Takamichi Sasaki (佐々木隆道, Sasaki takamichi; born 30 October 1983) is a former Japanese rugby union player who played as…Takamichi Sasaki (佐々木隆道, Sasaki takamichi; born 30 October 1983) is a former Japanese rugby union player who played as a flanker. He played for both Suntory Sungoliath and Hino Red Dolphins in Japan's domestic Top League, playing over 100 times. He was named in the Japan squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, making 1 appearances in the tournament. He made a further 12 appearances for Japan in his career, scoring four tries.
Ai Ueda (Japanese: 上田藍, born 26 October 1983 in Kyoto) is a Japanese triathlete. She is the winner of the 2005 and 2008…Ai Ueda (Japanese: 上田藍, born 26 October 1983 in Kyoto) is a Japanese triathlete. She is the winner of the 2005 and 2008 Asian Triathlon Championship and the winner of the 2013 ITU Duathlon World Championships. She has represented Japan in triathlon in both the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.
Emi Inui (乾 絵美, Inui Emi; born 26 October 1983) is a Japanese softball player who won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer…Emi Inui (乾 絵美, Inui Emi; born 26 October 1983) is a Japanese softball player who won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Princess Yōko of Mikasa (瑶子女王, Yōko Joō; born 25 October 1983) is a member of the Imperial House of Japan, paternal…Princess Yōko of Mikasa (瑶子女王, Yōko Joō; born 25 October 1983) is a member of the Imperial House of Japan, paternal second cousin of Emperor Naruhito and the second daughter of Prince Tomohito of Mikasa and Princess Tomohito of Mikasa (Nobuko). She is also the niece of Japan's 92nd prime minister Tarō Asō (who is the older brother of her mother), great-niece of author and literary critic Ken'ichi Yoshida, and great-granddaughter of Japan's 45th prime minister Shigeru Yoshida.
Hideki Chiba (born October 25, 1983) is a former baseball player based in Japan. He played for the Yokohama Bay Stars…Hideki Chiba (born October 25, 1983) is a former baseball player based in Japan. He played for the Yokohama Bay Stars in the Central League during the 2002 season, posting a 3.38 ERA in eight innings pitched.
Shinya Katabuchi (片渕 慎弥, Katabuchi Shin'ya; born 24 October 1983) is a Japanese judoka. He was born in Kishiwada…Shinya Katabuchi (片渕 慎弥, Katabuchi Shin'ya; born 24 October 1983) is a Japanese judoka. He was born in Kishiwada, Osaka, and began judo at the age of 8. He entered the Japan Racing Association after graduating from Kokushikan University. On 9 December 2007, he defeated world champion Teddy Riner at Jigoro Kano Cup Judo World Grandprix.
Nariyuki Masuda (増田 成幸, Nariyuki Masuda; born 23 October 1983) is a Japanese professional racing cyclist, who rides for…Nariyuki Masuda (増田 成幸, Nariyuki Masuda; born 23 October 1983) is a Japanese professional racing cyclist, who rides for UCI Continental team Astemo Utsunomiya Blitzen.
Genta Koja (Japanese: 古謝 玄太, Hepburn: Koja Genta; born 23 October 1983) is a Japanese politician serving as the 9th…Genta Koja (Japanese: 古謝 玄太, Hepburn: Koja Genta; born 23 October 1983) is a Japanese politician serving as the 9th Governor of Okinawa Prefecture since the 1972 reversion of Okinawa to Japan. He is the first governor born after the U.S. occupation of Ryukyu Islands.
Tetsuya Kadoyama (born 22 October 1983) is a Japanese handball player for Toyota Auto Body and the Japanese national…Tetsuya Kadoyama (born 22 October 1983) is a Japanese handball player for Toyota Auto Body and the Japanese national team. He represented Japan at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship.
Hiroshi Mihara (三原 弘嗣, Mihara Hiroshi; born October 20, 1983), better known by his ring name Hiroshi Yamato (大和ヒロシ…Hiroshi Mihara (三原 弘嗣, Mihara Hiroshi; born October 20, 1983), better known by his ring name Hiroshi Yamato (大和ヒロシ, Yamato Hiroshi), is a Japanese professional wrestler who works as a freelancer. Trained by the All Japan Pro Wrestling promotion, he started his career in February 2007 working in Mexico for the International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) promotion, where he won the 2007 Rey del Ring tournament. Yamato returned to Japan and his home promotion in February 2008 and during the next five years went on to become a one-time World Junior Heavyweight and All Asia Tag Team Champion and the winner of the 2012 Junior Hyper League. In June 2013, Yamato left All Japan in a mass exodus to join the new Wrestle-1 promotion. In January 2016, Yamato won the Wrestle-1 Cruiser Division Championship. Yamato also worked as a trainer and sales manager for Wrestle-1 until his departure from the promotion in 2018.
Takayuki Yamada (山田 孝之, Yamada Takayuki; born October 20, 1983) is a Japanese actor, singer, and producer. He is best…Takayuki Yamada (山田 孝之, Yamada Takayuki; born October 20, 1983) is a Japanese actor, singer, and producer. He is best known for his role as Sakutaro Matsumoto in TV drama Socrates in Love and as Densha Otoko in the 2005 film of the same name. Yamada gained international popularity through his portrayal as Tamao Serizawa in Crows Zero film series. Japanese media often dubs him as chameleon actor for his wide acting spectrum throughout his career. He began venturing as producer with live-action web series Saint Young Men. In 2018, he became the lead singer of band The XXXXXX.
Ai Goto (後藤 愛, Gotō Ai; born 20 October 1983) is a Japanese badminton player who is a singles specialist. Now she works…Ai Goto (後藤 愛, Gotō Ai; born 20 October 1983) is a Japanese badminton player who is a singles specialist. Now she works at the human resources department NTT East badminton club. She was the women's singles champion at the 2009 Osaka International tournament. At the BWF Grand Prix tournament, she was a semifinalist at the 2010 Dutch Open, 2011 Russian Open, and at the 2011 Indonesia Masters. Goto also competed at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.
Yuki Shibamoto (柴本 幸, Shibamoto Yuki; born 18 October 1983, in Tokyo) is a Japanese actress, recorder player, and…Yuki Shibamoto (柴本 幸, Shibamoto Yuki; born 18 October 1983, in Tokyo) is a Japanese actress, recorder player, and composer. Her father is Toshio Shiba, her mother is Kyoko Maya, and her aunt is Azusa Mano, who are all also actors.
Aiko Satō (佐藤 愛子, Satō Aiko; born 18 October 1983) is a female Japanese judoka from Tsukuba University. She won the…Aiko Satō (佐藤 愛子, Satō Aiko; born 18 October 1983) is a female Japanese judoka from Tsukuba University. She won the gold medal in the lightweight division (57 kg) at the 2011 World Judo Championships. She is a highly skilled technician of using newaza. She competed for Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the women's 57 kg event.
Aiko Satō (佐藤 愛子, Satō Aiko; born 18 October 1983) is a female Japanese judoka from Tsukuba University. She won the…Aiko Satō (佐藤 愛子, Satō Aiko; born 18 October 1983) is a female Japanese judoka from Tsukuba University. She won the gold medal in the lightweight division (57 kg) at the 2011 World Judo Championships. She is a highly skilled technician of using newaza. She competed for Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the women's 57 kg event.
Yu Eto (衛藤 裕, Eto Yū; born 17 October 1983 in Ōnojō, Fukuoka) is a former Japanese footballer who last played for…Yu Eto (衛藤 裕, Eto Yū; born 17 October 1983 in Ōnojō, Fukuoka) is a former Japanese footballer who last played for Kataller Toyama.
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.
