Yui Ueno (上野 結生, Ueno Yui; born December 17, 2002) is a Japanese curler. She currently plays lead on the SC Karuizawa…Yui Ueno (上野 結生, Ueno Yui; born December 17, 2002) is a Japanese curler. She currently plays lead on the SC Karuizawa Club curling team skipped by Miyu Ueno. She is a former World Junior champion.
Riku Yanagisawa (栁澤李空, Yanagisawa Riku; born 10 October 2001) is a Japanese curler. He is a three-time Japanese men's…Riku Yanagisawa (栁澤李空, Yanagisawa Riku; born 10 October 2001) is a Japanese curler. He is a three-time Japanese men's champion skip.
Minori Suzuki (鈴木みのり, Suzuki Minori; born September 18, 2001) is a Japanese curler from Karuizawa, Nagano. She is the…Minori Suzuki (鈴木みのり, Suzuki Minori; born September 18, 2001) is a Japanese curler from Karuizawa, Nagano. She is the second on the Chubu Electric Power curling team, which is skipped by Ikue Kitazawa. At the international level, she has represented Japan twice at the World Junior Curling Championships (2019, 2020) as well as the 2022 World Women's Curling Championship.
Asuka Kanai (金井 亜翠香, Kanai Asuka; born April 14, 2001) is a Japanese curler from Karuizawa. She currently plays third…Asuka Kanai (金井 亜翠香, Kanai Asuka; born April 14, 2001) is a Japanese curler from Karuizawa. She currently plays third on the SC Karuizawa Club curling team skipped by Miyu Ueno.
Miyu Ueno (上野 美優, Ueno Miyū; born March 12, 2001) is a Japanese curler from Karuizawa. She currently skips the SC…Miyu Ueno (上野 美優, Ueno Miyū; born March 12, 2001) is a Japanese curler from Karuizawa. She currently skips the SC Karuizawa Club curling team. She is a former World Junior champion.
Seina Nakajima (中嶋星奈, Nakajima Seina; born December 2, 1997, in Karuizawa) is a Japanese curler from Nagano. She is the…Seina Nakajima (中嶋星奈, Nakajima Seina; born December 2, 1997, in Karuizawa) is a Japanese curler from Nagano. She is the third on the Chubu Electric Power curling team, which won the Japan Curling Championships in both 2017 and 2019. At the international level, she has represented Japan twice at the World Women's Curling Championship (2019, 2022) and the 2019 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships, where she won a silver medal.
Chiaki Matsumura (松村 千秋, Chiaki Matsumura; born October 26, 1992 in Aomori) is a Japanese curler from Nagano. She was a…Chiaki Matsumura (松村 千秋, Chiaki Matsumura; born October 26, 1992 in Aomori) is a Japanese curler from Nagano. She was a longtime member of the Chubu Electric Power curling team from 2012 to 2023. With the team, she won five Japan Curling Championships in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017 and 2019. At the international level, she has represented Japan three times at the World Women's Curling Championship (2013, 2019, 2022) and three times at the Pacific-Asia Curling Championships (2011, 2012, 2019), winning a silver medal in both 2012 and 2019.
Emi Shimizu (清水 絵美, Shimizu Emi; born December 21, 1990) is a Japanese female curler. She is a two-time Pacific-Asia…Emi Shimizu (清水 絵美, Shimizu Emi; born December 21, 1990) is a Japanese female curler. She is a two-time Pacific-Asia silver medallist (2012, 2019) and a two-time Japan women's champion (2014, 2017). She is a member of the Chubu Electric Power Curling Team, a works team of Chubu Electric Power.
Miyo Ichikawa (市川 美余, Ichikawa Miyo; born June 28, 1989 in Karuizawa) is a Japanese female curler. At the international…Miyo Ichikawa (市川 美余, Ichikawa Miyo; born June 28, 1989 in Karuizawa) is a Japanese female curler. At the international level, she is a 2012 Pacific-Asia silver medallist. At the national level, she is a three-time Japan women's champion curler (2011, 2012, 2014).
Kosuke Morozumi (両角 公佑, Morozumi Kōsuke; born 27 July 1988) is a Japanese curler from Karuizawa, Nagano. He competed at…Kosuke Morozumi (両角 公佑, Morozumi Kōsuke; born 27 July 1988) is a Japanese curler from Karuizawa, Nagano. He competed at the 2015 Ford World Men's Curling Championship in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, as lead for the Japanese team, which placed sixth in the tournament.
Tetsuro Shimizu (清水 徹郎, Shimizu Tetsurō; born February 10, 1988) is a Japanese curler from Sapporo. He competed at the…Tetsuro Shimizu (清水 徹郎, Shimizu Tetsurō; born February 10, 1988) is a Japanese curler from Sapporo. He competed at the 2015 Ford World Men's Curling Championship in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, as vice-skip for the Japanese team, which placed sixth in the tournament.
Yusuke Morozumi (両角 友佑, Morozumi Yusuke; born January 16, 1985 in Nagano) is a Japanese curler from Karuizawa. He…Yusuke Morozumi (両角 友佑, Morozumi Yusuke; born January 16, 1985 in Nagano) is a Japanese curler from Karuizawa. He skipped the Japanese men's team at the 2018 Winter Olympics. He currently coaches the Chubu Electric Power Curling Team.
Daisuke Uehara (上原 大祐, Uehara Daisuke; born 27 December 1981 in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture) is a Japanese ice sledge…Daisuke Uehara (上原 大祐, Uehara Daisuke; born 27 December 1981 in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture) is a Japanese ice sledge hockey player. He was part of the Japanese sledge hockey team that won a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Paralympics. He was born with spina bifida.
Junko Nishimuro (西室淳子, Nishimuro Junko; born December 21, 1980 as Junko Sonobe) is a Japanese curler from Otsuki…Junko Nishimuro (西室淳子, Nishimuro Junko; born December 21, 1980 as Junko Sonobe) is a Japanese curler from Otsuki, Yamanashi. She is the second on the SC Karuizawa Club curling team, which is skipped by Miyu Ueno. At the international level, she represented Japan at the 2005 Pacific Curling Championships and the 2006 World Women's Curling Championship as a result of winning the 2005 Japan Curling Championships.
Kazuaki Ichimura (市村 和昭, Ichimura Kazuaki; born 11 August 1957) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed in two events…Kazuaki Ichimura (市村 和昭, Ichimura Kazuaki; born 11 August 1957) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed in two events at the 1980 Winter Olympics.
Daijiro Morohoshi (諸星 大二郎, Morohoshi Daijirō; born July 6, 1949, in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese…Daijiro Morohoshi (諸星 大二郎, Morohoshi Daijirō; born July 6, 1949, in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist. He is well known for science fiction comics, allegorical comics and horror/mystery comics based on pseudohistory and folklore. The indirect influence by Cthulhu Mythos also appears here and there in his works.
Kaneko Takahashi (高橋 カネ子, Takahashi Kaneko; born 26 September 1942) is a Japanese speed skater. She competed in four…Kaneko Takahashi (高橋 カネ子, Takahashi Kaneko; born 26 September 1942) is a Japanese speed skater. She competed in four events at the 1964 Winter Olympics.
Ōnobori Mitsuhiro (born Isamu Ishida, August 1, 1925 – March 1, 2009) was a sumo wrestler and coach from Karuizawa…Ōnobori Mitsuhiro (born Isamu Ishida, August 1, 1925 – March 1, 2009) was a sumo wrestler and coach from Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan. He made his professional debut in January 1941, reaching a highest rank of maegashira 1. He retired in 1957. From 1971 to 1990 he was the head coach of Kasugayama stable.
Egerton Herbert Norman (September 1, 1909 – April 4, 1957) was a Canadian diplomat and historian. Born in Japan to…Egerton Herbert Norman (September 1, 1909 – April 4, 1957) was a Canadian diplomat and historian. Born in Japan to missionary parents, he became a historian of modern Japan before joining the Canadian foreign service. His most influential book was Japan's Emergence as a Modern State (1940) where he argued that persisting feudal class relations were responsible for government oppression at home and the imperialistic expansion that led to World War II in Asia. During the Red Scare of the 1950s Norman was accused of being a communist or even a spy, though investigations found no corroboration and he was defended by Canadian authorities. He committed suicide in 1957.
Mone Ryokawa (両川萌音, Ryōkawa Moene; born 2000) is a Japanese curler from Karuizawa. At the national level she is a Japan…Mone Ryokawa (両川萌音, Ryōkawa Moene; born 2000) is a Japanese curler from Karuizawa. At the national level she is a Japan women's champion curler. She began curling in 2007 at the age of 7.