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Japanese association football player and coach known for his contributions to the Japan national team

Japanese association football player and manager who led his national team to an Olympic bronze medal

Japanese association football player who played for the Japan national team

Japanese association football player who represented the Japan national team

Japanese association football player who was an early member of the Japan national team, tragically passing in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945

Japanese association football player and coach who proudly played for the Japan national team

Japanese association football player and manager who represented the national team

Japanese engineer and industrialist who founded Honda Motor Co., Ltd. and transformed it into a multinational automobile and motorcycle manufacturer

Japanese association football player, economist, coach, and journalist, known for playing for the Japan national team and his academic works in economics

Japanese diplomat and politician who served as Prime Minister during the post-WWII occupation, forging strong ties with the U.S. and spearheading economic recovery

Japanese association football player who proudly represented his nation on the field

Japanese association football player and manager who played for and managed the Japan national team, also known for his work as a journalist

Japanese association football player and coach who represented the Japan national team and contributed to the sport's development

Japanese association football player who represented his nation on the Japan national team

Japanese association football forward known for his dynamic play and international call-ups

Japanese statesman who served as Prime Minister twice, founded Waseda University, and was a key advocate for Western science and parliamentary democracy during Japan's Meiji and Taishō eras

Japanese film director and screenwriter known for his poignant explorations of family dynamics and intergenerational relationships in films like Late Spring, Tokyo Story, and An Autumn Afternoon

Japanese animator, director, producer, and co-founder of Studio Ghibli, widely recognized for his critically acclaimed animated feature films

Japanese association football player who served as a central defender for the Japan national team

Japanese educator and judoka who founded judo and introduced the dan ranking system and black and white belts, making it the first Japanese martial art to become an official Olympic sport

81st Prime Minister of Japan, notable for his historic Murayama Statement apologizing for Japan's wartime actions

Imperial Japanese Army officer known for continuing guerrilla warfare on Lubang Island for nearly three decades after World War II ended

Japanese mountaineer and explorer, the first woman to summit Mount Everest and ascend the Seven Summits

Legendary first emperor of Japan who traditionally ascended in 660 BC and established the imperial center of power in Yamato