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Keizo Kawashima was born on October 5, 1983 in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan and is credited as a baseball player. That puts Keizo Kawashima at 42 years old in 2026. Education on record includes Sasebo Jitsugyo High School and Kyushu International University. The listed height is 172 cm.
My Take
Reading his profile, the thing that stands out to me is how ordinary the path looks and how unusual it actually is. Sasebo Jitsugyo High School in Nagasaki, then Kyushu International University, then professional baseball as an infielder. No famous pipeline, no obvious head start. At 172 cm he is also small for the professional game, which matters more than people outside baseball assume. A player of that size does not survive on power, so the case for keeping him on a roster has to be built out of defense, baserunning, and the kind of reliability a manager can plan around. Those are exactly the contributions that box scores undersell. Fans argue about home run totals; front offices quietly value the infielder who is in the right place. I find that version of a career more interesting than the highlight-reel one, partly because it is harder to fake. You cannot be adequate at those things for years and stay employed.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Keizo Kawashima
- Name (Japanese)
- 川島慶三
- Reading
- かわしま けいぞう
- Born
- October 5, 1983 (age 42)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Boar
- Origin
- Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 172 cm
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- High school
- Sasebo Jitsugyo High School
- University
- Kyushu International University
3. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/kawashima.keizo/
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keizo%20Kawashima
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B7%9D%E5%B3%B6%E6%85%B6%E4%B8%89
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11478260
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-08-07
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Keizo Kawashima born?
Born October 5, 1983 (age 42).
Where is Keizo Kawashima from?
Keizo Kawashima is from Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.
What does Keizo Kawashima do?
Keizo Kawashima works as baseball player.
How tall is Keizo Kawashima?
Keizo Kawashima is 172 cm.