Kotomi Takahata (高畑 寿弥, Takahata Kotomi; born 17 November 1989) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. On 25…
Kotomi Takahata (高畑 寿弥, Takahata Kotomi; born 17 November 1989) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. On 25 October 2010, she reached a career-high singles ranking of 562. She achieved her best doubles ranking of world No. 108 on 10 October 2016. Takahata made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2011 Japan Women's Open, where she received a wildcard for the doubles tournament with Shuko Aoyama. Aoyama and Takahata lost to the fourth seeds Kimiko Date-Krumm and Zhang Shuai in a tight three-setter. At the 2014 Japan Women's Open, she also received a wildcard into the main draw with Kyōka Okamura. They defeated Misaki Doi and Elina Svitolina in the first round, but lost to Darija Jurak and Megan Moulton-Levy in the quarterfinals. At the 2015 Taipei Challenger, she won the doubles title, alongside Kanae Hisami. In the final, they defeated Marina Melnikova and Elise Mertens in straight sets.
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Yutaka Ooe (大江 裕, Ōe Yutaka; born 16 November 1989, in Kishiwada, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese enka singer. Ooe is…
Yutaka Ooe (大江 裕, Ōe Yutaka; born 16 November 1989, in Kishiwada, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese enka singer. Ooe is represented with Kitajima Music Office.
Daisuke Inoue (井上 大介, Inoue Daisuke; born 16 November 1989 in Nara Prefecture) is a Japanese rugby union player who…
Daisuke Inoue (井上 大介, Inoue Daisuke; born 16 November 1989 in Nara Prefecture) is a Japanese rugby union player who plays as a scrumhalf. In his home country he plays for the Kubota Spears whom he joined in 2013. He was also named in the first ever Sunwolves squad which will compete in Super Rugby from the 2016 season.
Nachi Misawa (三澤 樹知, Misawa Nachi; born (1989-11-13)13 November 1989) is a Japanese group rhythmic gymnast. She…
Nachi Misawa (三澤 樹知, Misawa Nachi; born (1989-11-13)13 November 1989) is a Japanese group rhythmic gymnast. She represents her nation at international competitions. She participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She also competed at world championships, including at the 2007 and 2009 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships. Misawa attended the Tokyo Women's College of Physical Education. While their rhythmic gymnastics club held a training camp in Yamagata Prefecture every year, in 2011, the camp was almost cancelled due to the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. The Yamagata Rhythmic Gymnastics Association requested that the training camp be held once the gymnasium, which had been in use as an evacuation center, became available again. The club held a free showcase during the camp. Misawa was one of the members who attended. Along with her fellow Yamagata native teammate Nanase Shoji, she stated ahead of the showcase, "We're hearing that many people from Tōhoku will come to watch, so we want to extend cheer to the victims through our performances."
Hiroshi Kiyotake (清武 弘嗣, Kiyotake Hiroshi; born 12 November 1989) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an…
Hiroshi Kiyotake (清武 弘嗣, Kiyotake Hiroshi; born 12 November 1989) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for J2 League club Oita Trinita. He played for Japan at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Kazumasa Sasaki (佐々木一正; born December 11, 1989), is a Japanese professional ice hockey Defenceman currently playing for…
Kazumasa Sasaki (佐々木一正; born December 11, 1989), is a Japanese professional ice hockey Defenceman currently playing for the Oji Eagles of the Asia League. Since 2009 he plays for the Oji Eagles. He previously played for the Östersund/Brunflo IF in the Hockeyettan, the third-tier league in Sweden. He also has played for the Japan national team since the year 2012.
Asumi Ōmura (大村明日美, Ōmura Asumi; born November 11, 1989) is a Japanese sprint canoeist, born in Shizuoka Prefecture.…
Asumi Ōmura (大村明日美, Ōmura Asumi; born November 11, 1989) is a Japanese sprint canoeist, born in Shizuoka Prefecture. She won silver and bronze medal in the women's kayak doubles and four at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, respectively. Ōmura is also a member of the canoe and kayak team at Waseda University in Shinjuku, and is coached and trained by Octavian Ispas of Romania. Ōmura represented Japan at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where she competed in the women's K-2 500 metres. Ōmura and her partner Shinobu Kitamoto failed to advance into the semi-finals, as they placed sixth in the second heat by approximately two seconds behind the Slovakian pair Ivana Kmeťová and Martina Kohlová, with a time of 1:47.323.
Naoya Gamou (蒲生尚弥, Gamō Naoya; born 11 November 1989) is a Japanese professional racing driver who currently competes…
Naoya Gamou (蒲生尚弥, Gamō Naoya; born 11 November 1989) is a Japanese professional racing driver who currently competes in Super GT for K2 R&D LEON Racing in the GT300 class. He has won the Super GT championship twice, in 2018 and 2025, in the GT300 class.
Sho Hanai (花井 聖, Hanai Shō; born 10 November 1989) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Kataller Toyama.
Daiki Kamikawa (上川 大樹, Kamikawa Daiki; born 9 November 1989 in Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi) is a Japanese judoka. He won the…
Daiki Kamikawa (上川 大樹, Kamikawa Daiki; born 9 November 1989 in Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi) is a Japanese judoka. He won the gold medal in the openweight division at the 2010 World Judo Championships by defeating Teddy Riner of France by a flags decision. Kamikawa is known for being a very technical judoka for a heavy weight and uses techniques such as harai goshi and uchi mata with frequency. He represented Japan at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Ryoko Kobayashi (小林涼子, Kobayashi Ryōko; born November 8, 1989) is a Japanese actress.
Yukiko Ebata (江畑 幸子 Ebata Yukiko, born November 7, 1989) is a retired Japanese volleyball player who played for the PFU…
Yukiko Ebata (江畑 幸子 Ebata Yukiko, born November 7, 1989) is a retired Japanese volleyball player who played for the PFU BlueCats and was a member of the Japan women's national volleyball team. She was a member of Japan's bronze medal-winning 2012 Olympic volleyball team.
Yuta Matsuoka (松岡 祐太, Matsuoka Yūta; born (1989-11-06)6 November 1989) is a retired Japanese male volleyball player. He…
Yuta Matsuoka (松岡 祐太, Matsuoka Yūta; born (1989-11-06)6 November 1989) is a retired Japanese male volleyball player. He used to be a part of the Japan men's national volleyball team. On club level, he played for Sakai Blazers.
Akira Nakamura (中村 晃, born November 5, 1989) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Fukuoka SoftBank…
Akira Nakamura (中村 晃, born November 5, 1989) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Masataka Iryo (井領 雅貴, Iryō Masataka; born November 4, 1989 in Yotsukaido, Chiba, Japan) is a Japanese professional…
Masataka Iryo (井領 雅貴, Iryō Masataka; born November 4, 1989 in Yotsukaido, Chiba, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder. He is currently a free agent. He previously played for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Yuya Oda (小田 裕也, Oda Yuya; born November 4, 1989) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder. He played in…
Yuya Oda (小田 裕也, Oda Yuya; born November 4, 1989) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) from 2015 to 2024 for the Orix Buffaloes.
Nice Girl Project! (NICE GIRL プロジェクト！), often shortened to NGP, was a Japanese idol musical collective formed by Tanabe…
Nice Girl Project! (NICE GIRL プロジェクト！), often shortened to NGP, was a Japanese idol musical collective formed by Tanabe Agency, Space Craft Group, Up-Front Group, and TNX. The project was created by Tsunku and launched on October 15, 2007. Nice Girl Project! began its full-time activities in April 2008. Before its disbandment, the project's roster consisted of groups The Possible, Canary Club; soloists Tokky and Mana Ogawa; and the trainee group, Nice Girl Project! Kenshusei. The project also consisted of groups Nice Girl Mu (ナイスガールμ), GTT Club (GTT倶楽部), and MM Gakuen Gasshoubu (MM学園 合唱部); and soloists Kafumio (何文櫻), Peach (Momoko Otsuka), and Karen Kato prior to their disbandment or departure. Nice Girl Project! was dropped as an act in 2015 and all information and social media was removed from TNX's official website. In the same year, one of their flagship groups, The Possible, was renamed "Ciao Bella Cinquetti" and transferred to Up-Front Works.
Takashi Kato (加藤 嵩士, Katō Takashi; born 30 October 1989) is a Japanese handball player for Daido Steel and the Japanese…
Takashi Kato (加藤 嵩士, Katō Takashi; born 30 October 1989) is a Japanese handball player for Daido Steel and the Japanese national team. He participated at the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship.
Kosuke Yamamoto (山本 康裕, Yamamoto Kōsuke; born 29 October 1989) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Matsumoto Yamaga…
Kosuke Yamamoto (山本 康裕, Yamamoto Kōsuke; born 29 October 1989) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Matsumoto Yamaga FC. Mainly as a defensive midfielder.
Yuta Murase (村瀬 勇太, Murase Yuta; born 28 October 1989) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for…
Yuta Murase (村瀬 勇太, Murase Yuta; born 28 October 1989) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Vanraure Hachinohe.
Yoshinori Fujimoto (born 25 October 1989) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Naoya Masuda (益田 直也, born October 25, 1989, in Kinokawa, Wakayama) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the…
Naoya Masuda (益田 直也, born October 25, 1989, in Kinokawa, Wakayama) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Chiba Lotte Marines of Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Masato Kurogi (黒木 聖仁, Kurogi Masato; born 24 October 1989 in Miyazaki) is a Japanese football player currently playing…
Masato Kurogi (黒木 聖仁, Kurogi Masato; born 24 October 1989 in Miyazaki) is a Japanese football player currently playing for Kataller Toyama.
Marie Yamaguchi (山口真理恵; born 22 October 1989) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. She plays as a Winger.
Sho Iwasaki (岩嵜 翔, Iwasaki Shō; born October 21, 1989) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Orix…
Sho Iwasaki (岩嵜 翔, Iwasaki Shō; born October 21, 1989) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and Chunichi Dragons.
Ano Kuwai (桑井 亜乃, Kuwai Ano; born October 20, 1989) is a Japanese rugby union referee and former sevens player. She…
Ano Kuwai (桑井 亜乃, Kuwai Ano; born October 20, 1989) is a Japanese rugby union referee and former sevens player. She played for Japan's women's rugby sevens team and competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Rakuto Tochihara (栩原 楽人, Tochihara Rakuto; born October 19, 1989) is a Japanese former actor from Tokyo, a graduate of…
Rakuto Tochihara (栩原 楽人, Tochihara Rakuto; born October 19, 1989) is a Japanese former actor from Tokyo, a graduate of Horikoshi High School. His debut role was in Boogiepop Phantom where he voiced the character Poom Poom. He later had a starring role in the 2005 Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider Hibiki and its film Kamen Rider Hibiki & The Seven Senki as the character Asumu Adachi. His roles have also included the drama RH Plus as Ageha Seto and in the film Aquarian Age: The Movie as Naoya Itsuki. On February 28, 2018, he announced his decision to retire from the entertainment industry to take over his father's company.
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.
Tokio Emoto (柄本 時生, Emoto Tokio; born October 17, 1989) is a Japanese actor.
Kengo Kawamata (川又 堅碁, Kawamata Kengo; born 14 October 1989) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Azul Claro Numazu.
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.
Junki Yokono (横野 純貴, Yokono Junki; born October 7, 1989) is a retired Japanese football player.
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.
Daiki Umei (梅井 大輝, Umei Daiki; born October 5, 1989) is a Japanese football player for SC Sagamihara.
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.
Hiroshi Sekita (関田 寛士, born October 2, 1989) is a Japanese football former player.
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.
Shunsuke Sonoda (薗田 峻輔, Sonoda Shunsuke; born 26 September 1989) is a Japanese professional golfer.
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.