The most famous living in Japan
Shohei Ohtani leads this board. 11.6K readers a day over recent months.
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Shohei OhtaniAthletesJapan77.9Fame score out of 100
About as usual
Yu DarvishAthletesJapan75.3Fame score out of 100
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Kimiyasu KudōAthletesJapanBusiest day 3 Nov, no cause found yet
74.4Fame score out of 100
Busiest day 3 Nov, no cause found yet
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Zion SuzukiAmerican-Japanese footballer b. 2002JapanFootballers72.8of 100Around the same time: Aston Villa FC v Fulham FC, Premier League, 31 October 2026
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Masahiro TanakaJapanese baseball pitcher b. 1988JapanAthletes72.7of 100Read 2.2 times as often as usual this weekBusiest day 30 Oct, no cause found yet
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Hideki MatsuiJapanese baseball player b. 1974JapanAthletes72.6of 100Read 6.3 times as often as usual this weekAround the same time: Assumed new manager position with Yomiuri Giants
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Daisuke MatsuzakaJapanese professional baseball player b. 1980JapanAthletes72.1of 100About as usualBusiest day 26 Oct, no cause found yet
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Hiromitsu OchiaiJapanese professional baseball player, coach b. 1953JapanAthletes71.7of 100About as usual
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Koji UeharaJapanese former baseball player and coach b. 1975JapanAthletes71.7of 100Read 2.7 times as often as usual this weekBusiest day 1 Nov, no cause found yet
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Yūto NagatomoJapanese footballer b. 1986JapanFootballers71.5of 100About as usualBusiest day 31 Oct, no cause found yet
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Kazuhiro KiyoharaJapanese baseball player b. 1967JapanAthletes71.2of 100Busiest day 30 Oct, no cause found yet
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Kenta MaedaJapanese baseball player b. 1988JapanAthletes70.9of 100About as usualBusiest day 1 Nov, no cause found yet
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Kyuji FujikawaJapanse baseball pitcher b. 1980JapanAthletes70.7of 100About as usualBusiest day 26 Oct, no cause found yet
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