Yuta Tabuse (田臥 勇太, Tabuse Yūta; born October 5, 1980) is a Japanese professional basketball player for Utsunomiya Brex…
Yuta Tabuse (田臥 勇太, Tabuse Yūta; born October 5, 1980) is a Japanese professional basketball player for Utsunomiya Brex of the B.League. A point guard, Tabuse is 1.75 metres (5 ft 9 in) and 75 kilograms (165 lb). He was the first Japanese-born player to appear in a National Basketball Association (NBA) game. Tabuse has enjoyed popularity in Japan since his high school playing days, when he led his school to three straight national championships, and has been referred to as "the Michael Jordan of Japan" for his celebrity status.
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Kentaro Yoshida (吉田 賢太郎, Yoshida Kentarō; born October 5, 1980) is a former Japanese football player. He is the current…
Kentaro Yoshida (吉田 賢太郎, Yoshida Kentarō; born October 5, 1980) is a former Japanese football player. He is the current assistant manager of Vegalta Sendai.
Takuma Tsuda (津田 琢磨, Tsuda Takuma; born October 4, 1980) is a former Japanese football player.
Lully Miura is a Japanese essayist and academic in the field of International Politics.
Ryohei Otani (大谷 亮平, Ōtani Ryōhei; born October 1, 1980) is a Japanese actor and model. He began his modeling career in…
Ryohei Otani (大谷 亮平, Ōtani Ryōhei; born October 1, 1980) is a Japanese actor and model. He began his modeling career in Japan, then entered Korean entertainment by being featured in a commercial for Dunkin' Donuts in 2003, followed by Hyundai Motors, Olympus and SK Telecom. His popularity helped him land roles on television, beginning with the 2006 sitcom Soulmate. Otani's acting career continued to be active in South Korea, starring in television dramas such as The Road Home, Dear My Sister, Hero, The Chaser, and Gunman in Joseon that earned him Global Star Award in the 7th Korea Drama Awards as well as the period blockbusters War of the Arrows and The Admiral: Roaring Currents. He has currently been acting in Japan; starring in hit Japanese dramas like The Full-Time Wife Escapist as Ryota Kazami, Love Rerun as Ryosuke Sagisawa in 2018, and will be taking part in many more Japanese works later in 2018 as well.
Hidehito Shirao (白尾 秀人, Shirao Hidehito; born September 30, 1980) is a former Japanese football player.
Yutaka Takahashi (高橋 泰, Takahashi Yutaka; born September 29, 1980) is a former Japanese football player.
Kanako Enomoto (榎本 加奈子 Enomoto Kanako, born 29 September 1980) is a Japanese actress.
Kenzō Katō (加藤 賢三, Katō Kenzō; born September 26, 1980 in Aichi Prefecture) is an amateur Japanese Greco-Roman…
Kenzō Katō (加藤 賢三, Katō Kenzō; born September 26, 1980 in Aichi Prefecture) is an amateur Japanese Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's heavyweight category. Katō represented Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he competed for the men's 96 kg class. He lost the qualifying round match to Italy's Daigoro Timoncini, who was able to score eight points in two straight periods, leaving Kato without a single point.
Shingo Inoue (井上真悟, Inoue Shingo; born 27 September 1980) is a Japanese ultramarathon and marathon runner from…
Shingo Inoue (井上真悟, Inoue Shingo; born 27 September 1980) is a Japanese ultramarathon and marathon runner from Hachioji, Tokyo. He won the IAU 24 Hour Run World Championship held in Brive-la-Gaillarde, France in 2010 with the distance of 273.708 km (170.074 miles) at the age of 29. He won the International Tour de Taiwan Ultra-marathon in April, 2013 with a time of 109:25:21. His personal best in full marathon is 2:29:12 achieved in 2013 at Katsuta Marathon, and his personal best in 100 km is 7:02:05 achieved in 2011 at Lake Saroma Ultramarathon.
Asashōryū Akinori (Japanese: 朝青龍 明徳; born 27 September 1980, as Dolgorsürengiin Dagvadorj, Mongolian Cyrillic…
Asashōryū Akinori (Japanese: 朝青龍 明徳; born 27 September 1980, as Dolgorsürengiin Dagvadorj, Mongolian Cyrillic: Долгорсүрэнгийн Дагвадорж; [tɔɮgɔrsʊːrengiːn tagw̜atɔrt͡ʃ]) is a Mongolian former professional sumo wrestler (rikishi). He was the 68th yokozuna in the history of the sport in Japan, and in January 2003 he became the first Mongolian to reach sumo's highest rank. He was one of the most successful yokozuna ever. In 2005, he became the first wrestler to win all six official tournaments (honbasho) in a single year. Over his entire career, he won 25 top division tournament championships, placing him fourth on the all-time list. He is often referred to as one of the greatest sumo wrestlers of all time. From 2004 until 2007, Asashōryū was sumo's sole yokozuna between the retirement of Musashimaru and the promotion of fellow Mongolian Hakuhō, and was criticized at times by the media and the Japan Sumo Association for not upholding the standards of behaviour expected of a holder of such a prestigious rank. He became the first yokozuna in history to be suspended from competition in August 2007 when he participated in a charity football match in his home country despite having withdrawn from a regional sumo tour claiming injury. After a career filled with a multitude of other controversies, both on and off the dohyō, his career was cut short when he retired from sumo in February 2010 after allegations that he assaulted a man outside a Tokyo nightclub.
Kazuki Ganaha (我那覇 和樹, Ganaha Kazuki; born September 26, 1980) is a Japanese football player who plays for Okinawa SV .
Tomoo Amino (網野 友雄, Amino Tomoo; born September 25, 1980) is a former Japanese professional basketball player. He…
Tomoo Amino (網野 友雄, Amino Tomoo; born September 25, 1980) is a former Japanese professional basketball player. He played for the Aisin Seahorses of the JBL Super League. Amino also was a member of the Japan national basketball team. He played for the team in the 2006 FIBA World Championship and the FIBA Asia Championship 2007 and FIBA Asia Championship 2009. Amino played professionally with the Aisin Seahorses of the JBL Super League. In the 2009-10 season, Amino entered the month-long winter break averaging 4.5 points per game for the Seahorses. Despite this, the popular Amino was voted by fans as a starter to the West squad for the 2009-10 JBL Super League All-Star game.
Makoto Watanabe (渡辺 誠, Watanabe Makoto; born September 25, 1980) is a former Japanese football player.
Shuka Oyama (小山修加 Oyama Shuka, born September 25, 1980) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Hisamitsu Springs.
Syu (Japanese: シュウ, Hepburn: Shū) is a Japanese musician, best known as the leader and guitarist of the power metal…
Syu (Japanese: シュウ, Hepburn: Shū) is a Japanese musician, best known as the leader and guitarist of the power metal band Galneryus. He also performs guitar and lead vocals in Spinalcord (formerly known as Aushvitz) and guitar in Animetal. Under his own name, Syu has released one studio album, one cover album and one instrumental album, each featuring collaborations with many guest musicians. He was voted the Best Guitarist in online music magazine Beeast's music awards four years in a row, from 2015 to 2018. In 2018, readers and professional musicians voted Syu the fourth best guitarist in the history of hard rock and heavy metal in We Rock magazine's "Metal General Election". His work on Galneryus' song "Emotions" was named the 73rd best guitar instrumental by Young Guitar Magazine in 2019.
Jun Uruno (宇留野 純, Uruno Jun; born October 23, 1979) is a former Japanese football player.
Noriko Fukushima (福島のり子, Fukushima Noriko; born (1979-10-18)October 18, 1979) is a Japanese freestyle skier…
Noriko Fukushima (福島のり子, Fukushima Noriko; born (1979-10-18)October 18, 1979) is a Japanese freestyle skier, specializing in ski cross. Fukushima competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics for Japan. She placed 21st in the qualifying round in ski cross, to advance to the knockout stages. She finish third in her first round heat, failing to advance. As of April 2013, her best finish at the World Championships is 6th, in 2005. Fukushima made her World Cup debut in January 2004. As of April 2013, she has one World Cup podium finish, a third place coming at Flaine in 2007–08. Her best World Cup overall finish in ski cross is 5th, in 2007–08.
Yoshiro Nakamura (中村 祥朗, Nakamura Yoshirō; born October 17, 1979) is a former Japanese football player.
Kyosuke Sasaki (佐々木 恭介, Sasaki Kyōsuke; born October 17, 1979) is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed…
Kyosuke Sasaki (佐々木 恭介, Sasaki Kyōsuke; born October 17, 1979) is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. Sasaki previously competed for Fighting Network Rings, Pancrase and Pride Fighting Championship. As a professional wrestler, he made his in-ring debut in 2003 in the first event of Kiyoshi Tamura's U-Style promotion, in a bout against Yasuhito Namekawa. As of 2015, he is affiliated with Kyushu Pro-Wrestling where he wrestles under the ring name Hitamaru Sasaki (佐々木日田丸, Sasaki Hitamaru).
Tomoyoshi Tsurumi (鶴見 智美, Tsurumi Tomoyoshi; born October 12, 1979) is a former Japanese football player.
Rie Tomosaka (ともさか りえ, Tomosaka Rie) is a Japanese actress and pop star from Mitaka-shi, Tokyo. She works for Itoh…
Rie Tomosaka (ともさか りえ, Tomosaka Rie) is a Japanese actress and pop star from Mitaka-shi, Tokyo. She works for Itoh Company. From 1996 to 1997, she has released music under the name Eri Sakatomo (さかともえり, Sakatomo Eri).
Reiko Takagaki (高垣 麗子, Takagaki Reiko; born October 11, 1979, in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese model and actress who is…
Reiko Takagaki (高垣 麗子, Takagaki Reiko; born October 11, 1979, in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese model and actress who is represented by the agencies Incent and Idea. She graduated from Sagami Women's University High School. She is the eldest of three siblings (with a younger brother and sister).
Aoko Matsuda (松田青子 Matsuda Aoko; born October 11, 1979) is a Japanese writer and translator. She is the winner of the…
Aoko Matsuda (松田青子 Matsuda Aoko; born October 11, 1979) is a Japanese writer and translator. She is the winner of the 2021 World Fantasy Award—Collection.
Miho Wakizawa (脇沢美穂, Wakizawa Miho) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler best known for her time in the Japanese…
Miho Wakizawa (脇沢美穂, Wakizawa Miho) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler best known for her time in the Japanese promotions World Wonder Ring Stardom and All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling.
Emi Naito (内藤 恵美, Naitō Emi) (born October 6, 1979) is a Japanese softball player who won two medals for Japan in the…
Emi Naito (内藤 恵美, Naitō Emi) (born October 6, 1979) is a Japanese softball player who won two medals for Japan in the Olympic Games. In 2000 she played in 2nd base, where she won the silver medal for the team. In 2004 she played as a shortstop, in which her team received a bronze medal.
Kataller Toyama (カターレ富山, Katāre Toyama) is a football club based in Toyama, Capital of Toyama Prefecture. The club…
Kataller Toyama (カターレ富山, Katāre Toyama) is a football club based in Toyama, Capital of Toyama Prefecture. The club currently play in J2 League after promotion from J3 in 2024, Japanese second tier of professional football.
Takahiro Kawamura (河村 崇大, Kawamura Takahiro; born 4 October 1979) is a former Japanese football player.
Ryutaro Nakahara (Japanese: 中原 龍太郎, Hepburn: Nakahara Ryūtarō) born October 1, 1979, better known by his stage name…
Ryutaro Nakahara (Japanese: 中原 龍太郎, Hepburn: Nakahara Ryūtarō) born October 1, 1979, better known by his stage name Ryu☆, is a Japanese record producer, DJ, musician and arranger. In 2000, Ryu, along with kors k won a contest started by Konami, in which composers were to make music such that the winners would get their songs in the next Beatmania IIDX installment. Ryu's entry "Starmine" and kors k's "Clione" won the contest and both songs were featured in Beatmania IIDX 4th Style. Ryu returned in Beatmania IIDX 9th Style with a remix of Dj taka's "Abyss", and composed more songs in 10th style onwards. Since then, Ryu has become a mainstay composer for Konami's Bemani series as well as a freelance musician. Ryu has become a part of beatnation records, which compose of Kors K, DJ Taka, L.E.D., Sōta Fujimori and DJ Yoshitaka. He has numerous works outside of Konami as well, including "Orion" from HARDCORE TANO*C's "HARDCORE SYNDROME 2" album and remixes of "Caramelldansen" and "Caipirinha".
Akira Nishio (西尾 明, Nishio Akira; born September 30, 1979) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan. He is…
Akira Nishio (西尾 明, Nishio Akira; born September 30, 1979) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan. He is a former executive director of the Japan Shogi Association. Nishio introduces shogi theory in the English language through his blog Shogi Openings and his occasional posts on Facebook.
Yuta Minami (南 雄太, Minami Yūta; born 30 September 1979) is a Japanese football player who plays for Omiya Ardija.
Takumi Beppu (別府匠, Beppu Takumi; born September 9, 1979 in Chigasaki, Kanagawa) is a Japanese former racing cyclist…
Takumi Beppu (別府匠, Beppu Takumi; born September 9, 1979 in Chigasaki, Kanagawa) is a Japanese former racing cyclist, who currently works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team Aisan Racing Team. His younger brother Fumiyuki Beppu is also former professional cyclist.
Kenichiro Teratsuji (寺辻健一郎; Teratsuji Kenichiro, born September 28, 1979, in Yokohama, Japan), better known by his…
Kenichiro Teratsuji (寺辻健一郎; Teratsuji Kenichiro, born September 28, 1979, in Yokohama, Japan), better known by his stage names Kenchi Tachibana (橘ケンチ) or simply KENCHI, is a Japanese dancer and actor. He is a member of J-Pop groups Exile and Exile The Second. He was also member of J Soul Brothers' second generation Nidaime J Soul Brothers until their migration to Exile in 2009. He is represented with LDH and also acts as a representative of LDH Asia.
Suehiro Ishikawa (Japanese: 石川末廣; born 27 September 1979) is a Japanese long-distance runner. He finished 47th in the…
Suehiro Ishikawa (Japanese: 石川末廣; born 27 September 1979) is a Japanese long-distance runner. He finished 47th in the senior men's race at the 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. He placed seventh at the 2013 Berlin Marathon and fourth at the 2016 Lake Biwa Marathon, qualifying for the 2016 Olympics. Ishikawa has a degree in economics from the Toyo University.
Saou Ichikawa (市川 沙央, Ichikawa Saō; born 1979) is a Japanese writer. She is best known for her debut novel Hunchback…
Saou Ichikawa (市川 沙央, Ichikawa Saō; born 1979) is a Japanese writer. She is best known for her debut novel Hunchback, for which she won the Akutagawa Prize in 2023.
Shinji Ono (小野 伸二, Ono Shinji; born 27 September 1979) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a…
Shinji Ono (小野 伸二, Ono Shinji; born 27 September 1979) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He started his senior career with J1 League side Urawa Reds before moving Dutch side Feyenoord in 2001 where he won the UEFA Cup in 2002. He returned to Urawa Reds in 2006 where he won the 2006 J League title in his first season back at the club and the 2007 AFC Champions League in his second season. He moved to Bundesliga side Bochum in January 2008 but made limited appearances due to injuries. He signed for Shimizu S-Pulse in January 2010. He subsequently played for Western Sydney Wanderers, Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo and Ryukyu before retiring in 2023. He earned 56 caps for the Japan national team. He was part of the squads for the 1998, 2002 and 2006 World Cups.
Naomichi Marufuji (丸藤正道, Marufuji Naomichi; born September 26, 1979) is a Japanese professional wrestler, wrestling…
Naomichi Marufuji (丸藤正道, Marufuji Naomichi; born September 26, 1979) is a Japanese professional wrestler, wrestling executive, and restaurateur. He is signed to Pro Wrestling Noah, where is the vice-president of CyberFight, the parent company of Noah (a role he has held since 2020). Known as the Genius of the Ark (方舟の天才, Hakobune no Tensai), Marufuji is the current GHC National Champion in his first reign and former four-time GHC Heavyweight Champion, as well as the first of two men to win Junior Heavyweight Championships in all three major Japanese promotions (Minoru Tanaka is the other). Marufuji is widely referred to as one of the most influential professional wrestlers of the modern era, inspiring many international and national wrestlers such as Seth Rollins, Will Ospreay, Kenny Omega, and others; his notes as an influential wrestler have garnered him the nickname "The Mastermind Behind Modern Wrestling". Marufuji made his wrestling debut in 1998 as part of All Japan Pro Wrestling and its dojo; after the 2000 Exodus, he joined his only surviving trainer and mentor, Mitsuharu Misawa, to join Pro Wrestling Noah, a promotion he has worked for consistently since its founding. He, along with Takashi Sugiura, are the only two members of the Noah roster who have remained in the company since its founding. After a successful run as a junior heavyweight wrestler in his early Noah run, he advanced to the heavyweight division, quickly winning the GHC Heavyweight Championship in an upset win against Jun Akiyama. He lost the title of Misawa later on, yet stayed as both as heavyweight and junior heavyweight wrestler. In May 2026, he won the GHC National Championship, becoming the first and only wrestler to win every single title in both the heavyweight and junior heavyweight divisions in Pro Wrestling Noah.
Kei Aoyama (青山 景, Aoyama Kei; September 26, 1979 – October 2011) was a Japanese manga artist. He graduated from the…
Kei Aoyama (青山 景, Aoyama Kei; September 26, 1979 – October 2011) was a Japanese manga artist. He graduated from the Department of Visual Communication Design at Musashino Art University. He made his professional debut in 2003 with the one-shot "Chaban Geki", winning Monthly Ikki magazine's Ikiman award for rookie artists. On October 9, 2011, an employee of Aoyama's publisher Kodansha called the police because they had not been able to contact him for several days. The police broke into Aoyama's Tokyo apartment and found him dead in a suicide by hanging. Two days later on October 11, 2011, Kodansha published the last completed chapter of his manga series Yoiko no Mokushiroku in Evening magazine. On February 23, 2012, Shogakukan released a collection of Aoyama's early works titled The Dog Race: Aoyama Kei Shoki Sakuhin-shū (THE DOG RACE 青山景初期作品集). The volume contains eight one-shots, including Aoyama's university graduation project and several previously unreleased manga.
Shigeyuki Kojima (小島 茂之, Kojima Shigeyuki; born 25 September 1979) is a retired Japanese sprinter. He competed in the…
Shigeyuki Kojima (小島 茂之, Kojima Shigeyuki; born 25 September 1979) is a retired Japanese sprinter. He competed in the 100 metres and 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2000 Olympic Games. He was also selected as a reserve for the 100 metres at the 2007 World Championships, but he did not compete.
Ryota Asano (浅野良太, Asano Ryōta) (born Chiba Prefecture, 25 September 1979) is a Japanese rugby union player with 22…
Ryota Asano (浅野良太, Asano Ryōta) (born Chiba Prefecture, 25 September 1979) is a Japanese rugby union player with 22 caps and 0 points in aggregate. He played as flanker, lock and number eight. His nickname is Popi (ぽぴ～, Popi~).
Ryo Takeuchi (竹内 亮; born 23 October 1978), also known as "Uncle Liang" (亮叔; Liàng Shū) to his followers and fans in…
Ryo Takeuchi (竹内 亮; born 23 October 1978), also known as "Uncle Liang" (亮叔; Liàng Shū) to his followers and fans in China, is a Japanese filmmaker best known for his documentaries about China's efforts in combating the coronavirus, including Long Time No See, Wuhan and China's Post-Pandemic Era: Winning Against All Odds.
Yuji Nakagawa (中川 雄二, Nakagawa Yuji; born October 22, 1978) is a former Japanese football player. He is the goalkeeper…
Yuji Nakagawa (中川 雄二, Nakagawa Yuji; born October 22, 1978) is a former Japanese football player. He is the goalkeeper coach J2 League club of Ventforet Kofu.
Toshihiko Uchiyama (内山 俊彦, Uchiyama Toshihiko; born October 21, 1978) is a former Japanese football player.
Otsuichi (乙一, Otsuichi) is the pen name of Hirotaka Adachi (安達 寛高, Adachi Hirotaka; born October 21, 1978), a Japanese…
Otsuichi (乙一, Otsuichi) is the pen name of Hirotaka Adachi (安達 寛高, Adachi Hirotaka; born October 21, 1978), a Japanese writer and filmmaker. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan and the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan. He made his debut with Summer, Fireworks and My Corpse while still in high school. Major works include the novel Goth, which was adapted into a comic and a feature film and the Zoo short story collections which were also adapted into a feature film. Goth won the 2003 Honkaku Mystery Award. Tokyopop has published English-language translations of his short story collection Calling You, the novel Goth and the comic adaptations of both. Another short story, "F-Sensei's Pocket", appears in the English edition of the literary magazine Faust.
Mariko Ooe (大江 麻理子, Ōe Mariko; born 21 October 1978) is a newsroom announcer for TV Tokyo. She was born in Buzen…
Mariko Ooe (大江 麻理子, Ōe Mariko; born 21 October 1978) is a newsroom announcer for TV Tokyo. She was born in Buzen, Fukuoka. She is married to Ooki Matsumoto, the founder and President of Monex, Inc.
Takeru Nagayoshi (永吉 たける, Nagayoshi Takeru; born on October 21, 1978, in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese manga…
Takeru Nagayoshi (永吉 たける, Nagayoshi Takeru; born on October 21, 1978, in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist. He is notable as the author of the Sumire 16 sai!! series. He debuted on Weekly Shōnen Magazine in 2006 with the manga series Sumire 17 sai!!, then later moved to Magazine Special continuing the series but renaming to Sumire 16 sai!!.
Nora Hirano (平野 ノラ, Hirano Nora; born 20 October 1978) is a Japanese comedian. Her real name is Chiaki Hirano (平野 千秋…
Nora Hirano (平野 ノラ, Hirano Nora; born 20 October 1978) is a Japanese comedian. Her real name is Chiaki Hirano (平野 千秋, Hirano Chiaki). She is represented with Watanabe Entertainment.
Tomohiko Itō (伊藤 智彦, Itō Tomohiko; born October 20, 1978) is a Japanese anime director, best known for directing the…
Tomohiko Itō (伊藤 智彦, Itō Tomohiko; born October 20, 1978) is a Japanese anime director, best known for directing the A-1 Pictures projects Occult Academy, the first season of Silver Spoon, the first two seasons of Sword Art Online, and Erased. He currently resides in Shinjuku, Tokyo.
Ryo Segawa (瀬川 亮, Segawa Ryō; born October 19, 1978) is a Japanese actor.
Kotaro Yamazaki (山崎 光太郎, Yamazaki Kotaro; born October 19, 1978) is a former Japanese football player.