Yuta Konagaya (小長谷 勇太, Konagaya Yūta; born 5 August 1993) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bula…Yuta Konagaya (小長谷 勇太, Konagaya Yūta; born 5 August 1993) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bula FC.
Suguru Iwazaki (岩崎 優, Iwazaki Suguru; born June 19, 1991 in Shimizu, Shizuoka) is a Japanese professional baseball…Suguru Iwazaki (岩崎 優, Iwazaki Suguru; born June 19, 1991 in Shimizu, Shizuoka) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). Iwazaki is a 6-foot tall left-handed pitcher, and wears jersey No. 13. His surname is often misread as "Iwasaki" rather than "Iwazaki".
Naoki Kuriyama (栗山 直樹, Kuriyama Naoki; born 8 December 1990), more commonly known as Kuriyama, is a Japanese retired…Naoki Kuriyama (栗山 直樹, Kuriyama Naoki; born 8 December 1990), more commonly known as Kuriyama, is a Japanese retired footballer who played as a centre-back or left-back.
Manato Takashi (高橋 真登, Takahashi Manato) is a Japanese former footballer who is last known to have been a member of…Manato Takashi (高橋 真登, Takahashi Manato) is a Japanese former footballer who is last known to have been a member of Singapore's Hougang United in 2015.
Atsuto Uchida (内田 篤人, Uchida Atsuto; born 27 March 1988) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a…Atsuto Uchida (内田 篤人, Uchida Atsuto; born 27 March 1988) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Uchida started his career with Kashima Antlers, making his debut in 2006 at the age of 17. After four years and three J1 League Titles, Uchida moved to Germany with Schalke 04 in 2010 for €1.3 million. With Schalke, Uchida won the 2010–11 DFB-Pokal, and was named in the Bundesliga team of the season twice from 2012 to 2014. He later played in the 2. Bundesliga with Union Berlin before returning to Japan with his first club Kashima Antlers, where he retired in 2020. Uchida made his first appearance for the Japan national team in January 2008, and went on to make 74 appearances and score two goals for his country, representing them in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup, the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Tomoyuki Arata (荒田 智之, Arata Tomoyuki; born October 3, 1985 in Shizuoka) is a former Japanese footballer who last…Tomoyuki Arata (荒田 智之, Arata Tomoyuki; born October 3, 1985 in Shizuoka) is a former Japanese footballer who last played for Japanese club Nagano Parceiro. He was named J2's Rookie of the Year for 2008.
Yusuke Mori (森 勇介, Mori Yusuke; born July 24, 1980) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a…Yusuke Mori (森 勇介, Mori Yusuke; born July 24, 1980) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Naohiro Takahara (高原 直泰, Takahara Naohiro; born 4 June 1979) is a Japanese football manager and former player who…Naohiro Takahara (高原 直泰, Takahara Naohiro; born 4 June 1979) is a Japanese football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is currently the president of Japan Football League club Okinawa SV.
Yoichi Fukazawa (深澤陽一, Fukazawa Yoichi; born 21 June 1976) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House of…Yoichi Fukazawa (深澤陽一, Fukazawa Yoichi; born 21 June 1976) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House of Representatives since 2020. From 2011 to 2020, he was a member of the Shizuoka Prefectural Assembly.
Akinori Nishizawa (西澤 明訓, Nishizawa Akinori; born 18 June 1976) is a Japanese former footballer who played as a…Akinori Nishizawa (西澤 明訓, Nishizawa Akinori; born 18 June 1976) is a Japanese former footballer who played as a forward. He played for Japan national team.
Toshihide Saito (斉藤 俊秀, Saitō Toshihide; born April 20, 1973) is a Japanese former football player and manager. He…Toshihide Saito (斉藤 俊秀, Saitō Toshihide; born April 20, 1973) is a Japanese former football player and manager. He currently works as an assistant coach for the Japan national team.
Yoshikazu Nonomura (野々村 芳和, Nonomura Yoshikazu; born May 8, 1972) is a former Japanese football player who became…Yoshikazu Nonomura (野々村 芳和, Nonomura Yoshikazu; born May 8, 1972) is a former Japanese football player who became chairman of J. League on 31 January 2022.
Naoki Soma (相馬 直樹, Sōma Naoki; born July 19, 1971) is a Japanese football manager and former player. He played for the…Naoki Soma (相馬 直樹, Sōma Naoki; born July 19, 1971) is a Japanese football manager and former player. He played for the Japan national team until 1999. He is currently the manager of Tokyo Verdy.
Takuma Koga (古賀 琢磨, Koga Takuma; born April 30, 1969) is a former Japanese football player. His younger brother Masato…Takuma Koga (古賀 琢磨, Koga Takuma; born April 30, 1969) is a former Japanese football player. His younger brother Masato is also a former footballer.
Yūichi Suzumoto (涼元 悠一, Suzumoto Yūichi; born January 13, 1969) is a male Japanese novelist originally from Shimizu-ku…Yūichi Suzumoto (涼元 悠一, Suzumoto Yūichi; born January 13, 1969) is a male Japanese novelist originally from Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Japan, though he now lives in Osaka, Japan. As of 2006, he works for Aquaplus, known for being the publishing company of Leaf. Before going to Leaf, Suzumoto worked at the publishing company VisualArt's as a scenario writer for brands under the company. He is notable for having had a hand in the production of three Key visual novels: Air, Clannad, and Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet.
Tetsu Nagasawa (長澤 徹, Nagasawa Tetsu; born May 28, 1968) is a Japanese professional football manager and former…Tetsu Nagasawa (長澤 徹, Nagasawa Tetsu; born May 28, 1968) is a Japanese professional football manager and former footballer who is the manager of J2 League club Shonan Bellmare.
Nobuhiro Takeda (武田 修宏, Takeda Nobuhiro; born 10 May 1967) is a Japanese former football player. He played for Japan…Nobuhiro Takeda (武田 修宏, Takeda Nobuhiro; born 10 May 1967) is a Japanese former football player. He played for Japan national team. He was a forward and known as an opportunistic goal-scorer, making most of his quick thinking and canny positioning. He currently works at Nippon Television and belongs to an entertainment agency Horipro as a sportscaster. Takeda is also an influential businessman and player agent in Japanese.
Kenta Hasegawa (長谷川 健太, Hasegawa Kenta; born September 25, 1965) is a Japanese professional football manager and former…Kenta Hasegawa (長谷川 健太, Hasegawa Kenta; born September 25, 1965) is a Japanese professional football manager and former player who is the manager of J1 League club of Nagoya Grampus.
Takumi Horiike (堀池 巧, Horiike Takumi; born 6 September 1965) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan…Takumi Horiike (堀池 巧, Horiike Takumi; born 6 September 1965) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Katsumi Oenoki (大榎 克己, Ōenoki Katsumi; born April 3, 1965) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan…Katsumi Oenoki (大榎 克己, Ōenoki Katsumi; born April 3, 1965) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Yasuharu Sorimachi (反町 康治, Sorimachi Yasuharu; born March 8, 1964) is a Japanese former football player and manager. He…Yasuharu Sorimachi (反町 康治, Sorimachi Yasuharu; born March 8, 1964) is a Japanese former football player and manager. He played for the Japan national team.
Kazuo Uchida (内田 一夫, Uchida Kazuo; born April 18, 1962) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He managed…Kazuo Uchida (内田 一夫, Uchida Kazuo; born April 18, 1962) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He managed Guam national football team.
Takeshi Oki (大木 武, Ōki Takeshi; born July 16, 1961) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He is the current…Takeshi Oki (大木 武, Ōki Takeshi; born July 16, 1961) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He is the current manager of Ehime FC.
Atsushi Uchiyama (内山 篤, Uchiyama Atsushi; born June 29, 1959) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He…Atsushi Uchiyama (内山 篤, Uchiyama Atsushi; born June 29, 1959) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. His brother Masaru Uchiyama also played for Japan national team.
Kazuaki Nagasawa (長澤 和明, Nagasawa Kazuaki; born February 4, 1958) is a Japanese former football player and manager. He…Kazuaki Nagasawa (長澤 和明, Nagasawa Kazuaki; born February 4, 1958) is a Japanese former football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. Actress Masami Nagasawa is his daughter.
Masaru Uchiyama (内山 勝, Uchiyama Masaru; born April 14, 1957) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan…Masaru Uchiyama (内山 勝, Uchiyama Masaru; born April 14, 1957) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. His brother Atsushi Uchiyama also played for Japan national team.
Mariko Suga (菅 真理子, Suga Mariko; born 28 November 1953) is the wife of the former Prime Minister of Japan, Yoshihide…Mariko Suga (菅 真理子, Suga Mariko; born 28 November 1953) is the wife of the former Prime Minister of Japan, Yoshihide Suga.
Takanobu Ito (伊東 孝紳, Itō Takanobu; born 29 August 1953) is a Japanese business executive who led Honda from 2009 to…Takanobu Ito (伊東 孝紳, Itō Takanobu; born 29 August 1953) is a Japanese business executive who led Honda from 2009 to 2015.
Kazumi Takada (高田 一美, Takada Kazumi; June 28, 1951 – October 1, 2009) was a Japanese football player. He played for…Kazumi Takada (高田 一美, Takada Kazumi; June 28, 1951 – October 1, 2009) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Keiko Nishikawa (Japanese: 西川惠子, born 27 November 1948) is a Japanese physical chemist known for her studies of…Keiko Nishikawa (Japanese: 西川惠子, born 27 November 1948) is a Japanese physical chemist known for her studies of supercritical fluids. She is an emeritus professor at Chiba University and research fellow at the Toyota Physical and Chemical Research Institute.
Yoshio Mochizuki (望月 義夫, Mochizuki Yoshio; 2 May 1947 – 19 December 2019) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal…Yoshio Mochizuki (望月 義夫, Mochizuki Yoshio; 2 May 1947 – 19 December 2019) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature), and a Minister of the Environment.
Ryuichi Sugiyama (杉山 隆一, Sugiyama Ryūichi; born July 4, 1941) is a Japanese former professional football player and…Ryuichi Sugiyama (杉山 隆一, Sugiyama Ryūichi; born July 4, 1941) is a Japanese former professional football player and manager. He played for the Japan national team.
Masatoshi Kurata (倉田 雅年, Kurata Masatoshi; 10 July 1939 – 21 November 2016) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal…Masatoshi Kurata (倉田 雅年, Kurata Masatoshi; 10 July 1939 – 21 November 2016) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Shimizu, Shizuoka, and a graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected for the first time in 2000 after an unsuccessful run in 1996. He died of cancer in 2016.
