Yuka Yasuda (安田 祐香, Yasuda Yuka) (born 24 December 2000) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA of…Yuka Yasuda (安田 祐香, Yasuda Yuka) (born 24 December 2000) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour where she has three wins.
Ayaka Furue (古江 彩佳, Furue Ayaka) (born 27 May 2000) is a Japanese professional golfer. After playing on the LPGA of…Ayaka Furue (古江 彩佳, Furue Ayaka) (born 27 May 2000) is a Japanese professional golfer. After playing on the LPGA of Japan Tour where she has eight wins, she currently plays on the LPGA Tour. She won her first LPGA Tour championship on 31 July 2022, at the Trust Golf Women's Scottish Open. She won her first major at the 2024 Evian Championship.
Wataru Takamatsu (高松渡, Takamatsu Wataru; born July 2, 1999 in Kakogawa, Hyogo, Japan) is a Japanese professional…Wataru Takamatsu (高松渡, Takamatsu Wataru; born July 2, 1999 in Kakogawa, Hyogo, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Chunichi Dragons.
Kyota Mochii (持井 響太, Mochii Kyota; born 20 January 1999) is a Japanese footballer who playing as a midfielder and…Kyota Mochii (持井 響太, Mochii Kyota; born 20 January 1999) is a Japanese footballer who playing as a midfielder and currently play for FC Imabari.
Daisuke Inazumi (稲積 大介, Inazumi Daisuke; born 8 May 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for…Daisuke Inazumi (稲積 大介, Inazumi Daisuke; born 8 May 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for Vanraure Hachinohe, who he joined in 2023.
Ryutaro Megumi (恵 龍太郎, Megumi Ryūtarō; born June 29, 1993) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Japanese club Cerveza…Ryutaro Megumi (恵 龍太郎, Megumi Ryūtarō; born June 29, 1993) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Japanese club Cerveza FC Tokyo as a forward.. He was educated at and played for Aoyama Gakuin University. He moved to Tampines Rovers in 2017 after impressing scouts during a football trial.
Tomoki Taniguchi (谷口 智紀, Taniguchi Tomoki; born October 22, 1992) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a centre-back…Tomoki Taniguchi (谷口 智紀, Taniguchi Tomoki; born October 22, 1992) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Championship club Persiba Balikpapan.
Yuki Kagawa (香川 勇気, Kagawa Yūki; born July 2, 1992) is a Japanese football player, who plays for Kataller Toyama as a…Yuki Kagawa (香川 勇気, Kagawa Yūki; born July 2, 1992) is a Japanese football player, who plays for Kataller Toyama as a defender.
Hiroki Higuchi (樋口 寛規, born April 16, 1992) is a Japanese football player who plays as a forward for Fukushima United…Hiroki Higuchi (樋口 寛規, born April 16, 1992) is a Japanese football player who plays as a forward for Fukushima United FC.
Norimasa Nakanishi (中西規真, Nakanishi, Norimasa; born 11 April 1991) is a Japanese former footballer who last played for…Norimasa Nakanishi (中西規真, Nakanishi, Norimasa; born 11 April 1991) is a Japanese former footballer who last played for YSCC Yokohama.
Tetsuya Koishi (小石 哲也, Koishi Tetsuya; born September 21, 1990) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Vonds…Tetsuya Koishi (小石 哲也, Koishi Tetsuya; born September 21, 1990) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Vonds Ichihara.
Mu Kanazaki (金崎 夢生, Kanazaki Mū; born 16 February 1989) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for Japan…Mu Kanazaki (金崎 夢生, Kanazaki Mū; born 16 February 1989) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for Japan Football League club Verspah Oita. He scored the two goals that won the 2016 J1 League final for Kashima Antlers over Urawa Red Diamonds.
Keisuke Shimizu (清水 圭介, Shimizu Keisuke; born November 25, 1988) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for…Keisuke Shimizu (清水 圭介, Shimizu Keisuke; born November 25, 1988) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Kansai Soccer League club FC Basara Hyogo.
Kosuke Yamazaki Uchida (内田 昂輔, Uchida Kosuke; born 2 October 1987) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Kosuke Yamazaki Uchida (内田 昂輔, Uchida Kosuke; born 2 October 1987) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Shinji Okazaki (岡崎 慎司, Okazaki Shinji; born 16 April 1986) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a…Shinji Okazaki (岡崎 慎司, Okazaki Shinji; born 16 April 1986) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is best known for winning the Premier League with Leicester City in 2016. He is currently the manager of FC Basara Mainz. Internationally, he is Japan's third all-time top goalscorer with 50 goals.
Hiroyuki Komoto (河本 裕之, Kōmoto Hiroyuki; born September 4, 1985) is a Japanese football player who plays for Omiya…Hiroyuki Komoto (河本 裕之, Kōmoto Hiroyuki; born September 4, 1985) is a Japanese football player who plays for Omiya Ardija.
Park Kang-jo (Korean: 박강조; born 24 January 1980) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is…Park Kang-jo (Korean: 박강조; born 24 January 1980) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently the manager of Atletico Suzuka. Born in Japan, he made five appearances for South Korea national team scoring once.
Akira Kaji (加地 亮, Kaji Akira; born 13 January 1980) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a…Akira Kaji (加地 亮, Kaji Akira; born 13 January 1980) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played for the Japan national team from 2003 until 2008.
Takashi Miki (三木 隆司, Miki Takashi; born July 23, 1978) is a former Japanese football player. He is the current…Takashi Miki (三木 隆司, Miki Takashi; born July 23, 1978) is a former Japanese football player. He is the current assistant manager of Nagoya Grampus.
Takayuki Yoshida (吉田 孝行, Yoshida Takayuki; born 14 March 1977) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He is…Takayuki Yoshida (吉田 孝行, Yoshida Takayuki; born 14 March 1977) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He is currently the manager of J1 League club Shimizu S-Pulse. During his managerial tenure at Vissel Kobe, Yoshida has coached a number of former FIFA World Cup winners with the like of Lukas Podolski, Andrés Iniesta and David Villa. He also has coached a few world class superstars like Thomas Vermaelen, Sergi Samper and Juan Mata. Yoshida also guided Vissel Kobe to two consecutive J1 League title in 2023 and 2024.
Yasuhiro Hato (波戸 康広, Hato Yasuhiro; born 4 May 1976) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan…Yasuhiro Hato (波戸 康広, Hato Yasuhiro; born 4 May 1976) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Akio Kogiku (小菊 昭雄, Kogiku Akio; born 7 July 1975) is a Japanese football manager and former football player. He is the…Akio Kogiku (小菊 昭雄, Kogiku Akio; born 7 July 1975) is a Japanese football manager and former football player. He is the currently manager of J2 League club Sagan Tosu.
Mac Suzuki (マック鈴木; born Makoto Suzuki (鈴木 誠, Suzuki Makoto); May 31, 1975) is a Japanese former professional baseball…Mac Suzuki (マック鈴木; born Makoto Suzuki (鈴木 誠, Suzuki Makoto); May 31, 1975) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. Over his career, Suzuki played 18 seasons in professional baseball, including six in Major League Baseball and two in the Japan Pacific League. In his major league career, he has played for the Seattle Mariners (1996, 1998–1999), the Kansas City Royals (1999–2001, 2002), the Colorado Rockies (2001), and the Milwaukee Brewers (2001). With those teams, he has had a combined record of 16–31 with a 5.72 earned run average (ERA), one complete game, one shutout, 67 starts and 327 strikeouts in 117 games pitched.
Atsuhiko Mori (森 敦彦, Mori Atsuhiko; born May 31, 1972) is a former Japanese professional football player. He played as…Atsuhiko Mori (森 敦彦, Mori Atsuhiko; born May 31, 1972) is a former Japanese professional football player. He played as a goalkeeper, most notably with Yokohama Flügels from 1991 to 1997.
Yoshiko Yamamoto (Japanese: 山本佳子, born 6 March 1970) is a Japanese former marathon runner who won the 1990 Paris…Yoshiko Yamamoto (Japanese: 山本佳子, born 6 March 1970) is a Japanese former marathon runner who won the 1990 Paris Marathon, came second at the 1992 Boston Marathon, and third at the 1992 New York City Marathon.
