Riko Gunji (้กๅธ ่ๅญ, Gunji Riko; born 31 July 2002) is a Japanese badminton player who competes in women's singles. AโฆRiko Gunji (้กๅธ ่ๅญ, Gunji Riko; born 31 July 2002) is a Japanese badminton player who competes in women's singles. A member of the Japanese national team, she plays for the Kumamoto Saishunkan team and has reached a career-high world ranking of No. 18. She is the gold medalist at the 2019 BWF World Junior Championships in the girls' singles. She secured her maiden BWF World Tour title at the 2024 Indonesia Masters Super 100 and won her first Super 300 title at the 2026 Canada Open. In team competitions, she was a member of the Japanese squad that won gold at the 2020 Asia Team Championships and earned bronze medals at the 2022 and 2026 Uber Cup.
Haruma Saikyo is a Japanese kickboxer, fighting out of Tokyo, Japan. He is the former Krush Featherweight champion. AsโฆHaruma Saikyo is a Japanese kickboxer, fighting out of Tokyo, Japan. He is the former Krush Featherweight champion. As of 1 August 2020, he is ranked the #9 strawweight in the world by Combat Press.
Masaru Fujii (่คไบ ่, Fujii Masaru; born October 3, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the TohokuโฆMasaru Fujii (่คไบ ่, Fujii Masaru; born October 3, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Wakana Uehara (ไธๅ ใใใช, Uehara Wakana) is a Japanese professional wrestler, former idol and tarento signed to TokyoโฆWakana Uehara (ไธๅ ใใใช, Uehara Wakana) is a Japanese professional wrestler, former idol and tarento signed to Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling (TJPW),
Syuri Kondo (่ฟ่ค ๆฑ้, Kondล Shuri; born February 8, 1989), mononymously known as Syuri (ๆฑ้, Shuri), is a JapaneseโฆSyuri Kondo (่ฟ่ค ๆฑ้, Kondล Shuri; born February 8, 1989), mononymously known as Syuri (ๆฑ้, Shuri), is a Japanese professional wrestler, shoot boxer, kickboxer and mixed martial artist. She is currently signed with World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is the leader of God's Eye and is a champion in New Japan Pro Wrestling as the current IWGP Women's Champion in her second reign. She is a former NJPW Strong Women's Champion and World of Stardom Champion. Syuri started her professional wrestling career in Hustle, where she performed under the ring name KG (Karate Girl). Syuri later worked for Hustle's two follow-up promotions; Smash, where she was the final Smash Diva Champion, and Wrestling New Classic (WNC), where she was a two-time WNC Women's Champion. After WNC folded in June 2014, Syuri remained affiliated with its sister promotion Reina Joshi Puroresu until March 2016, becoming a one-time Reina World Women's Champion and a one-time Reina World Tag Team Champion. Syuri also worked for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) through their working relationship with Reina, where she is a former CMLL World Women's Champion and CMLL-Reina International Champion. Syuri debuted in Stardom in 2013 and is a former one-time World of Stardom Champion, one-time SWA World Champion and one-time Goddesses of Stardom Champion. Syuri is also the winner of the 2021 5 Star Grand Prix. Coming from a karate background, Syuri made her shoot boxing debut in 2009 in Krush as a kickboxer. Over the following six years, Syuri amassed a record of 13 wins and one loss, while also becoming the inaugural Krush Women's Flyweight Champion in March 2014. In April 2016, Syuri transitioned to mixed martial arts by joining Pancrase, where she was the inaugural Strawweight Queen of Pancrase. In September 2017, Syuri made her Ultimate Fighting Championship debut.
Yukiya Yokoyama (ๆจชๅฑฑ ้ๅ, Yokoyama Yukiya; born June 1, 1977 in Ebina, Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese former NipponโฆYukiya Yokoyama (ๆจชๅฑฑ ้ๅ, Yokoyama Yukiya; born June 1, 1977 in Ebina, Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher.
Naoko Kijimuta (Japanese: ้ๅญ็็ฐ ็ดๅญ, Kijimuta Naoko, born March 26, 1972) is a retired tennis player and winner of fiveโฆNaoko Kijimuta (Japanese: ้ๅญ็็ฐ ็ดๅญ, Kijimuta Naoko, born March 26, 1972) is a retired tennis player and winner of five professional doubles tournaments. She has been a representative of Japan in the Federation Cup.
Akiko Kijimuta (้ๅญ็็ฐ ๆๅญ, Kijimuta Akiko) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. She was born on May 1, 1968โฆAkiko Kijimuta (้ๅญ็็ฐ ๆๅญ, Kijimuta Akiko) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. She was born on May 1, 1968, in Japan and played on the WTA tour from 1986 to 1992. She reached the fourth round at Roland Garros in 1992, where she led the world number-one-ranked player Monica Seles 4 games to 1 in the final set. Seles won the match 6โ4 in the third set. She retired with a 63โ100 singles record.
Yosuke Nagai (ๆฐธไบ้ฝๅณ, Nagai Yลsuke, born in 1991) is the founder and executive director of Accept International. HeโฆYosuke Nagai (ๆฐธไบ้ฝๅณ, Nagai Yลsuke, born in 1991) is the founder and executive director of Accept International. He serves as a visiting fellow at the University of Oxford, a member of the Youth Advisory Board of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme(UN-Habitat).