is a Japanese

speed skater Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating. ...

. He competed in the men's 500 metres event at the

1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 ( ja, 長野1998), was a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Japan, with some events taking place in the ...

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1974 births Living people Japanese male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters for Japan Speed skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics Speed skaters from Hokkaido {{Japan-speed-skating-bio-stub