Hisatsugu Ishii (石井 久継, Ishii Hisatsugu; born 7 July 2005) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for…Hisatsugu Ishii (石井 久継, Ishii Hisatsugu; born 7 July 2005) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for Shonan Bellmare.
Amiyu Ozeki (Japanese: 尾関 彩美悠, Hepburn: Ozeki Amiyu) (born 16 June 2003) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays…Amiyu Ozeki (Japanese: 尾関 彩美悠, Hepburn: Ozeki Amiyu) (born 16 June 2003) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour where she has one win.
Atsuya Hirohata (廣畑敦也, Hirohata Atsuya; born December 3, 1997) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a…Atsuya Hirohata (廣畑敦也, Hirohata Atsuya; born December 3, 1997) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a pitcher for the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Daigo Kamikawabata (上川畑 大悟, Kamikawabata Daigo; born January 12, 1997) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder…Daigo Kamikawabata (上川畑 大悟, Kamikawabata Daigo; born January 12, 1997) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Hikaru Ohta (太田 光, Ohta Hikaru; born October 14, 1996) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays catcher for…Hikaru Ohta (太田 光, Ohta Hikaru; born October 14, 1996) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays catcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Yūya Ogō (小郷 裕哉, Ogō Yūya; born October 3, 1996 in Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball…Yūya Ogō (小郷 裕哉, Ogō Yūya; born October 3, 1996 in Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays outfielder for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Seigo Akui (Japanese: 阿久井政悟, Seigo Akui; born 3 September 1995), better known as Seigo Yuri Akui, is a Japanese…Seigo Akui (Japanese: 阿久井政悟, Seigo Akui; born 3 September 1995), better known as Seigo Yuri Akui, is a Japanese professional boxer who held the World Boxing Association (WBA) flyweight title from 2024 to 2025.
Sayaka Mitani (born 13 May 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League club AC…Sayaka Mitani (born 13 May 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League club AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies.
Mizuki Tanimoto (谷本 観月, Tanimoto Mizuki; born 18 December 1994) is a Japanese athlete competing in long-distance…Mizuki Tanimoto (谷本 観月, Tanimoto Mizuki; born 18 December 1994) is a Japanese athlete competing in long-distance events. Representing Japan at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, she placed seventh in the women's marathon.
Keiji Tanaka (田中 刑事, Tanaka Keiji; born November 22, 1994) is a retired Japanese figure skater. He is the 2016 NHK…Keiji Tanaka (田中 刑事, Tanaka Keiji; born November 22, 1994) is a retired Japanese figure skater. He is the 2016 NHK Trophy bronze medalist, 2019 Skate Canada bronze medalist, three-time ISU Challenger Series medalist (including gold at the 2019 U.S. Classic), 2017 Winter Universiade silver medalist, 2011 World Junior silver medalist, six-time medalist on the ISU Junior Grand Prix, and a two-time Japanese national silver medalist (2016, 2017). He represented his country at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Kenji Fujita (藤田健児, Fujita Kenji, born October 19, 1996) is a Japanese professional boxer. He currently competes in the…Kenji Fujita (藤田健児, Fujita Kenji, born October 19, 1996) is a Japanese professional boxer. He currently competes in the featherweight division where he is the current WBO Asian Pacific featherweight champion.
Kōki Moriya (守屋 功輝, Moriya,Kōki; born November 25, 1993) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played…Kōki Moriya (守屋 功輝, Moriya,Kōki; born November 25, 1993) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hanshin Tigers from 2016 to 2021.
Kaho Sunami (角南果帆, Sunami Kaho; born 5 January 1993) is a Japanese handball player for Sony Semiconductor and the…Kaho Sunami (角南果帆, Sunami Kaho; born 5 January 1993) is a Japanese handball player for Sony Semiconductor and the Japanese national team. She participated at the 2017 World Women's Handball Championship.
Takatoshi Abe (安部孝駿, Abe Takatoshi; born 12 November 1991) is a Japanese track and field athlete who competes in the…Takatoshi Abe (安部孝駿, Abe Takatoshi; born 12 November 1991) is a Japanese track and field athlete who competes in the 400 metres hurdles. He is the reigning Asian champion in the event. Born in Okayama Prefecture, Abe initially contested both the 110 metres hurdles and the 400 m hurdles, winning silver and gold medals at the Japanese high school championships in 2009. He chose to specialise in the latter event from mid-2009 onwards. Abe ran a personal best of 49.46 seconds to claim the silver medal at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics, finishing closely behind the strong favourite Jehue Gordon. He also ran with the Japanese 4×400 metres relay team, helping them to fifth place. His hurdles time made him the third best Asian in the event that year, after compatriots Kenji Narisako and Takayuki Koike. Abe made his second ever sub-50-second clocking at the 2011 Japanese Athletics Championships, where he took third with a time of 49.81 seconds. He was selected to represent Japan at the 2011 Asian Athletics Championships in Kobe and he went away with his first regional title, ending the race with a time of 49.64 seconds to win the gold medal. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Hiromi Oka (岡 大海, Oka Hiromi; born July 15, 1991) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Chiba Lotte…Hiromi Oka (岡 大海, Oka Hiromi; born July 15, 1991) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Chiba Lotte Marines in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) league.
Yui Sunami (角南 唯, Sunami Yui; born 7 June 1991) is a Japanese handball player for Hokkoku Bank and the Japanese…Yui Sunami (角南 唯, Sunami Yui; born 7 June 1991) is a Japanese handball player for Hokkoku Bank and the Japanese national team. She competed at the 2015 World Women's Handball Championship in Denmark and the 2017 World Women's Handball Championship in Germany.
Rei Ohara (小原 怜, Ohara Rei; born 10 August 1990) is a Japanese long-distance runner. She competed in the 10,000 metres…Rei Ohara (小原 怜, Ohara Rei; born 10 August 1990) is a Japanese long-distance runner. She competed in the 10,000 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing placing 22nd.
Yuka Kado (加戸 由佳, Kado Yuka; born June 19, 1990) is a Japanese football player. She plays for Bunnys Kyoto SC and has…Yuka Kado (加戸 由佳, Kado Yuka; born June 19, 1990) is a Japanese football player. She plays for Bunnys Kyoto SC and has also played for the Japan national teamas a midfielder.
Naoya Gamou (蒲生尚弥, Gamō Naoya; born 11 November 1989) is a Japanese professional racing driver who currently competes…Naoya Gamou (蒲生尚弥, Gamō Naoya; born 11 November 1989) is a Japanese professional racing driver who currently competes in Super GT for K2 R&D LEON Racing in the GT300 class. He has won the Super GT championship twice, in 2018 and 2025, in the GT300 class.
Takuya Seguchi (瀬口拓弥, Seguchi, Takuya; born 30 November 1988 in Okayama) is a Japanese former professional footballer…Takuya Seguchi (瀬口拓弥, Seguchi, Takuya; born 30 November 1988 in Okayama) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. In a career spanning 13 years, he played over 100 games for Kamatamare Sanuki before going on to play for Tokushima Vortis and Albirex Niigata. Following his contract expiring at the end of the 2023 season and his subsequent retirement, Seguchi was hired as a coach at Albirex Niigata.
Hiroki Narabayashi (奈良林寛紀, born 14 January 1988) is a former Japanese football player who last played for and captains…Hiroki Narabayashi (奈良林寛紀, born 14 January 1988) is a former Japanese football player who last played for and captains Fujieda MYFC.
Hisako Kanemoto (金元 寿子, Kanemoto Hisako), also known professionally as Juri Aikawa (相川 寿里, Aikawa Juri), is a Japanese…Hisako Kanemoto (金元 寿子, Kanemoto Hisako), also known professionally as Juri Aikawa (相川 寿里, Aikawa Juri), is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is represented by Production Baobab.
Yukari Miyake (三宅 由佳莉, Miyake Yukari; born December 14, 1986) is a Japanese singer and naval officer who is the…Yukari Miyake (三宅 由佳莉, Miyake Yukari; born December 14, 1986) is a Japanese singer and naval officer who is the vocalist of the Tokyo SDF Band. The first and only official vocalist for the Music Corp to join the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Miyake has released a number of CDs she sang with the SDF Band. She holds the rank of petty officer 2nd class in the Japanese Navy.
Toshihiro Aoyama (青山 敏弘, Aoyama Toshihiro; born 22 February 1986) is a former Japanese professional footballer who…Toshihiro Aoyama (青山 敏弘, Aoyama Toshihiro; born 22 February 1986) is a former Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.
Megumi Yamano (山野仁, Yamano Megumi; formerly Furuya (降谷), born September 25, 1981), known mononymously as Megumi (めぐみ)…Megumi Yamano (山野仁, Yamano Megumi; formerly Furuya (降谷), born September 25, 1981), known mononymously as Megumi (めぐみ), is a Japanese tarento, actress, singer, gravure idol and producer. She is currently affiliated with Suns Entertainment.
Keitaro Izawa (伊澤 啓太郎, Izawa Keitarō; born July 4, 1976), better known by his stage name Ichiyo Izawa (伊澤 一葉, Izawa…Keitaro Izawa (伊澤 啓太郎, Izawa Keitarō; born July 4, 1976), better known by his stage name Ichiyo Izawa (伊澤 一葉, Izawa Ichiyō) is a Japanese pianist, vocalist and songwriter, best known for his work in the Ringo Sheena-helmed band Tokyo Jihen. He is also the lead vocalist and pianist of the band Appa.
Michiyoshi Yunoki (柚木 道義, Yunoki Michiyoshi; born 28 May 1972) is a Japanese politician and a member of the House of…Michiyoshi Yunoki (柚木 道義, Yunoki Michiyoshi; born 28 May 1972) is a Japanese politician and a member of the House of Representatives for the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan. A native of Kurashiki, Okayama and graduate of Okayama University, he worked at the publisher Yurindo from 1997 to 2002. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005 for the DPJ after an unsuccessful run in 2003.
Katsushi Ōta (太田 克史, Ōta Katsushi; born March 22, 1972) is a Japanese editor. As of 2020, he is president of Seikaisha…Katsushi Ōta (太田 克史, Ōta Katsushi; born March 22, 1972) is a Japanese editor. As of 2020, he is president of Seikaisha, a publishing company established as a wholly owned subsidiary of Kodansha.
Kenji Nomura (乃村 健次, Nomura Kenji; born July 23, 1970) is a Japanese voice actor from Okayama Prefecture affiliated…Kenji Nomura (乃村 健次, Nomura Kenji; born July 23, 1970) is a Japanese voice actor from Okayama Prefecture affiliated with Aksent. Known for playing characters large in size, he has starring roles in anime shows, including Mitsunori Kugayama in Genshiken, Chairman Harabote in Kinnikuman: Ultimate Muscle, Lorenzo in Ristorante Paradiso, and Gilles de Rais in Drifters. He also voices in a bunch of supporting roles in anime series including Battle Spirits, First Love Limited, Jormungand, Kanokon, Valkyria Chronicles, Yes! PreCure5, and Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's. He voices several villain characters in One Piece.
Joichiro Tatsuyoshi (辰吉丈一郎, Tatsuyoshi Jōichirō; born May 15, 1970) is a former World Boxing Council (WBC) world…Joichiro Tatsuyoshi (辰吉丈一郎, Tatsuyoshi Jōichirō; born May 15, 1970) is a former World Boxing Council (WBC) world bantamweight champion from Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan. His record is 20–7–1 (14 KOs). He is popular for his fight style and unique personality, and has appeared in several television variety shows. He is named after Joe Yabuki, the main character of the boxing anime, Ashita no Joe (Tomorrow's Joe). Coincidentally, he fights in the same weight class (bantamweight) as the character he is named after. He has a large reach in comparison with his height (Tatsuyoshi is 164 cm tall with a reach of 178 cm) and is known for his distinctively low guard. He often keeps his hands in front of his chest, unlike other boxers who usually keep their hands closer to the head. He is managed by the Osaka Teiken boxing gym.
Kōyū Amano (天野 高雄, 1968 - present) is a Japanese Buddhist monk of Kōyasan Shingon-shū. He currently serves as abbot at…Kōyū Amano (天野 高雄, 1968 - present) is a Japanese Buddhist monk of Kōyasan Shingon-shū. He currently serves as abbot at Kōzō-ji (高蔵寺) in Okayama Prefecture and has been active as a missionary, artist, sculptor and radio personality.
Akihiko Yamashita (山下 明彦, Yamashita Akihiko; born February 6, 1966, in Okayama Prefecture, Chūgoku, Japan) is a Studio…Akihiko Yamashita (山下 明彦, Yamashita Akihiko; born February 6, 1966, in Okayama Prefecture, Chūgoku, Japan) is a Studio Ghibli animator who is famous for Howl's Moving Castle and Giant Robo (OVA).
Keizo Nakanishi (中西 圭三, Nakanishi Keizō; born 11 November 1964, in Nadasaki, Kojima District (now Minami-ku, Okayama)…Keizo Nakanishi (中西 圭三, Nakanishi Keizō; born 11 November 1964, in Nadasaki, Kojima District (now Minami-ku, Okayama), Okayama Prefecture) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and composer. He graduated from Okayama Prefectural Kurashiki Amagi High School and Nihon University College of Economics. In 2017, Nakanishi participated as a guest artist at the annual touring ice show Fantasy on Ice in Makuhari. He performed in the show opening to the song "Choo Choo Train" amongst others.
Hakase Suidobashi (水道橋 博士, Suidōbashi Hakase; born 18 August 1962 in Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan) is a Japanese comedian…Hakase Suidobashi (水道橋 博士, Suidōbashi Hakase; born 18 August 1962 in Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan) is a Japanese comedian who is a member of the comedy duo Asakusa Kid. His real name is Masayoshi Ono (小野 正芳, Ono Masayoshi). Suidobashi is represented with Office Kitano. He is also a manzai comedian, commentator, and a writer in magazine columns and essays.
Kazutoshi Mori (森 和俊, Mori Kazutoshi; born 1958) is a Japanese molecular biologist known for research on unfolded…Kazutoshi Mori (森 和俊, Mori Kazutoshi; born 1958) is a Japanese molecular biologist known for research on unfolded protein response. He was a professor of Biophysics at the Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, and shared the 2014 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award with Peter Walter for discoveries concerning the unfolded protein response — an intracellular quality control system that detects harmful misfolded proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum and signals the nucleus to carry out corrective measures. After retirement, he became a distinguished professor at Institute for Advanced Study, Kyoto University, in 2024. He is a professor at Faculty of Pharmacy, Meijo University since April, 2026.
Kazuo Kuroda (Japanese: 黒田和生; born 8 March 1949) is a Japanese former football manager and player who last managed…Kazuo Kuroda (Japanese: 黒田和生; born 8 March 1949) is a Japanese former football manager and player who last managed Chinese Taipei.
Eizo Kenmotsu (監物永三, Kenmotsu Eizō; born February 13, 1948) is a former Japanese artistic gymnast, who won seven world…Eizo Kenmotsu (監物永三, Kenmotsu Eizō; born February 13, 1948) is a former Japanese artistic gymnast, who won seven world titles and three Olympic gold medals between 1968 and 1979. In retirement, he became a leading Japanese coach. He also served as sports director of the Nippon Sport Science University and vice president of the Japan Gymnastics Association. In 2006, Kenmotsu was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. Kenmotsu was 20 years and 8 months old in October 1968 when he became the youngest Japanese artistic gymnast in history to win an Olympic gold medal after the team event finals at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. He held on to that longstanding record for almost 48 years until recently when it was finally broken by Kenzō Shirai, who in August 2016 acquired the honour when only 19 years and 11 months old, at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro–also after the team event finals. Coincidentally, they had both similarly won one other Olympic medal, each an individual event bronze–Kenmotsu on the horizontal bar and Shirai on the vault–at their respective first Olympic Games.
Hiromu Matsuoka (松岡 弘, Matsuoka Hiromu; born July 26, 1947) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher in…Hiromu Matsuoka (松岡 弘, Matsuoka Hiromu; born July 26, 1947) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He played for the Sankei Atoms / Yakult Atoms / Yakult Swallows. He won the Eiji Sawamura Award in 1978.
Senichi Hoshino (星野 仙一, Hoshino Sen'ichi; January 22, 1947 – January 4, 2018) was a Japanese Nippon Professional…Senichi Hoshino (星野 仙一, Hoshino Sen'ichi; January 22, 1947 – January 4, 2018) was a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player and manager. As a player, he shined as a highlight pitcher on varying levels of struggling seasons for the Chunichi Dragons. He won the Eiji Sawamura Award for his saves in 1974 as the team won their first Central League pennant in twenty years. He pitched his final season in 1982, the same year the Dragons went to the Japan Series. He became manager of the Dragons in 1987 and managed them to a Central League pennant in 1988 before departing the team in 1991. He returned in 1996 and managed for five years, leading them to the pennant again in 1999, where they lost again in the Japan Series. He resigned in 2001 and joined the Hanshin Tigers the following year. In 2003, he led the Hanshin Tigers to their first Central League pennant in eighteen years before retiring for health reasons at the close of the loss in the 2003 Japan Series. In 2007, he managed the Japanese national team for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. In October 2010, Hoshino was hired as manager of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. He led the Eagles to a Pacific League pennant to become the second person to win league pennants with three teams. On his sixth trip to the Japan Series, he won the championship; he retired the following year and the Golden Eagles subsequently retired his number. He was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 2017.
Hideshi Miyake (三宅 秀史, Miyake Hideshi; April 5, 1934 – March 3, 2021) was a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball third…Hideshi Miyake (三宅 秀史, Miyake Hideshi; April 5, 1934 – March 3, 2021) was a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball third baseman and second baseman. He played for the Osaka/Hanshin Tigers from 1953 to 1967.
Hiroki Kosai (香西 洋樹, Kōsai Hiroki; 8 February 1933 – 26 March 2026) was a Japanese astronomer with the Kiso…Hiroki Kosai (香西 洋樹, Kōsai Hiroki; 8 February 1933 – 26 March 2026) was a Japanese astronomer with the Kiso Observatory. He is best known for helping to popularize astronomy in Japan and for his observations of comets and asteroids, most notably with his co-discovery of the comet 1976 XVI. He is credited by the Minor Planet Center (MPC) with the discovery of nearly 100 asteroids. Kosai died on 26 March 2026, at the age of 93.
Minoru Kubota (29 April 1930 – 20 August 2017) was a Japanese weightlifter. He competed in the men's light heavyweight…Minoru Kubota (29 April 1930 – 20 August 2017) was a Japanese weightlifter. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Kubota died on 20 August 2017, at the age of 87.
Yasuharu Ōyama (大山 康晴 Ōyama Yasuharu, March 13, 1923 - July 26, 1992) was a professional shogi player, 15th Lifetime…Yasuharu Ōyama (大山 康晴 Ōyama Yasuharu, March 13, 1923 - July 26, 1992) was a professional shogi player, 15th Lifetime Meijin and president of Japan Shogi Association (1976 - 1989). He studied shogi under Kinjiro Kimi (木見金治郎, Kinjirō Kimi). He won 80 titles (2nd on record), 44 other type tournaments (2nd on record) and 1433 games (2nd on record) in life, and was awarded five lifetime titles: Lifetime Meijin, Lifetime Jūdan, Lifetime Ōi, Lifetime Kisei and Lifetime Ōshō. Among his 80 titles, 18 were the Meijin title (most prestigious title in shogi, along with Ryūō). He has appeared in the Meijin title match 25 times winning 18; he also holds the record for the most consecutive Meijin titles (13 in a row from 1959 to 1971), the most overall Meijin titles, and being the oldest player to challenge for the Meijin title, at age 63 in 1986. Ōyama played as professional from 1940 until his death in 1992. His students include Michio Ariyoshi, Isao Nakata and Hisashi Namekata. He was awarded as honorary citizen of Kurashiki, Okayama, his birthplace and then Hyakkoku, Aomori (now merged to Oirase, Aomori). Ōyama had a strong interest in other kinds of boardgames, including go, mahjong, chess, chu shogi and xiangqi. He founded the Japan Xiangqi Association in 1973 and served as its president.
Kyohei Inukai (1886–1954) was a Japanese-American artist who painted portraits and watercolors during the early part of…Kyohei Inukai (1886–1954) was a Japanese-American artist who painted portraits and watercolors during the early part of the twentieth century.
Ryūji Tanabe (Japanese: 田邊 隆二, Hepburn: Tanabe Ryūji; 23 January 1884 – 14 February 1945) was a Japanese bureaucrat in…Ryūji Tanabe (Japanese: 田邊 隆二, Hepburn: Tanabe Ryūji; 23 January 1884 – 14 February 1945) was a Japanese bureaucrat in the Ministry of Communications and later a prominent businessman. A graduate of the University of Tokyo with high academic honors, he was awarded the prestigious silver watch by the government—a distinction known as the "Silver Watch Group." After joining the Ministry of Communications, he was considered a candidate for the position of Vice Minister. He went on to serve as president of Kyoto Electric Power Company, and later became the inaugural president of Kansai Haiden (now Kansai Electric Power Company). He was a native of Okayama Prefecture.
Hitoshi Yamakawa (Japanese: 山川 均, Yamakawa Hitoshi; 20 December 1880 – 23 March 1958) was a Japanese socialist…Hitoshi Yamakawa (Japanese: 山川 均, Yamakawa Hitoshi; 20 December 1880 – 23 March 1958) was a Japanese socialist intellectual, activist, and theorist. He was a central figure in the early Japanese socialist movement and a co-founder of the first Japanese Communist Party in 1922. After breaking with the party a year later, he became the leader of the Rōnō-ha (Labor-Farmer Faction), a dissident group of Marxist thinkers who challenged the Comintern's thesis that Japan required a two-stage revolution. Born in Kurashiki into a family that had lost its wealth and status, Yamakawa developed a strong anti-authoritarian streak and a sense of social alienation during his youth. After dropping out of Dōshisha, a Christian school where he was first exposed to socialist ideas, he was imprisoned for lèse-majesté in 1900. This experience proved transformative, and he emerged a dedicated revolutionary. Yamakawa joined the Japan Socialist Party in 1906 and, under the influence of Kōtoku Shūsui, became a leading advocate of anarcho-syndicalism. Following another prison term after the Red Flag Incident of 1908 and a period of withdrawal, he returned to activism in 1916. The Russian Revolution led him to embrace Leninism, and in 1922 he helped establish the Japanese Communist Party. He developed the doctrine of "Yamakawaism," which called for a mass-based, legal proletarian party rather than a small, secretive vanguard, leading to the dissolution of the first JCP in 1924. In 1927, he led the Rōnō-ha in a definitive split from the JCP, initiating the highly influential "Japanese capitalism debate". Yamakawa and his faction argued that Japan was an advanced capitalist country requiring a direct, one-stage socialist revolution, a position that placed them in direct opposition to both the JCP and the Comintern. After World War II, he helped establish the Socialist Association (Shakai-shugi Kyōkai (社会主義協会)), which became a powerful left-wing force within the new Japan Socialist Party. He remained a major figure in the socialist movement until his death in 1958.
Mataemon Tanabe (田辺 又右衛門, Tanabe Mataemon; 1869–1942) was a Japanese jujutsu practitioner and master of the Fusen-ryū…Mataemon Tanabe (田辺 又右衛門, Tanabe Mataemon; 1869–1942) was a Japanese jujutsu practitioner and master of the Fusen-ryū school. He became famous for defeating multiple members of the Kodokan in challenge matches, and came to be considered one of the greatest modern jujutsuka.
Erika Araki (荒木 絵里香, Araki Erika; born 3 August 1984) is a retired Japanese volleyball player. She served as captain…Erika Araki (荒木 絵里香, Araki Erika; born 3 August 1984) is a retired Japanese volleyball player. She served as captain for the national team from 2009 to 2012. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics winning a bronze medal, and 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's volleyball which she was the captain.
Yuki Ishii (石井 優希, Ishii Yuki; born May 8, 1991) is a retired Japanese volleyball player who plays for Hisamitsu…Yuki Ishii (石井 優希, Ishii Yuki; born May 8, 1991) is a retired Japanese volleyball player who plays for Hisamitsu Springs. She also played for the All-Japan women's volleyball team. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's volleyball.
