32 Notable alumni of
Takushoku University
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Takushoku University is 565th in the world, 110th in Asia, and 46th in Japan by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 32 notable alumni from Takushoku 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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Mirai Moriyama
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- actordancer
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Mirai Moriyama is a Japanese actor and dancer.
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Genki Sudo
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- kickboxercomposermixed martial arts fighterwriteractor
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Genki Sudo is a Japanese former mixed martial artist, singer, actor and politician who has been serving as a political independent in the House of Councillors since 2019. Between 1998 and 2006, Sudo was a professional athlete and then was in the entertainment industry from 2006 to 2019. He has since returned to his previous position in World Order as of September 2021 where he is currently active.
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Masahiko Kimura
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- professional wrestlerjudoka
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Masahiko Kimura was a Japanese judoka and professional wrestler who is widely considered one of the greatest judoka of all time. He won the All-Japan Judo Championships three times in a row for the first time in history and had never lost a judo match from 1936 to 1950. In submission grappling, the reverse ude-garami arm lock is often called the "Kimura", due to his famous victory over Gracie jiu-jitsu co-founder Hélio Gracie. In the Japanese professional wrestling world, he is known for being one of Japan's earliest stars and the controversial match he had with Rikidōzan.
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Muneo Suzuki
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- politician
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Muneo Suzuki, commonly known simply as "Muneo" due to his common last name, is a Japanese politician from Ashoro, Hokkaidō, currently serving as a member of the House of Councillors since 2019, representing the National PR block.
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Kimi Onoda
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- politician
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Kimi Onoda is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party. She served as Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense from 2022 to 2023 and is a member of the House of Councillors representing Okayama. She previously served as Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Justice from 2020 to 2021 under the Suga Cabinet.
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Takashi Uchiyama
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- boxer
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Takashi Uchiyama is a Japanese former professional boxer who competed from 2005 to 2016, having held the WBA (Super) super-featherweight title from 2010 to 2016.
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Nobuko Iwaki
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- 1946-.. (age 78)
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- politician
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Nobuko Iwaki is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, was a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) until 2009. A native of Minamiamabe District, Ōita, she attended Beppu University as an undergraduate and received a master's degree from Takushoku University. She was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005 after running unsuccessfully for the House of Councillors in the Diet in 2003.
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Yu Kobayashi
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- association football player
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Yū Kobayashi is a Japanese football player currently playing for Kawasaki Frontale and the Japan national team.
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Koo Ji-won
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- rugby union player
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Koo Ji-won is a Korean-Japanese professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for Japan Rugby League One club Kobelco Kobe Steelers. Born in South Korea, he represents Japan at international level after qualifying on residency grounds.
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Hirokazu Kanazawa
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- writerkarateka
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Hirokazu Kanazawa was a Japanese master of Shotokan karate. He was the Chief instructor and President of the Shotokan Karate-Do International Federation, an organisation he founded after he left the Japan Karate Association (JKA). Kanazawa was ranked 10th dan in Shotokan Karate.
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Kazunari Murakami
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- kickboxermixed martial arts fighterjudokaprofessional wrestler
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Kazunari Murakami is a Japanese professional wrestler and retired mixed martial artist currently working for Pro Wrestling Noah. Murakami is best known for his work in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) during the late 1990s and early 2000s, where he primarily competed as a member of the villainous Makai Club stable. Aside from pro wrestling, Murakami was also part of the first fight in PRIDE history, defeating John Dixson by submission in 1997.
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Yasuhiko Funago
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- politician
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Yasuhiko Funago is a Japanese politician and current member of the House of Councillors. He and fellow councillor Eiko Kimura became the first people with severe disabilities elected to Japan's National Diet in 2019. He is a member of the Reiwa Shinsengumi.
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Masatoshi Nakayama
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- karateka
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Masatoshi Nakayama was an internationally famous Japanese master of Shotokan karate. He helped establish the Japan Karate Association (JKA) in 1949, and wrote many textbooks on karate, which served to popularize his martial art. For almost 40 years, until his death in 1987, Nakayama worked to spread Shotokan karate around the world. He was the first master in Shotokan history to attain the rank of 9th dan while alive, and was posthumously awarded the rank of 10th dan.
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Tatsuya Naka
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- 1964-.. (age 60)
- Occupations
- actorkaratekamartial artist
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Tatsuya Naka is a Japanese master of Shotokan karate. He is a full-time instructor of the Japan Karate Association. He holds a 7th dan from JKA. He has also starred in films such as Kuro Obi, High Kick Girl! and Karate Girl.
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Arata Fujiwara
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- long-distance runnertrack and field coachmarathon runnerathletics competitor
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Arata Fujiwara is a Japanese marathon runner.
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Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu
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- amateur wrestler
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Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu is a Japanese wrestler. He won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, beating Sushil Kumar of India in the finals of the 66 kg Men's Freestyle Wrestling.
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Kentaro Nakamoto
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- athletics competitormarathon runner
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Kentaro Nakamoto is a Japanese long-distance runner who competes in marathon races. He represented Japan in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2011, 2013 and 2017 World Championships in Athletics, finishing in the top ten on all four occasions. His personal best for the distance is 2:08:35 hours.
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Tochinonada Taiichi
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- rikishi
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Tochinonada Taiichi is a former sumo wrestler from Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. An amateur sumo champion, he turned professional in 1996 and reached the top makuuchi division in 1997. He earned twelve kinboshi or gold stars for defeating yokozuna, the second highest ever, and he was a runner-up in two tournaments. His highest rank was sekiwake. He is now a coach at Kasugano stable under the name Takenawa Oyakata.
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Uwe Helu
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- 1990-.. (age 34)
- Occupations
- rugby union player
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Tauate Valu Uwe Helu is a professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for Japan Rugby League One club Kubota Spears. Born in Tonga, he represents Japan at international level after qualifying on residency grounds.
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Doug Rogers
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- judoka
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Alfred Harold Douglas Rogers was a Canadian Olympic competitor in judo, and the first Canadian to win an Olympic medal in the sport. He was an honoured member in the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame. His best results were a silver medal in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and a gold medal at the Pan American Games, in 1967. He was a student of Masahiko Kimura.
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Ryūzō Anzai
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- basketball player
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Ryuzo Anzai is the Head coach of the Utsunomiya Brex in the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball for Takushoku University. He was selected by the Saitama Broncos with the second overall pick in the 2005 bj League draft.
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Takuya Kita
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- basketball player
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Takuya Kita is a professional Japanese basketball coach and former player.
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Kota Kawase
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- association football player
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Kota Kawase is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Hong Kong Premier League club Southern.
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Mucha Mori
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- basketball player
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Mucha Mori is a Japanese basketball player, who plays center for the Toyota Antelopes in the Women's Japan Basketball League.
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Hiroyuki Abe
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- kickboxermixed martial arts fighterjudokakarateka
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Hiroyuki Abe, also known as Abe Ani, is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently fighting in the featherweight division for Shooto as well as teaching at his gym, Abe Ani Combat Club. Abe is most notable for training female mixed martial arts veteran and Bellator Fighting Championships finalist, Megumi Fujii.
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Kazuhiro Shoji
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- basketball player
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Kazuhiro Shoji is a current professional basketball Head coach for Ehime Orange Vikings of the Japanese B.League.
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Takumi Hasegawa
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- basketball player
- Biography
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Takumi Hasegawa is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for the Toshiba Kawasaki Brave Thunders of the B.League in Japan.
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Sohibul Iman
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- politician
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Muhammad Sohibul Iman is an Indonesian politician and a member of the Prosperous Justice Party. He succeeded Anis Matta as Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian People's Representative Council when Anis was appointed President of the Prosperous Justice Party by its Syura Assembly.
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Kōju Munakata
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- basketball player
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Koju Munakata is the head coach of the Haneda Vickies in the Women's Japan Basketball League.
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Takeshi Hasegawa
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- basketball player
- Biography
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Takeshi Hasegawa is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for the Koshigaya Alphas of the B.League in Japan. He played for Japan national 3x3 team in 2013.
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Daisuke Takaoka
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- basketball player
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Daisuke Takaoka is the assistant coach of the Toyama Grouses in the Japanese B.League.
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Noriyuki Kitaya
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- basketball player
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Noriyuki Kitaya is the head coach of the Aomori Wat's in the Japanese B.League.
