Kōichirō Morioka (森岡 紘一朗, Morioka Kōichirō; born 2 April 1985) is a Japanese race walker. He has enjoyed success at…
Kōichirō Morioka (森岡 紘一朗, Morioka Kōichirō; born 2 April 1985) is a Japanese race walker. He has enjoyed success at University and regional levels, having won two bronze medals at both the Summer Universiade (2005, 2007) and the Asian Games (2006, 2010). Morioka has competed at the four World Championships in Athletics (2005 to 2011) and has represented Japan at three Summer Olympics (2008, 2012, 2016). He also won a silver medal at the 2009 East Asian Games. He walked an Asian record of 39:07.84 minutes for the 10,000 km track walk in 2010, which was broken two years later by Wang Zhen. He also set a new personal best at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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Arata Fujiwara (藤原 新, Fujiwara Arata; born 12 September 1981) is a Japanese marathon runner. At the 2009 World…
Arata Fujiwara (藤原 新, Fujiwara Arata; born 12 September 1981) is a Japanese marathon runner. At the 2009 World Championships in Athletics held in Berlin, Germany, Fujiwara finished 61st in the men's marathon in a time of two hours, thirty-one minutes and ten seconds. He represented Japan at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's marathon, finishing in 45th place. He qualified for the Games by finishing second in the 2012 Tokyo Marathon.
Yoshiko Fujinaga (藤永 佳子, Fujinaga Yoshiko; born August 15, 1981 in Saza, Nagasaki) is a female long-distance runner…
Yoshiko Fujinaga (藤永 佳子, Fujinaga Yoshiko; born August 15, 1981 in Saza, Nagasaki) is a female long-distance runner from Japan, who won the 2009 edition of the annual Nagoya Marathon on March 1, 2009, clocking a total time of 2:28:13. She is a one-time national champion in the women's 5,000 metres.
Yukishige Okubo (大久保 潔重, Ōkubo Yukishige; born March 12, 1966) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of…
Yukishige Okubo (大久保 潔重, Ōkubo Yukishige; born March 12, 1966) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Isahaya, Nagasaki and graduate of Nagasaki University, he had served in the assembly of Nagasaki Prefecture since 2003. After running unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives in 2005, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007.
Hirotami Kojima (小島 啓民, Kojima Hirotami; born March 3, 1964 in Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese baseball player. He…
Hirotami Kojima (小島 啓民, Kojima Hirotami; born March 3, 1964 in Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese baseball player. He won a bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics, and has been a coach for Japan at international level.