Kanae Ikehata (池端 花奈恵, Kanae Ikehata) is a Japanese female Foil fencer. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the…Kanae Ikehata (池端 花奈恵, Kanae Ikehata) is a Japanese female Foil fencer. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the individual event and the team event. In the individual event she was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Nam Hyun-Hee. In the team event the Japanese team was eliminated in the second round by Russia.
Atsushi Sakahara (阪原 淳, Sakahara Atsushi; born 27 August 1966 in Kyoto) is a film director, writer, and producer. He…Atsushi Sakahara (阪原 淳, Sakahara Atsushi; born 27 August 1966 in Kyoto) is a film director, writer, and producer. He now teaches at Kyoto Seika University and graduate program at Osaka City University. He is a former advertising executive at Dentsu inc who survived the 1995 sarin gas attacks in Tokyo, which led to his later film work. He produced the 2001 Short Film Palme d'Or winning Bean Cake, directed by David Greenspan. He directed a short film, Don't Call Me Father. in 2012. One of producers for the film was Paul Milgrom, who won Nobel Prize in Economics in 2020. In 2015 he began to work on what would become Me and the Cult Leader, a film following his pursuit of truth and justice by talking and travelling with current Aleph executive Araki Hiroshi. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in engineering at Utsunomiya University's school of regional development and creativity. He is also known as an inventor of the SA method, which is a unique idea-generation technique and application. He is a member of The Japan P.E.N Club. Olivia Rosenthal, a French novelist interviewed him in 2018 and released a novel based on it in 2022. He co-founded LOGIGLISH Inc.., a language education company, with Kaho Fujikawa, his student at Osaka Metropolitan University. He founded Sarin Gas Attack Victims Association in 2022 for his experience that he was anti-democratically not allowed to join Tokyo Subway Sarin Gas Attack Victims Association represented by a widow without any particular reasons and list Japan National Police Agency in 2023.
Tomomi Inada (稲田 朋美, Inada Tomomi; born 20 February 1959) is a Japanese lawyer and politician serving as a member of…Tomomi Inada (稲田 朋美, Inada Tomomi; born 20 February 1959) is a Japanese lawyer and politician serving as a member of the House of Representatives, representing the 1st Fukui Prefecture since September 2005. She previously served as Minister of Defense from August 2016 to July 2017, resigning in response to a cover up scandal within the Japanese Ministry of Defense. She spent time as the Chairwoman of the Policy Research Council of the Liberal Democratic Party in her fourth term as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). She is a native of Fukui Prefecture. She expresses skepticism that comfort women, forced prostitutes for Japan in World War II, were compelled to work. She also does not accept the international consensus on the number of deaths of the Nanjing Massacre. She was implicated in the 2023–2024 Japanese slush fund scandal for over failing to record over 820,000 yen, but denied any responsibility for the scandal.
Yoshifu Arita (有田芳生, Arita Yoshifu; born 20 February 1952) is a Japanese writer, journalist and politician from the…Yoshifu Arita (有田芳生, Arita Yoshifu; born 20 February 1952) is a Japanese writer, journalist and politician from the Constitutional Democratic Party, who is currently serving as a member of the House of Representatives. He previously served two terms as a member of the House of Councillors after being elected in 2010 and in 2016 and serving as Chair of the Special Committee on Political Ethics and Election System, but lost his seat in 2022. Before he was elected, he was a regular commentator of Nippon Television's The Wide. He is one of the most prominent anti-racism activists in Japan. He is also known for his investigations into religious groups such as Unification Church and Aum Shinri-kyo.
Ayumi Kaihori (海堀 あゆみ, Kaihori Ayumi; born September 4, 1986) is a former Japanese footballer who played as a…Ayumi Kaihori (海堀 あゆみ, Kaihori Ayumi; born September 4, 1986) is a former Japanese footballer who played as a goalkeeper. She played for the Japan national team.
