Tosayutaka Yūya (born 10 March 1985) is a former sumo wrestler from Tosa City, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. He made his…
Tosayutaka Yūya (born 10 March 1985) is a former sumo wrestler from Tosa City, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. He made his professional debut in March 2007, reaching the top makuuchi division in July 2009. His highest rank was maegashira 1. After a long hiatus due to injury, he worked his way back up the ranks, logging several lower division championships on the way. In January 2015 he finally reached the top division again after an 18 tournament absence. His comeback from sandanme 84 was the lowest any wrestler since World War II has fallen and still managed to again reach the top division, until surpassed by Terunofuji. After further injury setbacks he announced his retirement in January 2016. He became stablemaster of Tokitsukaze stable in February 2021 after the Japan Sumo Association asked the previous stablemaster to retire.
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Masato Wada (和田 正人, Wada Masato) is a Japanese actor and singer. He is known for his role as Sengoku Kiyosumi in The…
Masato Wada (和田 正人, Wada Masato) is a Japanese actor and singer. He is known for his role as Sengoku Kiyosumi in The Prince of Tennis musical series, Tenimyu (and making a cameo in the Prince of Tennis live action film adaptation). He is also part of a young men's stage acting troupe, D-BOYS, which perform in various skit-like performances. He starred as Nobuo Akagi/Akiba Red in the 2012 Super Sentai parody series Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger.
Eisaku Kubonouchi (窪之内英策, Kubonouchi Eisaku; born November 11, 1966 in Kōchi, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist and…
Eisaku Kubonouchi (窪之内英策, Kubonouchi Eisaku; born November 11, 1966 in Kōchi, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist and character designer.
Kazuyoshi Nomachi (野町 和嘉, Nomachi Kazuyoshi; born 1946) is a Japanese photographer. He embraced Islam as his religion…
Kazuyoshi Nomachi (野町 和嘉, Nomachi Kazuyoshi; born 1946) is a Japanese photographer. He embraced Islam as his religion in 1994
Norio Takeuchi (武内 則男, Takeuchi Norio; born 1958) is a former Japanese politician belonging to the Constitutional…
Norio Takeuchi (武内 則男, Takeuchi Norio; born 1958) is a former Japanese politician belonging to the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan. He served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) for Shikoku.