Kendo Kashin

Kendo Kashin, Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist

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Born: August 5, 1968
Age in 2026: 58
Zodiac sign: Leo
Birth year: 1968

About Kendo Kashin

Tokimitsu Ishizawa, better known by his ring name Kendo Kashin, is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is perhaps best known for his time in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he was a two time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, a one time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion, and the winner of the 1999 Best of the Super Juniors. He is also known for his forays into mixed martial arts, most notably for Pride Fighting Championship (Pride), where he defeated Gracie Jiu Jitsu fighter Ryan Gracie at PRIDE 15. He currently wrestles for Pro Wrestling Noah. That same month he returned to New Japan as Kendo Kashin and won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title for the second time by defeating Masayuki Naruse. He also won the World Tag Team Championship with Yuji Nagata.

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The world when Kendo Kashin was born

Kendo Kashin was born in 1968. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1968

#1 song"Hey Jude" – The Beatles
Top movie2001: A Space Odyssey
Top TV showRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Best-selling bookAirport – Arthur Hailey

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentBob Beamon shatters long jump record at Mexico City Olympics
Top headlineMLK and RFK assassinated
Technology milestoneDouglas Engelbart demonstrates the computer mouse
Defining fadTie-dye everything
Notable inventionComputer mouse (Douglas Engelbart)
World population3.55 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
Sports championDetroit Tigers (World Series)
Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
U.S. population200.7M

1968 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Kendo Kashin's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1968	2026
Gas	$0.34	$3.45/gal
Average home	$15,600	$435,000
Average income	$10,300	$67,500
Minimum wage	$1.60	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$1.31	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.06	$0.73
Population	200.7M	341 million

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