32 Notable alumni of Kokushikan University
Updated: June 07, 2026 EliteDegrees
Kokushikan University is ranked #3,068 in the world and #199 in Japan by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 32 notable alumni from Kokushikan University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Kokushikan University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Kotaro Yatabe
1986-. (aged 40)
rugby union player
Kotaro Yatabe is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays as a lock or loose forward. He currently plays for the Sunwolves in Super Rugby and Panasonic Wild Knights in Japan's domestic Top League.
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2. Takeshi Handa
1985-. (aged 41)
association football player
Takeshi Handa is a former Japanese football player.
3. Hiroyasu Tamakawa
1995-. (aged 31)
handball player
Hiroyasu Tamakawa is a Japanese (of Iranian father) handball player for Daido Steel and the Japanese national team.
4. Yuji Yabu
1984-. (aged 42)
association football player
Yuji Yabu is a Japanese former football player.
5. Shota
1988-. (aged 38)
professional wrestler
Shota Suzuki better known mononymously by his ring name Shota is a Japanese professional wrestler and referee currently working as a freelancer and is best known for his time with the Japanese promotions DDT Pro-Wrestling and Kaientai Dojo.
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6. Yumi Adachi
1989-. (aged 37)
swimmer
synchronized swimmer
Yumi Adachi is a Japanese synchronised swimmer.
7. Kiyoko Shimahara
1976-. (aged 50)
long-distance runner
marathon runner
Kiyoko Shimahara is a Japanese long-distance runner who competes in marathon races. Her personal best time is 2:25:10 hours, achieved in August 2009 in Sapporo. She is a member of the Second Wind running club in Japan. She represented her country at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics and at the Asian Games in 2006 and 2010 (winning the silver...
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8. Masato Yamazaki
1981-. (aged 45)
association football player
association football coach
Masato Yamazaki is a Japanese former football player.
9. Yuki Ebihara
1985-. (aged 41)
athletics competitor
Yuki Ebihara is a Japanese track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw.
10. KeiichirÅ Yamamiya
1972-. (aged 54)
mixed martial arts fighter
kickboxer
Keiichiro Yamamiya is a Japanese former professional mixed martial artist. A veteran of 90 fights who began his career in 1996 and last competed in 2015, he fought in the UFC, Pancrase, DEEP, and World Victory Road. He was the inaugural King of Pancrase Light Heavyweight Champion.
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11. JiichirÅ Date
1952-2018 (aged 66)
amateur wrestler
Jiichiro Date was a Japanese freestyle wrestler. He won the world cup in 1973 and an Olympic gold medal in 1976 and placed third at the 1975 World Championships.
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12. Takuro Nishimura
1977-. (aged 49)
association football player
Takuro Nishimura is a former Japanese football player.
13. Jo Kanazawa
1976-. (aged 50)
association football player
Jo Kanazawa is a former Japanese football player.
14. Akito Takabe
1997-. (aged 29)
baseball player
Akito Takabe is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is an outfielder for the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
15. Arata Shiino
1995-. (aged 31)
baseball player
Arata Shiino is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks from 2018 to 2023.
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16. Toshimasa Konta
1980-. (aged 46)
baseball player
Toshimasa Konta is a former Nippon Professional Baseball outfielder and the current coach of the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
17. RyÅhei Arai
1991-. (aged 35)
javelin thrower
athletics competitor
RyÅhei Arai is a Japanese athlete specialising in the javelin throw. He represented his country at the 2015 World Championships finishing ninth. In addition, he won the silver at the 2014 Asian Games.
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18. Harumi Hiroyama
1968-. (aged 58)
long-distance runner
athletics competitor
track and field coach
Harumi Hiroyama is a Japanese long-distance runner. In her early career she specialized in the 1500 and 3000 metres, but gradually she shifted to the 5000 metres, 10,000 metres and the marathon race.
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19. Michel Miyazawa
1963-. (aged 63)
association football player
Michel Miyazawa is a former Japanese football player. Seira Miyazawa, his daughter, is a former member of female idol group Nogizaka46.
20. Keiji Suzuki
1980-. (aged 46)
judoka
Keiji Suzuki is a Japanese judoka and sports scientist.
21. Risa Shimizu
1996-. (aged 30)
association football player
Risa Shimizu is a Japanese professional football player who plays as a right-back for Women's Super League club Liverpool, on loan from Manchester City, and the Japan national team.
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22. Yasuhiro Kido
1982-. (aged 44)
kickboxer
Yasuhiro Kido is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the lightweight division of Rizin Fighting Federation.
23. Megumi Fujii
1974-. (aged 52)
judoka
mixed martial arts fighter
Megumi Fujii is a Japanese former professional mixed martial artist and submission wrestler. Fujii is regarded as a pioneer of women's mixed martial arts. She specializes in submission fighting and is known for her quick takedowns and submissions. Her most popular move is the Inazuma toe hold submission, dubbed the Megulock.
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24. Satoshi Komatsu
1981-. (aged 45)
baseball player
Satoshi Komatsu is a retired Japanese pitcher who played his entire career in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Orix Buffaloes in Japan's Pacific League.
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25. Keisuke Ushiro
1986-. (aged 40)
athletics competitor
Keisuke Ushiro is a Japanese decathlete. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
26. Satoshi Ishii
1986-. (aged 40)
kickboxer
judoka
mixed martial arts fighter
boxer
grappler
Satoshi Ishii is a Japanese-Croatian retired mixed martial artist, kickboxer, professional boxer and judoka who has held Croatian citizenship since 2019.
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27. Masato Uchishiba
1978-. (aged 48)
judoka
Masato Uchishiba is a Japanese judoka who won the gold medal in the men's under 66 kg division at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.
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28. Hitoshi Saito
1961-2015 (aged 54)
judoka
Hitoshi Saito was a Japanese judoka who won two consecutive gold medals at the Olympic games.
29. Hirooki Goto
1979-. (aged 47)
actor
professional wrestler
Hirooki Goto is a Japanese professional wrestler and actor. He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a former IWGP World Heavyweight Champion. He is also one-half of the tag team Bishamon alongside Yoshi-Hashi with whom he is also one-third of the current NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champions along with Boltin Oleg.
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30. Yoshi Tatsu
1977-. (aged 49)
professional wrestler
boxer
Naofumi Yamamoto is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Yoshi Tatsu.
31. Tsukasa Shiotani
1988-. (aged 38)
association football player
Tsukasa Shiotani is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
32. Ami Inamura
1996-. (aged 30)
tarento
Japanese idol
beauty pageant contestant
gravure idol
pin-up model
Ami Inamura is a Japanese gravure idol, tarento, and sportscaster represented by Asai Kikaku.