Michiharu Otagiri (小田切 道治, Otagiri Michiharu; born September 2, 1978) is a former Japanese football player. He is the…
Michiharu Otagiri (小田切 道治, Otagiri Michiharu; born September 2, 1978) is a former Japanese football player. He is the currently manager of J3 League club Renofa Yamaguchi FC.
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Famous People Born in 1978
1978: 291 people
Hiroshi Takeshima (竹島 宏, Takeshima Hiroshi; born August 28, 1978) is a Japanese enka singer. He has one major hit with…
Hiroshi Takeshima (竹島 宏, Takeshima Hiroshi; born August 28, 1978) is a Japanese enka singer. He has one major hit with "Sapporo Elegy" in 2001. On December 30, 2021, Takeshima won the Japan Composer's Association Award at the 63rd Japan Record Awards.
🎓 Meiji University🏫 Koshi High School📅 Born August 28🎂 Born 1978📍 From Fukui(city), Fukui Prefecture💼 Singer・Vocalist
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AK-69, also known as Kalassy Nikoff (エーケーシックスティーナイン／カラシニコフ) is a Japanese hip-hop artist from Komaki, Aichi. As a…
AK-69, also known as Kalassy Nikoff (エーケーシックスティーナイン／カラシニコフ) is a Japanese hip-hop artist from Komaki, Aichi. As a rapper, AK-69 uses his stage name; while singing, he is usually known as "Kalassy Nikoff." AK-69 also goes by the alias "REDSTA." In 2004, he began producing a fashion line known as "BAGARCH." The single "Public Enemy" was nominated in 2011 for Best Hip Hop Music Video in the MTV Music Aid Japan, and won the same award at the 2011 Space Shower Music Video Awards. At the 2011 Billboard Japan Awards, AK-69 was selected as Independent Artist of the Year.
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Toshiaki Haji (羽地 登志晃, Haji Toshiaki; born August 28, 1978) is a former Japanese football player.
Yoko Isoda (磯田 陽子, Isoda Yōko; born 26 August 1978) is a Japanese synchronized swimmer who competed in the 2000 Summer…
Yoko Isoda (磯田 陽子, Isoda Yōko; born 26 August 1978) is a Japanese synchronized swimmer who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics.
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Kentaro Sekimoto (関本賢太郎, born August 26, 1978) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder in Japan's Nippon…
Kentaro Sekimoto (関本賢太郎, born August 26, 1978) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He played with the Hanshin Tigers in 2000 and from 2002 to 2015.
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Yoshio Kitagawa (北川 佳男, Kitagawa Yoshio; born August 21, 1978) is a former Japanese football player.
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Satoru Sakaguchi (阪口 悟, Sakaguchi Satoru; born August 16, 1978) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 6-dan.
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Akane Kuroki (黒木 茜, Kuroki Akane; born 13 August 1978) is a Japanese Olympic dressage rider. Representing Japan, she…
Akane Kuroki (黒木 茜, Kuroki Akane; born 13 August 1978) is a Japanese Olympic dressage rider. Representing Japan, she competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro where she finished 50th in the individual and 11th in the team competition.
🏫 Higashi Harima High School📅 Born August 13🎂 Born 1978📍 From Kakogawa, Hyōgo💼 Company President・Entrepreneur
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Toru Kurihara (栗原 徹, Kurihara Tōru; born 12 August 1978 in Ibaraki Prefecture) is a Japanese rugby union player. He…
Toru Kurihara (栗原 徹, Kurihara Tōru; born 12 August 1978 in Ibaraki Prefecture) is a Japanese rugby union player. He plays as a fullback or wing. He played for Suntory Sungoliath. Kurihara had 27 caps for Japan, from 2000 to 2003, scoring 20 tries, 71 conversions and 35 penalties, 347 points on aggregate. He played four times at the 2003 Rugby World Cup, scoring 1 try, 4 conversions and 9 penalties, 40 points in aggregate. He has been absent from his National Team since then. Kurihara made History when he scored 6 tries and 15 conversions, 60 points on aggregate, in the 120–3 win over Taiwan, on 21 July 2002, in a Rugby World Cup qualifier, setting a new world record for points in a match.
Kakizoe Tōru (垣添 徹, Kakizoe Tōru) (born August 12, 1978 in Usa City, Ōita Prefecture, Japan), is a former sumo…
Kakizoe Tōru (垣添 徹, Kakizoe Tōru) (born August 12, 1978 in Usa City, Ōita Prefecture, Japan), is a former sumo wrestler. A former amateur champion, he turned professional in 2001 and reached the top division in 2003. His highest rank was komusubi, which he held for just one tournament. He won one special prize, for Technique. After injury problems he fell to the third makushita division in 2011 and retired in April 2012, becoming a sumo coach. He was part of ex-yokozuna Musashimaru's Musashigawa stable from 2013 until 2020, when he moved to Irumagawa stable. He is now a sumo elder, under the name Ikazuchi (雷).
🎓 Nippon Sport Science University🏫 Usa Sangyo Kagaku High School📅 Born August 12🎂 Born 1978📍 From Usa, Ōita💼 Sumo
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Takahiko Sato (佐藤 隆彦, Satō Takahiko; born August 9, 1978, in Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan), also known as G. G. Sato, is a…
Takahiko Sato (佐藤 隆彦, Satō Takahiko; born August 9, 1978, in Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan), also known as G. G. Sato, is a former professional player for the Philadelphia Phillies organization, Saitama Seibu Lions, Chiba Lotte Marines, and Fortitudo Baseball Bologna.
Miho Shiraishi (白石 美帆, Shiraishi Miho; born August 8, 1978) is a Japanese actress from Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.
Shinji Takahashi (髙橋 信二, Takahashi Shinji; born August 7, 1978 in Tsuyama, Okayama, Japan) is a Nippon Professional…
Shinji Takahashi (髙橋 信二, Takahashi Shinji; born August 7, 1978 in Tsuyama, Okayama, Japan) is a Nippon Professional Baseball catcher for the Orix Buffaloes in Japan's Pacific League.
Keitaro Konnai (近内 圭太郎, Konnai Keitarō; born August 5, 1978 in Kanagawa) is a retired male backstroke swimmer from…
Keitaro Konnai (近内 圭太郎, Konnai Keitarō; born August 5, 1978 in Kanagawa) is a retired male backstroke swimmer from Japan. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.
🏫 Shonan Institute of Technology High School📅 Born August 5🎂 Born 1978📍 From Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture💼 Competitive Swimming・Swimming
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Masamichi Yamamoto (山本 雅道, Yamamoto Masamichi; born August 4, 1978 in Fujisawa, Kanagawa) is a Japanese former…
Masamichi Yamamoto (山本 雅道, Yamamoto Masamichi; born August 4, 1978 in Fujisawa, Kanagawa) is a Japanese former professional cyclist.
Kazuki Namioka (波岡 一喜, Namioka Kazuki; born August 2, 1978) is a Japanese actor. He made his acting debut in the…
Kazuki Namioka (波岡 一喜, Namioka Kazuki; born August 2, 1978) is a Japanese actor. He made his acting debut in the television series Pride. He appeared in Hiroshi Shinagawa's 2009 debut film Drop. He also co-starred with Kōji Yakusho in Takashi Miike's 13 Assassins.
Hitomi Yaida 矢井田瞳 (Yaida Hitomi, born July 28, 1978) is a Japanese pop/folk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. She…
Hitomi Yaida 矢井田瞳 (Yaida Hitomi, born July 28, 1978) is a Japanese pop/folk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. She often goes by the nickname Yaiko. Yaida is an established musical artist in Japan and has also had minor club hits in the United Kingdom.
🎓 Kansai University🏫 Mino High School📅 Born July 28🎂 Born 1978📍 From Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture💼 Singer・Vocalist
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Masahiko Morino (森野 将彦, Morino Masahiko; born July 28, 1978 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture) is a former Japanese…
Masahiko Morino (森野 将彦, Morino Masahiko; born July 28, 1978 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture) is a former Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He also played for Team Japan at the 2008 Olympics. Morino retired in 2017 and served as the Dragons' second team batting coach until the end of the 2019 season.
Mitsutaka Goto (後藤 光尊, born July 27, 1978, in Hachirōgata, Akita) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder…
Mitsutaka Goto (後藤 光尊, born July 27, 1978, in Hachirōgata, Akita) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He played with the Orix BlueWave/Buffaloes and Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Noriko Inada (稲田 法子, Inada Noriko) (born 27 July 1978 in Sōka, Saitama, Japan) is a Japanese swimmer who competed in…
Noriko Inada (稲田 法子, Inada Noriko) (born 27 July 1978 in Sōka, Saitama, Japan) is a Japanese swimmer who competed in the 1992, 2000, and 2004 Summer Olympics. Inada retired after the 2004 Summer Olympics, though she joined the Phoenix Swim Club in 2008 and attempted to make a professional comeback in April 2010. In April 2012, she placed 3rd in the 100m backstroke in the Japan Championship, just missing out on a top 2 spot required for attending the 2012 Summer Olympics. 2014 saw her break three world records in the 35-39 age group at the 2014 FINA World Masters Championships. In 2015, she won the Japan Championship in the 50m backstroke time with a time of 28.36s, and placed second in the 100m backstroke with a time of 1m 1.27s. In 2017, she is still with the Phoenix Swim Club, as an assistant coach.
Hiroki Ito (伊藤 宏樹, Itō Hiroki; born July 27, 1978) is a former Japanese football player.
🎓 Ritsumeikan University🏫 Niihama Technical High School📅 Born July 27🎂 Born 1978📍 From Niihama, Ehime Prefecture💼 Football (Soccer)
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Tetsuya Yamazaki (山崎 哲也, Yamazaki Tetsuya; born July 25, 1978) is a former Japanese football player. His elder brother…
Tetsuya Yamazaki (山崎 哲也, Yamazaki Tetsuya; born July 25, 1978) is a former Japanese football player. His elder brother Takahiro is a former Japanese baseball player.
🏫 Shizuoka Gakuen Junior and Senior High School📅 Born July 25🎂 Born 1978📍 From Shizuoka(city), Shizuoka Prefecture💼 Football (Soccer)
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Sayo Aizawa (相沢 紗世, Aizawa Sayo; born July 24, 1978) is a Japanese model and TV personality.
Takashi Yamamoto (山本 貴司, Yamamoto Takashi; born July 23, 1978 in Osaka) is an Olympic medal-winning swimmer from Japan…
Takashi Yamamoto (山本 貴司, Yamamoto Takashi; born July 23, 1978 in Osaka) is an Olympic medal-winning swimmer from Japan, who won the silver medal in the 200 m butterfly at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He was also part of Japan's bronze medal-winning 4 × 100 m medley relay team. Yamamoto also competed in the 100 m butterfly event, and qualified for the semifinals, but narrowly missed out on qualifying for the final. The 2004 Games were Yamamoto's third Olympic Games. He had previously swum in the 1996 Olympic Games and 2000 Olympic Games, but did not receive a medal at either. He married swimmer Suzu Chiba in 2002. They have four children together.
🎓 Kindai University🏫 Kindai University Junior and Senior High School📅 Born July 23🎂 Born 1978📍 From Kashiba, Nara💼 Competitive Swimming・Swimming
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Takashi Miki (三木 隆司, Miki Takashi; born July 23, 1978) is a former Japanese football player. He is the current…
Takashi Miki (三木 隆司, Miki Takashi; born July 23, 1978) is a former Japanese football player. He is the current assistant manager of Nagoya Grampus.
🏫 Takigawa Daini High School📅 Born July 23🎂 Born 1978📍 From Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture💼 Football (Soccer)
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Kyoko Iwasaki (岩崎 恭子, Iwasaki Kyōko; married name: Kyoko Saito (斎藤恭子), born July 21, 1978) is a Japanese swimming coach…
Kyoko Iwasaki (岩崎 恭子, Iwasaki Kyōko; married name: Kyoko Saito (斎藤恭子), born July 21, 1978) is a Japanese swimming coach and retired Olympic swimmer from Numazu, Shizuoka. She won the gold medal in the 200 metres breaststroke at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. She was 14 years and 6 days old, making her the youngest Olympic gold medalist in the discipline of swimming at the time. In 1998, the asteroid 35441 Kyoko was named after her.
🎓 Nihon University🏫 Nihon University Mishima High School📅 Born July 21🎂 Born 1978📍 From Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture💼 Competitive Swimming・Swimming
Shinya Kawashima (川島 眞也, Kawashima Shinya; born July 20, 1978) is a former Japanese football player.
Atsushi Harada (原田 篤, Harada Atsushi; born July 19, 1978) is a Japanese actor in the Tokusatsu genre. He is best known…
Atsushi Harada (原田 篤, Harada Atsushi; born July 19, 1978) is a Japanese actor in the Tokusatsu genre. He is best known for being Kamen Rider Delta in Kamen Rider 555, and Shou Tatsumi/Go Green in the 1999 Super Sentai Series Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGo-V, and reprised his role in the Sentai Teamup Special Timeranger vs. GoGo-V and Gokaiger. He was also involved in a band with GoGo-V co-star Masashi Taniguchi called [G]. In 2012, he worked with the Aimachi Marching Band on their 50th anniversary concert event Evolution where he served as a Story Teller.
Naohito Hirai (平井 直人, Hirai Naohito; born July 16, 1978) is a former Japanese football player.
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Ryuji Kawai (河合 竜二, Kawai Ryuji; born July 14, 1978) is a Japanese former football player.
Riki Takagi (髙木 理己, Takagi Riki; born July 13, 1978) is a Japanese football manager.
Yoshihito Ishii (石井 義人, Ishii Yoshihito; born July 12, 1978 in Kawaguchi, Saitama) is a Japanese infielder for the…
Yoshihito Ishii (石井 義人, Ishii Yoshihito; born July 12, 1978 in Kawaguchi, Saitama) is a Japanese infielder for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Takahiro Yamamoto (山本 隆弘; born July 12, 1978) is a retired volleyball player from Japan, who was one of the key players…
Takahiro Yamamoto (山本 隆弘; born July 12, 1978) is a retired volleyball player from Japan, who was one of the key players in the Japan men's national volleyball team in the 2000s. On club level, he only played for Panasonic Panthers. Yamamoto plays as a wing-spiker and was named Best Scorer and Best Server at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament.
🎓 Nippon Sport Science University🏫 Tottori Commercial High School📅 Born July 12🎂 Born 1978📍 From Tottori(city), Tottori Prefecture💼 Volleyball
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Ohashi Trio (大橋トリオ; born 12 July 1978) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and composer. Throughout the early 2000s, Trio…
Ohashi Trio (大橋トリオ; born 12 July 1978) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and composer. Throughout the early 2000s, Trio performed as a musician and producer, contributing to various albums and live shows under his birth name Yoshinori Ohashi (大橋 好規, Ohashi Yoshinori) before releasing his first self-produced album Pretaporter in 2007. His debut on Avex Group's Rhythm Zone, I Got Rhythm? (2009) topped the iTunes Store's albums chart. Throughout his career, he has released eighteen studio albums, seven singles and composed for multiple films.
Kaori Aoba (青葉 かおり, Aoba Kaori; born July 11, 1978) is a female professional 5 dan Go player. She is currently an…
Kaori Aoba (青葉 かおり, Aoba Kaori; born July 11, 1978) is a female professional 5 dan Go player. She is currently an affiliate of the Nihon Ki-in, the largest Go association of Japan, and was a student of Yasumasa Hane. On 4 September 2008, Aoba was defeated by Crazy Stone, a Monte-Carlo Tree Search Go playing engine, in an 8-stone handicap game in Tokyo, Japan. The exhibition match marks the earliest official defeat of a professional by a computer with a conventional handicap.
Yoshinori Kaneta (金田詳徳, Kaneta Yoshinori) is the assistant coach of the Chiba Jets Funabashi in the Japanese B.League.
🎓 Waseda University🏫 Sendai High School📅 Born July 10🎂 Born 1978📍 From Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture💼 Basketball
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Masaru Takeda (武田 勝, born July 10, 1978, in Nagoya) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher and coach. He…
Masaru Takeda (武田 勝, born July 10, 1978, in Nagoya) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher and coach. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters from 2006 to 2016.
🎓 Rissho University🏫 Kanto Daiichi High School📅 Born July 10🎂 Born 1978📍 From Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture💼 Baseball
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Kotaro Koizumi (小泉 孝太郎, Koizumi Kōtarō; born July 10, 1978) is a Japanese actor and the eldest son of the 56th Japanese…
Kotaro Koizumi (小泉 孝太郎, Koizumi Kōtarō; born July 10, 1978) is a Japanese actor and the eldest son of the 56th Japanese Prime Minister, Junichiro Koizumi, and Kayoko Miyamoto, he is the older brother of Japanese Defense Minister Shinjirou Koizumi. Born in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, he studied economics at night classes of Nihon University, but dropped out.
Osamu Hamanaka (濱中 治, born July 9, 1978, in Tanabe, Wakayama) is a former Japanese professional baseball player.…
Osamu Hamanaka (濱中 治, born July 9, 1978, in Tanabe, Wakayama) is a former Japanese professional baseball player. Drafted by the Hanshin Tigers in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball in 1996, Hamanaka spent 11 years with the club from 1997 to 2007. Following his time with Hanshin, Hamanaka spent three seasons with the Orix Buffaloes from 2008 to 2010 and one season with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in 2011. In November 2014 it was announced that Hamanaka had signed a contract to return to Hanshin as a batting coach for the farm team.
Kazutaka Kodaka (Japanese: 小高 和剛, Hepburn: Kodaka Kazutaka; born July 8, 1978) is a Japanese video game designer…
Kazutaka Kodaka (Japanese: 小高 和剛, Hepburn: Kodaka Kazutaka; born July 8, 1978) is a Japanese video game designer, writer, and manga artist. His work is known for recurring themes of contrasting hope and despair, luck and talent, truth and lies, and mixing tragedy with dark humor, as well as using numerous plot twists. He was an employee of Spike Chunsoft (formerly Spike) and is widely known as the creator and writer of the Danganronpa franchise. He left the company in 2017 and founded Too Kyo Games with other ex-employees.
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Ken Yoshizawa (吉澤 賢, Yoshizawa Ken; born July 7, 1978 in Shisui, Chiba) is a Japanese former hurdler and currently a…
Ken Yoshizawa (吉澤 賢, Yoshizawa Ken; born July 7, 1978 in Shisui, Chiba) is a Japanese former hurdler and currently a professional keirin cyclist. He represented Japan at the 2004 Olympics in the 400 metres hurdles. He also ran in the 2001 and 2003 IAAF World Championships in Athletics. By virtue of his competing in a rare 300 metres hurdles race in Sheffield in 2002, he is ranked in the all-time top 25 of the event.
🎓 Juntendo University🏫 Funabashi High School📅 Born July 7🎂 Born 1978📍 From Shisui, Chiba Prefecture💼 Keirin (Bicycle Racing)
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Kayo Kitada (北田 佳世, Kitada Kayo; born 7 July 1978) is a retired Japanese judoka.
Ayaka Shiomura (塩村 文夏, Shiomura Ayaka) (born July 6, 1978) is a Japanese politician who is a member of the Senate of…
Ayaka Shiomura (塩村 文夏, Shiomura Ayaka) (born July 6, 1978) is a Japanese politician who is a member of the Senate of Japan.
Aiko Miyake (三宅 愛子, Miyake Aiko) (born 6 July 1978) is a former freestyle swimmer from Japan. She competed for her…
Aiko Miyake (三宅 愛子, Miyake Aiko) (born 6 July 1978) is a former freestyle swimmer from Japan. She competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There, she finished in fourth place in the 4x200m freestyle relay, alongside Eri Yamanoi, Naoko Imoto, and Suzu Chiba. On her sole individual start, in the 800m freestyle, she ended up in 21st place, clocking 8:55.77 in the preliminary heats.
Yushi Soda (曽田 雄志, Soda Yushi; born July 5, 1978) is a former Japanese football player.
🎓 University of Tsukuba🏫 Sapporo Minami High School📅 Born July 5🎂 Born 1978📍 From Sapporo, Hokkaido💼 Football (Soccer)
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Takatsugu Muramatsu (村松 崇継, Muramatsu Takatsugu; born July 2, 1978) is a Japanese composer, arranger and music…
Takatsugu Muramatsu (村松 崇継, Muramatsu Takatsugu; born July 2, 1978) is a Japanese composer, arranger and music producer. He is best known for his collaborations in Studio Ghibli's When Marnie Was There. He won Best Music thrice at the Japan Academy Film Prize. In 1996, he released his first solo work, Mado, while in high school. In 2001, he debuted as a movie music composer with Inugami. The same year, he graduated from the Kunitachi College of Music. In 2009, he held his first solo piano concert tour in five places across Japan. In 2014, his music on the movie When Marnie Was There received praise from critics. During that year, his works were featured in Natsumi Abe's cover album Hikari He. He was also included in Mariya Takeuchi's studio album, Trad, which won an award at the 56th Japan Record Awards. In 2018, Empire listed his music from Mary and the Witch's Flower among the best movie soundtrack songs of the year.
Madoka Natsumi (夏見 円, Natsumi Madoka; born July 2, 1978) is a Japanese cross-country skier who has competed since 1995.…
Madoka Natsumi (夏見 円, Natsumi Madoka; born July 2, 1978) is a Japanese cross-country skier who has competed since 1995. She earned the best individual finish of the host nation Japan at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 in Sapporo with a fifth-place finish in the women's sprint event which was also her best individual finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. Natsumi's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 12th in the individual sprint at Salt Lake City in 2002. Her best individual World Cup finish was third at a sprint event in Sweden in 2008.
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Yoshio Akeboshi (明星嘉男, Akeboshi Yoshio), mononymously known as Akeboshi (アケボシ), is a Japanese folk singer. He is mainly…
Yoshio Akeboshi (明星嘉男, Akeboshi Yoshio), mononymously known as Akeboshi (アケボシ), is a Japanese folk singer. He is mainly known for the song "Wind", used as an ending theme for the first season of the anime Naruto. Akeboshi was born on July 1, 1978, in Yokohama. He learned to play the piano when he was three years old, later learning to play the guitar. He studied music in Liverpool, and his time there has heavily influenced his music. Before his major debut, he produced two of the songs on Matsu Takako's fourth album, A piece of life.
🏫 Tsurumi High School📅 Born July 1🎂 Born 1978📍 From Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture💼 Singer・Vocalist💼 Musician
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