Kenta Matsuyama (松山 健太, Matsuyama Kenta; born 17 November 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a…Kenta Matsuyama (松山 健太, Matsuyama Kenta; born 17 November 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a goalkeeper for J2 League club Tegevajaro Miyazaki.
Yūshi Shimizu (清水 優心, Shimizu Yūshi; born May 22, 1996 in Ōshima District, Yamaguchi, Japan) is a professional Japanese…Yūshi Shimizu (清水 優心, Shimizu Yūshi; born May 22, 1996 in Ōshima District, Yamaguchi, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays catcher for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
Keita Yamashita (山下 敬大, Yamashita Keita; born March 13, 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for J2…Keita Yamashita (山下 敬大, Yamashita Keita; born March 13, 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for J2 League club Tochigi City.
Ayako Sakuramoto (櫻本 絢子, Sakuramoto Ayako; born August 19, 1995) is a Japanese badminton player. She currently plays…Ayako Sakuramoto (櫻本 絢子, Sakuramoto Ayako; born August 19, 1995) is a Japanese badminton player. She currently plays for Gifu Bluvic, having previously spent over a decade as a member of the Yonex team. She specializes in women's doubles and has achieved success in numerous tournaments. These include the Asian Junior Championships, BWF World Tour, BWF Grand Prix, and BWF International Challenge/Series. Sakuramoto frequently partners with Yukiko Takahata and Rena Miyaura, with whom she has won multiple titles and medals.
Takumi Miyoshi (三好 匠, Miyoshi Takumi; born June 7, 1993 in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan) is a Japanese former…Takumi Miyoshi (三好 匠, Miyoshi Takumi; born June 7, 1993 in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Aoi Enomoto (榎本 葵, born July 24, 1992) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder. He played in Japan's Nippon…Aoi Enomoto (榎本 葵, born July 24, 1992) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder. He played in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles from 2012 to 2015 and the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in 2017. Enomoto then played for the Toyama GRN Thunderbirds in the BC League in 2018 and 2019.
Akira Niho (二保 旭, Niho Akira; born May 18, 1990) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in…Akira Niho (二保 旭, Niho Akira; born May 18, 1990) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, Hanshin Tigers, and Chiba Lotte Marines.
Kensuke Nagai (永井 謙佑, Nagai Kensuke; born 5 March 1989) is a Japanese football player who plays as a striker for J1…Kensuke Nagai (永井 謙佑, Nagai Kensuke; born 5 March 1989) is a Japanese football player who plays as a striker for J1 League club Nagoya Grampus.
Daisuke Kato (加藤 大輔, Katō Daisuke; born July 27, 1980) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Tohoku…Daisuke Kato (加藤 大輔, Katō Daisuke; born July 27, 1980) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Pacific League.
Kaori Mori (森 かおり, Mori Kaori; born on August 23, 1979, in Fukuoka Prefecture) is a former Japanese badminton player.…Kaori Mori (森 かおり, Mori Kaori; born on August 23, 1979, in Fukuoka Prefecture) is a former Japanese badminton player. She was the women's singles national champion in 2001 and 2003. Mori won the bronze medal at the 2004 Asian Championships and also the silver medals in 2005 and 2006. She played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics, defeating Anu Weckström of Finland in the first round but losing to Zhou Mi of China in the round of 16. She also helps the Japanese women's team to win bronze at the 2004 Uber Cup in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Takeshi Hidaka (日高 剛, Hidaka Takeshi; born August 15, 1977 in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka) is a Japanese former Nippon…Takeshi Hidaka (日高 剛, Hidaka Takeshi; born August 15, 1977 in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka) is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball player. He played with the Orix BlueWave/Orix Buffaloes from 1998 to 2012 and the Hanshin Tigers from 2013 to 2014.
Akiko Sekine (関根 明子, Sekine Akiko; née Hirao; born August 30, 1975) is an athlete from Japan, who competes in…Akiko Sekine (関根 明子, Sekine Akiko; née Hirao; born August 30, 1975) is an athlete from Japan, who competes in triathlon. She competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She took seventeenth place with a total time of 2:04:18.70. She also competed at the second Olympic triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She took twelfth place with a total time of 2:07:34.02.
Suzuki Matsuo (松尾 スズキ, Matsuo Suzuki; born 15 December 1962) is a Japanese theatre director, actor, novelist, and…Suzuki Matsuo (松尾 スズキ, Matsuo Suzuki; born 15 December 1962) is a Japanese theatre director, actor, novelist, and screenwriter.
Masanobu Fuchi (渕 正信, Fuchi Masanobu; born January 14, 1954) is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to All Japan…Masanobu Fuchi (渕 正信, Fuchi Masanobu; born January 14, 1954) is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where he is also a director and the co-head booker. Fuchi has exclusively worked for All Japan since his debut in 1974, and holds the record for the longest World Junior Heavyweight Championship reign at 1,309 days. Fuchi became a freelancer in 2009, but officially re-signed with AJPW in 2013 as both a director and wrestler, making him the longest tenured member of the All Japan roster.
Junji Higashi (東 順治, Higashi Junji; 6 October 1946 – 17 October 2023) was a Japanese politician of the New Komeito…Junji Higashi (東 順治, Higashi Junji; 6 October 1946 – 17 October 2023) was a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka and graduate of the University of Kitakyushu he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1990. He represented the 2nd District of Fukuoka prefecture. Junji Higashi died of pneumonia on 17 October 2023, at the age of 77.
Yuka Itaya (板谷 由夏, Itaya Yuka; born June 22, 1975, in Fukuoka Prefecture) is a Japanese actress and caster. She is…Yuka Itaya (板谷 由夏, Itaya Yuka; born June 22, 1975, in Fukuoka Prefecture) is a Japanese actress and caster. She is represented by Amuse, Inc.
Ayane Kurihara (栗原 文音; born 27 September 1989) is a Japanese former badminton player. She began playing badminton at…Ayane Kurihara (栗原 文音; born 27 September 1989) is a Japanese former badminton player. She began playing badminton at age 9, and played competitively from then on. She became a member of the Japan national badminton team at the age of 19. Her current partner is Naru Shinoya for women's doubles and Kohei Gondo for mixed doubles. Kurihara competed with her former partner Kenta Kazuno in the mixed doubles at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Kurihara announced her retirement through her Twitter account on 23 December 2019.
Reiko Shiota (潮田 玲子, Shiota Reiko; born 30 September 1983) is a Japanese badminton player, affiliated with the Sanyo…Reiko Shiota (潮田 玲子, Shiota Reiko; born 30 September 1983) is a Japanese badminton player, affiliated with the Sanyo electric team. Shiota was the bronze medallist at the 2007 World Championships in the women's doubles event partnered with Kumiko Ogura. She also won the silver and bronze medals at the 2006 Asian Games in the women's team and doubles respectively. Shiota competed at the Olympic Games two times, in 2008 Beijing in the women's doubles event with Ogura, and in 2012 London in the mixed doubles event partnered with Shintaro Ikeda.