Kazuya Kamenashi (亀梨 和也, Kamenashi Kazuya; born February 23, 1986) is a Japanese singer, actor, host, producer and…
Kazuya Kamenashi (亀梨 和也, Kamenashi Kazuya; born February 23, 1986) is a Japanese singer, actor, host, producer and magazine model. Born and raised in Edogawa, Tokyo. He joined the Japanese talent agency, Johnny & Associates at the age of 12. Former member of KAT-TUN under Starto Entertainment. He was drafted as a member and co-lead vocalist of the popular J-pop group KAT-TUN in 2001. He is also one half of the temporary group, Shūji to Akira, whose only single "Seishun Amigo" became the best-selling single of 2005 in Japan. Individually, he is a popular actor who has played the lead role in several television dramas. Kamenashi announced that he would leave Starto in March 2025, when his contract expired.
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Toshihiro Aoyama (青山 敏弘, Aoyama Toshihiro; born 22 February 1986) is a former Japanese professional footballer who…
Toshihiro Aoyama (青山 敏弘, Aoyama Toshihiro; born 22 February 1986) is a former Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.
Yudai Iwama (岩間 雄大, Iwama Yūdai; born 21 February 1986) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays midfielder for…
Yudai Iwama (岩間 雄大, Iwama Yūdai; born 21 February 1986) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays midfielder for ReinMeer Aomori in the Japan Football League.
Yoshimi Yamashita (山下良美, born 20 February 1986) is a Japanese football referee. She was an official at the 2019 FIFA…
Yoshimi Yamashita (山下良美, born 20 February 1986) is a Japanese football referee. She was an official at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France and also refereed at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics.
Rika Usami (宇佐美 里香, Usami Rika; born February 20, 1986) is a Japanese karateka. She won a Gold medal in individual kata…
Rika Usami (宇佐美 里香, Usami Rika; born February 20, 1986) is a Japanese karateka. She won a Gold medal in individual kata at the 2012 World Karate Championships after previously winning Bronze at the 2010 Championships. She also won Gold in the same category at the 2010 Asian Games. As of March 2021, Usami is coaching the karate team at Kokushikan University.
Ryusuke Senoo (妹尾 隆佑, Senoo Ryusuke; born February 20, 1986) is a former Japanese football player.
Hiroki Bandai (萬代 宏樹, Bandai Hiroki; born 19 February 1986) is a retired professional Japanese footballer.
Galigali Galixon (ガリガリガリクソン, Garigari Garikuson; born 19 February 1986, in Itami, Hyōgo, Japan) is a Japanese comedian.…
Galigali Galixon (ガリガリガリクソン, Garigari Garikuson; born 19 February 1986, in Itami, Hyōgo, Japan) is a Japanese comedian. His real name is Yusuke Sakamoto (坂本 祐介, Sakamoto Yūsuke). Galigali Galixon is represented with Yoshimoto Creative Agency in Osaka. He graduated from Kansai University First Junior High School and Kansai University First High School. Galigali Galixon won a degree from the Broadcasting Art College.
Ryohei Fujiwara (藤原 良平, Fujiwara Ryohei; born in Hyogo, Japan) is a former Japanese professional Nippon Professional…
Ryohei Fujiwara (藤原 良平, Fujiwara Ryohei; born in Hyogo, Japan) is a former Japanese professional Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Saitama Seibu Lions in Japan's Pacific League. He attended Tottori Jōhoku High School.
Yusuke Kato (加藤 友介, Katō Yūsuke; born 13 February 1986) is a Japanese former football midfielder who last played for…
Yusuke Kato (加藤 友介, Katō Yūsuke; born 13 February 1986) is a Japanese former football midfielder who last played for Muktijoddha Sangsad KC in Bangladesh. Kato is the second Japanese player to play in Argentina's top division football league after Naohiro Takahara. At the age of 14, he went to Argentina to learn football, and after graduating from high school, went to Argentina again to play football. He is the first Japanese football player to play in the first division (Primera Division) after promoting from the U-20 in Argentina. Antonio Mohamed, the manager of that time, said, “Kato is my son. He has a great scoring ability.” The manager Osvaldo Ardiles said, “He can definitely play well in J League.” The teammates who have played together so far are Javier Pastore, Dani Osvaldo, Joaquín Larrivey and Mario Bolatti. When he played in Thailand, he played under Sven-Göran Eriksson and was said, “I assure that Kato’s ability to play in Thailand’s top team.”
Ikuhiro Kiyota (清田 育宏, born February 11, 1986) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder who played in…
Ikuhiro Kiyota (清田 育宏, born February 11, 1986) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder who played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chiba Lotte Marines.
Cyrus Gichobi Njui (born 11 February 1986) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in road running…
Cyrus Gichobi Njui (born 11 February 1986) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in road running competitions. Njui initially competed in the steeplechase and the 10,000 metres. He moved to Japan at a young age and studied at Ryutsu Keizai University. In 2006 he won the Sapporo Half Marathon (running for Nissan Motors) and was part of the winning Kenyan team at the International Chiba Ekiden. In 2010 he won both the Sapporo Half Marathon and the Hokkaido Marathon, recording a time of 2:11:22 hours at the latter event (the second fastest in the history of the race). He improved his marathon best to 2:09:10 hours to take fifth place at the 2011 Tokyo Marathon and defended his Sapporo title in June. Njui received an 8-month doping ban as a result of a failed drug test at the 2015 Hokkaido Marathon.
Yuya Sato (佐藤 優也, Satō Yūya; born February 10, 1986) is a Japanese football player who plays for Roasso Kumamoto.
Princess Raiyah bint Al Hussein (Arabic: راية بنت الحسين; born 9 February 1986) is the youngest daughter of King…
Princess Raiyah bint Al Hussein (Arabic: راية بنت الحسين; born 9 February 1986) is the youngest daughter of King Hussein of Jordan and Queen Noor. She has two brothers, Hamzah and Hashem, as well as an elder sister, Princess Iman. She is a half-sister to King Abdullah II of Jordan.
Kazuhiko Shingyoji (眞行寺 和彦, Shingyōji Kazuhiko; born February 5, 1986) is a Japanese former football player.
Takayuki Seto (Japanese: 瀬戸 貴幸, Seto Takayuki; born 5 February 1986) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as…
Takayuki Seto (Japanese: 瀬戸 貴幸, Seto Takayuki; born 5 February 1986) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga III club ARO Câmpulung.
Leonardo Moreira (盛礼良 レオナルド, Moreira Reonarudo; born 4 February 1986) is a Brazilian football coach and former player…
Leonardo Moreira (盛礼良 レオナルド, Moreira Reonarudo; born 4 February 1986) is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a forward. He is the Interpreter and first team coach of J1 League club Machida Zelvia.
Kanako Yanagihara (柳原 可奈子, Yanagihara Kanako) (born February 3, 1986, in Nakano, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actress…
Kanako Yanagihara (柳原 可奈子, Yanagihara Kanako) (born February 3, 1986, in Nakano, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actress, comedian, and tarento, who has been featured in Cartoon KAT-TUN, the live-action drama Otomen, and collaborated on the music for Keroro Gunso the Super Movie 3: Keroro vs. Keroro Great Sky Duel. She is represented with Ohta Production.
Yusuke Tanaka (田中 佑昌, Tanaka Yūsuke; born 3 February 1986) is a Japanese football player who plays for Kataller Toyama.
Hikaru Tsuchiya (土屋 光, Tsuchiya Hikaru; born 1 February 1986 in Osaka Prefecture) is a Japanese high jumper. He is the…
Hikaru Tsuchiya (土屋 光, Tsuchiya Hikaru; born 1 February 1986 in Osaka Prefecture) is a Japanese high jumper. He is the bronze medallist in the high jump at the 2003 World Youth Championships and the champion at the 2009 East Asian Games.
Hiroyuki Akimoto (秋本 啓之, Akimoto Hiroyuki; born 31 January 1986 in Amakusa, Kumamoto) is a Japanese judoka. After…
Hiroyuki Akimoto (秋本 啓之, Akimoto Hiroyuki; born 31 January 1986 in Amakusa, Kumamoto) is a Japanese judoka. After moving up from the –66 kg division to the –73 kg division, he won the gold medal in the lightweight division (73 kg) at the 2010 World Judo Championships.
Asami Shimoda (下田 麻美, Shimoda Asami; born January 30, 1986) is a Japanese actress and voice actress. Her best known…
Asami Shimoda (下田 麻美, Shimoda Asami; born January 30, 1986) is a Japanese actress and voice actress. Her best known roles include the Futami twins in The Idolmaster, and Kagamine Rin and Len in the Vocaloid Crypton Future Media's Character Vocal Series. In the adult game, such as Tayutama, she used the name Kaori Hanano (花野香, Hanano Kaori). Shimoda is also a singer. She released her first mini album in 2010. Two years later, she released "Awake", her debut maxi single, which was released under 5pb. records.
Sotaro Yasuda (Japanese: 保田 聡太郎, Hepburn: Yasuda Sōtarō; born January 29, 1986), known mononymously as Sotaro (聡太郎…
Sotaro Yasuda (Japanese: 保田 聡太郎, Hepburn: Yasuda Sōtarō; born January 29, 1986), known mononymously as Sotaro (聡太郎, Sōtarō), is an American-born actor and model based in Japan. He was born in Newport Beach, California. He is best known for his portrayal of Ken Hisatsu/GekiChopper in the 2007 Super Sentai series Juken Sentai Gekiranger.
Takashi Matsunaga (松永貴志, Matsunaga Takashi; born 1987), sometimes known professionally as Takashi, is a Japanese jazz…
Takashi Matsunaga (松永貴志, Matsunaga Takashi; born 1987), sometimes known professionally as Takashi, is a Japanese jazz pianist and composer.
Hideki Kikuchi (菊地 栄樹, born 27 January 1986 in Hiroshima) is a Japanese archer. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed…
Hideki Kikuchi (菊地 栄樹, born 27 January 1986 in Hiroshima) is a Japanese archer. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed for his country in the Men's team event obtaining the 6th place in Team competition and 66th place in Individual competition.
Hitoshi Fujie (藤江 均, Fujie Hitoshi; born January 27, 1986) is a Japanese former professional baseball player.
Matthew Kiichi Heafy ( HAY-fee; born January 26, 1986) is a Japanese-American guitarist and singer best known as the…
Matthew Kiichi Heafy ( HAY-fee; born January 26, 1986) is a Japanese-American guitarist and singer best known as the frontman of heavy metal band Trivium. He was also the lead vocalist for the band Capharnaum, along with Trivium's former producer Jason Suecof. In 2017, Heafy was voted sixth on the Ultimate Guitar list "Top 25 Greatest Modern Frontmen". In 2023, Jake Richardson of Loudwire included him in his list of the "10 Best Clean Singers in Metalcore".
Yudai Nitta (新田祐大, Nitta Yūdai; born 25 January 1986) is a Japanese track cyclist. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he…
Yudai Nitta (新田祐大, Nitta Yūdai; born 25 January 1986) is a Japanese track cyclist. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's team sprint for the national team. He is also active in Japan as a keirin cyclist. He has qualified to represent Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Takuya Takei (武井 択也, Takei Takuya; born January 25, 1986 in Tochigi, Tochigi) is a Japanese football player currently…
Takuya Takei (武井 択也, Takei Takuya; born January 25, 1986 in Tochigi, Tochigi) is a Japanese football player currently playing for Matsumoto Yamaga FC.
Sho Aranami (荒波 翔, Aranami Sho; born January 25, 1986 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan) is a former professional Japanese…
Sho Aranami (荒波 翔, Aranami Sho; born January 25, 1986 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan) is a former professional Japanese baseball player. He played outfield for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
Kazuteru Kozai (古財 和輝, Kozai Kazuteru; born 25 January 1986) is a Japanese badminton player from Tonami club. In 2013…
Kazuteru Kozai (古財 和輝, Kozai Kazuteru; born 25 January 1986) is a Japanese badminton player from Tonami club. In 2013, Kozai started to training on Ryukoku University. He has competed in badminton tournaments including the 2008 Thailand Open, the 2009 Malaysia Open Grand Prix Gold and the 2013 Japan Open
Gero (げろ, Gero; born January 23, 1986) is a Japanese singer and radio personality. He made some of his recordings…
Gero (げろ, Gero; born January 23, 1986) is a Japanese singer and radio personality. He made some of his recordings public on Niconico, a Japanese video sharing website in 2008 and since then, his videos have been watched over 40 million times in total. He released his debut single "Beloved×Survival", the theme song of a TV anime Brothers Conflict in 2013. He also forms a duo called Dagero (蛇下呂, Dagero) with the singer Dasoku (蛇足, Dasoku).
Yukie Kawamura (川村 ゆきえ, Kawamura Yukie; born January 23, 1986) is a Japanese gravure idol, tarento, and actress signed…
Yukie Kawamura (川村 ゆきえ, Kawamura Yukie; born January 23, 1986) is a Japanese gravure idol, tarento, and actress signed to Japan Art.
Shugo Hayasaka (早坂 秀悟, Hayasaka Shūgo; born 22 January 1986) is a Japanese male track cyclist and professional keirin…
Shugo Hayasaka (早坂 秀悟, Hayasaka Shūgo; born 22 January 1986) is a Japanese male track cyclist and professional keirin cyclist. He won the silver medal in the 1 km time trial at the 2016 Asian Cycling Championships.
Shōta Horie (堀江 翔太, Horie Shōta; born 21 January 1986) is a Japanese former professional rugby union player who played…
Shōta Horie (堀江 翔太, Horie Shōta; born 21 January 1986) is a Japanese former professional rugby union player who played as a hooker for Japan Rugby League One club Saitama Wild Knights and the Japan national team.
Yui Makino (牧野 由依, Makino Yui; born 19 January 1986) is a Japanese actress, voice actress, singer, and pianist. She is…
Yui Makino (牧野 由依, Makino Yui; born 19 January 1986) is a Japanese actress, voice actress, singer, and pianist. She is best known for her work in the anime Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle where she voices Sakura and some of the theme songs for the Aria anime series. She is associated with Amuse, Inc. One of her earliest voice acting performances was the character "Sister" in a short-anime movie Bavel no Hon when she was 10. She married singer Yutaro Miura in 2020.
Ikusaburo Yamazaki (山崎 育三郎, Yamazaki Ikusaburō; born January 18, 1986, in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actor and singer…
Ikusaburo Yamazaki (山崎 育三郎, Yamazaki Ikusaburō; born January 18, 1986, in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actor and singer who is represented by Ken-On.
Takoyakida (タコヤキーダー, Takoyakīdā) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer and is best…
Takoyakida (タコヤキーダー, Takoyakīdā) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer and is best known for his time in the Japanese promotion Osaka Pro Wrestling. A masked wrestler, Takoyakida is greatly influenced by lucha libre, and because of this, he has followed Mexican tradition for masked wrestlers, so his real name is not a matter of public record.
Yu Hasebe (長谷部 優, Hasebe Yū; born 17 January 1986) is a Japanese actress, singer and model. She was one of the original…
Yu Hasebe (長谷部 優, Hasebe Yū; born 17 January 1986) is a Japanese actress, singer and model. She was one of the original three members of the J-Pop group "Dream". She debuted as a gravure idol in 2004. She has also starred in a number of Japanese movies and TV dramas. She was formerly a member of a unit called Kingyo with Nao Nagasawa and Aiko Kayō.
Ryūtarō Matsumoto (松本 隆太郎, Matsumoto Ryūtarō; born January 16, 1986) is a Japanese wrestler won a bronze medal at the…
Ryūtarō Matsumoto (松本 隆太郎, Matsumoto Ryūtarō; born January 16, 1986) is a Japanese wrestler won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Greco-Roman 60 kg category. Matsumoto graduated from the Nippon Sport Science University in Tokyo and is competing for the Gunma Yakult club. His younger brother, Atsushi Matsumoto, is also an international wrestler.
Daiki Niwa (丹羽 大輝, Niwa Daiki; born 16 January 1986) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Spanish Tercera Federación…
Daiki Niwa (丹羽 大輝, Niwa Daiki; born 16 January 1986) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Spanish Tercera Federación club Deusto.
Ryōta Murata (村田 諒太, Murata Ryōta; born 12 January 1986) is a Japanese former professional boxer who competed from 2013…
Ryōta Murata (村田 諒太, Murata Ryōta; born 12 January 1986) is a Japanese former professional boxer who competed from 2013 to 2022. He held the WBA (Regular) middleweight title twice between 2017 and 2021, and the WBA (Super) middleweight title from 2021 to 2022. As an amateur, he won a silver medal at the 2011 World Championships, and gold the following year at the 2012 Olympics.
Ayako Imoto (井本 絢子, Imoto Ayako; born 12 January 1986 in Tottori Prefecture) is a Japanese comedian, TV personality and…
Ayako Imoto (井本 絢子, Imoto Ayako; born 12 January 1986 in Tottori Prefecture) is a Japanese comedian, TV personality and actress.
Yutaka Tanoue (田上 裕, Tanoue Yutaka; born 12 January 1986) is a Japanese former footballer who mostly played for…
Yutaka Tanoue (田上 裕, Tanoue Yutaka; born 12 January 1986) is a Japanese former footballer who mostly played for Kagoshima United FC.
Aiko Okazaki (born 10 January 1986) is a Japanese Paralympic archer who competes in international archery competitions.…
Aiko Okazaki (born 10 January 1986) is a Japanese Paralympic archer who competes in international archery competitions. She is a World bronze medalist in the mixed team. She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics where she reached the quarterfinals in both the individual and team events.
Kenji Akashi (明石 健志, Akashi Kenji; born January 9, 1986) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder, and…
Kenji Akashi (明石 健志, Akashi Kenji; born January 9, 1986) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder, and current second squad hitting coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He played his entire 19-year NPB career with Fukuoka. He was an active player for the Fukuoka Daiei/SoftBank Hawks until 2022 season. He was the last active position player for the Hawks who played during the Daiei era at the time of his retirement.
Keisuke Funatani (船谷 圭祐, Funatani Keisuke; born January 7, 1986) is a Japanese football player.
Teppei Koike (小池 徹平, Koike Teppei; born January 5, 1986) is a Japanese actor and singer associated with Burning…
Teppei Koike (小池 徹平, Koike Teppei; born January 5, 1986) is a Japanese actor and singer associated with Burning Productions. After appearing in the television drama Tentai Kansoku in 2002, Koike began appearing in several other films and dramas, notably as Atsushi Otani in Love Com. At the same time, Koike was also in the music duo WaT with Eiji Wentz from 2002 to 2016.
Takako Suzuki (鈴木 貴子, Suzuki Takako; born 5 January 1986) is a Japanese politician from the Liberal Democratic Party of…
Takako Suzuki (鈴木 貴子, Suzuki Takako; born 5 January 1986) is a Japanese politician from the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP) and a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).
Akihide Tsumura (津村明秀) is an active Japanese jockey of thoroughbred race horses. In 2024, he won his first Grade 1 race…
Akihide Tsumura (津村明秀) is an active Japanese jockey of thoroughbred race horses. In 2024, he won his first Grade 1 race with Ten Happy Rose at the Victoria Mile. On October 5, 2025, he won the Mainichi Ōkan with Lebensstil, marking his first GII victory.