Atsushi Fukuda (福田淳, born 26 July 1965) is a Japanese entrepreneur. He was born in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.…Atsushi Fukuda (福田淳, born 26 July 1965) is a Japanese entrepreneur. He was born in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. He is best known as the president of Speedy Inc. and former president of the entertainment company Starto Entertainment.
Noriko Watanabe (渡辺 典子, Watanabe Noriko; born 22 July 1965 in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan) is a Japanese actress and…Noriko Watanabe (渡辺 典子, Watanabe Noriko; born 22 July 1965 in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan) is a Japanese actress and singer. She won the award for best supporting actress at the 8th Yokohama Film Festival for His Motorbike, Her Island.
Yasutoshi Miura (三浦 泰年, Miura Yasutoshi; born 15 July 1965) is a Japanese former football player and manager. He played…Yasutoshi Miura (三浦 泰年, Miura Yasutoshi; born 15 July 1965) is a Japanese former football player and manager. He played for the Japan national team. He is the older brother of Kazuyoshi Miura.
Akina Nakamori (中森 明菜, Nakamori Akina; born 13 July 1965) is a Japanese singer, songwriter, record producer and…Akina Nakamori (中森 明菜, Nakamori Akina; born 13 July 1965) is a Japanese singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. She is one of the most popular and best-selling music artists in Japan. Akina achieved national recognition after winning the 1981 season of the talent show Star Tanjō!. Her debut single "Slow Motion" was released to moderate success, peaking at number thirty on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart. Nakamori's popularity increased with the release of her follow-up single, "Shōjo A", which peaked at number five on the Oricon charts and sold over 390,000 copies. Her second album Variation became her first number-one on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart, staying in that position for three weeks. She made her acting debut in 1985 with an appearance in the Japanese romance movie Ai, Tabidachi . After an extended hiatus from 2010 to 2014, Akina released two compilation albums, All Time Best: Original and All Time Best: Utahime Cover, both of which were commercially successful.
Tomoyuki Hoshino (星野 智幸, Hoshino Tomoyuki; born July 13, 1965) is a Japanese writer. He has won the Bungei Prize, the…Tomoyuki Hoshino (星野 智幸, Hoshino Tomoyuki; born July 13, 1965) is a Japanese writer. He has won the Bungei Prize, the Mishima Yukio Prize, the Noma Literary New Face Prize, the Ōe Kenzaburō Prize, the Yomiuri Prize, and the Tanizaki Prize.
Naohiko Minobe (美濃部 直彦, Minobe Naohiko; born July 12, 1965) is a Japanese football manager and former player. He…Naohiko Minobe (美濃部 直彦, Minobe Naohiko; born July 12, 1965) is a Japanese football manager and former player. He currently is the manager of club, Asuka FC.
Risa Kimura (木村 理沙, Kimura Risa; born July 9, 1965), better known by her pen name Yun Kōga (高河 ゆん, Kōga Yun) is a…Risa Kimura (木村 理沙, Kimura Risa; born July 9, 1965), better known by her pen name Yun Kōga (高河 ゆん, Kōga Yun) is a Japanese manga artist. She is married to fellow manga artist Tatsuneko, from whom he took the name of Risa Yamada (山田 理沙, Yamada Risa). She is a graduate of Mita Senior High School, Tokyo. She currently lives in Setagaya, Tokyo with her husband and daughter.
Tomoko Tamura (田村 智子, Tamura Tomoko; née Yamazaki, born 4 July 1965) is a Japanese politician and chairwoman of the…Tomoko Tamura (田村 智子, Tamura Tomoko; née Yamazaki, born 4 July 1965) is a Japanese politician and chairwoman of the Japanese Communist Party. She succeeded Kazuo Shii in 2024. She was a member of the House of Councillors from 2010 to 2024.
Gala Inc. (株式会社ガーラ, Gala Kabushiki gaisha) is a holding company based in Tokyo, Japan, that administers GALA Group…Gala Inc. (株式会社ガーラ, Gala Kabushiki gaisha) is a holding company based in Tokyo, Japan, that administers GALA Group, which is made up of subsidiary companies of Gala Inc. The group of companies comprises three types of businesses: MMORPG games, web design, and data mining. Within the group companies Gala Lab Corp. was established in South Korea after the merger of Aeonsoft and n Flavor and develops games for the group's online gaming portal gPotato. GALA Group focuses on developing largely multiplayer online role-playing games. To cover local areas, there are group companies located in the United States, Japan, and South Korea. GALA Group's games are free-to-play. However, there is a micro-currency system that can be used to buy in-game upgrades. Games and their item shops can be accessed by the Group's regional gPotato portal sites.
Shinya Hashimoto (橋本 真也, Hashimoto Shin'ya; July 3, 1965 – July 11, 2005) was a Japanese professional wrestler…Shinya Hashimoto (橋本 真也, Hashimoto Shin'ya; July 3, 1965 – July 11, 2005) was a Japanese professional wrestler, promoter and actor. Along with Masahiro Chono and Keiji Mutoh, Hashimoto was dubbed one of the "Three Musketeers" that began competing in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) in the mid-1980s and dominated the promotion in the 1990s. He is one of three wrestlers (the others being Keiji Mutoh and Satoshi Kojima) that have held the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship and the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and is an overall five-time world champion.
Michihiro Ishibashi (石橋 通宏, Ishibashi Michihiro; born 1 July 1965) is a Japanese politician from the Constitutional…Michihiro Ishibashi (石橋 通宏, Ishibashi Michihiro; born 1 July 1965) is a Japanese politician from the Constitutional Democratic Party and a former trade union leader. He currently serves as members of the House of Councillors being elected from the National Representation list in 2010. His father Daikichi Ishibashi was a member of the House of Representatives.
Yoshinori Yamaguchi (Japanese: 山口 祥義, Hepburn: Yamaguchi Yoshinori; born July 1, 1965) is a Japanese politician and the…Yoshinori Yamaguchi (Japanese: 山口 祥義, Hepburn: Yamaguchi Yoshinori; born July 1, 1965) is a Japanese politician and the current governor of Saga Prefecture located in the Kyushu region of Japan.
Hideharu Egashira (江頭 秀晴, Egashira Hideharu; born July 1, 1965, in Chiyoda, Saga), better known by his stage name…Hideharu Egashira (江頭 秀晴, Egashira Hideharu; born July 1, 1965, in Chiyoda, Saga), better known by his stage name, Egashira2:50 (江頭2:50, Egashira Nijigojuppun), is a Japanese comedian. He is known for his appearances in many TV shows and his transgressive style.
Company Matsuo (カンパニー松尾, Kanpanii Matsuo) is a Japanese adult video (AV) director, producer and entrepreneur. He is…Company Matsuo (カンパニー松尾, Kanpanii Matsuo) is a Japanese adult video (AV) director, producer and entrepreneur. He is credited with popularizing the Japanese porn genre of "hamedori", where the director/actor performs sexually with the actress and also films the actual action. He has been called "a master of shooting pornography with amateurs".
Takuya Taniyama (Taniyama Takuya; 28 June 1965) is a Japanese instructor of Shotokan karate. He has won the JKA's…Takuya Taniyama (Taniyama Takuya; 28 June 1965) is a Japanese instructor of Shotokan karate. He has won the JKA's version of the world championships for kata. He has also won the JKA All-Japan championships for kata on four occasions, and for kumite on five occasions. He is currently an instructor with the Japan Karate Association.
Takashi Shiina (椎名 高志, Shiina Takashi; born 24 June 1965) is a Japanese manga artist who writes primarily for the…Takashi Shiina (椎名 高志, Shiina Takashi; born 24 June 1965) is a Japanese manga artist who writes primarily for the weekly Shogakukan manga publication Weekly Shōnen Sunday. When he started at the company in 1989, he began with an anthology of various shorts and one-shots collectively known as Shiina Department Store. Eventually one of these one-shots, about a beautiful, money grubbing female exorcist and her lecherous companion, would become the basis of his best known work: Ghost Sweeper Mikami: Gokuraku Daisakusen!! (better known by its shorter name: Ghost Sweeper Mikami, or GS Mikami) Running from 1991 through 1999, it became well known and popular work in Sunday, leading to an anime of the series from 1993 through 1994 by Toei Animation as well as a Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen in 1993. Even as he had success with Mikami, Shiina continued to create various one-shot stories on the side of his main series. After the end of GS Mikami, Shiina tried to create new series for the manga anthology, such as Ichiban-yu no Kanata and Mister Japan. He also created new series and shorts on the side, including GS Holmes: Gokuraku Daisakusen!! (an alternate take on Sherlock Holmes co-starring the robotic Maria from GS Mikami) In 2003, Shiina introduced another of his many ideas in Shōnen Sunday in short form: Zettai Karen Children, about three young girls with great psychic powers and terrifying ambitions. Finding some success with it in short form, the manga artist introduced it as a weekly series in 2005, where it continued to run in Weekly Shōnen Sunday until June 2021.
Harumi Kohara (born 24 June 1965) is a Japanese badminton player. She competed in women's singles and women's doubles…Harumi Kohara (born 24 June 1965) is a Japanese badminton player. She competed in women's singles and women's doubles at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
Kazuhiro Takeda (武田 一浩, Takeda Kazuhiro; born June 22, 1965) is a Japanese former professional baseball player. He…Kazuhiro Takeda (武田 一浩, Takeda Kazuhiro; born June 22, 1965) is a Japanese former professional baseball player. He played the first half of his career for the Nippon-Ham Fighters in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He was also the pitching coach for the Japan national baseball team at the 2006 World Baseball Classic.
Hachiro Okonogi (小此木 八郎, Okonogi Hachirō; born 22 June 1965) is a former Japanese politician who has served in the…Hachiro Okonogi (小此木 八郎, Okonogi Hachirō; born 22 June 1965) is a former Japanese politician who has served in the House of Representatives representing Kanagawa Prefecture. He also served in the Cabinet as Chairperson of the National Public Safety Commission, Minister in charge of Building National Resilience, and Minister of State for Disaster Management from 2017 to 2018. He is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.
Iyo Matsumoto (松本伊代, Matsumoto Iyo; born June 21, 1965), married name Iyo Kozono (小園伊代, Kozono Iyo), is a Japanese TV…Iyo Matsumoto (松本伊代, Matsumoto Iyo; born June 21, 1965), married name Iyo Kozono (小園伊代, Kozono Iyo), is a Japanese TV personality, singer and actress who achieved significant success as a pop idol in the early 1980s. She is currently signed to the Production No Title agency.
Toshiya Adachi (安達 俊也, Adachi Toshiya; born June 12, 1965) is a retired Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player…Toshiya Adachi (安達 俊也, Adachi Toshiya; born June 12, 1965) is a retired Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player with the Kintetsu Buffaloes.
Sonoko Kawai (河合その子, Kawai Sonoko; born June 20, 1965), married name Sonoko Gotō (後藤その子, Gotō Sonoko), is a former…Sonoko Kawai (河合その子, Kawai Sonoko; born June 20, 1965), married name Sonoko Gotō (後藤その子, Gotō Sonoko), is a former Japanese singer. She was originally member number 12 of Onyanko Club.
Takuya Mitsuda (満田拓也, Mitsuda Takuya; born June 17, 1965) is a Japanese manga artist from Fukuyama City, Hiroshima…Takuya Mitsuda (満田拓也, Mitsuda Takuya; born June 17, 1965) is a Japanese manga artist from Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture. He has published his works primarily in Shogakukan's manga magazine, Weekly Shōnen Sunday. He is best known for his long-running baseball manga Major for which he won the Shogakukan Manga Award in 1996 in the shōnen category. Mitsuda debuted in 1982, winning the Shogakukan Newcomers Award for "Banyū".
Toshihiro Nagoshi (Japanese: 名越 稔洋, Hepburn: Nagoshi Toshihiro; born June 17, 1965) is a Japanese video game producer…Toshihiro Nagoshi (Japanese: 名越 稔洋, Hepburn: Nagoshi Toshihiro; born June 17, 1965) is a Japanese video game producer, director, and designer. He was the chief creative officer for Sega until 2021 when he became creative director. He went on to be the general director of Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, and later became a member of the board of directors for Atlus. He joined Sega in 1989 as a graphic artist and later transitioned into director and producer roles. After working at Sega for thirty years, Nagoshi became the owner of Nagoshi Studio in 2021. In 2026, Nagoshi Studio was supposedly gone and shut down according to sources.
Hiroshi Ando (安藤尋, Andō Hiroshi) (born 13 June 1965 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. His…Hiroshi Ando (安藤尋, Andō Hiroshi) (born 13 June 1965 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. His film Blue (2002) was entered into the 24th Moscow International Film Festival.
Yuichi Takahashi (高橋 勇市, Takahashi Yūichi) is a Paralympian athlete from Japan competing mainly in category T11…Yuichi Takahashi (高橋 勇市, Takahashi Yūichi) is a Paralympian athlete from Japan competing mainly in category T11 long-distance events. Yuichi took part in the 5000m, 10000m and marathon in the 2004 Summer Paralympics winning the T11 marathon. In the 2008 Summer Paralympics he attempted to defend this title but only managed to finish 16th.
Kazuoki Kodama (児玉 和興, Kodama Kazauoki)(born June 8, 1965) is a Japanese Nordic combined skier who competed from 1989…Kazuoki Kodama (児玉 和興, Kodama Kazauoki)(born June 8, 1965) is a Japanese Nordic combined skier who competed from 1989 to 1991. He won a bronze medal in the 3 x 10 km team event at the 1991 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme. He also competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics.
Hiroshi Yagi (八木 裕; born June 8, 1965) is a retired Japanese baseball player for the Hanshin Tigers. He was an All-Star…Hiroshi Yagi (八木 裕; born June 8, 1965) is a retired Japanese baseball player for the Hanshin Tigers. He was an All-Star in 1990 and a member of the Tigers' 2003 championship team. In the later years of his career, he was known as the team's "God of Pinch Hitting". After retiring at the end of the 2004 season, he spent some time in the media before becoming a hitting coach for Hanshin in 2009. He was named as the hitting coach for the club's second team for the 2015 season. Yagi was hospitalized with swelling and bleeding on the brain after being hit in the head by a broken bat while in the dugout during a game on September 9, 2025.
Yoshihiro Seki (関 芳弘; born 7 June 1965) is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet…Yoshihiro Seki (関 芳弘; born 7 June 1965) is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Komatsushima, Tokushima and graduate of Kwansei Gakuin University School of Economics, he was elected for the first time in the 2005 general election.
Kaori Maruya (丸谷 佳織, Maruya Kaori; born 6 June 1965) is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the…Kaori Maruya (丸谷 佳織, Maruya Kaori; born 6 June 1965) is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Sapporo, Hokkaido and graduate of Fuji Women's University, she was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996.
Osamu Hirose (広瀬 治, Hirose Osamu; born June 6, 1965) is a former Japanese football player. His son Rikuto is also a…Osamu Hirose (広瀬 治, Hirose Osamu; born June 6, 1965) is a former Japanese football player. His son Rikuto is also a footballer.
Megumi Ogata (緒方 恵美, Ogata Megumi; born June 6, 1965) is a Japanese actress and singer from the Greater Tokyo Area. As…Megumi Ogata (緒方 恵美, Ogata Megumi; born June 6, 1965) is a Japanese actress and singer from the Greater Tokyo Area. As a singer, she goes by the name em:óu. She is best known for voicing Shinji Ikari in Neon Genesis Evangelion, Yugi Mutou and Dark Yugi in the Toei version of Yu-Gi-Oh!, Makoto Naegi and Nagito Komaeda in the Danganronpa series, Ken Amada in Persona 3, Kurama in YuYu Hakusho, Sailor Uranus in the Sailor Moon series, Yuta Okkotsu in Jujutsu Kaisen, Hanako and Tsukasa in Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun and Yukito Tsukishiro/Yue in Cardcaptor Sakura. Due to her notability for playing male roles and boyish female roles, Ogata is sometimes referred to with the nickname aniki.
Isao Koda (香田 勲男, Kōda Isao; born May 29, 1965) is a former Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher. He played…Isao Koda (香田 勲男, Kōda Isao; born May 29, 1965) is a former Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher. He played for the Yomiuri Giants from 1985 to 1994 and the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes from 1995 to 2001. He won a career high 11 games in 1990.
Hiroyuki Jo (徐裕行, Jo Hiroyuki; Korean: 서유행; Seo Yoo-hyeng; born May 25, 1965) is a Zainichi Korean member of…Hiroyuki Jo (徐裕行, Jo Hiroyuki; Korean: 서유행; Seo Yoo-hyeng; born May 25, 1965) is a Zainichi Korean member of Shinshushieikan (神洲士衛館), an uyoku organization, and the Mie Prefecture-based Hane-gumi branch of Yamaguchi-gumi, a yakuza organization. Jo assassinated Hideo Murai, a member of Aum Shinrikyo, on April 23, 1995. Charges that Kenji Kamimine (上峯 憲司), a former leader of Hane-gumi, ordered Jo to kill Murai were dismissed by the Tokyo High Court. Jo had claimed Kenji had ordered him to kill any Aum Shinrikyo leaders that he could. It is believed that this was done out of fear of the yakuza's connections to the cult being made public. Jo was sentenced to 12 years in prison for the murder.
Satomi Kobayashi (小林 聡美, Kobayashi Satomi; born May 24, 1965) is a Japanese actress from Tokyo. She won the award for…Satomi Kobayashi (小林 聡美, Kobayashi Satomi; born May 24, 1965) is a Japanese actress from Tokyo. She won the award for best newcomer at the 4th Yokohama Film Festival for Exchange Students. She was previously married to screenwriter Kōki Mitani. She is known for playing Kimie Onda in Yappari Neko ga Suki series. She also starred in Kamome Shokudo, also known as Ruokala Lokki in Finnish.
Mitsuo Yamaguchi (山口 光雄, Yamaguchi Mitsuo; born May 23, 1965), known professionally as Kappei Yamaguchi (山口 勝平…Mitsuo Yamaguchi (山口 光雄, Yamaguchi Mitsuo; born May 23, 1965), known professionally as Kappei Yamaguchi (山口 勝平, Yamaguchi Kappei), is a Japanese actor, voice actor, and rakugoka currently affiliated with Gokū and formerly with 21st Century Fox. After making his voice acting debut in 1989 as the male version of the titular character Ranma Saotome in the Ranma ½ television anime, he went on to perform other notable roles such as the titular character in Inuyasha and in its sequel Yashahime, and L in Death Note. He currently voices Shinichi Kudo and Kaito Kid in Great Detective Conan, Usopp in One Piece and Teddie in Persona 4. He is married and has a son named Ryūnosuke and a daughter named Akane. Ryūnosuke and Akane are also voice actors, while the latter is also a rakugoka.
Tetsuya Mizuguchi (水口 哲也, Mizuguchi Tetsuya; born May 22, 1965) is a Japanese video game designer, producer, and…Tetsuya Mizuguchi (水口 哲也, Mizuguchi Tetsuya; born May 22, 1965) is a Japanese video game designer, producer, and businessman. Along with ex-Sega developers he is one of the co-founders of the video game development firm Q Entertainment. He formerly worked for Sega as a producer in their Sega AM3 'arcade machines' team, developing games like Sega Rally Championship and Sega Touring Car Championship, before moving on to become the head of Sega's United Game Artists division, the team responsible for Rez and Space Channel 5. Mizuguchi is better known for creating video games that incorporate interactive synesthesia into his game design, regardless of genre, evidenced by Rez, Lumines, Child of Eden, and Tetris Effect. He left Q Entertainment in 2013. He is currently the CEO of Enhance, Inc., a company he founded in 2014. In 2009, he was chosen by IGN as one of the top 100 game creators of all time.
Kazukiyo Nishikiori (錦織 一清, Nishikiori Kazukiyo; born May 22, 1965) is a Japanese theatre director and actor. He is a…Kazukiyo Nishikiori (錦織 一清, Nishikiori Kazukiyo; born May 22, 1965) is a Japanese theatre director and actor. He is a freelance. Until 2020, he belonged to Johnny & Associates and was a member of the boy band Shonentai. He is best known for starring in Fall Guy (1999) and for directing Ode to Joy (2018).
Ken Nomura (Shinjitai: 野村謙, Nomura Ken; born Fukuoka, May 9, 1965) is a drifting driver from Japan. He made his debut…Ken Nomura (Shinjitai: 野村謙, Nomura Ken; born Fukuoka, May 9, 1965) is a drifting driver from Japan. He made his debut in the D1 Grand Prix in the third round in 2001, driving the Blitz D1 Spec ER34 Skyline which he still drives. His nickname is Nomuken (のむけん) or Monkey Magic (as a reference to his company). In his youth, Nomura was a baseball player and was very well known within his region, but his career never progressed any further through injury and turned to property developing. Once he gained his driving licence, he was dedicated to night-time street drag racing and then progressed to touge racing. In 1992, Nomuken was runner up in the "All Japan Ikaten" Finals and later in 1996 opened his own tuning shop Uras (reverse for saru, Japanese for monkey), producing drift specific products. When he first joined the D1GP series in 2000, Nomura's performance was average, he had been away from drifting for some time before competing in its inaugural year. But as soon as he signed a contract with parts manufacturer Blitz as a works driver, his skills quickly developed. In the D1 events, Nomura is known for his imitation of a monkey, as the pioneer of the smoke technique, he drifts with the most smoke. He is widely a fan favorite in the series. He also competes in the budget spinoff series, D1 Street Legal with a toned down version of his Skyline. In 2006, Nomura won the D1GP Non Championship Event World All Star. Nomura has also appeared for a TV commercial for his sponsor, Dunlop Tires in Japan, appears as a guest presenter in Video Option and Drift Tengoku as well as a columnist for the Option magazine and judges in drift events. Nomura announced his intention to retire after the 2018 season on Twitter, and ran his last full-time race on Odaiba.
Tetsuya Okabe (岡部哲也, Okabe Tetsuya; born 15 May 1965) is a Japanese former alpine skier who competed in the 1988 Winter…Tetsuya Okabe (岡部哲也, Okabe Tetsuya; born 15 May 1965) is a Japanese former alpine skier who competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics, and 1992 Winter Olympics.
Hikari Ōta (太田 光, Ōta Hikari; born May 13, 1965) is a Japanese television comedian. He is best known as one half of the…Hikari Ōta (太田 光, Ōta Hikari; born May 13, 1965) is a Japanese television comedian. He is best known as one half of the owarai duo Bakushō Mondai alongside Yūji Tanaka, where he performs the role of boke. He was born in Kamifukuoka, Saitama.
Miki Mizokuchi (born 13 May 1965) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. Born in Tokyo, Mizokuchi began…Miki Mizokuchi (born 13 May 1965) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. Born in Tokyo, Mizokuchi began competing professionally in 1985 and reached her career best singles ranking of 221 in the world in 1988. Her best WTA Tour performance was a second round appearance at the 1988 Taipei Women's Championships. Mizokuchi featured in the women's doubles main draw of the 1990 Australian Open, partnering Kazuko Ito.
