Mizuki Hori (堀 瑞輝, Hori Mizuki; born May 10, 1998 in Kure, Hiroshima, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball…
Mizuki Hori (堀 瑞輝, Hori Mizuki; born May 10, 1998 in Kure, Hiroshima, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
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Seishū Hatake (畠 世周, Hatake Seishū; born May 31, 1994 in Kure, Hiroshima, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball…
Seishū Hatake (畠 世周, Hatake Seishū; born May 31, 1994 in Kure, Hiroshima, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers.
Ryo Hirakawa (Japanese: 平川 亮, Hepburn: Hirakawa Ryō; born 7 March 1994) is a Japanese racing driver who is currently…
Ryo Hirakawa (Japanese: 平川 亮, Hepburn: Hirakawa Ryō; born 7 March 1994) is a Japanese racing driver who is currently competing for Toyota Gazoo Racing in the FIA World Endurance Championship. He was Super GT GT500 champion in 2017, and finished runner-up in Super Formula in 2020. He has competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship in the Hypercar class since 2022, winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans in his debut season and the championship title in 2022 and 2023 alongside co-drivers Sébastien Buemi and Brendon Hartley. Hirakawa is also signed to Haas F1 Team as a reserve driver for the 2025 Formula One season.
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Yuki Okoda (Japanese: 大小田 結貴, born 1994 in Kure, Hiroshima) is a Japanese astronomer. She made headlines while she was…
Yuki Okoda (Japanese: 大小田 結貴, born 1994 in Kure, Hiroshima) is a Japanese astronomer. She made headlines while she was a physics graduate student in her 2nd year of Masters at the University of Tokyo's School of Science. Okoda found a dense disk of material around a young star, which may be a precursor of a planetary system. The star in question is known by its catalogue number IRAS 15398-3359. Okoda and her colleagues are researching the formation of planetary systems through radio-wave observation using the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile. In 2018 Okoda was named one of the 100 influential women in the world by the BBC. After obtaining her DSc, she works as a researcher at RIKEN.
Keisuke Takano (高野 圭佑, born December 28, 1991) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon…
Keisuke Takano (高野 圭佑, born December 28, 1991) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chiba Lotte Marines and Hanshin Tigers, and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the CTBC Brothers.
Takamasa Sakai (酒井 貴政, Sakai Takamasa; born May 18, 1988) is a former Japanese football player.
Akifumi Shimoda (下田 昭文, Shimoda, Akifumi; born September 11, 1984) is a Featherweight boxer from Japan and the former…
Akifumi Shimoda (下田 昭文, Shimoda, Akifumi; born September 11, 1984) is a Featherweight boxer from Japan and the former world champion of WBA at Super bantamweight. He was born in Sapporo, Hokkaido and grew up in Kure City in Hiroshima Prefecture. He currently lives in Tokyo. Shimoda has trained under Yūichi Kasai's instruction at the Teiken Boxing Gym in Tokyo.
Daisuke Tenbata (born 29 December 1981) is a Japanese politician and a researcher. He was awarded PhD from Ritsumeikan…
Daisuke Tenbata (born 29 December 1981) is a Japanese politician and a researcher. He was awarded PhD from Ritsumeikan University in 2019. A member of Reiwa Shinsengumi, he has been an incumbent in the House of Councilors since 2022 as part of the proportional representation block. He developed a severe disability at the age of 14 due to a medical malpractice incident, and refers to himself as 'the most severely physically disabled researcher in Japan.'
🎓 Ritsumeikan University📅 Born December 29🎂 Born 1981📍 From Kure, Hiroshima💼 Politician・Legislator💼 Researcher
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Naoki Nakahigashi (中東 直己, Nakahigashi Naoki; born October 5, 1981 in Kure, Hiroshima, Japan) is a professional Japanese…
Naoki Nakahigashi (中東 直己, Nakahigashi Naoki; born October 5, 1981 in Kure, Hiroshima, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays outfielder for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
Chiaki Naitou (内藤 千晶, Naitou Chiaki; born 18 June 1981), known better by her stage name Chiaki Yurin (ユリン千晶, Yurin…
Chiaki Naitou (内藤 千晶, Naitou Chiaki; born 18 June 1981), known better by her stage name Chiaki Yurin (ユリン千晶, Yurin Chiaki) and previously known as Yurin (ゆりん), is a Japanese voice actress and actress. She is a native of Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture.
Hitomi Shimatani (島谷ひとみ, Shimatani Hitomi; born 4 September 1980) is a Japanese pop singer. Formerly signed to the Avex…
Hitomi Shimatani (島谷ひとみ, Shimatani Hitomi; born 4 September 1980) is a Japanese pop singer. Formerly signed to the Avex Trax label for 22 years, Shimatani started her career as an Enka singer with the release of her debut single "Ōsaka no Onna" (大阪の女, Ōsakan Woman) in 1999, but later decided to get into the dance/pop style for her music. Shimatani's music has also appeared in several video games and television shows. Shimatani is currently releasing music under her own label, AI.R LAND RECORD, under Daiki Sound.
Takayoshi Tanimoto (谷本 貴義, Tanimoto Takayoshi; born April 14, 1975), is a Japanese vocalist known for his theme song…
Takayoshi Tanimoto (谷本 貴義, Tanimoto Takayoshi; born April 14, 1975), is a Japanese vocalist known for his theme song performances in Digimon, Zatch Bell! and Dragon Ball Kai, the last of which he sang "Dragon Soul" and "Yeah! Break! Care! Break!" as one-half of a special unit, Dragon Soul.
🏫 National Institute of Technology, Kure College📅 Born April 14🎂 Born 1975📍 From Kure, Hiroshima💼 Singer・Vocalist💼 Producer💼 Musician💼 Lyricist💼 Composer💼 Music Arranger
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Hiromi Katayama (Japanese: 片山裕美, Hepburn: Katayama Hiromi; born April 5, 1972), known by the stage name Marina Ōno…
Hiromi Katayama (Japanese: 片山裕美, Hepburn: Katayama Hiromi; born April 5, 1972), known by the stage name Marina Ōno (大野まりな, Ōno Marina), is a Japanese voice actress. She has also been known as Hiromi Matsumoto (松本裕美) and Hiromi Asō (麻生ひろみ). Some of her major roles in anime are: Faury Carat in Tristia of the Deep Blue Sea, Chiaki Nakahara in Dai-Guard, Aihara in Angel Links and Komoe Harumachi in Eiken. In video games, she voices Aki Nitta in Soul Link, Remit Marlena in Eternal Melody, Ayaka Nanase in First Kiss Story and Uriko in the Bloody Roar series.
Mika Yokota (横田 美香, Yokota Mika; born 1 August 1971) is a Japanese politician and former civil servant serving as…
Mika Yokota (横田 美香, Yokota Mika; born 1 August 1971) is a Japanese politician and former civil servant serving as Governor of Hiroshima since November 2025. She previously served as Vice Governor of Toyama Prefecture and Hiroshima Prefecture, and held senior positions in Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Cabinet Secretariat. She is the first woman elected Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture and the first female governor in the Chūgoku region.
🎓 Hiroshima University🏫 Hiroshima University Affiliated High School📅 Born August 1🎂 Born 1971📍 From Kure, Hiroshima💼 Politician・Legislator💼 Bureaucrat
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Shunji Kōno (河野 俊嗣, Kōno Shunji; born 8 September 1964) is a Japanese politician and the governor of Miyazaki…
Shunji Kōno (河野 俊嗣, Kōno Shunji; born 8 September 1964) is a Japanese politician and the governor of Miyazaki Prefecture in Japan. In 2014, he was re-elected for a second term as the Miyazaki governor.
Mamoru Nagano (永野 護, Nagano Mamoru; born January 21, 1960) is a Japanese manga artist, animator, and mecha and…
Mamoru Nagano (永野 護, Nagano Mamoru; born January 21, 1960) is a Japanese manga artist, animator, and mecha and character designer. Born in Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture, he is noted for his work with anime studio Sunrise. He is married to voice actress Maria Kawamura.
🎓 University of Tokyo🏫 Hiroshima Kokutaiji High School📅 Born January 21🎂 Born 1960📍 From Kure, Hiroshima💼 Designer💼 Manga Artist
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Koichi Kawanishi (川西 幸一, Kawanishi Kōichi; born October 20, 1959, in Kure, Hiroshima, Japan) is a Japanese drummer who…
Koichi Kawanishi (川西 幸一, Kawanishi Kōichi; born October 20, 1959, in Kure, Hiroshima, Japan) is a Japanese drummer who is a member of the Japanese band Unicorn.
🎓 Hiroshima Kokusai Gakuin University🏫 Kure Technical High School📅 Born October 20🎂 Born 1959📍 From Kure, Hiroshima💼 Drummer
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Mitsuo Mitani (三谷 光男, Mitani Mitsuo; born 16 June 1959) is a former Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of…
Mitsuo Mitani (三谷 光男, Mitani Mitsuo; born 16 June 1959) is a former Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kure, Hiroshima and graduate of Osaka University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in September 2005 after unsuccessful runs in 2003 and April 2005.
🎓 University of Osaka🏫 Kure Mitsuta High School📅 Born June 16🎂 Born 1959📍 From Kure, Hiroshima💼 Politician・Legislator
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Mariko Miura (三浦 雅璃子, Miura Mariko; 20 June 1953 - 12 July 2019), better known under the stage name Arisu Jun (純 アリス…
Mariko Miura (三浦 雅璃子, Miura Mariko; 20 June 1953 - 12 July 2019), better known under the stage name Arisu Jun (純 アリス, Jun Arisu), was a Japanese actress and singer, who was best known for starring in Mama wa Rival and Saramumu, and for her appearances in teleshopping alongside her husband Kōichi Miura.
Fusae Ōta (太田 房江, Ōta Fusae; born June 26, 1951) is a Japanese politician, a former governor of Osaka Prefecture, and…
Fusae Ōta (太田 房江, Ōta Fusae; born June 26, 1951) is a Japanese politician, a former governor of Osaka Prefecture, and the country's first female prefectural governor. Her married name is Fusae Saitō (齊藤 房江, Saitō Fusae). She is affiliated to the revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi.
Akira Sakata (born 21 February 1945) is a Japanese free jazz saxophonist.
Naoki Minezaki (峰崎 直樹, Minezaki Naoki; born 14 October 1944) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan…
Naoki Minezaki (峰崎 直樹, Minezaki Naoki; born 14 October 1944) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan and a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kure, Hiroshima and graduate of Hitotsubashi University, he was elected for the first time in 1992.
Yuko Fujimoto (藤本 佑子, Fujimoto Yūko; born January 14, 1943) is a Japanese volleyball player and Olympic champion. She…
Yuko Fujimoto (藤本 佑子, Fujimoto Yūko; born January 14, 1943) is a Japanese volleyball player and Olympic champion. She was a member of the Japanese winning team, Oriental Witches, at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
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Tatsuro Hirooka (広岡 達朗, Hirooka Tatsurō born February 9, 1932) is a Japanese retired professional baseball player and…
Tatsuro Hirooka (広岡 達朗, Hirooka Tatsurō born February 9, 1932) is a Japanese retired professional baseball player and manager. Hirooka played his entire career, from 1954 to 1966, for the Yomiuri Giants. He was awarded the Central League rookie of the year award in 1954. From 1961 to 1966, Hirooka was a player-coach for the Giants. As a manager for the Yakult Swallows (1976–1979) and then the Seibu Lions (1982–1985), Hirooka was known for his tough-love style. Nicknamed "The Iron Shogun", he thrice led his teams to the Japan Series championship — in 1978, 1982, and 1983. With his championships for Yakult and Seibu, he is the third and currently last manager to win the Japan Series with multiple teams. He won the Matsutaro Shoriki Award — presented to a person (a manager or player) who greatly contributes to the development of professional baseball — in 1978 and 1982. He was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 1992.
Shigeru Kōyama (神山 繁, Kōyama Shigeru; 16 January 1929 – 3 January 2017) was a Japanese actor.
Komimasa Tanaka (田中 小実昌, Tanaka Komimasa; April 29, 1925–February 29, 2000) was a noted Japanese writer, essayist, and…
Komimasa Tanaka (田中 小実昌, Tanaka Komimasa; April 29, 1925–February 29, 2000) was a noted Japanese writer, essayist, and translator.
Shinnen Tagaya (多賀谷 真稔, Tagaya Shinnen; 20 January 1920 – 9 April 1995) was a Japanese politician. He graduated from…
Shinnen Tagaya (多賀谷 真稔, Tagaya Shinnen; 20 January 1920 – 9 April 1995) was a Japanese politician. He graduated from Waseda University in 1943 and became general secretary of the Central Executive Committee of the Japan Socialist Party in December 1977.
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Kōichi Sako (1918-2010) was a Japanese photographer. Sako was born in Yoshiura-cho, Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture.…
Kōichi Sako (1918-2010) was a Japanese photographer. Sako was born in Yoshiura-cho, Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture. When the atomic bomb fell on Hiroshima, he was 27 years old and working in Kure City. Although the bombing did not directly harm him, he was exposed to radiation when he entered Hiroshima city a few days later. He died in Hiroshima when he was 92 years old in 2010. In 1952, Asahi Camera Yearbook published his Rural Family, and he began to contribute his photographs to various photography magazines and annuals actively. He also received instruction from Masaoka Kunio, a Chugoku Photographers Group member, and Akita Heihachiro, who had formed the Koyo Camera Club. In 1954, the newly established Nikakai Association of Photographers selected his work for the first time. He exhibited with them for 18 consecutive years until 1972. He also regularly contributed photographs to the avant-garde poetry coterie magazine VOU, which was presided over by the poet Katsué Kitasono. Sako also wrote poetry. In his youth, he dreamt of becoming a poet but was inspired by the camera boom of the time, so he thought to use poetic imagery for his photographic expression. However, Sako realized later that photography and poetry are essentially two different forms of expression and began to search for an expression unique to photography. Based on the premise that merely realistically capturing the subject is not all there is to photography, he sought the realm of abstract expression. In 1954, the subjektive fotografie 2 exhibition exhibited his Fushin. It was held in Saarbrücken, Germany, and Paris, France. Yusaku Kamekura first introduced the Subjective photography movement, first coined by German photographer Otto Steinert, to Japan in the May 1954 issue of Camera. Two years later, Shuzo Takiguchi and others founded the Japan Subjectivist Photography League, and the movement flourished. It was not limited to abstract, documentary, experimental techniques, or straight photography. It was based on individual subjectivity. At the time, Japan had been liberated from wartime repression of avant-garde artistic expression and found international support. Sako was one of the beneficiaries of the momentum of the Subjective photography movement. Five of his works were included in international exhibitions such as The Sense of Abstraction at the Museum of Modern Art in New York (1960).
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Fumio Fujimura (藤村 富美男, Fujimura Fumio; August 14, 1916 – May 28, 1992) was a Japanese baseball infielder and pitcher…
Fumio Fujimura (藤村 富美男, Fujimura Fumio; August 14, 1916 – May 28, 1992) was a Japanese baseball infielder and pitcher who played 22 seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) from 1936 to 1958. He began his career as a stellar right-handed pitcher for the Osaka Tigers, but achieved his greatest fame as a hitter. A superstitious player, Fujimura never hurt insects or shaved before games. He was also hot-tempered, as he was once suspended for physically abusing an umpire. In 1950, Fujimura set the single-season record with 191 base hits. This record remained unbroken for 44 years, until Ichiro Suzuki surpassed it in 1994. Fujimura was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974. His number "10" has been retired by the Hanshin Tigers.
Kazuto Tsuruoka (鶴岡 一人, Tsuruoka Kazuto; July 27, 1916 – March 7, 2000), also known as Kazuto Yamamoto, was a Japanese…
Kazuto Tsuruoka (鶴岡 一人, Tsuruoka Kazuto; July 27, 1916 – March 7, 2000), also known as Kazuto Yamamoto, was a Japanese professional baseball infielder and manager in the Japan Baseball League (JBL) and Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). Tsuruoka played for the same franchise in 1939, and from 1946 to 1952, which during his career changed names from the Nankai Club to Kinki Great Ring, and ultimately to the Nankai Hawks. Tsuruoka did not play professional baseball from 1940 to 1945 due to World War II. In 1939, he won the JBL home run title with 10. In 1946, he won the JBL Most Valuable Player Award, repeating the feat in 1948. His team won the JBL championship both those years. In 1949, he was named player-manager of the Hawks. His playing career ended after the 1952 season, but he stayed on as the team's manager through the 1968 season, guiding the team to Japan Series championships in 1959 and 1964. His managerial record overall was 1773–1140, for a winning percentage of .609. His teams finished .500 or better in 21 of 23 seasons as a manager. Tsuruoka was elected by the Selection Committee for the Players to the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 1965.
Hideyo Arisaka (有坂 秀世, Arisaka Hideyo; September 5, 1908 - March 13, 1952) was a Japanese linguist.
Shinji Hamazaki (浜崎 真二, 10 December 1901 – May 6, 1981) was a Japanese baseball player and manager. Thought short in…
Shinji Hamazaki (浜崎 真二, 10 December 1901 – May 6, 1981) was a Japanese baseball player and manager. Thought short in stature, Hamazaki was well known for his forceful personality. He is a member of the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame. Hamazaki attended Hiroshima Shogyo High School and Keio University. Hamazaki was signed at age 45 by the Hankyu Braves in 1947 prior to the draft, having previously played for the Chinese mainland Industrial League Mantetsu Club. He began as a player-manager for the Braves. In 1950, at age 48 years, 4 months, Hamazki became the oldest Japanese pitcher to win a professional game. That record stood until September 5, 2014, when Masahiro Yamamoto, aged 49 years, 25 days, defeated the Hanshin Tigers. Finally retiring as a player in 1950, Hamazaki continued managing the Braves through 1953. He later managed the Takahashi/Tombo Unions and the Kokutetsu Swallows. His career managing record was 535-639, a .456 winning percentage.
Yuriko Hanabusa (英百合子, Hanabusa Yuriko; 7 March 1900 – 7 February 1970) was a Japanese actress. She appeared in more…
Yuriko Hanabusa (英百合子, Hanabusa Yuriko; 7 March 1900 – 7 February 1970) was a Japanese actress. She appeared in more than 80 films between 1920 and 1970.
Woo Jang-chun (April 8, 1898 – August 10, 1959) was an agricultural scientist and botanist active in Japanese Korea and…
Woo Jang-chun (April 8, 1898 – August 10, 1959) was an agricultural scientist and botanist active in Japanese Korea and later in South Korea, famous for his discoveries in the genetics and breeding of plants. Woo was born and raised in Japan, overcoming poverty and discrimination in Imperial Japan to become a prominent researcher and teacher. When Japanese rule over Korea ended in 1945, Woo left his mother, wife, and children in Japan and settled in what would become South Korea to lead the country's efforts in botany and agriculture. There is a memorial museum in the port city of Busan, where he lived and worked in Korea, honoring his life and accomplishments. Woo is credited in scientific literature as Nagaharu U ( OO), a Japanese reading of the hanja of his Korean name; the pronunciation of his family name 禹 can be Romanized as U in both Japanese (う) and Korean (우).
Hiromu Ono (小野弥夢, Ono Hiromu) is a Japanese manga artist. In 1984, she won the Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo for Lady…
Hiromu Ono (小野弥夢, Ono Hiromu) is a Japanese manga artist. In 1984, she won the Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo for Lady Love.