Sora Shirai (白井 空良, Shirai Sora; born 3 November 2001) is a Japanese professional skateboarder who lives and skates in…Sora Shirai (白井 空良, Shirai Sora; born 3 November 2001) is a Japanese professional skateboarder who lives and skates in Kanagawa, Japan. In 2019, at the age of 17, Shirai released his first full length professional skateboarding skate part in the Blind Skateboards video Time Change.
Tatsuya Shimizu (清水 達也, Shimizu Tatsuya; born November 3, 1999) is a Japanese baseball pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons…Tatsuya Shimizu (清水 達也, Shimizu Tatsuya; born November 3, 1999) is a Japanese baseball pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Hiroto Nakagawa (中川 寛斗, Nakagawa Hiroto; born 3 November 1994) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for…Hiroto Nakagawa (中川 寛斗, Nakagawa Hiroto; born 3 November 1994) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J2 League club Oita Trinita.
Kotaro Taniguchi (谷口耕太郎, Taniguchi Kōtarō; born 3 November 1994) is a Japanese sprinter competing primarily in the 200…Kotaro Taniguchi (谷口耕太郎, Taniguchi Kōtarō; born 3 November 1994) is a Japanese sprinter competing primarily in the 200 metres. He finished fourth at the 2015 Asian Championships. As part of the Japanese 4 × 100 metres relay, he won medals at the 2015 IAAF World Relays and 2015 Summer Universiade.
Masashi Yamamoto (山本 雅士, Yamamoto Masashi; born November 3, 1994 in Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan) is a Japanese…Masashi Yamamoto (山本 雅士, Yamamoto Masashi; born November 3, 1994 in Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Kanagawa Future Dreams of the Baseball Challenge League (BCL). He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chunichi Dragons.
Yuki Sue (born 3 November 1993) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2017 Women's Rugby…Yuki Sue (born 3 November 1993) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Shota Abe (阿部 翔太, Abe Shota; born November 3, 1992 in Osaka, Osaka, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player.…Shota Abe (阿部 翔太, Abe Shota; born November 3, 1992 in Osaka, Osaka, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Orix Buffaloes.
Teppei Usui (碓井鉄平, Usui Teppei; born 3 November 1991 in Fuchū, Tokyo) is a Japanese footballer who plays for AC Nagano…Teppei Usui (碓井鉄平, Usui Teppei; born 3 November 1991 in Fuchū, Tokyo) is a Japanese footballer who plays for AC Nagano Parceiro.
Ryoji Nakata (中田 亮二, born November 3, 1987, in Japan) is a Japanese former professional baseball first baseman who…Ryoji Nakata (中田 亮二, born November 3, 1987, in Japan) is a Japanese former professional baseball first baseman who played for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball from 2010 to 2014.
Ryo Hijirisawa (聖澤 諒, born November 3, 1985, in Chikuma, Nagano) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the…Ryo Hijirisawa (聖澤 諒, born November 3, 1985, in Chikuma, Nagano) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Mina Fukui (福井 未菜, Fukui Mina; November 3, 1984) is a Japanese former actress, television personality and gravure model…Mina Fukui (福井 未菜, Fukui Mina; November 3, 1984) is a Japanese former actress, television personality and gravure model from Nabari, Mie Prefecture. She worked under the Horipro talent agency.
Takuya Sugawara (菅原 拓也, Sugawara Takuya; born November 3, 1983) is a Japanese professional wrestler, He currently…Takuya Sugawara (菅原 拓也, Sugawara Takuya; born November 3, 1983) is a Japanese professional wrestler, He currently performs on the Pro Wrestling Zero1 and Japanese independent circuit.
Go Aruga (有賀剛, Aruga Gō; born March 29, 1978 in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan) plays rugby union at fullback (and…Go Aruga (有賀剛, Aruga Gō; born March 29, 1978 in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan) plays rugby union at fullback (and sometimes centre) for Suntory Sungoliath in the Top League. He also plays at fullback for the Japan national rugby union team. He was selected for the Japanese 2007 Rugby World Cup squad and made 2 appearances. Aruga attended Kanto Gakuin University. He has scored 9 tries and 11 conversions for Japan.
Masaru Yokoyama (横山 克, Yokoyama Masaru; born November 3, 1982) is a Japanese composer and arranger, known for his work…Masaru Yokoyama (横山 克, Yokoyama Masaru; born November 3, 1982) is a Japanese composer and arranger, known for his work on television dramas and anime series.
Itsuki Shoda (正田 樹, Shoda Itsuki; born November 3, 1981 in Ota, Gunma, Japan) is a Japanese former professional…Itsuki Shoda (正田 樹, Shoda Itsuki; born November 3, 1981 in Ota, Gunma, Japan) is a Japanese former professional baseball player. He was originally drafted by the Nippon-Ham Fighters in 2000, playing 5 seasons, before playing for the Hanshin Tigers.
Ayako Shoda (正田 絢子 Shōda Ayako, born November 3, 1981) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler and four-time World Wrestling…Ayako Shoda (正田 絢子 Shōda Ayako, born November 3, 1981) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler and four-time World Wrestling Champion.
Yuki Sato (佐藤 由希, Satō Yuki; born 3 November 1980 in Shizuoka, Japan) is a Japanese softball player who won a bronze…Yuki Sato (佐藤 由希, Satō Yuki; born 3 November 1980 in Shizuoka, Japan) is a Japanese softball player who won a bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Hiroko Sakai (坂井 寛子, Sakai Hiroko; born 3 November 1978 in Fukui) is a Japanese softball player who won the gold medal…Hiroko Sakai (坂井 寛子, Sakai Hiroko; born 3 November 1978 in Fukui) is a Japanese softball player who won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She is 177 cm (5-9.5) tall and weighs 73 kg (161 lbs).
Koshiro Take (武 幸四郎, Take Kōshirō) (b. November 3, 1978, in Rittō, Shiga) is a Japanese trainer of Thoroughbred race…Koshiro Take (武 幸四郎, Take Kōshirō) (b. November 3, 1978, in Rittō, Shiga) is a Japanese trainer of Thoroughbred race horses and ex-jockey. He is the younger brother of Yutaka Take.
Makoto Tsuruga (敦賀 信人, Tsuruga Makoto; born November 3, 1977 in Kitami, Hokkaido) is a Japanese curler. He represented…Makoto Tsuruga (敦賀 信人, Tsuruga Makoto; born November 3, 1977 in Kitami, Hokkaido) is a Japanese curler. He represented Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, where the Japanese team placed 5th. He was the skip for the Japanese team at the 2010 World Men's Curling Championship.
Dan Itō (伊藤 壇, Itō Dan; born 3 November 1975) is a Japanese former professional football player. His last team was…Dan Itō (伊藤 壇, Itō Dan; born 3 November 1975) is a Japanese former professional football player. His last team was Rovers FC in Guam.
Fumikazu Takanami (高波 文一, Takanami Fumikazu; born November 3, 1975) is a Japanese former professional baseball…Fumikazu Takanami (高波 文一, Takanami Fumikazu; born November 3, 1975) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder, and current third squad outfield defense and base running coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He played in NPB for the Hanshin Tigers, Seibu Lions, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, and Orix Buffaloes.
Hiroki Endo (遠藤 浩輝, Endō Hiroki; born November 3, 1970 in Akita Prefecture) is a Japanese manga artist. He graduated…Hiroki Endo (遠藤 浩輝, Endō Hiroki; born November 3, 1970 in Akita Prefecture) is a Japanese manga artist. He graduated from Musashino Art University. He is most known for his science-fiction series Eden: It's an Endless World!, which has been translated into English by Dark Horse.
Satoshi Okumura (奥村 聡司, Okumura Satoshi; born 3 November 1965), better known by his stage name Kannazuki (神奈月), is a…Satoshi Okumura (奥村 聡司, Okumura Satoshi; born 3 November 1965), better known by his stage name Kannazuki (神奈月), is a Japanese comedian who specializes in impersonations of sportspeople.
Akihiko Nakaya (中谷明彦, Nakaya Akihiko; born November 3, 1957) is a successful racing driver in the Japanese Touring Car…Akihiko Nakaya (中谷明彦, Nakaya Akihiko; born November 3, 1957) is a successful racing driver in the Japanese Touring Car Championship and F3000, as well as regular presenter on the Japanese motoring show Best Motoring. Nakaya offered a distinctively analytical approach to reviewing cars on the show, providing detailed analyses of various vehicle components and explaining certain driving styles that were best suited to their characteristics. He was a regular driver of Mitsubishi Lancer Evolutions during Best Motoring races involving the I, II, III, IV, V, VI (including the Tommi Makinen Edition), VII, and VIII of the car, often recording lap times significantly quicker than other drivers of the same vehicle. Nakaya's name was applied to a special preface-build of the Mitsubishi FTO, the Nakaya-Tune FTO, which appeared in 1997. Nakaya was considered for a Formula One ride with Brabham in 1992, but the FIA would not grant him a superlicense on the grounds that Japanese F3000 (today the Super Formula Championship) was, at the time, not considered a stepping stone to F1. The ride eventually went to Giovanna Amati, who was more known for her gender than talent and was replaced three races into the season by future World Champion Damon Hill.
Yukihiko Tsutsumi (堤幸彦, Tsutsumi Yukihiko; born November 3, 1955 in Yokkaichi, Mie) is a Japanese television and film…Yukihiko Tsutsumi (堤幸彦, Tsutsumi Yukihiko; born November 3, 1955 in Yokkaichi, Mie) is a Japanese television and film director. He began directing commercials and music promotion videos as an employee of Nippon Television. After spending time abroad, he returned and started his own production company, Office Crescendo, from which he works independently. His first television drama on Nippon Television was called Kora! Tonneruzu and ran from 1985 to 1989. He directed Taitei no Ken, an original work by Baku Yumemakura, in 2007.
Osamu Fujimura (藤村 修, Fujimura Osamu; born 3 November 1949) is a former Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of…Osamu Fujimura (藤村 修, Fujimura Osamu; born 3 November 1949) is a former Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, who served as Chief Cabinet Secretary under Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda from 2011 to 2012. He was a member of the House of Representatives from 1993 to 2012.
Noriaki "Nori" Bunasawa (樗沢憲昭, Bunasawa Noriaki; born November 3, 1947) is a Japanese and American judoka, a former USA…Noriaki "Nori" Bunasawa (樗沢憲昭, Bunasawa Noriaki; born November 3, 1947) is a Japanese and American judoka, a former USA judo coach at the 1972 Olympic games in Munich and at the 1975 World Judo Championships in Vienna. He is also a judo and jujutsu researcher, Japanese martial arts historian, actor, and co-author of The Toughest Man Who Ever Lived, a novel based on the life of Mitsuyo Maeda. He founded the Judo Journal newspaper which became Judo Jiujitsu Pro-fighting Journal. He was also the press chief for the IJF at the 1996 Olympic games in Atlanta. He is also the founder of Jūkkendo (柔拳道), a martial arts system based on the prize fighting methods of Mitsuyo Maeda.
Yasuo Minagawa (皆川 康夫, Minagawa Yasuo; November 3, 1947 – December 19, 2022) was a Japanese professional baseball…Yasuo Minagawa (皆川 康夫, Minagawa Yasuo; November 3, 1947 – December 19, 2022) was a Japanese professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Toei Flyers/Nittaku Home Flyers/Nippon Ham Fighters and the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
Wataru Takeshita (竹下 亘, Takeshita Wataru; 3 November 1946 – 17 September 2021) was a Japanese politician who served in…Wataru Takeshita (竹下 亘, Takeshita Wataru; 3 November 1946 – 17 September 2021) was a Japanese politician who served in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Kakeya, Shimane and graduate of Keio University he was elected for the first time in 2000. His elder brother was former prime minister Noboru Takeshita. Before entering politics in 2000, Takeshita was a reporter with NHK, then began working for his brother as an aide in 1985. He was the leader of the Heisei Kenkyukai faction from 2018 until his death 3 years later, which supported Yoshihide Suga in the 2020 Liberal Democratic Party of Japan leadership election. Takeshita was affiliated to the openly revisionist organization Nippon Kaigi. He held an anti-homosexual stance. In July 2021, Takeshita announced that he would be retiring from politics at the next general election for health reasons, having been diagnosed with esophageal cancer in 2019. He died in office on 17 September 2021.
Tadatoshi Akiba (秋葉 忠利, Akiba Tadatoshi; born November 3, 1942 in Arakawa, Tokyo) is a Japanese mathematician and…Tadatoshi Akiba (秋葉 忠利, Akiba Tadatoshi; born November 3, 1942 in Arakawa, Tokyo) is a Japanese mathematician and politician and served as the mayor of the city of Hiroshima, Japan from 1999 to 2011.
Ikuo Matsumoto (松本 育夫, Matsumoto Ikuo; born November 3, 1941) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He…Ikuo Matsumoto (松本 育夫, Matsumoto Ikuo; born November 3, 1941) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for the Japan national team.
Akira Kobayashi (Japanese: 小林 旭, Hepburn: Kobayashi Akira; born November 3, 1938) is a Japanese actor and singer. His…Akira Kobayashi (Japanese: 小林 旭, Hepburn: Kobayashi Akira; born November 3, 1938) is a Japanese actor and singer. His nickname is "Mighty Guy" (マイトガイ, Maito Gai).
Okanoyama Yoshiro (born 3 November 1935 as Kiichiro Yamabe) is a former sumo wrestler from Yakage, Okayama, Japan. He…Okanoyama Yoshiro (born 3 November 1935 as Kiichiro Yamabe) is a former sumo wrestler from Yakage, Okayama, Japan. He made his professional debut in May 1955 and reached the top division in March 1962. His highest rank was maegashira 5. He left the sumo world upon retirement from active competition in January 1965.
Tōru Mori (森 徹, Mori Tōru; 3 November 1935 – 6 February 2014) was a Japanese professional baseball player. Born in…Tōru Mori (森 徹, Mori Tōru; 3 November 1935 – 6 February 2014) was a Japanese professional baseball player. Born in Manchuria, he was brought up in Hakodate, Hokkaido, later moving to Tokyo. He initially trained as a judoka, but eventually left it to become a baseball player. He started his baseball career playing for the Waseda University team, before turning professional by joining the Chunichi Dragons.
Ikkō Narahara (奈良原 一高, Narahara Ikkō; November 3, 1931 – January 19, 2020) was a Japanese photographer. His work is…Ikkō Narahara (奈良原 一高, Narahara Ikkō; November 3, 1931 – January 19, 2020) was a Japanese photographer. His work is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Osamu Tezuka (手塚 治虫, born 手塚 治, Tezuka Osamu, (1928-11-03)3 November 1928 – 9 February 1989) was a Japanese manga…Osamu Tezuka (手塚 治虫, born 手塚 治, Tezuka Osamu, (1928-11-03)3 November 1928 – 9 February 1989) was a Japanese manga artist, cartoonist and animator. Considered to be among the greatest and most influential cartoonists of all time, his prolific output, pioneering techniques and innovative redefinitions of genres earned him such titles as "the Father of Manga" (マンガの父, Manga no Chichi), "the Godfather of Manga" (マンガの教父, Manga no Kyōfu) and "the God of Manga" (マンガの神様, Manga no Kami-sama). Additionally, he is often considered the Japanese equivalent to Walt Disney, who served as a major inspiration during Tezuka's formative years. Though this phrase praises the quality of his early manga works for children and animations, it also blurs the significant influence of his later, more literary, gekiga works. Inspired by the early Chinese animated film Princess Iron Fan, Tezuka began what was known as the manga revolution in Japan with his New Treasure Island published in 1947. His output would spawn some of the most influential, successful and well-received manga series including the children's manga Astro Boy, Princess Knight and Kimba the White Lion, and the adult-oriented series Black Jack, Phoenix and Buddha, all of which won several awards. Tezuka died of stomach cancer in 1989. His death had an immediate impact on the Japanese public and other cartoonists. A museum was constructed in Takarazuka dedicated to his memory and life works, and Tezuka received many posthumous awards. Several animations were in production at the time of his death along with the final chapters of Phoenix, which were never released.
Saburō Ōkita (大来 佐武郎 Ōkita Saburō) (3 November 1914 – 9 February 1993) was a Japanese economist and politician noted…Saburō Ōkita (大来 佐武郎 Ōkita Saburō) (3 November 1914 – 9 February 1993) was a Japanese economist and politician noted for his role in the postwar development of the Japanese economy and Japan-US relations.
Ahn Soo-kil (1911–1977) was a Korean novelist and journalist who devoted much of his life to depicting the lives of the…Ahn Soo-kil (1911–1977) was a Korean novelist and journalist who devoted much of his life to depicting the lives of the Korean settlers in Jiandao, Manchuria.
Shinpei Takagi (高木 新平, Takagi Shinpei; 3 November 1902 – 21 April 1967) was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more…Shinpei Takagi (高木 新平, Takagi Shinpei; 3 November 1902 – 21 April 1967) was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films from 1923 to 1961.
Takuma Hisa (久 琢磨 Hisa Takuma, c.1895 – October 31, 1980) was a prominent Japanese martial artist, early student in…Takuma Hisa (久 琢磨 Hisa Takuma, c.1895 – October 31, 1980) was a prominent Japanese martial artist, early student in Daito-ryu aiki-jujutsu of both Sokaku Takeda and aikido founder Morihei Ueshiba. Born in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan; in his youth, he was a sumo wrestler. He was captain of the sumo club at Kobe Business School (now Kobe University) and won the All-Kansai Student Sumo Championship. He later became the director of General Affairs at the Asahi News in Osaka. He was advised to learn the technique of Daito-ryu aiki-jujutsu for self-defense and was introduced to Ueshiba, becoming one of his early prewar students. Later (in 1936) he studied directly under Takeda when the latter came teaching at the Asahi News dojo. He received the Kyoju Dairi (teaching certification) a year later and was awarded the Menkyo kaiden rank in 1939, directly from Takeda. He later became one of the most prominent teachers of Daito-ryu aiki-jujutsu. In 1959, he established the Kansai Aikido Club to teach the techniques of Ueshiba and Takeda. Hisa is also remembered for compiling a catalogue of techniques from photographs taken at the Asahi News dojo featuring both Ueshiba and Takeda. The catalogue constitutes today an invaluable historical source for the early development of aikido. He also held the rank of 8th dan in sumo and 7th dan in judo.
Yamakawa Kikue (山川菊栄; November 3, 1890 – November 2, 1980) was a Japanese essayist, activist, and socialist feminist…Yamakawa Kikue (山川菊栄; November 3, 1890 – November 2, 1980) was a Japanese essayist, activist, and socialist feminist who contributed to the development of feminism in modern Japan. Born into a highly-educated family of the former samurai class, Yamakawa graduated from the private women's college Joshi Eigaku Juku (renamed Tsuda College in 1948) in 1912. In 1916, she married the communist activist and theoretician Yamakawa Hitoshi, who, in 1922, founded the short-lived pre-war Japanese Communist Party and was a leader of the Labor-Farmer faction. In pre-war times, Yamakawa contributed to the development of feminism as a founding member of the Red Wave Society (Sekirankai), Japan's first socialist women's organization, and she was one of the most visible socialist women. She is famous for "her position in debates on prostitution and motherhood, in which she consistently challenged liberal feminists (who she termed 'bourgeois feminists') on the possibility of women achieving full rights within a capitalist system". While Yamakawa is perhaps better known for these debates, "her participation in male-dominant socialist organizations and her interventionist writings on behalf of women within those organizations, directed toward her male socialist peers, were equally substantial". After the end of World War II, Yamakawa became the first head of the Women's and Minors' Bureau of the Ministry of Labor from 1947 to 1951. In addition, she engaged in activism for women's and workers' rights.
Kanokogi Kazunobu (鹿子木員信, 1884–1949) was a Japanese professor, philosopher, mountaineer and author. Although less well…Kanokogi Kazunobu (鹿子木員信, 1884–1949) was a Japanese professor, philosopher, mountaineer and author. Although less well known than Ikki Kita, Kanokogi has been referred to on several occasions as "the pioneer of Japanese totalitarianism." After training as a naval engineer, he saw combat in the Russo-Japanese War; after converting to Christianity he resigned his commission and travelled to the United States to study theology at Union Theological Seminary and philosophy at Columbia University. He received his doctorate (supervised by Rudolf Eucken) while studying in Germany at the University of Jena. After returning to Japan in 1912 he taught at Keio University, Tokyo Imperial University and Kyushu Imperial University. Kanokogi became involved in the Pan-Asianism movement, which led to him travelling to India. He was arrested by the British in Calcutta, and deported to Singapore, where he was imprisoned briefly. Following this incident, he began advocating for Indian independence. Kanokogi was a nationalist who emphasised the importance of the Imperial family in Japanese history. One of his principal works was Der Geist Japans ("The Spirit of Japan"), which was derived from a collection of lectures he gave in Germany arguing against Chinese influences on Japanese history. He was a member of the Yūzonsha society. After the war, he was held at Sugamo Prison as a Class-A war criminal. He was released in 1946 on medical grounds because he was diagnosed with terminal pulmonary tuberculosis, and died three years later from this condition.
Sokotsu Samukawa (寒川 鼠骨, Samukawa Sokotsu; November 3, 1875 – August 18, 1954) was a Haiku poet in Japan during the…Sokotsu Samukawa (寒川 鼠骨, Samukawa Sokotsu; November 3, 1875 – August 18, 1954) was a Haiku poet in Japan during the Meiji period. Sokotsu was a pen name and his real name was Akimitsu (陽光).
