Teruki Yoshino (吉野 光樹, Yoshino Teruki; born July 19, 1998) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a pitcher…Teruki Yoshino (吉野 光樹, Yoshino Teruki; born July 19, 1998) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a pitcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Hiromu Ise (伊勢 大夢, Ise Hiromu; born March 7, 1998) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Yokohama DeNA…Hiromu Ise (伊勢 大夢, Ise Hiromu; born March 7, 1998) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Taiga Ishida (born 1 October 1997) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. He competed for Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics…Taiga Ishida (born 1 October 1997) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. He competed for Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Kairi Shimada (島田 海吏, Shimada Kairi; born February 6, 1996) is a professional Japanese baseball outfielder for the…Kairi Shimada (島田 海吏, Shimada Kairi; born February 6, 1996) is a professional Japanese baseball outfielder for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Seiya Tsutsumi (堤聖也) (born December 24, 1995) is a Japanese professional boxer. He is a two-time World Boxing…Seiya Tsutsumi (堤聖也) (born December 24, 1995) is a Japanese professional boxer. He is a two-time World Boxing Association (WBA) bantamweight champion having held the title since December 2025 until May 2026. and previously from 2024 to 2025.
Takahito Otsuka (大塚 尚仁, Ōtsuka Takahito; born October 13, 1994, in Yame, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture) is a Japanese…Takahito Otsuka (大塚 尚仁, Ōtsuka Takahito; born October 13, 1994, in Yame, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball (NBP). He played for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in 2015 and 2016.
Hayato Mizowaki (溝脇 隼人, Mizowaki Hayato; born May 17, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the…Hayato Mizowaki (溝脇 隼人, Mizowaki Hayato; born May 17, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Syuusuke Saito (斉藤 秀翼, Saitō Shūsuke; born March 1, 1993 in Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture) is a Japanese actor and…Syuusuke Saito (斉藤 秀翼, Saitō Shūsuke; born March 1, 1993 in Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture) is a Japanese actor and singer who was affiliated with Sony Music Artists and graduated from Kyushugakuin High School. He played the role of Ian Yorkland (Kyoryu Black) in the 2013 Super Sentai TV series Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger.
Yuya Oda (小田 裕也, Oda Yuya; born November 4, 1989) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder. He played in…Yuya Oda (小田 裕也, Oda Yuya; born November 4, 1989) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) from 2015 to 2024 for the Orix Buffaloes.
Chiyohakuhō Daiki (born 21 April 1983 as Daiki Kakiuchi) is a former sumo wrestler from Yamaga, Kumamoto, Japan. He…Chiyohakuhō Daiki (born 21 April 1983 as Daiki Kakiuchi) is a former sumo wrestler from Yamaga, Kumamoto, Japan. He made his professional debut in 1999 and broke into the top makuuchi division nine years later in 2008. His highest rank was maegashira 6. He wrestled for Kokonoe stable. After he admitted to his involvement in match-fixing, he retired from the sport in 2011 following an investigation by the Japan Sumo Association.
Hisashi Takayama (高山 久, Takayama Hisashi; born November 16, 1981) is a former baseball player from Japan. He played for…Hisashi Takayama (高山 久, Takayama Hisashi; born November 16, 1981) is a former baseball player from Japan. He played for Saitama Seibu Lions and Hanshin Tigers.
Shingo Suetsugu (末續 慎吾, Suetsugu Shingo; born 2 June 1980 in Kumamoto) is a Japanese sprinter. He is a former Asian…Shingo Suetsugu (末續 慎吾, Suetsugu Shingo; born 2 June 1980 in Kumamoto) is a Japanese sprinter. He is a former Asian record holder in the 200 metres and 4×100 metres relay.
Ryo Yoshimoto (吉本 亮, Yoshimoto Ryo; born May 8, 1980) is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball infielder, and…Ryo Yoshimoto (吉本 亮, Yoshimoto Ryo; born May 8, 1980) is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball infielder, and current second squad hitting coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks and the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Kotaro Azuse (東瀬 耕太郎, Azuse Kotaro; born May 6, 1967) was a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher. He played…Kotaro Azuse (東瀬 耕太郎, Azuse Kotaro; born May 6, 1967) was a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher. He played with the Yokohama Taiyo Whales.
Haruo Urata (浦田 春生, Urata Haruo) (born 9 March 1962 in Kumamoto) is a retired long-distance runner from Japan, who…Haruo Urata (浦田 春生, Urata Haruo) (born 9 March 1962 in Kumamoto) is a retired long-distance runner from Japan, who represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics. His personal best in the men's 10,000 metres was 28:18.15, achieved at the 1991 World Championships. Urata won four national titles during his career: in the 5000 metres (1988 and 1989) and in the 10,000 metres (1988 and 1989).
Yasutaka Okayama (岡山恭崇, Okayama Yasutaka; born November 29, 1954) is a Japanese former professional basketball player…Yasutaka Okayama (岡山恭崇, Okayama Yasutaka; born November 29, 1954) is a Japanese former professional basketball player and coach. He was selected by the Golden State Warriors as the 171st pick of the eighth round of the 1981 NBA draft, although he did not sign with them. At 7 ft 8 in (2.34 m), he is the tallest player to be drafted in National Basketball Association (NBA) history. Okayama was the only player from Japan drafted into the NBA until Rui Hachimura was selected in the 2019 NBA draft. Okayama practiced judo at junior high and high school, and obtained a second degree black belt. He started playing basketball at Osaka University of Commerce when he was eighteen. In 1975, when his height was about 2.08 metres (6 ft 10 in), he was recruited by the University of Portland; he spent two years there, but a medical check revealed gigantism and he never played for the varsity team. After graduation, he joined the Sumitomo Metal Sparks basketball club. He represented Japan between 1979 and 1986 before retiring in 1996. After being selected in the 1981 NBA draft, Okayama opted to stay in Japan. As of 2005, he worked for Sumitomo Metal Industries and was active as a basketball coach. Okayama wrote a book for young basketball players in 1989.
Hiroshi Katsuno (勝野 洋, Katsuno Hiroshi; born July 27, 1949 in Kumamoto) is a Japanese actor. He graduated from Aoyama…Hiroshi Katsuno (勝野 洋, Katsuno Hiroshi; born July 27, 1949 in Kumamoto) is a Japanese actor. He graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University. Katsuno's debut was as a detective Texas in the television series Taiyō ni Hoero! in 1974 and he won great popularity through the role. The episode his character Texas was killed recorded 42.5% audience rating, it was highest audience rating in Taiyō ni Hoero!.
Haruo Yoshimuta (吉無田 春男, Yoshimuta Haruo; 5 November 1939 – 5 March 2025) was a Japanese swimmer who competed in the…Haruo Yoshimuta (吉無田 春男, Yoshimuta Haruo; 5 November 1939 – 5 March 2025) was a Japanese swimmer who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics in the 200 Metres Butterfly, and in the 1964 Summer Olympics in the 400 Metres Freestyle. Haruo died from heart failure in Kitakyushu, on 5 March 2025, at the age of 85.
Masaru Urata (Japanese: 浦田勝 Urata Masaru; 20 June 1925 – 5 March 2026) was a Japanese politician. A member of the…Masaru Urata (Japanese: 浦田勝 Urata Masaru; 20 June 1925 – 5 March 2026) was a Japanese politician. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he served in the House of Councillors from 1983 to 1989 and again from 1992 to 1998. Urata died in Tamana on 5 March 2026, at the age of 100.