Kyoya Yamada (山田 恭也, Yamada Kyōya; born 29 July 2001) is a Japanese former footballer who played as a midfielder.
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Kyoya Yamada (山田 恭也, Yamada Kyōya; born 29 July 2001) is a Japanese former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Kazuyoshi Shimabuku (シマブク・カズヨシ, Shimabuku Kazuyoshi; born 29 July 1999) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays…
Kazuyoshi Shimabuku (シマブク・カズヨシ, Shimabuku Kazuyoshi; born 29 July 1999) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a forward for J2 League club Albirex Niigata.
Mone Inami (稲見 萌寧, Inami Mone) (born 29 July 1999) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA of Japan…
Mone Inami (稲見 萌寧, Inami Mone) (born 29 July 1999) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour where she has 13 wins. Inami competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics. At those games, Inami shot a final round 65 and defeated Lydia Ko in a sudden-death playoff to win a silver medal in women's individual, on home soil.
Kazuki Fujimoto (藤本 一輝, Fujimoto Kazuki; born 29 July 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for…
Kazuki Fujimoto (藤本 一輝, Fujimoto Kazuki; born 29 July 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for J1 League club Avispa Fukuoka.
Daichi Ishii (石井 大智, Ishii Daichi; born July 29, 1997) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hanshin…
Daichi Ishii (石井 大智, Ishii Daichi; born July 29, 1997) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Ichitaka Yamashita (山下一貴, Yamashita Ichitaka; born 29 July 1997) is a Japanese marathon runner.
Kōya Fujii (藤井 皓哉, Fujii Kōya; born July 29, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank…
Kōya Fujii (藤井 皓哉, Fujii Kōya; born July 29, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
Aika Imaizumi (今泉 愛夏, Imaizumi Aika; born July 29, 1995), known professionally as Lovely Summer Chan (ラブリーサマーちゃん…
Aika Imaizumi (今泉 愛夏, Imaizumi Aika; born July 29, 1995), known professionally as Lovely Summer Chan (ラブリーサマーちゃん, Raburī Samā-chan), is a Japanese singer and songwriter. From 2014 to 2015, she was the lead vocalist of the band For Tracy Hyde.
Fumiya Hojo (北條 史也, Hōjō Fumiya; born July 29, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder, playing for the…
Fumiya Hojo (北條 史也, Hōjō Fumiya; born July 29, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder, playing for the Hanshin Tigers in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Ryo Toyama (外山 凌, Toyama Ryo; born July 29, 1994) is a Japanese football player who plays for J3 League club FC Gifu.
Daiki Masuda (増田 大輝, Masuda Daiki; born July 29, 1993) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder…
Daiki Masuda (増田 大輝, Masuda Daiki; born July 29, 1993) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Yomiuri Giants.
Kyosuke Goto (後藤 京介, Goto Kyosuke; born July 29, 1992) is a Japanese football player.
Maki Okazoe (岡副 麻希, Okazoe Maki; born 29 July 1992 in Tondabayashi, Osaka) is a Japanese TV announcer, news presenter…
Maki Okazoe (岡副 麻希, Okazoe Maki; born 29 July 1992 in Tondabayashi, Osaka) is a Japanese TV announcer, news presenter and tarento. She is represented by her agency cent. Force.
Sayaka Takahashi (高橋 沙也加, Takahashi Sayaka; born 29 July 1992) is a retired Japanese badminton player. She competed in…
Sayaka Takahashi (高橋 沙也加, Takahashi Sayaka; born 29 July 1992) is a retired Japanese badminton player. She competed in the women's singles event and reached a career-high world ranking of No. 10. She was a member of the Japanese national team and played for the BIPROGY badminton team. Takahashi won bronze medals at the 2013 and 2014 Asian Championships. She won three BWF Grand Prix titles between 2013 and 2017 and four BWF World Tour titles in 2018, including the Super 500 Singapore Open. She later reached her first Super 750 final at the French Open. In team competition, Takahashi was part of the Japanese team that won the 2018 Uber Cup, Japan's first title in the competition since 1981. She helped Japan retain the women's team title at the 2020 Asian Team Championships. She also earned silver medals at the 2014 and 2020 Uber Cups and the 2021 Sudirman Cup, as well as bronze medals at the 2014 Asian Games and 2022 Uber Cup.
Takeru Segawa (Japanese: 世川 武尊, Hepburn: Segawa Takeru), known mononymously as Takeru, is a former Japanese kickboxer.…
Takeru Segawa (Japanese: 世川 武尊, Hepburn: Segawa Takeru), known mononymously as Takeru, is a former Japanese kickboxer. He is the former ONE Interim Flyweight Kickboxing World Champion, K-1 Super Featherweight champion, K-1 Featherweight champion and K-1 Super Bantamweight champion. He is the only three weight champion in K-1 history. Takeru is considered by many to be a generational talent and one of the greatest kickboxers in the modern history of the sport, alongside his compatriot Tenshin Nasukawa. A professional competitor since 2008, Segawa became the K-1 Super Bantamweight champion when he defeated Taiga Kawabe in the finals of the 2015 K-1 Super Bantamweight Grand Prix, on April 19, 2015. He became the K-1 Featherweight champion when he defeated Kaito Ozawa in the finals of the 2016 K-1 Featherweight Grand Prix, on November 3, 2016, thus becoming the first two-weight champion in K-1 history. He further became the K-1 Super Featherweight champion after defeating Kosuke Komiyama in the finals of the 2018 K-1 Super Featherweight Grand Prix, on March 21, 2018, thus becoming the first and only three weight champion in K-1 history. Segawa was ranked as a top ten pound for pound kickboxer by Combat Press from June 2015 until October 2022, when he took an extended break to heal a number of injuries, and was ranked as the best pound for pound kickboxer from June 2019 until July 2022. Combat Press ranked him as the best flyweight and later the best bantamweight in their divisional rankings as well. Segawa most recently competed in ONE Championship, and is one of only two men to have knocked out Rodtang Jitmuangnon.
Shogo Onishi (大西 勝俉, Onishi Shogo; born July 29, 1990 in Osaka) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for…
Shogo Onishi (大西 勝俉, Onishi Shogo; born July 29, 1990 in Osaka) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Vanraure Hachinohe
Narumi Takahira (高平 成美, Takahira Narumi; born July 29, 1989) is a Japanese actress and voice actress from Tokyo, Japan.
Salesi Halaleva Lapota Fifita (born 29 July 1989) is a Tongan professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for…
Salesi Halaleva Lapota Fifita (born 29 July 1989) is a Tongan professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for Top 14 club Oyonnax Rugby and the Tonga national team.
Makoto Furukawa (Japanese: 古川真人) is a Japanese writer. In January 2020, he won the 162nd Akutagawa Prize for his book…
Makoto Furukawa (Japanese: 古川真人) is a Japanese writer. In January 2020, he won the 162nd Akutagawa Prize for his book Seitaka Awadachisō.
Yuhki Nakayama (中山友貴, Nakayama Yūki; born July 29, 1987 in Kanazawa) is a Japanese racing driver. As of 2025, he drives…
Yuhki Nakayama (中山友貴, Nakayama Yūki; born July 29, 1987 in Kanazawa) is a Japanese racing driver. As of 2025, he drives in the Super GT series in the GT300 category for Good Smile Racing. He was the Super GT champion in the GT300 in 2013.
Dan Howbert (ハウバート・ダン, Haubaato Dan; born July 29, 1987) is a Japanese former footballer.
Kotaro Yatabe (谷田部 洸太郎, Yatabe Kōtarō; born 29 July 1986) is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays as a…
Kotaro Yatabe (谷田部 洸太郎, Yatabe Kōtarō; born 29 July 1986) is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays as a lock or loose forward. He currently plays for the Sunwolves in Super Rugby and Panasonic Wild Knights in Japan's domestic Top League.
Masahiko Morifuku (森福 允彦, Morifuku Masahiko; born July 29, 1986 in Toyohashi, Aichi) is a Japanese former professional…
Masahiko Morifuku (森福 允彦, Morifuku Masahiko; born July 29, 1986 in Toyohashi, Aichi) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and Yomiuri Giants of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) from 2007 to 2019. On December 2, 2019, he become free agent.
Kumi Otoshi (大利 久美, Ōtoshi Kumi; born 29 July 1985 in Kita, Tokyo) is a Japanese race walker. She competed in the 20 km…
Kumi Otoshi (大利 久美, Ōtoshi Kumi; born 29 July 1985 in Kita, Tokyo) is a Japanese race walker. She competed in the 20 km kilometres event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Otoshi has been highly successful at the Asian Race Walking Championships. Her first appearance was in 2006, when she placed seventh, and she improved to fourth in 2007. She was the Asian 20 km runner-up in 2009 and 2010 and followed this with Asian title wins in 2011 and 2013. She placed fourth at the 2007 Summer Universiade and came twelfth at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. Otoshi was the silver medallist behind Li Yanfei at the 2009 East Asian Games. In her second global appearance she came 22nd at the 2010 IAAF World Race Walking Cup. She figured in the top twenty at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, although her 19th-place finish was not improvement on her 2009 performance. She was one place higher at the 2012 IAAF World Race Walking Cup.
Yuichiro Ueno (上野 裕一郎, Ueno Yuichirō; born 29 July 1985 in Saku, Nagano) is a Japanese professional long-distance…
Yuichiro Ueno (上野 裕一郎, Ueno Yuichirō; born 29 July 1985 in Saku, Nagano) is a Japanese professional long-distance runner who specializes in the 1500 and 5000 metres events. Ueno began his international career at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, where he ran in the junior race in 2004, then in the senior short race for the two years following that. He represented Japan in the International Chiba Ekiden in 2007, starting off the race with the second fastest leg, behind Moses Ndiema Masai. Japan won the competition. Ueno won in the 1500 m and 5000 m at the 2009 Japan Championships in Athletics, beating his teammate Kensuke Takezawa in the latter race. He finished 16th in his heat in the 5000 m at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, and won bronze medals in the 1500 m and 5000 m at the East Asian Games later that year. Ueno competed for Nagano in the 2011 Inter-Prefectural Men's Ekiden and ran in the final 13 km leg, improving the prefecture to second place in the final rankings behind Tochigi. Later that year he ran the opening leg of the International Chiba Ekiden and the Japanese team finished as runner-up behind Kenya. He is managed by Toshihiko Seko of S&B Foods.
Okinoumi Ayumi (Japanese: 隠岐の海 歩, Hepburn: Okinoumi Ayumi; born 29 July 1985 as Ayumi Fukuoka (福岡 歩, Fukuoka Ayumi)) is…
Okinoumi Ayumi (Japanese: 隠岐の海 歩, Hepburn: Okinoumi Ayumi; born 29 July 1985 as Ayumi Fukuoka (福岡 歩, Fukuoka Ayumi)) is a former Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Okinoshima, Shimane. He joined professional sumo in 2005, reaching the top division in 2010. He was runner-up in makuuchi three times in the January 2011, March 2013, and November 2017 tournaments, all with an 11–4 record. His highest rank was sekiwake, which he held for one tournament in March 2015 and then held again in November 2016. He has won four Fighting Spirit prizes, one prize for Outstanding Performance, and four gold stars for defeating yokozuna. He wrestled for Hakkaku stable. Upon his retirement, Okinoumi became a sumo coach under the name of Kimigahama.
Shingo Hyodo (兵藤 慎剛, Hyōdō Shingō; born 29 July 1985 in Nagasaki) is a Japanese footballer who plays for SC Sagamihara.
Shinya Ishikawa (石川晋也, Ishikawa Shin'ya) is a retired Japanese professional wrestler best known for his tenure with the…
Shinya Ishikawa (石川晋也, Ishikawa Shin'ya) is a retired Japanese professional wrestler best known for his tenure with the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW).
Suguru Hino (日野 優, Hino Suguru; born July 29, 1982) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Takasago Mineiro FC.
Nobuko Fukuda (福田 修子, Fukuda Nobuko) (born July 29, 1980) is a Japanese cross-country skier who has competed since…
Nobuko Fukuda (福田 修子, Fukuda Nobuko) (born July 29, 1980) is a Japanese cross-country skier who has competed since 2000. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of eighth in the team sprint at Turin in 2006. Fukuda's best individual finish was 24th in the individual sprint at those same games. Fukuda's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was seventh in the 4 x 5 km relay at Liberec in 2009. Her best individual finish was 17th in the 15 km mass start at Val di Fiemme in 2003. Fukuda's best World Cup finish was fifth in the 4 x 5 km relay at Switzerland in 2003. Her best individual World Cup finish was 15th three times between 2004 and 2008.
Katsushi Kurihara (栗原 克志, Kurihara Katsushi; born July 29, 1977) is a Japanese former football player.
Koji Komuro (Japanese: 小室 宏二, Komuro Kōji; born 29 July 1977) is a Japanese judoka and amateur mixed martial arts…
Koji Komuro (Japanese: 小室 宏二, Komuro Kōji; born 29 July 1977) is a Japanese judoka and amateur mixed martial arts fighter. Taught by kosen judo master Kanae Hirata, Komuro is a ne waza (ground techniques) expert known for its use of sutemi (sacrifice throws) such as variations of tomoe nage, and submission techniques like jujigatame (armlock) and sode guruma jime (circular choke with the sleeves). He is the author of a book dedicated to ground techniques, Judo Newaza of Koji Komuro Komlock!.
Tomoki Hoshino (星野 智樹, Hoshino Tomoki; born in Mie, Japan) is a professional Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball…
Tomoki Hoshino (星野 智樹, Hoshino Tomoki; born in Mie, Japan) is a professional Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player. He is currently with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Pacific League.
Hiromasa Suguri (村主 博正, Suguri Hiromasa; born July 29, 1976) is a Japanese former football player. He was most recently…
Hiromasa Suguri (村主 博正, Suguri Hiromasa; born July 29, 1976) is a Japanese former football player. He was most recently the manager of J2 League club of Iwaki FC until 14 June 2023.
Toyo Asayama (朝山 東洋, Asayama Toyo; born July 29, 1976) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball outfielder for the…
Toyo Asayama (朝山 東洋, Asayama Toyo; born July 29, 1976) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball outfielder for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
Yoshihiro Akiyama (Japanese: 秋山 成勲; born July 29, 1975), also known as Choo Sung-hoon (Korean: 추성훈) and by his nickname…
Yoshihiro Akiyama (Japanese: 秋山 成勲; born July 29, 1975), also known as Choo Sung-hoon (Korean: 추성훈) and by his nickname Sexyama, is a Japanese mixed martial artist and judoka who won the gold medal at the 2001 Asian Championships for South Korea and for Japan at the 2002 Asian Games. He is the former K-1 HERO's Light Heavyweight Grand Prix Tournament Champion.
Kaori Sakagami (坂上 香織, Sakagami Kaori; born 29 July 1974) is a former Japanese singer and actress who is noted for…
Kaori Sakagami (坂上 香織, Sakagami Kaori; born 29 July 1974) is a former Japanese singer and actress who is noted for singing Platonic Tsuranuite, the first ending of Ranma ½. Also in Kiteretsu Daihyakka, she sang "Race no Cardigan" for the ending theme in the first season. In 1991, she portrayed Ai Amano in the live-action version of the popular manga series Video Girl Ai. She also portrays Deputy Captain Shinobu Mizuki in Ultraman Cosmos. She retired from the music industry at 15 years old. In 1993, she was in Japanese Playboy at the age of 19.
Buyūzan Takeyoshi (born July 29, 1974 as Takeyoshi Tominaga in Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan) is a former sumo wrestler. His…
Buyūzan Takeyoshi (born July 29, 1974 as Takeyoshi Tominaga in Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan) is a former sumo wrestler. His highest rank was maegashira 1. He is now a sumo coach.
Masayuki Ishikawa (Japanese: 石川 雅之, Hepburn: Ishikawa Masayuki; born 23 October 1974 in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture) is a…
Masayuki Ishikawa (Japanese: 石川 雅之, Hepburn: Ishikawa Masayuki; born 23 October 1974 in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture) is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture and Maria the Virgin Witch; both of which were adapted into anime television series.
Kenta Izumi (泉 健太, Izumi Kenta; born 29 July 1974) is a Japanese politician who served as leader of the Constitutional…
Kenta Izumi (泉 健太, Izumi Kenta; born 29 July 1974) is a Japanese politician who served as leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) from 2021 to 2024. He is also a member of the House of Representatives in the National Diet, currently for the Kyoto 3rd district. He was first elected in 2000 under the Democratic Party of Japan. He served as Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Cabinet Office from 2009 to 2010. After that, he served as chairman of the National Diet Measures Committee and Political Affairs Research Chairman of the Kibō no Tō, the Democratic Party for the People, and the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan. Izumi was born in Sapporo, Hokkaido, and was raised in Ishikari. After graduating from junior high and high school, he attended Ritsumeikan University Law School. While in university, he began to assist Kazunori Yamanoi, and, in 1996, when the Democratic Party formed, served as permanent secretary inside the Kyoto Prefecture. When he graduated from university in 1998, he became Tetsuro Fukuyama's secretary. He ran as a candidate in the 2000 election for Kyoto-3, but lost, and did not win a seat proportionally. He ran again in 2003 election, and won. During the Democratic Party of Japan government's from 2009-2012, he served as Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Cabinet Office and was in charge of the Administrative Reform Council. Although he lost his seat both in 2003 election and 2014 election, he won a seat proportionally both times, and won a by-election for the seat in 2016. When the Democratic Party split in 2017, he joined Kibō no Tō, where he served as the chairman of the National Assembly Committee from 2017 to 2018. In the Democratic Party for the People, which formed from a merger of Kibō no Tō and the Democratic Party, he served as the chairman of the National Assembly Committee in 2018 and the chairman of the Political Affairs Research Committee from 2018 to 2020. In 2020, following the merger of the DPP into the CDP, he ran for leadership, but lost to Yukio Edano. He then became the party's Political Affairs Research Chairman. When Edano resigned as party leader following the results of the 2021 election, Izumi ran again in the leadership election and won, defeating Seiji Osaka and others to become party leader. Izumi formed the CDP's 'Next Cabinet' in September 2022 and became the shadow Prime Minister. Losses in the 2022 House of Councillors election and the 2023 by-elections saw Izumi lose party support, and despite victories in early 2024, he was defeated in the 2024 CDP leadership election. He was one of seven CRA representatives to win his district, Kyoto-3rd, in 2026 general election.
Ken Kadokura (門倉 健, Kadokura Ken; born March 9, 1973) is a retired Japanese professional baseball pitcher. He played in…
Ken Kadokura (門倉 健, Kadokura Ken; born March 9, 1973) is a retired Japanese professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (Chunichi Dragons, Yomiuri Giants) and the KBO League. He threw a four-seam fastball, a slider, and a fork ball.
Juichi Wakisaka (脇阪寿一, Wakisaka Juichi; born July 29, 1972 in Nara) is a Japanese former racing driver who was a 2002…
Juichi Wakisaka (脇阪寿一, Wakisaka Juichi; born July 29, 1972 in Nara) is a Japanese former racing driver who was a 2002, 2006 and 2009 champion in Japan's Super GT series in the GT500 category. Prior to the 1998 Formula One season he tested for the Jordan Grand Prix team. In 2002, Wakisaka raced the Toyota Supra GT with Akira Iida, in 2006 and 2009 Wakisaka raced the Lexus SC 430 with André Lotterer. He retired from driving after the conclusion of the 2015 Super GT Series season, becoming the team director of Lexus Team LeMans Wako's. Wakisaka was also a regular presenter of Best Motoring and is brother to Shigekazu, who also competes in Super GT.
Chiho Torii (鳥居 千穂, Torii Chiho) (born 29 July 1970) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1996…
Chiho Torii (鳥居 千穂, Torii Chiho) (born 29 July 1970) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. In 1996, Torii was eliminated with the Japanese team in the preliminary round of the Olympic tournament.
Nobunaga Sato (佐藤信長, Satō Nobunaga; born July 29, 1970) is a former professional basketball head coach for Aomori Wat's…
Nobunaga Sato (佐藤信長, Satō Nobunaga; born July 29, 1970) is a former professional basketball head coach for Aomori Wat's in Japan and the former head coach for Noshiro Technical High School in Noshiro, Akita.
Yuichiro Hata (羽田 雄一郎, Hata Yūichirō; 29 July 1967 – 27 December 2020) was a Japanese politician of the Constitutional…
Yuichiro Hata (羽田 雄一郎, Hata Yūichirō; 29 July 1967 – 27 December 2020) was a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan. A native of Setagaya, Tokyo, and graduate of Tamagawa University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1999, a position he retained until his death in 2020. Hata was the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism from 4 June 2012 to 26 December 2012. He was the son of the late Prime Minister Tsutomu Hata.
Ryutaro Nonomura (野々村 竜太郎, Nonomura Ryūtarō; born July 29, 1966) is a Japanese former politician and convicted…
Ryutaro Nonomura (野々村 竜太郎, Nonomura Ryūtarō; born July 29, 1966) is a Japanese former politician and convicted fraudster known for his crying outburst during a press conference in 2014. Being elected to the Hyogo Prefectural Assembly in 2011, Nonomura had a short legislative career before resigning in 2014 due to a financing scandal. His press conference became a meme due to his hysterical crying after being asked to explain his finances. In 2016, he was sentenced to three years in prison and four years suspended sentence for expenses fraud and misuse of funding.
Ryūta Ibaragi (伊原木 隆太, Ibaragi Ryūta; born 29 July 1966) is a Japanese politician, businessman and the governor of…
Ryūta Ibaragi (伊原木 隆太, Ibaragi Ryūta; born 29 July 1966) is a Japanese politician, businessman and the governor of Okayama Prefecture in Japan.
Miho Takagi (高木美保, Takagi Miho; born 29 July 1962) is a Japanese actress and essayist. She dropped out of Wayo Women's…
Miho Takagi (高木美保, Takagi Miho; born 29 July 1962) is a Japanese actress and essayist. She dropped out of Wayo Women's University.
Enazakura Tooru (born 29 July 1960 as Toru Hayakawa) is a former sumo wrestler from Sakashita, Gifu, Japan. He made his…
Enazakura Tooru (born 29 July 1960 as Toru Hayakawa) is a former sumo wrestler from Sakashita, Gifu, Japan. He made his professional debut in March 1977 and reached the top division in November 1987. His highest rank was maegashira 1. Upon retirement from active competition in 1994 he became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association, leaving in July 1999.
Kamon Iizumi (飯泉 嘉門, Iizumi Kamon; born 29 July 1960) is a Japanese politician and a former governor of Tokushima…
Kamon Iizumi (飯泉 嘉門, Iizumi Kamon; born 29 July 1960) is a Japanese politician and a former governor of Tokushima Prefecture. A native of Ikeda, Osaka and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he worked at the Ministry of Home Affairs from 1984. Iizumi was elected as a governor of Tokushima Prefecture in 2003 and served for 5 terms. Iizumi ran for 6th term in 2023, despite LDP officials wanting him to retire. Iizumi ended up third in the elections, receiving 26% of the vote.