Takumi Shimada (島田 拓海, Shimada Takumi; born 25 August 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for…Takumi Shimada (島田 拓海, Shimada Takumi; born 25 August 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for FC Osaka.
Shinji Yamada (born 24 February 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left midfielder for Hertha…Shinji Yamada (born 24 February 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left midfielder for Hertha Zehlendorf.
Hiroshi Futami (二見 宏志, born 20 March 1992) is a Japanese football defender who currently plays for FC Imabari in the J3…Hiroshi Futami (二見 宏志, born 20 March 1992) is a Japanese football defender who currently plays for FC Imabari in the J3 League.
Shu Sasaki (佐佐木 周, Sasaki Shū; born 12 February 1991) is a Japanese professional footballer who currently plays for…Shu Sasaki (佐佐木 周, Sasaki Shū; born 12 February 1991) is a Japanese professional footballer who currently plays for Hong Kong Premier League club Southern.
Tatsuro Okuda (奥田 達朗, Okuda Tatsurō; born 20 September 1988) is a professional Japanese football player. He plays as a…Tatsuro Okuda (奥田 達朗, Okuda Tatsurō; born 20 September 1988) is a professional Japanese football player. He plays as a goalkeeper for Kochi United.
Kunie Kitamoto (北本 久仁衛, Kitamoto Kunie; born September 18, 1981) is a Japanese football player, he is currently…Kunie Kitamoto (北本 久仁衛, Kitamoto Kunie; born September 18, 1981) is a Japanese football player, he is currently assistant manager of Vissel Kobe.
Seigo Narazaki (楢﨑 正剛, Narazaki Seigō; born 15 April 1976) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a…Seigo Narazaki (楢﨑 正剛, Narazaki Seigō; born 15 April 1976) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for the Japan national team. Narazaki is the second highest number of J.League all-time appearances in history with 631 appearances.
Ryō Michigami (道上龍, Michigami Ryō; born March 1, 1973 in Nara) is a Japanese racing driver. He last drove a Honda NSX…Ryō Michigami (道上龍, Michigami Ryō; born March 1, 1973 in Nara) is a Japanese racing driver. He last drove a Honda NSX GT3 Evo for Yogibo Drago Corse in Super GT in the 2021 Super GT Season. He won the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship in 2000. Michigami competed in the GT500 category of the Super GT series in 1995 and then from 1998 to 2013. He drove for Mugen from 1998 to 2002, for Dome from 2003 to 2009, and for Nakajima Racing from 2010 to 2013. Apart from 1995, he always drove for Honda teams, and became Honda's first champion in the series in 2000. He also won the Suzuka 1000 km three times; in 1999, 2003 and 2004. After his initial retirement, Michigami formed the Drago Corse team, which competed in Super GT's GT500 class in 2015 and 2016 before withdrawing from the series. Michigami and the Drago Corse team would return to Super GT in 2018, albeit competing in the GT300 class with the NSX GT3. This marked Michigami's return as a full-time competitor, and his first season as a driver-owner in the series. Drago Corse also competed in All-Japan Formula Three Championship as the ThreeBond Racing team. In 2017, Michigami drove a factory Honda Civic in the World Touring Car Championship. He became the first Japanese driver in the series to finish on the podium at the Race of Macau.
Hiroshige Yanagimoto (柳本 啓成, Yanagimoto Hiroshige; born October 15, 1972) is a former Japanese football player. He…Hiroshige Yanagimoto (柳本 啓成, Yanagimoto Hiroshige; born October 15, 1972) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Chubee Kagita (鍵田 忠兵衛, Kagita Chūbee; 6 August 1957 – 16 December 2011) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal…Chubee Kagita (鍵田 忠兵衛, Kagita Chūbee; 6 August 1957 – 16 December 2011) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). Kagita was born in Nara, son of former House of Representative member Kagita Saburou Tadashi. Kagita graduated from Kokushikan University with a Bachelor's degree in Politics and Economics. He had served in the assembly of Nara Prefecture for three terms since 1995 and became the mayor of Nara in 2004. Resigning as mayor in 2005, he ran unsuccessfully for the mayor of Nara in the same year (defeated by current mayor Gen Nakagawa in the 2009 elections). He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005 and resigned in 2009 to run as mayor of Nara.