Akihiro Kurihara (栗原 明洋, Kurihara Akihiro; born May 2, 1985) is a former Japanese football player.
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Akihiro Kurihara (栗原 明洋, Kurihara Akihiro; born May 2, 1985) is a former Japanese football player.
Takasuke Kume (Japanese: 久米 鷹介, Kume Takasuke; born April 28, 1985) is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in…
Takasuke Kume (Japanese: 久米 鷹介, Kume Takasuke; born April 28, 1985) is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division.
Takuya Tsuda (Japanese: 津田 拓也, Hepburn: Tsuda Takuya; born 27 April 1985) is a Japanese motorcycle racer who competes…
Takuya Tsuda (Japanese: 津田 拓也, Hepburn: Tsuda Takuya; born 27 April 1985) is a Japanese motorcycle racer who competes in the JSB1000 class of the All Japan Road Race Championship for Team Suzuki, aboard a GSX-R1000R. Tsuda has been Suzuki's primary test rider since it returned to MotoGP in 2015. Tsuda made his MotoGP debut in the 2017 Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez in place of the injured Álex Rins.
Tomohisa Taguchi (Japanese: 田口智久, Hepburn: Taguchi Tomohisa) is a Japanese animator, director, storyboard artist and…
Tomohisa Taguchi (Japanese: 田口智久, Hepburn: Taguchi Tomohisa) is a Japanese animator, director, storyboard artist and screenwriter.
Maki Tsuji (辻 麻希, Tsuji Maki; born 27 April 1985) is a Japanese speed skater. She competed at the 2011, 2013 and 2014…
Maki Tsuji (辻 麻希, Tsuji Maki; born 27 April 1985) is a Japanese speed skater. She competed at the 2011, 2013 and 2014 World Sprint Championships, and at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Yurie Adachi (足立 友里恵, Adachi Yurie; born April 26, 1985) is a Japanese ice hockey player. She has played for Japan in…
Yurie Adachi (足立 友里恵, Adachi Yurie; born April 26, 1985) is a Japanese ice hockey player. She has played for Japan in the World Women's Championship Division 1 for two years. In 2008, she played for Japan again, this time in the Top Division. Adachi competed at both the 2014 and the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Tsubasa Kitatsuru (北津留 翼, Kitatsuru Tsubasa; born April 26, 1985 in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka) is a Japanese professional…
Tsubasa Kitatsuru (北津留 翼, Kitatsuru Tsubasa; born April 26, 1985 in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka) is a Japanese professional track cyclist. He has collected five Asian Championships and two Asian Games medals to his career hardware in men's sprint, and later represented Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Kitatsuru currently races for the Japan Professional Cycling Union. Emerging as one of Japan's most successful sprinters in track cycling, Kitatsuru sought sporting headlines at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, where he defeated South Korea's Choi Lae-Seon in the decided with a best time of 10.882 seconds, making him the fifth Japanese rider in the Games' history to take home the men's sprint gold. Kitatsuru qualified for his first Japanese squad, as a 23-year-old, in the men's sprint at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by receiving one of the team's four available berths based on UCI's selection process from the Track World Rankings. Kitatsuru lost his round-of-sixteen match-up against France's Mickaël Bourgain, and finished second in his repechage heat behind Malaysia's Azizulhasni Awang, thus eliminating him from the tournament. Earlier in the morning session, Kitatsuru grabbed a fourteenth seed with a time of 10.391. At the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, Kitatsuru missed his title defense to settle only for the silver medal in men' sprint, after losing out to host nation China's Zhang Lei on a two-race final match.
Yuta Kanai (金井 勇太, Kanai Yūta; born April 24, 1985) is a Japanese actor.
Hirofumi Moriyasu (森安 洋文, Moriyasu Hirofumi; born April 23, 1985) is a former Japanese footballer who played as a…
Hirofumi Moriyasu (森安 洋文, Moriyasu Hirofumi; born April 23, 1985) is a former Japanese footballer who played as a defender.
Momoko Hirata (平田 桃子, Hirata Momoko; born 1985) is a Japanese principal dancer for the Birmingham Royal Ballet. She…
Momoko Hirata (平田 桃子, Hirata Momoko; born 1985) is a Japanese principal dancer for the Birmingham Royal Ballet. She attended the Reiko Yamamoto Ballet School before enrolling in the Royal Ballet School in the London, England. She won the 2001 Prix de Lausanne and joined the Birmingham Royal Ballet in 2003. She was promoted to First Artist in 2005, Soloist in 2008, and First Soloist in 2010. She briefly danced with the Barcelona Ballet as a principal dancer in 2012, before returning to the Birmingham Royal Ballet where she was promoted to Principal in 2013.
Misaki Amano (天野 実咲, Amano Misaki; born 22 April 1985) is a former professional football goalkeeper and goalkeeping…
Misaki Amano (天野 実咲, Amano Misaki; born 22 April 1985) is a former professional football goalkeeper and goalkeeping coach for Urawa Red Diamonds of the Japanese top-division WE League. She was also a professional goalkeeper for TEPCO Mareeze and Vegalta Sendai of the top-division Nadeshiko League, and was a member of the Japan women's national football team's 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup squad.
Tatsuya Masushima (増嶋 竜也, Masushima Tatsuya; born April 22, 1985) is a Japanese football manager and former player who…
Tatsuya Masushima (増嶋 竜也, Masushima Tatsuya; born April 22, 1985) is a Japanese football manager and former player who play as a Defender and currently manager of Shibuya City FC.
Takuro Fujii (藤井 拓郎, Fujii Takurō; born April 21, 1985) is a Japanese competitive swimmer and two-time Olympic…
Takuro Fujii (藤井 拓郎, Fujii Takurō; born April 21, 1985) is a Japanese competitive swimmer and two-time Olympic medalist. He won the bronze medal by swimming the butterfly leg in the 4 × 100 m medley relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He followed this with a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, again in the medley relay, but this time by swimming the freestyle (anchor) leg.
Junpei Shinoda (篠田 純平, Shinoda Junpei; born April 20, 1985) is a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player. A…
Junpei Shinoda (篠田 純平, Shinoda Junpei; born April 20, 1985) is a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player. A pitcher, he is currently with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp in Japan's Central League.
Tsuyoshi Hakkaku (八角 剛史, Hakkaku Tsuyoshi; born 20 April 1985 in Ichikawa, Chiba) is a former Japanese footballer who…
Tsuyoshi Hakkaku (八角 剛史, Hakkaku Tsuyoshi; born 20 April 1985 in Ichikawa, Chiba) is a former Japanese footballer who last played for Giravanz Kitakyushu.
Takuya Honda (本田 拓也, Honda Takuya; born 17 April 1985) is a Japanese former football.
Shochi Niiyama (新井山 祥智, Niiyama Shochi; born 13 April 1985) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder…
Shochi Niiyama (新井山 祥智, Niiyama Shochi; born 13 April 1985) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Vanraure Hachinohe.
Shigeru Kaga (加賀 繁, Kaga Shigeru; born April 13, 1985 in Niiza, Saitama, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball…
Shigeru Kaga (加賀 繁, Kaga Shigeru; born April 13, 1985 in Niiza, Saitama, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
Ryota Miki (三木 良太, Miki Ryōta; born April 12, 1985) is a former Japanese football player.
Tetsuya Kokubo (小窪 哲也, Kokubo Tetsuya; born April 12, 1985) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder. He…
Tetsuya Kokubo (小窪 哲也, Kokubo Tetsuya; born April 12, 1985) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp and Chiba Lotte Marines.
Sho Aoyagi (青柳 翔, Aoyagi Shō; born April 12, 1985) is a Japanese actor who is represented by the talent agency, LDH. He…
Sho Aoyagi (青柳 翔, Aoyagi Shō; born April 12, 1985) is a Japanese actor who is represented by the talent agency, LDH. He is a member of Gekidan Exile. He is well known for his role of Aguni played in Alice in borderland
Hitomi Yoshizawa (吉澤 ひとみ, Yoshizawa Hitomi; born April 12, 1985) is a Japanese former singer and actress. In 2000…
Hitomi Yoshizawa (吉澤 ひとみ, Yoshizawa Hitomi; born April 12, 1985) is a Japanese former singer and actress. In 2000, Yoshizawa debuted as a 4th generation member of the idol girl group Morning Musume and became their leader in 2005 until leaving the group in 2007. Following her departure, Yoshizawa continued to appear in several music projects, including Hangry & Angry, Abcho, and Dream Morning Musume. On September 28, 2018, Yoshizawa announced she was retiring from entertainment following public scrutiny of her involvement in a vehicle accident and subsequent arrest.
Yohei Toyoda (豊田 陽平, Toyoda Yōhei; born 11 April 1985) is a Japanese football player who plays for Zweigen Kanazawa. He…
Yohei Toyoda (豊田 陽平, Toyoda Yōhei; born 11 April 1985) is a Japanese football player who plays for Zweigen Kanazawa. He played for Japan national team.
Tomohisa Yamashita (Japanese: 山下 智久, Hepburn: Yamashita Tomohisa; born April 9, 1985), also widely known as Yamapi (山P…
Tomohisa Yamashita (Japanese: 山下 智久, Hepburn: Yamashita Tomohisa; born April 9, 1985), also widely known as Yamapi (山P, YamaP), or Tomo, is a Japanese singer, actor, and TV host. Yamashita joined the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates as a trainee in 1996 and made his small acting debut for NHK's Shonentachi (1998). He made his musical debut as part of idol group NEWS in 2004 and later debuted as a soloist in 2006. He launched his acting career after portraying Kusano Akira in the hit drama Nobuta Wo Produce (2005). His first major role was in 2006 when he landed the title role in Kurosagi. In October 2011, Johnny & Associates announced that Yamashita would no longer be a member of NEWS, and he would be concentrating on his solo projects as an actor and solo singer. He released his solo music under Warner Music Japan until 2016. In mid-2018, Yamashita began releasing music under Sony Music Japan; however, Johnny & Associates continued to manage the rest of his activities, though he left the agency in October 2020. As early as 2019, he signed a brokerage contract with Westbrook Entertainment, a brokerage company opened by Will Smith, to reach global audiences. Yamashita is widely known for his many popular dramas such as Nobuta wo Produce (2005), Kurosagi (2006), Operation Love (2007), Buzzer Beat (2009), Code Blue, and 5→9 From Five to Nine (2015). His latest movie Code Blue: The Movie (2018) was the highest-grossing domestic movie in Japan that year and ranked 5th for all-time highest-grossing live action movies in Japan. In 2023, he began starring in the French-Japanese drama series Drops of God on Apple TV.
Deryck Denys Thomas (born 8 April 1985) is a Fijian former professional rugby union player.
Yuta Suenaga (末永雄太, Suenaga Yūta; born April 7, 1985) is a Japanese swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events. He…
Yuta Suenaga (末永雄太, Suenaga Yūta; born April 7, 1985) is a Japanese swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events. He attained a top eight finish in the 100 m breaststroke at the 2007 Summer Universiade in Bangkok, Thailand, and had been selected to represent Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Suenaga is an economics graduate at Hosei University in Tokyo. Suenaga competed in a breaststroke double at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Leading up to the Games, he cleared FINA A-standard entry times of 1:00.72 (100 m breaststroke) and 2:10.17 (200 m breaststroke) at the Olympic Trials in Tokyo. In the 100 m breaststroke, Suenaga posted a thirteenth fastest time of 1:00.67 on the first day of preliminaries to secure his spot for the semifinals. Followed by the next morning's session, Suenaga failed to qualify for the final, as he finished his semifinal run by matching his time and placement from the heats. Four days later, 200 m breaststroke, Suenaga missed the semifinals by 0.11 of a second, as he shared his seventeenth-place tie with Norway's Alexander Dale Oen in 2:11.30.
Maki Narumiya (成宮 真希, Narumiya Maki; born April 7, 1985) is a retired Japanese professional wrestler. A former dancer…
Maki Narumiya (成宮 真希, Narumiya Maki; born April 7, 1985) is a retired Japanese professional wrestler. A former dancer, Narumiya was trained in professional wrestling by Emi Sakura and made her debut for the Ice Ribbon promotion in March 2011. During her four years in the promotion, she became a one-time ICE×60 Champion and two-time International Ribbon Tag Team Champion. In April 2015, Narumiya transferred over to the Reina Joshi Puroresu promotion, where she already was a one-time holder of both the CMLL-Reina International and CMLL-Reina International Junior Championships. She retired from professional wrestling in March 2016.
Ryuichi Kajimae (加治前 竜一, Kajimae Ryuichi; born April 6, 1985 in Nara, Japan) is a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball…
Ryuichi Kajimae (加治前 竜一, Kajimae Ryuichi; born April 6, 1985 in Nara, Japan) is a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player. Since becoming a professional in 2008, he has played with the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Central League.
Saori Kitakaze (北風 沙織, Kitakaze Saori; born April 3, 1985 in Kushiro) is a Japanese track and field sprint athlete who…
Saori Kitakaze (北風 沙織, Kitakaze Saori; born April 3, 1985 in Kushiro) is a Japanese track and field sprint athlete who specializes in the 100 metres. She is the joint Japanese record holder in the 4×100 m relay, having run a time of 43.39 seconds alongside Momoko Takahashi, Chisato Fukushima and Kana Ichikawa at the 2011 Seiko Golden Grand Prix. He first international competitions came in 2004, when she took the bronze medal over 60 metres at the 2004 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships and reached the 100 m semi-finals at that year's World Junior Championships in Athletics. The following year she came fourth at the 2005 East Asian Games before helping the Japanese women to the 4×100 m relay title. An appearance on the continental stage followed at the 2006 Asian Games (where she was seventh in the 100 m final) and a relay silver medal came at the 2007 Asian Athletics Championships. Kitakaze earned her first global level selection for Japan that year, but her relay team was disqualified in the preliminary rounds of the 2007 World Championships in Athletics.
Atsushi Mekaru (銘苅 淳, Mekaru Atsushi; born 3 April 1985) is a Japanese handball player for Puente Genil and the…
Atsushi Mekaru (銘苅 淳, Mekaru Atsushi; born 3 April 1985) is a Japanese handball player for Puente Genil and the Japanese national team. He participated at the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship.
Yugo Ichiyanagi (一柳 夢吾, Ichiyanagi Yūgo; born 2 April 1985) is a Japanese football player who plays for Taiwanese…
Yugo Ichiyanagi (一柳 夢吾, Ichiyanagi Yūgo; born 2 April 1985) is a Japanese football player who plays for Taiwanese football club AC Taipei.
Hiroyuki Hisataka (久高 寛之, Hisataka Hiroyuki; born April 2, 1985 in Osaka) is a Japanese professional boxer.
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.
Kunihiro Shibazaki (柴崎 邦博, Shibazaki Kunihiro; born April 1, 1985) is a former Japanese football player.
Akiko Suzuki (鈴木 明子, Suzuki Akiko) (born March 28, 1985) is a Japanese figure skating choreographer and retired…
Akiko Suzuki (鈴木 明子, Suzuki Akiko) (born March 28, 1985) is a Japanese figure skating choreographer and retired competitive figure skater. She is the 2012 World Championships bronze medalist, a three-time Grand Prix Final medalist (2011 silver, 2009 & 2012 bronze), a two-time Four Continents silver medalist (2010, 2013), the 2007 Winter Universiade champion, and the 2013 Japanese national champion. She placed eighth at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics.
Tomoki Ikemoto (池元 友樹, Ikemoto Tomoki; born 27 March 1985 in Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka) was a Japanese footballer who played…
Tomoki Ikemoto (池元 友樹, Ikemoto Tomoki; born 27 March 1985 in Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka) was a Japanese footballer who played for Giravanz Kitakyushu before his retirement at the end of the 2020 season.
Shio Fujii (藤井 紫緒, Fujii Shio; born 27 March 1985) is a Japanese handball player who has been captain of the Japan…
Shio Fujii (藤井 紫緒, Fujii Shio; born 27 March 1985) is a Japanese handball player who has been captain of the Japan women's national handball team. She is currently playing for the Japanese club of Osaka Lovvits. She was listed among the top ten goalscorers at the 2009 World Women's Handball Championship in China.
Kantoku (カントク; born March 26, 1985) is a Japanese illustrator and character designer. He was born in Hyogo Prefecture…
Kantoku (カントク; born March 26, 1985) is a Japanese illustrator and character designer. He was born in Hyogo Prefecture and lives in Saitama Prefecture.
Ken Takakuwa (高桑 健, Takakuwa Ken; born 25 March 1985) is a Japanese swimmer. He was born in Shizuoka. He competed in…
Ken Takakuwa (高桑 健, Takakuwa Ken; born 25 March 1985) is a Japanese swimmer. He was born in Shizuoka. He competed in the 200 m individual medley event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, advanced to the final and finished sixth. Takakuwa also took part in the 200m IM at the 2008 Summer Olympics and placed fifth. In that same event at the Asian games, he won gold in 2010 and silver in 2006. He also won bronze in the 400m IM at the 2010 Asian Games.
Sayaka Hirano (平野 早矢香, Hirano Sayaka; born 24 March 1985) is a Japanese five-time national table tennis champion. She…
Sayaka Hirano (平野 早矢香, Hirano Sayaka; born 24 March 1985) is a Japanese five-time national table tennis champion. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the third round of the singles competition. She also competed in the team competition, reaching the bronze medal final but losing to South Korea. At the 2012 London Olympics Women's Team Event semi-finals, she helped Japan overcome Singapore to reach their historic first final by winning her doubles match with Kasumi Ishikawa over Wang Yuegu and Li Jiawei (11–3, 13-11 and 11–4). Japan failed to beat China in the final, but won the first ever silver medal for their country in table tennis. In March 2016, it was announced that she would be retiring after the Japanese Table Tennis League Big Tournament in April. She was beaten in the first round by Yuko Fujii and after the match, she said, "I feel I've done everything, I might have wanted to play a little better match. I've gone into each match thinking as if it were the last, and managed to end without any regrets". After her retirement as a professional table tennis player, she has become a familiar face in Japanese households as a TV presenter and table tennis sportscaster. She is also an adviser for table tennis club MIKI House.
Masaru Matsuhashi (松橋 優, Matsuhashi Masaru; born March 22, 1985, in Isahaya, Nagasaki) is a former Japanese football…
Masaru Matsuhashi (松橋 優, Matsuhashi Masaru; born March 22, 1985, in Isahaya, Nagasaki) is a former Japanese football player who mostly played for Ventforet Kofu. His older brother Shota is also a professional football player.
Azusa Kishimoto (Japanese: 岸本 梓, Hepburn: Kishimoto Azusa; 20 March 1985 – 24 February 2025) was a Japanese tarento and…
Azusa Kishimoto (Japanese: 岸本 梓, Hepburn: Kishimoto Azusa; 20 March 1985 – 24 February 2025) was a Japanese tarento and model. She was born on 20 March 1985, and died of cancer on 24 February 2025, at the age of 39.
Tomonobu Yokoyama (横山 知伸, Yokoyama Tomonobu; 18 March 1985 – 4 January 2024) was a Japanese professional footballer who…
Tomonobu Yokoyama (横山 知伸, Yokoyama Tomonobu; 18 March 1985 – 4 January 2024) was a Japanese professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder or centre-back.
Jumpei Yoshizawa (吉澤 純平, Yoshizawa Junpei; born (1985-03-16)March 16, 1985 in Nagano) is a Japanese former short-track…
Jumpei Yoshizawa (吉澤 純平, Yoshizawa Junpei; born (1985-03-16)March 16, 1985 in Nagano) is a Japanese former short-track speed-skater. Yoshizawa competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics for Japan. In the 500 metres, he advanced to the quarterfinals, where he finished 4th, failing to advance. In the 1500 metres, he placed 5th in his opening heat, advancing to the semifinals, where he finished 6th, again failing to advance. His best overall finish was in the 500, where he placed 14th. Yoshizawa's best performance at the World Championships came in 2004, when he placed 5th as a member of the Japanese 5000 metre relay team. He also won a bronze medal at the 2004 World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships for Japan. Yoshizawa's top World Cup ranking in short track speed skating is 30th, in the 1500 metres in 2009–10.
Yūsuke Minato (湊 祐介, Minato Yūsuke; born May 13, 1985) is a Japanese Nordic combined skier who has been competing since…
Yūsuke Minato (湊 祐介, Minato Yūsuke; born May 13, 1985) is a Japanese Nordic combined skier who has been competing since 2002. He won a gold medal in the 4 x 5 km team event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec and earned his best individual finish of sixth in the 10 km individual normal hill event at those same championships. Minato's best World Cup finish was 12th twice (2008, 2009). His lone victory was in the 7.5 km sprint event at Pragelato in 2007. He competed for Japan at the 2010 Winter Olympics and 2014 Winter Olympics.
Yūichi Tanaka (田中 悠一, Tanaka Yūichi; born March 14, 1985) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 6-dan.
Takahiro Fujimoto (藤本 貴大, Fujimoto Takahiro; born March 13, 1985 in Nishigoshi) is a Japanese short track speed skater.…
Takahiro Fujimoto (藤本 貴大, Fujimoto Takahiro; born March 13, 1985 in Nishigoshi) is a Japanese short track speed skater. Fujimoto competed at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics for Japan. In 2006, he was a member of the 5000 metre relay team, which was disqualified in the semifinal. In 2010, in both the 500 metres and 1000 metres, he placed fourth in his heat, failing to advance. In the 1500 metres, he placed 3rd in his opening heat, advancing to the semifinals, where he finished 6th, again failing to advance. His best overall finish was in the 1500, where he placed 17th. As of 2013, Fujimoto's best performance at the World Championships came in 2009, when he won a bronze medal as a member of the Japanese 5000 metre relay team. His best individual finish is 11th, in the 2009 1000 metres As of 2013, Fujimoto has two podium finishes on the ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup. His best finish is a silver, in the 500 metres at Jeonju in 2006–07. His top World Cup ranking is 13th, in the 1000 metres in 2008–09.
Masaaki Nishimori (西森 正明, Nishimori Masaaki; born March 12, 1985) is a Japanese former football player.
Yoshiaki Fujioka (藤岡 好明, Fujioka Yoshiaki; born March 12, 1985 in Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese former…
Yoshiaki Fujioka (藤岡 好明, Fujioka Yoshiaki; born March 12, 1985 in Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher who is currently a pitching coach for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters and BayStars.
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.