Tetsuya Asano (浅野 哲也, Asano Tetsuya; born February 23, 1967) is a Japanese professional football manager and former…
Tetsuya Asano (浅野 哲也, Asano Tetsuya; born February 23, 1967) is a Japanese professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of J3 League club Kagoshima United FC. He also played for the Japan national team.
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Naoyuki Tomomatsu (友松 直之, Tomomatsu Naoyuki) (born 1967) is a Japanese film director and screenwriter who has worked in…
Naoyuki Tomomatsu (友松 直之, Tomomatsu Naoyuki) (born 1967) is a Japanese film director and screenwriter who has worked in the pink film and horror genres.
Hirotaka Okada (岡田 弘隆, Okada Hirotaka; born 22 February 1967 in Ōno, Gifu, Japan) is a retired judoka who competed in…
Hirotaka Okada (岡田 弘隆, Okada Hirotaka; born 22 February 1967 in Ōno, Gifu, Japan) is a retired judoka who competed in the –78 kg and –86 kg divisions.
🎓 University of Tsukuba🏫 Ogaki Nihon University High School📅 Born February 22🎂 Born 1967📍 From Ōno, Gifu💼 Judo💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor
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Makiko Kuno (クノ真季子, Kuno Makiko; born February 21, 1967 in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actress.…
Makiko Kuno (クノ真季子, Kuno Makiko; born February 21, 1967 in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actress. Her early stage name was Shōko Kuno (久野翔子, Kuno Shōko); she changed it to Makiko Kuno (久野 真紀子, Kuno Makiko), and switched to writing her surname in katakana in 2005. Kuno has been active as a model since senior high school, and as an actress made her debut in 1987. In 1986, she participated in the first Pocari Sweat Image Girl Contest, but lost to 17-year-old Chisato Moritaka in the finals. Kuno was the image girl of the JR East kiosks from 1988 to 1994. In 1994, she released a collection of photographs, Mitsu, and appeared nude in an original video, XX: Utsukushiki Karyūdo. In 1998, Kuno played the part of Sunday in the Chunsoft sound novel Machi to a favorable reception. In addition, she qualified as a sommelier in 1998.
Masaaki Taira (平 将明, Taira Masaaki; born 21 February 1967) is a Japanese politician who is a member of the House of…
Masaaki Taira (平 将明, Taira Masaaki; born 21 February 1967) is a Japanese politician who is a member of the House of Representatives since 2005.
Miyako Tanaka (田中 京, Tanaka Miyako; born 20 February 1967) is a former synchronized swimmer from Japan who competed in…
Miyako Tanaka (田中 京, Tanaka Miyako; born 20 February 1967) is a former synchronized swimmer from Japan who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics. Miyako Tanaka-Oulevey is a Japanese sports psychologist, a PhD holder in system design and management, a certified mental training consultant in sports (CMTCS), public speaker, TV sports commentator, author, and a 1988 Seoul Olympics bronze medalist in synchronized swimming, duet. While assisting the US synchronized swimming Olympic head coach for 4 years in the US, she earned a master’s in sports management specializing in sports psychology. Her academically specialized fields are performance enhancement, career transition, and stress coping. She is the author of more than 40 books (including joint works), and routinely gives lectures, seminars or workshops at universities and companies. Olympic and professional Japanese athletes regularly consult with her regarding performance enhancement and career transition. She is a mental coach for Japan's female national soccer team and the male Paralympic wheelchair basketball team. She is also a member of the IOC marketing committee and a member of the certification committee of the Japanese society of sports psychology. Miyako currently lives with her husband and 2 children in Tokyo, Japan.
🎓 University of the Sacred Heart🏫 Seishin Girls' Gakuin High School📅 Born February 20🎂 Born 1967📍 From Minato, Tokyo
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Mai Tachihara (立原 麻衣, Tachihara Mai) is a Japanese actress. She appeared in Ring: Kanzenban, the 1995 TV movie…
Mai Tachihara (立原 麻衣, Tachihara Mai) is a Japanese actress. She appeared in Ring: Kanzenban, the 1995 TV movie adaptation of Koji Suzuki's novel Ring.
🎓 Tamagawa University🏫 Shichirigahama High School📅 Born February 16🎂 Born 1967📍 From Kanagawa Prefecture💼 Actress💼 Singer・Vocalist
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Shunichi Ikenoue (池ノ上 俊一, Ikenoue Shunichi; born February 16, 1967) is a former Japanese football player.
🏫 Kagoshima Commercial High School📅 Born February 16🎂 Born 1967📍 From Kagoshima Prefecture💼 Football (Soccer)
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Chiemi Amako (尼子 智栄美, Amako Chiemi; née Hori (堀), born February 15, 1967, in Higashi-ku, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture…
Chiemi Amako (尼子 智栄美, Amako Chiemi; née Hori (堀), born February 15, 1967, in Higashi-ku, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan), better known as Chiemi Hori (堀 ちえみ, Hori Chiemi), is a Japanese singer, actress, and entertainer represented by Shochiku Geino. Her stage name is a hiragana version (ちえみ) of her given name written in kanji (智栄美), also pronounced Chiemi.
Tomoko Nakayama (中山 智子, Nakayama Tomoko; born February 13, 1967), better known as Tomoko Ikuta (生田 智子, Ikuta Tomoko)…
Tomoko Nakayama (中山 智子, Nakayama Tomoko; born February 13, 1967), better known as Tomoko Ikuta (生田 智子, Ikuta Tomoko), is a Japanese actress. Her skills are dancing and horseback riding. She is a regular model for Mart. Her husband is footballer Masashi Nakayama.
Tadayuki 'Taddy' Okada (Japanese: 岡田 忠之, Hepburn: Okada Tadayuki; born February 13, 1967) is a Japanese former…
Tadayuki 'Taddy' Okada (Japanese: 岡田 忠之, Hepburn: Okada Tadayuki; born February 13, 1967) is a Japanese former professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was runner-up in the 1994 250cc and in the 1997 500cc World Championship.
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Ryōichi Sekiya (關家 良一, Sekiya Ryōichi; born 12 February 1967) is a Japanese ultramarathon and marathon runner from…
Ryōichi Sekiya (關家 良一, Sekiya Ryōichi; born 12 February 1967) is a Japanese ultramarathon and marathon runner from Sagamihara, Kanagawa. He is the current Asian record holder of the 24-hour run with the distance of 274.884 km (170.805 miles), which he achieved in 2007 at Soochow International Ultra-Marathon. He is a four-time IAU 24 Hour World Championship winner, which makes him the athlete with the most wins in the event. Other notable wins of Sekiya include eight wins at the IAU-endorsed Soochow International Ultra-Marathon held in Taipei. He first won the event in 2001, and won in seven consecutive years in 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012 (there was no event in 2006). Sekiya won the 153 miles (246 km) Spartathlon Ultra Race in Greece in 2002 and 2009.
Masahiro Shimoda (霜田 正浩, Shimoda Masahiro; born February 10, 1967) is a Japanese former football player and current…
Masahiro Shimoda (霜田 正浩, Shimoda Masahiro; born February 10, 1967) is a Japanese former football player and current manager of Matsumoto Yamaga.
Kazuaki Koezuka (肥塚 一晃, Koezuka Kazuaki; born February 10, 1967) is a former Japanese football player.
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Takumi Obara (小原 工, Obara Takumi; born February 9, 1967) is an athlete from Japan. He competes in the triathlon. Obara…
Takumi Obara (小原 工, Obara Takumi; born February 9, 1967) is an athlete from Japan. He competes in the triathlon. Obara competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He took twenty-first place with a total time of 1:50:29.95.
Yuki Ishikawa (石川雄規, Ishikawa Yūki; born February 8, 1967) is a Japanese professional wrestler, former mixed martial…
Yuki Ishikawa (石川雄規, Ishikawa Yūki; born February 8, 1967) is a Japanese professional wrestler, former mixed martial artist and promoter. Beginning his career with shoot style promotion Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi (PWFG), Ishikawa is known for his violent shoot style matches, that often include him and his opponents legitimately hitting each other and ending the match with numerous injuries and/or blood on their faces. He is perhaps best known for his work in Battlarts, a promotion he founded in 1996. Ishikawa has also competed extensively on the Japanese independent circuit as a freelancer, competing for companies such as Pro Wrestling Zero1, All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) and Inoki Genome Federation (IGF) as a freelancer. He has also competed in mixed martial arts for Fighting Network RINGS, Pride FC and Deep.
Shinichi Osawa (Japanese: 大沢 伸一, Hepburn: Ōsawa Shin'ichi; born 7 February 1967), also known by his stage name Mondo…
Shinichi Osawa (Japanese: 大沢 伸一, Hepburn: Ōsawa Shin'ichi; born 7 February 1967), also known by his stage name Mondo Grosso, is a Japanese musician, DJ, record producer and composer. Over the course of his career, he has worked in genres ranging from acid jazz to house, with strong influences of underground club music, though his recent work has been in the genre of electro house. HMV Japan rated Mondo Grosso at number 95 on their "Top 100 Japanese Pop Artists," and Shinichi Osawa was ranked as Japan's number 3 overall DJ by TopDeejays.com as of 2016.
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Sachiko Kamachi (Japanese: 蒲池 幸子, Hepburn: Kamachi Sachiko; February 6, 1967 – May 27, 2007), known professionally as…
Sachiko Kamachi (Japanese: 蒲池 幸子, Hepburn: Kamachi Sachiko; February 6, 1967 – May 27, 2007), known professionally as Izumi Sakai (坂井 泉水, Sakai Izumi), was a Japanese pop singer and core member of the group Zard. As Sakai was the only member in the group for the majority of the 16 years which it was active, Zard and Sakai may be referred to interchangeably. She was the best-selling female recording artist of the 1990s and has sold over 38 million copies of sales, making her one of the best-selling music artists in Japan of all time.
🎓 Kobe Shoin Women's University Junior College🏫 Ishida High School📅 Born February 6🎂 Born 1967📍 From Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture💼 Singer・Vocalist💼 Lyricist
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Kenji Moriwaki (森脇 健児, Moriwaki Kenji; born 5 February 1967, in Hirakata, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese comedian and…
Kenji Moriwaki (森脇 健児, Moriwaki Kenji; born 5 February 1967, in Hirakata, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese comedian and radio personality. Moriwaki is represented with Shochiku Geino. He graduated from Hirakata Municipal Tonoyama First Elementary School, Hirakata Municipal First Junior High School, Rakuminami High School, and Momoyama Gakuin University. Moriwaki is a resident of Kyoto. In 2010 he became the Special Advisor to Kyoto Miyama High School. Moriwaki is now married and has one son and daughter.
🎓 Momoyama Gakuin University🏫 Rakunan High School📅 Born February 5🎂 Born 1967📍 From Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture💼 TV Personality💼 Radio Personality💼 Actor
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Yōsuke Tsuruho (鶴保 庸介, Tsuruho Yōsuke; born February 5, 1967) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party…
Yōsuke Tsuruho (鶴保 庸介, Tsuruho Yōsuke; born February 5, 1967) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Osaka and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1998 after running unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives in 1996. He subsequently won two elections for the Japan House of Councilors, Wakayama Prefecture in 2004 and 2010 with 53.83% and 56.79% of the votes respectively. In 2025, Tsuruho apologized following criticism over his description of the 2024 Noto earthquake as a "fortunate" event that showed how improvements can be made in public services. As a consequence, Tsuhoro lost his position as the chairman of the budget committee in the House of Councillors.
Mitsuyo Kusano (草野満代, Kusano Mitsuyo; born 4 February 1967 in Nakatsugawa, Gifu) is a female Japanese TV presenter and…
Mitsuyo Kusano (草野満代, Kusano Mitsuyo; born 4 February 1967 in Nakatsugawa, Gifu) is a female Japanese TV presenter and news anchor. She once served as an announcer for NHK and as one of the masters of ceremony for the annual Kohaku Uta Gassen.
Yasuharu Konishi (小西 康陽, Konishi Yasuharu; born February 3, 1959) is a Japanese musician, composer and DJ. He was a…
Yasuharu Konishi (小西 康陽, Konishi Yasuharu; born February 3, 1959) is a Japanese musician, composer and DJ. He was a founding member of Pizzicato Five and the only such to stay with the group until its breakup in 2001. Konishi's current activities are through his company readymade entertainment and his record label 524 records (a play on words from Konishi's name, as the numbers 524 can be read ko-ni-shi in Japanese using goroawase).
Takeshi Niinami (新浪 剛史 (Niinami Takeshi); born 30 January 1959 in Yokohama) is a Japanese business executive, who was…
Takeshi Niinami (新浪 剛史 (Niinami Takeshi); born 30 January 1959 in Yokohama) is a Japanese business executive, who was president, CEO and representative director of Suntory from 2014 until his resignation in September 2025. Suntory is the largest alcoholic beverage maker in Japan, and holds the brands Yamazaki and Jim Beam in its portfolio.
Chikashi Suzuki (鈴木 隣, Suzuki Chikashi; born January 29, 1959) is a former Japanese football player and manager.
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Koshi Sobu (蘇武 幸志, Sobu Kōshi; born 27 January 1959) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1984…
Koshi Sobu (蘇武 幸志, Sobu Kōshi; born 27 January 1959) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics. Standing 192 cm tall and weighing 81 kg. At the Olympics, the Japanese men's volleyball team, with Sobu as a member, achieved a 7th-place finish.
🎓 Nippon Sport Science University🏫 Furukawa Technical High School📅 Born January 27🎂 Born 1959📍 From Kurihara, Miyagi💼 Volleyball
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Hideyuki Okano (Japanese: 岡野栄之) (born 26 January 1959 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese physiology professor and the…
Hideyuki Okano (Japanese: 岡野栄之) (born 26 January 1959 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese physiology professor and the current dean of Keio University School of Medicine. He is also the team leader of the Laboratory for Marmoset Neural Architecture, at RIKEN Brain Science Institute. His lab is the first in the world to produce transgenic marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) with germline transmission. He is a director of the International Society for Stem Cell Research.
🎓 Keio University🏫 Keio Shiki Senior High School📅 Born January 26🎂 Born 1959📍 From Tokyo💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor
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Koji Nagai (Japanese: 永井 浩二, Hepburn: Nagai Kōji) is a Japanese business executive. He served as the Chief Executive…
Koji Nagai (Japanese: 永井 浩二, Hepburn: Nagai Kōji) is a Japanese business executive. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of Nomura Holdings (NYSE: NMR).
🏫 Chuo University Suginami High School📅 Born January 25🎂 Born 1959📍 From Tokyo💼 Company President・Entrepreneur
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Akira Maeda (前田 日明, Maeda Akira) (born Go Il-myeong (Hangul: 고일명, Hanja: 高日明), January 24, 1959) is a Japanese mixed…
Akira Maeda (前田 日明, Maeda Akira) (born Go Il-myeong (Hangul: 고일명, Hanja: 高日明), January 24, 1959) is a Japanese mixed martial arts promoter, writer and retired professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. Maeda was also known by the ring name Kwik-kik-Lee during his time on the British wrestling's slot on the sports show World of Sport (WoS). Maeda helped develop the shoot-style of professional wrestling during the late 1980s. He founded Fighting Network RINGS in 1991 which would become one of the top MMA promotions before it folded in 2002.
🏫 Kansai University Hokuyo High School📅 Born January 24🎂 Born 1959📍 From Osaka, Osaka Prefecture💼 Promoter💼 Wrestler
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Masaji Matsuyama (松山 政司, Matsuyama Masaji; born 20 January 1959) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic…
Masaji Matsuyama (松山 政司, Matsuyama Masaji; born 20 January 1959) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Shiida, Fukuoka and graduate of Meiji University, he was elected for the first time in 2001.
Izumi Takemoto (竹本 泉, Takemoto Izumi; born January 19, 1959, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist…
Izumi Takemoto (竹本 泉, Takemoto Izumi; born January 19, 1959, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator. He attended College of Economics at Nihon University. His spouse is manga artist Reiko Yano. He cites artists such as Shinji Wada, Fumio Hisamatsu, Shotaro Ishinomori, and Mitsuteru Yokoyama as his influences.
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Momoe Miura (Japanese: 三浦 百恵, Hepburn: Miura Momoe; born 17 January 1959), known by her maiden name Momoe Yamaguchi…
Momoe Miura (Japanese: 三浦 百恵, Hepburn: Miura Momoe; born 17 January 1959), known by her maiden name Momoe Yamaguchi (Japanese: 山口 百恵, Hepburn: Yamaguchi Momoe), is a Japanese former singer, actress, and idol whose career lasted from 1972 to 1980. Often simply referred to by her given name "Momoe", Yamaguchi is one of the most successful singers in Japanese music, releasing 32 singles, including three number one hits, and 21 studio albums. She also starred in 15 feature films and several television serial dramas. At age 21, Yamaguchi retired at the height of her popularity to marry her frequent costar, Tomokazu Miura; she has never performed or made a public appearance since. Therefore, she is called a legendary idol in Japan.
🏫 Shinagawa Girls' Gakuin High School📅 Born January 17🎂 Born 1959📍 From Kanagawa Prefecture💼 Singer・Vocalist💼 Actress
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Sulpizio Shinzo Moriyama is a Japanese Roman Catholic prelate currently serving as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic…
Sulpizio Shinzo Moriyama is a Japanese Roman Catholic prelate currently serving as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oita, Japan.
Kimiko Ikegami (池上季実子, Ikegami Kimiko; born January 16, 1959) is an American-born Japanese actress. She is best known…
Kimiko Ikegami (池上季実子, Ikegami Kimiko; born January 16, 1959) is an American-born Japanese actress. She is best known for playing the lead role of Gorgeous in the 1977 film House.
Nakayama Zenji (中山 善司, January 16, 1959) is the fourth and current Shinbashira of Tenrikyo. He has held the office…
Nakayama Zenji (中山 善司, January 16, 1959) is the fourth and current Shinbashira of Tenrikyo. He has held the office since October 25, 1998.
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Seinosuke Toda (戸田 誠之助, Toda Seinosuke; born January 15, 1959) is a computer scientist working at the Nihon University…
Seinosuke Toda (戸田 誠之助, Toda Seinosuke; born January 15, 1959) is a computer scientist working at the Nihon University in Tokyo. Toda earned his Ph.D. from the Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1992, under the supervision of Kojiro Kobayashi. He was a recipient of the 1998 Gödel Prize for proving Toda's theorem in computational complexity theory, which states that every problem in the polynomial hierarchy has a polynomial-time Turing reduction to a counting problem.
Kōtarō Yoshida (吉田 鋼太郎, Yoshida Kōtarō; born January 14, 1959, in Tokyo) is a Japanese actor and theatre director. He…
Kōtarō Yoshida (吉田 鋼太郎, Yoshida Kōtarō; born January 14, 1959, in Tokyo) is a Japanese actor and theatre director. He established himself on the stage in classical theatre, becoming a regular in Yukio Ninagawa's Shakespeare productions and co-founding the theatre company Performance Unit AUN in 1997. Television roles in Hanzawa Naoki (2013) and Hanako to Anne (2014) brought him wider recognition and led to frequent film and television work. In 2016 he succeeded Ninagawa as the second artistic director of the Sai no Kuni Shakespeare Series. He is affiliated with Horipro.
Yosuke Tagawa (太川 陽介, Tagawa Yōsuke; born 13 January 1959, in Ōmiya, Naka (now Kyōtango), Kyoto Prefecture, Japan) is a…
Yosuke Tagawa (太川 陽介, Tagawa Yōsuke; born 13 January 1959, in Ōmiya, Naka (now Kyōtango), Kyoto Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actor, tarento, and former idol singer. His real name is Ikuo Tsubokura (坪倉 育生, Tsubokura Ikuo). Tagawa is a resident of Chōfu, Tokyo. He is represented by Sun Music Production. Tagawa's wife is actress Kumiko Fujiyoshi.
🏫 Nippon Gakuen High School📅 Born January 13🎂 Born 1959📍 From Kyōtango, Kyoto Prefecture💼 Actor💼 TV Personality💼 Host💼 Youtuber💼 Idol
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Shu Fujisawa (藤沢 周, Fujisawa Shū; born June 29, 1959) is a Japanese writer active during the late Shōwa and early…
Shu Fujisawa (藤沢 周, Fujisawa Shū; born June 29, 1959) is a Japanese writer active during the late Shōwa and early Heisei period periods of Japan.
Yoshiyuki Ohmiya (近江谷 好幸, Ōmiya Yoshiyuki; born January 8, 1959) is a Japanese curler and curling coach from Kitami…
Yoshiyuki Ohmiya (近江谷 好幸, Ōmiya Yoshiyuki; born January 8, 1959) is a Japanese curler and curling coach from Kitami, Hokkaido, Japan. He represented Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, where the Japanese men's team placed 5th. His daughter is Japanese female curler Anna Ohmiya, participant of Japan women's curling team on 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada.
Tetsunari Iida (飯田 哲也, Iida Tetsunari; born 1959, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan) is director of the Institute for…
Tetsunari Iida (飯田 哲也, Iida Tetsunari; born 1959, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan) is director of the Institute for Sustainable Energy Policies in Japan. Following the Fukushima nuclear disaster, he is calling for a decrease in Japan's reliance on nuclear power and an increase in renewable energy use. Iida started his career as a nuclear engineer, but he quit in 1992, and went to study renewable energy in Sweden. In September 2011, Iida launched the Japan Renewable Energy Foundation, which is backed by ¥1 billion (US$13 million) from Japan's richest man, Masayoshi Son. Solar power in Japan has been expanding since the late 1990s. The country is a leading manufacturer of photovoltaics (PV) and a large installer of domestic PV systems with most of them grid connected.
Fuyumi Soryo (惣領 冬実, Sōryō Fuyumi; born January 6, 1959) is a Japanese manga artist.
🏫 Oita Prefectural Arts Midorigaoka High School📅 Born January 6🎂 Born 1959📍 From Beppu, Oita Prefecture💼 Manga Artist
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Kyoichi Katayama (片山 恭一, Katayama Kyōichi; born January 5, 1959) is a Japanese author.
🎓 Kyushu University🏫 Uwajima Higashi High School📅 Born January 5🎂 Born 1959📍 From Uwajima, Ehime💼 Writer・Novelist
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Hiroya Ebina (蝦名 大也, Ebina Hiroya; 4 January 1959 – 7 January 2026) was a Japanese politician. He was the mayor of…
Hiroya Ebina (蝦名 大也, Ebina Hiroya; 4 January 1959 – 7 January 2026) was a Japanese politician. He was the mayor of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan, from 2008 to 2024 and a member of the Hokkaido Legislative Assembly from 1999 until 2008. On the evening of 7 January 2026, after returning home from a meeting, he collapsed at his home in Kushiro City and was taken to a hospital, where he died of a sudden cardiac arrest the same day. He was 67.
🎓 Aoyama Gakuin University🏫 Kushiro Koryo High School📅 Born January 4🎂 Born 1959📍 From Kushiro, Hokkaido💼 Politician・Legislator
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Yusuke Kishi (貴志 祐介, Kishi Yūsuke; born January 3, 1959) is a Japanese author. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of…
Yusuke Kishi (貴志 祐介, Kishi Yūsuke; born January 3, 1959) is a Japanese author. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan and the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan.
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Atsuji Yamamoto (山本 貴嗣, Yamamoto Atsuji; born January 1, 1959) is a Japanese manga artist and character designer, best…
Atsuji Yamamoto (山本 貴嗣, Yamamoto Atsuji; born January 1, 1959) is a Japanese manga artist and character designer, best known for manga Ultimate Teacher, Elf-17 and Saber Cats, along with video game series Metal Max.
Takao Makino (牧野 京夫, Makino Takao; born 1959) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party who serves as…
Takao Makino (牧野 京夫, Makino Takao; born 1959) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party who serves as member of the House of Councillors. A graduate of Waseda University and former member of the assembly of Shizuoka Prefecture, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007.
Tomomi Mochizuki (望月 智充, Mochizuki Tomomi; born December 31, 1958), sometimes incorrectly spelled as Tomomichi…
Tomomi Mochizuki (望月 智充, Mochizuki Tomomi; born December 31, 1958), sometimes incorrectly spelled as Tomomichi Mochizuki, is a Japanese storyboard artist, screenwriter, and director, known for having collaborated with leading animation studios such as Studio Ghibli, Nippon Animation, Pierrot, and Sunrise. He sometimes uses the alias Gō Sakamoto (坂本 郷, Sakamoto Gō) when writing screenplays or working on storyboards.
🎓 Waseda University🏫 Komatsugawa High School📅 Born December 31🎂 Born 1958📍 From Hokkaido💼 Anime💼 Stage Director💼 Screenwriter
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Shirō Sasaki (佐々木 史朗, Sasaki Shirō; born December 30, 1958) is a Japanese anime producer and music producer. Formerly…
Shirō Sasaki (佐々木 史朗, Sasaki Shirō; born December 30, 1958) is a Japanese anime producer and music producer. Formerly an employee of Victor Entertainment, he founded and has been the representative director of its sublabel, Flying Dog, since its inception in 2007. In his time working as a music producer and project developer he's helped launch the careers of musicians Yoko Kanno, Yuki Kajiura, May'n and singer and voice actress Maaya Sakamoto.
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Naomi Fujiyama (藤山 直美, Fujiyama Naomi; born December 28, 1958) is a Japanese actress. She won the award for best…
Naomi Fujiyama (藤山 直美, Fujiyama Naomi; born December 28, 1958) is a Japanese actress. She won the award for best actress at the 25th Hochi Film Award and at the 22nd Yokohama Film Festival for Face. She is the daughter of leading Japanese comedian Kanbi Fujiyama.
Eriko Watanabe (born December 27, 1958) is a Japanese jurist who has served as an associate Justice of the Supreme…
Eriko Watanabe (born December 27, 1958) is a Japanese jurist who has served as an associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan since 2021.
🏫 Miyagi Daiichi High School📅 Born December 27🎂 Born 1958📍 From Fukushima(city), Fukushima Prefecture💼 Lawyer
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