18 Notable alumni of Tohoku Fukushi University
Updated: June 07, 2026 EliteDegrees
Tohoku Fukushi University is ranked #3,706 in the world and #239 in Japan by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 18 notable alumni from Tohoku Fukushi 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 Tohoku Fukushi University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Taichi Yamano
1999-. (aged 27)
professional baseball player
Taichi Yamano is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
2. Utako Wakamatsu
1981-. (aged 45)
figure skater
figure skating coach
figure skating choreographer
Utako Wakamatsu is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. From 2002 to 2007, she skated with Jean-Sébastien Fecteau as a pair skater for Canada, winning the silver medal at the 2006 Four Continents Championships. Earlier in her career, she competed in single skating for Japan.
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3. Tsukasa Fujimoto
1983-. (aged 43)
actor
professional wrestler
Tsukasa Fujimoto is a Japanese joshi professional wrestler and actress. She is signed for Ice Ribbon as a wrestler and as the co-head trainer of their training facility.
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4. Fumihiro Suzuki
1975-. (aged 51)
baseball player
Fumihiro Suzuki is a retired Japanese professional baseball catcher and current coach for the Orix Buffaloes in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He previously played with the Chunichi Dragons and the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes. Suzuki also played for Team Japan at the 2000 Olympics.
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5. Yūki Tsumori
1998-. (aged 28)
baseball player
Yuki Tsumori is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
6. Shunichi Nemoto
1983-. (aged 43)
baseball player
baseball coach
Shunichi Nemoto, nicknamed "Nemo", is a former Japanese professional baseball infielder. He was born on July 8, 1983. He is currently playing for the Chiba Lotte Marines of the NPB.
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7. Yuu Satoh
1993-. (aged 33)
baseball player
Yū Satō is a professional Japanese baseball player. He previously played pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons.
8. Akiko Suzuki
1985-. (aged 41)
figure skater
figure skating choreographer
Akiko Suzuki is a Japanese figure skating choreographer and retired competitive figure skater. She is the 2012 World Championships bronze medalist, a three-time Grand Prix Final medalist (2011 silver, 2009 & 2012 bronze), a two-time Four Continents silver medalist (2010, 2013), the 2007 Winter Universiade champion, and the 2013 Japanese national champion. She placed eighth at the 2010 and 2014...
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9. Mamoru Kishida
1981-. (aged 45)
baseball player
Mamoru Kishida is a Japanese former professional baseball starting pitcher who currently serves as the manager for the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He played in NPB for Orix from 2006 to 2019.
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10. Arisa Satō
1989-. (aged 37)
volleyball player
Arisa Satō is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Hitachi Rivale. She also plays for Japan women's national volleyball team.
11. Taichi Ishiyama
1988-. (aged 38)
baseball player
Taichi Ishiyama is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
12. Taishi Kusumoto
1995-. (aged 31)
baseball player
Taishi Kusumoto is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is an outfielder for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
13. Yūsaku Miyazato
1980-. (aged 46)
golfer
Yūsaku Miyazato is a Japanese professional golfer. In 2006, he became the first modern-era golfer to make two hole in one shots in the same round of a PGA Tour event, at the Reno-Tahoe Open in Nevada.
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14. Akihiro Yano
1968-. (aged 58)
baseball player
Akihiro Yano is a former Japanese baseball player in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He started his career as the Number 2 Draft pick with the Chunichi Dragons in 1991, and played for the Hanshin Tigers from 1998 until his retirement in 2010.
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15. Takashi Saito
1970-. (aged 56)
baseball player
Takashi Saito is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher who is currently the chief pitching coach for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
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16. Ken Kadokura
1973-. (aged 53)
baseball player
Ken Kadokura is a retired Japanese professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (Chunichi Dragons, Yomiuri Giants) and the KBO League. He threw a four-seam fastball, a slider, and a fork ball.
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17. Hideki Matsuyama
1992-. (aged 34)
golfer
Hideki Matsuyama is a Japanese professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He is the first Japanese golfer to win a men's major golf championship – the 2021 Masters Tournament.
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18. Kazuhiro Sasaki
1968-. (aged 58)
baseball player
racehorse owner and breeder
Kazuhiro Sasaki is a Japanese former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played his entire Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) career with the Yokohama Taiyō Whales / Yokohama BayStars (1990–1999; 2004–2005), and played his entire Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the Seattle Mariners (2000–2003). His nickname "Daimajin" was named after the tokusatsu character of the same name, and Sasaki has participated...
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