His younger sister is 2021 World Wrestling Championships and 2024 Summer Olympics women's 50 kg gold medalist Akari Fujinami.

[2] He won bronze medals at the 2017 World Championships and 2018 Asian Games.

[3][4] He missed the 2018 World Championships due to an injury.

He has a degree in law from the Yamanashi Gakuin University.

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