Katsuya Tahara (田原 勝也, Tahara Katsuya; born 10 September 1972) is a Japanese snowboarder. Generally, he is called Rio…
Katsuya Tahara (田原 勝也, Tahara Katsuya; born 10 September 1972) is a Japanese snowboarder. Generally, he is called Rio Tahara (ライオ田原, Raio Tahara). Tahara is from Nagano Prefecture. He was ranked Asian Best Player by ISF from 1998 to 2001. He was noted for his proficiency with the Rodeo flip and Haakon flip. Rio participated in X-Trail Jam seven times and received the "Highest Air" award in the quarter pipe event in 2003, recording a 5.40m jump, and again in 2004, recording a 5.20m jump. He also made a cameo appearance in the movie Out Cold. Tahara retired in 2008.
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Ikuo Takahara (高原 郁夫, Takahara Ikuo; born October 14, 1957) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan…
Ikuo Takahara (高原 郁夫, Takahara Ikuo; born October 14, 1957) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Toshifumi Suzuki (鈴木 敏文, Suzuki Toshifumi; 1 December 1932 – 18 May 2026) was a Japanese businessman best known as the…
Toshifumi Suzuki (鈴木 敏文, Suzuki Toshifumi; 1 December 1932 – 18 May 2026) was a Japanese businessman best known as the founder of Seven-Eleven Japan and widely regarded as the father of Japan’s convenience store industry. He was known as an innovator who introduced many features now considered a staple of the Japanese convenience store, such as in-store banking, ready-to-eat meals, fresh-brewed coffee and a data-driven business model. Suzuki had been a businessman since the early 1970s, during which he brought the 7-Eleven franchise to Japan, and was the acting chairperson before his promotion to CEO and president.