Daito Yamamoto (山本 大斗, Yamamoto Daito; born August 9, 2002) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the…Daito Yamamoto (山本 大斗, Yamamoto Daito; born August 9, 2002) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Chiba Lotte Marines in Nippon Professional Baseball.
Sayaka Mikami (三上 紗也可, Mikami Sayaka; born 8 December 2000) is a Japanese diver. She competed in the women's 3 metre…Sayaka Mikami (三上 紗也可, Mikami Sayaka; born 8 December 2000) is a Japanese diver. She competed in the women's 3 metre springboard event at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships. She qualified to represent Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Sena Irie (入江 聖奈, Irie Sena; born 9 October 2000) is a Japanese retired amateur boxer who won a gold medal in the…Sena Irie (入江 聖奈, Irie Sena; born 9 October 2000) is a Japanese retired amateur boxer who won a gold medal in the inaugural women's featherweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She became the first Japanese woman to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing.
Ryuya Mura (武良竜也, Mura Ryūya, born 3 July 1996) is a Japanese breaststroke swimmer. He competed in the 2020 Summer…Ryuya Mura (武良竜也, Mura Ryūya, born 3 July 1996) is a Japanese breaststroke swimmer. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics. ,
Chiaki Tomita (冨田 千愛, Tomita Chiaki, born 18 October 1993) is a Japanese rower. She competed in the women's lightweight…Chiaki Tomita (冨田 千愛, Tomita Chiaki, born 18 October 1993) is a Japanese rower. She competed in the women's lightweight double sculls event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Aren Kuri (九里 亜蓮, Kuri Aren; born September 1, 1991) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Orix Buffaloes…Aren Kuri (九里 亜蓮, Kuri Aren; born September 1, 1991) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
Takeru Segawa (Japanese: 世川 武尊, Hepburn: Segawa Takeru), known mononymously as Takeru, is a former Japanese kickboxer.…Takeru Segawa (Japanese: 世川 武尊, Hepburn: Segawa Takeru), known mononymously as Takeru, is a former Japanese kickboxer. He is the former ONE Interim Flyweight Kickboxing World Champion, K-1 Super Featherweight champion, K-1 Featherweight champion and K-1 Super Bantamweight champion. He is the only three weight champion in K-1 history. Takeru is considered by many to be a generational talent and one of the greatest kickboxers in the modern history of the sport, alongside his compatriot Tenshin Nasukawa. A professional competitor since 2008, Segawa became the K-1 Super Bantamweight champion when he defeated Taiga Kawabe in the finals of the 2015 K-1 Super Bantamweight Grand Prix, on April 19, 2015. He became the K-1 Featherweight champion when he defeated Kaito Ozawa in the finals of the 2016 K-1 Featherweight Grand Prix, on November 3, 2016, thus becoming the first two-weight champion in K-1 history. He further became the K-1 Super Featherweight champion after defeating Kosuke Komiyama in the finals of the 2018 K-1 Super Featherweight Grand Prix, on March 21, 2018, thus becoming the first and only three weight champion in K-1 history. Segawa was ranked as a top ten pound for pound kickboxer by Combat Press from June 2015 until October 2022, when he took an extended break to heal a number of injuries, and was ranked as the best pound for pound kickboxer from June 2019 until July 2022. Combat Press ranked him as the best flyweight and later the best bantamweight in their divisional rankings as well. Segawa most recently competed in ONE Championship, and is one of only two men to have knocked out Rodtang Jitmuangnon.
Kairi Kochi (高智 海吏, Kōchi Kairi; born 22 January 1985) is a Japanese handball player for Toyota Auto Body and the…Kairi Kochi (高智 海吏, Kōchi Kairi; born 22 January 1985) is a Japanese handball player for Toyota Auto Body and the Japanese national team. He participated at the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship.
Takumi Obara (小原 工, Obara Takumi; born February 9, 1967) is an athlete from Japan. He competes in the triathlon. Obara…Takumi Obara (小原 工, Obara Takumi; born February 9, 1967) is an athlete from Japan. He competes in the triathlon. Obara competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He took twenty-first place with a total time of 1:50:29.95.
Takami Akai (赤井 孝美, Akai Takami; born November 21, 1961) is an illustrator, game creator, character designer and…Takami Akai (赤井 孝美, Akai Takami; born November 21, 1961) is an illustrator, game creator, character designer and animator.
Kazuyuki Hamada (浜田 和幸, Hamada Kazuyuki; born 17 March 1953) is a Japanese politician. He has served one term in the…Kazuyuki Hamada (浜田 和幸, Hamada Kazuyuki; born 17 March 1953) is a Japanese politician. He has served one term in the House of Councillors for the Tottori At-large district. After being elected in 2010 as a candidate for the Liberal Democratic Party, he changed parties three times before unsuccessfully seeking re-election as an independent candidate in 2016.
Tetsuya Yoneda (Japanese: 米田 哲也, born March 3, 1938) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher who spent most…Tetsuya Yoneda (Japanese: 米田 哲也, born March 3, 1938) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher who spent most of his career with the Hankyu Braves in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He was so tough that he was known as Gasoline Tank and also Human Tank. Yoneda was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 2000.
Nobuko Otowa (乙羽 信子, Otowa Nobuko; 1 October 1924 – 22 December 1994) was a Japanese actress who appeared in more than…Nobuko Otowa (乙羽 信子, Otowa Nobuko; 1 October 1924 – 22 December 1994) was a Japanese actress who appeared in more than 100 films between 1950 and 1994.
Kihachi Okamoto (岡本 喜八, Okamoto Kihachi; February 17, 1924 – February 19, 2005) was a Japanese film director who worked…Kihachi Okamoto (岡本 喜八, Okamoto Kihachi; February 17, 1924 – February 19, 2005) was a Japanese film director who worked in several different genres.
Takeji Iwamiya (岩宮 武二, Iwamiya Takeji; 1920–1989) was a Japanese photographer particularly known for his depiction of…Takeji Iwamiya (岩宮 武二, Iwamiya Takeji; 1920–1989) was a Japanese photographer particularly known for his depiction of architecture, gardens, and Japanese crafts.
Kinryū Arimoto (有本 欽隆, Arimoto Kinryū; born Yoshitaka Arimoto, February 11, 1940 – February 1, 2019) was a Japanese…Kinryū Arimoto (有本 欽隆, Arimoto Kinryū; born Yoshitaka Arimoto, February 11, 1940 – February 1, 2019) was a Japanese actor and voice actor formerly employed by Production Baobab. He also practiced kenpo, earning the black belt rank of shodan. Though his birth name was Yoshitaka, a kanji mistranslation led to his name being read as Kinryū, which stuck as his stage name. He died on February 1, 2019, aged 78 due to esophageal cancer.
Wakana Matsumoto (松本 若菜, Matsumoto Wakana; born February 25, 1984) is a Japanese actress from Tottori Prefecture. She…Wakana Matsumoto (松本 若菜, Matsumoto Wakana; born February 25, 1984) is a Japanese actress from Tottori Prefecture. She portrayed Airi Nogami in the tokusatsu drama Kamen Rider Den-O.