The Pacific Nations Cup is an international rugby union competition held between three Pacific states: Fiji, Samoa and Tonga. The 2019 edition of the tournament also included the national teams of Canada, Japan and United States. First held in 2006, the tournament is intended to strengthen the Tier 2 rugby teams by providing competitive test matches in a tournament format.
Sho Sakurai is a Japanese singer, songwriter, rapper, actor, news anchor, host and former radio host. He is a member of the boy band Arashi.
The V.League1 is the top-level professional volleyball league for both men and women in Japan. The league started in 1994.
The Japan women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Japan, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1991.
The 2023 Rugby World Cup was the tenth men's Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for national rugby union teams. It took place in France from 8 September to 28 October 2023 in nine venues across the country. The opening game and final took place at the Stade de France, north of Paris. The tournament was held in the bicentenary year of the purported invention of the sport by William Webb Ellis.
Yūki Ishikawa is a Japanese male professional volleyball player from Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture.
Kumagaya Rugby Stadium (熊谷ラグビー場), is a rugby stadium in Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches. The stadium was built in 1991 and renovated between 2016 and 2018. Its capacity expanded from 20,000 to 24,000 people.
The 2017–18 Top League was the 15th season of Japan's top-tier domestic rugby union competition, the Top League.
Tomoya Haneda is a former Japanese rugby union player. He played as a lock.
The 2018 Top Challenge League was the second season of Japan's second-tier domestic rugby union competition, the Top Challenge League.
Risa Shimizu is a Japanese professional football player who plays as a right-back for Women's Super League club West Ham United and the Japan national team.
Yuji Nishida is a Japanese left-handed volleyball player. Currently Nishida plays for Panasonic Panthers at club level.
The China–Japan–Korea Friendship Athletic Meeting is an annual international outdoor track and field competition between the East Asian countries of China, Japan and South Korea. Jointly organised by the Chinese Athletic Association, Japan Association of Athletics Federations and Korea Association of Athletics Federations, it was first held in 2014 and host responsibilities rotate between the three nations.
Masao Amino is a Japanese former rugby union player and currently coach.
Takahiro Hayano is a Japanese former rugby union player who played as lock.
Hiroki Akimoto is a Japanese martial artist and kickboxer. He competes in ONE Championship's bantamweight and flyweight division, where he is the former ONE Kickboxing Bantamweight World Champion.
Masahiro Sekita is a Japanese male professional volleyball player from Tokyo. He currently plays in V.League Division 1 for JTEKT Stings and Japan men's national volleyball team. He used to be the captain of Japan U-21 national team in 2012 Asian Junior Men's Volleyball Championship and 2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship.
Ran Takahashi is a Japanese male volleyball player and an Olympian. He plays as an Outside Hitter for Nippon Sport Science University's club, Japan men's national volleyball team and Vero Volley Monza.
Taiki Sawatani is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the super featherweight division of RISE.
Makoto Lavemai is a Japanese women's rugby union player. She played for Yokogawa Musashino Artemi Stars.
