Takumi Nagaishi (永石 拓海, Nagaishi Takumi; born 16 February 1996, in Yamaguchi) is a Japanese footballer who plays for…Takumi Nagaishi (永石 拓海, Nagaishi Takumi; born 16 February 1996, in Yamaguchi) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Avispa Fukuoka.
Akira Iwamoto (岩本 輝, Iwamoto Akira; born October 21, 1992) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He…Akira Iwamoto (岩本 輝, Iwamoto Akira; born October 21, 1992) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hanshin Tigers and Orix Buffaloes.
Yuka Takashima (高島 由香, Takashima Yuka; born 12 May 1988) is a long-distance runner from Japan. She is from Hōfu City…Yuka Takashima (高島 由香, Takashima Yuka; born 12 May 1988) is a long-distance runner from Japan. She is from Hōfu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. She competed in the Women's 10,000 metres event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China. She also competed in the Women's 10,000 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Seiko Kawamura (河村 聖子 Kawamura Seiko, born 23 May 1984) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toyota Auto Body…Seiko Kawamura (河村 聖子 Kawamura Seiko, born 23 May 1984) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toyota Auto Body Queenseis.
Nami Teshima (手島 奈美, Teshima Nami; born Nami Kimoto (木本 奈美, Kimoto Nami) on 31 March 1974) is a retired female Japanese…Nami Teshima (手島 奈美, Teshima Nami; born Nami Kimoto (木本 奈美, Kimoto Nami) on 31 March 1974) is a retired female Japanese judo wrestler. Teshima was born in Hōfu, Yamaguchi, and began judo from 4th grade in elementary school. She entered the Sumitomo Marine & Fire Insurance after graduating from high school in 1993. She excelled at Osotogari, and also coached former world champion Gella Vandecaveye. In 1997, Teshima participated in the World Judo Championships in Paris but was defeated by Cho Min-Sun in the first round. In 1998, she also participated in the Asian Games in Bangkok and won a silver medal. After then, she was regarded as one of the candidates of representative at Olympic Games in 2000 but was unable due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury. She retired in 2001, after the All-Japan Businessman Championships. As of 2010, Teshima coaches judo at the Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group judo club, which she formerly belonged to.
Atsuji Yamamoto (山本 貴嗣, Yamamoto Atsuji; born January 1, 1959) is a Japanese manga artist and character designer, best…Atsuji Yamamoto (山本 貴嗣, Yamamoto Atsuji; born January 1, 1959) is a Japanese manga artist and character designer, best known for manga Ultimate Teacher, Elf-17 and Saber Cats, along with video game series Metal Max.
Yutaka Takagi (高木 豊, Yutaka Takagi; born October 22, 1958 in Hōfu, Yamaguchi, Japan) is a professional Japanese…Yutaka Takagi (高木 豊, Yutaka Takagi; born October 22, 1958 in Hōfu, Yamaguchi, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player.
Crea-Tech (Japanese: 有限会社クレアテック) was a Japanese video game developer based in Koto, Tokyo, Japan, which was founded by…Crea-Tech (Japanese: 有限会社クレアテック) was a Japanese video game developer based in Koto, Tokyo, Japan, which was founded by Hiroshi Miyaoka in 1988. The company was best known for developing the role-playing video game series Metal Max. They also developed many board games. The company developed console games mainly, but also had some computer games and mobile games.
Gin Maeda (前田吟, Maeda Gin) (born February 21, 1944) is a Japanese actor. He had a regular role in the Otoko wa Tsurai…Gin Maeda (前田吟, Maeda Gin) (born February 21, 1944) is a Japanese actor. He had a regular role in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo films, beginning with the first in the series (1969), as Sakura's husband.
Takeshi Tokutomi (徳富 斌, Tokutomi Takeshi; born November 13, 1941) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed…Takeshi Tokutomi (徳富 斌, Tokutomi Takeshi; born November 13, 1941) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics. In 1964 he was a squad member of the Japanese team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament.
Ikuhiko Hata (秦 郁彦, Hata Ikuhiko; born 12 December 1932) is a Japanese historian. He earned his PhD at the University…Ikuhiko Hata (秦 郁彦, Hata Ikuhiko; born 12 December 1932) is a Japanese historian. He earned his PhD at the University of Tokyo and has taught history at several universities. He is the author of a number of influential and well-received scholarly works, particularly on topics related to Japan's role in the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. He has written extensively on such controversial subjects as the Nanjing Massacre and the comfort women. He does not believe that comfort women were coerced by the Japanese military to work. Fellow historian Edward Drea has called him "the doyen of Japanese military historians". Hata is variously regarded as being a "conservative" historian or a "centrist".
Santōka Taneda (種田 山頭火, Taneda Santōka; December 3, 1882 – October 11, 1940) was the pen-name of Shōichi Taneda (種田 正一…Santōka Taneda (種田 山頭火, Taneda Santōka; December 3, 1882 – October 11, 1940) was the pen-name of Shōichi Taneda (種田 正一, Taneda Shōichi), a Japanese author and haiku poet. He is known for his free verse haiku—a style which does not conform to the formal rules of traditional haiku.
Rie Takaki (高木 理江 Takaki Rie, born 9 August 1983) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays as vice captain for…Rie Takaki (高木 理江 Takaki Rie, born 9 August 1983) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays as vice captain for Victorina Himeji.
