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Hiroshi Shirai

Martial artist

Born
31 July 1937, Nagasaki
Died
9 October 2024, Milan
Citizenship
Japan
Sport
Shōtōkan-ryū
Occupation
karateka

Hiroshi Shirai (白井 寛, Shirai Hiroshi; 31 July 1937 – 9 October 2024) was a Japanese master of Shotokan karate. He was the founder of the Istituto Shotokan Italia, a subdivision of FIKTA (the Italian Traditional Karate Association) and of the SCI (Shotokan Cultural Institute, formerly WSI - World Shotokan Institute). Shirai held the title of Shihan and was responsible for taking the dan examinations within SCI and, together with Carlo Fugazza, for those within the FIKTA.

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Facts from Wikidata Q348074 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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