58 Notable alumni of
Rikkyo University
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Rikkyo University is 129th in the world, 20th in Asia, and 11th in Japan by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 58 notable alumni from Rikkyo University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Shigeo Nagashima
- Enrolled in Rikkyo University
- Studied in 1954-1958
- Occupations
- professional baseball playerbaseball coachbaseball player
- Biography
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Shigeo Nagashima was a Japanese professional baseball player and manager. Nagashima first began playing baseball in elementary school, before playing at his high school in Chiba Prefecture, part of Kanto Region, just before he played as a third baseman for Rikkyo University. After winning the batting title for two straight years in Tokyo Big6 Baseball League, Nagashima made his professional debut in 1958 with the Yomiuri Giants. In his rookie season, he led the Central League in home runs and runs batted in, with 29 and 92 respectively and ultimately received Rookie of the Year honors. With the arrival of Sadaharu Oh in 1959, the two would both become a dual force in being the best hitters in the game that earned the nickname "O-N Cannon" for one of the most dominant dynasties in NPB history, and Nagashima won league MVP five times while being named to the Best Nine Award in every season he played; his four Japan Series MVP award wins is still the most in NPB history. After retiring in 1974, he became as a manager of the Giants from 1975 to 1980, and again from 1993 to 2001; during this time, he won the Japan Series twice.
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Akie Abe
- Occupations
- radio DJdisc jockeysocialite
- Biography
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Akie Abe is a Japanese radio DJ and the widow of Shinzo Abe, who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2012 to 2020.
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Yōko Nogiwa
- Occupations
- actornarratorannouncerseiyūpresenter
- Biography
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Yōko Nogiwa was a Japanese actress. Her acting career spanned from 1958 until 2017.
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Haruomi Hosono
- Occupations
- actorkeyboardistcomposersinger-songwriterrecord producer
- Biography
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Haruomi Hosono, sometimes credited as Harry Hosono, is a Japanese musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is considered to be one of the most influential musicians in Japanese pop music history, credited with shaping the sound of Japanese pop for decades as well as pop music outside of Japan. He also inspired genres such as city pop and Shibuya-kei, and as the leader of the Yellow Magic Orchestra, contributed to the development and pioneering of numerous electronic genres.
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Kiyoshi Kurosawa
- Occupations
- actorscreenwritertelevision directorfilm criticfilm director
- Biography
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Kiyoshi Kurosawa is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, film critic, author, actor, and a former professor at Tokyo University of the Arts (2005–2023).
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Mayuko Fukuda
- Occupations
- screenwriterseiyūactorchild actor
- Biography
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Mayuko Fukuda is a Japanese actress who made her debut in 1998. She was managed by the talent agency FLaMme.
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Kazuhito Tadano
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Kazuhito Tadano is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. He is currently the pitching coach for the Fighters' farm team in the Eastern League.
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Takurō Ōno
- Occupations
- tarentoactortelevision actor
- Biography
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Takurō Ōno, born November 14, 1988, is a Japanese actor and talent. He has had roles in such films as The Incite Mill and Liar Game: Reborn.
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Kazuo Tokumitsu
- Occupations
- announcertarento
- Biography
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Kazuo Tokumitsu is a Japanese TV presenter and announcer.
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Ken Uehara
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
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Ken Uehara was a Japanese actor who appeared in approximately 200 films between 1935 and 1990.
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Yun Dong-ju
- Occupations
- poetindependence activist
- Biography
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Yun Dong-ju or Yoon Dong-ju was a Korean poet. He is known for his lyric poetries and for his poems dedicated to the Korean independence movement against the Empire of Japan.
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Masayuki Suo
- Occupations
- screenwriterfilm directordirectorfilm producer
- Biography
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Masayuki Suo is a Japanese film director. He is best known for his two Japan Academy Prize-winning films, Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1992) and Shall We Dance? (1996).
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Ryō Ikebe
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
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Ryō Ikebe was a Japanese actor. He graduated from Rikkyō University and originally wanted to be a director, but ended up debuting as an actor at Tōhō in 1941. He did not achieve popularity until starring in a series of youth films in the late 1940s. He expanded his acting range in the 1950s, while still frequently appearing in genre films, such as Tōhō tokusatsu films and yakuza films at Tōei. One key role of his was in the 1964 film noir Pale Flower. Apparently, he was cast by Masahiro Shinoda despite saying that he was a "ham actor". Shinoda stated that he cast him because of his sleek features present in films such as Early Spring (1956) and wanted to feel the "quality of a man down on his luck." (at the time of production, Ikebe happened to be at home because of a bad experience he had acting in a play where he couldn't remember his lines). He was also known as an essayist. On 8 October 2010, he died of blood poisoning. He was 92 years old.
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Kazuki Nakashima
- Occupations
- playwrighttelevision writermangakascreenwriterfilm screenwriter
- Biography
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Kazuki Nakashima is a Japanese playwright, novelist, contributing editor and screenwriter. In addition to working on Getter Robo, he is a fan of Ken Ishikawa.
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Hiroshi Sugimoto
- Occupations
- photographerartist
- Biography
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Hiroshi Sugimoto is a Japanese photographer and architect. He leads the Tokyo-based architectural firm New Material Research Laboratory.
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Tadashi Sugiura
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Tadashi Sugiura was a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player with the Nankai Hawks. He debuted in the 1958 and went on to join the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame for his skills as a pitcher. He won the Japanese Triple Crown in (1959)
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Harumi Yoshida
- Enrolled in Rikkyo University
- Studied Faculty of Arts
- Occupations
- member of the House of Representatives of Japanpoliticiansecretary
- Biography
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Harumi Yoshida is a Japanese politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives for Tokyo's 8th district. She defeated Nobuteru Ishihara in the 2021 Japanese general election. She stood in the 2024 CDP leadership election, where she placed fourth.
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Takahiro Kumagai
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Takahiro Kumagai is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
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Tatsuya Mori
- Occupations
- film director
- Biography
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Tatsuya Mori is a Japanese documentary filmmaker, TV director, and author.
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Kazuki Tanaka
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Kazuki Tanaka is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
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Zhou Zuoren
- Occupations
- Esperantistwritertranslator
- Biography
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Zhou Zuoren was a Chinese writer, primarily known as an essayist and a translator. He was the younger brother of Lu Xun (Zhou Shuren, 周树人), the second of three brothers.
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Shuji Sano
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
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Shūji Sano was a Japanese actor active from 1936 to 1977. A popular star of the Shōchiku film studios, he is best known for his appearances in the films of Yasujirō Ozu, Keisuke Kinoshita, Heinosuke Gosho and Hiroshi Shimizu.
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Mari Kushibuchi
- Enrolled in Rikkyo University
- 1987-1991 studied department of sociology
- Occupations
- politicianresearcher
- Biography
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Mari Kushibuchi is a Japanese politician.
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Dick Mine
- Occupations
- actorsingerjazz musician
- Biography
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Dick Mine October 10, 1908 – June 10, 1991 was a Japanese singer. His recording career spanned nearly the entire Shōwa era.
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Keisuke Sawada
- Years
- 1994-.. (age 32)
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Keisuke Sawada is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Chiba Lotte Marines of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Orix Buffaloes.
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Toshio Ogawa
- Occupations
- lawyerjudgepoliticianprosecutor
- Biography
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Toshio Ogawa is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party and a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). Ogawa is a former Minister of Justice. A native of Nerima, Tokyo, and a graduate of Rikkyo University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1998 after working as a prosecutor.
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Masaru Kageura
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Masaru Kageura was a Japanese baseball player from Matsuyama, Ehime. An accomplished two-way player, Kaguera is one of two players (Eiji Sawamura being the other) who was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame after being killed in World War II.
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Kōjirō Hongō
- Occupations
- actorfilm actor
- Biography
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Kojiro Hongo was a Japanese actor. Hongo won an Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year in 1959. His notable international performances were in the Daiei Studios Gamera films.
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Masatoshi Sakai
- Occupations
- record producermanaging director
- Biography
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Masatoshi Sakai was a Japanese record producer who produced a large number of hit songs. He received the Person of Cultural Merit in November 2020. He achieved sales of records to the value of more than ¥870 billion. He produced songs such as Ihojin by Saki Kubota, and Ii Hi Tabidachi and Playback Part 2 by Momoe Yamaguchi.
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Takeo Kawamura
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Takeo Kawamura is a professional baseball player from Yamato, Kanagawa, Japan. He is a retired pitcher for the Yokohama BayStars.
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Akira Kubo
- Occupations
- actorfilm actor
- Biography
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Akira Kubo is a Japanese actor who has appeared in over 70 films since 1952. He starred in the film Arashi, which was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival.
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Taichi Takami
- Occupations
- professional shogi player
- Biography
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Taichi Takami is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan. He is a former Eiō title holder.
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Ichirō Tamura
- Years
- 1994-.. (age 32)
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Ichirō Tamura is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Doosan Bears of the KBO League. He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Saitama Seibu Lions.
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Daisuke Hayakawa
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Daisuke Hayakawa is a Japanese professional baseball player. He was the number 5 draft pick for the Orix BlueWave in 2002.
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Katsuhiko Haida
- Occupations
- singeractorfilm producer
- Biography
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Katsuhiko Haida was a Japanese film actor and music composer. He played an important role in the 1951 film Tokyo File 212. He also appeared in The Burning Sky, and Escapade From Japan. His brother is Yukihiko Haida, and they formed the Nihon Ukulele Association together.
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Chiharu Igaya
- Occupations
- alpine skier
- Biography
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Chiharu Igaya is a former Olympic alpine ski racer and silver medalist from Japan. He competed in three Winter Olympics (1952, 1956, 1960).
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Jiro Akama
- Occupations
- politicianboxer
- Biography
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Jiro Akama is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). He is the Senior Vice Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications. A native of Sagamihara, Kanagawa, he graduated from Rikkyo University and received his master's degree in economic sociology from the University of Manchester. He was elected to the first of his two terms in the assembly of Kanagawa Prefecture in 1999 and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005.
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Kenji Tomura
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Kenji Tomura is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
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Shinsuke Mikimoto
- Occupations
- actorseiyū
- Biography
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Shinsuke Mikimoto was a Japanese actor. His credits include at least fifty films, as well as numerous television appearances, in a career that spanned several decades.His real name is Syuichi Suzuki.The Suzuki family on his father's side is a family that served as the palace doctor of the Kaga Maeda family for generation.
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Kosei Shoji
- Enrolled in Rikkyo University
- Studied in 2018-2022
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Kosei Shoji is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
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Noura bint Faisal Al-Saud
- Years
- 1988-.. (age 38)
- Enrolled in Rikkyo University
- Studied international business
- Biography
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Princess Noura bint Faisal Al Saud is a Saudi businesswoman and member of the royal family. She is the founder of the Saudi Fashion Week.
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Ryosei Tanaka
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Ryosei Tanaka is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Warabi, Saitama and graduate of Rikkyo University, he was elected for the first time in 2005.
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Yukio Takano
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Yukio Takano was a Japanese businessman and politician, member of the Liberal Democratic Party.
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Kei Takagi
- Enrolled in Rikkyo University
- Studied department of sociology
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Kei Takagi is a Japanese politician who is a member of the House of Representatives of Japan.
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Isao Suzuki
- Occupations
- bandleadercellistcomposerbassistmusic arranger
- Biography
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Hisao Oma "Isao" Suzuki was a Japanese jazz double-bassist.
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Osamu Uno
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Osamu Uno is a Japanese politician belonging to the Liberal Democratic Party, and a former member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).
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Kento Nakamura
- Occupations
- figure skater
- Biography
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Kento Nakamura is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. He is the 2011 NRW Trophy bronze medalist, the 2013 Bavarian Open silver medalist, a two-time medalist on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, and the 2011 Japan junior national champion.
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Kōichi Saitō
- Occupations
- screenwriterphotographerfilm director
- Biography
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Kōichi Saitō was a Japanese film director and photographer.
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Masayuki Tanemo
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Masayuki Tanemo is a former Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball catcher. He played for the Toei Flyers from 1961 to 1971 and the Hankyu Braves from 1972 to 1974. He and teammate Masayuki Dobashi split the Japan Series Most Valuable Player Award in 1962.
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Tetsuma Esaki
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Tetsuma Esaki is a former Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).
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Shigeo Arai
- Occupations
- swimmer
- Biography
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Shigeo Arai was a Japanese freestyle swimmer who competed at the 1936 Olympics. He won a gold medal in 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, setting a world record. In the individual 100 m race, he finished almost simultaneously with Masanori Yusa and Masaharu Taguchi and was awarded a bronze medal. Those Games were the only international competition for Arai, though he won three national titles in the 100 m and four in the 200 m freestyle between 1937 and 1940.
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Tadashi Inuzuka
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Tadashi Inuzuka is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a former Senator in the House of Councillors of the Diet (national legislature). A native of Tokyo, he graduated from Rikkyo University and received a master's degree from the University of Dallas in the United States. He was elected for the first time in 2004 from his Nagasaki constituency.
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Kaori Ito
- Occupations
- filmmakerdancertheatrical directorcreatorchoreographer
- Biography
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Kaori Ito (born 1979) is a Japanese dancer and choreographer who is active in France. She founded the dance company Hime.
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Chen Shuren
- Occupations
- journalistpainter
- Biography
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Chen Shuren was a Chinese painter. Born Chen Zhe (陳哲), he was renamed Chen Shao (陳韶) and also known by the art names De'an Laoren (得安老人), Jiawai Yuzi (葭外漁子), and Ershan Shanqiao (二山山樵), among others.
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Masaharu Taguchi
- Occupations
- swimmer
- Biography
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Masaharu Taguchi was a Japanese freestyle swimmer. At the 1936 Olympics, he won a gold medal in the 4 × 200 m relay, setting a new world record. In the individual 100 m race, he finished almost simultaneously with Masanori Yusa and Shigeo Arai and was placed fourth, although photographs suggest he was second.
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Shunpei Uto
- Occupations
- swimmer
- Biography
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Shunpei Uto was a Japanese freestyle swimmer who won two medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
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Haruka Wakasugi
- Occupations
- goalball player
- Biography
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Haruka Wakasugi is a Japanese goalball player who won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.
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Hiroshi Negami
- Occupations
- swimmer
- Biography
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Hiroshi Negami was a Japanese swimmer. He competed in the men's 400 metre freestyle at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
