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Is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. Aoki began his Grand Prix career in 1990 and won his f

Is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. Aoki began his Grand Prix career in 1990 and won his first and only Grand Prix at the 250cc Malaysian Grand Prix. His best season was in 1997, when he finished third in the 500cc world championship behind Mick

Is a Japanese sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of t

Is a Japanese sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the C-2 1000 m event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Thespa Kusatsu.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Thespa Kusatsu.

A left fielder and designated hitter for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.Matsunaka is the only active hit

A left fielder and designated hitter for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.Matsunaka is the only active hitter in Japanese professional baseball to have ever led the league in all three Triple Crown categories in the same season. He played in the 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney Olympics[1] as well as the 2006 World Baseball Classic, hitting cleanup in 1996 and 2006.

Better known by his ring name Cima (stylized as CIMA and pronounced Shima), is a Japanese profession

Better known by his ring name Cima (stylized as CIMA and pronounced Shima), is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently wrestles for Dragon Gate, where he is the leader of the WARRIORS stable. On April 1, 2006, once again in Chicago, Illinois, at th

Is a Japanese mixed martial arts fighter and professional wrestler. He is best known for helping to

Is a Japanese mixed martial arts fighter and professional wrestler. He is best known for helping to popularize shoot-style professional wrestling, as one of the biggest stars of the Universal Wrestling Federation and Union of Wrestling Force International

Is a professional boxer from Japan. He resides in Osaka. His stance is orthodox.

Is a professional boxer from Japan. He resides in Osaka. His stance is orthodox.

A Japanese football (soccer) player. He mainly plays on the right as a defender or midfielder. He cu

A Japanese football (soccer) player. He mainly plays on the right as a defender or midfielder. He currently plays for Urawa Red Diamonds of J. League. He has been capped 15 times and scored 1 goal for the Japanese national team.He made his first league appearance on April 27, 1994 against Shimizu S-Pulse at Kusanagi Athletic Stadium. His first professional goal came on November 19, 1994 against Yokohama Marinos at Toyama Athletic Stadium. He has played more than 400 league matches for Urawa (as of October 2007). He has been the captain of the team since 2004.

Is a Japanese professional wrestler, who is currently wrestling in All Japan Pro Wrestling as a memb

Is a Japanese professional wrestler, who is currently wrestling in All Japan Pro Wrestling as a member of Voodoo Murders under the alias of Hate. He was the son of Mitsu Hirai, a former mid-carder in the old Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance. Nobukazu debuted

A Japanese figure skater. He is the 2008 Japanese National Champion[1], the 2006 Four Continents Cha

A Japanese figure skater. He is the 2008 Japanese National Champion[1], the 2006 Four Continents Champion, and the 2005 World Junior Champion.He turned senior for the Olympic year, when he was guaranteed a senior Grand Prix assignment after he won Junior Worlds. Oda made a splash immediately as a senior, winning the bronze medal at his first event and winning the 2005 NHK Trophy over favorites Daisuke Takahashi and reigning world bronze medalist Evan Lysacek. Oda qualified for the 2005–2006 Grand Prix Final and placed fourth.

A retired Japanese professional Go player.Abe was born in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. He be

A retired Japanese professional Go player.Abe was born in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. He became a professional in 1955.

Was a Japanese swimmer who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.There he won a silver m

Was a Japanese swimmer who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.There he won a silver medal in Men's 4x200m freestyle relay event. He was also fourthth in the semifinal of 1500 m freestyle event and did not start in the semifinal of 400 m freestyle event and did not advance in both occasions.

Is a former Japanese football player. He has played for Japan national team.

Is a former Japanese football player. He has played for Japan national team.

A Japanese football player currently playing for Japanese club FC Tokyo.

A Japanese football player currently playing for Japanese club FC Tokyo.

Is a former Japanese football player. He has played for Japan national team.

Is a former Japanese football player. He has played for Japan national team.

Is a former Japanese football player. He has played for Japan national team.

Is a former Japanese football player. He has played for Japan national team.

A professional boxer in the Super flyweight (115 lb) division. His record is 9-1 (5 KOs). He is the

A professional boxer in the Super flyweight (115 lb) division. His record is 9-1 (5 KOs). He is the former WBA super flyweight champion.

A former Japanese figure skater who is now a coach. Along with Machiko Yamada, he is one of the more

A former Japanese figure skater who is now a coach. Along with Machiko Yamada, he is one of the more successful coaches in Japan. He is a ten-time national champion and competed at the 1960 and 1964 Winter Olympic Games. His best finish at the World Championships was 4th in 1965. He is married to Kumiko Okawa. Their daughter is Yuka Sato, the 1994 World Champion. His current students include 2006 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist and the 2007 Asia Champion, Yukari Nakano and World Junior Champion Takahiko Kozuka. His former students include Yuka Sato, Miki Ando, the 2007 World Champion, and 2004 Grand Prix Final Champion, three time World medalist Fumie Suguri.

Is an internationally renowned English motorcycle trials rider. Born into a family steeped in motorc

Is an internationally renowned English motorcycle trials rider. Born into a family steeped in motorcycle sport—his father, Martin, was the first trials world champion in 1975, and his Uncle Arthur was also a regular winner on the British circuit in the 19

Is a former volleyball player from Japan, who played for the Men's National Team in the 1990s. Nickn

Is a former volleyball player from Japan, who played for the Men's National Team in the 1990s. Nicknamed Heta he ended up in sixteenth place at the 1998 World Championship.

Is an olympic gold medalist for Japan in swimming.In 1972, he won Japan's first Olympic swimming gol

Is an olympic gold medalist for Japan in swimming.In 1972, he won Japan's first Olympic swimming gold medal since 1956. Japan dominated the 1932 and 1936 Olympics and won the breaststroke crown in 1928, 1932, 1936 and 1956 Olympic Games despite three radical rule changes that completely changed the stroke each time.

A Japanese racing driver and former drifting driver who currently competes in Super GT. Taniguchi is

A Japanese racing driver and former drifting driver who currently competes in Super GT. Taniguchi is commonly nicknamed "NOB" (abbr. No One Better) or "The Pimp" as a reference to his S15 Silvia which he is best known for.Taniguchi began his motorsport career when he was racing minibikes and won a Honda sponsored All Japan Mini Bike race, which took place at its Suzuka Circuit.[1] Taniguchi would progress into four wheels and became interested in drifting when he acquired a Toyota AE86.[1] He also worked at Takahiro Ueno’s car bodykit company, Car Make T&E to supplement his racing career whilst competing in carious one make series racing in Toyota Celica and Vitz and partipicating in drift events.[1] In 1999, he came into the attention of HKS when he won a Suzuka Clubman Race in a Honda Civic sponsored by Bride. HKS signed him up as a test driver and as a sponsor, as well as sponsoring his S15 Silvia for drift events.[1]

Is a former Japanese football player. He has played for Nissan Motors and Japan national Team. Kaned

Is a former Japanese football player. He has played for Nissan Motors and Japan national Team. Kaneda made 42 appearances for the Japan national football team from 1977 to 1984.

Is a former Japanese football player. He has played for Japan national team.

Is a former Japanese football player. He has played for Japan national team.

Is a former Japanese football player. He has played for Japan national team.

Is a former Japanese football player. He has played for Japan national team.