Keita Satoh (佐藤 圭汰, Satō Keita, born 22 January 2004) is a Japanese long-distance runner. He won a silver medal in the…
Keita Satoh (佐藤 圭汰, Satō Keita, born 22 January 2004) is a Japanese long-distance runner. He won a silver medal in the 3000 metres at the 2023 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships. He also set the Asian record for the indoor two miles at the Millrose Games in February 2024, running 8:14.71.
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Atsuya Ogawa (Japanese: 小川 敦也; born 24 June 2002) is a Japanese professional basketball player for Utsunomiya Brex of…
Atsuya Ogawa (Japanese: 小川 敦也; born 24 June 2002) is a Japanese professional basketball player for Utsunomiya Brex of the B.League. He plays as a point guard and has represented Japan at youth and senior international level. Ogawa won a silver medal with Japan in the men's tournament at the 2026 Asian Games.
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Ryūji Miura (三浦龍司, Miura Ryūji, born 11 February 2002) is a Japanese long-distance runner and steeplechaser. He won the…
Ryūji Miura (三浦龍司, Miura Ryūji, born 11 February 2002) is a Japanese long-distance runner and steeplechaser. He won the gold medal in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2026 Asian Games. He set a new a Japanese national record in 2025, and represented Japan at the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games.
🎓 Juntendo University🏫 Rakunan High School📅 Born February 11🎂 Born 2002📍 From Hamada, Shimane💼 Track and Field
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Tatsunori Otsuka (大塚 達宣, Ōtsuka Tatsunori; born 5 November 2000) is a Japanese male volleyball player and Olympian from…
Tatsunori Otsuka (大塚 達宣, Ōtsuka Tatsunori; born 5 November 2000) is a Japanese male volleyball player and Olympian from Hirakata city, Osaka. He plays for Power Volley Milano and the Japanese national team (Ryujin Nippon).
Yuga Tarumi (垂水優芽, Tarumi Yūga, born 2 November 2000) is a Japanese professional volleyball player and member of the…
Yuga Tarumi (垂水優芽, Tarumi Yūga, born 2 November 2000) is a Japanese professional volleyball player and member of the Japan men's national volleyball team.
Kazuma Tsuya (Japanese: 津屋 一球; born 7 June 1998) is a Japanese professional basketball player for San-en NeoPhoenix of…
Kazuma Tsuya (Japanese: 津屋 一球; born 7 June 1998) is a Japanese professional basketball player for San-en NeoPhoenix of the B.League. He plays as a shooting guard and has represented Japan at youth and senior international level. Tsuya won a silver medal with Japan in the men's tournament at the 2026 Asian Games.
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Yoshihide Kiryū (桐生 祥秀, Kiryū Yoshihide; born 15 December 1995) is a Japanese sprinter who specializes in the 100…
Yoshihide Kiryū (桐生 祥秀, Kiryū Yoshihide; born 15 December 1995) is a Japanese sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. Born in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, Kiryū played football while at elementary school and became interested in track and field at junior high school, as his brother took part in the sport. In 2011, he won the under-16 national title in the 100 metres at the National Sports Festival of Japan, with a time of 10.58 seconds. The following year, Kiryū ran in the under-18 category at the same competition and broke the world youth best for the 100 metres by bettering Tamunosiki Atorudibo's record of 10.23 seconds by two hundredths of a second on 5 October 2012. Less than a month later, on 3 November 2012, Kiryū lowered his own record to 10.19 seconds. On 29 April 2013, Kiryū (still a student at Rakunan High School in Tō-ji) ran at the Oda Memorial meet and tied the World junior record of 10.01 seconds co-held by Darrel Brown and Jeffery Demps. The IAAF subsequently rejected the inclusion of the time as an official record due to the use of unapproved wind-speed measurement equipment on the track. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Kiryū won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay.
🎓 Toyo University🏫 Rakunan High School📅 Born December 15🎂 Born 1995📍 From Hikone, Shiga💼 Track and Field
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Yo Uematsu (上松瑛, Uematsu Yo; born 12 September 1991 in Kurayoshi, Tottori) is a Japanese footballer playing for…
Yo Uematsu (上松瑛, Uematsu Yo; born 12 September 1991 in Kurayoshi, Tottori) is a Japanese footballer playing for Briobecca Urayasu.
Makoto Hiejima (Japanese: 比江島慎; born August 11, 1990) is a Japanese professional basketball player for Utsunomiya Brex…
Makoto Hiejima (Japanese: 比江島慎; born August 11, 1990) is a Japanese professional basketball player for Utsunomiya Brex of the Japanese B.League.
🎓 Aoyama Gakuin University🏫 Rakunan High School📅 Born August 11🎂 Born 1990📍 From Koga, Fukuoka💼 Basketball
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Daichi Taniguchi (born April 15, 1990) is a Japanese professional basketball player for Shimane Susanoo Magic of the…
Daichi Taniguchi (born April 15, 1990) is a Japanese professional basketball player for Shimane Susanoo Magic of the B.League in Japan. He stood six feet, three inches tall as a 12-year-old boy. In 2009 Taniguchi won the "Slam Dunk Scholarship" funded by Takehiko Inoue, and played for the American colleges. He rejected the offers from the Kansai-area clubs and signed with the Akita Happinets in 2015. Due to the B.League's foreign player regulations, he receives significantly more playing time in 2016–17. He has been named the new Akita captain after Toshino's departure in November 2018. He is a Starbucks mug cup collector and a tropical fish addict. Use of the moyai emoji is usually meant to imply strength or determination, and it's also used frequently in Taniguchi's posts. He signed with Hiroshima Dragonflies on June 24, 2019.
Naoto Tsuji (辻 直人, Tsuji Naoto; born September 8, 1989 in Habikino, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese professional basketball…
Naoto Tsuji (辻 直人, Tsuji Naoto; born September 8, 1989 in Habikino, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese professional basketball player. As of 2018 he plays for the Kawasaki Brave Thunders of the B.League. He has been a member of Japan's national basketball team on many occasions. At the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Belgrade, he was Japan's top scorer.
Alexis Minatoya (born 31 August 1988) is a retired Japanese professional basketball player who last played for the…
Alexis Minatoya (born 31 August 1988) is a retired Japanese professional basketball player who last played for the Yokohama B-Corsairs of the B.League. Standing at 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m), he played as point guard.
🎓 Aoyama Gakuin University🏫 Rakunan High School📅 Born August 31🎂 Born 1988📍 From Aomori Prefecture💼 Basketball
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Tatsuya Fukuzawa (福澤 達哉 Fukuzawa Tatsuya, born July 1, 1986) is a retired Japanese volleyball player who played for…
Tatsuya Fukuzawa (福澤 達哉 Fukuzawa Tatsuya, born July 1, 1986) is a retired Japanese volleyball player who played for Japan men's national volleyball team. He announced his retirement on July 14, 2021 and competed in the retirement match with Panasonic Panthers teammates on August 14, 2021.
Masaaki Higashiguchi (東口 順昭, Higashiguchi Masaaki; born 12 May 1986) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as…
Masaaki Higashiguchi (東口 順昭, Higashiguchi Masaaki; born 12 May 1986) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Gamba Osaka and the Japan national football team. He previously played for Albirex Niigata.
🎓 Niigata University of Management🏫 Rakunan High School📅 Born May 12🎂 Born 1986📍 From Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture💼 Football (Soccer)
Kosuke Takeuchi (竹内 公輔、born January 29, 1985 in Suita, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese professional basketball player. He…
Kosuke Takeuchi (竹内 公輔、born January 29, 1985 in Suita, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese professional basketball player. He plays for the Utsunomiya Brex of the B.League. Takeuchi also is a member of the Japan national basketball team, playing for the team in the 2006 FIBA World Championship and both the FIBA Asia Championship 2007 and FIBA Asia Championship 2009. Takeuchi's twin brother Joji is also a member of the Japanese national basketball team. As a 21-year-old, Takeuchi averaged 5.4 points and 4.4 rebounds per game for the host Japanese at the 2006 FIBA World Championship. Takeuchi has earned a bigger role with the Japanese team over the past four years; his best tournament performance to date was at the FIBA Asia Championship 2009, in which he averaged 13 points and a team-leading 8.2 rebounds per game. Despite his performance, Japan stumbled to a disappointing tenth-place finish, its worst ever performance in 24 FIBA Asia Championship appearances. He was invited to play with the Minnesota Timberwolves during the 2010 summer league in Las Vegas in 2010. Takeuchi played professionally with the Aisin Seahorses of the JBL Super League. In the 2009-10 season, Takeuchi entered the month-long winter break averaging 15.4 points and 11.3 rebounds per game for the first-place Seahorses. He was also named to the JBL All-Star Game as the leading power forward vote-getter for the West.
Joji Takeuchi (竹内 譲次、born January 29, 1985, in Suita, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese professional basketball player. He…
Joji Takeuchi (竹内 譲次、born January 29, 1985, in Suita, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese professional basketball player. He plays for the Osaka Evessa of the B.League. Takeuchi also is a member of the Japan national basketball team, playing for the team in the 2006 FIBA World Championship and both the FIBA Asia Championship 2007 and FIBA Asia Championship 2009. Takeuchi's twin brother Kosuke is also a member of the Japanese national basketball team. As a 21-year-old, Takeuchi averaged 6.2 points and 5.2 rebounds per game for the host Japanese at the 2006 FIBA World Championship. Takeuchi has earned a bigger role with the Japanese team over the past four years; his best tournament performance to date was at the FIBA Asia Championship 2009, in which he averaged 9.8 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. Despite his performance, Japan stumbled to a disappointing tenth-place finish, its worst ever performance in 24 FIBA Asia Championship appearances. Takeuchi played professionally with the Hitachi SunRockers of the JBL Super League. In the 2009–10 season, Takeuchi entered the month-long winter break averaging 16.1 points and 9.4 rebounds per game for the third-place Seahorses. He was also named to the JBL All-Star Game as the leading power forward vote-getter for the East.
Yuki Yamaguchi (山口 有希, Yamaguchi Yūki; born 22 February 1984 in Maizuru, Kyoto) is a former Japanese sprinter who…
Yuki Yamaguchi (山口 有希, Yamaguchi Yūki; born 22 February 1984 in Maizuru, Kyoto) is a former Japanese sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres. His personal best time was 45.18 seconds, achieved in the 2003 National Sports Festival of Japan in Fukuroi. This is the current Japanese junior record.
Daisuke Nakano (中野 大輔, Nakano Daisuke; born 10 October 1982 in Niigata) is a retired Japanese gymnast. He helped his…
Daisuke Nakano (中野 大輔, Nakano Daisuke; born 10 October 1982 in Niigata) is a retired Japanese gymnast. He helped his Japanese gymnastics team claim a gold medal in the all-around competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
🎓 University of Teacher Education Fukuoka🏫 Rakunan High School📅 Born October 10🎂 Born 1982📍 From Niigata(city), Niigata Prefecture💼 Gymnastics
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Yuki Yoshimura (芳村裕生, Yuki Yoshimura; born September 9, 1981) is a Japanese gymnast. Yoshimura was part of the Japanese…
Yuki Yoshimura (芳村裕生, Yuki Yoshimura; born September 9, 1981) is a Japanese gymnast. Yoshimura was part of the Japanese team that won the silver medal in the team event at the 2006 Asian Games.
🎓 Nihon University🏫 Rakunan High School📅 Born August 9🎂 Born 1981📍 From Kyoto Prefecture💼 Gymnastics
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Hiroyuki Tomita (Japanese: 冨田洋之; born November 21, 1980) is a Japanese gymnast. Tomita won three Olympic medals at the…
Hiroyuki Tomita (Japanese: 冨田洋之; born November 21, 1980) is a Japanese gymnast. Tomita won three Olympic medals at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics.
🎓 Juntendo University🏫 Rakunan High School📅 Born November 21🎂 Born 1980📍 From 大阪市城東区, Osaka Prefecture💼 Gymnastics
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Kenji Sato (佐藤 賢次, Satō Kenji) is the Head coach of the Kawasaki Brave Thunders in the Japanese B.League.
🎓 Aoyama Gakuin University🏫 Rakunan High School📅 Born December 14🎂 Born 1979📍 From Nara Prefecture💼 Basketball
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Satoshi Hamada (浜田 聡, Hamada Satoshi; born 11 May 1977 in Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture) is a Japanese politician and…
Satoshi Hamada (浜田 聡, Hamada Satoshi; born 11 May 1977 in Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture) is a Japanese politician and radiologist. He served as a member of the House of Councillors from 2019 until his loss in 2025.
Mutsumi Harada (原田睦巳, Harada Mutsumi; born 24 September 1975) is a Japanese gymnast. In the 1998 Asian Games, he won a…
Mutsumi Harada (原田睦巳, Harada Mutsumi; born 24 September 1975) is a Japanese gymnast. In the 1998 Asian Games, he won a bronze medal in the team event. He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Shinichi Isa (伊佐 進一, Isa Shinichi; born 10 December 1974) is a Japanese politician of the Centrist Reform Alliance, who…
Shinichi Isa (伊佐 進一, Isa Shinichi; born 10 December 1974) is a Japanese politician of the Centrist Reform Alliance, who serves as a member of the House of Representatives.
🎓 University of Tokyo🏫 Rakunan High School📅 Born December 10🎂 Born 1974📍 From Moriguchi, Osaka💼 Politician・Legislator💼 Bureaucrat
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Hiroyuki Tominaga (富永 啓之, Tominaga Hiroyuki; born 7 October 1973) is a former Japanese basketball player. He is the…
Hiroyuki Tominaga (富永 啓之, Tominaga Hiroyuki; born 7 October 1973) is a former Japanese basketball player. He is the father of Keisei Tominaga, who plays for the Nebraska Cornhuskers and was a member of the Japan men's national basketball team.
Kenji Okamura (岡村憲司, Okamura Kenji) is the Supervising coach of the Cyberdyne Ibaraki Robots in the Japanese B.League.
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Toshinari Takaoka (高岡 寿成, Takaoka Toshinari; born 24 September 1970) is a Japanese long-distance runner who specializes…
Toshinari Takaoka (高岡 寿成, Takaoka Toshinari; born 24 September 1970) is a Japanese long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres, 10,000 metres and the marathon race. He owned the former men's marathon Asian record.
🎓 Ryukoku University🏫 Rakunan High School📅 Born September 24🎂 Born 1970📍 From Kyoto Prefecture💼 Track and Field💼 Long-Distance Running・Marathon
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Masato Fukushima (福島雅人, Fukushima Masato) is the assistant coach of the Passlab Yamagata Wyverns.
🎓 Kyoto Sangyo University🏫 Rakunan High School📅 Born September 22🎂 Born 1970📍 From Osaka Prefecture💼 Basketball
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Yoshihiro Inoue (井上嘉浩, Inoue Yoshihiro; December 28, 1969 – July 6, 2018) was a Japanese terrorist and high ranking…
Yoshihiro Inoue (井上嘉浩, Inoue Yoshihiro; December 28, 1969 – July 6, 2018) was a Japanese terrorist and high ranking member of the doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo who was executed in Japan on July 6, 2018. He was responsible for coordinating the Tokyo subway sarin attack in 1995 which killed 14 people. His holy name was Aananda and his stage in the cult was Master Shogo.
Kuranosuke Sasaki (佐々木 蔵之介, Sasaki Kuranosuke; born February 4, 1968; real name Hideaki Sasaki 佐々木秀明, Sasaki Hideaki)…
Kuranosuke Sasaki (佐々木 蔵之介, Sasaki Kuranosuke; born February 4, 1968; real name Hideaki Sasaki 佐々木秀明, Sasaki Hideaki) is a Japanese actor, known primarily for his roles in Japanese television drama.
Kenji Moriwaki (森脇 健児, Moriwaki Kenji; born 5 February 1967, in Hirakata, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese comedian and…
Kenji Moriwaki (森脇 健児, Moriwaki Kenji; born 5 February 1967, in Hirakata, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese comedian and radio personality. Moriwaki is represented with Shochiku Geino. He graduated from Hirakata Municipal Tonoyama First Elementary School, Hirakata Municipal First Junior High School, Rakuminami High School, and Momoyama Gakuin University. Moriwaki is a resident of Kyoto. In 2010 he became the Special Advisor to Kyoto Miyama High School. Moriwaki is now married and has one son and daughter.
🎓 Momoyama Gakuin University🏫 Rakunan High School📅 Born February 5🎂 Born 1967📍 From Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture💼 TV Personality💼 Radio Personality💼 Actor
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Hiroyuki Shibata (Japanese: 柴田 博之, Hepburn: Shibata Hiroyuki; born 26 April 1963) is a Japanese athlete. He competed in…
Hiroyuki Shibata (Japanese: 柴田 博之, Hepburn: Shibata Hiroyuki; born 26 April 1963) is a Japanese athlete. He competed in the men's long jump at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He is currently the track coach of Rakunan High School in Kyoto, where he coached Olympian Yoshihide Kiryū, the first Japanese to break the 10-second barrier.
🎓 Tenri University🏫 Rakunan High School📅 Born April 26🎂 Born 1963📍 From Jōyō, Kyoto💼 Track and Field
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Yasumi Kobayashi (小林 泰三, 7 August 1962 – 23 November 2020) was a Japanese author of horror, science fiction and mystery.
Katsuhiro Kusaki (草木 克洋, Kusaki Katsuhiro; born April 12, 1962) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He…
Katsuhiro Kusaki (草木 克洋, Kusaki Katsuhiro; born April 12, 1962) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.
🎓 International University of Japan🏫 Rakunan High School📅 Born April 12🎂 Born 1962📍 From Osaka, Osaka Prefecture💼 Football (Soccer)
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Kazunori Yamanoi (山井 和則, Yamanoi Kazunori; born 6 January 1962) is a Japanese politician of the Centrist Reform…
Kazunori Yamanoi (山井 和則, Yamanoi Kazunori; born 6 January 1962) is a Japanese politician of the Centrist Reform Alliance, who serves as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Osaka, he attended Kyoto University as both undergraduate and graduate. He also studied at Lund University in Sweden for two years. Yamanoi was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000 and served as Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare in the Yukio Hatoyama and Naoto Kan Cabinets from 2009 to 2010.
🎓 Kyoto University🏫 Rakunan High School📅 Born January 6🎂 Born 1962📍 From Osaka, Osaka Prefecture💼 Politician・Legislator
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Ichiro Kishimi (岸見 一郎, Kishimi Ichirō) is a Japanese philosopher and psychologist specializing in Western ancient…
Ichiro Kishimi (岸見 一郎, Kishimi Ichirō) is a Japanese philosopher and psychologist specializing in Western ancient philosophy and Adlerian psychology. Born in Kyoto Prefecture, he studied at Kyoto University but withdrew from the doctoral program in 1987 to care for his mother. Kishimi has taught at various institutions, including Kyoto University of Education, Konan University, and Nara Women's University. He co-authored the bestseller The Courage to Be Disliked with Fumitake Koga, which has sold over one million copies since its publication in 2013. Since 2017, he has been writing for Courrier Japon and overseeing special features on Adlerian psychology.