Riku Matsuda (松田 陸, Matsuda Riku; born 3 May 1999) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Tokyo Verdy. His regular…Riku Matsuda (松田 陸, Matsuda Riku; born 3 May 1999) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Tokyo Verdy. His regular playing position is right full-back.
Takumi Mase (真瀬 拓海, Mase Takumi; born 3 May 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for J1…Takumi Mase (真瀬 拓海, Mase Takumi; born 3 May 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for J1 League club Mito HollyHock.
Koki Ikeda (池田 向希, Ikeda Kōki; born 3 May 1998) is a Japanese racewalking athlete. He studied at Toyo University. Ikeda…Koki Ikeda (池田 向希, Ikeda Kōki; born 3 May 1998) is a Japanese racewalking athlete. He studied at Toyo University. Ikeda won a bronze medal in 20 kilometres race walk at the 2019 Asian Race Walking Championships in Nomi. He represented Japan at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, competing in 20 kilometres walk. He won a silver medal at 2020 Summer Olympics and the 2022 World Athletics Championships in the same event. In February 2025, Ikeda was banned for anti-doping violations for four years from November 2024 with results from June 2023 disqualified. His blood samples showed abnormalities alleged to indicate tampering.
Mizuki Aiba (饗庭 瑞生, Aiba Mizuki; born 3 May 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for Veertien…Mizuki Aiba (饗庭 瑞生, Aiba Mizuki; born 3 May 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for Veertien Mie.
Akinari Kawazura (河面 旺成, Kawazura Akinari; born May 3, 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left…Akinari Kawazura (河面 旺成, Kawazura Akinari; born May 3, 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left back for the J1 League club Mito HollyHock, on loan from Nagoya Grampus.
Rikiya Matsuda (松田 力也, Matsuda Rikiya; born 3 May 1994) is a Japanese professional rugby union player who typically…Rikiya Matsuda (松田 力也, Matsuda Rikiya; born 3 May 1994) is a Japanese professional rugby union player who typically plays as a fly-half. Most recently contracted to the Japan Rugby League One club Saitama Wild Knights, Matsuda is a free agent. Matsuda also plays for the Japan national team.
Junto Matsushita (松下純土, Matsushita Junto; born 3 May 1991 in Tokyo) is a retired Japanese footballer who played for…Junto Matsushita (松下純土, Matsushita Junto; born 3 May 1991 in Tokyo) is a retired Japanese footballer who played for Machida Zelvia.
Tatsuyoshi Masubuchi (増渕 竜義, Masubuchi Tatsuyoshi; born May 3, 1988 in Sōka, Saitama, Japan) is a professional Japanese…Tatsuyoshi Masubuchi (増渕 竜義, Masubuchi Tatsuyoshi; born May 3, 1988 in Sōka, Saitama, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player.
Shigeru Yokotani (横谷 繁, Yokotani Shigeru; born May 3, 1987 in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo) is a Japanese footballer who plays…Shigeru Yokotani (横谷 繁, Yokotani Shigeru; born May 3, 1987 in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Ehime FC.
Takanori Sugeno (菅野 孝憲, Sugeno Takanori; born 3 May 1984) is a Japanese football player who plays for Hokkaido…Takanori Sugeno (菅野 孝憲, Sugeno Takanori; born 3 May 1984) is a Japanese football player who plays for Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo.
Yuji Unozawa (宇野沢 祐次, Unozawa Yuji; born 3 May 1983) is a former Japanese football player who last played for Nagano…Yuji Unozawa (宇野沢 祐次, Unozawa Yuji; born 3 May 1983) is a former Japanese football player who last played for Nagano Parceiro.
Satoru Yamagishi (山岸 智, Yamagishi Satoru; born May 3, 1983) is a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national…Satoru Yamagishi (山岸 智, Yamagishi Satoru; born May 3, 1983) is a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Junpei Fujita (藤田 淳平, Fujita Junpei) is a Japanese arranger and composer, and a founding member of Elements Garden. His…Junpei Fujita (藤田 淳平, Fujita Junpei) is a Japanese arranger and composer, and a founding member of Elements Garden. His work includes composition and arrangement of some tracks of singles and albums of Nana Mizuki including albums Hybrid Universe, Ultimate Diamond and Impact Exciter and singles "Wild Eyes", "Super Generation", "Junketsu Paradox", "Mugen" and Starcamp EP. He also composed music for a track on Mamoru Miyano album Wonder and Mamoru Miyano single Refrain. Along with other members of Elements Garden, he also worked on the soundtrack of the game Wild Arms XF, and composed and arranged music for the game G Senjō no Maō and franchise BanG Dream!. He also arranged music from the PC version of the visual novel Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka. He married singer Suara in 2009.
Dai Tamesue (為末大, Tamesue Dai; born May 3, 1978 in Hiroshima) is the first Japanese sprinter to win a medal in a track…Dai Tamesue (為末大, Tamesue Dai; born May 3, 1978 in Hiroshima) is the first Japanese sprinter to win a medal in a track event at a World Competition. Current Japanese record holder for Men's 400 meter hurdle (as of July 2021). Bronze medalist of the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton and 2005 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki. Tamesue represented Japan in the Sydney, Athens, and Beijing Olympics. He started running professionally in 2003 and retired after 25 years of competitive athletics in 2012. Pursuing ways to pass on the benefits of sports into society through associate organizations; Samurai Co., Ltd. (Representative Director), Athlete Society (Representative Director, Founded 2010), Xiborg (Founded 2014 ). Assigned to Bhutan's Olympic Committee (BOC) ambassador in April 2015. Continues to support countries that are limited in Olympic medal experiences. Other assignments include; Specially assigned researcher for the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology in Tokyo University (2014) Member of the evaluation committee for the New National Stadium reconstruction planning procedure of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (2015) Sports Legacy Project management committee member for the Tokyo Marathon Foundation. In 2006, He appeared as a celebrity contestant on Quiz $ Millionaire and won the ¥10,000,000 top prize.
Hiro Mashima (真島 ヒロ, Mashima Hiro; born May 3, 1977) is a Japanese manga artist. He gained success with his first…Hiro Mashima (真島 ヒロ, Mashima Hiro; born May 3, 1977) is a Japanese manga artist. He gained success with his first serial Rave Master, published in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from 1999 to 2005. His best-selling work, Fairy Tail, published in the same magazine from 2006 to 2017, became one of the best-selling manga series with over 72 million copies in print. Fairy Tail won the Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen manga in 2009, and Mashima was given the Harvey Awards International Spotlight award in 2017 and the Fauve Special Award at the 2018 Angoulême International Comics Festival.
Mayumi Ichikawa (Japanese: 市河 麻由美; born May 3, 1976) is a female long-distance runner from Japan. She set her personal…Mayumi Ichikawa (Japanese: 市河 麻由美; born May 3, 1976) is a female long-distance runner from Japan. She set her personal best in the women's marathon on March 11, 2001 in Nagoya, clocking 2:27:22.
Noriyo Hiroi (廣井 法代, Hiroi Noriyo) (born 1976) is a Japanese alpine skier. Hiroi made her World Cup debut in the…Noriyo Hiroi (廣井 法代, Hiroi Noriyo) (born 1976) is a Japanese alpine skier. Hiroi made her World Cup debut in the 1996–97 season, in Sölden where she was disqualified. After being disqualified or not finishing in twelve consecutive races, she finally collected her first World Cup points later that same season, finishing 25th in the slalom race in Laax. In the 1997–98 and 1998–99 World Cup she did not finish either of the eleven races she started in; and in 1999–2000 she failed to finish ten more races, but did finish three, slightly improving her career best placement to 23rd in the December 1999 slalom in Lienz. The 30th place in giant slalom in March 2000 was her only World Cup point in this discipline, starting 32 giant slalom races in the World Cup throughout her career. During the 2000–01 World Cup, Hiroi achieved another 23rd place before improving steadily to 17th in Sestriere and 10th in Semmering, both in the slalom in December 2000. In 2001 she also recorded a 16th, 12th and 14th place in Ofterschwang, Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Åre. In 2001–02 her best World Cup placement was 19th, and in 2003–04 it was 22nd. In 2004–05 she only finished one race, a 27th place, whereas her best placement in the 2005–06 World Cup was 18th. Her last World Cup race was in March 2006 in Levi, Finland. She competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, and also at the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics. Her best outing was the 14th place in slalom at the 2002 Olympics. She competed at the 1997, 2001, 2003 and 2005 World Alpine Skiing Championships. Her best placement here was the 26th place in St. Anton in 2001, in the giant slalom. She took up residence in Niigata and represented the clubs Kandatsu Kogen and Albirex Niigata during her career.
Takafumi Hirao (平尾 剛史, Hirao Takafumi), also known as Tsuyoshi Hirao (平尾剛, Hirao Tsuyoshi), (born Osaka, 3 May 1975) is…Takafumi Hirao (平尾 剛史, Hirao Takafumi), also known as Tsuyoshi Hirao (平尾剛, Hirao Tsuyoshi), (born Osaka, 3 May 1975) is a Japanese former rugby union player. He played as wing and as fullback. He is not related to the late Seiji Hirao. As of 2015 he works as teacher at Kobe Shinwa Women's University's Development and Education Faculty of Junior sports education Department, with "sports pedagogy", "kinematics" as field of specialization and "body and sports" and "sports education rooted in children's development" as research field.
Makoto Okubo (大久保 誠, Ōkubo Makoto; born 3 May 1975) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a…Makoto Okubo (大久保 誠, Ōkubo Makoto; born 3 May 1975) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Ryo Kawano (河野 亮, Kawano Ryo; born May 3, 1971 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese former Nippon Professional…Ryo Kawano (河野 亮, Kawano Ryo; born May 3, 1971 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball infielder.
Ebine Yamaji (やまじえびね) is a Japanese manga artist who has created several works with a lesbian theme. These include…Ebine Yamaji (やまじえびね) is a Japanese manga artist who has created several works with a lesbian theme. These include Indigo Blue, the story of a young author discovering her sexuality, Free Soul, and Love My Life.
Shinichi Yamaji (山路 慎一, Yamaji Shin'ichi; May 5, 1964 – May 26, 2014) was a Japanese race car driver. He formerly raced…Shinichi Yamaji (山路 慎一, Yamaji Shin'ichi; May 5, 1964 – May 26, 2014) was a Japanese race car driver. He formerly raced in the Japanese Grand Touring Championship, currently known as Super GT. Yamaji's race debut was in 1986. He competed for YOURS Sports in the RX-7 at the JSS race at Fuji. He went on to take the championship in the RX-7 class of the Fuji Freshman Race series and from 1994 moved up to the All Japan GT Championship. He is widely remembered for an incident that occurred at the start of the 1998 race at Fuji in which, following a serious accident that resulted in an outbreak of fire, he rushed over to the stricken car and frantically worked to extinguish the engulfing flames. Thanks to his heroic efforts the driver, Tetsuya Ota, was able to escape with his life. In recent years, he served as the Clerk of the Course at various events such as Fuji Speedway races and the D1 Grand Prix. In 2011, he retired from Super GT300. On May 25, 2014, he checked into a hospital due to a worsening illness and died the next day.
Koji Aihara (相原 コージ, Aihara Kōji) is a Japanese manga artist from Hokkaido. Aihara grew up reading the works of Osamu…Koji Aihara (相原 コージ, Aihara Kōji) is a Japanese manga artist from Hokkaido. Aihara grew up reading the works of Osamu Tezuka. He made his debut with Hachigatsu no Nureta Pantsu in 1983, which ran in Weekly Manga Action Magazine. He is one of the authors of Even a Monkey Can Draw Manga, a satiric look at the manga industry. Aihara's other best-known works include Bunka Jinrui Gag, Koojien, Mujina and Manka. Manka has been described as being similar to tanka in that it shows the breadth of human emotion within the short space of a yonkoma. He has also drawn a yonkoma parody of a Japanese dictionary. His work has been described as breaking new ground for themes in comedic manga, and as showing "meticulous detail". He also designed the characters for the RPG video games Maka Maka and Idea no Hi (scenario and character design draft).
Sanae Mishima (三島 早苗, Mishima Sanae; born May 3, 1957) is a former Japanese football player. She played for Japan…Sanae Mishima (三島 早苗, Mishima Sanae; born May 3, 1957) is a former Japanese football player. She played for Japan national team.
Takuzo Aida (相田 卓三, Aida Takuzō, born 3 May 1956) is a Japanese polymer chemist specializing in supramolecular…Takuzo Aida (相田 卓三, Aida Takuzō, born 3 May 1956) is a Japanese polymer chemist specializing in supramolecular chemistry and materials science. He is deputy director of the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science and a distinguished professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology at the University of Tokyo.
Akio Toyoda (豊田 章男, Toyoda Akio; born 3 May 1956), also known by his racing name Morizo Kinoshita, is a Japanese…Akio Toyoda (豊田 章男, Toyoda Akio; born 3 May 1956), also known by his racing name Morizo Kinoshita, is a Japanese business executive who is the chairman of Toyota. He was previously the company's president and chief executive officer (CEO). Toyoda is a grandson of the founder of Toyota Motors, Kiichiro Toyoda, and a great-grandson of both the industrialist, Sakichi Toyoda, and the founder of the Takashimaya department stores corporation, Shinshichi Iida. On 1 April 2023, Toyoda stepped down as Toyota president and became chairman of the board. Toyota's chief branding officer and president of the Lexus division, Koji Sato, succeeded Toyoda as CEO.
Seishirō Nishida (西田 聖志郎, Nishida Seishirō; born May 3, 1955, in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese…Seishirō Nishida (西田 聖志郎, Nishida Seishirō; born May 3, 1955, in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actor.
Nobuyuki Kajitani (梶谷 信之, Kajitani Nobuyuki; born May 3, 1955 in Saito City, Miyazaki) is a Japanese former gymnast who…Nobuyuki Kajitani (梶谷 信之, Kajitani Nobuyuki; born May 3, 1955 in Saito City, Miyazaki) is a Japanese former gymnast who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics. Kajitani is a graduate of the Nippon College of Physical Education.
Kuniko Inoguchi (猪口 邦子, Inoguchi Kuniko; born 3 May 1952) is a Japanese political scientist and politician. She served…Kuniko Inoguchi (猪口 邦子, Inoguchi Kuniko; born 3 May 1952) is a Japanese political scientist and politician. She served as Minister of State for Gender Equality and Social Affairs from 2005 to 2006, and is currently a member of the House of Councillors representing Chiba Prefecture for the Liberal Democratic Party.
Teruko Miyamoto (宮本 輝子, Miyamoto Teruko; born 31 May 1952) is a Japanese basketball player. She competed in the women's…Teruko Miyamoto (宮本 輝子, Miyamoto Teruko; born 31 May 1952) is a Japanese basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Keiji Haino (灰野 敬二 Haino Keiji; born May 3, 1952) is a Japanese musician and singer-songwriter whose work has included…Keiji Haino (灰野 敬二 Haino Keiji; born May 3, 1952) is a Japanese musician and singer-songwriter whose work has included rock, free improvisation, noise music, percussion, psychedelic music, minimalism and drone music. He has been active since the 1970s and continues to record regularly and in new styles.
Kensō Soai (硤合 憲三, Soai Kensō; born 3 May 1950) is a Japanese organic chemist, Professor Emeritus in the Department of…Kensō Soai (硤合 憲三, Soai Kensō; born 3 May 1950) is a Japanese organic chemist, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Applied Chemistry at Tokyo University of Science. In 2026, he was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Henri B. Kagan "for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis."
Kaoru Abe (阿部 薫, Abe Kaoru) (May 3, 1949 – September 9, 1978) was a Japanese avant-garde alto saxophonist. Self-taught…Kaoru Abe (阿部 薫, Abe Kaoru) (May 3, 1949 – September 9, 1978) was a Japanese avant-garde alto saxophonist. Self-taught at a young age, Abe performed with notables such as Motoharu Yoshizawa, Takehisa Kosugi, Yosuke Yamashita, Derek Bailey, and Milford Graves, although he generally performed solo. He was married to the author Izumi Suzuki, and was a nephew of singer Kyu Sakamoto. He was portrayed in Kōji Wakamatsu's film Endless Waltz by novelist and punk rock singer Kō Machida.
Hiroko Uehara (上原 公子, Uehara Hiroko) is a Japanese centre-left politician and policy consultant. From 1999 to 2007, she…Hiroko Uehara (上原 公子, Uehara Hiroko) is a Japanese centre-left politician and policy consultant. From 1999 to 2007, she served for two terms as mayor of Kunitachi City, becoming the first female mayor in Tokyo. Uehara was born in 1949 in Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture. After attending Miyazaki prefectural Miyazaki-Ōmiya High School (Miyazaki kenritsu Miyazaki Ōmiya kōtō-gakkō), she graduated from the Faculty of Letters of Hōsei University, but subsequently broke off her postgraduate studies. Later, she became the leader of the female consumer-driven local party Tokyo Seikatsusha Network, part of the national citizens' network movement (also known as "representative/deputy/proxy movement", 代理人運動, dairinin undō), and was elected to the assembly of Kunitachi City. In 1999, Uehara won the mayoral election, ending a two-decade streak of conservative/centre-right mayors. After two terms, she did not stand for re-election (the network movement has rules on assembly member rotation and chief executive term limits). With centre-left support including hers, Hiroshi Sekiguchi was elected to succeed her. In the 2007 regular election, she tried to win a seat in the House of Councillors via the Social Democratic Party list in the proportional district; but she received only 108,636 votes nationwide, making her fourth on the SDP list while the party won only two seats in the proportional election. In the 2016 Tokyo gubernatorial election, Uehara ran a support group for centre-left candidate Shuntarō Torigoe.
Hirotaka Akamatsu (赤松 広隆, Akamatsu Hirotaka; born 3 May 1948) is a Japanese politician from the Constitutional…Hirotaka Akamatsu (赤松 広隆, Akamatsu Hirotaka; born 3 May 1948) is a Japanese politician from the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, a former minister and Vice Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan.
Yukio Hashi (Japanese: 橋 幸夫; 3 May 1943 – 4 September 2025) was a Japanese enka singer and actor. His real name is…Yukio Hashi (Japanese: 橋 幸夫; 3 May 1943 – 4 September 2025) was a Japanese enka singer and actor. His real name is Yukio Hashi (橋 幸男), using a different kanji. He died on 4 September 2025, at the age of 82.
Ichirō Inaba (稲葉 一郎, Inaba Ichirō; 3 May 1936 – 23 September 2017) was a Japanese historian of China and professor…Ichirō Inaba (稲葉 一郎, Inaba Ichirō; 3 May 1936 – 23 September 2017) was a Japanese historian of China and professor emeritus at Kwansei Gakuin University.
Gentaro Kawase (川瀬 源太郎, Kawase Gentaro; May 3, 1916 – January 23, 2003) was a Japanese business executive, a former…Gentaro Kawase (川瀬 源太郎, Kawase Gentaro; May 3, 1916 – January 23, 2003) was a Japanese business executive, a former president of Nippon Life Insurance, and was conferred with the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure.
Hisao Ōtsuka (大塚 久雄, Ōtsuka Hisao; 3 May 1907 – 9 July 1996) was a Japanese historian, founder of an influential…Hisao Ōtsuka (大塚 久雄, Ōtsuka Hisao; 3 May 1907 – 9 July 1996) was a Japanese historian, founder of an influential historiographic school in postwar Japan known as the Ōtsuka Historical School (大塚史学, Ōtsuka shigaku).
Hatsu Imai (Japanese: 今井はつ, 3 May 1901 – 6 April 1971) was a Japanese teacher, journalist and politician. She was one…Hatsu Imai (Japanese: 今井はつ, 3 May 1901 – 6 April 1971) was a Japanese teacher, journalist and politician. She was one of the first group of women elected to the House of Representatives in 1946.
Satonari Tokugawa (徳川 達成, Tokugawa Satonari; May 3, 1899 – March 28, 1961) was a Japanese naval officer. He was the…Satonari Tokugawa (徳川 達成, Tokugawa Satonari; May 3, 1899 – March 28, 1961) was a Japanese naval officer. He was the 10th head of the Tayasu branch of the Tokugawa clan. Born in Tokyo, Satonari was the eldest son of Count Tokugawa Satotaka. He went on to graduate from Tokyo Imperial University's engineering college. He held the rank of captain in the Imperial Japanese Navy prior to World War II, and subsequently worked for K. Hattori.
Shigeru Nakajima (Japanese: 中島 重, Hepburn: Nakajima Shigeru; May 3, 1888 – May 29, 1946) was a Japanese legal scholar…Shigeru Nakajima (Japanese: 中島 重, Hepburn: Nakajima Shigeru; May 3, 1888 – May 29, 1946) was a Japanese legal scholar, sociologist, and Christian thinker. His academic specialties were constitutional law, under the tutelage of Tatsukichi Minobe, and political sociology, with a focus on the theory of the state. He served as a professor at Doshisha University and Kwansei Gakuin University. Nakajima is known for introducing the concept of a pluralistic state into Japanese political science and sociology, and for promoting the idea of "Social Christianity" alongside Toyohiko Kagawa.
Kaneko Daiei (金子 大栄; 1881-1976) was a Japanese Shin Buddhist philosopher and priest during the first half of the 20th…Kaneko Daiei (金子 大栄; 1881-1976) was a Japanese Shin Buddhist philosopher and priest during the first half of the 20th century, belonging to the Ōtani-ha branch of Shin Buddhism. He was born to the priest of Saiken-ji, a Shin Buddhist temple in Jōetsu, Niigata Prefecture. He attended Shinshu University from 1901 when it was under the new leadership of Kiyozawa Manshi. It was at this time that he met and became close to Soga Ryojin. After graduating, he returned home and worked to propagate the ideas of Kiyozawa. In 1916, Kaneko took up a position on the faculty of Ōtani University. In 1925 and 1926, he published three works that took a controversial position on the nature of the Pure Land, and the authorities within the Higashi Hongan-ji judged his views to be heretical. In 1928, he resigned his professorship under pressure, and was suspended from the priesthood. He had to leave Kyoto and take up a position teaching at Hiroshima Bunkyo University. During this time, he continued to write, to publish, and to give Dharma talks all around the country. In 1941, the Jodo Shinshu leadership reinstated his priestly faculties and had him return to Ōtani University. Kaneko authored many essays and books on Shin Buddhist thought as well as the history of Buddhism. These have come to be held in very high regard, helping to sculpt modern day Jodo Shinshu philosophy. He was a good friend of Soga Ryojin (1875 – 1971), another student of Manshi who likewise taught at Otani University.
Kinjiro Nagai (Japanese: 永井金次郎; 3 May 1874 – 3 April 1927) was the director of the Karafuto Agency (17 April 1919 – 11…Kinjiro Nagai (Japanese: 永井金次郎; 3 May 1874 – 3 April 1927) was the director of the Karafuto Agency (17 April 1919 – 11 June 1924). He was also the mayor of Otaru and Governor of Kōchi Prefecture (1913–1914).