Sota Watanabe (渡邊 創太, Watanabe Sōta; born 25 August 2000) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Renofa Yamaguchi FC.
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Sota Watanabe (渡邊 創太, Watanabe Sōta; born 25 August 2000) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Renofa Yamaguchi FC.
Kenta Abe (阿部 健太, Abe Kenta; born September 8, 1984) is a right-handed professional baseball pitcher for the Tokyo…
Kenta Abe (阿部 健太, Abe Kenta; born September 8, 1984) is a right-handed professional baseball pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in Nippon Professional Baseball. He was the number 4 draft pick for the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes in 2003. During his high school days, he played at Koshien Stadium.
Michitaka Nishiyama (西山 道隆, born January 9, 1980, in Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan) is a Japanese former professional…
Michitaka Nishiyama (西山 道隆, born January 9, 1980, in Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher who played for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) from 2006 to 2008.
Jiro Takeda (武田 治郎, Takeda Jiro; born September 18, 1972) is a former Japanese football player. He is the current…
Jiro Takeda (武田 治郎, Takeda Jiro; born September 18, 1972) is a former Japanese football player. He is the current goalkeeper coach J2 League club of Machida Zelvia.
Eiji Mizuguchi (水口 栄二, Mizuguchi Eiji; born January 9, 1969) is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball…
Eiji Mizuguchi (水口 栄二, Mizuguchi Eiji; born January 9, 1969) is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball infielder.
Takashi Nishimoto (西本 聖, Nishimoto Takashi; born June 27, 1956) is a Japanese baseball coach and retired pitcher. He…
Takashi Nishimoto (西本 聖, Nishimoto Takashi; born June 27, 1956) is a Japanese baseball coach and retired pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yomiuri Giants, Chunichi Dragons, and Orix Blue Wave from 1976 through 1993. In 1981, Nishimoto won the Eiji Sawamura Award. Winning the 1981 Japan Series, he was named the Japan Series Most Valuable Player. Nishimoto won seven straight Gold Glove Awards from 1979 through 1985. He won the Nippon Professional Baseball Comeback Player of the Year Award in 1989. After his retirement as a player, Nishimoto coached for the Hanshin Tigers and the Chiba Lotte Marines. In 2013, he coached the Orix Buffaloes. His brother, Akikazu Nishimoto, played in NPB.
Masaru Kageura (景浦 將, Kageura Masaru; July 20, 1915 – May 20, 1945) was a Japanese baseball player from Matsuyama…
Masaru Kageura (景浦 將, Kageura Masaru; July 20, 1915 – May 20, 1945) was a Japanese baseball player from Matsuyama, Ehime. An accomplished two-way player, Kaguera is one of two players (Eiji Sawamura being the other) who was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame after being killed in World War II. Kageura's team reached the finals in the 1932 National High School Baseball Championship, but his team was defeated by Masao Yoshida in the championship game. After getting his degree at Rikkyo University, Kageura joined the Tigers of the nascent Japanese Baseball League (JBL) and he was a good rival for Eiji Sawamura of the Giants. Kageura won the 1936 JBL ERA title with a 0.79 mark. He did not play in the JBL from 1939 to 1942, returning to the Tigers for the 1943 season (although he did not pitch that season). Kageura was killed in the Battle of Luzon, in the Philippines, in World War II. He was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame by the Special Committee in 1965.
Yoshitaka Takeda (武田義孝, Takeda Yoshitaka; 15 February 1911 – August 1943) was a Japanese gymnast. He competed at the…
Yoshitaka Takeda (武田義孝, Takeda Yoshitaka; 15 February 1911 – August 1943) was a Japanese gymnast. He competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics and the 1936 Summer Olympics. He died of kidney disease in August 1943.
Sadayoshi Fujimoto (藤本 定義, Fujimoto Sadayoshi; December 20, 1904–February 18, 1981) was a Japanese baseball manager…
Sadayoshi Fujimoto (藤本 定義, Fujimoto Sadayoshi; December 20, 1904–February 18, 1981) was a Japanese baseball manager, most notably as the first manager of the Tokyo Kyojin, which was later renamed to the Yomiuri Giants. With the Kyojin, he won the Japanese Baseball League pennant seven times. He was also the manager of the Pacific Baseball Club (renamed to the Taiyo Robins during his tenure), the Hankyu Braves, and the Hanshin Tigers. Fujimoto is third all-time for Japanese baseball managers in terms of career wins, with 1,655. He was inducted to the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974.
Reiko Tosa (土佐 礼子, Tosa Reiko; born 11 June 1976) is a Japanese long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon…
Reiko Tosa (土佐 礼子, Tosa Reiko; born 11 June 1976) is a Japanese long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon race. She was born in Matsuyama, Ehime.