Akari Kurishima (栗島 朱里, Kurishima Akari; born 14 September 1994) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for…Akari Kurishima (栗島 朱里, Kurishima Akari; born 14 September 1994) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for 1. FSV Mainz 05 and the Japan women's national team.
Arisa Tsubata (Japanese: 津端ありさ, Hepburn: Tsubata Arisa; born 9 June 1993) is a Japanese amateur boxer and nurse. After…Arisa Tsubata (Japanese: 津端ありさ, Hepburn: Tsubata Arisa; born 9 June 1993) is a Japanese amateur boxer and nurse. After entering the sport in 2018, she won the 2019 Japanese national boxing championship in the middleweight category. Tsubata then garnered worldwide attention for her performance in the 2020 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.
Yoshiko Hasegawa (長谷川美子, Hasegawa Yoshiko) (born 28 February 1987) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler best…Yoshiko Hasegawa (長谷川美子, Hasegawa Yoshiko) (born 28 February 1987) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler best known for her tenures with promotions from the Japanese independent scene such as Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling (TJPW), Actwres girl'Z and Ice Ribbon.
Ryuji Hijikata (土方 隆司, Hijikata Ryūji) (born May 17, 1978) is a Japanese professional wrestler also known under the…Ryuji Hijikata (土方 隆司, Hijikata Ryūji) (born May 17, 1978) is a Japanese professional wrestler also known under the ring name Toshizo (歳三, Toshizō). Hijikata is best known for his tenure in Battlarts and All Japan Pro Wrestling since 2002 where he is a former World Junior Heavyweight Champion.
Tetsurō Araki (荒木 哲郎, Araki Tetsurō; born November 5, 1976) is a Japanese animator, storyboard artist, and director. He…Tetsurō Araki (荒木 哲郎, Araki Tetsurō; born November 5, 1976) is a Japanese animator, storyboard artist, and director. He goes by the alias Mochizuki Saburō (望月 三郎) when working as an episode director and key animator. He is best known as the director of the widely acclaimed anime adaptations of Death Note and the first three seasons of Attack on Titan.
Akie Yoshizawa (吉沢 秋絵, Yoshizawa Akie, born October 20, 1968, in Tokyo, Japan) is a former Japanese idol, singer and…Akie Yoshizawa (吉沢 秋絵, Yoshizawa Akie, born October 20, 1968, in Tokyo, Japan) is a former Japanese idol, singer and actress in the 1980s. She made her debut in 1985, simultaneously selected as a member of Jpop female band Onyanko Club and as an actress in the TV series Sukeban Deka II as one of the three main parts. This led to appearances by her band in two episodes. She released a few solo discs before she retired, and married in 1996.
Mitsuo Hashimoto (はしもと みつお or 橋本 光男, Hashimoto Mitsuo; born 5 November 1955 in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan) is a…Mitsuo Hashimoto (はしもと みつお or 橋本 光男, Hashimoto Mitsuo; born 5 November 1955 in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist. After winning an honorable mention at the 11th Tezuka Awards in 1976 for his work Mīnya no Negai, he made his professional debut the following year in a special issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump with his work The Two Are Rivals (二人はライバル, Futari wa Raibaru). Since that time, he has published works in a variety of Shogakukan shōnen and seinen manga magazines. His definitive works include Tsukiji Uogashi Sandaime (art) and Itsumo Hōkago. Manga artist Hidenori Hara was his assistant for a time. Hashimoto was the assistant for Motoka Murakami for a time.
Makoto Hirayama (平山 誠, Hirayama Makoto; 12 May 1952 – 27 February 2018) is a Japanese politician. He served in the…Makoto Hirayama (平山 誠, Hirayama Makoto; 12 May 1952 – 27 February 2018) is a Japanese politician. He served in the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature) from 2009 until 2013.
Matsushige Ono (大野 松茂, Ōno Matsushige; 15 January 1936 – 7 August 2026) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal…Matsushige Ono (大野 松茂, Ōno Matsushige; 15 January 1936 – 7 August 2026) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Sayama, Saitama and high school graduate, he was elected to the Saitama Prefectural Assembly in 1979 where he served for two terms, and then to be the mayor of his hometown Sayama in 1986, serving for two terms. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996. Ono died from pneumonia on 7 August 2026, at the age of 90.
