Renji Matsui (松井 蓮之, Matsui Renji; born 27 February 2000) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defensive…
Renji Matsui (松井 蓮之, Matsui Renji; born 27 February 2000) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defensive midfielder for Vegalta Sendai.
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Famous People from Iwaki, Fukushima
Iwaki, Fukushima: 35 people
Tomoharu Ushida (Japanese: 牛田智大) (born Fukushima, Japan, October 16, 1999) is a Japanese pianist.
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Toshiya Satoh (佐藤 都志也, Satoh Toshiya; born January 27, 1998 in Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan) is a Japanese professional…
Toshiya Satoh (佐藤 都志也, Satoh Toshiya; born January 27, 1998 in Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball catcher for the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Katsuhiro Matsumoto (松元 克央, Matsumoto Katsuhiro; born 28 February 1997) is a Japanese swimmer who specializes in…
Katsuhiro Matsumoto (松元 克央, Matsumoto Katsuhiro; born 28 February 1997) is a Japanese swimmer who specializes in freestyle. He is a silver medalist at the World Championships.
🎓 Meiji University🏫 Chiba Shoka University Affiliated High School📅 Born February 28🎂 Born 1997📍 From Iwaki, Fukushima
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Airi Matsui (松井 愛莉, Matsui Airi; born December 26, 1996) is a Japanese actress, model, and former singer. She is signed…
Airi Matsui (松井 愛莉, Matsui Airi; born December 26, 1996) is a Japanese actress, model, and former singer. She is signed to the agency Amuse Inc. and is a former member of Japanese idol group Sakura Gakuin.
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Akira Toyoshima (豊島 英, Toyoshima Akira) is a Japanese wheelchair basketball player who plays for the Japan men's…
Akira Toyoshima (豊島 英, Toyoshima Akira) is a Japanese wheelchair basketball player who plays for the Japan men's national wheelchair basketball team.
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Yojiro Takahagi (髙萩 洋次郎, Takahagi Yōjiro; born 2 August 1986) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays primarily…
Yojiro Takahagi (髙萩 洋次郎, Takahagi Yōjiro; born 2 August 1986) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays primarily as an attacking-midfielder for Singapore Premier League club Albirex Niigata (S), whom he vice-captains and the Japan national team. Mainly an attacking-midfielder, he is also capable of playing as a central-midfielder, defensive-midfielder or occasionally as a striker and winger.
🏫 Clark Memorial International High School📅 Born August 2🎂 Born 1986📍 From Iwaki, Fukushima💼 Football (Soccer)
Takumi Watanabe (渡辺 匠, Watanabe Takumi; born March 15, 1982) is a former Japanese football player.
Satoshi Komatsu (小松 聖, Komatsu Satoshi; born October 29, 1981 in Iwaki, Fukushima) is a retired Japanese pitcher who…
Satoshi Komatsu (小松 聖, Komatsu Satoshi; born October 29, 1981 in Iwaki, Fukushima) is a retired Japanese pitcher who played his entire career in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Orix Buffaloes in Japan's Pacific League.
Ryutaro Sakamoto (坂本 竜太郎, Sakamoto Ryutaro; born 28 March 1980) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic…
Ryutaro Sakamoto (坂本 竜太郎, Sakamoto Ryutaro; born 28 March 1980) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who serves as a member of the House of Representatives.
🎓 Chuo University🏫 Iwaki High School📅 Born March 28🎂 Born 1980📍 From Iwaki, Fukushima💼 Politician・Legislator
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Gorgeous (ゴー☆ジャス, Gōjasu; born 10 November 1978, in Iwaki, Fukushima) is a Japanese comedian. Gorgeous is represented…
Gorgeous (ゴー☆ジャス, Gōjasu; born 10 November 1978, in Iwaki, Fukushima) is a Japanese comedian. Gorgeous is represented by Sun Music Production. He was formerly signed with Denner Systems.
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Koki Tagashira (田頭 弘毅, Tagashira Kōki; born (1973-09-25)25 September 1973 in Fukushima Prefecture) is a Japanese male…
Koki Tagashira (田頭 弘毅, Tagashira Kōki; born (1973-09-25)25 September 1973 in Fukushima Prefecture) is a Japanese male weightlifter, competing in the 56 kg category and representing Japan at international competitions. He participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 56 kg event. He competed at world championships, most recently at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships.
🎓 Kokushikan University🏫 Nakoso Technical High School📅 Born September 25🎂 Born 1973📍 From Iwaki, Fukushima💼 Weightlifting💼 Politician・Legislator
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Yoshihito Sugamoto (菅本 儀人, Sugamoto Yoshihito; born May 16, 1973), better known by the ring name Gamma, is a Japanese…
Yoshihito Sugamoto (菅本 儀人, Sugamoto Yoshihito; born May 16, 1973), better known by the ring name Gamma, is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is best known for his Dragon Gate tenure.
Miyuki Komatsu (小松 みゆき, Komatsu Miyuki; originally 小松美幸, born June 5, 1971) is a Japanese actress. She made her debut…
Miyuki Komatsu (小松 みゆき, Komatsu Miyuki; originally 小松美幸, born June 5, 1971) is a Japanese actress. She made her debut as a gravure idol in 1990, and also appeared in two adult videos in 1993. She is well known for her roles as Sanami in Death Note and Death Note 2: The Last Name. She reprised her role for TV special The Man who was Made a Fool by L the Most - Detective Matsuda's Case File.
🎓 Jissen Women's University🏫 Iwaki Sakuragaoka High School📅 Born June 5🎂 Born 1971📍 From Iwaki, Fukushima💼 Actress💼 Model
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Sarutoki Minagawa (Japanese: 皆川 猿時, Hepburn: Minagawa Sarutoki; born 1 February 1971) is a Japanese actor. He worked…
Sarutoki Minagawa (Japanese: 皆川 猿時, Hepburn: Minagawa Sarutoki; born 1 February 1971) is a Japanese actor. He worked with Suzuki Matsuo in the theater group, Otona Keikaku.
Shuji Kusano (草野 修治, Kusano Shuji; born April 2, 1970) is a former Japanese football player.
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Masanaga Kageyama (影山 雅永, Kageyama Masanaga; born May 23, 1967) is a Japanese former footballer and manager.
🎓 University of Tsukuba🏫 Iwaki High School📅 Born May 23🎂 Born 1967📍 From Iwaki, Fukushima💼 Football (Soccer)
Masako Mori (森 まさこ, Mori Masako; born 22 August 1964) is a Japanese politician and lawyer who has served in the House…
Masako Mori (森 まさこ, Mori Masako; born 22 August 1964) is a Japanese politician and lawyer who has served in the House of Councillors since 2007, and as Minister of Justice from October 2019 to September 2020. She is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.
Hiromi Kobayashi (小林 浩美, Kobayashi Hiromi; born 8 January 1963 in Iwaki, Fukushima) is a Japanese professional golfer.…
Hiromi Kobayashi (小林 浩美, Kobayashi Hiromi; born 8 January 1963 in Iwaki, Fukushima) is a Japanese professional golfer. She has won 15 tournaments internationally, including four on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour.
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Tatsuya Hiruta (蛭田達也, Hiruta Tatsuya; born 16 March 1961 in Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist. He is…
Tatsuya Hiruta (蛭田達也, Hiruta Tatsuya; born 16 March 1961 in Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for writing the long-running shōnen manga series Kōtarō Makaritōru! and its two sequels, Shin Kōtarō Makaritōru! and Kōtarō Makaritōru! L. In 1986, he won the Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen for Kōtarō Makaritōru!.
Hiroshi Yanai (矢内 廣; born 7 January 1950 in Iwaki, Fukushima) is a Japanese businessperson. He is the founder and CEO…
Hiroshi Yanai (矢内 廣; born 7 January 1950 in Iwaki, Fukushima) is a Japanese businessperson. He is the founder and CEO of Pia Corporation, which is known as Japan’s first ticket distribution service.
🎓 Chuo University🏫 Iwaki High School📅 Born January 7🎂 Born 1950📍 From Iwaki, Fukushima💼 Company President・Entrepreneur
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Mitsuhide Iwaki (岩城 光英, Iwaki Mitsuhide; born 4 December 1949) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic…
Mitsuhide Iwaki (岩城 光英, Iwaki Mitsuhide; born 4 December 1949) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the National Diet (national legislature). A native of Iwaki, Fukushima and graduate of Sophia University with a B.L., he worked at Suntory and served in the city assembly of Iwaki for two terms since 1980, in the assembly of Fukushima Prefecture for two terms from 1986 and as mayor of Iwaki for two terms from 1990. He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1998. Iwaki was named Minister of Justice in Shinzo Abe cabinet on 7 October 2015.
🎓 Sophia University🏫 Iwaki High School📅 Born December 4🎂 Born 1949📍 From Iwaki, Fukushima💼 Politician・Legislator
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Izumi Yoshida (吉田 泉, Yoshida Izumi; born 26 February 1949) is former a Japanese politician of the Constitutional…
Izumi Yoshida (吉田 泉, Yoshida Izumi; born 26 February 1949) is former a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Iwaki, Fukushima and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected in 1996 as the mayor of Iwaki. After an unsuccessful run in 2000, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003.
🎓 University of Tokyo🏫 Iwaki High School📅 Born February 26🎂 Born 1949📍 From Iwaki, Fukushima💼 Politician・Legislator
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Toru Muranishi (村西とおる, Muranishi Tōru; born 9 September 1948) is an innovative and controversial director of Japanese…
Toru Muranishi (村西とおる, Muranishi Tōru; born 9 September 1948) is an innovative and controversial director of Japanese adult videos (AV). Known in Japan as the "Emperor of Porn", he has been credited as one of the creators of the quasi-documentary style found in Japanese adult videos, a genre which has remained popular throughout the history of the adult industry in Japan. He was called "the dirtiest of the industry’s dirty old men" in a 1992 Tokyo Journal article by Kjell Fornander.
Goji Sakamoto (坂本 剛二, Sakamoto Gōji; 2 November 1944 – 4 November 2018) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal…
Goji Sakamoto (坂本 剛二, Sakamoto Gōji; 2 November 1944 – 4 November 2018) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Iwaki, Fukushima and graduate of Chuo University, he had served in the city assembly of Iwaki since 1972 and in the assembly of Fukushima Prefecture for three terms since 1975. In 1986, he ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives. He ran again four years later and was elected for the first time. He died on 4 November 2018 at the age of 74 from heart failure.
Kiyoshi Suzuki (鈴木 清, Suzuki Kiyoshi; 1943–2000) was a Japanese photographer. He began photographing in the late 1960s…
Kiyoshi Suzuki (鈴木 清, Suzuki Kiyoshi; 1943–2000) was a Japanese photographer. He began photographing in the late 1960s in Iwaki, where he was born on 30 November 1943. He worked for thirty years in relative isolation. Suzuki's way of designing his photography books, layer upon layer upon layer, became central to his art.
Ken'ichiro Kobayashi (小林 研一郎, Kobayashi Ken'ichirō; born 9 April 1940) is a Japanese conductor and composer. In Japan…
Ken'ichiro Kobayashi (小林 研一郎, Kobayashi Ken'ichirō; born 9 April 1940) is a Japanese conductor and composer. In Japan he is known among his fans as “Kobaken.”
Atsuo Nakamura (中村 敦夫, Nakamura Atsuo; born 18 February 1940) is a Japanese actor and politician. He has appeared in…
Atsuo Nakamura (中村 敦夫, Nakamura Atsuo; born 18 February 1940) is a Japanese actor and politician. He has appeared in more than 50 films since 1964. His younger brother Katsuyuki Nakamura is a writer.
Tokitsuyama Jin'ichi (March 10, 1925 – November 21, 1968) was a professional sumo wrestler from Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan…
Tokitsuyama Jin'ichi (March 10, 1925 – November 21, 1968) was a professional sumo wrestler from Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan who wrestled for Tatsunami stable. He won the top division sumo championship in the summer tournament of 1953 and was runner-up in five other tournaments. His highest rank was sekiwake. After his retirement in 1961 he worked as a coach at Tatsunami stable until his death in 1968.
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Noboru Kousaka (上坂 昇, Kōsaka Noboru; 6 July 1918 – 2 July 2013) was a Japanese politician. He was a member of the House…
Noboru Kousaka (上坂 昇, Kōsaka Noboru; 6 July 1918 – 2 July 2013) was a Japanese politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives for the Japan Socialist Party from 1973 until his retirement in 1991.
🎓 Waseda University🏫 Iwaki High School📅 Born July 6🎂 Born 1918📍 From Iwaki, Fukushima💼 Politician・Legislator
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Shinpei Kusano (草野心平, Kusano Shinpei, 12 May 1903 – 12 November 1988) was a Japanese poet. He was born in Iwaki…
Shinpei Kusano (草野心平, Kusano Shinpei, 12 May 1903 – 12 November 1988) was a Japanese poet. He was born in Iwaki, Fukushima. He was a member of the Japan Art Academy, a Person of Cultural Merit, and a recipient of the Order of Culture. After dropping out of Keio University, he studied art at Lingnan University in Guangdong, China, and published "The Hundredth Grade" in 1928, and joined "Rekitei", a poetry magazine founded by Itzumi Naokichi in 1935. Later, he became an advisor to the propaganda department of the Wang Zhaoming government in the Japanese puppet regime of Nanjing. Some critics have pointed out the influence of the regime's ideology in "Fuji" (1943), which was published in Nanjing. After the war, he republished "Rekitei" and trained many poets and loved frogs.
Zenya Kunii (国井善弥, Kunii Zenya; January 20, 1894 – August 16, 1966) was a Japanese martial artist. He was 18th soke of…
Zenya Kunii (国井善弥, Kunii Zenya; January 20, 1894 – August 16, 1966) was a Japanese martial artist. He was 18th soke of the Kashima Shin-ryū school. Known as the "Saint of the Sword" and the "Modern Miyamoto Musashi", he was held as one of the greatest traditional martial artists of the 20th century in Japan, as well as one of the most controversial figures in their community.
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Takeo Takagi (高木 武雄, Takagi Takeo; 25 January 1892 – 8 July 1944) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during…
Takeo Takagi (高木 武雄, Takagi Takeo; 25 January 1892 – 8 July 1944) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. He was the commander of the IJN 6th Fleet, which oversaw the deployment of all submarines.
🎓 Imperial Japanese Naval Academy🏫 Iwaki High School📅 Born January 25🎂 Born 1892📍 From Iwaki, Fukushima💼 Military Officer
Misaki Ito (伊東 美咲, Itō Misaki) (born May 26, 1977) is a former Japanese actress and model. Her maiden name is Tomoko…
Misaki Ito (伊東 美咲, Itō Misaki) (born May 26, 1977) is a former Japanese actress and model. Her maiden name is Tomoko Anzai (安斉 智子, Anzai Tomoko).
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Shōzō Iizuka (飯塚 昭三, Iizuka Shōzō; May 23, 1933 – February 15, 2023) was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator…
Shōzō Iizuka (飯塚 昭三, Iizuka Shōzō; May 23, 1933 – February 15, 2023) was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Fukushima Prefecture. He graduated from the fine arts department of Nihon University. He is most known for the roles of Hakaider (Android Kikaider), Doctor Neo Cortex (Crash Bandicoot series), Great King Mons Drake Of The Planet (Tensou Sentai Goseiger), 38 out of 50 Vader Monsters (Denshi Sentai Denjiman), Ryu Jose (Mobile Suit Gundam), Heart (Fist of the North Star), Happosai Ueda (Nintama Rantarou), Nappa (Dragon Ball Z) and Sergeant Bosco Albert "B.A." Baracus (Japanese dub of The A-Team). He played major villain roles in the first eight Metal Hero Series.
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