Wataru Hatano (羽多野 渉, Hatano Wataru; born March 13, 1982) is a Japanese voice actor, singer, actor, narrator, radio MC…
Wataru Hatano (羽多野 渉, Hatano Wataru; born March 13, 1982) is a Japanese voice actor, singer, actor, narrator, radio MC and comedian affiliated with 81 Produce. At the 2nd Seiyu Awards in 2008, Hatano won the Best Male Rookie Award for his roles as Sam Houston in Toward the Terra and Tenshi Yuri in Saint Beast: Kouin Jojishi Tenshitan. Other major roles voiced include Sōjin Tokita in Sen no Hatō, Tsukisome no Kōki, Haruta Shigemo in Jujutsu Kaisen, Gajeel Redfox in Fairy Tail, Metal Bat in One Punch Man and Yūto Ayase in Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu. In video games, he voices Josuke Higashikata in the CyberConnect2 developed JoJo's Bizarre Adventure games, and Rufus in the Street Fighter franchise. On April 2, 2018, he announced his marriage with fellow voice actress Mai Hashimoto.
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Mami Tani née Sato (谷 真海, Tani Mami, born 12 March 1982) is a Japanese paratriathlete and former long jumper. She was a…
Mami Tani née Sato (谷 真海, Tani Mami, born 12 March 1982) is a Japanese paratriathlete and former long jumper. She was a World bronze medalist and has competed in three Paralympic Games in track and field, her highest achievement was reaching sixth place at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. Tani competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics as a triathlete and finished in tenth position. Tani had her right leg amputated below her knee after she developed osteosarcoma while at Waseda University.
Yoshihito Sasaki (佐々木義人, Sasaki Yoshihito) is a retired Japanese professional wrestler, best known for his time with…
Yoshihito Sasaki (佐々木義人, Sasaki Yoshihito) is a retired Japanese professional wrestler, best known for his time with the Japanese professional wrestling promotions Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) and Pro Wrestling Zero1 (Zero1).
Yuto Sato (佐藤 勇人, Satō Yūto; born March 12, 1982) is a Japanese retired football player. He played as a midfielder for…
Yuto Sato (佐藤 勇人, Satō Yūto; born March 12, 1982) is a Japanese retired football player. He played as a midfielder for the Japan national team. His brother Hisato Sato is also footballer.
Asumi Miwa (三輪 明日美, Miwa Asumi; born 12 March 1982) is a Japanese actress from Yokohama, Japan. She is the younger…
Asumi Miwa (三輪 明日美, Miwa Asumi; born 12 March 1982) is a Japanese actress from Yokohama, Japan. She is the younger sister of actress Hitomi Miwa.
Masumi Mishina (三科 真澄, Mishina Masumi) (born 12 March 1982 in Kanagawa) is a Japanese softball player who won the gold…
Masumi Mishina (三科 真澄, Mishina Masumi) (born 12 March 1982 in Kanagawa) is a Japanese softball player who won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Hisato Sato (佐藤 寿人, Satō Hisato; born March 12, 1982) is a Japanese former football player. He played as a forward for…
Hisato Sato (佐藤 寿人, Satō Hisato; born March 12, 1982) is a Japanese former football player. He played as a forward for the Japan national team. His brother Yuto Sato is also a footballer.
Shin Koyamada (小山田 真, Koyamada Shin) is a Japanese actor, producer, philanthropist, and martial artist. He is best…
Shin Koyamada (小山田 真, Koyamada Shin) is a Japanese actor, producer, philanthropist, and martial artist. He is best known to the international audience for his co-starring roles in The Last Samurai (2003) as Nobutada and the Disney's Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (2006) as Shen. As producer, Koyamada develops and produces numerous content through his production company Shinobi Pictures and multimedia company Laizen Studios. In philanthropy, Koyamada serves as Board Chairs of the Koyamada International Foundation (KIF), Guardian Girls International (GGI), StarAngel International, and the Japan United States Sister City Association (JUSSCA). Koyamada holds black belts in Karate and Tae Kwon Do and won gold medals in Shaolin Kung Fu at the U.S. National Championships.
Mitsuomi Takahashi (高橋 光臣, Takahashi Mitsuomi; March 10, 1982) is a Japanese actor best known for playing Satoru…
Mitsuomi Takahashi (高橋 光臣, Takahashi Mitsuomi; March 10, 1982) is a Japanese actor best known for playing Satoru Akashi/Bouken Red in the tokusatsu show GoGo Sentai Boukenger. He took part in the 20th and 21st SASUKE competition. He failed both times in the first stage.
Emi Yamamoto (山本 絵美, Yamamoto Emi; born 9 March 1982) is a Japanese football player. She plays for Chifure AS Elfen…
Emi Yamamoto (山本 絵美, Yamamoto Emi; born 9 March 1982) is a Japanese football player. She plays for Chifure AS Elfen Saitama. She has also played for the Japan national team.
Yuko Mizuno (水野 裕子, Mizuno Yūko; born March 8, 1982 in Bisai, Aichi, Japan) is a Japanese entertainer, actress, and…
Yuko Mizuno (水野 裕子, Mizuno Yūko; born March 8, 1982 in Bisai, Aichi, Japan) is a Japanese entertainer, actress, and sportscaster represented by Sony Music Artists.
Xu Xiaofei (Chinese: 徐晓飞; born March 7, 1982, in Zhengzhou), is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Minami…
Xu Xiaofei (Chinese: 徐晓飞; born March 7, 1982, in Zhengzhou), is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Minami Club in the Shikoku Adult League.
Chiharu Araki (born 1 March 1982) is a Japanese politician who is currently serving as a member of the Tokyo…
Chiharu Araki (born 1 March 1982) is a Japanese politician who is currently serving as a member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly and as the leader of the Tomin First no Kai political party. Araki was born in Kumamoto Prefecture and graduated from the law school of Kurume University. She previously served as the secretary of Yuriko Koike, the current Governor of Tokyo.
Masahiro Takamatsu (高松 正裕, Takamatsu Masahiro; born 27 February 1982) is a Japanese judoka. Takamatsu was born in…
Masahiro Takamatsu (高松 正裕, Takamatsu Masahiro; born 27 February 1982) is a Japanese judoka. Takamatsu was born in Kamifukuoka, Saitama., and began judo at the age of 8. He entered the Asahi Kasei after graduating from Tsukuba University. Takamatsu is good at Seoi nage, Osotogari and Osaekomi-waza. and got gold medal of 2000 World Juniors Championships held at Nabeul. As of 2010, Takamatsu coaches judo at his alma mater, Toin Gakuen, where he previously studied as an undergraduate.
Yoshika Arai (Japanese: 荒井 悦加, née Tatsumi Japanese: 辰巳; born 26 February 1982) is a Japanese middle- and long-distance…
Yoshika Arai (Japanese: 荒井 悦加, née Tatsumi Japanese: 辰巳; born 26 February 1982) is a Japanese middle- and long-distance runner who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase. Her personal best for that event is 9:55.93 minutes. She took up the steeplechase event in 2007 and represented her country at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics, held in Osaka. Her first major medal came at the 2009 Asian Athletics Championships, where she won in a championship record. Earlier in her career, Arai was a frequent runner-up to Minori Hayakari at the Japan Championships in Athletics, but she took national titles in both 2012 and 2013. She also placed fourth at the 2013 Asian Athletics Championships.
Kazunori Iio (飯尾 一慶, Iio Kazunori; born February 23, 1982) is a former Japanese football player.
Eiko Kano (狩野 英孝, Kano Eikō; born 22 February 1982) is a Japanese comedian, singer, YouTuber, and kannushi (Shinto…
Eiko Kano (狩野 英孝, Kano Eikō; born 22 February 1982) is a Japanese comedian, singer, YouTuber, and kannushi (Shinto clergy) from Kurikoma (now Kurihara), Kurihara District, Miyagi. He is nicknamed Eiko-chan (英孝ちゃん, Eikō-chan) and Kati (カティ). As a lyricist and composer of 50TA, he is nicknamed Shinya Sakurada (桜田 神邪, Sakurada Shin'ya). He graduated from the Japan Institute of the Moving Image. He completed his kannushi training in Kokugakuin University. He was a former kyūdōka (archer) at the National Sports Festival of Japan.
Naoki Kawano (川野 直輝, Kawano Naoki; born February 22, 1982) is a Japanese actor and musician from Mobara, Chiba…
Naoki Kawano (川野 直輝, Kawano Naoki; born February 22, 1982) is a Japanese actor and musician from Mobara, Chiba Prefecture. He is a former Johnny's Jr. member and is no longer represented by Johnny & Associates. While a Johnny's Jr., he was part of Kaidan Trio, TOKYO, and Kawano Band. He was also formerly the drummer of the rock band Dustz, fronted by fellow actor Ray Fujita. His debut role as an actor was as the antagonist Long in the Super Sentai series Juken Sentai Gekiranger.
Shinya Nakayama (中山 慎也, Nakayama Shin'ya; born February 22, 1982 in Gunma, Japan) is a Japanese Nippon Professional…
Shinya Nakayama (中山 慎也, Nakayama Shin'ya; born February 22, 1982 in Gunma, Japan) is a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player.
Tomoki Yoshida (吉田朋生, Yoshida Tomoki; born 22 February 1982 in Kyoto, Japan) is a Japanese rugby union footballer. He…
Tomoki Yoshida (吉田朋生, Yoshida Tomoki; born 22 February 1982 in Kyoto, Japan) is a Japanese rugby union footballer. He plays as a scrum-half. He plays for the Toshiba Brave Lupus in Japan's Top League. He had 25 caps for Japan, from 2007 to 2011, scoring 2 tries, 10 points on aggregate. He was called for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, playing in three games but without scoring. He played again for his country at the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, in a single game, once again remaining scoreless.
Ryosei Konishi (小西 遼生, Konishi Ryōsei; born Hiroki Konishi (小西 大樹, Konishi Hiroki), February 20, 1982) is a Japanese…
Ryosei Konishi (小西 遼生, Konishi Ryōsei; born Hiroki Konishi (小西 大樹, Konishi Hiroki), February 20, 1982) is a Japanese actor and voice actor. Until January 19, 2007, he was known by his birth name. He belonged to Stardust Promotion until the end of May 2015. He is best known for portraying Kouga Saejima/GARO, the title character from the Japanese tokusatsu television series GARO from 2005 to 2006, its 2010 film adaptation, Garo: Red Requiem, and the 2011 television series Garo: Makai Senki (which serves as a sequel to the original series).
Akiko Chubachi (中鉢 明子, Chubachi Akiko) (born February 18, 1982) assumed the duties of Miss Universe Japan 2007, after…
Akiko Chubachi (中鉢 明子, Chubachi Akiko) (born February 18, 1982) assumed the duties of Miss Universe Japan 2007, after originally being the second runner-up. She became Miss Universe Japan after the winner, Riyo Mori, claimed the Miss Universe crown and first runner-up, Rei Hamada, turned the title down. Akiko is a graduate of Tamagawa University and has an elementary school teacher's certificate. She has travelled to 30 countries on her own doing volunteer work. She is a model and stands 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).
Satoko Mabuchi (馬渕 智子, Mabuchi Satoko; born 17 February 1982) is a Japanese softball player who won the gold medal at…
Satoko Mabuchi (馬渕 智子, Mabuchi Satoko; born 17 February 1982) is a Japanese softball player who won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She plays as an outfielder.
Yusuke Kawasaki (川崎 雄介, Kawasaki Yūsuke) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher. He was born on February 17, 1982…
Yusuke Kawasaki (川崎 雄介, Kawasaki Yūsuke) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher. He was born on February 17, 1982, in Miyazaki, Japan. He is currently playing for the Saitama Seibu Lions of the NPB.
Ryo Watanabe (渡辺 亮, Watanabe Ryō; real name: 渡邊 亮, born February 10, 1982, in Naruto, Tokushima, Japan) is a retired…
Ryo Watanabe (渡辺 亮, Watanabe Ryō; real name: 渡邊 亮, born February 10, 1982, in Naruto, Tokushima, Japan) is a retired Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher who spent 10 years with the Hanshin Tigers in Japan's Central League.
Sousuke Takaoka (高岡蒼佑, Takaoka Sōsuke; born February 8, 1982) is a Japanese former actor, known for his break-out…
Sousuke Takaoka (高岡蒼佑, Takaoka Sōsuke; born February 8, 1982) is a Japanese former actor, known for his break-out performance in the controversial movie Battle Royale.
Osamu Mukai (向井 理, Mukai Osamu; born February 7, 1982) is a Japanese actor. He was born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.…
Osamu Mukai (向井 理, Mukai Osamu; born February 7, 1982) is a Japanese actor. He was born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. He graduated from Meiji University.
Sachiko Konishi (小西 祥子, Konishi Sachiko; born 4 February 1982 in Osaka) is a female Japanese race walker. Konishi…
Sachiko Konishi (小西 祥子, Konishi Sachiko; born 4 February 1982 in Osaka) is a female Japanese race walker. Konishi represented Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's 20 km race walk, along with her compatriot Mayumi Kawasaki. She finished the race in twenty-sixth place with a time of 1:32:21, two seconds behind Greece's Evaggelia Xinou.
Takashi Hirajima (平島 崇, Hirajima Takashi; born February 3, 1982) is a former Japanese football player.
Taisei Fujita (藤田 泰成, Fujita Taisei; born January 31, 1982) is a former Japanese football player.
Go Sakabe (坂部 剛, Sakabe Gō; born 31 January 1982) is a Japanese composer and arranger. He has provided the music for…
Go Sakabe (坂部 剛, Sakabe Gō; born 31 January 1982) is a Japanese composer and arranger. He has provided the music for several anime series, such as Date A Live and Digimon Adventure tri., as well as television dramas and movies—especially tokusatsu—, such as the Kamen Rider series. His works also include opening and ending theme songs for many series and video games.
Hiroki Sato (佐藤博紀, Sato Hiroki) is a Japanese professional basketball executive and former player, currently serving as…
Hiroki Sato (佐藤博紀, Sato Hiroki) is a Japanese professional basketball executive and former player, currently serving as the general manager of the Chiba Jets Funabashi of the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball for Juntendo University. He was selected by the Oita Heat Devils with the 11th overall pick in the 2005 bj League draft. Sato's jersey number has been retired by the Jets.
Taku Bamba (番場琢 - Bamba Taku; born January 30, 1982) is a Japanese professional racing driver, who most recently…
Taku Bamba (番場琢 - Bamba Taku; born January 30, 1982) is a Japanese professional racing driver, who most recently competed in the Super GT series. He won the 2011 Super GT Championship in the GT300 class with Good Smile Racing with Team UKYO.
Daiki Iwamasa (岩政 大樹, Iwamasa Daiki; born 30 January 1982) is a Japanese professional football manager and former…
Daiki Iwamasa (岩政 大樹, Iwamasa Daiki; born 30 January 1982) is a Japanese professional football manager and former player, who was most recently the manager of J2 League club, Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo. He also played for the Japan national team until 2011.
Norikazu Suzuki (鈴木憲和, Suzuki Norikazu; born 30 January 1982) is a Japanese politician serving as the Minister of…
Norikazu Suzuki (鈴木憲和, Suzuki Norikazu; born 30 January 1982) is a Japanese politician serving as the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries since October 2025. He also serves as a member of the House of Representatives for the Liberal Democratic Party since 2012. He served as State Minister for Reconstruction from 2024 to 2025, before being appointed as Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on 21 October 2025.
Hidenori Tokuyama (徳山 秀典, Tokuyama Hidenori; born January 30, 1982) is a Japanese actor and singer. A fan of tokusatsu…
Hidenori Tokuyama (徳山 秀典, Tokuyama Hidenori; born January 30, 1982) is a Japanese actor and singer. A fan of tokusatsu, Tokuyama has had a role in several series, most notably Sou Yaguruma/Kamen Rider TheBee/Kamen Rider KickHopper in Kamen Rider Kabuto and Hiroto Sutō/Go-on Gold in Engine Sentai Go-onger.
Naoko Suzuki (鈴木 奈穂子, Suzuki Naoko; born January 29, 1982) is a Japanese news anchor and television personality for…
Naoko Suzuki (鈴木 奈穂子, Suzuki Naoko; born January 29, 1982) is a Japanese news anchor and television personality for NHK. She is the anchor of NHK's morning talk show Asaichi.
Go Ayano (綾野 剛, Ayano Gō; born January 26, 1982) is a Japanese actor.
Shingo Murakami (村上 信五, Murakami Shingo; born January 26, 1982) is a Japanese singer, presenter, variety…
Shingo Murakami (村上 信五, Murakami Shingo; born January 26, 1982) is a Japanese singer, presenter, variety tarento,tarento and actor. He is the keyboardist of the Japanese male idol group Super Eight (previously known as Kanjani Eight).
Sho Sakurai (櫻井 翔, Sakurai Shō) (born January 25, 1982) is a Japanese singer, songwriter, rapper, actor, news anchor…
Sho Sakurai (櫻井 翔, Sakurai Shō) (born January 25, 1982) is a Japanese singer, songwriter, rapper, actor, news anchor, host and former radio host, under agent contract with Starto Entertainment. He is a former member of the boy band Arashi, group to which he belonged until the day it ended activities, May 31, 2026. Sakurai began his career in the entertainment industry when he joined the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates in 1995 at the age of 13. About seven years after his debut as a singer with Arashi in 1999, he became a newscaster in 2006, appearing in the news program News Zero every Monday. In 2008, he was appointed the official newscaster for the news coverage of the Olympic Games in Beijing on NTV. For his work as an actor, singer and newscaster, Sakurai became one of the recipients of GQ Japan's Men of the Year award in 2009. His father is Shun Sakurai, former vice-minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.
Tomohito Yoneno (米野 智人, born January 21, 1982, in Sapporo) is a Japanese professional baseball catcher for the Hokkaido…
Tomohito Yoneno (米野 智人, born January 21, 1982, in Sapporo) is a Japanese professional baseball catcher for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Yusuke Shimada (島田 裕介, Shimada Yusuke; born 19 January 1982) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as…
Yusuke Shimada (島田 裕介, Shimada Yusuke; born 19 January 1982) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He currently serves as the first-team coach for J2 League club RB Omiya Ardija.
Yasutaka Nakasone (Japanese: 中曽根康隆; born 19 January 1982) is a Japanese politician, who served as a member of the House…
Yasutaka Nakasone (Japanese: 中曽根康隆; born 19 January 1982) is a Japanese politician, who served as a member of the House of Representatives since 2017. He also served as a Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense under Prime Minister Fumio Kishida from 2021 to 2022. From 2024 to October 2025, he served as director of the LDP Youth Division. From October 2025 to September 2026, he served as Deputy Chairman of the Diet Affairs Committee, Liberal Democratic Party. He serves as State Minister for Foreign Affairs. He is the son of Hirofumi and Mariko Nakasone, and a grandson of Yasuhiro Nakasone.
Masanao Takahashi (高橋 正直, Takahashi Masanao; born 18 January 1982) is a Japanese Olympic dressage rider. Representing…
Masanao Takahashi (高橋 正直, Takahashi Masanao; born 18 January 1982) is a Japanese Olympic dressage rider. Representing Japan, he competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro where he finished 58th in the individual and 11th in the team competitions. Takahashi also competed at the 2006 Asian Games, where he won a bronze medal in team dressage.
Hayato Chiba (千葉 逸人, born 18 January 1982) is a Japanese mathematician and professor at the Advanced Institute for…
Hayato Chiba (千葉 逸人, born 18 January 1982) is a Japanese mathematician and professor at the Advanced Institute for Materials Research of Tōhoku University. He mainly concerns himself with the theory of dynamical systems, especially bifurcation theory, and proved the Kuramoto conjecture about infinite-dimensional differential equations with chaotic behavior. He obtained his doctorate degree in information sciences at the University of Kyoto.
Hōchiyama Kōkan (born January 18, 1982, as Yukimi Munakata) is a former sumo wrestler from Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture…
Hōchiyama Kōkan (born January 18, 1982, as Yukimi Munakata) is a former sumo wrestler from Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. He joined professional sumo in 2000. His highest rank was maegashira 14, achieved in 2006. After illness saw him demoted to the third makushita division in 2008, he returned to the second highest jūryō division in 2010 and the top makuuchi division in September 2011. After winning the sandanme division he had just been demoted to in November 2013, he chose to retire. He is now a coach at Sakaigawa stable under the name of Tatsutagawa (立田川).
Atsushi Matsuura (松浦 淳, Matsuura Atsushi; born January 10, 1982) is a former Japanese football player.
Junya Sano (佐野 淳哉, Sano Jun'ya; born January 9, 1982) is a Japanese former-professional road bicycle racer, who last…
Junya Sano (佐野 淳哉, Sano Jun'ya; born January 9, 1982) is a Japanese former-professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for the cycling team Matrix Powertag.
Kenta Kurihara (栗原 健太, Kurihara Kenta; born January 8, 1982) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder who…
Kenta Kurihara (栗原 健太, Kurihara Kenta; born January 8, 1982) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder who played for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp and the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. He was last a batting coach for the Chunichi Dragons. The Carp's main cleanup hitter during the early 2000s, Kurihara blossomed into one of the most feared power threats in the Central League. He played in the 2009 World Baseball Classic as an emergency replacement for Shuichi Murata, who suffered an injury in the second round of the tournament.
Ayako Matsumura (松村 亜矢子, Matsumura Ayako; born 8 January 1982) is a Japanese synchronized swimmer who competed in the…
Ayako Matsumura (松村 亜矢子, Matsumura Ayako; born 8 January 1982) is a Japanese synchronized swimmer who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics.