| Norihiro Akahoshi 赤星 憲広 | |
| Team: | retired |
| Position: | Outfielder |
| Birth Date: | 10 April 1976 |
| Birth Place: | Kariya, Aichi, Japan |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutdate: | March 30 |
| Debutyear: | 2001 |
| Debutteam: | Hanshin Tigers |
| Finaldate: | September 12 |
| Finalyear: | 2009 |
| Finalteam: | Hanshin Tigers |
| Statleague: | NPB |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat1value: | .295 |
| Stat2label: | Hits |
| Stat2value: | 1,276 |
| Stat3label: | Stolen Bases |
| Stat3value: | 381 |
| Stat4label: | Home runs |
| Stat4value: | 3 |
| Stat5label: | RBIs |
| Stat5value: | 215 |
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is a retired Nippon Professional Baseball player from Kariya, Aichi, Japan. He played as an outfielder for the Hanshin Tigers.
Akahoshi announced his retirement on December 9, 2009. During the 2009 season, he was first deactivated in early July after sustaining a neck injury. Then, on September 12, his last game, Akahoshi aggravated a spinal disc herniation when he dove headfirst in an attempt to catch a ball. He was diagnosed with spinal damage and has experienced pain in his neck and lower back as well as numbness in his hands and feet since.[1]