Nana Kondō (近藤 奈々, Kondō Nana; born January 21, 1980), better known by the stage name Nana Mizuki (水樹 奈々, Mizuki Nana)…
Nana Kondō (近藤 奈々, Kondō Nana; born January 21, 1980), better known by the stage name Nana Mizuki (水樹 奈々, Mizuki Nana), is a Japanese voice actress, singer, and narrator. She is represented by the agency StarCrew. Mizuki was trained as an enka singer, releasing one single under her birth name in 1993 and made her debut as a voice actress in 1997. Her prominent roles include Hinata Hyuga in the long-running ninja series Naruto as well in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Tamao Tamamura in Shaman King 2001 and 2021, Colette Brunel in Tales of Symphonia, Fate Testarossa in Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, Tsubasa Kazanari in Symphogear, Moka Akashiya in Rosario + Vampire, Tsubomi Hanasaki (Cure Blossom) in Heartcatch Precure! and Ann Takamaki in Persona 5. She also had official dubbing roles in live action version of Itazura na Kiss from Korea and Taiwan, as well in Hunger Games film series as Katniss Everdeen (played by Jennifer Lawrence). She is also known for dubbing Ariel Lin's roles. Mizuki released her first single, "Omoi", under the King Records label in 2000. One year later, she released her debut album, Supersonic Girl, in 2001. In the years that followed, Mizuki enjoyed modest success that concluded with the release of her single "Innocent Starter", which reached the top 10 Oricon singles chart, charting at No. 9. Since then, Mizuki's releases have charted steadily higher in Japan, establishing her as a successful singer in the country. In 2009, her album Ultimate Diamond reached #1, her first release to do so; while her single "Phantom Minds", released in 2010, also charted at #1. Mizuki is the first voice actress to top the weekly Oricon albums chart and the weekly Oricon singles chart since its inception in 1968.
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Makoto Oishi (大石 真翔, Ōishi Makoto; born February 16, 1979) is a Japanese professional wrestler working for Dramatic…
Makoto Oishi (大石 真翔, Ōishi Makoto; born February 16, 1979) is a Japanese professional wrestler working for Dramatic Dream Team (DDT). Oishi started his career in Kaientai Dojo, where he became a Strongest-K Tag Team, Independent World Junior Heavyweight and UWA World Middleweight Champion, at one time holding all three titles simultaneously. In 2010, Oishi left Kaientai Dojo to become a freelancer, before making DDT his new home promotion in September 2011.
Yuichiro Nagai (永井 雄一郎, Nagai Yūichirō; born 14 February 1979) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played…
Yuichiro Nagai (永井 雄一郎, Nagai Yūichirō; born 14 February 1979) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a forward. He made four appearances for the Japan national team scoring once.
Yoko Kondo (近藤 陽子, Kondō Yōko; born February 13, 1979) is a Japanese ice hockey player, and is considered one of her…
Yoko Kondo (近藤 陽子, Kondō Yōko; born February 13, 1979) is a Japanese ice hockey player, and is considered one of her country's best defenseman. She is the only player to qualify for both the 1998 and 2014 Winter Olympics. Kondo was the oldest player on the 2014 team, for which she switched to the forward position.
Sakio Chiba (千葉 幸生, Chiba Sakio; born February 11, 1979) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan. He is…
Sakio Chiba (千葉 幸生, Chiba Sakio; born February 11, 1979) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan. He is also an executive director of the Japan Shogi Association.
Toshiaki Kasuga (春日 俊彰, Kasuga Toshiaki; born February 9, 1979) is a Japanese comedian best known as the boke half of…
Toshiaki Kasuga (春日 俊彰, Kasuga Toshiaki; born February 9, 1979) is a Japanese comedian best known as the boke half of the comedy duo Audrey alongside Masayasu Wakabayashi. On stage, he usually wears a pink vest and white pants. Aside from comedy, he is also known for his participation in sporting events such as kickboxing, bodybuilding, and finswimming. He was also a YouTuber under the name Hideo Furui.
Maki Kawamura (川村真樹 Kawamura Maki, born in Iwate Prefecture on February 9, 1979) is a Japanese ballerina for New…
Maki Kawamura (川村真樹 Kawamura Maki, born in Iwate Prefecture on February 9, 1979) is a Japanese ballerina for New National Theatre Tokyo. She became a contract dancer with the New National Theatre Ballet Company in the fall of 1999. In her first season, she was selected to play the lead role of Viola in Ishii Jun's Twelfth Night. In 2007, she danced Princess Aurora in Sleeping Beauty, her first leading role in a full-length ballet. After this she played leading roles mainly in classical works, such as Swan Lake and Raymonda. She achieved the rank of principal dancer in May 2011, and retired two years later in June 2013, after playing the role of Kitri in a production of Don Quixote.
Akinori Iwamura (岩村 明憲, Iwamura Akinori; born February 9, 1979) is a former Japanese baseball infielder, who currently…
Akinori Iwamura (岩村 明憲, Iwamura Akinori; born February 9, 1979) is a former Japanese baseball infielder, who currently is a manager for the Fukushima Red Hopes in Japan's Baseball Challenge League. He made his Major League debut with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 2007. He earned the nickname Aki while in MLB. His nickname is Gan-chan in NPB.
Sawa Ishige (石毛 佐和, Ishige Sawa; born February 7, 1979 in Chiba) is a Japanese voice actress.
Yuichi Tsuchiya (土屋 裕一, Tsuchiya Yūichi; born February 6, 1979 in Minami-Alps, Yamanashi) is a Japanese actor and…
Yuichi Tsuchiya (土屋 裕一, Tsuchiya Yūichi; born February 6, 1979 in Minami-Alps, Yamanashi) is a Japanese actor and full-time member of the 4-man theatre troupe *pnish*. His nickname is "Tuti". He is best known for his stage roles as Shuichiro Oishi of the Prince of Tennis musical series, Tenimyu, and as Gin Ichimaru in the rock musical Bleach.
Akira Kawashima (川島 明, Kawashima Akira; born February 3, 1979, in Uji, Kyoto) is a Japanese comedian, tarento and actor…
Akira Kawashima (川島 明, Kawashima Akira; born February 3, 1979, in Uji, Kyoto) is a Japanese comedian, tarento and actor who has featured in films, television, and radio. He performs boke and writes all the material in his comedy duo Kirin. His partner is Hiroshi Tamura. Kawashima is represented by Yoshimoto Kogyo and is mainly active in Tokyo and Osaka.
Motoki Kawasaki (川崎 元気, Kawasaki Motoki; born February 2, 1979) is a former Japanese football player.
Yuki Miyazaki (宮崎有妃, Miyazaki Yuki) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler best known for her tenures with the…
Yuki Miyazaki (宮崎有妃, Miyazaki Yuki) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler best known for her tenures with the Japanese professional wrestling promotions Pro Wrestling Wave, NEO Japan Ladies Pro-Wrestling (NEO) and JWP Joshi Puroresu (JWP) and All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling.
Yusei Matsui (松井優征, Matsui Yūsei) is a Japanese manga artist. He was an assistant of Yoshio Sawai, the manga artist of…
Yusei Matsui (松井優征, Matsui Yūsei) is a Japanese manga artist. He was an assistant of Yoshio Sawai, the manga artist of Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo. He wrote and illustrated the manga series Neuro: Supernatural Detective, Assassination Classroom, and The Elusive Samurai.
Naoshi Nakamura (中村 直志, Nakamura Naoshi; born January 27, 1979) is a former Japanese football player. He played for…
Naoshi Nakamura (中村 直志, Nakamura Naoshi; born January 27, 1979) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Kimiko Koyama (こやま きみこ, Koyama Kimiko; born January 27, 1979) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Tokushima…
Kimiko Koyama (こやま きみこ, Koyama Kimiko; born January 27, 1979) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Tokushima City, Tokushima Prefecture.
Kazuki Yamada (山田 和樹; born 26 January 1979) is a Japanese conductor.
Hiromi Nakakura (中倉 宏美, Nakakura Hiromi; born January 26, 1979) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked…
Hiromi Nakakura (中倉 宏美, Nakakura Hiromi; born January 26, 1979) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 2-dan. She is the current representative director of the Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan (LPSA).
Kenji Roa (ロア健治, Roa Kenji; born January 25, 1979) is a Japanese voice actor and singer who is a vocalist in the…
Kenji Roa (ロア健治, Roa Kenji; born January 25, 1979) is a Japanese voice actor and singer who is a vocalist in the Japanese rock band Virgil. He also voices Tobi in Blood Lad.
Kozo Yuki (結城 耕造, Yuki Kozo; born 23 January 1979) is a former Japanese football player.
Lin Wei-Chu (born 22 January 1979) is a Taiwanese former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Nippon…
Lin Wei-Chu (born 22 January 1979) is a Taiwanese former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hanshin Tigers and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Chinatrust Brothers. He competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics. He also spent time as the manager of the CTBC Brothers, winning two Taiwan Series.
Toshihito Kumagai (熊谷俊人, Kumagai Toshihito; born 18 February 1978) is a Japanese politician who has served as governor…
Toshihito Kumagai (熊谷俊人, Kumagai Toshihito; born 18 February 1978) is a Japanese politician who has served as governor of Chiba Prefecture since 2021. Governor Kumagai was re-elected as the governor of Chiba Prefecture for a second term on the 16th of March 2025.
Shiori Asahi (旭 志織, Asahi Shiori; born February 17, 1978) is a Japanese wrestler, currently working for Active Advance…
Shiori Asahi (旭 志織, Asahi Shiori; born February 17, 1978) is a Japanese wrestler, currently working for Active Advance Pro Wrestling (2AW). He also appears sporadically for Big Japan Pro Wrestling and 666.
Chizuru Soneta (曽根田 千鶴, Soneta Chizuru; born 15 February 1978) is a Japanese cross-country skier, who competed in two…
Chizuru Soneta (曽根田 千鶴, Soneta Chizuru; born 15 February 1978) is a Japanese cross-country skier, who competed in two events at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Takuya Wada (和田 拓也, Wada Takuya; born February 14, 1978) is a Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler.…
Takuya Wada (和田 拓也, Wada Takuya; born February 14, 1978) is a Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler. He competed in the Welterweight and Middleweight divisions.
Takeshi Hotta (堀田剛司, Hotta Takeshi) is the Head coach of the Aomori Wat's in the Japanese B.League.
Masayuki Hiizumi (ヒイズミマサユ機, Hiizumi Masayuki; born February 12, 1978), also known by the name H Zett M (stylised as H…
Masayuki Hiizumi (ヒイズミマサユ機, Hiizumi Masayuki; born February 12, 1978), also known by the name H Zett M (stylised as H ZETT M) is a Japanese keyboardist and producer. He became a member of jazz instrumental band Pe'z in 1999, and was a member of Ringo Sheena's band Tokyo Jihen between 2004 and 2005. In 2007, Hiizumi debuted as a solo musician with the name H Zett M.
Tadahiro Takayama (高山 忠洋, Takayama Tadahiro; born 12 February 1978) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Kota Yoshihara (吉原 宏太, Yoshihara Kōta; born February 2, 1978) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan…
Kota Yoshihara (吉原 宏太, Yoshihara Kōta; born February 2, 1978) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Takamasa Abiko (安彦 考真, Abiko Takamasa; born 1 February 1978) is a former Japanese footballer.
Riho Nakajima (中島 理帆, Nakajima Riho; born 31 January 1978) is a Japanese former synchronized swimmer who competed in…
Riho Nakajima (中島 理帆, Nakajima Riho; born 31 January 1978) is a Japanese former synchronized swimmer who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Hiroshi Sato (佐藤 浩, Satō Hiroshi; born January 30, 1978) is a Japanese curler and curling coach from Tokoro, Hokkaido…
Hiroshi Sato (佐藤 浩, Satō Hiroshi; born January 30, 1978) is a Japanese curler and curling coach from Tokoro, Hokkaido, Japan. He represented Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, where the Japanese men's team placed 5th.
Yoshiyuki Kobayashi (小林 慶行, Kobayashi Yoshiyuki; born January 27, 1978) is a Japanese football manager and former…
Yoshiyuki Kobayashi (小林 慶行, Kobayashi Yoshiyuki; born January 27, 1978) is a Japanese football manager and former player who is the manager of J1 League club JEF United Chiba. His brother Ryo Kobayashi is also a former footballer.
Masakazu Kaneko (金子 雅和, Masakazu Kaneko; born 24 January 1978) is a Japanese film director. Kaneko's film Ring…
Masakazu Kaneko (金子 雅和, Masakazu Kaneko; born 24 January 1978) is a Japanese film director. Kaneko's film Ring Wandering won Golden Peacock best film award at 52nd International Film Festival of India in November 2021.
Hidehiko Tsukamoto (塚本 秀彦, Tsukamoto Hidehiko; born 24 January 1978) is a Japanese boxer. He competed in the men's…
Hidehiko Tsukamoto (塚本 秀彦, Tsukamoto Hidehiko; born 24 January 1978) is a Japanese boxer. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Tomokazu Myojin (明神 智和, Myōjin Tomokazu; born 24 January 1978) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played…
Tomokazu Myojin (明神 智和, Myōjin Tomokazu; born 24 January 1978) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for the Japan national team. He is currently the manager of J1 League club Gamba Osaka.
Daisuke Ikezaki (池崎 大輔, Ikezaki Daisuke; born January 23, 1978 in Hakodate, Hokkaido) is a Japanese wheelchair rugby…
Daisuke Ikezaki (池崎 大輔, Ikezaki Daisuke; born January 23, 1978 in Hakodate, Hokkaido) is a Japanese wheelchair rugby player. On the club level, he currently plays for the Tokyo Suns.
Kikuko Tsumura (津村 記久子, Tsumura Kikuko) is a Japanese writer from Osaka. She has won numerous Japanese literary awards…
Kikuko Tsumura (津村 記久子, Tsumura Kikuko) is a Japanese writer from Osaka. She has won numerous Japanese literary awards, including the Akutagawa Prize, the Noma Literary New Face Prize, the Dazai Osamu Prize, the Kawabata Yasunari Prize, and the Oda Sakunosuke Prize.
Shuji Kondo (近藤修司, Kondō Shūji; born January 21, 1978) is a Japanese professional wrestler. Prior to becoming a pro…
Shuji Kondo (近藤修司, Kondō Shūji; born January 21, 1978) is a Japanese professional wrestler. Prior to becoming a pro wrestler, he played rugby. After starting his career in Toryumon, Kondo eventually joined All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where he became one of the promotion's top junior heavyweights, winning the World Junior Heavyweight Championship three times and the All Asia Tag Team Championship once. Upon leaving AJPW in 2013, Kondo joined Wrestle-1, where he became half of the inaugural Wrestle-1 Tag Team Champions. Kondo also worked as the vice president, booker and trainer for Wrestle-1 until its closure in 2020. He now works as a freelancer in promotions like Pro Wrestling Basara and DragonGate.
Tanaka Yoshikazu (Japanese: 田中 良和, Hepburn: Yoshikazu Tanaka) is a Japanese entrepreneur known for founding and…
Tanaka Yoshikazu (Japanese: 田中 良和, Hepburn: Yoshikazu Tanaka) is a Japanese entrepreneur known for founding and developing the social networking service Gree, provided by Gree, Inc. Yoshikazu Tanaka was born in Mitaka, Tokyo in 1977. When Tanaka was a junior high school student, Tanaka became keenly interested in changes in society by informatization and the field of information-communication by reading "Power Shift" by Alvin Toffler. In 2003, at the age 26, Tanaka started developing Gree as a hobby. In February 2004, Tanaka opened Gree to the public, as a personal website. By March 2004, over 10,000 users had joined the service that soon became hard for him to manage rapidly growing service by himself. In December 2004, Tanaka established Gree, Inc. in order to cope the growing number of users. In December 2008, Gree, Inc. was listed on the Market of the High-Growth and Emerging Stocks, closing at the highest market value of shares on the first day. In February 2009, Tanaka was ranked 24th among "Japan's 40 Richest Billionaires" by Forbes Asia. As of 2010, at age 33, he was ranked as "Asia's Youngest Self-Made Billionaire" under the age of 35 and was selected as the "World's Second-Youngest Self-Made Billionaire" after Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg. In June 2010, 5 years after the foundation, Gree was listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Tanaka was 33 years and 3 month at that time and the youngest founder whose company is listed on the TSE first section. Tanaka was able to set his social network apart from the well established Japanese brands Mixi and DeNA by concentrating on mobile games and making partnerships with major Internet service providers.
Hinako Saeki (佐伯 日菜子, Saeki Hinako) is a Japanese actress who was born on February 16, 1977, in Nara, Japan. Probably…
Hinako Saeki (佐伯 日菜子, Saeki Hinako) is a Japanese actress who was born on February 16, 1977, in Nara, Japan. Probably her best-known role was as Sadako Yamamura in Spiral, the 1998 sequel to the horror film Ring. She has also appeared in a handful of other popular Japanese horror films including Uzumaki (2000) which was based on a Junji Ito manga of the same name, and Eko Eko Azaraku: Misa the Dark Angel (1998). In addition, she played a featured role as the character Colonel in Mamoru Oshii's Assault Girls (2009). She also portrayed in Ultraman X as the Underground Woman/Ryoko Mabuse. She is also familiar in China for her role as Sadako in the sequel to the Hong Kong TV drama series, My Date with a Vampire II.
Mineo Fujino (Japanese: 藤野峰男, Hepburn: Fujino Mineo; born February 14, 1977, in Gifu Prefecture), known by his pen name…
Mineo Fujino (Japanese: 藤野峰男, Hepburn: Fujino Mineo; born February 14, 1977, in Gifu Prefecture), known by his pen name Tow Ubukata (冲方 丁, Ubukata Tō), is a Japanese novelist and screenwriter. He primarily writes fantasy and science fiction. His major works include Mardock Scramble, Le Chevalier D'Eon and Heroic Age. He also did series composition for the Fafner in the Azure series, Ghost in the Shell: Arise, Psycho-Pass 2 and Psycho-Pass 3.
Aki Kondo (born February 22, 1977) is a Japanese illustrator and character designer, and former staff of San-X.
Yuka Murofushi (室伏 由佳, Murofushi Yuka; born 11 February 1977) is a retired Japanese discus and hammer thrower.…
Yuka Murofushi (室伏 由佳, Murofushi Yuka; born 11 February 1977) is a retired Japanese discus and hammer thrower. Murofushi comes from a hammer throwing family, as her father Shigenobu Murofushi is a former Olympian and held the Japanese record for decades, and her brother Koji Murofushi, is the 2004 Olympic champion in the event. Her mother, Serafina Moritz, is Romanian, and former European junior javelin champion and senior champion for Romania. Her parents are now divorced. She won the 2010 Japanese title in both the discus and hammer throw events.
Misato Tanaka (田中 美里, Tanaka Misato; born 9 February 1977) is a Japanese actress.
Keisuke Suzuki (鈴木 馨祐, Suzuki Keisuke; born 9 February 1977) is a Japanese politician who is a member of the Liberal…
Keisuke Suzuki (鈴木 馨祐, Suzuki Keisuke; born 9 February 1977) is a Japanese politician who is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party serving in the House of Representatives. A native of Tokyo, he graduated from the University of Tokyo and then worked at the Ministry of Finance. He was elected for the first time in the 2005 general election.
Shigeru Aburaya (油谷 繁, Aburaya Shigeru; born 8 February 1977 in Nagato, Yamaguchi) is a Japanese long-distance runner…
Shigeru Aburaya (油谷 繁, Aburaya Shigeru; born 8 February 1977 in Nagato, Yamaguchi) is a Japanese long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon race.
Nakaba Suzuki (Japanese: 鈴木央, Hepburn: Suzuki Nakaba; born February 8, 1977) is a Japanese manga artist. He is best…
Nakaba Suzuki (Japanese: 鈴木央, Hepburn: Suzuki Nakaba; born February 8, 1977) is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for his fantasy series The Seven Deadly Sins (2012–2020), which has over 55 million copies in circulation making it among the top 50 best-selling manga series of all time. He began a sequel, Four Knights of the Apocalypse, in 2021.
Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (宮本 恒靖, Miyamoto Tsuneyasu; born 7 February 1977) is a Japanese former football coach and former…
Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (宮本 恒靖, Miyamoto Tsuneyasu; born 7 February 1977) is a Japanese former football coach and former player who last coached Gamba Osaka. He played for Japan national team and is the current president of the Japan Football Association. A central defender, Miyamoto went on to make 71 international appearances and led the Japan national team in the 2002 and 2006 World Cups as well as the 2004 Asian Cup. Miyamoto also captained Gamba Osaka during their 2005 J1 League championship season. He is also a graduate of the 13th edition of FIFA Master.
He Xuemei (Chinese: 和雪梅; pinyin: Hé Xuěméi, born 6 February 1977) is a Chinese gymnast. She competed in six events at…
He Xuemei (Chinese: 和雪梅; pinyin: Hé Xuěméi, born 6 February 1977) is a Chinese gymnast. She competed in six events at the 1992 Summer Olympics. She was the last female Olympic athlete to perform the Thomas salto in her routine. In 2006, she married Takaseki Takashi, a logistics manager from Japan, and changed her name to Takaseki Setsubai (高堰雪梅). She represented Japan at the 2006 Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships.