Kyokutaisei Takuya (Japanese: 旭大星 託也; born 18 October 1989 as Takuya Ōgushi (大串 拓也, Ōgushi Takuya)) is a Japanese…Kyokutaisei Takuya (Japanese: 旭大星 託也; born 18 October 1989 as Takuya Ōgushi (大串 拓也, Ōgushi Takuya)) is a Japanese former professional sumo wrestler from Asahikawa, Hokkaido. His debut in maezumō was in January 2008, and his first makuuchi division honbasho was the Natsu tournament in May 2018. His highest rank has been maegashira 8. He has one special prize for Fighting Spirit. He was a member of Ōshima stable and retired in December 2024.
Riisa Naka (仲 里依紗, Naka Riisa; born October 18, 1989) is a Japanese actress. She was given a Best New Talent award at…Riisa Naka (仲 里依紗, Naka Riisa; born October 18, 1989) is a Japanese actress. She was given a Best New Talent award at the 2009 Yokohama Film Festival. Naka became famous by appearing in Hachi One Diver (2008) and played the lead, Hana Adachi, in Yankee-kun to Megane-chan (2010). Naka also portrayed cousins Makoto Konno and Akari Yoshiyama who are the protagonists in respectively the 2006 anime film The Girl Who Leapt Through Time and the 2010 live action movie Time Traveller: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, both of which are based on the 1967 novel Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo by Yasutaka Tsutsui.
Wei Son (孫 暐, Son Ii; born October 13, 1989) is a Japanese fashion model who has been active in both the professional…Wei Son (孫 暐, Son Ii; born October 13, 1989) is a Japanese fashion model who has been active in both the professional and commercial modeling fields since the late 2000s. She is particularly known in the gyaru scene, as a former major contributor to the Popteen magazine and an exclusive model for its sister magazine PopSister. There are several different ways of spelling her name in Roman script, including Ii Son, Wei Sun, and Wei Son.
Rikako Miura (三浦里佳子, Miura Rikako; born 13 October 1989) is a Japanese water polo player. She competed in the 2020…Rikako Miura (三浦里佳子, Miura Rikako; born 13 October 1989) is a Japanese water polo player. She competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Tomoyuki Sugano (菅野 智之, Sugano Tomoyuki; born October 11, 1989) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the…Tomoyuki Sugano (菅野 智之, Sugano Tomoyuki; born October 11, 1989) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Baltimore Orioles, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yomiuri Giants. Sugano is a three-time winner of the Central League Most Valuable Player Award and a two-time winner of the Eiji Sawamura Award.
Mika Miyazato (Japanese: 宮里美香, born 10 October 1989) is a professional golfer from Japan who has played on the…Mika Miyazato (Japanese: 宮里美香, born 10 October 1989) is a professional golfer from Japan who has played on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the LPGA of Japan Tour.
Yuta Sasaki (佐々木 佑太, Sasaki Yūta; born October 7, 1989), known professionally as Ulka Sasaki (佐々木憂流迦, Sasaki Uruka), is…Yuta Sasaki (佐々木 佑太, Sasaki Yūta; born October 7, 1989), known professionally as Ulka Sasaki (佐々木憂流迦, Sasaki Uruka), is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. He is signed to Pro Wrestling Noah. He also appears in WWE, in their development territory NXT. A professional competitor since 2010, Sasaki formerly competed for Ultimate Fighting Championship, Shooto, Deep, and Vale Tudo Japan. He is the former Shooto Pacific Rim (132 lbs) Champion.
Taichirō Koga (古賀 太一郎, Koga Taichirō; born October 4, 1989) is a Japanese volleyball player, a member of the Japan…Taichirō Koga (古賀 太一郎, Koga Taichirō; born October 4, 1989) is a Japanese volleyball player, a member of the Japan men's national volleyball team, a gold medalist of the 2017 Asian Championship.
Kenta Uchida (内田 健太, Uchida Kenta; born 2 October 1989 in Yokkaichi, Mie) is a Japanese football player who plays for…Kenta Uchida (内田 健太, Uchida Kenta; born 2 October 1989 in Yokkaichi, Mie) is a Japanese football player who plays for Ventforet Kofu.
Masashi Hosoya (born October 2, 1989), nicknamed Mashi, is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for the…Masashi Hosoya (born October 2, 1989), nicknamed Mashi, is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for the SeaHorses Mikawa of the B.League in Japan. He played college basketball for Kanto Gakuin University. On October 9, 2016, he recorded a career-high 39 points in a win to the San-en NeoPhoenix. The Ninomiya town native played soccer in his youth, and he is good at ball juggling.
Sho Sasaki (佐々木 翔, born 2 October 1989) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Sanfrecce…Sho Sasaki (佐々木 翔, born 2 October 1989) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
Ayaka Suzuki (鈴木 彩香, Suzuki Ayaka; born September 30, 1989) is a Japanese rugby union and sevens player. She competed…Ayaka Suzuki (鈴木 彩香, Suzuki Ayaka; born September 30, 1989) is a Japanese rugby union and sevens player. She competed at the Rio Olympics as part of Japan's women's sevens team, and has also featured at two Rugby World Cup's in 2017 and 2021.
Yuta Matsumura is a Japanese curler from Kitami. He was the skip of the Consadole curling team until 2022 when he…Yuta Matsumura is a Japanese curler from Kitami. He was the skip of the Consadole curling team until 2022 when he joined TM Karuizawa skipped by Yusuke Morozumi.
Remi Anri Doi, also called Rémi Feutrier (土井 杏利, Doi Anri; born 28 September 1989) is a French-born Japanese handball…Remi Anri Doi, also called Rémi Feutrier (土井 杏利, Doi Anri; born 28 September 1989) is a French-born Japanese handball player for C' Chartres Métropole handball and the Japanese national team. He participated at the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship.
Chinami Suzuki (鈴木 ちなみ, Suzuki Chinami; born 26 September 1989) is a Japanese model. She also works as a television…Chinami Suzuki (鈴木 ちなみ, Suzuki Chinami; born 26 September 1989) is a Japanese model. She also works as a television presenter and actress. She comes from Gifu Prefecture. In 2009, while a university student, she was selected as the Toray swimwear girl. She is currently under an exclusive contract with the fashion magazine With. In March 2013, she graduated from Rikkyo University. In 2013, she modelled shoes for Asbee. She is also appearing in NHK's "High School Course" on biology. She is appearing in a special commemorating twenty years of the television programme "Mezamashi Doyōbi".
Junko Hoshino (born September 25, 1989) is a Japanese skier who competes in the freestyle skiing event of moguls. She…Junko Hoshino (born September 25, 1989) is a Japanese skier who competes in the freestyle skiing event of moguls. She represented Japan in the 2014 Winter Olympics, finishing 15th in women's moguls.
Tsugutoshi Oishi (大石 治寿, Ōishi Tsugutoshi; born September 25, 1989) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward. He…Tsugutoshi Oishi (大石 治寿, Ōishi Tsugutoshi; born September 25, 1989) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward. He currently plays for Fukui United.
Kazumasa Yoshida (吉田 一将, Yoshida Kazumasa; born September 24, 1989) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who is…Kazumasa Yoshida (吉田 一将, Yoshida Kazumasa; born September 24, 1989) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Orix Buffaloes, and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the TSG Hawks.
Yuki Oshitani (押谷 祐樹, Oshitani Yūki; born September 23, 1989 in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka) is a Japanese football player…Yuki Oshitani (押谷 祐樹, Oshitani Yūki; born September 23, 1989 in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka) is a Japanese football player currently playing for Fukui United.
Yūichi Adachi (足立 祐一, Adachi Yūichi; born September 22, 1989 in Machida, Tokyo, Japan) is a professional Japanese…Yūichi Adachi (足立 祐一, Adachi Yūichi; born September 22, 1989 in Machida, Tokyo, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays catcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Yasunori Kikuchi (菊池 保則, born September 18, 1989, in Kuji District, Ibaraki) is a Japanese professional baseball…Yasunori Kikuchi (菊池 保則, born September 18, 1989, in Kuji District, Ibaraki) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Takuo Ōkubo (大久保 択生, Ōkubo Takuo; born September 18, 1989 in Tokyo) is a Japanese football player who play as a…Takuo Ōkubo (大久保 択生, Ōkubo Takuo; born September 18, 1989 in Tokyo) is a Japanese football player who play as a Goalkeeper and currently play for J2 League club, Kataller Toyama, on loan from Iwate Grulla Morioka.
Kenjiro Tanaka (田中 健二朗, Tanaka Kenjirō; born September 18, 1989) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays…Kenjiro Tanaka (田中 健二朗, Tanaka Kenjirō; born September 18, 1989) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Kufu HAYATE Ventures Shizuoka.
Yuhei Nakaushiro (中後 悠平, Nakaushiro Yūhei; born 17 September 1989) is a former Japanese professional baseball pitcher.…Yuhei Nakaushiro (中後 悠平, Nakaushiro Yūhei; born 17 September 1989) is a former Japanese professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Chiba Lotte Marines and Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
Takuya Aoki (青木 拓矢, Aoki Takuya; born 16 September 1989) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a…Takuya Aoki (青木 拓矢, Aoki Takuya; born 16 September 1989) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
Bandō Minosuke II (二代目 坂東 巳之助, Nidaime Bandō Minosuke; born 16 September 1989, in Tokyo) is a Japanese actor, kabuki…Bandō Minosuke II (二代目 坂東 巳之助, Nidaime Bandō Minosuke; born 16 September 1989, in Tokyo) is a Japanese actor, kabuki actor, and the leading bassist of buyō Bandō-ryū. His real name is Mitsuhisa Morita (守田 光寿, Morita Mitsuhisa). He is the current and second holder of the Kabuki name "Bandō Minosuke". Yamatoya is his yagō and Mitsudai is his family crest. He is represented by the Horipro Booking Agency.
Tomoki Nojiri (野尻智紀, Nojiri Tomoki; born 15 September 1989) is a Japanese racing driver who currently competes as a…Tomoki Nojiri (野尻智紀, Nojiri Tomoki; born 15 September 1989) is a Japanese racing driver who currently competes as a Honda factory driver in Super GT for ARTA and in Super Formula for Team Mugen, where he won the championship title in 2021 and 2022.
Katsunari Nakahori (Japanese: 中堀 克成, born September 14, 1989) known by his stage name Kaito Nakahori (Japanese: 中堀 海都…Katsunari Nakahori (Japanese: 中堀 克成, born September 14, 1989) known by his stage name Kaito Nakahori (Japanese: 中堀 海都 Nakahori Kaito), is a Chinese Japanese composer of contemporary classical music based in New York City, United States.
Nobuhisa Urata (浦田 延尚, Urata Nobuhisa; born September 13, 1989) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for…Nobuhisa Urata (浦田 延尚, Urata Nobuhisa; born September 13, 1989) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for ReinMeer Aomori.
Aki Mitsuhashi (三橋 亜記, Mitsuhashi Aki; born 12 September 1989) is a Japanese field hockey player born in Kurihara. At…Aki Mitsuhashi (三橋 亜記, Mitsuhashi Aki; born 12 September 1989) is a Japanese field hockey player born in Kurihara. At the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics she competed with the Japan women's national field hockey team in the women's tournament.
Koki Kotegawa (小手川 宏基, Kotegawa Kōki; born September 12, 1989 in Ōita, Ōita) is a Japanese football player currently…Koki Kotegawa (小手川 宏基, Kotegawa Kōki; born September 12, 1989 in Ōita, Ōita) is a Japanese football player currently playing for Oita Trinita.
Satoshi Kodaira (小平 智, Kodaira Satoshi; born 11 September 1989) is a Japanese professional golfer who plays on the PGA…Satoshi Kodaira (小平 智, Kodaira Satoshi; born 11 September 1989) is a Japanese professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and Japan Golf Tour.
Tomoki Sato (佐藤 友祈, Satō Tomoki, born 8 September 1989 in Fujieda, Shizuoka) is a Japanese Paralympic athlete. He won…Tomoki Sato (佐藤 友祈, Satō Tomoki, born 8 September 1989 in Fujieda, Shizuoka) is a Japanese Paralympic athlete. He won the silver medal in both the men's 400 metres T52 and men's 1500 metres T52 events at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Naoto Tsuji (辻 直人, Tsuji Naoto; born September 8, 1989 in Habikino, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese professional basketball…Naoto Tsuji (辻 直人, Tsuji Naoto; born September 8, 1989 in Habikino, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese professional basketball player. As of 2018 he plays for the Kawasaki Brave Thunders of the B.League. He has been a member of Japan's national basketball team on many occasions. At the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Belgrade, he was Japan's top scorer.
Shuhei Uchida (内田 修平, Uchida Shūhei; born 8 September 1989) is a Japanese professional Go player. A former grade school…Shuhei Uchida (内田 修平, Uchida Shūhei; born 8 September 1989) is a Japanese professional Go player. A former grade school national champion, Uchida became a professional in 2005. He won his first title, the Shinjin-O, in 2008.
Takero Okajima (岡島 豪郎, Okajima Takerō; born September 7, 1989, in Ōra District, Gunma) is a Japanese professional…Takero Okajima (岡島 豪郎, Okajima Takerō; born September 7, 1989, in Ōra District, Gunma) is a Japanese professional catcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball.
Shunsuke Chijiki (千々木 駿介, Chijiki Shunsuke; born (1989-09-06)6 September 1989) is a Japanese male volleyball player. He…Shunsuke Chijiki (千々木 駿介, Chijiki Shunsuke; born (1989-09-06)6 September 1989) is a Japanese male volleyball player. He was part of the Japan men's national volleyball team. On club level, he plays for Sakai Blazers. He announced retirement from volleyball player after the 2022 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament and become trainer of Sakai Blazers.
Masaya Jitozono (地頭薗 雅弥, Jitozono Masaya; born September 6, 1989) is a Japanese football player. He plays for MOF…Masaya Jitozono (地頭薗 雅弥, Jitozono Masaya; born September 6, 1989) is a Japanese football player. He plays for MOF Customs.
Keisuke Ueda (植田 圭輔, Ueda Keisuke; born September 5, 1989) is a Japanese actor and television personality affiliated…Keisuke Ueda (植田 圭輔, Ueda Keisuke; born September 5, 1989) is a Japanese actor and television personality affiliated with Pasture. Since 2007, Ueda has been involved with 2.5D musicals and other musical theatre productions, most notably as Choromatsu from Osomatsu-san on Stage: Six Men's Show Time, Yukine from the Noragami stage plays, Misaki Yata from the K stage plays, Japan from the Hetalia musicals, Pharos and Ryoji Mochizuki from Persona 3: The Weird Masquerade, Chuya Nakahara from the Bungo Stray Dogs stage plays, and Syo Kurusu from the Uta no Prince-sama: Gekidan Shining musicals. He portrayed Sangaku Manami in both the Yowamushi Pedal stage plays and the live-action drama adaptation. As a voice actor, his leading roles include Heine Wittgenstein from The Royal Tutor and Hiroki from Pet, who he also portrayed in the tie-in stage adaptations. Apart from his acting career, Ueda debuted as a singer in 2018 with the song "Start Line: Toki no Wadachi", with his first album, Voice of.. released in 2019.
