Miho Takahashi (高橋 美帆, Takahashi Miho) is a Japanese swimmer who competes in the Women's 400m individual medley. At the…Miho Takahashi (高橋 美帆, Takahashi Miho) is a Japanese swimmer who competes in the Women's 400m individual medley. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she finished 20th overall in the heats in the Women's 400 metre individual medley and failed to reach the final.
Ryutaro Araga (荒賀 龍太郎, Araga Ryūtarō, born 16 October 1990) is a Japanese karateka. He won one of the bronze medals in…Ryutaro Araga (荒賀 龍太郎, Araga Ryūtarō, born 16 October 1990) is a Japanese karateka. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's +75 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. He won the gold medal in the kumite 84 kg event at the 2016 World Karate Championships in Linz, Austria. At the Asian Games, he won the gold medal in this event both in 2014 and in 2018. He is also a three-time gold medalist in his event at the Asian Karate Championships.
Yūdai Ōno (大野 雄大, born September 26, 1988, in Kyoto, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the…Yūdai Ōno (大野 雄大, born September 26, 1988, in Kyoto, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Jiro Miki (三木 二郎, Miki Jiro; born May 31, 1983) is a Japanese former swimmer, who specialized in individual medley…Jiro Miki (三木 二郎, Miki Jiro; born May 31, 1983) is a Japanese former swimmer, who specialized in individual medley events. He is a two-time Olympian (2000 and 2004), a double Olympic finalist in both 200 and 400 m individual medley, and a silver medalist at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea. Miki made his first Japanese team, as a 17-year-old teen, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He failed to reach the top 8 final of the 200 m individual medley, finishing his semifinal run with a slowest time of 2:03.90. At the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, Miki touched out China's Ouyang Kunpeng to earn a silver medal in the men's 200 m individual medley (2:02.07), giving Japan its straight 1–2 finish. Miki extended his swimming program at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, competing in two medley events. He achieved FINA A-standards of 1:59.99 (200 m individual medley) and 4:14.79 (400 m individual medley) from the Olympic trials in Tokyo. On the first day of the Games, Miki placed seventh in the 400 m individual medley with a time of 4:19.97, edging out Australia's Travis Nederpelt by 0.11 seconds. Five days later, in the 200 m individual medley, Miki rounded out the top 8 final to last place in 2:02.16, five seconds behind winner, U.S. swimmer, and eventual Olympic record holder Michael Phelps.
Daisuke Miyagawa (宮川 大輔, Miyagawa Daisuke; born 16 September 1972, in Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese…Daisuke Miyagawa (宮川 大輔, Miyagawa Daisuke; born 16 September 1972, in Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese comedian and actor. Miyagawa grew up in Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture. He is represented with Yoshimoto Creative Agency from Yoshimoto Kogyo. Miyagawa should not be confused with Daisuke Miyagawa of the comedy duo Daisuke and Hanako Miyagawa.
Kiyotaka Matsui (松井 清隆, Matsui Kiyotaka; born January 4, 1961) is a former Japanese football player. He played for…Kiyotaka Matsui (松井 清隆, Matsui Kiyotaka; born January 4, 1961) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Miharu Imanishi (今西 美晴, Imanishi Miharu; born 20 May 1992) is a former tennis player from Japan. On 28 May 2018, she…Miharu Imanishi (今西 美晴, Imanishi Miharu; born 20 May 1992) is a former tennis player from Japan. On 28 May 2018, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 187. On 9 September 2019, she peaked at No. 251 in the doubles rankings. In her career, she won six singles and six doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Imanishi made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2014 Japan Women's Open, in the singles event.
Aki Sawada (澤田 亜紀, Sawada Aki; born 7 October 1988) is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. She is the 2005 ISU…Aki Sawada (澤田 亜紀, Sawada Aki; born 7 October 1988) is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. She is the 2005 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalist and 2005 JGP Japan champion.