇坂 崚平, Wakizaka Ryohei; born 27 December 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for YSCC Yokohama.
Yusuke Takahashi (高橋 悠介, Takahashi Yūsuke; born 17 October 1997) is a Japanese tennis player. Takahashi has a career…Yusuke Takahashi (高橋 悠介, Takahashi Yūsuke; born 17 October 1997) is a Japanese tennis player. Takahashi has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 238 achieved on 7 August 2017 and a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 375 achieved on 5 February 2018. Takahashi made his ATP main draw debut at the 2017 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships after defeating Adrián Menéndez-Maceiras and Vasek Pospisil in qualifying.
Shuto Kammera (上米良 柊人, Kammera Shuto; born 2 July 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for…Shuto Kammera (上米良 柊人, Kammera Shuto; born 2 July 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for Veroskronos Tsuno.
Kōki Fukui (福井 光輝, Fukui Kōki; born November 4, 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper…Kōki Fukui (福井 光輝, Fukui Kōki; born November 4, 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J1 League club Urawa Red Diamonds.
Shinri Shioura (塩浦 慎理, Shioura Shinri; born 26 November 1991) is a Japanese freestyle swimmer. He won the bronze medal…Shinri Shioura (塩浦 慎理, Shioura Shinri; born 26 November 1991) is a Japanese freestyle swimmer. He won the bronze medal by swimming for the Japanese team in the 4 × 100 m medley event at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona alongside his teammates Ryosuke Irie, Kosuke Kitajima and Takuro Fujii.
Hiroki Moriya (Japanese: 守屋 宏紀, Hepburn: Moriya Hiroki; born 16 October 1990 in Tokyo) is a Japanese tennis player. He…Hiroki Moriya (Japanese: 守屋 宏紀, Hepburn: Moriya Hiroki; born 16 October 1990 in Tokyo) is a Japanese tennis player. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 143 on 5 January 2015 and a doubles ranking of No. 224 achieved on 15 July 2019. Moriya has won three ATP Challenger Tour singles titles.
Ryo Tateishi (立石 諒, Tateishi Ryō; born 12 June 1989 in Kanagawa) is a Japanese swimmer. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he…Ryo Tateishi (立石 諒, Tateishi Ryō; born 12 June 1989 in Kanagawa) is a Japanese swimmer. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's 100 metre breaststroke, finishing in 7th place in the first semifinal, failing to reach the final. Tateishi subsequently won a bronze medal in the 200 metre breaststroke.
Tomoyo Takagishi (高岸知代, Takagishi Tomoyo born July 16, 1984) is a former Japanese female professional tennis player…Tomoyo Takagishi (高岸知代, Takagishi Tomoyo born July 16, 1984) is a former Japanese female professional tennis player from Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture. She won 2 ITF Women circuit tournaments, was runner-up at All Japan indoor championships and in November 2009 she retired from tennis. Her highest WTA ranking was 396th in singles, and 307th in doubles.
Kenichiro Kogure (Japanese: 木暮 賢一郎, born 11 November 1979) is a Japanese former futsal player and, since 2021, the…Kenichiro Kogure (Japanese: 木暮 賢一郎, born 11 November 1979) is a Japanese former futsal player and, since 2021, the Japan national futsal team manager.
Keitaro Konnai (近内 圭太郎, Konnai Keitarō; born August 5, 1978 in Kanagawa) is a retired male backstroke swimmer from…Keitaro Konnai (近内 圭太郎, Konnai Keitarō; born August 5, 1978 in Kanagawa) is a retired male backstroke swimmer from Japan. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.
Yukinori Suzuki (鈴木裕紀, Suzuki Yukinori) is a Japanese professional basketball coach and former player, currently…Yukinori Suzuki (鈴木裕紀, Suzuki Yukinori) is a Japanese professional basketball coach and former player, currently serving as the head coach for the Iwate Big Bulls of the B.League. Prior to Iwate, he coached the Shimane Susanoo Magic. Suzuki played college basketball for Nippon Sport Science University. He was selected by the Oita Heat Devils with the 10th pick in the 2005 bj league draft.
Yoko Hunnicutt, née Ota (born 14 January 1975 in Amagasaki, Hyōgo and raised in Kamakura, Kanagawa) is a Japanese high…Yoko Hunnicutt, née Ota (born 14 January 1975 in Amagasaki, Hyōgo and raised in Kamakura, Kanagawa) is a Japanese high jumper. Her personal best jump is 1.95 metres, achieved in July 2002 in Sapporo. She finished fifth at the 1992 World Junior Championships and eleventh at the 2000 Olympics. At the regional level she won the 1991 Asian Championships and the 1998 Asian Games and finished second at the 1998 Asian Championships.
Hidehiko Tanizawa (born 5 December 1971) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. Tanizawa, a left-handed…Hidehiko Tanizawa (born 5 December 1971) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. Tanizawa, a left-handed player, won a national title as a 17-year old in 1989, when he defeated Tsuyoshi Fukui in the final of the All Japan Tennis Championships. In 1990 he featured in a Davis Cup tie against India in Chandigarh, to become Japan's youngest ever Davis Cup debutant. He lost his two singles rubbers, to Zeeshan Ali and Srinivasan Vasudevan. This was his only Davis Cup appearance and he continued competing in professional tournaments until 1996.
Masahiro Fukuda (福田 正博, Fukuda Masahiro; born December 27, 1966) is a former Japanese football player. He played for…Masahiro Fukuda (福田 正博, Fukuda Masahiro; born December 27, 1966) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. He was normally a forward but sometimes also played in midfield.
Hiroyuki Konishi (小西 裕之, Konishi Hiroyuki; born 14 August 1963) is a Japanese former gymnast who competed in the 1988…Hiroyuki Konishi (小西 裕之, Konishi Hiroyuki; born 14 August 1963) is a Japanese former gymnast who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Hiroshi Kajiyama (梶山 広司, Kajiyama Hiroshi; born 13 June 1953) is a Japanese former gymnast who competed in the 1976…Hiroshi Kajiyama (梶山 広司, Kajiyama Hiroshi; born 13 June 1953) is a Japanese former gymnast who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Yasuhiko Okudera (奥寺 康彦, Okudera Yasuhiko; born 12 March 1952) is a Japanese former football player and manager. A…Yasuhiko Okudera (奥寺 康彦, Okudera Yasuhiko; born 12 March 1952) is a Japanese former football player and manager. A midfielder, Okudera was the first Japanese footballer to play professionally in Europe, as well as being the first Asian football player to score in the European Cup, while playing for 1. FC Köln in the 1979 semi-final match against Nottingham Forest and made 32 appearances – scoring nine goals – with the Japan national team.
Takayuki Godai (五代高之, Godai Takayuki; born July 1, 1956) is a Japanese actor best known as the shōgun's ninja Saizō in…Takayuki Godai (五代高之, Godai Takayuki; born July 1, 1956) is a Japanese actor best known as the shōgun's ninja Saizō in the long-running prime-time television jidaigeki Abarenbō Shōgun. Godai first appeared as Saizō in Episode 57 of Series III, and continued through Series IV and V, about 190 episodes. He is also a voice actor. He has had important roles in Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan, and as the villain Akudaikaan in Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star.
Rika Fujiwara (藤原 里華, Fujiwara Rika; born 19 September 1981) is a Japanese former tennis player. On 22 August 2005…Rika Fujiwara (藤原 里華, Fujiwara Rika; born 19 September 1981) is a Japanese former tennis player. On 22 August 2005, Fujiwara reached her best singles ranking of world No. 84. On 11 November 2002, she peaked at No. 13 in the WTA doubles rankings. At the 2002 Australian Open, Fujiwara partnered with Shinobu Asagoe and advanced to the quarterfinals, where they lost against eventual champions Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova. The same year, Fujiwara and Ai Sugiyama reached the French Open doubles semifinals, losing to Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs in three sets. Playing for Japan Fed Cup team, Fujiwara has a win–loss record of 23–5.
Ai Sugiyama (杉山愛, Sugiyama Ai; born July 5, 1975) is a Japanese former tennis player. She reached the world No. 1…Ai Sugiyama (杉山愛, Sugiyama Ai; born July 5, 1975) is a Japanese former tennis player. She reached the world No. 1 ranking in women's doubles on the WTA Tour and had a career-high singles ranking of world No. 8, achieved on February 9, 2004. In her career, she won six singles and 38 doubles titles, including three major titles (one with Julie Halard-Decugis and two partnering Kim Clijsters), and one mixed doubles title (partnering Mahesh Bhupathi). Sugiyama held the all-time record, for both male and female players, for her 62 consecutive Grand Slam tournament main-draw appearances, until she was surpassed by Roger Federer at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships.
Reiko Nakamura (中村 礼子, Nakamura Reiko; born May 17, 1982 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese Olympic and…Reiko Nakamura (中村 礼子, Nakamura Reiko; born May 17, 1982 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese Olympic and Asian record-holding swimmer.
Yuka Kaneko (née Yuka Yoshida, Japanese: 吉田友佳, born 1 April 1976) is a former professional tennis player from Japan. In…Yuka Kaneko (née Yuka Yoshida, Japanese: 吉田友佳, born 1 April 1976) is a former professional tennis player from Japan. In her career, she won three doubles titles on the WTA Tour: 1995 in Tokyo, 1996 in Pattaya, and 2005 in Memphis. Kaneko also won five singles and seven doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. Her best Grand Slam performance came in 1998 when she reached the quarterfinals of the doubles tournament of the US Open.
