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Taichi Takahashi
List of Japan national rugby union players is a list of people who have played for the Japan national rugby union team. The list only includes players who have played in a match recognised by the Japan Rugby Football Union as a test match. List References {{Rugby union players by country Japan Rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the Comparison of rugby league and rugby union, two codes of ru ...
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Japan National Rugby Union Team
The Japan national rugby union team, often known as the Cherry Blossoms, Sakura, and more recently The Brave Blossoms (''ブレイブ・ブロッサムズ - Bureibu burossamuzu'') is traditionally the strongest rugby union power in Asia and has enjoyed and endured mixed results against non-Asian teams over the years. Rugby union in Japan is administered by the Japan Rugby Football Union (JRFU), which was founded in 1926. They compete annually in the Pacific Nations Cup and previously in the Asia Rugby Championship. They have also participated in every Rugby World Cup since the tournament began in 1987. Rugby was first played in Japan's treaty ports as early as 1866. Popular participation by local university teams was established in 1899 and Japan's first recorded international match was a match against a Canadian team in 1932. Notable games for Japan include a victory over the Junior All Blacks in 1968, and a narrow 6–3 loss to England in 1971. Famous wins by Japan include ...
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Tadayuki Yagai
Tadayuki (written: , , , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese ''daimyō'' of the late Edo period *, Japanese ''daimyō'' of the Edo period *, Japanese ''daimyō'' who ruled the Yokosuka Domain, and lived from the mid to late Edo period *, Japanese ''daimyō'' of the mid to late Edo period, who ruled the Obama Domain *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese boxer *, Japanese photographer * Tadayuki Okada (born 1967), Japanese motorcycle racer *, Japanese figure skater and coach {{given name Japanese masculine given names ...
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Shinji Ono (rugby Union)
is a Japanese former professional footballer. He started his senior career with J1 League side Urawa Reds before moving Dutch side Feyenoord in 2001 where he won the UEFA Cup in 2002. He returned to Urawa Reds in 2006 where he won the 2006 J League title in his first season back at the club and the 2007 AFC Champions League in his second season. He moved to Bundesliga side Bochum in January 2008 but made limited appearances due to injuries. He signed for Shimizu S-Pulse in January 2010. He subsequently played for Western Sydney Wanderers, Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo and Ryukyu before retiring in 2023. He earned 56 caps for the Japan national team. He was part of the squads for the 1998, 2002 and 2006 World Cups. Career Urawa Reds Ono grew up in the Shizuoka Prefecture and began his professional career with Urawa Reds in the J1 League in 1998. The same year, he became the youngest Japanese player to play at 1998 World Cup, at age 18. He caught the attention of foreign clubs wit ...
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Yoshio Okada (rugby Union)
was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. Club career Okada was born in Kobe on August 11, 1926. He played for Kwangaku Club and Rokko Club. National team career In March 1951, Okada was selected Japan national team for Japan team first game after World War II, 1951 Asian Games. At this competition, on March 7, he debuted against Iran. He also played at 1954 Asian Games. He played 7 games for Japan until 1954. On June 22, 2002, Okada died of heart failure in Hachioji at the age of 75. National team statistics Honours Japan *Asian Games Bronze medal: 1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United ... References External links * Japan National Football Team Database 1926 births 2002 deaths Waseda University alumni Association foot ...
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Masahiko Niwa
Masahiko (written: 正彦, 雅彦, 誠彦, 昌彦, 允彦, 政彦, 真彦, 正比古 or まさ彦) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, an officer in the Imperial Japanese Army imprisoned for his involvement in the Amakasu Incident *, a Japanese mathematician best known as an essayist *, a Japanese ski jumper *, a Japanese footballer *, a Japanese football player *, a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party *, a Japanese columnist, photographer, and pundit *, a Japanese judoka (Judo practitioner) *, a bonsai master *, a chef specializing in Italian cuisine *, or Matchy is a Japanese singer, lyricist and actor *, a Japanese former football player *, a Japanese anime producer and president of Bones *, a linguistics professor at San Francisco State University *, Japanese baseball player *, a Japanese ''Magic: The Gathering'' player *, a Japanese film director *, a former Japanese football player *, a manga artist from Kōchi City, Jap ...
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Takeshi Matsubara
Takeshi ( in hiragana or in katakana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings *武, "warrior" *毅, "strong" *猛, "fierce" *健, "healthy" *剛, "sturdy" *彪, "spotted" *威, "intimidate" *壮, "robust" *丈, "length" *雄, "masculine" *豪, "overpowering" *武史, "warrior, history" *武士, "warrior, gentleman" *健史, "healthy, history" *猛司, "fierce, director" *剛士, "sturdy, gentleman" *健士, "healthy, gentleman" *武志, "warrior, "intention" *丈史, "length, history" *剛始, "sturdy, commence" *猛司, "fierce, director" *勇志, "courage, intention" *雄志, "masculine, intention" *猛士, "fierce, gentleman" *岳志, "peak, intention" *剛志, "sturdy, intention" *岳史, "peak, history" People with the name *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese basketball player *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese figure skater *, Japanese animator *, Japanese footballer *, Ja ...
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Taro Kinoshita
Taro () (''Colocasia esculenta)'' is a root vegetable. It is the most widely cultivated species of several plants in the family Araceae that are used as vegetables for their corms, leaves, and petioles. Taro corms are a food staple in African, Oceanic, and South Asian cultures (similar to yams). Taro is believed to be one of the earliest cultivated plants. Names and etymology The English term '' taro'' was borrowed from the Māori language when Captain Cook first observed ''Colocasia'' plantations there in 1769. The form ''taro'' or ''talo'' is widespread among Polynesian languages:*''talo'': taro (''Colocasia esculenta'')
– entry in the ''Polynesian Lexicon Project Online'' (Pollex).
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Tsunehiko Kasahara
Tsunehiko is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Tsunehiko can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples: *常彦, "usual, elegant boy" *常比古, "usual, young man (archaic)" *恒彦, "always, elegant boy" *恒比古, "always, young man (archaic)" *庸彦, "common, elegant boy" *毎彦, "every, elegant boy" The name can also be written in hiragana つねひこ or katakana ツネヒコ. Notable people with the name *, Japanese singer *, Japanese actor {{given name Japanese masculine given names ...
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Hiroshi Ijyuin
is a common masculine Japanese given name. It can also be transliterated as Hirosi. Possible writings Hiroshi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *浩, "meaning" *汎 *弘, *宏, *寛, *洋, *博, *博一, *博司, *博史, *弘詩, *大嗣, *博司, *博史, *弘詩, *大嗣, People with the name *, Japanese comedian * Hiroshi Abe (other), multiple people *, Japanese actor *, Japanese astronomer * Hiroshi Abe (war criminal) (born 1922), Japanese soldier *, Japanese screenwriter and film director *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese actor *, Japanese handball player * Hiroshi Hara (other), multiple people *Hiroshi Hashimoto (other), multiple people *Hiroshi Honda (other), multiple people *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese bobsledder *, Japanese film director *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese diplomat *, Japanese electrical engineer *, Japanese lepidopterist *, Japanese bryologi ...
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Takeo Baba
Takeo may refer to: * Takéo Province, a province of Cambodia ** Doun Kaev (town), formerly known as Takéo, the capital of Takéo province * Ta Keo, an Angkorian temple in Cambodia * Takeo, Saga, a city in Saga Prefecture, Japan *Takeo (given name), a masculine Japanese given name ** Takeo Doi, a Japanese aircraft designer ** Takeo Fukuda, a Japanese politician ** Takeo Hatanaka, a Japanese radio astronomer ** Takeo Kurusu, a Japanese politician ** Takeo Miki, a Japanese politician **Takeo Spikes, a former American football player ** Takeo Takahashi, a Japanese former football player ** Takeo Takahashi, a Japanese animator **Takeo Yoshikawa was a Japanese spy in Hawaii before the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Early career A 1933 graduate of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy at Etajima (graduating at the top of his class), Yoshikawa served briefly at sea aboard the ...
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