Katsuhiko Saka (坂 克彦, Saka Katsuhiko; born September 6, 1985) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the…Katsuhiko Saka (坂 克彦, Saka Katsuhiko; born September 6, 1985) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Hanshin Tigers in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Hiroyuki Komoto (河本 裕之, Kōmoto Hiroyuki; born September 4, 1985) is a Japanese football player who plays for Omiya…Hiroyuki Komoto (河本 裕之, Kōmoto Hiroyuki; born September 4, 1985) is a Japanese football player who plays for Omiya Ardija.
Tetsuya Yamamoto (山本 哲哉, Yamamoto Tetsuya; born September 4, 1985 in Hidaka, Wakayama, Japan) is a professional…Tetsuya Yamamoto (山本 哲哉, Yamamoto Tetsuya; born September 4, 1985 in Hidaka, Wakayama, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Mizue Hoshi (星 瑞枝, Hoshi Mizue; born 2 September 1985) is a Japanese alpine skier. She competed in the women's slalom…Mizue Hoshi (星 瑞枝, Hoshi Mizue; born 2 September 1985) is a Japanese alpine skier. She competed in the women's slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Hiroyuki Oze (小瀬 浩之, Oze Hiroyuki; September 2, 1985 – February 5, 2010) was a Japanese baseball outfielder from Daitō…Hiroyuki Oze (小瀬 浩之, Oze Hiroyuki; September 2, 1985 – February 5, 2010) was a Japanese baseball outfielder from Daitō, Osaka who played professionally for the Orix Buffaloes. He played two seasons for the club, hitting .262 in his rookie year in 2008 and .303 in 2009, his final professional season. Before joining the Buffaloes, he played at Jinsei Gakuen High School and Kinki University, where he was drafted in 2007. Oze received the memorable nickname "José" from Orix alum Ichiro Suzuki during the latter's visit to Buffaloes spring training. Oze died on February 5, 2010, in an apparent suicide by jumping from the tenth floor of his hotel during spring training in Miyakojima, Okinawa.
Shuto Suzuki (鈴木 修人, Suzuki Shūto; born August 31, 1985) is a former Japanese football player. In February 2015, Suzuki…Shuto Suzuki (鈴木 修人, Suzuki Shūto; born August 31, 1985) is a former Japanese football player. In February 2015, Suzuki announced his retirement from football.
Tatsuhiko Kimura (木村達彦, Kimura Tatsuhiko; born August 31, 1985) is a Japanese professional wrestler better known by the…Tatsuhiko Kimura (木村達彦, Kimura Tatsuhiko; born August 31, 1985) is a Japanese professional wrestler better known by the ring name Tatsuhiko Yoshino (吉野達彦, Yoshino Tatsuhiko), currently signed to Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) in the Strong J division, where he is a former BJW Junior Heavyweight Champion. He was trained by Guts Ishijima and debuted for Ishijima's Guts World Pro-Wrestling (Guts World) in 2004. After a hiatus from professional wrestling starting in 2006, he returned to Guts World in 2009, where he became an important wrestler in the promotion, winning the GWC Championship and GWC Tag Team Championship once. He official signed with BJW in 2017.
Yohei Sugai (Japanese: 菅井 洋平, Hepburn: Sugai Yōhei; born 30 August 1985) is a retired Japanese long jumper. He competed…Yohei Sugai (Japanese: 菅井 洋平, Hepburn: Sugai Yōhei; born 30 August 1985) is a retired Japanese long jumper. He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without qualifying for the final. His personal best in the event is 8.18 metres (+1.3 m/s) set in Walnut in 2015.
Masahiko Inoha (伊野波 雅彦, Inoha Masahiko; born 28 August 1985) is a Japanese former professional footballer who plays as…Masahiko Inoha (伊野波 雅彦, Inoha Masahiko; born 28 August 1985) is a Japanese former professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or full-back.
Yuki Miyazawa (宮沢 悠生, Miyazawa Yuki; born 28 August 1985) is a Japanese professional football manager who is currently…Yuki Miyazawa (宮沢 悠生, Miyazawa Yuki; born 28 August 1985) is a Japanese professional football manager who is currently the head of methodology of J2 League club RB Ōmiya Ardija.
Yukari Nakano (中野 友加里, Nakano Yukari; born August 25, 1985) is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. She is the…Yukari Nakano (中野 友加里, Nakano Yukari; born August 25, 1985) is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. She is the 2006 Four Continents silver medalist, the 2003 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2005–06 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, the 2007 Asian Winter Games champion, and a three-time (2006, 2007, 2009) Japanese national bronze medalist. Nakano is one of a select group of female skaters to perform a triple Axel in international competition in the 2000s.
Naho Emoto (江本奈穂) (born August 25, 1985 in Kyoto) is a Japanese softball player who won the gold medal at the 2008…Naho Emoto (江本奈穂) (born August 25, 1985 in Kyoto) is a Japanese softball player who won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Yohei Nakajima (中島洋平, Nakajima Yōhei; born August 22, 1985), is a Japanese professional wrestler, who performs under…Yohei Nakajima (中島洋平, Nakajima Yōhei; born August 22, 1985), is a Japanese professional wrestler, who performs under the masked identity Black Menso-re (ブラックめんそーれ, Burakku Mensōre). He was previously known as the similar masked character Menso～re Oyaji (めんそ～れ親父, Menso～re Oyaji), under which he performed for several independent promotions, most notably Okinawa Pro Wrestling. As Black Menso-re, he appeared for All Japan Pro Wrestling between 2014 and 2024, and became a four-time Gaora TV Champion. In 2024 he joined Pro-Wrestling NOAH, and previously worked as another masked character Cristóbal (クリストバル, Kurisutobaru) as the partner to fellow NOAH wrestler Alejandro before being revealed as Black Menso-re on October 28, 2024.
Kohei Yamamoto (山本幸平, Yamamoto Kōhei; born 20 August 1985 in Makubetsu, Hokkaido) is a Japanese cross-country mountain…Kohei Yamamoto (山本幸平, Yamamoto Kōhei; born 20 August 1985 in Makubetsu, Hokkaido) is a Japanese cross-country mountain biker. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he competed in the men's cross-country, finishing in 46th place. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's cross-country at Hadleigh Farm, finishing in 27th place. He rides for the Specialized Racing MTB team.
Junichi Kato (加藤 純一, Katō Junichi; born 17 August 1985), also known as Unko-chan (うんこちゃん) is a Japanese streamer…Junichi Kato (加藤 純一, Katō Junichi; born 17 August 1985), also known as Unko-chan (うんこちゃん) is a Japanese streamer, YouTuber and tarento. He is mainly active on Niconico (Niconico Live), YouTube, Twitch and Abema. His talent agency is MURASH. He is also the owner of the professional gaming team "Murash Gaming" and the beauty salon "CUT Jun" (CUT純) in Tokyo.
Yu Aoi (蒼井 優, Aoi Yū; born August 17, 1985) is a Japanese actress and model. She made her film debut as Shiori Tsuda in…Yu Aoi (蒼井 優, Aoi Yū; born August 17, 1985) is a Japanese actress and model. She made her film debut as Shiori Tsuda in Shunji Iwai's 2001 film All About Lily Chou-Chou. She subsequently portrayed Tetsuko Arisugawa in Hana and Alice (2004), also directed by Iwai, Kimiko Tanigawa in the hula dancing film Hula Girls and Hagumi Hanamoto in the 2006 live-action adaptation of the Honey and Clover manga series. She has won numerous awards for her performances on screen, including the Japan Academy Prize and Kinema Junpo Awards for best supporting actress in 2007 for Hula Girls and Rookie of the Year for continued performances in the field of Films in Media and Fine Arts by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan in 2009.
Masashi Takeda (竹田 誠志, Takeda Masashi; born August 13, 1985) is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial…Masashi Takeda (竹田 誠志, Takeda Masashi; born August 13, 1985) is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist, primarily working for Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) in the Deathmatch division. Takeda also competes as a freelancer for Freedoms and occasionally, All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW).
Shunsuke Ishikawa (石川 俊介, Ishikawa Shunsuke; born August 12, 1985, in Tochigi, Japan) is a Japanese Nippon Professional…Shunsuke Ishikawa (石川 俊介, Ishikawa Shunsuke; born August 12, 1985, in Tochigi, Japan) is a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers in Japan's Central League.
Mika Ozawa (小澤 美夏, Ozawa Mika; born (1985-08-09)August 9, 1985 in Shiojiri, Nagano) is a Japanese short-track…Mika Ozawa (小澤 美夏, Ozawa Mika; born (1985-08-09)August 9, 1985 in Shiojiri, Nagano) is a Japanese short-track speed-skater. Ozawa competed at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics for Japan. In 2006, she finished second in the opening round of the 1000 metres, then second in her quarterfinal, advancing to the semifinals, where she placed fifth, to end up ninth overall. She was also a member of the Japanese 3000 metre relay team, which finished fourth in the semifinals and fourth in the B Final, ending up seventh overall. In 2010, she was disqualified in her round one race of the 1500 metres, failing to advance. In the 1000 metres, she finished second in the opening round, then fourth in the quarterfinals, failing to advance. She again participated in the 3000 metre relay team, which finished third in the semifinals and fourth in the B Final, ending up seventh overall. As of 2013, Ozawa's best performance at the World Championships is fourth, as a member of the Japanese relay team in 2005. Her best individual result is 11th, in the 2003 1500 metres. She also won a silver medal at the 2005 World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships for Japan, and a bronze medal at the World Junior Championships. As of 2013, Ozawa has six ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup podium finishes, all as part of the Japanese relay team. Her best finish is a pair of silver medals. She finished eighth in the World Cup rankings in the 1500 metres in two seasons.
Takashi Kamoshida (鴨志田 誉, Kamoshida Takashi; born August 5, 1985 in Ebina, Kanagawa) is a Japanese football player. He…Takashi Kamoshida (鴨志田 誉, Kamoshida Takashi; born August 5, 1985 in Ebina, Kanagawa) is a Japanese football player. He currently plays for Fukushima United FC.
Ryo Sakakibara (榊原 諒, born August 4, 1985, in Takahama, Aichi) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher in…Ryo Sakakibara (榊原 諒, born August 4, 1985, in Takahama, Aichi) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He played for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters from 2009 to 2013 and the Orix Buffaloes from 2014 to 2015.
Atsushi Yonezawa (米澤 淳司, Yonezawa Atsushi; born 3 August 1985) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Atsushi Yonezawa (米澤 淳司, Yonezawa Atsushi; born 3 August 1985) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Super United in the Dhivehi Premier League.
Kenta Chida (千田健太, Chida Kenta; born 2 August 1985) is a Japanese fencer. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in…Kenta Chida (千田健太, Chida Kenta; born 2 August 1985) is a Japanese fencer. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in the men's foil, but was defeated in the second round. He won a silver medal in the team foil event.
Kensuke Hatakeyama (畠山健介, Hatakeyama Kensuke) (born 2 August 1985 in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan) is a former Japanese…Kensuke Hatakeyama (畠山健介, Hatakeyama Kensuke) (born 2 August 1985 in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan) is a former Japanese rugby union player who played for the New England Free Jacks of Major League Rugby (MLR). Hatakeyama has played 78 matches for the Japan national rugby union team.
Masaki Iwai (岩井 真幸, Iwai Masaki; born July 31, 1985) is a Japanese curler from Takarazuka, Hyōgo. After winning the…Masaki Iwai (岩井 真幸, Iwai Masaki; born July 31, 1985) is a Japanese curler from Takarazuka, Hyōgo. After winning the 2018 Japanese curling championship, Iwai skipped the Japan national team at the 2018 World Men's Curling Championship. Iwai threw third stones on the team which also consisted of fourth Go Aoki, second Ruyotaro Shukuya and lead Yutaka Aoyama. Iwai led the team to a 3-9 round robin record, an 11th-place finish. Iwai began the 2018-19 curling season by winning the Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic, his first World Curling Tour event win.
Kumi Otoshi (大利 久美, Ōtoshi Kumi; born 29 July 1985 in Kita, Tokyo) is a Japanese race walker. She competed in the 20 km…Kumi Otoshi (大利 久美, Ōtoshi Kumi; born 29 July 1985 in Kita, Tokyo) is a Japanese race walker. She competed in the 20 km kilometres event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Otoshi has been highly successful at the Asian Race Walking Championships. Her first appearance was in 2006, when she placed seventh, and she improved to fourth in 2007. She was the Asian 20 km runner-up in 2009 and 2010 and followed this with Asian title wins in 2011 and 2013. She placed fourth at the 2007 Summer Universiade and came twelfth at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. Otoshi was the silver medallist behind Li Yanfei at the 2009 East Asian Games. In her second global appearance she came 22nd at the 2010 IAAF World Race Walking Cup. She figured in the top twenty at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, although her 19th-place finish was not improvement on her 2009 performance. She was one place higher at the 2012 IAAF World Race Walking Cup.
Yuichiro Ueno (上野 裕一郎, Ueno Yuichirō; born 29 July 1985 in Saku, Nagano) is a Japanese professional long-distance…Yuichiro Ueno (上野 裕一郎, Ueno Yuichirō; born 29 July 1985 in Saku, Nagano) is a Japanese professional long-distance runner who specializes in the 1500 and 5000 metres events. Ueno began his international career at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, where he ran in the junior race in 2004, then in the senior short race for the two years following that. He represented Japan in the International Chiba Ekiden in 2007, starting off the race with the second fastest leg, behind Moses Ndiema Masai. Japan won the competition. Ueno won in the 1500 m and 5000 m at the 2009 Japan Championships in Athletics, beating his teammate Kensuke Takezawa in the latter race. He finished 16th in his heat in the 5000 m at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, and won bronze medals in the 1500 m and 5000 m at the East Asian Games later that year. Ueno competed for Nagano in the 2011 Inter-Prefectural Men's Ekiden and ran in the final 13 km leg, improving the prefecture to second place in the final rankings behind Tochigi. Later that year he ran the opening leg of the International Chiba Ekiden and the Japanese team finished as runner-up behind Kenya. He is managed by Toshihiko Seko of S&B Foods.
Okinoumi Ayumi (Japanese: 隠岐の海 歩, Hepburn: Okinoumi Ayumi; born 29 July 1985 as Ayumi Fukuoka (福岡 歩, Fukuoka Ayumi)) is…Okinoumi Ayumi (Japanese: 隠岐の海 歩, Hepburn: Okinoumi Ayumi; born 29 July 1985 as Ayumi Fukuoka (福岡 歩, Fukuoka Ayumi)) is a former Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Okinoshima, Shimane. He joined professional sumo in 2005, reaching the top division in 2010. He was runner-up in makuuchi three times in the January 2011, March 2013, and November 2017 tournaments, all with an 11–4 record. His highest rank was sekiwake, which he held for one tournament in March 2015 and then held again in November 2016. He has won four Fighting Spirit prizes, one prize for Outstanding Performance, and four gold stars for defeating yokozuna. He wrestled for Hakkaku stable. Upon his retirement, Okinoumi became a sumo coach under the name of Kimigahama.
Hiroki Nakadoi (Japanese: 中土居宏宜, Hepburn: Nakadoi Hiroki; born July 26, 1985) is a former Japanese singer and actor. He…Hiroki Nakadoi (Japanese: 中土居宏宜, Hepburn: Nakadoi Hiroki; born July 26, 1985) is a former Japanese singer and actor. He is a former member of the boy band Lead and was their leader until retiring in 2013 to become a hairdresser.
Akihito Yamada (山田章仁, Yamada Akihito; born 26 July 1985 in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture) is a Japanese rugby union…Akihito Yamada (山田章仁, Yamada Akihito; born 26 July 1985 in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture) is a Japanese rugby union player who plays as a winger. He also plays for Top League side the Panasonic Wild Knights in his home country.
Yu Hirayama (平山 優, Hirayama Yū; born 25 July 1985) is a former Japanese badminton player. She was born in Shiogama…Yu Hirayama (平山 優, Hirayama Yū; born 25 July 1985) is a former Japanese badminton player. She was born in Shiogama city, in Miyagi prefecture, and graduated from St. Ursula High School. She is now a sophomore at the School of Social Sciences. She won the first prize of the inter-high school athletic meet when she was a second grade high school student, and the next year, she won the all-Japan second prize. She joined the Unisys badminton team in 2008, and was part of the Japanese team which played in the World Ladies' Championship (Uber Cup) and other worldwide tournaments.
Takayuki Kanamori (金森 敬之, born July 24, 1985, in Fujiidera, Osaka) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher.…Takayuki Kanamori (金森 敬之, born July 24, 1985, in Fujiidera, Osaka) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters from 2007 to 2010 and the Chiba Lotte Marines from 2013 to 2016.
Keisuke Kaneko (金子 圭輔, Kaneko Keisuke; born July 23, 1985) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder, and…Keisuke Kaneko (金子 圭輔, Kaneko Keisuke; born July 23, 1985) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder, and current third squad inside defense and base running coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He played in NPH for the Hawks and Orix Buffaloes.
Akira Tozawa (戸澤 陽, Tozawa Akira, born July 22, 1985) is a Japanese professional wrestler. As of 2016, he is signed to…Akira Tozawa (戸澤 陽, Tozawa Akira, born July 22, 1985) is a Japanese professional wrestler. As of 2016, he is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under his real name and is one-half of the Alpha Academy with Otis. He is a former one-time WWE Cruiserweight Champion and 16-time WWE 24/7 Champion. Prior to working for the WWE, he had a 12-year run in Dragon Gate where he is a former Open the Brave Gate, Open the Twin Gate, Open the Triangle Gate and Open the Owarai Gate champion and the winner of the 2011 and 2012 Summer Adventure Tag League. He is also known for his year-long excursion to the United States, during which he performed for promotions such as Chikara, Dragon Gate USA, and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.
Hilke Kenji William (比留木 謙司, Hiruki Kenji; born July 19, 1985) is a Japanese basketball coach and former professional…Hilke Kenji William (比留木 謙司, Hiruki Kenji; born July 19, 1985) is a Japanese basketball coach and former professional basketball player. He also played for the Japan men's national 3x3 team.
Yurie Kobori (小堀 友里絵, Kobori Yurie; born July 19, 1983) is a Japanese actress and voice actress from Fukushima…Yurie Kobori (小堀 友里絵, Kobori Yurie; born July 19, 1983) is a Japanese actress and voice actress from Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. She is affiliated with Air Agency.
