Aya Hirayama (平山 あや, Hirayama Aya; born January 13, 1984) is a Japanese actress who has appeared in various films…
Aya Hirayama (平山 あや, Hirayama Aya; born January 13, 1984) is a Japanese actress who has appeared in various films including Waterboys (2001) and Lovers' Kiss (2003). Hirayama was born in Kuroiso, Tochigi, Japan, which is now part of Nasushiobara. Aya made her acting debut in 1999 with Tengoku no Kiss, a Nippon Television drama, at the age of 15. Subsequently, she established herself as a television regular with appearances in many Japanese TV dramas. In 2001, Hirayama played significant parts in the television drama Fighting Girl and the film Waterboys. Hirayama's most notable acting role to date is her leading appearance as Yoko in the 2004 South Korean movie Fighter in the Wind. In 2005, Hirayama played the title character Haruka in the Japanese television drama Haruka 17.
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Satoru Kamada (鎌田 悟, Kamada Satoru; born 11 January 1984) is a Japanese motorcycle racer.
Ryota Takasugi (髙杉 亮太, Takasugi Ryōta; born January 10, 1984 in Ube, Yamaguchi) is a Japanese football player currently…
Ryota Takasugi (髙杉 亮太, Takasugi Ryōta; born January 10, 1984 in Ube, Yamaguchi) is a Japanese football player currently playing for Tochigi SC.
Hodaka Maruyama (丸山 穂高, Maruyama Hodaka; born on January 10, 1984) is a Japanese political activist who was elected to…
Hodaka Maruyama (丸山 穂高, Maruyama Hodaka; born on January 10, 1984) is a Japanese political activist who was elected to the House of Representatives in 2012 as a member of Nippon Ishin no Kai. He was forced out of the party in 2019 after making remarks suggesting the need for Japan to wage war with Russia, and joined The Party to Protect the People from NHK.
Jun Tonosaki (外崎潤), born January 9, 1984, is a Japanese professional ice hockey Defenceman currently playing for the…
Jun Tonosaki (外崎潤), born January 9, 1984, is a Japanese professional ice hockey Defenceman currently playing for the Nippon Paper Cranes of the Asia League. Since 2005 (the beginning of his professional career), he plays for the Nippon Paper Cranes. He also has played for the Japan national team since the year 2006.
Yusuke Ishijima (石島 雄介, Ishijima Yūsuke; born 9 January 1984) is a former Japanese male volleyball player. He was part…
Yusuke Ishijima (石島 雄介, Ishijima Yūsuke; born 9 January 1984) is a former Japanese male volleyball player. He was part of the Japan men's national volleyball team. He competed with the national team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. He played with Osaka Blazers Sakai in 2005–2006 season, then transferred to Italian club one season and backed to Sakai again until 2017. He also participated in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in beach volleyball.
Erina Matsui (松井 えり菜, Matsui Erina; born January 8, 1984) is a Japanese contemporary artist. She is known for her…
Erina Matsui (松井 えり菜, Matsui Erina; born January 8, 1984) is a Japanese contemporary artist. She is known for her surreal self-portraits, mostly done as oil paintings. Her work has been praised for its jarring visual impact as it defies normal representations of childhood being cute and innocent.
Shintaro Hirai (平井 晋太郎, Hirai Shintaro; born January 7, 1984) is a Japanese former football player. He played for…
Shintaro Hirai (平井 晋太郎, Hirai Shintaro; born January 7, 1984) is a Japanese former football player. He played for Tochigi Uva FC.
Hideki Asai (朝井 秀樹, Asai Hideki; born January 1, 1984) is a Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants…
Hideki Asai (朝井 秀樹, Asai Hideki; born January 1, 1984) is a Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Central League.
Sayaka Ichii (市井 紗耶香, Ichii Sayaka; born December 31, 1983) is a Japanese pop singer and former member for Japanese…
Sayaka Ichii (市井 紗耶香, Ichii Sayaka; born December 31, 1983) is a Japanese pop singer and former member for Japanese girl group Morning Musume. She is now a TV talent and actress.
Kyosuke Mikami (三上 恭佑, Mikami Kyōsuke; born December 29, 1983), better known by his ring name El Desperado (エル・デスペラード…
Kyosuke Mikami (三上 恭佑, Mikami Kyōsuke; born December 29, 1983), better known by his ring name El Desperado (エル・デスペラード, Eru Desuperādo), is a Japanese luchador enmascarado (or masked professional wrestler). He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a former five-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion and is one-half of the current IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions with Místico in their first reign as a team and Desperado's fifth individual reign. He was a member of the Suzuki-gun stable from 2014 until its disbandment in 2022. Mikami was trained by the NJPW dojo and worked for NJPW for two years as a Young Lion. In 2012, he traveled to Mexico for a learning excursion, working for NJPW's Mexican affiliate Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) as the masked character Namajague, a Spanish translation of Namahage, a Japanese folk demon. While in CMLL, he won his first professional wrestling title alongside Okumura, the CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship, in March 2013. After being unmasked due to losing a match and briefly working without one, Mikami returned to NJPW in January 2014 and was repackaged under another mask as El Desperado. During his time with Suzuki-gun, he is a former two-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion and a four-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion (alongside Yoshinobu Kanemaru).
Tomo Morimoto (森本 友, Morimoto Tomo; born December 27, 1983) is a female long-distance runner from Japan who specialises…
Tomo Morimoto (森本 友, Morimoto Tomo; born December 27, 1983) is a female long-distance runner from Japan who specialises in the marathon. Born in Yamasaki, Hyōgo, Morimoto made her marathon debut at the 2006 Osaka Women's Marathon and, even though she was not an invited elite runner, she managed to finish in fifth place in a time of 2:27:46. She set her personal best (2:24:33) in the women's marathon on May 7, 2006, winning the Vienna City Marathon. This was the race's second fastest run for a woman at that point after Maura Viceconte's course record. She formed part of the Okayama team for the Inter-Prefectural Women's Ekiden in January 2008 and her 4 km leg helped the team to third place in the relay race. She hoped to be selected for the 2008 Summer Olympics and began her marathon season by running 2:25:34 for second place at the Osaka Marathon. She was also runner-up at the Vienna Marathon that year, finishing behind Luminița Talpoș who defended her title. She missed out on a place in the Japanese squad for the 2008 Summer Olympics as the selectors preferred to pick Yurika Nakamura. She signed up for the 2009 London Marathon and finished in eighth place with a time of 2:26:29 – the best performance by an Asian woman at the event. At the Berlin Marathon in September 2010 she was among the race favourites and took third place with a time of 2:26:10 behind Ethiopians Aberu Kebede and Bezunesh Bekele.
Yu Takahashi (高橋 優, Takahashi Yū; born December 26, 1983) is a Japanese singer-songwriter. He debuted on a major label…
Yu Takahashi (高橋 優, Takahashi Yū; born December 26, 1983) is a Japanese singer-songwriter. He debuted on a major label in 2010, with his singles "Subarashiki Nichijō" and "Honto no Kimochi".
Takayoshi Ohmura (Japanese: 大村孝佳, Hepburn: Ōmura Takayoshi; born 26 December 1983) is a Japanese musician and…
Takayoshi Ohmura (Japanese: 大村孝佳, Hepburn: Ōmura Takayoshi; born 26 December 1983) is a Japanese musician and songwriter. In 2004, he released the album Nowhere to Go, which included contributions from Richie Kotzen, Mark Boals, and Doogie White. In 2005, Ohmura formed the band Cross Hard and issued the album Eclipse from East. In 2006, along with Cross Hard's bassist, Kaoru, he formed Gloria, releasing the albums MOTIF (2008) and Acrobatic Road (2009). Between 2015 and 2016, he was a member of Uroboros.
Sei Andō (安藤聖, Andō Sei; born. December 25, 1983) is a Japanese stage actress.
Tatsunori Arai (新居 辰基, Arai Tatsunori; born December 22, 1983) is a Japanese former football player.
Yui Kano (鹿野優以, Kano Yui; born December 22, 1983) is a Japanese voice actress from Sumida, Tokyo, Japan. She currently…
Yui Kano (鹿野優以, Kano Yui; born December 22, 1983) is a Japanese voice actress from Sumida, Tokyo, Japan. She currently works for Aoni Production. She also starred in the live-action film Cat Girl Kiki.
Ayako Uehara (上原 彩子, Uehara Ayako; born 23 December 1983 in Naha, Okinawa) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Koto Toyama (遠山向人, Toyama Koto) is the assistant coach of the Ryukyu Golden Kings in the Japanese B.League.
Daisuke Sakata (坂田 大輔, Sakata Daisuke; born January 16, 1983) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan…
Daisuke Sakata (坂田 大輔, Sakata Daisuke; born January 16, 1983) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Hisateru Hirashima (平島 久照, Hirashima Hisateru; born 15 January 1983 in Kumamoto, Japan) is a Japanese rugby union…
Hisateru Hirashima (平島 久照, Hirashima Hisateru; born 15 January 1983 in Kumamoto, Japan) is a Japanese rugby union footballer. He plays for the Kobe Kobelco Steelers in Japan's Top League, and the Japanese rugby team. He has earned 18 caps for his country. Hirashima was born in Kumamoto, Southern Japan and graduated from Kumamoto Nishi High School and Fukuoka University. He is currently the captain for the Kobe Steelers, and has made 62 first team appearances as a prop.
Yoshiaki Fujita (藤田 義明, Fujita Yoshiaki; born 12 January 1983) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played…
Yoshiaki Fujita (藤田 義明, Fujita Yoshiaki; born 12 January 1983) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a defender for JEF United Chiba, Oita Trinita and most notably Júbilo Iwata.
Masakatsu Sawa (澤 昌克, Sawa Masakatsu; born January 12, 1983) is a former Japanese nationalized Peruvian football…
Masakatsu Sawa (澤 昌克, Sawa Masakatsu; born January 12, 1983) is a former Japanese nationalized Peruvian football player. He plays for Deportivo Municipal. His preferred position is as an attacking midfielder.
Miho Tanaka (田中 美保, Tanaka Miho; born January 12, 1983, in Nishitōkyō, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese model, entertainer…
Miho Tanaka (田中 美保, Tanaka Miho; born January 12, 1983, in Nishitōkyō, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese model, entertainer, and actress who was represented by Office Palette until March 31, 2010, and by Asia Business Partners after that. Her husband is former Japan national football team player Junichi Inamoto.
Takeshi Aono (青野 毅, born January 12, 1983, in Bonotsu, Kagoshima) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder…
Takeshi Aono (青野 毅, born January 12, 1983, in Bonotsu, Kagoshima) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder for the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He played in 2002, and from 2006 to 2007 and from 2010 to 2012.
Mai Sekiguchi (関口まい, Sekiguchi Mai; born January 11, 1983) is a Japanese actress. She played Kaori Minami in Battle…
Mai Sekiguchi (関口まい, Sekiguchi Mai; born January 11, 1983) is a Japanese actress. She played Kaori Minami in Battle Royale. She is represented with Ohta Production.
Mami Ishino (石野 真美, Ishino Mami; born 10 January 1983) is a Japanese track and field athlete who specialises in the 100…
Mami Ishino (石野 真美, Ishino Mami; born 10 January 1983) is a Japanese track and field athlete who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles. Her personal best for the event is 13.08 seconds. Her greatest achievement was a gold medal at the 2007 Asian Athletics Championships. She also represented her country at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics, held in Osaka that year. She was the silver medalist at the 2009 East Asian Games. Ishino won national titles in the hurdles in 2006 and 2007.
Ryoff Karma (呂布カルマ; born January 7, 1983) is a Japanese rapper known for performing in MC battles and televised…
Ryoff Karma (呂布カルマ; born January 7, 1983) is a Japanese rapper known for performing in MC battles and televised competitions. He has also worked as a cultural critic, actor, and voice actor.
Shota Goto (後藤翔太, Goto Shota; born 7 January 1983) is a Japanese politician and former rugby union player serving as a…
Shota Goto (後藤翔太, Goto Shota; born 7 January 1983) is a Japanese politician and former rugby union player serving as a member of the House of Councillors since 2025. From 2005 to 2006, he played for the Japan national rugby union team.
Yoshihiro Suzuki (鈴木 義広, born January 5, 1983, in Mannō, Kagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese retired professional baseball…
Yoshihiro Suzuki (鈴木 義広, born January 5, 1983, in Mannō, Kagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese retired professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball for the entirety of his career. Since 2015, he has been employed as the Dragons scorer.
Shogo Moriwaki (森脇 尚護, Moriwaki Shōgo) is a Japanese professional motorcycle racer.
Takaharu Nakajima (中嶋 敬春, Nakajima Takaharu; born 2 January 1983) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed at the 2002…
Takaharu Nakajima (中嶋 敬春, Nakajima Takaharu; born 2 January 1983) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Emi Kobayashi (小林 恵美, Kobayashi Emi; born January 1, 1983) is a former Japanese gravure idol. She is from Tokyo, and…
Emi Kobayashi (小林 恵美, Kobayashi Emi; born January 1, 1983) is a former Japanese gravure idol. She is from Tokyo, and belongs to the show-business production Suns Entertainment. She belonged to Yellow Cab before 2004. She portrayed the hostess who became a nun named Saori in Lion-Maru G.
Noriaki Kinoshita (木下 典明, Kinoshita Noriaki), born December 29, 1982) is a Japanese football wide receiver who…
Noriaki Kinoshita (木下 典明, Kinoshita Noriaki), born December 29, 1982) is a Japanese football wide receiver who currently plays for the Obic Seagulls of the X-League. He was signed by the Amsterdam Admirals in 2005. He played college football for the Ritsumeikan Panthers.
Hiroyuki Isobe (Japanese: 磯部 寛之, Hepburn: Isobe Hiroyuki; born December 29, 1982) is a Japanese musician. He is the…
Hiroyuki Isobe (Japanese: 磯部 寛之, Hepburn: Isobe Hiroyuki; born December 29, 1982) is a Japanese musician. He is the bassist and backing vocalist of the rock band [Alexandros].
The Japan Figure Skating Championships (Japanese: 全日本フィギュアスケート選手権) are an annual figure skating competition organised…
The Japan Figure Skating Championships (Japanese: 全日本フィギュアスケート選手権) are an annual figure skating competition organised by the Japan Skating Federation (Japanese: 日本スケート連盟) to crown the national champions of Japan. Medals are awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance at the senior level, although not every discipline is held every year due to a lack of participants. Junior-level skaters compete at the Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships. Nobuo Satō currently holds the record for winning the most Japan Championship titles in men's singles (with ten), while Midori Ito holds the record in women's singles (with nine). Narumi Takahashi and Ryuichi Kihara are tied for winning the most championship titles in pair skating (with six each), and while two of those titles were won as partners with each other, the others were won with different partners. Chris Reed holds the record in ice dance (with ten), although those were also won with different partners.
Michitaro Watanabe (渡辺美知太郎, Watanabe Michitaro; born 28 December 1982) is a Japanese politician serving as mayor of…
Michitaro Watanabe (渡辺美知太郎, Watanabe Michitaro; born 28 December 1982) is a Japanese politician serving as mayor of Nasushiobara since 2019. From 2013 to 2019, he was a member of the House of Councillors. He is the grandson of Michio Watanabe and the nephew of Yoshimi Watanabe.
Kohei Eto (衛藤晃平, Eto Kohei) is the Head coach of the Kagawa Five Arrows in the Japanese B.League.
Isuna Hasekura (支倉 凍砂, Hasekura Isuna; born December 27, 1982) is a Japanese novelist. In 2005, Hasekura won the Silver…
Isuna Hasekura (支倉 凍砂, Hasekura Isuna; born December 27, 1982) is a Japanese novelist. In 2005, Hasekura won the Silver Prize in the twelfth Dengeki Novel Prize with his debut novel Spice and Wolf. He published the first volume of the manga the following year.
Takuto Koyama (小山 拓土, Koyama Takuto; born December 27, 1982) is a former Japanese football player.
Teppei Tsuchiya (土谷 鉄平, born December 27, 1982, in Ōita, Ōita) also known as Teppei (鉄平) is a Japanese professional…
Teppei Tsuchiya (土谷 鉄平, born December 27, 1982, in Ōita, Ōita) also known as Teppei (鉄平) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder. Teppei announced his retirement on January 26, 2016.
Ema Fujisawa (藤澤 恵麻, Fujisawa Ema; born December 26, 1982, in Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan) is a Japanese model and actress…
Ema Fujisawa (藤澤 恵麻, Fujisawa Ema; born December 26, 1982, in Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan) is a Japanese model and actress represented by Seventh Avenue. She is nicknamed Ema-chan (えまちゃん). Fujisawa is an exclusive model for non-no and More.
Shun Oguri (小栗 旬, Oguri Shun; born December 26, 1982) is a Japanese actor, son of stage director Tetsuya Oguri, and the…
Shun Oguri (小栗 旬, Oguri Shun; born December 26, 1982) is a Japanese actor, son of stage director Tetsuya Oguri, and the youngest of 3 siblings, including older brother Ryo, who is also an actor. He started in small roles as extra in the works in which his father and brother worked. He began his official acting career at the age of 13 in the TV drama Hachidai Shogun Yoshimune (1995). With over 100 credits to his name, Oguri's extensive filmography includes Lupin the 3rd, Crows Zero and Gintama. He directed his first film in 2010, Surely Someday, a drama in which he had a cameo role. Oguri made his Hollywood debut in Godzilla vs. Kong in 2021. As a voice actor, in 2005, he lent his voice in Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa as Alfons Heiderich, as well as other characters in other series. In 2023 he became president of Tristone Entertainment, the agency to which he belongs.
Yasuhiro Kido (Japanese: 城戸康裕; born December 25, 1982) is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the lightweight…
Yasuhiro Kido (Japanese: 城戸康裕; born December 25, 1982) is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the lightweight division of Rizin Fighting Federation. A professional competitor since 2003, he is the 2008 K-1 World MAX Japan tournament winner and the 2017 K-1 Super Welterweight Grand Prix runner-up. He is the former Krush Super Welterweight champion, having held the title from 2012 until 2014.
Masaki Aiba (相葉 雅紀, Aiba Masaki) (born December 24, 1982) is a Japanese singer, actor, television personality, radio…
Masaki Aiba (相葉 雅紀, Aiba Masaki) (born December 24, 1982) is a Japanese singer, actor, television personality, radio host and dancer under Johnny & Associates, later of Starto Entertainment. He was a member of the boy band Arashi until the end of activities of the group, May 31, 2026. Aiba began his career in the entertainment industry when he joined the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates in 1996, at the age of 13. Prior to his debut with Arashi in 1999, Aiba started an acting career when he was cast as the lead role of Gordie for the stage play Stand by Me, based on the film of the same name. In 2004, he became one of the co-hosts of the variety show Tensai Shimura Dōbutsuen (天才！志村どうぶつ園, Genius! Shimura Zoo), making him the first member of Arashi to regularly participate in a variety show not primarily hosted by Arashi.
Mitsuho Otani (大谷 みつほ, 大谷 允保, Ōtani Mitsuho; born 23 December 1982) is a Japanese actress and television personality.
Toru Kitajima (Japanese: 北嶋 徹, Hepburn: Kitajima Tōru; born December 23, 1982 in Machida, Tokyo), better known as TK…
Toru Kitajima (Japanese: 北嶋 徹, Hepburn: Kitajima Tōru; born December 23, 1982 in Machida, Tokyo), better known as TK, is a Japanese musician and singer-songwriter. He rose to prominence as lead vocalist, guitarist and songwriter of the rock band Ling Tosite Sigure, which formed in 2002. In 2011, he started to release solo material as TK from Ling Tosite Sigure (TK from 凛として時雨).
Kotaro Inaba (稲葉 洸太郎, Inaba Kōtarō; born 22 December 1982), is a Japanese futsal player who plays for Y.S.C.C. Yokohama…
Kotaro Inaba (稲葉 洸太郎, Inaba Kōtarō; born 22 December 1982), is a Japanese futsal player who plays for Y.S.C.C. Yokohama and the Japanese national futsal team.
Snarky Puppy is an American jazz fusion band led by bassist Michael League. Founded in 2004, Snarky Puppy combines a…
Snarky Puppy is an American jazz fusion band led by bassist Michael League. Founded in 2004, Snarky Puppy combines a variety of jazz idioms, rock, world music, and funk and has won five Grammy Awards. Although the band has worked with vocalists, League described Snarky Puppy as "a pop band that improvises a lot, without vocals".
Yusuke Shimada (島田 裕介, Shimada Yusuke; born 19 January 1982) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as…
Yusuke Shimada (島田 裕介, Shimada Yusuke; born 19 January 1982) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He currently serves as the first-team coach for J2 League club RB Omiya Ardija.