Rikuto Hashimoto (橋本 陸斗, Hashimoto Rikuto) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J2 League club Roasso…Rikuto Hashimoto (橋本 陸斗, Hashimoto Rikuto) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J2 League club Roasso Kumamoto on loan from J1 League club, Vissel Kobe.
Rio Takeda (竹田 麗央, Takeda Rio) (born 2 April 2003) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA Tour and…Rio Takeda (竹田 麗央, Takeda Rio) (born 2 April 2003) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA Tour and the LPGA of Japan Tour where she has 8 wins.
Yuito Obara (Japanese: 小原 唯和, born April 2, 2002) is a Japanese actor and fashion model. He was a finalist in the 28th…Yuito Obara (Japanese: 小原 唯和, born April 2, 2002) is a Japanese actor and fashion model. He was a finalist in the 28th Junon Superboy Contest.
Takeru Otsuka (大塚 健, Ōtsuka Takeru; born 2 April 2001) is a Japanese snowboarder. He won the freestyle overall and big…Takeru Otsuka (大塚 健, Ōtsuka Takeru; born 2 April 2001) is a Japanese snowboarder. He won the freestyle overall and big air at the 2018–19 FIS Snowboard World Cup and the gold medal in the big air event at the Norway 2018 and 2019 editions of the Winter X Games.
Yuria Ito (born 2 April 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for WE League club Mynavi…Yuria Ito (born 2 April 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for WE League club Mynavi Sendai Ladies.
Genki Egawa (江川 慶城, Egawa Genki; born 2 April 2000) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a centre-back for…Genki Egawa (江川 慶城, Egawa Genki; born 2 April 2000) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a centre-back for Kagoshima United.
Hinako Sakurai (桜井 日奈子, Sakurai Hinako; born 2 April 1997, in Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese…Hinako Sakurai (桜井 日奈子, Sakurai Hinako; born 2 April 1997, in Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actress, model and tarento who has appeared in a number of feature films and television programmes. Sakurai is represented with Incent.
Ayaka Nishikawa (born 2 April 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for the South Korean…Ayaka Nishikawa (born 2 April 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for the South Korean WK League club Suwon FC.
Akira Silvano Disaro (ディサロ 燦 シルヴァーノ, Disaro Akira Shirubāno; born 2 April 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer…Akira Silvano Disaro (ディサロ 燦 シルヴァーノ, Disaro Akira Shirubāno; born 2 April 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for J2 League club, Montedio Yamagata.
Sanae Motokawa (本川紗奈生, Motokawa Sanae, born April 2, 1992) is a Japanese basketball player. She represented Japan in…Sanae Motokawa (本川紗奈生, Motokawa Sanae, born April 2, 1992) is a Japanese basketball player. She represented Japan in the women's tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Junya Osaki (大﨑 淳矢, Ōsaki Junya; born April 2, 1991 in Toyama) is a Japanese football player currently playing for…Junya Osaki (大﨑 淳矢, Ōsaki Junya; born April 2, 1991 in Toyama) is a Japanese football player currently playing for Tochigi SC.
Kotoyūki Kazuyoshi (Japanese: 琴勇輝 一巖; born April 2, 1991 as Yūki Enomoto (榎本 勇起)) is a Japanese former professional…Kotoyūki Kazuyoshi (Japanese: 琴勇輝 一巖; born April 2, 1991 as Yūki Enomoto (榎本 勇起)) is a Japanese former professional sumo wrestler from Kagawa Prefecture. He made his professional debut in 2008. After being a regular jūryō wrestler who made occasional trips to the top makuuchi division for a few years, from 2015 until 2019 he was a top division regular. He earned one gold star for defeating a yokozuna and one special prize for Outstanding Performance. He wrestled for Sadogatake stable, and his highest rank was sekiwake. He retired in April 2021 and is now a sumo coach.
Sho Murata (村田 翔, Murata Shō; born April 2, 1987) is a Japanese football player. He is currently playing for…Sho Murata (村田 翔, Murata Shō; born April 2, 1987) is a Japanese football player. He is currently playing for Thespakusatsu Gunma.
Kota Fujimoto (藤本 康太, Fujimoto Kōta; born 2 April 1986 in Kumamoto) is a Japanese retired footballer he is the…Kota Fujimoto (藤本 康太, Fujimoto Kōta; born 2 April 1986 in Kumamoto) is a Japanese retired footballer he is the currently coach of J1 League club Cerezo Osaka.
Kengo Ishii (石井 謙伍, Ishii Kengo; born 2 April 1986 in Ishikari, Hokkaidō) is a Japanese footballer who currently plays…Kengo Ishii (石井 謙伍, Ishii Kengo; born 2 April 1986 in Ishikari, Hokkaidō) is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for Nankatsu SC.
Rena Joshita (城下 麗奈, Jōshita Rena; born 2 April 1986) is a retired Japanese hurdler. She reached the final of the 2010…Rena Joshita (城下 麗奈, Jōshita Rena; born 2 April 1986) is a retired Japanese hurdler. She reached the final of the 2010 Asian Games in the 100 metres hurdles. She was also the former Japanese university record holder (13.26 seconds, set in 2009) in the 100 metres hurdles.
Yugo Ichiyanagi (一柳 夢吾, Ichiyanagi Yūgo; born 2 April 1985) is a Japanese football player who plays for Taiwanese…Yugo Ichiyanagi (一柳 夢吾, Ichiyanagi Yūgo; born 2 April 1985) is a Japanese football player who plays for Taiwanese football club AC Taipei.
Kōichirō Morioka (森岡 紘一朗, Morioka Kōichirō; born 2 April 1985) is a Japanese race walker. He has enjoyed success at…Kōichirō Morioka (森岡 紘一朗, Morioka Kōichirō; born 2 April 1985) is a Japanese race walker. He has enjoyed success at University and regional levels, having won two bronze medals at both the Summer Universiade (2005, 2007) and the Asian Games (2006, 2010). Morioka has competed at the four World Championships in Athletics (2005 to 2011) and has represented Japan at three Summer Olympics (2008, 2012, 2016). He also won a silver medal at the 2009 East Asian Games. He walked an Asian record of 39:07.84 minutes for the 10,000 km track walk in 2010, which was broken two years later by Wang Zhen. He also set a new personal best at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Yuya Shirai (born April 2, 1980) is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the…Yuya Shirai (born April 2, 1980) is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division. A professional competitor since 2003, Shirai has fought for ONE FC, DEEP, BAMMA, Glory World Series, M-1 Global, Pancrase, DREAM, and is a former DEEP Welterweight Champion.
Kyōhei Ishiguro (Japanese: イシグロキョウヘイ, Hepburn: Ishiguro Kyōhei; born April 2, 1980) is a Japanese anime director. He…Kyōhei Ishiguro (Japanese: イシグロキョウヘイ, Hepburn: Ishiguro Kyōhei; born April 2, 1980) is a Japanese anime director. He debuted in 2009, and after doing the storyboards for three series, he was given the full directorial role in the anime adaptation of Your Lie in April. After directing other television series, he debuted as a film director with Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop.
Atsushi Kanazawa (金澤篤志, Kanazawa Atsushi) is the former head coach of the Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka in the Japanese…Atsushi Kanazawa (金澤篤志, Kanazawa Atsushi) is the former head coach of the Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka in the Japanese B.League.
Takako Kotorida (小鳥田 貴子, Kotorida Takako) (born 2 April 1977) is a Japanese former long-distance runner. She was a…Takako Kotorida (小鳥田 貴子, Kotorida Takako) (born 2 April 1977) is a Japanese former long-distance runner. She was a member of DEODEO Athletic Club for Women. She represented her country at the 2002 Asian Games and placed fourth in the women's 10,000 metres. As part of the Japanese national marathon relay team, she was winner of the Yokohama International Women's Ekiden in 1999 and 2000, and was the Beijing International Ekiden champion in 2001. She competed at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships on three occasions and was part of Japan's silver medal-winning women's team in both 2001 and 2003. Kotorida was a silver medallist in the half marathon at the 2001 East Asian Games.
Takanowaka Yūki (born 2 April 1976 as Yūki Ozaki) is a former sumo wrestler from Ikitsuki, Nagasaki, Japan. His highest…Takanowaka Yūki (born 2 April 1976 as Yūki Ozaki) is a former sumo wrestler from Ikitsuki, Nagasaki, Japan. His highest rank was sekiwake.
Hisanori Takahashi (高橋 尚成, Takahashi Hisanori; born April 2, 1975) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher.…Hisanori Takahashi (高橋 尚成, Takahashi Hisanori; born April 2, 1975) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He began his professional career in NPB with the Yomiuri Giants, and played in Major League Baseball for the New York Mets, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Chicago Cubs.
Masashi Endō (遠藤雅, Endō Masashi; born 2 April 1974) is a Japanese actor. He is best known for appearing in the 1996 NHK…Masashi Endō (遠藤雅, Endō Masashi; born 2 April 1974) is a Japanese actor. He is best known for appearing in the 1996 NHK serial drama Himawari. He has appeared in more than ten films since 1993, most notably in Wild Zero and Sawako Decides.
Masahiro Ando (安藤 正裕, Andō Masahiro; born April 2, 1972) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan…Masahiro Ando (安藤 正裕, Andō Masahiro; born April 2, 1972) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Cunning Takeyama (カンニング竹山, Kanningu Takeyama; born 30 March 1971) is a Japanese tarento, comedian and actor. Takeyama…Cunning Takeyama (カンニング竹山, Kanningu Takeyama; born 30 March 1971) is a Japanese tarento, comedian and actor. Takeyama performed boke in the comedy duo Cunning and is known for his often "angry" persona while at the same time being an "easy to tease" character. His real name and former stage name in the duo is Takanori Takeyama (竹山 隆範, Takeyama Takanori). Takeyama is also known for his fandom of American football, National Football League and the Green Bay Packers.
Yusuke Nakano (中野 祐介, Nakano Yusuke; born 2 April 1970) is a Japanese politician and governmental official currently…Yusuke Nakano (中野 祐介, Nakano Yusuke; born 2 April 1970) is a Japanese politician and governmental official currently serving as the Mayor of Hamamatsu. Prior to running as a candidate in the 2023 Hamamatsu mayoral election, Nakano worked within the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.
Yoshifumi Ayukawa (鮎川 義文, Ayukawa Yoshifumi; born April 2, 1970 in Aichi, Japan) is a retired Nippon Professional…Yoshifumi Ayukawa (鮎川 義文, Ayukawa Yoshifumi; born April 2, 1970 in Aichi, Japan) is a retired Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher. He played for the Hanshin Tigers and the Chiba Lotte Marines.
Seiji Yamakawa (山川 征二, Yamakawa Seiji; born 2 April 1970) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler, better known by…Seiji Yamakawa (山川 征二, Yamakawa Seiji; born 2 April 1970) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Ryuji Yamakawa (山川 竜司, Yamakawa Ryūji). He is best known for his time with Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW), where he spent the majority of his career between 1995 and 2012 as a deathmatch wrestler. He was one of the top wrestlers and an over main eventer of the company, winning the Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship two times and the Tag Team Championship seven times.
Tomohiro Osawa (大沢 知宏, Ōsawa Tomohiro; 2 April 1969 – 6 April 2016) was a Japanese sprinter. While still a student at…Tomohiro Osawa (大沢 知宏, Ōsawa Tomohiro; 2 April 1969 – 6 April 2016) was a Japanese sprinter. While still a student at Waseda University, he competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics, He worked as a coach at Waseda after graduation. He died of pancreatic cancer on 6 April 2016.
Daisuke Igarashi (五十嵐 大介, Igarashi Daisuke; born April 2, 1969) is a Japanese manga artist. Active since the 1990s, he…Daisuke Igarashi (五十嵐 大介, Igarashi Daisuke; born April 2, 1969) is a Japanese manga artist. Active since the 1990s, he is known for his detailed depictions of nature in combination with spiritual or surreal themes. Manga series like Witches and Children of the Sea have been critically acclaimed and translated into several languages.
Takako Kobayashi (小林 貴子, Kobayashi Takako; born 2 April 1968) is a Japanese judoka. She competed in the women's…Takako Kobayashi (小林 貴子, Kobayashi Takako; born 2 April 1968) is a Japanese judoka. She competed in the women's half-middleweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Tadashi Tokieda (Japanese: 時枝正; born 1968) is a Japanese mathematician, working in mathematics and physics. He is a…Tadashi Tokieda (Japanese: 時枝正; born 1968) is a Japanese mathematician, working in mathematics and physics. He is a professor of mathematics at Stanford University; he formerly was a fellow and Director of Studies of Mathematics at Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He also invents, collects, and studies toys that uniquely reveal and explore real-world surprises of mathematics and physics. In comparison with most mathematicians, he had an unusual path in life: he started as a painter, and then became a classical philologist, before transitioning to mathematics. Tokieda is known for his public lectures where he demonstrates mathematical phenomena.