Shōtarō Tashiro (田代 将太郎, Tashiro Shōtarō; born December 13, 1989 in Ishikari, Hokkaido, Japan) is a Japanese…Shōtarō Tashiro (田代 将太郎, Tashiro Shōtarō; born December 13, 1989 in Ishikari, Hokkaido, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent. He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Saitama Seibu Lions and Tokyo Yakult Swallows. On December 2, 2020, he become free agent.
Airi Furukawa (古川 愛李, Furukawa Airi; born 13 December 1989 in Aichi Prefecture) is an illustrator and former member of…Airi Furukawa (古川 愛李, Furukawa Airi; born 13 December 1989 in Aichi Prefecture) is an illustrator and former member of the Japanese idol girl group SKE48. She is a former member and leader of SKE48's Team KII.
Yuko Nakada (中田優子, Nakada Yuko; born December 12, 1989) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House of…Yuko Nakada (中田優子, Nakada Yuko; born December 12, 1989) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House of Councillors since 2025. She is a member of Sanseitō.
Anastasia Malhotra (アナスタシア・マルフォートラ, Anasutashia Maruhōtora; born 12 December 1989 in Gifu) is a Japanese professional…Anastasia Malhotra (アナスタシア・マルフォートラ, Anasutashia Maruhōtora; born 12 December 1989 in Gifu) is a Japanese professional tennis player.
Genki Omae (大前 元紀, Ōmae Genki; born 10 December 1989) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for…Genki Omae (大前 元紀, Ōmae Genki; born 10 December 1989) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains Nankatsu SC. He has made several appearances for Japan’s under 19 national team.
Kohei Nakashima (中島 康平, Nakashima Kohei; born December 7, 1989) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Verspah…Kohei Nakashima (中島 康平, Nakashima Kohei; born December 7, 1989) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Verspah Oita.
Yoshinori Sato (佐藤 由規, Satō Yoshinori; born 5 December 1989) also known as Yoshinori (由規) is a Japanese former…Yoshinori Sato (佐藤 由規, Satō Yoshinori; born 5 December 1989) also known as Yoshinori (由規) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows and Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Rakuten Monkeys.
Toshiki Abe (阿部 寿樹, Abe Toshiki; born December 3, 1989) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Chunichi…Toshiki Abe (阿部 寿樹, Abe Toshiki; born December 3, 1989) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Daichi Inui (乾 大知, Inui Daichi; born December 2, 1989) is a Japanese football player currently playing for Tochigi SC…Daichi Inui (乾 大知, Inui Daichi; born December 2, 1989) is a Japanese football player currently playing for Tochigi SC on loan from Matsumoto Yamaga FC.
Kazuya Yamamura (山村 和也, Yamamura Kazuya; born 2 December 1989) is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for…Kazuya Yamamura (山村 和也, Yamamura Kazuya; born 2 December 1989) is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for National Premier Leagues NSW club Wollongong Wolves.
Harumichi Tatekawa (立川 理道, Tatekawa Harumichi; born 2 December 1989) is a Japanese rugby union player who can play…Harumichi Tatekawa (立川 理道, Tatekawa Harumichi; born 2 December 1989) is a Japanese rugby union player who can play either as a fly-half or centre. He plays for the Kubota Spears in Japan and the Brumbies in the international Super Rugby competition.
Takeshi Inoue (Japanese:井上岳志, Inoue Takeshi) (born December 1, 1989) is a two-time OPBF Super Welterweight Champion and…Takeshi Inoue (Japanese:井上岳志, Inoue Takeshi) (born December 1, 1989) is a two-time OPBF Super Welterweight Champion and former WBO Super Welterweight title challenger.
Yūsuke Tanaka (田中 佑典, Tanaka Yūsuke; born November 29, 1989) is a Japanese gymnast. He has won two Olympic medals in…Yūsuke Tanaka (田中 佑典, Tanaka Yūsuke; born November 29, 1989) is a Japanese gymnast. He has won two Olympic medals in the men's artistic team all-around – silver in 2012 (London) and gold in 2016 (Rio de Janeiro).
Yoko Ono (大野陽子, Ōno Yōko; born 27 November 1989) is a Japanese retired judoka. She participated at the 2018 World Judo…Yoko Ono (大野陽子, Ōno Yōko; born 27 November 1989) is a Japanese retired judoka. She participated at the 2018 World Judo Championships, winning a medal. In 2021, she won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar. She also won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Paris in France.
Daisuke Nakai (中井 大介, born November 27, 1989) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Yokohama DeNA…Daisuke Nakai (中井 大介, born November 27, 1989) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Naoki Wako (輪湖 直樹, Wako Naoki; born 26 November 1989) is a Japanese footballer who last played for J1 League club…Naoki Wako (輪湖 直樹, Wako Naoki; born 26 November 1989) is a Japanese footballer who last played for J1 League club Avispa Fukuoka.
Takumi Takahashi (高橋 巧, Takahashi Takumi; born 26 November 1989) is a Japanese motorcycle racer. He recently competed…Takumi Takahashi (高橋 巧, Takahashi Takumi; born 26 November 1989) is a Japanese motorcycle racer. He recently competed in the British Superbike Championship on a factory-supported Honda Fireblade. Takahashi has raced in the All Japan Road Race Championship in the GP125 class, in the GP250 class, where he was champion in 2008, and in the JSB1000 class, where he was champion in 2017. He won the Suzuka 8 Hours in 2010 with Ryuichi Kiyonari and Takaaki Nakagami and in 2013 and 2014 with Michael van der Mark and Leon Haslam. A test rider for Honda Racing Corporation, Takahashi in 2015 made a wild card appearance in his home race in the MotoGP World Championship.
Takumi Yamada (山田 拓巳, Yamada Takumi; born November 25, 1989 in Tokyo) is a Japanese football player who plays for…Takumi Yamada (山田 拓巳, Yamada Takumi; born November 25, 1989 in Tokyo) is a Japanese football player who plays for Montedio Yamagata.
Shota Takekuma (武隈 祥太, Takekuma Shota; born November 24, 1989) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He…Shota Takekuma (武隈 祥太, Takekuma Shota; born November 24, 1989) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Saitama Seibu Lions from 2009 to 2021.
Ai Miura (三浦愛, Miura Ai; born 24 November 1989 in Nara Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese female racing driver who last…Ai Miura (三浦愛, Miura Ai; born 24 November 1989 in Nara Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese female racing driver who last raced in the Formula Regional Japanese Championship.
Shinya Kayama (嘉弥真 新也, Kayama Shinya; born November 23, 1989) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who is a free…Shinya Kayama (嘉弥真 新也, Kayama Shinya; born November 23, 1989) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Nana Takeda (武田 奈也, Takeda Nana; born 21 December 1988) is a Japanese former figure skater. She is the 2007 NHK Trophy…Nana Takeda (武田 奈也, Takeda Nana; born 21 December 1988) is a Japanese former figure skater. She is the 2007 NHK Trophy bronze medalist and 2009 Winter Universiade silver medalist. She won five medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and placed as high as fourth at the World Junior Championships. Takeda is one of the seven women who defeated World and Olympic champion Yuna Kim throughout her career.
Takuya Matsuura (松浦 拓弥, Matsuura Takuya; born December 21, 1988 in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka) is a Japanese football player…Takuya Matsuura (松浦 拓弥, Matsuura Takuya; born December 21, 1988 in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka) is a Japanese football player currently playing for FC Osaka.
Masashi Eriguchi (江里口 匡史, Eriguchi Masashi; born 17 December 1988 in Kikuchi, Kumamoto) is a retired Japanese sprinter…Masashi Eriguchi (江里口 匡史, Eriguchi Masashi; born 17 December 1988 in Kikuchi, Kumamoto) is a retired Japanese sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres. He won the bronze medal at the 2009 Summer Universiade and a gold medal in relay at the 2009 Asian Championships. At the 2009 World Championships, he finished fourth in the relay. He also competed in the 100 metres. He reached the semi-final at the 2010 World Indoor Championships. His personal best times are 6.75 seconds in the 60 metres (indoor), achieved at the 2010 World Indoor Championships in Doha; 10.07 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in June 2009 in Hiroshima; and 20.88 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in October 2008 in Ōita. He retired in 2018.
Chiharu Kitaoka (喜多丘 千陽, Kitaoka Chiharu; born December 16, 1988), also known Aya Gōda (合田 彩, Gōda Aya), is a Japanese…Chiharu Kitaoka (喜多丘 千陽, Kitaoka Chiharu; born December 16, 1988), also known Aya Gōda (合田 彩, Gōda Aya), is a Japanese voice actress from Kitami, Hokkaido, Japan. She was affiliated with Production Ace Engi Kenkyuujo and graduated from Yoyogi Animation Gakuin. Kitaoka made her voice acting debut in Kiddy Girl-and (2009) under the stage name Aya Gouda. She went on to use that name until she left the Production Ace agency in September 2012.
Tsuyoshi Murata (村田毅, Murata Tsuyoshi; born 15 December 1988 in Tokyo) is a Japanese rugby union player who plays as a…Tsuyoshi Murata (村田毅, Murata Tsuyoshi; born 15 December 1988 in Tokyo) is a Japanese rugby union player who plays as a back row forward. In his home country he plays for the NEC Green Rockets whom he joined in 2011. He was also named in the first ever Sunwolves squad which will compete in Super Rugby from the 2016 season. Murata is a Japanese international who debuted against South Korea in 2015, but did not make the squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Atsushi Suzuki (鈴木 敦, Suzuki Atsushi; born 15 December 1988) is a Japanese politician who served as a member of the…Atsushi Suzuki (鈴木 敦, Suzuki Atsushi; born 15 December 1988) is a Japanese politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 2021 to 2026. Suzuki is the fourth youngest member of the National Diet after Yuki Baba, Shin Tsuchida and Nobuchiyo Kishi.
Genji Umeno (梅野 源治) is a Japanese Muay Thai and Kickboxing practitioner. He is the current BoM Lightweight champion. He…Genji Umeno (梅野 源治) is a Japanese Muay Thai and Kickboxing practitioner. He is the current BoM Lightweight champion. He is a former Rajadamnern 135 lbs champion, WPMF World Super Featherweight champion, WBC Muaythai World, International Super Featherweight champion, as well as a former M-1 Featherweight champion.
Yuriko Kobayashi (Japanese: 小林 祐梨子; born 12 December 1988) is a Japanese professional middle- and long-distance runner…Yuriko Kobayashi (Japanese: 小林 祐梨子; born 12 December 1988) is a Japanese professional middle- and long-distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres and 5000 metres. She represented Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She started out in middle-distance events, running in the 800 metres at the 2004 World Junior Championships and then winning a 1500 m silver medal at the World Youth Championships in Athletics the following year. She won the bronze medal in the 1500 m at the 2005 Asian Championships in Athletics and went one better at the 2006 Asian Games by taking the silver medal in Doha. Kobayashi moved up to specialise in longer distances and ran the 5000 m at the 2008 Beijing Olympics after becoming the Japanese national champion in the event. She gave the best performance by an Asian runner in the women's 5000 m at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, finishing in eleventh and beating her domestic rival Yurika Nakamura. Kobayashi ended her season with a 5000 m gold medal at the 2009 East Asian Games. She was selected to represent Asia/Pacific at the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup, but managed only eighth place in the 3000 m. The following January, she ran for Hyōgo at the 2011 Women's Inter-Prefectural Ekiden and set a new stage record in her section, although the team finished in ninth position overall. She was the bronze medalist in the 5000 m at the 2011 Asian Athletics Championships in Kobe, one place behind her compatriot Hitomi Niiya. At the International Chiba Ekiden in November she won the first women's stage for Japan, setting a race record for her leg, and the mixed team went on to finish a close second behind Kenya.
Toshiro Miyazaki (宮﨑 敏郎, Miyazaki Toshiro; born December 12, 1988, in Karatsu, Saga, Japan) is a Japanese professional…Toshiro Miyazaki (宮﨑 敏郎, Miyazaki Toshiro; born December 12, 1988, in Karatsu, Saga, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Hiroyuki Nakano (中野 弘幸, Nakano Hiroyuki; born 9 December 1988 in Anjō) is a Japanese sprinter. He competed in the 4 ×…Hiroyuki Nakano (中野 弘幸, Nakano Hiroyuki; born 9 December 1988 in Anjō) is a Japanese sprinter. He competed in the 4 × 400 m relay event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Akihiro Kagoshima (籠島彰宏, Kagoshima Akihiro; born 8 December 1988) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the…Akihiro Kagoshima (籠島彰宏, Kagoshima Akihiro; born 8 December 1988) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House of Councillors since 2025. He previously worked at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the OECD.
Masahiro Inui (乾 真大, Inui Masahiro) (born December 8, 1988) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher. He played in…Masahiro Inui (乾 真大, Inui Masahiro) (born December 8, 1988) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters and Yomiuri Giants.
Hikari Nakade (中出 ひかり, Nakade Hikari; born December 6, 1988) is a Japanese former football player. She played for the…Hikari Nakade (中出 ひかり, Nakade Hikari; born December 6, 1988) is a Japanese former football player. She played for the Japan national team as a forward.
Kohei Ito (伊藤 紘平, Ito Kohei; born 5 December 1988) is a Japanese footballer who currently plays as a centre back for…Kohei Ito (伊藤 紘平, Ito Kohei; born 5 December 1988) is a Japanese footballer who currently plays as a centre back for Hong Kong First Division club South China.
Yuki Koyama (小山 雄輝, Koyama Yūki; born December 5, 1988 in Chita, Aichi, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball…Yuki Koyama (小山 雄輝, Koyama Yūki; born December 5, 1988 in Chita, Aichi, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Tsukasa Shiotani (塩谷 司, Shiotani Tsukasa; born 5 December 1988) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Tsukasa Shiotani (塩谷 司, Shiotani Tsukasa; born 5 December 1988) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Shiotani has won 8 trophies as of 2025 and was selected for the J.League Team of the Year from 2014 to 2016.
Miki Kanie (蟹江 美貴, Kanie Miki; born December 4, 1988) is a Japanese archer who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.…Miki Kanie (蟹江 美貴, Kanie Miki; born December 4, 1988) is a Japanese archer who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She entered the Olympics with a world ranking of 332 but finished the preliminary ranking round for the women's individual event in sixth place. She was later eliminated in the third round of the competition by Mexico's Aída Román. In the women's team event Kanie and teammates Ren Hayakawa and Kaori Kawanaka won bronze medal after defeating Russia in the third-place match, earning Japan's first Olympic archery medal in a team event.
Takuya Seguchi (瀬口拓弥, Seguchi, Takuya; born 30 November 1988 in Okayama) is a Japanese former professional footballer…Takuya Seguchi (瀬口拓弥, Seguchi, Takuya; born 30 November 1988 in Okayama) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. In a career spanning 13 years, he played over 100 games for Kamatamare Sanuki before going on to play for Tokushima Vortis and Albirex Niigata. Following his contract expiring at the end of the 2023 season and his subsequent retirement, Seguchi was hired as a coach at Albirex Niigata.
Eir Aoi (Japanese: 藍井 エイル, Hepburn: Aoi Eiru; born November 30, 1988) is a Japanese singer from Sapporo, Hokkaido…Eir Aoi (Japanese: 藍井 エイル, Hepburn: Aoi Eiru; born November 30, 1988) is a Japanese singer from Sapporo, Hokkaido, signed to Sacra Music. After being discovered through the Japanese video sharing website Niconico, Aoi made her major debut in 2011 with the release of her first single "Memoria", which was used as the first ending theme to the 2011 anime television series Fate/Zero. Aoi's music has been featured in various anime television series such as Sword Art Online, Classroom of the Elite, Kill la Kill, and The Heroic Legend of Arslan, as well as other television programs such as Rank Okoku. She has performed at various anime conventions in Asia, Europe, North and South America. She has cited her interest in anime, as well as artists such as Evanescence, Slipknot, and Do As Infinity, as influences in her career. In October 2016, following prolonged bouts of poor health, she announced an indefinite hiatus from musical activities following a two-day concert at the Nippon Budokan in November 2016. In February 2018, it was announced that she would resume her activities later that year.
Ryuichi Kawakami (河上隆一, Kawakami Ryūichi) is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to Gleat and is best…Ryuichi Kawakami (河上隆一, Kawakami Ryūichi) is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to Gleat and is best known for his tenure with the Japanese promotions Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) and DDT Pro Wrestling (DDT).
Hiroki Fujiharu (藤春 廣輝, Fujiharu Hiroki; born November 28, 1988) is a Japanese football player. He plays as a left back…Hiroki Fujiharu (藤春 廣輝, Fujiharu Hiroki; born November 28, 1988) is a Japanese football player. He plays as a left back for FC Ryukyu in J3 League.
Shinjiro Atae (與 真司郎, Atae Shinjirō; born November 26, 1988) is a Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, and model. He…Shinjiro Atae (與 真司郎, Atae Shinjirō; born November 26, 1988) is a Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, and model. He debuted as a member of the co-ed group AAA in 2005. Early on in his career, Atae starred in television and film projects including the live-action adaptations of Psychic Detective Yakumo, Delicious Gakuin, Teiō, Guardian Angel, and Ramune. In 2016, Atae released music solo, beginning with the song "Reunited", and later released his first solo album, This Is Who I Am, as a limited release in 2018. He is also an exclusive model in the magazines Junon and Duet.
Shu Kurata (倉田 秋, Kurata Shū; born November 26, 1988) is a Japanese international football player currently playing for…Shu Kurata (倉田 秋, Kurata Shū; born November 26, 1988) is a Japanese international football player currently playing for Gamba Osaka in the J1 League. His regular playing position is an attacking midfielder or a winger.
