60 Notable alumni of
Toyo University
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Toyo University is 301st in the world, 57th in Asia, and 25th in Japan by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 60 notable alumni from Toyo 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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Hiromitsu Ochiai
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- professional baseball playerbaseball playersingerbaseball commentatorBaseball Critics
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Hiromitsu Ochiai is a former Japanese professional baseball manager and player. He is former manager of the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He is considered to be one of the most important players in the history of Japanese baseball, winning numerous batting awards and being the only player to receive the prestigious triple crown batting award three times. With 510 career home runs, Ochiai is sixth on the all-time NPB list. Ochiai's style is called Oreryu(オレ流). Oreryu means "to do with only my style." The word described how he acted according to his personal philosophies.
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Kanō Jigorō
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- politicianjudokaeducatortranslatorprofessor
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Kanō Jigorō was a Japanese educator, athlete, and the founder of Judo. Along with Ju-Jutsu, Judo was one of the first Japanese martial arts to gain widespread international recognition, and the first to become an official Olympic sport. Pedagogical innovations attributed to Kanō include the use of black and white belts, and the introduction of dan ranking to show the relative ranking among members of a martial art style. Well-known mottoes attributed to Kanō include "maximum efficiency minimal effort" (精力善用, seiryoku zen'yō) and "mutual welfare and benefit" (自他共栄, jita kyōei).
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Katsu Kaishū
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- university teacherwritersamuraihistorianpolitician
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Count Katsu Yasuyoshi was a Japanese statesman and naval engineer during the late Tokugawa shogunate and early Meiji period.
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Ryōta Murata
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- boxer
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Ryōta Murata is a Japanese former professional boxer who competed from 2013 to 2022. He held the WBA (Regular) middleweight title twice between 2017 and 2021, and the WBA (Super) middleweight title from 2021 to 2022. As an amateur, he won a silver medal at the 2011 World Championships, and gold the following year at the 2012 Olympics.
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Mitakeumi Hisashi
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- rikishi
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Mitakeumi Hisashi is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Agematsu, Nagano. He is in the Dewanoumi stable. He is a pusher thruster-type wrestler. A former amateur champion at Toyo University, he made his professional debut in March 2015, reaching the top makuuchi division in November of the same year. He has ten special prizes for Fighting Spirit, Technique and Outstanding Performance, as well two gold stars for defeating a yokozuna while ranked as a maegashira. His highest rank has been ōzeki. He won his first top division championship (yūshō) in July 2018, his second in September 2019, and his third in January 2022. All three yūshō were won at the rank of sekiwake.
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Kosuke Hagino
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- swimmer
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Kosuke Hagino is a Japanese former competitive swimmer who specialized in the individual medley and 200 m freestyle. He is a four-time Olympic medalist, most notably winning gold in the 400 m individual medley at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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Hitoshi Ueki
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- lyricistcomediancomposerjazz guitaristsinger
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Hitoshi Ueki was a Japanese actor, comedian, singer, and guitarist. He won six awards for acting. His film credits stretch from 1960 to 1995.
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Ikuhiro Kiyota
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- baseball player
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Ikuhiro Kiyota is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent. He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chiba Lotte Marines.
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Ango Sakaguchi
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- novelistwriterscreenwritercritic
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Ango Sakaguchi was a Japanese writer, who wrote short stories and novels and an essayist. His real name was Heigo Sakaguchi (坂口 炳五, Sakaguchi Heigo).
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Yoshihide Kiryū
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- sprinterathletics competitor
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Yoshihide Kiryū is a Japanese sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.
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Chishū Ryū
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- actorfilm actortelevision actor
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Chishū Ryū was a Japanese actor who, in a career lasting 65 years, appeared in over 160 films and about 70 television productions.
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Mitsuo Tatsukawa
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- baseball player
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Mitsuo Tatsukawa is a former Nippon Professional Baseball catcher.
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Yui Ohashi
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- swimmer
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Yui Ohashi is a Japanese swimmer, specializing in the medley events. She became the first Japanese woman to dip beneath the 2:08-barrier in the women's 200 metre individual medley event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships, finishing with a silver-medal time and a national record of 2:07.91.
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Wakatakakage Atsushi
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- rikishi
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Wakatakakage Atsushi is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Fukushima. He made his debut in March 2017 and reached the top makuuchi division in November 2019. He wrestles for Arashio stable, where he is a stablemate of his older brothers Wakatakamoto and Wakamotoharu. His highest rank has been sekiwake. He won his first top division championship in March 2022 and has collected four Technique prizes.
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Yūta Shitara
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- athletics competitorlong-distance runner
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Yuta Shitara is a Japanese long-distance runner. He competed in the 10,000 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing finishing 23rd.
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Shinjiro Hiyama
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- baseball player
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Shinjiro Hiyama is a Korean baseball player from Ukyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. He plays as an outfielder for the Hanshin Tigers of the Central League.
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Daichi Suzuki
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- baseball player
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Daichi Suzuki is a Japanese professional baseball player for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. He previously played for the Chiba Lotte Marines of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
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Takahiro Fujioka
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- baseball player
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Takahiro Fujioka is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chiba Lotte Marines, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters and Yomiuri Giants.
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Takayuki Shimizu
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- baseball player
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Takayuki Shimizu is a former professional baseball outfielder for Nippon Professional Baseball. He was the Number 3 draft pick by the Yomiuri Giants in 1996 and played for them until 2008. He is currently a Giants coach.
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Shoki Murakami
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- baseball player
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Shōki Murakami is a professional Japanese baseball pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
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Juri Hara
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- baseball player
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Juri Hara is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
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Shota Ohno
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- baseball player
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Shōta Ōno is a current coach and former Japanese professional baseball catcher for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He previously played for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters.
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Akiyo Noguchi
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- rock climber
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Akiyo Noguchi is a Japanese professional rock climber who specializes in competition bouldering as well as outdoor bouldering and sport climbing.
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Shōta Ōba
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- baseball player
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Shota Oba is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He played with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks from 2008 to 2014.
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Yuma Hattori
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- athletics competitorlong-distance runner
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Yuma Hattori is a Japanese long-distance runner.
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Hiroshi Kaino
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- baseball player
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Hiroshi Kaino is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball.
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Keita Nakagawa
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- professional baseball playerbaseball player
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Keita Nakagawa is a Japanese professional baseball infielder or outfielder for the Orix Buffaloes in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
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Shinobu Fukuhara
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- baseball player
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Shinobu Fukuhara is a retired Japanese baseball pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers. He was the number three draft pick for the Hanshin Tigers in 1999.
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Tarō Kimura
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- politician
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Tarō Kimura was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Fujisaki, Aomori and graduate of Toyo University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996 after serving in the Aomori Prefectural Assembly for two terms.
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Makoto Imaoka
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- baseball coachbaseball commentatorbaseball player
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Makoto Imaoka, nicknamed "Makochan", is a former Japanese professional baseball player from Takarazuka, Hyōgo, Japan.
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Ekai Kawaguchi
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- explorer
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Ekai Kawaguchi was a Japanese Buddhist monk who was famed for his four journeys to Nepal (in 1899, 1903, 1905 and 1913) and two to Tibet (July 4, 1900–June 15, 1902, 1913–1915). He was the first recorded Japanese citizen to travel to either country.
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Satoshi Nagai
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- baseball player
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Satoshi Nagai is a former Japanese professional baseball pitcher and currently development coach for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
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Masahiro Inui
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- baseball player
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Masahiro Inui is a Japanese professional baseball player. He was born on December 8, 1988, in Kakogawa, Hyogo, Japan. He has been with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters for three years.
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Jang Do-young
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- university teacherpoliticianmilitary officer
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Chang Do-yong was a South Korean general, politician and professor who, as the Army Chief of Staff, played a decisive role in the May 16 coup and was the first chairman of the interim Supreme Council for National Reconstruction for a short time until his imprisonment.
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Chang Chun-ha
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- journalistwriterpolitical activist
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Chang Chun-ha was a Korean independence and democracy activist who later became a journalist in South Korea.
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Zhang Dongsun
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- journalistpoliticianphilosopher
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Zhang Dongsun, also known as Chang Tung-sheng, was a Chinese philosopher, public intellectual and political figure. He was a professor of Philosophy and Sinology at Yenching University and Tsinghua University.
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Tadayoshi Nagashima
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- politician
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Tadayoshi Nagashima was a Japanese politician, serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.
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Ryu Mitsuse
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- science fiction writernovelistwriter
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Ryū Mitsuse was a Japanese novelist, science fiction writer, alternate history writer, historical novelist, and essayist. Mitsuse is the author of Hyakuoku no Hiru to Sen'oku no Yoru. Among his various works, this SF novel is considered as his representative work. Mitsuse is a founder member and was a member of the SFWJ (Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan). In the West he might be best known for manga-related works and the story The Sunset, 2217 A.D. which appeared in Frederik Pohl's "Best Science Fiction for 1972".
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Hiroaki Nagasawa
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- politician
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Hiroaki Nagasawa is a Japanese politician and member of the Komeito Party of Japan and former Senior Vice Minister for the Reconstruction Agency. He resigned in September 2017 after letting a female acquaintance use a housing complex reserved for lawmakers.
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Kiyozawa Manshi
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- philosopher
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Kiyozawa Manshi was a Japanese Shin Buddhist reformer and priest of samurai background who studied at Tokyo University in Western philosophy under the American philosopher Ernest Fenollosa. He belonged to the Ōtani-ha branch of Shin Buddhism.
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Yōhei Komatsu
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- professional wrestler
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Yohei Komatsu, better known by his ring name Yoh (stylised in all caps), is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a member of the Chaos stable.
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Hiroki Ueno
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- baseball player
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Hiroki Ueno is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball from 2009 to 2015.
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Zenzō Kasai
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- novelistwriter
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Zenzō Kasai was a Japanese novelist active in the Taishō period.
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Manabu Iwadate
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- baseball player
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Manabu Iwadate is a former Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in Japan's Pacific League.
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Chen Wangdao
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- faculty membertranslatorteacher
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Chen Wangdao was a Chinese scholar and educator. He is recognized as the first and only person to translate the Communist Manifesto into Chinese completely so far. He also served as president of Fudan University from 1949 to 1977.
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Yuji Shimada
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- mixed martial arts refereerefereeprofessional wrestler
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Yuji Shimada is a Japanese mixed martial arts and professional wrestling referee, as well as professional wrestling booker, authority figure and occasional wrestler. He has refereed more than 1,000 contests in major MMA promotions including Pride Fighting Championships, Strikeforce, One, M-1 Global, Dream, Deep, Super Fight League and Rizin Fighting Federation. He was formerly the head referee and head of the rules committee for Icon Sport.
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Miki Uchida
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- swimmer
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Miki Uchida is a Japanese swimmer. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed for the national team in the Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay, finishing in 7th place in the final.
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Tōhakuryū Masahito
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- 1996-.. (age 28)
- Occupations
- rikishi
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Tōhakuryū Masahito is a professional Japanese sumo wrestler from Tokyo. Debuting in May 2019 as a sandanme tsukedashi, his highest rank is maegashira 15 and he currently wrestles for Tamanoi stable.
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Reona Aoki
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- swimmer
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Reona Aoki is a Japanese swimmer. She competed in the women's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. She qualified to represent Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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Ryō Hayashizaki
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- baseball player
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Ryo Hayashizaki was a baseball infielder for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball.
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Suehiro Ishikawa
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- marathon runnerlong-distance runner
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Suehiro Ishikawa is a Japanese long-distance runner. He finished 47th in the senior men's race at the 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. He placed seventh at the 2013 Berlin Marathon and fourth at the 2016 Lake Biwa Marathon, qualifying for the 2016 Olympics.
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Ryota Matsumoto
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- association football player
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Ryota Matsumoto is a Japanese football player. and assistant head coach for Montedio Yamagata in the J2 League.
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Hiroyuki Yamamoto
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- long-distance runner
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Hiroyuki Yamamoto is a Japanese professional long-distance runner.
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Kunio Nakagaki
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- politicianbusinessperson
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Kunio Nakagaki was a Japanese Minister of Justice. He was a pro-death penalty activist and approved the executions of 33 people, including Matsuo Fujimoto and Ri Chin'u, who became the basis for the film Death by Hanging. On September 11, 1962, he commanded Fujimoto's execution and he was executed three days after. He also attempted to execute Sadamichi Hirasawa, but failed. Hirasawa was not executed, and died on May 10, 1987.
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Senshō Murakami
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- 1851-1929 (aged 78)
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- Bhikkhureligious studies scholar
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Senshō Murakami was a Meiji period Buddhist scholar and Jodo Shinshu priest. He famously introduced Western scholarship on Buddhism for Japan, and because of this was forced to resign from Japanese Buddhist priesthood. However, ten years later he was reinstated into the priesthood. He belonged to the Ōtani-ha branch of Shin Buddhism.
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Ayako Shoda
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- amateur wrestler
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Ayako Shoda is a female wrestler from Japan.
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Yasuo Ikenaka
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- marathon runner
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Yasuo Ikenaka was a Japanese long-distance runner who is credited by the International Association of Athletics Federations for setting a world's best in the marathon on April 3, 1935. According to the IAAF, Ikenaka's time of 2:26:44 was over a minute faster than the previous record set by Fusashige Suzuki three days earlier.
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Shohei Shinzato
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- association football player
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Shohei Shinzato is a Japanese footballer who plays for Blaublitz Akita.
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Sachiko Saito
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- speed skater
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Sachiko Saito was a Japanese speed skater. She competed at the 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics in the 500, 1000 and 1500 m events with the best achievement of ninth place in the 500 m in 1972. She badly fell on the same distance in 1968.
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Daiki Koike
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- association football player
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Daiki Koike is a Japanese football player for Vanraure Hachinohe.
