Hirotsugu Nakabayashi (中林 洋次, Nakabayashi Hirotsugu; born April 28, 1986 in Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama), commonly referred…Hirotsugu Nakabayashi (中林 洋次, Nakabayashi Hirotsugu; born April 28, 1986 in Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama), commonly referred to as Woods, is a Japanese football player who playing for Nankatsu SC from 2023.
Takashi Fujii (藤井 貴, Fujii Takashi; born 28 April 1986) is a former Japanese professional footballer who played as a…Takashi Fujii (藤井 貴, Fujii Takashi; born 28 April 1986) is a former Japanese professional footballer who played as a forward. Fujii previously played for Júbilo Iwata and Ehime FC
Takuya Kawamura (川村 卓也, Kawamura Takuya; born 24 April 1986) is a Japanese professional basketball guard currently…Takuya Kawamura (川村 卓也, Kawamura Takuya; born 24 April 1986) is a Japanese professional basketball guard currently signed to the Nishinomiya Storks. In 2005, he skipped college and started playing professional basketball, following Kazuo Nakamura's advice. In 2009, he decided to leave the Japan Basketball League and try to earn a contract in the NBA. In the 2009 NBA Summer League, the Phoenix Suns added Kawamura to their roster. He has been dubbed "Offence Machine" and very talkative as he had a radio show on Tochigi's Radio Berry FM.
Sharla Katalin Hinskens (born April 23, 1986), also known as Sharmeleon ("evolved" from Sharmander upon receiving…Sharla Katalin Hinskens (born April 23, 1986), also known as Sharmeleon ("evolved" from Sharmander upon receiving 500,000 subscribers in March 2020) and Sharla in Japan, is a Canadian YouTuber who has been vlogging about her experiences in Japan since 2011.
Manami Ishizaka (石坂 真奈美, Ishizaki Manami; born (1986-04-22)22 April 1986) is a Japanese former artistic gymnast…Manami Ishizaka (石坂 真奈美, Ishizaki Manami; born (1986-04-22)22 April 1986) is a Japanese former artistic gymnast, representing her nation at international competitions. She participated at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She also competed at the world championships, including the 2006 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Aarhus, Denmark.
Koji Hashimoto (橋本 晃司, Hashimoto Kōji; born on 22 April 1986 in Kanazawa, Ishikawa) is a Japanese football player…Koji Hashimoto (橋本 晃司, Hashimoto Kōji; born on 22 April 1986 in Kanazawa, Ishikawa) is a Japanese football player currently playing for Suzuka Point Getters in the Japan Football League. He is currently the club's captain.
Toyoki Hasegawa (長谷川 豊喜, Hasegawa Toyoki; born April 18, 1986) was a Japanese football player he is currently assistant…Toyoki Hasegawa (長谷川 豊喜, Hasegawa Toyoki; born April 18, 1986) was a Japanese football player he is currently assistant manager Japan Football League club Verspah Oita. Hasegawa previously played for Sagan Tosu in the J2 League.
Takahiro Iwamoto (岩本 貴裕, Iwamoto Takahiro; born April 18, 1986 in Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan) is a professional…Takahiro Iwamoto (岩本 貴裕, Iwamoto Takahiro; born April 18, 1986 in Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays outfielder for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
Shunsuke Fukuda (福田 俊介, Fukuda Shunsuke; born 17 April 1986) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a centre-back for…Shunsuke Fukuda (福田 俊介, Fukuda Shunsuke; born 17 April 1986) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a centre-back for Giravanz Kitakyushu in the J. League.
Krissada Heebthong (白倉キッサダー, Shirakura Kissada; born April 17, 1986 in Bangkok, Thailand) is a Thai baseball pitcher.…Krissada Heebthong (白倉キッサダー, Shirakura Kissada; born April 17, 1986 in Bangkok, Thailand) is a Thai baseball pitcher. Heepthong is listed as 5'9" tall (175 cm) and 159 pounds (72 kg). He pitched for Thailand national baseball team in the 2006 Asian games, which was held in Doha, Qatar, as well as the 2007 Baseball World Cup. His fastball can reach approximately 142~144 km/h(about 88.2~89.5MPH) with good command.
Tatsuo Nomura (野村 達雄, Nomura Tatsuo; born 1986) is a Japanese software developer. Born in China with partial Japanese…Tatsuo Nomura (野村 達雄, Nomura Tatsuo; born 1986) is a Japanese software developer. Born in China with partial Japanese descent, he moved to Japan as a child and studied computer science. He worked in the Google Maps development team before moving to Niantic Labs, where he directed the augmented reality mobile game Pokémon Go.
Shinji Okazaki (岡崎 慎司, Okazaki Shinji; born 16 April 1986) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a…Shinji Okazaki (岡崎 慎司, Okazaki Shinji; born 16 April 1986) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is best known for winning the Premier League with Leicester City in 2016. He is currently the manager of FC Basara Mainz. Internationally, he is Japan's third all-time top goalscorer with 50 goals.
Hisashi Jogo (城後 寿, Jogo Hisashi; born 16 April 1986) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Avispa Fukuoka in the J1…Hisashi Jogo (城後 寿, Jogo Hisashi; born 16 April 1986) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Avispa Fukuoka in the J1 League.
Yuya Nakamura (中村 祐也, Nakamura Yūya; born April 14, 1986) is a Japanese football player who plays for Aventura…Yuya Nakamura (中村 祐也, Nakamura Yūya; born April 14, 1986) is a Japanese football player who plays for Aventura Kawaguchi.
Takashi Amano (天野 貴史, Amano Takashi; born April 13, 1986 in Yokohama, Kanagawa) is a Japanese football player who…Takashi Amano (天野 貴史, Amano Takashi; born April 13, 1986 in Yokohama, Kanagawa) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for the J3 League team Nagano Parceiro.
Hiroki Ueno (上野 拓紀, born April 8, 1986) is a Japanese professional ice hockey winger currently playing for the East…Hiroki Ueno (上野 拓紀, born April 8, 1986) is a Japanese professional ice hockey winger currently playing for the East Hokkaido Cranes of the Asia League. Since 2011 he plays for the Nikkō Ice Bucks. He previously played between 2009–2011 for the Asia League Korean team High1 and, at university level, for the Waseda University. During the 2014–15 season Ueno scored 80 points to lead the Asia League in scoring (while tied with Michael Swift in points, Ueno had more goals and was therefore credited as the scoring leader); this made him only the second Asian player to win the scoring title in the league, after fellow Japanese Go Tanaka in 2010–11. He has played for the Japanese national team since 2006.
Gōeidō Gōtarō (豪栄道 豪太郎; born April 6, 1986 as Gōtarō Sawai (澤井 豪太郎, Sawai Gōtarō)) is a former sumo wrestler from Osaka…Gōeidō Gōtarō (豪栄道 豪太郎; born April 6, 1986 as Gōtarō Sawai (澤井 豪太郎, Sawai Gōtarō)) is a former sumo wrestler from Osaka Prefecture, Japan. He made his professional debut in January 2005 and reached the top makuuchi division in September 2007. Long regarded as one of the most promising Japanese wrestlers in sumo, Gōeidō holds the modern record for the most consecutive appearances at sumo's third highest rank of sekiwake, at 14 tournaments. He was finally promoted to the rank of ōzeki following the July 2014 tournament, after scores of twelve wins against three losses in two of the previous three tournaments. However, he only managed to win ten or more bouts in a tournament as an ōzeki on six occasions, and was kadoban, or in danger of demotion, eight times. He won his only top division tournament in September 2016 with a perfect 15–0 record and was a runner-up seven times in his career. He retired in January 2020 after two consecutive losing records that would have seen him demoted, to become an elder of the Japan Sumo Association under the name of Takekuma.
Kenichi Hayakawa (早川 賢一, Hayakawa Ken'ichi; born 5 April 1986) is a retired Japanese badminton player. He has been a…Kenichi Hayakawa (早川 賢一, Hayakawa Ken'ichi; born 5 April 1986) is a retired Japanese badminton player. He has been a runner-up of the All England three times (2013, 2014 and 2016) along with his partner, Hiroyuki Endo. He competed at the 2010 and 2014 Asian Games.
Chen Kuan-ting (Chinese: 陳冠廷; pinyin: Chén Guàntíng; born 5 April 1986) is a Taiwanese politician who has served as a…Chen Kuan-ting (Chinese: 陳冠廷; pinyin: Chén Guàntíng; born 5 April 1986) is a Taiwanese politician who has served as a member of the 11th Legislative Yuan representing Chiayi County's 2nd electoral district since 2024. He is a member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). In April 2025, he was appointed the inaugural director of the DPP Youth Bureau.
Kyohei Iwasaki (岩崎 恭平, born April 4, 1986) is a Japanese professional baseball second baseman. Iwasaki played for…Kyohei Iwasaki (岩崎 恭平, born April 4, 1986) is a Japanese professional baseball second baseman. Iwasaki played for Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball in 2009, 2010, and 2013.
Kota Fujimoto (藤本 康太, Fujimoto Kōta; born 2 April 1986 in Kumamoto) is a Japanese retired footballer he is the…Kota Fujimoto (藤本 康太, Fujimoto Kōta; born 2 April 1986 in Kumamoto) is a Japanese retired footballer he is the currently coach of J1 League club Cerezo Osaka.
Kengo Ishii (石井 謙伍, Ishii Kengo; born 2 April 1986 in Ishikari, Hokkaidō) is a Japanese footballer who currently plays…Kengo Ishii (石井 謙伍, Ishii Kengo; born 2 April 1986 in Ishikari, Hokkaidō) is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for Nankatsu SC.
Rena Joshita (城下 麗奈, Jōshita Rena; born 2 April 1986) is a retired Japanese hurdler. She reached the final of the 2010…Rena Joshita (城下 麗奈, Jōshita Rena; born 2 April 1986) is a retired Japanese hurdler. She reached the final of the 2010 Asian Games in the 100 metres hurdles. She was also the former Japanese university record holder (13.26 seconds, set in 2009) in the 100 metres hurdles.
Kohei Hirate (平手 晃平, Hirate Kōhei; born 24 March 1986 in Komaki, Aichi) is a Japanese race car driver. Hirate has won…Kohei Hirate (平手 晃平, Hirate Kōhei; born 24 March 1986 in Komaki, Aichi) is a Japanese race car driver. Hirate has won the Super GT series twice.
Tomohisa Nemoto (根本 朋久, Nemoto Tomohisa) is a Japanese professional baseball player. He was born on March 21, 1986, in…Tomohisa Nemoto (根本 朋久, Nemoto Tomohisa) is a Japanese professional baseball player. He was born on March 21, 1986, in Motomiya, Fukushima, Japan. He played two years for the Chiba Lotte Marines for three years, from 2008 to 2010, and from 2011 on, he has been playing for the Fighters.
Hiroyuki Takasaki (高崎 寛之, Takasaki Hiroyuki; born March 17, 1986) is a Japanese football player who plays for…Hiroyuki Takasaki (高崎 寛之, Takasaki Hiroyuki; born March 17, 1986) is a Japanese football player who plays for sixth-tier club Antelope Shiojiri.
Kensuke Uchimura (内村賢介, Uchimura Kensuke; born March 17, 1986) is a Japanese baseball infielder. He previously played…Kensuke Uchimura (内村賢介, Uchimura Kensuke; born March 17, 1986) is a Japanese baseball infielder. He previously played for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in Japan's Pacific League.
Daisuke Takahashi (高橋 大輔, Takahashi Daisuke; born March 16, 1986) is a Japanese figure skater (men's singles and ice…Daisuke Takahashi (高橋 大輔, Takahashi Daisuke; born March 16, 1986) is a Japanese figure skater (men's singles and ice dance), ice show producer and actor. As a singles skater, he is the 2010 Olympic bronze medalist, the 2010 World champion, the 2012–13 Grand Prix Final champion, a two-time (2008, 2011) Four Continents champion, and a five-time (2006–2008, 2010, 2012) Japanese national champion. Takahashi represented Japan at the 2006 Winter Olympics, 2010 Winter Olympics, and 2014 Winter Olympics. His bronze medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics was the first Olympic medal for an Asian country in the men's singles event. He was also the first Asian man to win a World title at the 2010 World Championships. At the 2012–13 Grand Prix Final, Takahashi made history again as the first Asian man to win a gold medal in the event, an addition to his previous accomplishment of being the first Japanese man to medal at the event in 2005. Takahashi retired on October 14, 2014, but returned to competitive skating on July 1, 2018. After two seasons competing domestically in Japan, Takahashi began a career in ice dance partnered with Kana Muramoto beginning in the 2020–21 season. With Muramoto he is the 2022 Four Continents silver medalist, the 2022–23 Japanese national champion and the 2022 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge champion. Takahashi is the first and at present only competitor to have earned medals at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in two different disciplines. Although he has struggled with the lingering effects of an anterior cruciate ligament rupture since 2008, his senior career spanned 16 seasons in singles skating and ice dance combined, which is well above the average senior career length in any discipline in the era of the ISU Judging System. Takahashi, a pioneer of men's singles skating in Japan and Asia, is also known and admired for his unique style, and has been be cited as an inspiration by his peers including as Patrick Chan, Tatsuki Machida, Adam Rippon or Tomáš Verner as well as by skaters of younger generations such as Shoma Uno, Denis Ten, Cha Jun-hwan, Jason Brown, Deniss Vasiljevs, Misha Ge, Lewis Gibson, Jimmy Ma or Kazuki Tomono. Outside of the competitive field Takahashi has been a key individual in innovating the Japanese ice show market by headlining Hyoen, a new cross-genre show format, which combines figure skating and Japanese culture (incorporating several genres, such as kabuki, the Takarazuka Revue, musicals and literature) and by producing Kassouya, an ensemble show that provides performance opportunities for and nurtures young figure skaters. In addition to performing in ice shows, he has also appeared as a dancer in Cheryl Burke's stage production Love on the Floor. In July/August 2024 he made his acting debut in the movie Kura no Aru Machi (蔵のある街) (engl. The Tales of Kurashiki), written and directed by Emiko Hiramatsu. The movie is scheduled to be released in cinemas nationwide in the summer of 2025. For October 2025 he is scheduled to make his stage acting debut at the Nagoya Odori NEO festival.
Akira Kano (狩野 亮, Kanō Akira; born March 14, 1986) is a Japanese alpine skier and Paralympic Champion. He competed in…Akira Kano (狩野 亮, Kanō Akira; born March 14, 1986) is a Japanese alpine skier and Paralympic Champion. He competed in the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy, where he became 27th at the Slalom, sitting. He competed in the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He won a gold medal in the super-G and bronze in the Downhill, sitting. He became 6th at the Slalom, sitting. He competed in the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia. He won a gold medal in the Super-G as well as gold in the Downhill, sitting.
Shunsuke Daito (大東 駿介, Daitōh Shunsuke; born March 13, 1986) is a Japanese actor and fashion model. Currently, he is…Shunsuke Daito (大東 駿介, Daitōh Shunsuke; born March 13, 1986) is a Japanese actor and fashion model. Currently, he is employed by the Blue Label a subsidiary of TV Asahi. Since debuting in 2005's Nobuta wo Produce, he has appeared in many Japanese dramas, movies, variety shows and on stage.
Satoshi Shimizu (清水 聡, Shimizu Satoshi; born March 13, 1986 in Okayama) is a Japanese professional boxer who has held…Satoshi Shimizu (清水 聡, Shimizu Satoshi; born March 13, 1986 in Okayama) is a Japanese professional boxer who has held the OPBF featherweight title since 2017. As an amateur, he won the bronze medal in the men's bantamweight division at the 2012 Olympics.
Kazumasa Uesato (上里 一将, Uesato Kazumasa; born March 13, 1986) is a Japanese football player who plays for Seriole…Kazumasa Uesato (上里 一将, Uesato Kazumasa; born March 13, 1986) is a Japanese football player who plays for Seriole Okinawa.
Chihiro Otsuka (大塚 ちひろ, Ōtsuka Chihiro; born March 12, 1986) is a Japanese actress. Her birth name in kanji is 大塚 千弘…Chihiro Otsuka (大塚 ちひろ, Ōtsuka Chihiro; born March 12, 1986) is a Japanese actress. Her birth name in kanji is 大塚 千弘, but she writes her given name in hiragana characters.
Mariko Shinoda (篠田 麻里子, Shinoda Mariko; born 11 March 1986 in Itoshima, Fukuoka) is a Japanese singer, actress, fashion…Mariko Shinoda (篠田 麻里子, Shinoda Mariko; born 11 March 1986 in Itoshima, Fukuoka) is a Japanese singer, actress, fashion model, and former member of the Japanese idol group AKB48, in which she was the captain of Team A.
