Junichi Miyashita (宮下 純一, Miyashita Jun'ichi; born October 17, 1983 in Kagoshima) is a Japanese swimmer. He won a…Junichi Miyashita (宮下 純一, Miyashita Jun'ichi; born October 17, 1983 in Kagoshima) is a Japanese swimmer. He won a bronze medal in the men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Kureha Otsuki (born 16 October 1983) is a Japanese politician and reporter who served as a member of the House of…Kureha Otsuki (born 16 October 1983) is a Japanese politician and reporter who served as a member of the House of Representatives from Hokkaido 4th district from 2024 to 2026. Prior to serving from the 4th district, she served from Hokkaido's proportional representation block from 2021 to 2024.
Maximo Blanco (born October 16, 1983) is a Venezuelan professional mixed martial artist who last competed in the…Maximo Blanco (born October 16, 1983) is a Venezuelan professional mixed martial artist who last competed in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2008, Blanco is the former Lightweight King of Pancrase and has also competed in Strikeforce and World Victory Road.
Daisuke Masaoka (正岡大介, Masaoka Daisuke) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to Pro Wrestling Freedoms…Daisuke Masaoka (正岡大介, Masaoka Daisuke) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to Pro Wrestling Freedoms, mainly competing in the deathmatch branch. He is also known for his tenures with other promotion from the Japanese independent scene such as Big Japan Pro Wrestling and DDT Pro-Wrestling.
Shotaro Ide (井手 正太郎, Ide Shotaro; born October 10, 1983 in Nishimorokata District, Miyazaki, Japan) is a retired…Shotaro Ide (井手 正太郎, Ide Shotaro; born October 10, 1983 in Nishimorokata District, Miyazaki, Japan) is a retired professional Japanese baseball player. He played for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and the Yokohama DeNA BayStars. He is currently the hitting coach for the Ryukyu Blue Oceans.
Hayato Terahara (寺原 隼人, Terahara Hayato; born October 9, 1983) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher, and…Hayato Terahara (寺原 隼人, Terahara Hayato; born October 9, 1983) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher, and current second squad pitching coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He played in NPB for the Hawks, Yokohama BayStars, Orix Buffaloes, and the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Ema Kuribayashi (栗林 江麻, Kuribayashi Ema; born 6 October 1983) is a Japanese ex-cricketer who played five Women's One…Ema Kuribayashi (栗林 江麻, Kuribayashi Ema; born 6 October 1983) is a Japanese ex-cricketer who played five Women's One Day Internationals in 2003. She was born in Tokyo in 1983. At the 2010 Asian Games, Kuribayashi led Japan to a bronze medal, beating China by 7 wickets in a low-scoring match. Her 24* was the highest score for Japan in the match. Kuribayashi's debut ODI match was against Pakistan on 21 July 2003.
Keizo Kawashima (川島 慶三, Kawashima Keizō; born October 5, 1983) is a Japanese professional baseball player. He plays…Keizo Kawashima (川島 慶三, Kawashima Keizō; born October 5, 1983) is a Japanese professional baseball player. He plays infielder for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Yuki Ozawa (小澤 雄希, Ozawa Yūki; born October 4, 1983 in Shizuoka) is a Japanese football player currently playing for…Yuki Ozawa (小澤 雄希, Ozawa Yūki; born October 4, 1983 in Shizuoka) is a Japanese football player currently playing for Kamatamare Sanuki. He previously played in the Netherlands.
Takahiro Sugiura (杉浦敬宏, Sugiura Takahiro; born 4 October 1983) is a former Japanese rugby union player who played as a…Takahiro Sugiura (杉浦敬宏, Sugiura Takahiro; born 4 October 1983) is a former Japanese rugby union player who played as a prop. He spent his whole career playing for Munakata Sanix Blues in Japan's domestic Top League, playing over 70 times. He was named as a backup player for Japan for the 2007 Rugby World Cup. He did though make one appearance for Japan.
Tatsunori Yamagata (山形 辰徳, Yamagata Tatsunori; born October 4, 1983) is a former Japanese football player. His elder…Tatsunori Yamagata (山形 辰徳, Yamagata Tatsunori; born October 4, 1983) is a former Japanese football player. His elder brother Kyohei Yamagata is also a former footballer.
Hiroki Suzuki (鈴木 裕樹, Suzuki Hiroki; born October 3, 1983) is a Japanese actor from Kitakami, Iwate. He is best known…Hiroki Suzuki (鈴木 裕樹, Suzuki Hiroki; born October 3, 1983) is a Japanese actor from Kitakami, Iwate. He is best known for his roles as Shuichiro Oishi in The Prince of Tennis (musical series, Tenimyu, live film adaptation), and as Jyan Kandou (Geki Red) in the tokusatsu television series, Juken Sentai Gekiranger. He is also part of a young men's stage acting troupe, D-Boys, which perform in various skit-like performances.
Naoya Kondo (近藤 直也, Kondo Naoya; born 3 October 1983) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a…Naoya Kondo (近藤 直也, Kondo Naoya; born 3 October 1983) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a defender for Kashiwa Reysol, JEF United Chiba and Tokyo Verdy. He also made one appearance for the Japan national football team.
Kenichi Kaga (加賀 健一, Kaga Kenichi; born 30 September 1983) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J2…Kenichi Kaga (加賀 健一, Kaga Kenichi; born 30 September 1983) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J2 League club Blaublitz Akita.
Mika Hagi (萩 美香, Hagi Mika; born September 27, 1983 in Tsu, Mie) is the 2007 winner of the Miss Nippon contest selected…Mika Hagi (萩 美香, Hagi Mika; born September 27, 1983 in Tsu, Mie) is the 2007 winner of the Miss Nippon contest selected out of 3000 girls held by a diet gym company. The 2007 was her 3rd challenge. She graduated from Mie University. She moved to Tokyo to graduate the graduate school at Rikkyo University. She is currently working as a TV actress living in Tokyo, mainly working for a MieTV local sightseeing program.
Taira Uematsu (植松 泰良, Uematsu Taira; born September 26, 1983) is a Japanese professional baseball coach for the San…Taira Uematsu (植松 泰良, Uematsu Taira; born September 26, 1983) is a Japanese professional baseball coach for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is from Tateyama City, Japan. He attended Southern Illinois University Carbondale, majoring in kinesiology. He is the first Japanese full-time coach in MLB history.
Haruko Obokata (小保方 晴子, Obokata Haruko; born 1983) is a former stem-cell biologist and research unit leader at Japan's…Haruko Obokata (小保方 晴子, Obokata Haruko; born 1983) is a former stem-cell biologist and research unit leader at Japan's Laboratory for Cellular Reprogramming, Riken Center for Developmental Biology. She claimed in 2014 to have developed a radical and remarkably easy way to generate stimulus-triggered acquisition of pluripotency (STAP) cells that could be grown into tissue for use anywhere in the body. In response to allegations of irregularities in Obokata's research publications involving STAP cells, Riken launched an investigation that discovered examples of scientific misconduct on the part of Obokata. Attempts to replicate Obokata's STAP cell results failed. The ensuing STAP cell scandal gained worldwide attention.
Wakakirin Shinichi (若麒麟 真一, Wakakirin Shin'ichi), born September 21, 1983, as Shinichi Suzukawa (鈴川真一, Suzukawa…Wakakirin Shinichi (若麒麟 真一, Wakakirin Shin'ichi), born September 21, 1983, as Shinichi Suzukawa (鈴川真一, Suzukawa Shin'ichi), is a former sumo wrestler from Hyōgo prefecture in Japan. His highest rank was maegashira 9. He was thrown out of the sport in February 2009 after being arrested for cannabis possession. In 2010 he became a professional wrestler.
Otokita Shun is a Japanese politician who is serving as a member of the National Diet in the House of Councillors for…Otokita Shun is a Japanese politician who is serving as a member of the National Diet in the House of Councillors for Nippon Ishin no Kai from the Tokyo at-large district. He is now serving as chair of the party's parliamentary policy bureau.
Simon Isogai (磯貝 サイモン, Isogai Saimon; born September 20, 1983) is a Japanese singer and musician from Kanagawa…Simon Isogai (磯貝 サイモン, Isogai Saimon; born September 20, 1983) is a Japanese singer and musician from Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Formerly signed with Victor Entertainment, he has his own independent label, Hit-o-ride Records.
Masanori Hayashi (林 昌範, Hayashi Masanori; born September 19, 1983) is a former professional Japanese baseball player.…Masanori Hayashi (林 昌範, Hayashi Masanori; born September 19, 1983) is a former professional Japanese baseball player. He played as a pitcher in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yomiuri Giants (2002–2008), the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2009–2011) and the Yokohama DeNA BayStars (2012–2017).
Yukihiro Doi (土井 雪広, Doi Yukihiro; born 18 September 1983, in Yamagata Prefecture) is a Japanese former professional…Yukihiro Doi (土井 雪広, Doi Yukihiro; born 18 September 1983, in Yamagata Prefecture) is a Japanese former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2018. After graduating from Hosei University, he joined the Shimano Racing team in 2004. After that, Doi mostly raced abroad, finishing second in the Tour of Siam (2007), eighth in the Tour de Langkawi (2007), fifth in the Tour de Hokkaido (2007), and sixth in the Tour of Turkey (2010). In 2011, he became the first Japanese to compete in the Vuelta a España, finishing in 150th place. In 2012, he won the Japanese National Road Race Championships. In November 2012, it was announced that in 2013 he would be riding for Team UKYO, a cycling team run by the racing driver Ukyo Katayama.
Yuzo Kurihara (栗原 勇蔵, Kurihara Yūzō; born 18 September 1983) is a Japanese former football player who last played for…Yuzo Kurihara (栗原 勇蔵, Kurihara Yūzō; born 18 September 1983) is a Japanese former football player who last played for Yokohama F. Marinos. He played for Japan national team.
Daisuke Takahashi (高橋 大輔, Takahashi Daisuke; born September 18, 1983) is a Japanese football coach and former football…Daisuke Takahashi (高橋 大輔, Takahashi Daisuke; born September 18, 1983) is a Japanese football coach and former football player, he is the currently assistant manager of J1 League club Cerezo Osaka. His brother is Yutaro Takahashi.
Masayuki Okamoto (岡本 将之, Okamoto Masayuki; born 18 September 1983) is a former sumo wrestler and current professional…Masayuki Okamoto (岡本 将之, Okamoto Masayuki; born 18 September 1983) is a former sumo wrestler and current professional wrestler from Chōyō, Kumamoto, Japan. In sumo, he used the shikona Kirinowaka Tarō (霧の若 太郎, Kirinowaka Tarō), while in professional wrestling he is known by the ring name Shogun Okamoto (将軍岡本, Shōgun Okamoto).
Ayumi Oka (岡あゆみ Oka Ayumi, born September 18, 1983, in Tsu, Mie) is a Japanese actress. She has appeared in multiple…Ayumi Oka (岡あゆみ Oka Ayumi, born September 18, 1983, in Tsu, Mie) is a Japanese actress. She has appeared in multiple television shows and films, including Naoki Hanzawa, Magerarenai Onna and Kinpachi-sensei.
Yuka Hirata (平田 裕香, Hirata Yuka; born September 15, 1983) is a Japanese actress, voice actress, tarento, and gravure…Yuka Hirata (平田 裕香, Hirata Yuka; born September 15, 1983) is a Japanese actress, voice actress, tarento, and gravure idol from Hokkaido. She portrayed Mele in the Super Sentai Series Juken Sentai Gekiranger. She has also appeared in Food Fight, an episode of Carlos, and several idol videos. In 2010, she appeared in the live-action film, Wonderful World, with voice actors, Mamoru Miyano, Tomokazu Sugita, Tomokazu Seki, Showtaro Morikubo and Daisuke Namikawa.
Satoshi Fukuda (福田 聡志, Fukuda Satoshi; born September 12, 1983) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He…Satoshi Fukuda (福田 聡志, Fukuda Satoshi; born September 12, 1983) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yomiuri Giants from 2006 to 2015.
Akiko Adachi (安達 阿記子, Adachi Akiko; born 10 September 1983) is a Japanese goalball player who won a gold medal at the…Akiko Adachi (安達 阿記子, Adachi Akiko; born 10 September 1983) is a Japanese goalball player who won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. She scored the game-winning goal in the final against China. She was diagnosed with macular degeneration in her right eye when she was 14 years old. When she was 20, a visual condition also developed in her left eye, causing impairment. She began playing goalball in 2006, at age 23.
Shin Kanazawa (Japanese: 金沢 慎, Hepburn: Kanazawa Shin; born 9 September 1983) is a Japanese former professional…Shin Kanazawa (Japanese: 金沢 慎, Hepburn: Kanazawa Shin; born 9 September 1983) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the current first-team coach J2 League club of Omiya Ardija.
Shosuke Katayama (片山 奨典, Katayama Shosuke; born 8 September 1983) is a Japanese former footballer who last played for…Shosuke Katayama (片山 奨典, Katayama Shosuke; born 8 September 1983) is a Japanese former footballer who last played for Roasso Kumamoto.
Yuji Ohashi (大橋 祐二, Ōhashi Yūji; born 5 September 1983 in Hokkaido) is a Japanese hurdler. He was the former Japanese…Yuji Ohashi (大橋 祐二, Ōhashi Yūji; born 5 September 1983 in Hokkaido) is a Japanese hurdler. He was the former Japanese national high school record holder in the 110 metres hurdles and the first Japanese high school student to run under 14 seconds. He competed in the 60 metres hurdles at the 2008 World Indoor Championships. He played soccer before switching to athletics. He is currently the sprint coach of the track and field club at Japan Women's College of Physical Education.
Sayaka Nakayama (中山 さやか, Nakayama Sayaka; born 5 September 1983), better known as Sayaka Kobayashi (小林さやか, Kobayashi…Sayaka Nakayama (中山 さやか, Nakayama Sayaka; born 5 September 1983), better known as Sayaka Kobayashi (小林さやか, Kobayashi Sayaka), is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House of Councillors since 2025. From 2007 to 2025, she was a reporter for the NHK.
Ryoichi Hirano (平野 亮一, born 1983/84) is a Japanese ballet dancer who is a principal dancer with the Royal Ballet in…Ryoichi Hirano (平野 亮一, born 1983/84) is a Japanese ballet dancer who is a principal dancer with the Royal Ballet in London.
Hideaki Nagai (永井 秀昭, Nagai Hideaki; born 5 September 1983) is a Japanese Nordic combined skier. He was born in…Hideaki Nagai (永井 秀昭, Nagai Hideaki; born 5 September 1983) is a Japanese Nordic combined skier. He was born in Hachimantai in the Iwate Prefecture. He competed at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 in Val di Fiemme, and at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. He competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics, where he placed 12th in Individual large hill/10 km, 14th in Individual normal hill/10 km, and fourth with the Japanese team in the Team large hill/4 × 5 km.
Yūichi Nakamaru (中丸雄一, Nakamaru Yuuichi; born on September 4, 1983 in Kita-ku, Tokyo, Japan), is a Japanese…Yūichi Nakamaru (中丸雄一, Nakamaru Yuuichi; born on September 4, 1983 in Kita-ku, Tokyo, Japan), is a Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, television personality and radio host under Starto Entertainment. He joined the talent agency Johnny & Associates in 1998 and then officially debuted as part of KAT-TUN in 2006, group to which he belonged until its disbandment in April 2025. Individually, he has acted in numerous drama serials and is most known as a commentator and host of his own segment on NTV information variety show Sunday Countdown Show Shūichi.
Mel Kishida (岸田 メル, Kishida Meru; born September 3, 1983) is a Japanese illustrator. His works include both light novel…Mel Kishida (岸田 メル, Kishida Meru; born September 3, 1983) is a Japanese illustrator. His works include both light novel illustration and anime character design. His major works include the character designer of the Hanasaku Iroha anime and character designer for the Arland Atelier game series, as well as being the illustrator of the Heaven's Memo Pad light novel series.
Takumi Kuriyama (栗山 巧, Kuriyama Takumi; born September 3, 1983 in Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan) is a Nippon Professional Baseball…Takumi Kuriyama (栗山 巧, Kuriyama Takumi; born September 3, 1983 in Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan) is a Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Saitama Seibu Lions in Japan's Pacific League.
