Shōji Segawa (瀬川 晶司, Segawa Shōji; born March 23, 1970) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 6-dan. Segawa is…
Shōji Segawa (瀬川 晶司, Segawa Shōji; born March 23, 1970) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 6-dan. Segawa is known for becoming a professional player without being promoted by winning the 3-dan tournament within the professional apprenticeship program, which subsequently led to Japan Shogi Association establishing the Professional Admission Test as way for amateurs who are not apprentice professionals to obtain professional status. The 2018 movie The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan is based on Segawa's 2006 autobiography of the same name. Segawa is also an executive director of the JSA.
Famous People from Kanagawa Prefecture
Kanagawa Prefecture: 1,333 people
Takayuki Ohira (大平 貴之, Ōhira Takayuki; born March 11, 1970) is a Japanese engineer and the creator of the Megastar, a…
Takayuki Ohira (大平 貴之, Ōhira Takayuki; born March 11, 1970) is a Japanese engineer and the creator of the Megastar, a planetarium projector which was recorded in Guinness World Records as the planetarium projector that can project the highest number of stars in the world. Ohira has also designed the Sega Homestar, a home planetarium projector for Sega. According to the Japan Planetarium Association, the popularity of this educational toy has contributed to an increase in visitors to full-sized planetaria in Japan. The newest model, released in 2019, is called Homestar Flux.
Kiriu Minashita (水無田気流 Minashita Kiriu, born March 4, 1970) is a Japanese poet and sociologist. She is a professor in…
Kiriu Minashita (水無田気流 Minashita Kiriu, born March 4, 1970) is a Japanese poet and sociologist. She is a professor in the Kokugakuin University Faculty of Economics. Her main research areas are gender studies, sociology of culture, and sociology of the family. Her poetry centers on questions of technology, digital media, and gender, and has won multiple awards in Japan, including the prestigious Nakahara Chūya Prize in 2006 and the Bansui Prize in 2008.
Takahisa Yoshida (Japanese: 吉田 孝久; born 17 February 1970) is a Japanese former high jumper who competed in the 2000…
Takahisa Yoshida (Japanese: 吉田 孝久; born 17 February 1970) is a Japanese former high jumper who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Satoshi Koga (古賀 聡, Koga Satoshi; born 12 February 1970) is a former Japanese football player.
Seita Emori (born 1970 in Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese environmental scientist whose most noted work focuses upon the…
Seita Emori (born 1970 in Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese environmental scientist whose most noted work focuses upon the worldwide effects of Global Warming. He completed his Doctorate at the University of Tokyo in 1997 and thereafter joined the National Institute for Environmental Studies, where he is currently the Chief of the Climate Risk Assessment Research Section at the Center for Global Environmental Research. Emori was a contributing author of the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Assessment Reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and a member of the IPCC Steering Committee for the "Expert Meeting on New Scenarios", for which the IPCC received a Nobel Prize in 2007. Among Emori's publications are the academic paper "Sensitivity Map of LAI to Precipitation and Surface Air Temperature Variations in a Global Scale" (co-authored with his Japan's colleague Hiroshi Kanzawa and Jiahua Zhang and Congbin Fu of the START, Institute of Atmospheric Physics in Beijing, China).
Kimiko Hirata (平田 仁子, Hirata Kimiko, born 1970) is a Japanese climate activist. As a founder of the Kiko Network, a…
Kimiko Hirata (平田 仁子, Hirata Kimiko, born 1970) is a Japanese climate activist. As a founder of the Kiko Network, a non-governmental organization, she has campaigned for emissions reductions for more than 20 years. As of December 2022, her grassroots work has led to the cancellation of 17 planned coal-power plants. Hirata also led landmark coal divestment campaigns against Mizuho Financial Group and Mitsubishi UFJ. She currently serves as executive director for the Tokyo-based think tank, Climate Integrate, which focuses on accelerating decarbonization. In 2021, Hirata became the first Japanese woman to be awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize, nicknamed the "Green Nobel". In 2022, she was named to the BBC 100 list of influential women. She holds a PhD in social sciences from Waseda University, and is the author of Climate Change and Politics (2019) in Japanese, and co-author of many books and articles.
Yumiko Aoyagi (青柳 祐美子, Aoyagi Yumiko; born 1970 in Yokohama, Kanagawa) is a Japanese television writer, whose work also…
Yumiko Aoyagi (青柳 祐美子, Aoyagi Yumiko; born 1970 in Yokohama, Kanagawa) is a Japanese television writer, whose work also covers publishing and film. She worked briefly in 2007 on the United States web show lonelygirl15 as a writer, director, and producer.
Mariko Shiga (志賀 真理子, Shiga Mariko; December 24, 1969 – November 23, 1989) was a Japanese idol star and voice actress…
Mariko Shiga (志賀 真理子, Shiga Mariko; December 24, 1969 – November 23, 1989) was a Japanese idol star and voice actress born in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan. She is mostly known for her lead role as the voice of Yumi Hanazono, the main character of the 1980s anime Pastel Yumi, the Magic Idol. Shiga attended and graduated from Funabashi Municipal High School, before enrolling overseas in the University of California, Riverside in 1989. While on a trip to Arizona in November of that same year, Shiga was killed in a car accident near Flagstaff, when she was thrown from the vehicle due to the car rolling, as it swerved to avoid hitting a deer that jumped out in front of the car she was riding in. She died thirty-one days before her 20th birthday.
Asanosho Hajime (born 23 December 1969 as Hajime Ozawa, later Hajime Ozuka) is a former sumo wrestler from Odawara…
Asanosho Hajime (born 23 December 1969 as Hajime Ozawa, later Hajime Ozuka) is a former sumo wrestler from Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan. He made his professional debut in March 1992, and reached the top division in March 1995. His highest rank was maegashira 2. He defeated yokozuna Akebono in their first meeting in March 1997 to earn his only kinboshi. A back injury sent him down to the sandanme division, and he decided to retire in January 2002, after suffering a detached retina. He became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association, but left in January 2008.
Ken Horiuchi (堀内 健, Horiuchi Ken; born 28 November 1969, in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese comedian who…
Ken Horiuchi (堀内 健, Horiuchi Ken; born 28 November 1969, in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese comedian who performs boke in the comedy trio Neptune. He is nicknamed Horiken (ホリケン). He also creates stories for the trio. Horiuchi's persona on stage and TV is known to be immature, childish and hyper-active. His comedic style is unique in the sense that he has little limits and often goes far or all-out in pursuing comedic effects. Horiuchi is represented with Watanabe Entertainment. He is now married.
Yūichi Kasai (葛西 裕一, Kasai Yūichi; born November 17, 1969) is a Japanese boxing trainer and a former three-time world…
Yūichi Kasai (葛西 裕一, Kasai Yūichi; born November 17, 1969) is a Japanese boxing trainer and a former three-time world title challenger in the junior featherweight division.
Reiko Yasuhara (安原 麗子, Yasuhara Reiko; born October 18, 1969) is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer from…
Reiko Yasuhara (安原 麗子, Yasuhara Reiko; born October 18, 1969) is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer from Yokohama. She was a member of the group Shoujotai (少女隊).
Miyoko Asahina (朝比奈三代子; born September 24, 1969) is a retired female long-distance runner from Japan. She set her…
Miyoko Asahina (朝比奈三代子; born September 24, 1969) is a retired female long-distance runner from Japan. She set her personal best (2:25:52) in the women's marathon event on April 17, 1994, to win the Rotterdam Marathon.
Keitaro Hoshino (14 August 1969 – 9 October 2021) was a Japanese boxer.
Gota Miura (三浦 豪太, Miura Gōta; born 10 August 1969) is a Japanese freestyle skier. He competed at the 1994 Winter…
Gota Miura (三浦 豪太, Miura Gōta; born 10 August 1969) is a Japanese freestyle skier. He competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer and the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, placing 27th and 13th, respectively, in freestyle moguls. His father, Yūichirō Miura, son of Keizo Miura, was the first person to ski down Mt. Everest, and set the record for the oldest person to climb the mountain. Gota joined his father on at least on his father's first and third ascents of Everest. Gota Miura has a PhD in medicine and teaches at Keio University and he moved in with his father when his health began failing in his father's later years. The Miura family has a strong connection to Utah. On 15 February 2004, Keizo Miura celebrated his 100th birthday with a ski descent together with more than 120 friends and family members, including four generations of his family, at Snowbird ski resort, Keizo's favorite ski resort, near Salt Lake City, Utah. All three of Yūichirō's children attended Rowmark Ski Academy in Salt Lake City. Gota graduated from Rowland Hall in 1988 in Salt Lake City. Yuta and Gota both graduated from the University of Utah, also in Salt Lake City. Gota earned his bachelor's degree in 2001 in sports physiology. Gota completed his PhD in 2012 with the Graduate School of Juntendo University, School of Medicine, with a major concentration in Genetic Expression Under Hypoxic Environment.
Kenichi Wakatabe (若田部 健一, Wakatabe Kenichi; born August 5, 1969) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher…
Kenichi Wakatabe (若田部 健一, Wakatabe Kenichi; born August 5, 1969) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher, and current first squad pitching coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He played in NPB for the Hawks and Yokohama BayStars. Haruka Wakatabe, his daughter, is a former member of the female idol group HKT48.
Yūne Sugihara (Japanese: 杉原有音, Hepburn: Sugihara Yūne), born Yasuhiro Sugihara (杉原 康弘) and better known by his stage…
Yūne Sugihara (Japanese: 杉原有音, Hepburn: Sugihara Yūne), born Yasuhiro Sugihara (杉原 康弘) and better known by his stage name Sugizo, is a Japanese musician, songwriter, composer and record producer. He is best known as the lead guitarist and violinist of the rock band Luna Sea since 1989. Sugizo started his solo career in 1997 and has since collaborated with a variety of different artists. He formed the psychedelic jam band Shag in 2002, the rock duo The Flare in 2004, and the electronica duo S.T.K (Sensual Technology Kooks) in 2005. In 2007 he became a member of the international trance/world music act Juno Reactor, and of the Japanese rock supergroup S.K.I.N. Sugizo officially joined the rock band X Japan in 2009, and became a member of the supergroup The Last Rockstars in 2022. In addition to being known for experimenting with many musical genres, mostly rock, psychedelic and electronica, he is known for his political views and for being an anti-war, anti-nuclear, and environmental activist.
Shiro Kikuhara (菊原 志郎, Kikuhara Shirō; born July 7, 1969) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan…
Shiro Kikuhara (菊原 志郎, Kikuhara Shirō; born July 7, 1969) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Hideaki Okubo (大久保 秀昭, Okubo Hideaki; born July 3, 1969) is a Japanese baseball catcher who won a silver medal in the…
Hideaki Okubo (大久保 秀昭, Okubo Hideaki; born July 3, 1969) is a Japanese baseball catcher who won a silver medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics. He also played for the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes in the Pacific League from 1998 to 2000.
Hiroyuki Igarashi (五十嵐 広行, Igarashi Hiroyuki; born on June 1, 1969), known as Hiro and Exile Hiro (stylized in all…
Hiroyuki Igarashi (五十嵐 広行, Igarashi Hiroyuki; born on June 1, 1969), known as Hiro and Exile Hiro (stylized in all caps), is a Japanese dancer and producer. He is the leader of Exile and the creative leader of LDH World. Igarashi grew up in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. His wife is actress Aya Ueto. Igarashi retired from performing with Exile in 2013, and has concentrated on the producer industry since then.
Satoshi Okura (大倉 智, Okura Satoshi; born May 22, 1969) is a former Japanese football player. He is currently chairman…
Satoshi Okura (大倉 智, Okura Satoshi; born May 22, 1969) is a former Japanese football player. He is currently chairman of Iwaki FC.
Mitsuru Igarashi (五十嵐 充, Igarashi Mitsuru; born 17 May 1969 in Tokyo) is the former keyboardist and songwriter of…
Mitsuru Igarashi (五十嵐 充, Igarashi Mitsuru; born 17 May 1969 in Tokyo) is the former keyboardist and songwriter of Japanese pop group Every Little Thing. He founded the band in early 1996 with his old friend Ichirō Itō and then 18-year-old singer Kaori Mochida. He left Every Little Thing in April 2000 after releasing the third album, Eternity. Since leaving the band, he started producing music for the band Day After Tomorrow which disbanded in 2005. Currently he plays keyboards and is a songmaker and producer in band Rushmore. He was also involved in composing and writing song lyrics for Every Little Thing's ninth album, Change.
Shunji Karube (苅部 俊二, Karube Shunji; born 8 May 1969 in Minami-ku, Yokohama) is a retired Japanese athlete who…
Shunji Karube (苅部 俊二, Karube Shunji; born 8 May 1969 in Minami-ku, Yokohama) is a retired Japanese athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles and occasionally the 400 metres. He teaches sports at Hosei University.
Masahito Kohiyama (小桧山 雅仁, Kohiyama Masahito; born May 7, 1969) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He…
Masahito Kohiyama (小桧山 雅仁, Kohiyama Masahito; born May 7, 1969) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yokohama BayStars and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Chinatrust Whales.
Yayoi Urano (浦野 弥生, Urano Yayoi; born 30 March 1969) is a retired Japanese Wrestler and Judoka. She won six gold medals…
Yayoi Urano (浦野 弥生, Urano Yayoi; born 30 March 1969) is a retired Japanese Wrestler and Judoka. She won six gold medals and one silver medal in three weight classes (65, 70, and 75 kg) at the World Wrestling Championships from 1990 to 1996.
Kiyokazu Katsumata (勝又 清和, Katsumata Kiyokazu; born March 21, 1969) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked…
Kiyokazu Katsumata (勝又 清和, Katsumata Kiyokazu; born March 21, 1969) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.
Eisaku Yoshida (吉田 栄作, Yoshida Eisaku; born January 3, 1969, in Hadano, Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese freelance actor…
Eisaku Yoshida (吉田 栄作, Yoshida Eisaku; born January 3, 1969, in Hadano, Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese freelance actor and singer. His ex-wife is model Risa Hirako.
Takenori Nemoto (根本 雄伯, Nemoto Takenori; born 1969 in Kamakura) is a Japanese French horn player, composer, conductor…
Takenori Nemoto (根本 雄伯, Nemoto Takenori; born 1969 in Kamakura) is a Japanese French horn player, composer, conductor, and music educator.
Shunji Enomoto (榎本俊二, Enomoto Shunji; born 1968 in Kanagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese manga artist. Two of his lengthy…
Shunji Enomoto (榎本俊二, Enomoto Shunji; born 1968 in Kanagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese manga artist. Two of his lengthy manga serials, Golden Lucky and Enomoto: New Elements that Shake the World, ran in the magazine Weekly Morning from 1989 to 1996, and 1997 to 2003, respectively. His other published works include the graphic novel Hangyaku no Noroshi (Curse of the Traitor), Eiga de Nigirippi (Holding in Farts at the Movies) (which ran in the now-defunct Young Magazine Uppers), Enotic, The Family Zoo (with writer Chuya Chikazawa), Kajiba no Baka IQ, and The Kinks. His manga are known for their unusual visual rhythms and formal devices and for their obsessive and extreme scatological humor. Enomoto has a cult following in the United States among fans of alternative comics and manga. His works have been enthusiastically reviewed in The Comics Journal, which also published a short untitled comic by him in its Winter 2004 Special Edition. An English language scanlation has been made of The Family Zoo. Works by Enomoto have also been published in Spanish and Italian translations. Enomoto is a graduate of Yokohama's Japan Film School. Enomoto's The Kinks won the 29th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2025 in the Best Short Work category.
Rica Matsumoto (松本 梨香, Matsumoto Rika; born November 30, 1968) is a Japanese actress, voice actress, and singer who was…
Rica Matsumoto (松本 梨香, Matsumoto Rika; born November 30, 1968) is a Japanese actress, voice actress, and singer who was born in Yokohama, Japan. Her name is also sometimes romanized as Rika Matsumoto. She was one of the founders of the anison band JAM Project. After early stage work, she began both voice acting and singing careers. Her most notable role is Satoshi (Ash Ketchum in English localizations), the original main character of the anime series Pokémon. Other notable roles include Rumi Hidaka in Perfect Blue, Ryo Bakura in Yu-Gi-Oh!, Midori Kodama in Azuki Chan, and Aoi Futaba in You're Under Arrest. Matsumoto also performs the songs for many of the openings for the Japanese Pokémon anime. Matsumoto has had lead or supporting roles in dozens of series. She has also had a radio show in Japan and does some dubbing work for translations of American films and TV series into Japanese. In April 2008, she announced in she was taking time off from JAM Project to focus on her solo work.
Shoko Yoshimura (吉村 祥子, Yoshimura Shoko; born 14 October 1968) is a retired Japanese Wrestler. She competed in 10 World…
Shoko Yoshimura (吉村 祥子, Yoshimura Shoko; born 14 October 1968) is a retired Japanese Wrestler. She competed in 10 World Wrestling Championships and won 9 medals, including 5 gold medals.
Akiko Ōku (大九 明子, Ōku Akiko; born October 8, 1968), also romanised as Akiko Ohku, is a Japanese film director and…
Akiko Ōku (大九 明子, Ōku Akiko; born October 8, 1968), also romanised as Akiko Ohku, is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Ōku's best-known film to date is her 2017 romantic comedy Tremble All You Want. She won two Audience Awards, and was nominated for several Best Film awards at Tokyo International Film Festival and Nippon Connection Japanese film festival.
Seiyō Uchino (内野 聖陽, Uchino Seiyō; born September 16, 1968, in Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan) is a…
Seiyō Uchino (内野 聖陽, Uchino Seiyō; born September 16, 1968, in Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actor who is represented by Stardust Promotion. Before taking his current stage name Seiyō Uchino in July 2013, he was known by his birth name Masaaki Uchino (same spelling in Japanese).
Kouchi Yamashita (山下広一, Yamashita Kouchi) is a drifting driver who in 2008 made the switch from D1 Grand Prix into the…
Kouchi Yamashita (山下広一, Yamashita Kouchi) is a drifting driver who in 2008 made the switch from D1 Grand Prix into the US Formula D series before moving back to Japan in 2010 to compete in the Formula Drift series there. He drove a Mazda RX-8 which was tuned with a 20B three-rotor engine producing a power of 429HP. He has achieved one victory from the D1GP series, came second place in Formula Drift Japan 2019 and won the series in 2020 for Team Weld driving a Toyota JZX100. Previously he was known for driving the Toyota AE86 and is one of the founding members of the legendary Japanese drift team Running Free.
Naoki Furukawa (古川 直季, Furukawa Naoki; born 31 August 1968) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party…
Naoki Furukawa (古川 直季, Furukawa Naoki; born 31 August 1968) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who serves as a member of the House of Representatives.
Yoshimi Kobayashi (小林 良美, Kobayashi Yoshimi) (born August 11, 1968) is a Japanese softball player who played for three…
Yoshimi Kobayashi (小林 良美, Kobayashi Yoshimi) (born August 11, 1968) is a Japanese softball player who played for three different positions in the 2000 Summer Olympics: The pinch hitter, left field and right field. She won the silver medal for team Japan.
Sayuri Iwai (Japanese: 岩井小百合, Hepburn: Iwai Sayuri; born 10 August 1968) is a retired Japanese actress and idol who had…
Sayuri Iwai (Japanese: 岩井小百合, Hepburn: Iwai Sayuri; born 10 August 1968) is a retired Japanese actress and idol who had success in the 1980s. In 1983, she became the youngest female solo artist to have performed at the Nippon Budokan, aged fifteen years old, a record she still holds as of 2026.
Ken Akamatsu (Japanese: 赤松 健, Hepburn: Akamatsu Ken; born July 5, 1968) is a Japanese manga artist and politician who…
Ken Akamatsu (Japanese: 赤松 健, Hepburn: Akamatsu Ken; born July 5, 1968) is a Japanese manga artist and politician who has served since 2022 as a member of the House of Councillors. He made his professional manga debut in 1993, and is best known as the author of Love Hina (1998–2001) and Negima! Magister Negi Magi (2003–2012), both serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine; a sequel to Negima!, UQ Holder!, was serialized from 2013 to 2022. In 2011, Akamatsu founded J-Comi (now Manga Library Z), a free digital distributor of out-of-print manga. Akamatsu has been a managing director of the Japan Cartoonists Association since 2018, and is a vocal advocate for protecting freedom of expression in manga and anime from expansions in censorship and copyright law. In the 2022 Japanese House of Councillors election, he won a seat as a candidate for the Liberal Democratic Party in the national proportional representation block on a free expression platform, becoming the first manga creator in the National Diet. On November 13, 2024, he was appointed Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction as part of the Second Ishiba Cabinet. On September 18, 2026, he was appointed Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Digital Agency and Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office as part of the September 2026 cabinet reshuffle of the Second Takaichi Cabinet.
Minoru Suzuki (鈴木 実, Suzuki Minoru; ring name: 鈴木 みのる) (born June 17, 1968) is a Japanese professional wrestler and…
Minoru Suzuki (鈴木 実, Suzuki Minoru; ring name: 鈴木 みのる) (born June 17, 1968) is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. Despite being a freelancer for most of his career, he has worked for the largest promotions in Japan: New Japan Pro-Wrestling, All Japan Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Noah and DDT Pro-Wrestling. He also made appearances for promotions outside Japan, like Major League Wrestling (MLW), Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro), TNA Wrestling, Game Changer Wrestling (GCW), All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and Ring of Honor (ROH). Suzuki was the co-founder of Pancrase, one of the first mixed martial arts organizations in the world. During the 1990s, he was widely considered one of the best fighters in the world and was the second King of Pancrase world champion. Suzuki returned to puroresu in 2003, when he has become a perennial top contender for all major Japanese heavyweight championships. He is also known for his time in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where he is two-time Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion, and Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is a former GHC Heavyweight Champion and a former GHC Tag Team Champion along with Naomichi Marufuji. A mixed martial arts pioneer, Suzuki is well noted for his catch wrestling, and has been praised many times by elite fighters such as Josh Barnett, Bas Rutten, and Ken Shamrock for his grappling and submission skills.
Kensaku Maeda is a Japanese former professional Kickboxer, former K-1 WORLD GP Japan producer. He is also renowned as…
Kensaku Maeda is a Japanese former professional Kickboxer, former K-1 WORLD GP Japan producer. He is also renowned as the founder and head trainer of the successful kickboxing gym Team Dragon.
Akiko Kijimuta (雉子牟田 明子, Kijimuta Akiko) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. She was born on May 1, 1968…
Akiko Kijimuta (雉子牟田 明子, Kijimuta Akiko) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. She was born on May 1, 1968, in Japan and played on the WTA tour from 1986 to 1992. She reached the fourth round at Roland Garros in 1992, where she led the world number-one-ranked player Monica Seles 4 games to 1 in the final set. Seles won the match 6–4 in the third set. She retired with a 63–100 singles record.
Kenji Ozawa (小沢 健二, Ozawa Kenji) is a Japanese musician, designer and writer. Ozawa was a member of the pop duo…
Kenji Ozawa (小沢 健二, Ozawa Kenji) is a Japanese musician, designer and writer. Ozawa was a member of the pop duo Flipper's Guitar, and is among the earliest practitioners of the Shibuya-kei musical genre. He graduated from the University of Tokyo. His uncle, Seiji Ozawa, was a noted conductor.
Yukiko Ishizaka (石坂 有紀子, Ishizaka Yukiko; born 14 March 1968) is a Japanese beach volleyball player. She competed at…
Yukiko Ishizaka (石坂 有紀子, Ishizaka Yukiko; born 14 March 1968) is a Japanese beach volleyball player. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Toshimitsu Izawa (Japanese: 伊沢利光, born 2 March 1968) is a Japanese professional golfer. He is sometimes known outside…
Toshimitsu Izawa (Japanese: 伊沢利光, born 2 March 1968) is a Japanese professional golfer. He is sometimes known outside Japan as Toshi Izawa.
Minami Ozaki (尾崎南, Ozaki Minami) is a Japanese manga artist, cartoonist and illustrator of novels born on February 27…
Minami Ozaki (尾崎南, Ozaki Minami) is a Japanese manga artist, cartoonist and illustrator of novels born on February 27, 1968, in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. She is famous for her best-selling manga series Zetsuai 1989, which is considered to have redefined the Shōnen-ai/Yaoi genres in the late 1980s/early 1990s. Her old pen name is Ryo Minami (南亮, Minami Ryo), but in 1986 she changed her pen name to Minami Ozaki. She sometimes uses other pseudonym—Minami Himemuro (姫室ミナミ). In 1988 (at the age of 20), her first manga series, Chūsei no Akashi (Proof of Loyalty), was serialized in Margaret Comics. Her success with Zetsuai 1989 has led Helen McCarthy to describe Ozaki as "one of the queens of shojo and shonen-ai manga". Through her Captain Tsubasa dojinshi, Ozaki "played a strong role" in "revamping the boys-love genre" in the 1980s. Her hallmark is "prolonged erotic psychodramas" which has earned her a "cult following" through Margaret. Rachel Thorn describes her as being a "mania-oriented" artist, with "extremely stylized" character designs and page layouts with a "dream-like quality". Her style had an enormous influence on later shōjo writers.
Hiroki Katoh (加藤 寛規, Katō Hiroki; born 23 February 1968) is a Japanese racing driver and team manager.
Hiroyuki Asada (浅田 弘幸, Asada Hiroyuki; born February 15, 1968 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist…
Hiroyuki Asada (浅田 弘幸, Asada Hiroyuki; born February 15, 1968 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist who is best known for his gaslamp fantasy series Tegami Bachi ("Letter Bee"). The first manga series he created was called I'll, and was a basketball series. All of Asada's manga were serialized in the monthly shōnen anthology Monthly Shōnen Jump (which has since been discontinued; Tegami Bachi now appears in its replacement Jump Square). He made his debut in 1986. He acquired a fanbase with Mint: Sleeping Rabbit, Renka by degrees, and his popularity improved with I'll. In his personal life, he is part of a unit with Shou Tajima (best known for Psych) and Takeshi Obata (best known for Hikaru no Go and Death Note), and his creation activity with "AQUARIOS 3".
Aya Kamikawa (上川 あや, Kamikawa Aya; born January 25, 1968) is a Tokyo municipal official. With her election in April…
Aya Kamikawa (上川 あや, Kamikawa Aya; born January 25, 1968) is a Tokyo municipal official. With her election in April 2003, she became the first openly transgender person to seek or win elected office in Japan.