Mito HollyHock is a Japanese professional football (soccer) club located in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture. The team currently playing in the J2 League, Japanese second tier of professional football.
Davi José Silva do Nascimento, or simply Davi, is a Brazilian striker who most recently played for Giravanz Kitakyushu.
Koji Homma is a Japanese football player. He plays for J2 League club Mito HollyHock. He holds the ongoing record for playing in the most games in J2.
Naoya Ishigami is a Japanese footballer who is currently playing for FC Tiamo Hirakata.
Masaki Iida is a Japanese football player for Nara Club.
Tetsuro Ota is a retired Japanese football player who last featured for ReinMeer Aomori.
Chukwudiebere "Chu" Maduabum, sometimes credited as "Chuk", "Chuck", or "Chu Chu", is a Nigerian professional basketball player for the Tokyo United Basketball Club of the B.League. He was drafted 56th overall by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2011 NBA draft before his rights were traded to the Denver Nuggets.
Yuta Nakayama is a Japanese footballer who plays as a centre back for EFL Championship club Huddersfield Town and the Japan national team.
Darryl Leon "L. J." Peak Jr. is an American professional basketball player for Yokohama Excellence of the B.League. He played college basketball for the Georgetown Hoyas. In high school, he won two South Carolina High School League (SCHSL) 4A state championships with Gaffney High School as well as a 2013 Chicago Public High School League (CPL) championship with Whitney Young High School and was named South Carolina Mr. Basketball in 2014. At Georgetown, he was a 2015 Big East Conference All-Rookie team selection for the 2014–15 team and won a gold medal with USA Basketball at the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.
Tsubasa Aizawa is a Japanese professional baseball catcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
Yuto Uchida is a Japanese footballer who plays for Vegalta Sendai.
Jumpei Arai is a former Japanese former footballer.
Yuzuru Shimada is a Japanese footballer who plays for Albirex Niigata.
Daiki Kogure is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J2 League club Blaublitz Akita.
Taiki Tamukai is a Japanese football player for Tokushima Vortis.
Abdullahi Kuso is a Nigerian former professional basketball player who last played for Ibaraki Robots in Japan.
Chehales Tapscott, nicknamed Chey, is an American professional basketball player for Ibaraki Robots in Japan. On November 1, 2013, he was selected in the fourth round of the 2013 NBA Development League Draft by the Maine Red Claws.
Marc Christian Trasolini is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Ibaraki Robots in Japan. He played college basketball for Santa Clara.
The 2022 season was Kashima Antlers' 30th consecutive season in the J1 League, the top flight of Japanese football since the introduction of professional football in 1993. The club finished the 2022 J1 League in fourth place, exactly the same position as the previous season. They also competed in the Emperor's Cup where they reached the semi-finals and the J.League Cup where they were knocked out at the play-off stage.
The 2022–23 Japan Figure Skating Championships were held in Kadoma, Osaka on December 21–25, 2022. It was the 91st edition of the event. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, pairs, and ice dance. The results were part of the Japanese selection criteria for the 2023 Four Continents Championships and the 2023 World Championships.
