63 Notable alumni of
Toyo University
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Toyo University is 318th in the world, 60th in Asia, and 25th in Japan by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 63 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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- singerbaseball playerprofessional baseball playerbaseball coachBaseball Critics
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Hiromitsu Ochiai is a Japanese former professional baseball manager and player. He is the 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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Katsu Kaishū
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- samuraiwriteruniversity teachermilitary personnelpolitician
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Count Katsu Yasuyoshi, born Katsu Yoshikuni (勝 義邦), best known by his nickname Katsu Kaishū (勝 海舟; Japanese pronunciation: [kaꜜ.tsɯ | kaꜜi.ɕɯː]), was a Japanese statesman, naval engineer and military commander 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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Ango Sakaguchi
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- writernovelistcriticscreenwriter
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Ango Sakaguchi was a Japanese writer, who wrote short stories and novels and was an essayist. His real name was Heigo Sakaguchi (坂口 炳五, Sakaguchi Heigo).
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Hitoshi Ueki
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- composercomedianlyricistjazz musicianactor
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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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Chishū Ryū
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- film actoractortelevision actor
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Chishū Ryū was a Japanese actor, whose career spanned 65 years and over 230 film and television productions, He was best known for his collaborations with director Yasujirō Ozu, whom he worked with on 14 films.
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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 six Technique prizes.
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Yoshihide Kiryū
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- athletics competitorsprinter
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Yoshihide Kiryū is a Japanese sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.
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Ikuhiro Kiyota
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- baseball managerbaseball coachbaseball player
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Ikuhiro Kiyota is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder who played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chiba Lotte Marines.
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Masahiko Nishimura
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- actorseiyū
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Masahiko Nishimura is a Japanese theatre and film actor. He is best known for his comedic portrayals.
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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 retired 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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Shoki Murakami
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- baseball player
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Shōki Murakami is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
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Shinjiro Hiyama
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- baseball player
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Shinjiro Hiyama is a Korean-born Japanese baseball player from Ukyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. He plays as an outfielder for the Hanshin Tigers of the Central League.
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Yūta Shitara
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- long-distance runnerathletics competitor
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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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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. After retiring as a player, he was a Giants coach.
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Daichi Suzuki
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- baseball player
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Daichi Suzuki is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Chiba Lotte Marines.
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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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Takahiro Fujioka
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- baseball player
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Takahiro Fujioka is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chiba Lotte Marines, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, and Yomiuri Giants.
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Juri Hara
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- baseball player
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Juri Hara is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
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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 Ōno
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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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Keita Nakagawa
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- baseball playerprofessional baseball 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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Yuma Hattori
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- long-distance runnerathletics competitor
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Yuma Hattori is a Japanese long-distance runner.
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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. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks from 2008 to 2014.
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Makoto Imaoka
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- baseball coachbaseball playerbaseball commentator
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Makoto Imaoka, nicknamed "Makochan", is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball from 1997 to 2012 for the Hanshin Tigers and Chiba Lotte Marines.
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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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Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
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- association football player
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Tatsuhiro Sakamoto is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Coventry City.
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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).
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Ekai Kawaguchi
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- explorerBuddhist monk
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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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Jang Do-young
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- university teachermilitary officerpolitician
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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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Masahiro Inui
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- baseball player
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Masahiro Inui is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters and Yomiuri Giants.
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Shunsuke Sasaki
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- professional baseball player
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Shunsuke Sasaki is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays outfielder for the Yomiuri Giants.
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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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Zhang Dongsun
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- philosopherpoliticianjournalist
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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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Chang Chun-ha
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- political activistwriterjournalist
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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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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).
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Masaru Fujii
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- baseball player
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Masaru Fujii is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
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Tadayoshi Nagashima
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- politician
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Tadayoshi Nagashima was a Japanese politician who served 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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- novelistscience fiction writerwriter
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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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Kiyozawa Manshi
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- philosopher
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Kiyozawa Manshi was a Japanese Shin Buddhist thinker, academic and reformer of the Ōtani-ha branch. He is one of the most influential figures of Shin Buddhist modernism, known for his articulation of the philosophy of Seishinshugi (精神主義), which can be translated as “Cultivating Spirituality.” Seishinshugi thought prioritized personal religious experience and was influenced by Western philosophies like religious existentialism, Hegel and Stoicism.
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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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Tōhakuryū Masahito
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- 1996-.. (age 30)
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- 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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Zenzō Kasai
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- writernovelist
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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 Japanese professional baseball manager and former infielder who is a coach for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball. He played for the Yomiuri Giants and the Fighters during his playing career.
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Chen Wangdao
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- translatoruniversity teacher
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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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- professional wrestlerrefereemixed martial arts referee
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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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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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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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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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- long-distance runnermarathon 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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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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- businesspersonpolitician
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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 11 September 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 10 May 1987.
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Takahito Suzuki
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- ice hockey playersports commentatorice hockey coach
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Takahito Suzuki, born August 17, 1975, is a Japanese retired professional ice hockey Right winger. He also served as the head coach of the Japanese national team. Suzuki is noted for being the first Japanese ice hockey player to play for a professional team in the United States. A fan favorite, the Charlotte Checkers placed billboards around the city promoting Suzuki.
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Senshō Murakami
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- 1851-1929 (aged 78)
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- religious studies scholarBuddhist monk
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Senshō Murakami was a Meiji period Buddhist scholar and Jodo Shinshu priest. He famously introduced Western scholarship on Buddhism to Japan, and because of this was forced to resign from the 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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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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Park Young-chul
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- judoka
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Park Young-Chul is a Korean former judoka who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
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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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Daiki Koike
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- association football player
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Daiki Koike is a Japanese football player for Vanraure Hachinohe.
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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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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.
