Chusei Mannami (万波 中正, Mannami Chūsei; born April 7, 2000) is a Congolese-Japanese professional baseball outfielder for…Chusei Mannami (万波 中正, Mannami Chūsei; born April 7, 2000) is a Congolese-Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He was born to a Japanese mother and a father from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Takuya Shimamura (島村 拓弥, Shimamura Takuya; born March 6, 1999) is a Japanese football player for Yokohama FC, on loan…Takuya Shimamura (島村 拓弥, Shimamura Takuya; born March 6, 1999) is a Japanese football player for Yokohama FC, on loan from Kashiwa Reysol.
Yuma Tongu (頓宮 裕真, Tongu Yuma; born November 17, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball player for the Orix…Yuma Tongu (頓宮 裕真, Tongu Yuma; born November 17, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball player for the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He plays catcher and infielder, specifically on every infield position outside of shortstop.
Misato Komatsubara (小松原 美里, Komatsubara Misato; born July 28, 1992) is a Japanese retired ice dancer. She represented…Misato Komatsubara (小松原 美里, Komatsubara Misato; born July 28, 1992) is a Japanese retired ice dancer. She represented her home country in partnership with her ex-husband Tim Koleto, with whom she is the 2020 NHK Trophy champion and a five-time Japanese national champion (2018-21, 2023). Together, they also earned a silver medal from the team event at the 2022 Winter Olympics. She previously represented Italy with Andrea Fabbri, with whom she won five international medals, including silver at the 2015 CS Ice Challenge.
Risa Shigetomo (重友 梨佐, Shigetomo Risa; born 29 August 1987 in Bizen) is a Japanese long-distance runner. She competed…Risa Shigetomo (重友 梨佐, Shigetomo Risa; born 29 August 1987 in Bizen) is a Japanese long-distance runner. She competed in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, placing 78th with a time of 2:40:06. She finished in 14th place in the marathon at the 2015 World Championship with a time of 2:32:37. Her personal best is 2:23:23, set in Osaka in 2012, while she was winning the 2012 Osaka marathon. She won the Osaka Marathon again in 2017, in a time of 2:24:22. Winning the Osaka Marathon earned her a place on Japan's 2017 World Championship team.
Michio Ariyoshi (有吉 道夫, Ariyoshi Michio; July 27, 1935 – September 27, 2022) was a Japanese professional shogi player…Michio Ariyoshi (有吉 道夫, Ariyoshi Michio; July 27, 1935 – September 27, 2022) was a Japanese professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 9-dan. He authored a Tsume shogi book titled "Tsume shogi 121 sen(詰将棋121選)".
Kaneshige Toyo (金重 陶陽) (from Okayama, Japan 1896–1967) was a potter in Imbe, Japan. He helped to establish the Japan…Kaneshige Toyo (金重 陶陽) (from Okayama, Japan 1896–1967) was a potter in Imbe, Japan. He helped to establish the Japan Kōgei Association in 1955, and was deemed a living national treasure in 1956 for his work in the Bizen style ceramics. He was a member of what is known as the "Momoyama revival movement" of the 1930s and is credited with having rediscovered the techniques used to produce the wabi teawares of the Azuchi-Momoyama period.