1. Son Jeong-ryun (1991)

Footballer

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2. Yuki Urushibara (1974)

Japanese Manga Artist

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3. Kunihiro Kawamoto (1975)

Japanese Voice Actor

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4. Satoru Hirota (1973)

Professional Golfer

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5. Eddie Imazu (1897)

Art Director

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6. Akihiko Takeshige (1987)

Footballer

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7. Tsutomu Hanahara (1940)

Olympic Wrestler

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8. Murata Seifū (1783)

Japanese Samurai

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9. Hisaichi Terauchi (1879)

Japanese General

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10. Nobumasa Suetsugu (1880)

Japanese Admiral

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11. Hiromi Yoshida (1949)

Japanese Politician

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12. Keiichi Hayashi (1951)

Ambassador Of Japan To The Unite

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13. Hideo Kodama (1876)

Japanese Politician

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14. Takeshi Caesar (1955)

Japanese Kickboxer

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15. Shingo Haketa (1942)

Japanese Politician

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16. Kwon Young-ghil (1941)

Korean Politician And Journalist

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17. Yōsuke Matsuoka (1880)

Japanese Politician

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18. Hiroki Yasumoto (1977)

Japanese Voice Actor

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19. Naoyoshi Shiotani (1977)

Director

20. Satoshi Yokoyama (1980)

Japanese Footballer

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21. Yoshiki Okamura (1977)

Footballer

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22. Kohei Hayashi (1978)

Footballer

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23. Kaori Shimamura (1971)

Japanese Gravure Idol

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24. Takeshi Matsuda (1984)

Swimmer

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25. Kentarou Kanesaki (1984)

Japanese Actor And Singer

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26. Osamu Yoshioka (1934)

Japanese Lyricist

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27. Hajime Kawakami (1879)

Japanese Economist Activist And

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28. Norihiro Akimura (1966)

Japanese Baseball Player

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29. Eiji Takemoto (1973)

Japanese Voice Actor

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30. Jun Mizusawa (1966)

Japanese Voice Actor

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