Kazuhiko Usami (宇佐美和彦, Usami Kazuhiko; born 17 March 1992) is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays in…Kazuhiko Usami (宇佐美和彦, Usami Kazuhiko; born 17 March 1992) is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays in the lock position. He currently plays for the Sunwolves in Super Rugby and Canon Eagles in Japan's domestic Top League.
Daisuke Aono (青野 大介, Aono Daisuke; born September 19, 1979) is a former Japanese football player. He is the head coach…Daisuke Aono (青野 大介, Aono Daisuke; born September 19, 1979) is a former Japanese football player. He is the head coach of the Ehime FC Junior Youth.
Norihiko Miyazaki (born September 1, 1969, in Saijō, Ehime) is a former volleyball player from Japan, who played as a…Norihiko Miyazaki (born September 1, 1969, in Saijō, Ehime) is a former volleyball player from Japan, who played as a wing-spiker for the Men's National Team during the 1990s. He attained 10th place at the 1998 World Championship.
Masafumi Akikawa (秋川 雅史, Akikawa Masafumi) is a Japanese tenor singer. He has released a number of CDs, in which he has…Masafumi Akikawa (秋川 雅史, Akikawa Masafumi) is a Japanese tenor singer. He has released a number of CDs, in which he has sung a broad range of genres, from classical to pop. He appeared on the 57th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen broadcast.
Yukio Seki (関 行男, Seki Yukio; August 29, 1921 – October 25, 1944) was a Japanese naval aviator of the Imperial Japanese…Yukio Seki (関 行男, Seki Yukio; August 29, 1921 – October 25, 1944) was a Japanese naval aviator of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. As a kamikaze pilot, Lieutenant Seki led one of the three fighter groups of the second official kamikaze attack in World War II (the first official attack was an unsuccessful attempt led by Yoshiyasu Kunō on October 21, 1944). Seki's final action took place on October 25, 1944, during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. He led a unit of five bomb-armed Mitsubishi Zero fighters, crash-diving his plane deliberately into USS St. Lo's flight deck, being the first kamikazes to sink an enemy ship.
Asashio Tarō (Japanese: 朝潮 太郎; born Chokichi Komota (薦田 長吉), April 19, 1879 – April 30, 1962) was a Japanese…Asashio Tarō (Japanese: 朝潮 太郎; born Chokichi Komota (薦田 長吉), April 19, 1879 – April 30, 1962) was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Ehime Prefecture, Japan. He is the second wrestler to bear the shikona, or ring name, Asashio. He became the stablemaster of Takasago stable in 1915 while still active, and continued to run the stable after his retirement in 1919 until 1941, when he passed on the Takasago elder share to then ōzeki Maedayama. He died in 1962 at the age of 83.
Jujiro Wada (Japanese: 和田重次郎) (ca. 1872-5 March 1937) was a Japanese adventurer and entrepreneur who achieved fame for…Jujiro Wada (Japanese: 和田重次郎) (ca. 1872-5 March 1937) was a Japanese adventurer and entrepreneur who achieved fame for his exploits in turn-of-the-20th-century Alaska and Yukon Territory.
Kaori Manabe (眞鍋 かをり, Manabe Kaori) is a Japanese talent, gravure idol and actress. She was born on May 31, 1980, in…Kaori Manabe (眞鍋 かをり, Manabe Kaori) is a Japanese talent, gravure idol and actress. She was born on May 31, 1980, in Ehime Prefecture, Japan.
Koichiro Nishi (西 興一朗, Nishi Kōichirō; born October 17, 1979 in Ehime Prefecture) is a Japanese actor who is affiliated…Koichiro Nishi (西 興一朗, Nishi Kōichirō; born October 17, 1979 in Ehime Prefecture) is a Japanese actor who is affiliated with CES. He played the role of Ryoga Hakua (Aba Red) in the 2003 Super Sentai TV series Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger.