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A Japanese football player who currently plays for FC Tokyo of the J-League.He was part of the Japan

A Japanese football player who currently plays for FC Tokyo of the J-League.He was part of the Japanese 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the first round, having finished fourth in group B, below group winners Paraguay, Italy and Ghana.He was also in the squad of Japanese U-20 team at 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.

A Japanese racing driver.

A Japanese racing driver.

Is a Japanese short track speed skater, who won a bronze medal in the 5000 m relay at the 1992 Winte

Is a Japanese short track speed skater, who won a bronze medal in the 5000 m relay at the 1992 Winter Olympics together with teammates Tatsuyoshi Ishihara, Toshinobu Kawai and Tsutomu Kawasaki.

A Japanese football player. He plays for J.League division 1 side Júbilo Iwata. He is right-footed

A Japanese football player. He plays for J.League division 1 side Júbilo Iwata. He is right-footed and mainly plays right full back for the club but he is often employed in the left for Japan national football team.Komano played for his local junior high school team. He was invited for trials from several clubs including Gamba Osaka, JEF United Ichihara, Sanfrecce Hiroshima and local high school powerhouse Hatsushiba Hashimoto. He decided to join Sanfrecce Hiroshima and entered Yoshida High School in Hiroshima.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Kyoto Sanga F.C..

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Kyoto Sanga F.C..

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

Is a former volleyball player from Japan, who played for the Men's National Team in the 1990s. Playing at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain he ended up in 16th place at the 1998 World Championship.

Is a Japanese football player who currently playing for Zweigen Kanazawa. Nemoto previously played f

Is a Japanese football player who currently playing for Zweigen Kanazawa. Nemoto previously played for Kashima Antlers, Vegalta Sendai and Oita Trinita in the J. League.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Ehime F.C..

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Ehime F.C..

A Japanese football (soccer) player. He is a forward and currently plays for J. League side Urawa Re

A Japanese football (soccer) player. He is a forward and currently plays for J. League side Urawa Red Diamonds.He played his youth football at Mitsubishi Yowa Club. After graduating from high school in 1997, he joined Urawa. He made his professional debut on April 12 of that year in the opening league match against Yokohama Marinos at Urawa Komaba Stadium.Nagai was loaned out to German second division Bundesliga side Karlsruher from 1998 to 1999. He played 22 league games and scored four goals.In 2003, he took over the number nine jersey from iconic Masahiro Fukuda after the latter retired from the game. He scored a hat trick against Tokyo Verdy 1969 on August 21, 2004. In the same match, his teammate Koji Yamase also scored three goals. On January 1, 2007,

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Kashima Antlers.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Kashima Antlers.

An athlete from Japan, who competes in archery.At the 2004 Summer Olympics he was again defeated in

An athlete from Japan, who competes in archery.At the 2004 Summer Olympics he was again defeated in the first round of elimination, placing 37th overall in men's individual archery. Later he was a member of the 8th-place Japanese men's archery team.

A retired Japanese football player.

A retired Japanese football player.

A Japanese racing driver who graduated from 2005 Formula Nippon to Formula One with the Super Aguri

A Japanese racing driver who graduated from 2005 Formula Nippon to Formula One with the Super Aguri team in 2006, but lost his FIA Super Licence during the season due to erratic driving.[1]Ide returned to the Formula Nippon series after his four-race F1 stint and now races with the Autobacs Racing Team Aguri team.Ide started his racing career in 1990 with kart racing. In 1991, he won the Kantou National Cup Kart Championship. In 1992 he was second in the Regional Kart Championship East Kantou series A1 Class and also won the Japan Kart Grand Prix SS stock class National GP.[4] The following year he joined the All Japan Kart Championship Series Formula A Class before progressing to the All Japan Formula Three series.[4]

Is a Japanese former football player who played for Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Tokushima Vortis.

Is a Japanese former football player who played for Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Tokushima Vortis.

Is a Japanese football player who plays for Kawasaki Frontale in the J. League.

Is a Japanese football player who plays for Kawasaki Frontale in the J. League.

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 Japanese football player currently playing for Avispa Fukuoka.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Avispa Fukuoka.

Is a Japanese professional wrestler. He was known for his perennial tweener status, currently a soli

Is a Japanese professional wrestler. He was known for his perennial tweener status, currently a solid fan favorite, and his stiff, shoot style wrestling technique. A two time IWGP Heavyweight Champion and ZERO1 World Heavyweight Champion, Nagata is the th

A Japanese football (soccer) player who currently plays for J. League side Yokohama F. Marinos.[1] H

A Japanese football (soccer) player who currently plays for J. League side Yokohama F. Marinos.[1] He is a center back. His nickname is "Bomber" because of his distinctive hairstyle.At his young age, Nakazawa was an obscure footballer who played for obscure school clubs. He was educated at and played for Yoshikawa Higashi Junior High School and Sango Technology High School, and attracted no scouts' eyes. Determined to be a pro, he decided to leave for Brazil to improve his football and trained with América Mineiro.

A retired Japanese football (soccer) player. He was a defender.He was educated at and played for Yok

A retired Japanese football (soccer) player. He was a defender.He was educated at and played for Yokkaichi Chuo Industrial High School and Juntendo University. After finishing the university, he joined Japan Soccer League side Furuawa Electric S.C. (current JEF United Ichihara Chiba). He moved to Nagoya Grampus Eight in 1995, then Japan Football League side Brummell Sendai (current Vegalta Sendai) in 1996. He finished his playing career in 1998 at his home town club Mind House TC, a Tokai Regional League side, after playing for them for one season.

Is a Japanese wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling.

Is a Japanese wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling.

Is a Japanese sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1960s. He was eliminated in the repechages of th

Is a Japanese sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1960s. He was eliminated in the repechages of the K-4 1000 m event at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Is a Japanese professional wrestler. He currently competes in New Japan Pro Wrestling and Smash as K

Is a Japanese professional wrestler. He currently competes in New Japan Pro Wrestling and Smash as Kushida. Yujiro Kushida trained at Takada training hall to be a professional wrestler since he was in junior high. He debuted at ZST in a fight against Kenj

Also known by his shortened ring name Yujiro is a Japanese professional wrestler trained by and cur

Also known by his shortened ring name Yujiro is a Japanese professional wrestler trained by and currently performing for New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) where he is one half of the tag team No Limit, along with his partner Tetsuya Naito. Takahashi entered

A Japanese figure skater. She is a three-season competitor on the Junior Grand Prix. She placed 6th

A Japanese figure skater. She is a three-season competitor on the Junior Grand Prix. She placed 6th at the 2006 event in The Hague, Netherlands.