Sohgo Ichikawa (Chinese: 趙聡悟; Japanese: 市川 聡悟 Ichikawa Sogō; born 30 July 2004) is a professional footballer who…
Sohgo Ichikawa (Chinese: 趙聡悟; Japanese: 市川 聡悟 Ichikawa Sogō; born 30 July 2004) is a professional footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Hong Kong Premier League club Lee Man. Born in Japan, he plays for the Hong Kong national team.
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Ryūya Nishio (西尾 隆矢, Nishio Ryūya; born 16 May 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre back…
Ryūya Nishio (西尾 隆矢, Nishio Ryūya; born 16 May 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre back for J2 League club RB Omiya Ardija.
Tatsuya Tabira (田平 起也, Tabira Tatsuya; born 10 May 2001) is a Japanese former footballer who played as a defender.…
Tatsuya Tabira (田平 起也, Tabira Tatsuya; born 10 May 2001) is a Japanese former footballer who played as a defender. Tabira retired at the end of the 2024 season, aged 23.
Toma Kuroda (Japanese: 黒田 斗真, Kuroda Toma; born December 31, 2000) is a Japanese kickboxer. He is a former K-1…
Toma Kuroda (Japanese: 黒田 斗真, Kuroda Toma; born December 31, 2000) is a Japanese kickboxer. He is a former K-1 Bantamweight champion. He is also the 2021 K-1 Japan Bantamweight Grand Prix and 2022 K-1 World Bantamweight Grand Prix winner. Combat Press ranks him as the No. 5 strawweight in the world, as of August 2021. Between June and July 2021, he was ranked as the No. 7 Flyweight kickboxer in the world.
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Toya Izumi (泉柊椰, Izumi Toya; born 2 December 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for…
Toya Izumi (泉柊椰, Izumi Toya; born 2 December 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for J2 League club RB Omiya Ardija.
Ryoga Ishio (石尾 崚雅, Ishio Ryōga; born May 18, 2000) is a Japanese football player for Ehime FC.
Kazuma Tsuboi (坪井 一真, Tsuboi Kazuma; born 9 December 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder…
Kazuma Tsuboi (坪井 一真, Tsuboi Kazuma; born 9 December 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Tiamo Hirakata from 2023.
Masahiko Suzuki (Japanese: 鈴木真彦, Suzuki Masahiko; born February 21, 1997) is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing…
Masahiko Suzuki (Japanese: 鈴木真彦, Suzuki Masahiko; born February 21, 1997) is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the bantamweight division of RISE. He is the former RISE Bantamweight Champion, having held the title between 2018 and 2023. As of August 2023, he is ranked as the third best flyweight (-56.7 kg) kickboxer in the world by Combat Press and the third best super flyweight (-55 kg) kickboxer by Beyond Kickboxing. Between October 2019 and August 2020, he was ranked in the strawweight top ten by Combat Press, and as a top ten flyweight since September 2020.
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Naoto Nishiguchi (西口 直人, born November 14, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten…
Naoto Nishiguchi (西口 直人, born November 14, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He made his NPB debut in 2018, pitching in one game that season.
Kan Nakamura (Japanese: 中村寛, Nakamura Kan; born August 6, 1996) is a Japanese kickboxer. He is the reinging Rajadamnern…
Kan Nakamura (Japanese: 中村寛, Nakamura Kan; born August 6, 1996) is a Japanese kickboxer. He is the reinging Rajadamnern Stadium Lightweight Champion and a former RISE lightweight champion. As of August 2024, he was ranked as the seventh best featherweight (-64 kg) kickboxer in the world by Beyond Kickboxing and the ninth best super bantamweight kickboxer (-64 kg) in the world by Combat Press.
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Masataka Nishimoto (西本雅崇, Nishimoto, Masataka; born 11 June 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder…
Masataka Nishimoto (西本雅崇, Nishimoto, Masataka; born 11 June 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Thai League 3 club Chiangrai City.
Yuki Ueno (上野勇希, Ueno Yūki) is a Japanese professional wrestler, He is signed to the Japanese professional wrestling…
Yuki Ueno (上野勇希, Ueno Yūki) is a Japanese professional wrestler, He is signed to the Japanese professional wrestling promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT), where he is the former three-time KO-D Openweight Champion, and former four-times DDT Universal Champion.
Ryota Katayose (片寄 涼太, Katayose Ryōta; born 29 August 1994) is a Japanese singer and actor. He is a vocalist of…
Ryota Katayose (片寄 涼太, Katayose Ryōta; born 29 August 1994) is a Japanese singer and actor. He is a vocalist of Generations from Exile Tribe and is represented by LDH.
Yuka Ichiguchi (市口侑果, Ichiguchi Yuka) is a Japanese softball player who plays as an infielder. She helped Japan qualify…
Yuka Ichiguchi (市口侑果, Ichiguchi Yuka) is a Japanese softball player who plays as an infielder. She helped Japan qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Nao Eguchi (江口 直生, Eguchi Nao; born March 22, 1992 in Yao, Osaka) is a Japanese football player for Kamatamare Sanuki…
Nao Eguchi (江口 直生, Eguchi Nao; born March 22, 1992 in Yao, Osaka) is a Japanese football player for Kamatamare Sanuki from 2023. He scored a goal from 60 metres for Akita on October 14, 2020.
Kosuke Okanishi (岡西宏祐, Okanishi, Kosuke; born 17 July 1990) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…
Kosuke Okanishi (岡西宏祐, Okanishi, Kosuke; born 17 July 1990) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Fujieda MYFC.
Tadashi Ōishi (大石 直嗣, Ōishi Tadashi; born September 16, 1989) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.
Nagisa Sakurauchi (櫻内 渚, Sakurauchi Nagisa, born August 11, 1989) is a Japanese football player as a Right back for New…
Nagisa Sakurauchi (櫻内 渚, Sakurauchi Nagisa, born August 11, 1989) is a Japanese football player as a Right back for New Taipei Hang Yuan.
🎓 Kansai University🏫 Sakuyo Gakuen High School📅 Born August 11🎂 Born 1989📍 From Yao, Osaka💼 Football (Soccer)
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Yui Okada (岡田 唯, Okada Yui) (born December 28, 1987, in Yao, Osaka, Japan) is a gravure model, model and race queen…
Yui Okada (岡田 唯, Okada Yui) (born December 28, 1987, in Yao, Osaka, Japan) is a gravure model, model and race queen, former member of Japanese idol pop group v-u-den that was associated with Hello! Project. She remained within the group until its disbandment in 2008, after which point she was contracted with Up-Front Agency. She is currently no longer in the entertainment business, having retired to study beauty.
Ryoji Nakata (中田 亮二, born November 3, 1987, in Japan) is a Japanese former professional baseball first baseman who…
Ryoji Nakata (中田 亮二, born November 3, 1987, in Japan) is a Japanese former professional baseball first baseman who played for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball from 2010 to 2014.
🎓 Asia University🏫 Meitoku Gijuku High School📅 Born November 3🎂 Born 1987📍 From Yao, Osaka💼 Baseball
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Shouma Yamamoto (山本 匠馬, Yamamoto Shōma; born Kōsuke Yamamoto (山本 光将, Yamamoto Kōsuke) on November 6, 1983) is a…
Shouma Yamamoto (山本 匠馬, Yamamoto Shōma; born Kōsuke Yamamoto (山本 光将, Yamamoto Kōsuke) on November 6, 1983) is a Japanese actor. His first major role was as Tsubasa Yamagatana/Dan the Knight of the White Night in Garo Special: Byakuya no Maju. Yamamoto later portrayed Seiji Hayami in Cutie Honey: The Live. He also portrayed Takato Shiramine/Kamen Rider Rey in the Kamen Rider Kiva movie Kamen Rider Kiva: King of the Castle in the Demon World, and in the TV series as Taiga Nobori/Kamen Rider Saga. He is one of two actors to portray two different characters in a single Kamen Rider Series film and television series; the other is Kenji Matsuda in Kamen Rider Hibiki and Kamen Rider Hibiki & The Seven War Oni.
Maki Mita (三田 真希, Mita Maki; born 22 April 1983) is a Japanese former swimmer who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics…
Maki Mita (三田 真希, Mita Maki; born 22 April 1983) is a Japanese former swimmer who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Munetaka Aoki (青木 崇高, Aoki Munetaka; born March 14, 1980) is a Japanese actor. He played Sanosuke Sagara in the live…
Munetaka Aoki (青木 崇高, Aoki Munetaka; born March 14, 1980) is a Japanese actor. He played Sanosuke Sagara in the live action adaptation of the manga and anime series Rurouni Kenshin, and engineer Sōsaku Tachibana in Godzilla Minus One. He is married to Japanese actress and model Yūka.
Day After Tomorrow (also known as dat) was a 3-member Japanese pop band under the Avex label.
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Hitoshi Taneda (種田 仁, born July 18, 1971) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball infielder.
Tsutomu Iwamoto (岩本 勉, Iwamoto Tsutomu; born May 11, 1971 in Yao, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese former Nippon…
Tsutomu Iwamoto (岩本 勉, Iwamoto Tsutomu; born May 11, 1971 in Yao, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher.
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Mikiko Futagami (二上美紀子, Futagami Mikiko), better known by her ring name Gami (stylized in capital letters as GAMI), is…
Mikiko Futagami (二上美紀子, Futagami Mikiko), better known by her ring name Gami (stylized in capital letters as GAMI), is a Japanese retired professional wrestler best known for her tenure with the Japanese promotions Pro Wrestling Wave, Arsion and JWP Joshi Puroresu.
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Masumi Kuwata (桑田 真澄 Kuwata Masumi, born 1 April 1968 in Yao, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese former right-handed pitcher.…
Masumi Kuwata (桑田 真澄 Kuwata Masumi, born 1 April 1968 in Yao, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese former right-handed pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) from 1986 to 2006 for the Yomiuri Giants. He also played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2007. He is the older brother of professional golfer Izumi Kuwata.
Shūji Nishiyama (西山 秀二, Nishiyama Shūji; born July 7, 1967 in Yao, Osaka) is a retired Japanese professional catcher.
🏫 Uenomiya High School📅 Born July 7🎂 Born 1967📍 From Yao, Osaka💼 Baseball💼 Analyst (Commentator)💼 Critic
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Jimmy Onishi (ジミー大西, Jimī Ōnishi; born 1 January 1964) is a Japanese painter and comedian. His real name is Hideaki…
Jimmy Onishi (ジミー大西, Jimī Ōnishi; born 1 January 1964) is a Japanese painter and comedian. His real name is Hideaki Onishi (大西 秀明, Ōnishi Hideaki), in which his given name is a combination of Hide (秀) from daimyo Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Aki (明) means "bright" which relates to the New Year celebrations as he was born on New Year's Day. Onishi is represented with Yoshimoto Creative Agency.
Kawachiya Kikusuimaru (河内家 菊水丸) (born 14 February 1963) is a Japanese musician and singer. He is a singer of Kawachi…
Kawachiya Kikusuimaru (河内家 菊水丸) (born 14 February 1963) is a Japanese musician and singer. He is a singer of Kawachi ondo folk music from Yao, Osaka.
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Etsushi Toyokawa (Japanese: 豊川 悦司, Hepburn: Toyokawa Etsushi; born March 18, 1962) is a Japanese actor.
🎓 Kwansei Gakuin University🏫 Shimizudani High School📅 Born March 18🎂 Born 1962📍 From Yao, Osaka💼 Actor
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Takashi Miike (三池 崇史, Miike Takashi; born 24 August 1960) is a Japanese filmmaker and actor. He has directed over 100…
Takashi Miike (三池 崇史, Miike Takashi; born 24 August 1960) is a Japanese filmmaker and actor. He has directed over 100 films and television productions, in a variety of genres such as action, children's films, comedy, drama, horror, musicals, and jidaigeki period dramas. He is best known internationally for the horror films Audition (1999), Ichi the Killer (2001), Visitor Q (2001), Gozu (2003), and One Missed Call (2003). He is also known for samurai and yakuza films such as Dead or Alive (1999), Graveyard of Honor (2002), 13 Assassins (2010), earning a Japan Academy Film Prize nomination for Director of the Year, and Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (2011). He has also acted in more than 20 films. Miike spent much of his career as a controversial figure who had several of his films criticized for their extreme graphic violence and other transgressive content, especially Ichi the Killer, which was banned in several countries. However, in his later career, he shifted towards work more acceptable to the mainstream; his films Hara-Kiri and Straw Shield (2013) were both nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, while both Sukiyaki Western Django (2007) and 13 Assassins were nominated for the Venice Film Festival's Golden Lion. Several of his films have developed cult followings.
🎓 Japan Institute of the Moving Image🏫 Josho Gakuen High School📅 Born August 24🎂 Born 1960📍 From Yao, Osaka💼 Film Director
Noboru Rokuda (六田登, Rokuda Noboru; born July 23, 1952 in Yao, Osaka Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist. He…
Noboru Rokuda (六田登, Rokuda Noboru; born July 23, 1952 in Yao, Osaka Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist. He made his professional debut in 1978 with Saigo Test, for which he won the Shogakukan New Artist Award. He won the 1991 Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga for F.
Katsumi Matsumura (松村 勝美, Matsumura Katsumi; born 8 March 1944) is a Japanese former volleyball player and Olympic…
Katsumi Matsumura (松村 勝美, Matsumura Katsumi; born 8 March 1944) is a Japanese former volleyball player and Olympic champion. She was a major player to help Japanese women's national volleyball team to dominate the World in 1962-67 by winning 1962 FIVB Women's World Championship, 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games and 1967 FIVB Women's World Championship in row. She also competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
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Jun'ya Yano (矢野 絢也, Yano Junya; born 27 April 1932) is a retired Japanese politician and political commentator who…
Jun'ya Yano (矢野 絢也, Yano Junya; born 27 April 1932) is a retired Japanese politician and political commentator who served as the fourth leader of Komeito between 1986 and 1989. Over a decade after leaving politics, Yano has become a notable critic of the party and its religious partner Soka Gakkai.
Yasuji Hondo (本堂 保次, Hondō Yasuji; March 18, 1918 - June 8, 1997) was a Nippon Professional Baseball second baseman and…
Yasuji Hondo (本堂 保次, Hondō Yasuji; March 18, 1918 - June 8, 1997) was a Nippon Professional Baseball second baseman and manager. He received the Best Nine Award as a second baseman in 1950.
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Japanese supercentenarians are citizens, residents or emigrants from Japan who have attained or surpassed the age of…
Japanese supercentenarians are citizens, residents or emigrants from Japan who have attained or surpassed the age of 110 years. As of January 2015, the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) had validated the longevity claims of 263 Japanese supercentenarians, most of whom are women. As of 18 October 2026, the oldest-known living Japanese person is Fuyo Kishimoto (born in Hamasaka on 20 December 1911), who is aged 114 years, 302 days. The oldest verified Japanese and Asian person ever is Kane Tanaka (1903–2022), who lived to the age of 119 years and 107 days, making her the second-oldest validated person ever as well. Japan was also home to the world's oldest man ever, Jiroemon Kimura (1897–2013), who lived to the age of 116 years and 54 days.
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Shota Shimizu (清水 翔太, Shimizu Shōta; born 27 February 1989) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and musician from Yao…
Shota Shimizu (清水 翔太, Shimizu Shōta; born 27 February 1989) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and musician from Yao, Osaka, Japan, who debuted in 2008. On June 1, 2008, Shimizu performed at Central Park in New York City during the annual Japan Day Festival. Shota Shimizu went to a local Christian school in Osaka where he learned how to sing gospel music. He became captivated with soul music, which is how his music career started. He was inspired by Donny Hathaway, Marvin Gaye, and Ray Charles. Before his debut, in November 2007, Shimizu sang in English on amateur night at the Apollo Theater in New York City. He was called a "one in a million soul singer" by a local newspaper in New York. The second time he performed at the Apollo Theater was on November 19, 2008. He sang the song "Sukiyaki" by Kyu Sakamoto in Japanese, where he was given a standing ovation from an audience of 1,500 people. He said he sang it because he wanted to show his Japanese pride and demonstrate the beauty of the Japanese language.
Angerme (アンジュルム, Anjurumu), formerly Smileage (スマイレージ, Sumairēji; stylized as S/mileage, from 2009–2015), is a Japanese…
Angerme (アンジュルム, Anjurumu), formerly Smileage (スマイレージ, Sumairēji; stylized as S/mileage, from 2009–2015), is a Japanese idol girl group from the musical collective Hello! Project. Since the group's formation in 2009, the group has seen changes in membership. The current members consist of Layla Ise, Rin Hashisako, Rin Kawana, Shion Tamenaga, Wakana Matsumoto, Yuki Hirayama, Yukiho Shimoitani, Hana Goto, and Momoha Nagano. The group was formed in 2009 under the name Smileage, consisting of four members of Hello! Project's trainee group, Hello Pro Egg. They released their debut single, "Suki-chan", under an indie label in the same year. The group made their major label debut in 2010 with the single "Yume Miru 15", in which they won the Japan Record Award for Best New Artist the same year. In 2015, the group changed their name to Angerme.
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