Ryohei Michibuchi (Japanese: 道渕 諒平, romanized: Michibuchi Ryohei; born 16 June 1994) is a Japanese professional…Ryohei Michibuchi (Japanese: 道渕 諒平, romanized: Michibuchi Ryohei; born 16 June 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger.
Yūichirō Okano (岡野祐一郎, Okano Yūichirō; born April 16, 1994 in Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan) is a professional Japanese…Yūichirō Okano (岡野祐一郎, Okano Yūichirō; born April 16, 1994 in Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons. On 17 October 2019, Okano was selected as the 3rd draft pick for the Chunichi Dragons at the 2019 NPB Draft and on 20 November signed a provisional contract with a ¥70,000,000 sign-on bonus and a ¥12,000,000 yearly salary. He was presented the number 36 previously vacated by Ryota Ishioka.
Ryuga Suzuki (鈴木 隆雅, Suzuki Ryūga; born 28 February 1994) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Tochigi City FC as a…Ryuga Suzuki (鈴木 隆雅, Suzuki Ryūga; born 28 February 1994) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Tochigi City FC as a left back.
Kento Kumabara (熊原 健人, Kumabara Kento; born October 19, 1993) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He…Kento Kumabara (熊原 健人, Kumabara Kento; born October 19, 1993) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars and Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles from 2016 to 2020.
Toman Sasaki (佐々木 とまん, Sasaki Toman; born September 14, 1993), known professionally as Toman, is a Japanese actor…Toman Sasaki (佐々木 とまん, Sasaki Toman; born September 14, 1993), known professionally as Toman, is a Japanese actor, model, and former singer. He began his career as an amateur model and is credited with popularizing genderless fashion in Japan. In 2016, he debuted in the boy band XOX as their leader and later left the group in 2017.
Mario Kuroba (黒羽 麻璃央, Kuroba Mario; born July 6, 1993) is a Japanese model and actor who is affiliated with Vithmic…Mario Kuroba (黒羽 麻璃央, Kuroba Mario; born July 6, 1993) is a Japanese model and actor who is affiliated with Vithmic Co., Ltd.
Kenta Murayama (村山 謙太, Murayama Kenta; born 23 February 1993) is a Japanese middle-distance and long-distance runner.…Kenta Murayama (村山 謙太, Murayama Kenta; born 23 February 1993) is a Japanese middle-distance and long-distance runner. He competed in the 10,000 metres event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China. His twin brother, Kota, competed in the 5000m. In 2018 he finished the marathons in Gold Coast with a personal best and Berlin, where he missed a record.
Kota Murayama (村山 紘太, Murayama Kōta; born 23 February 1993) is a Japanese long-distance runner. He competed in the 5000…Kota Murayama (村山 紘太, Murayama Kōta; born 23 February 1993) is a Japanese long-distance runner. He competed in the 5000 metres event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China. His twin brother, Kenta, competed in the 10,000 metres.
Airi Eino (永野 愛理, Eino Airi; born 19 January 1993) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Sendai, affiliated with…Airi Eino (永野 愛理, Eino Airi; born 19 January 1993) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Sendai, affiliated with 81 Produce. She is known for portraying Airi Hayashida in Wake Up, Girls!, Misanaria Bolenan in Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody, and Risa Fujiwara in Tamayomi.
Taiko Katono (上遠野 太洸, Katōno Taikō; born October 27, 1992) is a Japanese actor and model who was affiliated with…Taiko Katono (上遠野 太洸, Katōno Taikō; born October 27, 1992) is a Japanese actor and model who was affiliated with Evergreen Entertainment. He left the agency in March 2019 after 8 years and is now a freelancer. He is best known for his role as the character, Chase/Mashin Chaser/Kamen Rider Chaser from the Kamen Rider series Kamen Rider Drive.
Seiya Ando (安藤 誓哉, Andō Seiya; born July 15, 1992) is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for Altiri…Seiya Ando (安藤 誓哉, Andō Seiya; born July 15, 1992) is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for Altiri Chiba of the B.League in Japan. He plays as Playmaker and is a native of Tokyo. Ando is the first Japanese player ever to play in the National Basketball League of Canada. He started 34 games and finished the season averaging 10.4 points, 3.02 rebounds, 3.82 assists and 1.2 steals per game. After playing for the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association, he signed with the Link Tochigi Brex, but he did not start at all and was mostly benched by Thomas Wisman. He has inked with the "Pink" Akita Happinets.
Seiji Komatsu (小松正治, Komatsu Seiji; born 29 January 1992) is a Japanese sprint canoeist. Competing in the individual…Seiji Komatsu (小松正治, Komatsu Seiji; born 29 January 1992) is a Japanese sprint canoeist. Competing in the individual 200 m event he won a silver medal at the 2017 Asian Championships and a bronze at the 2014 Asian Games. Komatsu took up canoeing aged 13 in Miyagi Prefecture. Besides training himself, he coaches high school students, and works for the Ehime Prefecture National Sporting Performance. In 2017 he was banned from competitions for doping, but the ban was lifted next year when it was found that his rival Yasuhiro Suzuki intentionally added an anabolic steroid into Komatsu's drink.
Tetsuya Endo (遠藤 哲哉, Endō Tetsuya; born August 11, 1991) is a Japanese professional wrestler, who has currently worked…Tetsuya Endo (遠藤 哲哉, Endō Tetsuya; born August 11, 1991) is a Japanese professional wrestler, who has currently worked for DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT) since his debut in April 2012. He is a three-time KO-D Openweight Champion , former four-time KO-D Tag Team Champion and former one-time DDT Universal Champion. Endo also makes appearances on the Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling Noah where is a member of White Raven Squad and former one-time GHC National Champion.
Hikaru Minegishi (Japanese: 嶺岸 光, Minegishi Hikaru), also known by his nickname Pika, is a professional footballer who…Hikaru Minegishi (Japanese: 嶺岸 光, Minegishi Hikaru), also known by his nickname Pika, is a professional footballer who played as a winger for the Philippines national team.
Kaito Ishikawa (石川海斗, Ishikawa Kaito; born November 30, 1990) is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays…Kaito Ishikawa (石川海斗, Ishikawa Kaito; born November 30, 1990) is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for the Shinshu Brave Warriors of the B.League in Japan.
Kanata Hongō (本郷 奏多, Hongō Kanata; born November 15, 1990) is a Japanese actor. He is part of Stardust Promotion and…Kanata Hongō (本郷 奏多, Hongō Kanata; born November 15, 1990) is a Japanese actor. He is part of Stardust Promotion and has appeared several times in music videos, movies, TV series, and magazines. His major breakthrough role was as Ryoma Echizen in the live-action film adaptation of The Prince of Tennis and became even more widely known when he was cast as Shin in Nana 2. In television, his most notable role was as Hinata in Himitsu no Hanazono and he starred in Seigi no Mikata. For the live-action feature film adaptation of Attack on Titan, he portrayed Armin Arlert. He has also been involved in anime voice acting as the lead character Ryōta Sakamoto in Btooom!. He is occasionally incorrectly credited as Sōta Hongō.
Hiroki Omori (大森 啓生, Ōmori Hiroki; born 26 July 1990) is a Japanese football player. He last played defender for the…Hiroki Omori (大森 啓生, Ōmori Hiroki; born 26 July 1990) is a Japanese football player. He last played defender for the Brisbane Strikers in the National Premier Leagues Queensland.
Takashi Ito (born February 14, 1990) is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for the Toyama Grouses of…Takashi Ito (born February 14, 1990) is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for the Toyama Grouses of the B.League in Japan. He played college basketball for Aoyama Gakuin University.
Yoshinori Sato (佐藤 由規, Satō Yoshinori; born 5 December 1989) also known as Yoshinori (由規) is a Japanese former…Yoshinori Sato (佐藤 由規, Satō Yoshinori; born 5 December 1989) also known as Yoshinori (由規) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows and Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Rakuten Monkeys.
Aki Mitsuhashi (三橋 亜記, Mitsuhashi Aki; born 12 September 1989) is a Japanese field hockey player born in Kurihara. At…Aki Mitsuhashi (三橋 亜記, Mitsuhashi Aki; born 12 September 1989) is a Japanese field hockey player born in Kurihara. At the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics she competed with the Japan women's national field hockey team in the women's tournament.
Hiroaki Okuno (奥埜 博亮, Okuno Hiroaki; born August 14, 1989) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Shonan Bellmare as an…Hiroaki Okuno (奥埜 博亮, Okuno Hiroaki; born August 14, 1989) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Shonan Bellmare as an attacking midfielder.
Suguru Awaji (淡路 卓, Awaji Suguru; born 26 July 1989) is a Japanese fencer. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he won a silver…Suguru Awaji (淡路 卓, Awaji Suguru; born 26 July 1989) is a Japanese fencer. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he won a silver medal in the team foil event. In 2008, he was the Junior Men's Foil World Champion.
Hitomi Takahashi (高橋 瞳, Takahashi Hitomi; born April 8, 1989) is a Japanese pop rock singer from Shiogama, Miyagi. She…Hitomi Takahashi (高橋 瞳, Takahashi Hitomi; born April 8, 1989) is a Japanese pop rock singer from Shiogama, Miyagi. She is best known by her songs "Bokutachi no Yukue" and "Aozora no Namida", which were theme songs to animation programs Gundam Seed Destiny and Blood+, respectively. With the former, she became the third artist in to top the Oricon charts with a debut single.
Riara (リアラ, Riara) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer and is best known for her…Riara (リアラ, Riara) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer and is best known for her tenures with various promotions from the Japanese independent scene such as Dream Star Fighting Marigold, Ganbare Pro-Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Wave.
Toshihito Abe (阿部 俊人, Abe Toshihito; born December 23, 1988 in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture) is a Japanese professional…Toshihito Abe (阿部 俊人, Abe Toshihito; born December 23, 1988 in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Minori Chiba (千葉 美乃梨, Chiba Minori; born December 1, 1988) is a Japanese female announcer for NHK. She was born in…Minori Chiba (千葉 美乃梨, Chiba Minori; born December 1, 1988) is a Japanese female announcer for NHK. She was born in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.
Yūichi Sugita (杉田 祐一, Sugita Yūichi; born 18 September 1988) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. He has…Yūichi Sugita (杉田 祐一, Sugita Yūichi; born 18 September 1988) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. He has won one ATP singles title, and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 36 on 9 October 2017.
Chisako Jumonji (十文字 知佐子, Jūmonji Chisako; born August 24, 1988), better known by her ring name Dash Chisako (DASH・チサコ…Chisako Jumonji (十文字 知佐子, Jūmonji Chisako; born August 24, 1988), better known by her ring name Dash Chisako (DASH・チサコ, DASH Chisako), is a Japanese professional wrestler. She was trained by Meiko Satomura and has worked for her Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling promotion since her debut in July 2006. She is currently inactive due to pregnancy. For the first ten years of her career, Chisako was part of a tag team with her younger sister Sachiko, who worked under the ring name Sendai Sachiko, with the two winning the Sendai Girls World Tag Team Championship, Ice Ribbon's International Ribbon Tag Team Championship, JWP Joshi Puroresu's JWP and Daily Sports Women's Tag Team Championships and World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana's WWWD World Tag Team Championship as well as JWP's 2013 Tag League the Best tournament. Sachiko retired from professional wrestling in January 2016, forcing Chisako to start a singles career. In December 2017, Chisako won her first singles championship, the Pure-J Openweight Championship. Chisako has also wrestled in the United States for the Chikara promotion, where she won the 2016 King of Trios tournament as part of Team Sendai Girls.
Kazuya Watanabe (渡邉 和也, Watanabe Kazuya; born 20 July 1988 in Shibata, Miyagi) is a Japanese track and field sprinter.…Kazuya Watanabe (渡邉 和也, Watanabe Kazuya; born 20 July 1988 in Shibata, Miyagi) is a Japanese track and field sprinter. He won a silver medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2013 Asian Championships.
Futoshi Mori (森太志, Mori Futoshi; born 25 April 1988) is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays in the…Futoshi Mori (森太志, Mori Futoshi; born 25 April 1988) is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays in the hooker position. He currently plays for the Toshiba Brave Lupus in Japan's domestic Top League.
Kana Abe (阿部 香菜, Abe Kana; born 25 April 1988) is a Japanese judoka. At the 2013 World Judo Championships in Rio de…Kana Abe (阿部 香菜, Abe Kana; born 25 April 1988) is a Japanese judoka. At the 2013 World Judo Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Abe competed in the women's 63 kg category where she reached the semifinal and finished fifth. She was also part of the Japanese team that won gold in the women's team competition. Abe married Asian and World Champion judoka Masashi Ebinuma in 2014.
Ayako Hara (原綾子, Hara Ayako) is a Japanese model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe Japan 2012. she…Ayako Hara (原綾子, Hara Ayako) is a Japanese model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe Japan 2012. she represented Japan at Miss Universe 2012 in Las Vegas.
Akihiro Mayama (真山 明大, Mayama Akihiro; born 31 January 1988, in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actor. He is…Akihiro Mayama (真山 明大, Mayama Akihiro; born 31 January 1988, in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actor. He is currently a freelancer.
Hiroshi Azuma (東 浩史, Azuma Hiroshi; born May 15, 1987) is a Japanese football player who plays for AC Nagano Parceiro…Hiroshi Azuma (東 浩史, Azuma Hiroshi; born May 15, 1987) is a Japanese football player who plays for AC Nagano Parceiro in J3 League.
Masayoshi Kato (加藤 政義, Katō Masayoshi) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder. He was born on April 28, 1987, in…Masayoshi Kato (加藤 政義, Katō Masayoshi) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder. He was born on April 28, 1987, in Sendai. Miyagi. He is currently playing for Yokohama DeNA BayStars of the NPB.
Shinya Makabe (真壁 伸弥, Makabe Shin'ya; born 26 March 1987) is a Japanese rugby union player. He was named in Japan's…Shinya Makabe (真壁 伸弥, Makabe Shin'ya; born 26 March 1987) is a Japanese rugby union player. He was named in Japan's squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Kenta Tanno (丹野 研太, Tanno Kenta; born August 30, 1986 in Miyagi) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Kenta Tanno (丹野 研太, Tanno Kenta; born August 30, 1986 in Miyagi) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Japan Football League club Tochigi SC.
Shugo Hayasaka (早坂 秀悟, Hayasaka Shūgo; born 22 January 1986) is a Japanese male track cyclist and professional keirin…Shugo Hayasaka (早坂 秀悟, Hayasaka Shūgo; born 22 January 1986) is a Japanese male track cyclist and professional keirin cyclist. He won the silver medal in the 1 km time trial at the 2016 Asian Cycling Championships.
Yasuhiro Okuyama (奥山 泰裕, Okuyama Yasuhiro; born November 21, 1985) is a Japanese footballer who plays in the Tohoku…Yasuhiro Okuyama (奥山 泰裕, Okuyama Yasuhiro; born November 21, 1985) is a Japanese footballer who plays in the Tohoku Soccer League for Cobaltore Onagawa.
Kenta Chida (千田健太, Chida Kenta; born 2 August 1985) is a Japanese fencer. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in…Kenta Chida (千田健太, Chida Kenta; born 2 August 1985) is a Japanese fencer. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in the men's foil, but was defeated in the second round. He won a silver medal in the team foil event.
Kensuke Hatakeyama (畠山健介, Hatakeyama Kensuke) (born 2 August 1985 in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan) is a former Japanese…Kensuke Hatakeyama (畠山健介, Hatakeyama Kensuke) (born 2 August 1985 in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan) is a former Japanese rugby union player who played for the New England Free Jacks of Major League Rugby (MLR). Hatakeyama has played 78 matches for the Japan national rugby union team.
Yu Hirayama (平山 優, Hirayama Yū; born 25 July 1985) is a former Japanese badminton player. She was born in Shiogama…Yu Hirayama (平山 優, Hirayama Yū; born 25 July 1985) is a former Japanese badminton player. She was born in Shiogama city, in Miyagi prefecture, and graduated from St. Ursula High School. She is now a sophomore at the School of Social Sciences. She won the first prize of the inter-high school athletic meet when she was a second grade high school student, and the next year, she won the all-Japan second prize. She joined the Unisys badminton team in 2008, and was part of the Japanese team which played in the World Ladies' Championship (Uber Cup) and other worldwide tournaments.
Nozomi Komuro (小室 希, Komuro Nozomi; born May 29, 1985) is a Japanese skeleton racer who has competed since 2004 and…Nozomi Komuro (小室 希, Komuro Nozomi; born May 29, 1985) is a Japanese skeleton racer who has competed since 2004 and joined the Japanese national team in 2005. She uses a Bromley sled.
