Kiichiro Sakamoto, 28, of Tokyo, Japan is currently in Thailand. He is the reigning Mister Global Japan 2021.

Including Sakamoto, there are 33 men vying for the Mister Global 2021 title. One of his competitors is Mico Angelo Teng, 22, of Davao City, Philippines. 

Davao City is one of the sister cities of Baguio City. The two cities are around 1,734km apart.

Hanyu, Saitama, Japan and Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan are also sister cities of Baguio City. Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan is one of the twin towns of Baguio City.

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Mister Global 2021

Mister Global 2019 Kim Jong Woo, 25, of Jecheon, North Chungcheong, South Korea will crown his successor in Maha Sarakham, Thailand on March 15, 2022. It is the seventh edition of the international male beauty pageant.

On September 26, 2019, Kim was crowned at the Benjasiri Grand Ballroom of Novotel Bangkok Sukhumvit 20 in Klongton Khlong Toei, Bangkok, Thailand. He was not able to crown his successor in 2020 and in 2021 due to the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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Kiichiro Sakamoto

Born and raised in Tokyo, Sakamoto works at a pharmaceutical company while pursuing a career as a model. He is 6’0″ tall.

Sakamoto loves sports and fitness. He has been playing football since 2002.

Baguio City’s Eric Salvador, Christopher Dulagan

Mister Global is one of the Big 6 international male beauty pageants. The others are Mister World, Mister Supranational, Mister International, Man of the World and Manhunt International.

Roderick “Eric” Dilla Salvador of Baguio City, Philippines was 24 when he represented the Philippines at Mister World 2000 in Perthshire, Scotland on October 23, 2000. He was unplaced.

Also from Baguio City, Christopher Dulagan, 27, represented the Philippines at Man of the World 2017 in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines on July 28, 2017. He finished in the Top 10.