December 3: 63 people
Kizuna Tanaka (田中希沙, Tanaka Kizuna) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese professional…
Kizuna Tanaka (田中希沙, Tanaka Kizuna) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Dream Star Fighting Marigold.
Sere Matsumura (松村 晟怜, Matsumura Sere; born 8 December 2003) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a centre…
Sere Matsumura (松村 晟怜, Matsumura Sere; born 8 December 2003) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a centre back for Shonan Bellmare.
Mirai Ito (伊藤充礼, Ito Mirai; born December 3, 1999) better known by her ring name Mirai Maiumi (舞海魅星, Maiumi Mirai), or…
Mirai Ito (伊藤充礼, Ito Mirai; born December 3, 1999) better known by her ring name Mirai Maiumi (舞海魅星, Maiumi Mirai), or simply Mirai (often stylized in capital letters as MIRAI), is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is signed to Michinoku Pro Wrestling. She is best known for her time in Dream Star Fighting Marigold, where she is a former Marigold Twin Star Champion, and World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she was a member of God's Eye. Mirai joined Stardom in November 2021 and is a former one-time Goddesses of Stardom Champion (with Ami Sourei) and one-time Wonder of Stardom Champion. Mirai won the Cinderella Tournament back to back in 2022 and 2023, which made her the second to do so in the history of the tournament. She would then go on and join Dream Star Fighting Marigold, where she would become the inaugural Marigold Twin Star Champions with Mai Sakurai until leaving the company in October 2025.
Shunto Kodama (児玉 駿斗, Kodama Shunto; born 3 December 1999) is a Japanese football player who plays for Tokushima Vortis.
Atsuya Hirohata (廣畑敦也, Hirohata Atsuya; born December 3, 1997) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a…
Atsuya Hirohata (廣畑敦也, Hirohata Atsuya; born December 3, 1997) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a pitcher for the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Yuzuki Satomi is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the lightweight division of K-1. He is a former Krush…
Yuzuki Satomi is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the lightweight division of K-1. He is a former Krush Lightweight champion and K-1 Lightweight champion. As of July 2023 he was the No. 7 ranked super bantamweight kickboxer in the world by Combat Press.
Issei Otake (大竹 壱青, Ōtake Issei; born 3 December 1995) is a Japanese volleyball player. He plays in V.League 1 for…
Issei Otake (大竹 壱青, Ōtake Issei; born 3 December 1995) is a Japanese volleyball player. He plays in V.League 1 for Panasonic Panthers and Japan's national team.
Anna Iriyama (入山 杏奈, Iriyama Anna; born December 3, 1995) is a Japanese model, actress, YouTuber and businessperson.…
Anna Iriyama (入山 杏奈, Iriyama Anna; born December 3, 1995) is a Japanese model, actress, YouTuber and businessperson. She is a former member of the Japanese idol group AKB48, in which she was a member of Team A. She is represented by the talent agency Ohta Production. She was part of the cast for the telenovela Like and lived in Mexico from 2018 to 2019.
Takuya Hashimoto (橋本拓哉, Hashimoto Takuya; born December 3, 1994) is a Japanese professional basketball player for Osaka…
Takuya Hashimoto (橋本拓哉, Hashimoto Takuya; born December 3, 1994) is a Japanese professional basketball player for Osaka Evessa of the B.League in Japan. He played college basketball for Ashiya University. The Japanese Olympic Committee penalized Hashimoto for buying sex in Jakarta and sent him back home on August 20, 2018. He had been suspended from official competition for one year.
Seiya Nakagawa (中川 誠也, Nakagawa Seiya; born December 3, 1993 in Meiwa, Mie, Japan) is a Japanese baseball player. He…
Seiya Nakagawa (中川 誠也, Nakagawa Seiya; born December 3, 1993 in Meiwa, Mie, Japan) is a Japanese baseball player. He previously played pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons on a developmental contract in the Western League. He was the 1st pick for the Dragons in the 2015 Development Draft. On the 28 May 2016, it was announced that Nakagawa had been released by the Dragons.
Takashi Odawara (小田原 貴, Odawara Takashi; born 3 December 1992) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…
Takashi Odawara (小田原 貴, Odawara Takashi; born 3 December 1992) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Cambodian League club Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng.
Masahiro Usui (碓井 将大, Usui Masahiro; born December 3, 1991) is a Japanese actor and member of the acting troupe D-BOYS…
Masahiro Usui (碓井 将大, Usui Masahiro; born December 3, 1991) is a Japanese actor and member of the acting troupe D-BOYS, produced by Watanabe Entertainment.
Takuji Yonemoto (米本 拓司, Yonemoto Takuji; born 3 December 1990) is a Japanese footballer who plays as defensive…
Takuji Yonemoto (米本 拓司, Yonemoto Takuji; born 3 December 1990) is a Japanese footballer who plays as defensive midfielder for J1 League club Kyoto Sanga.
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.
Akio Yoshida (吉田 明生, Yoshida Akio; born 3 December 1986) is a Japanese former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Fuminori Yokogawa (横川 史学, Yokogawa Fuminori; born December 3, 1984) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for…
Fuminori Yokogawa (横川 史学, Yokogawa Fuminori; born December 3, 1984) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Daigo Watanabe (渡邉 大剛, Watanabe Daigō; born 3 December 1984) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder. His…
Daigo Watanabe (渡邉 大剛, Watanabe Daigō; born 3 December 1984) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder. His younger brothers Kazuma Watanabe and Mitsuki Watanabe are also footballers.
Toru Miyamoto (宮本 亨, Miyamoto Tōru; born December 3, 1982) is a former Japanese football player.
Izumi Kazuto (かずと いずみ, Kazuto Izumi) is a Japanese manga artist.
Koji Sakamoto (坂本 紘司, Sakamoto Koji; born December 3, 1978) is a former Japanese football player.
Yamato Kochi (河内 大和, Kōchi Yamato; born December 3, 1978) is a Japanese actor.
Tomotaka Okamoto (岡本 知高, Okamoto Tomotaka; born December 3, 1976) is a Japanese sopranist.
Yūto Yoshida (吉田 雄人, Yoshida Yūto; born 3 December 1975) is a Japanese politician who served as mayor of Yokosuka…
Yūto Yoshida (吉田 雄人, Yoshida Yūto; born 3 December 1975) is a Japanese politician who served as mayor of Yokosuka, Kanagawa from 10 July 2009 to 9 July 2017.
Haruyuki Ishibashi (石橋晴行, Ishibashi Haruyuki) is a Japanese former basketball player and the current assistant coach of…
Haruyuki Ishibashi (石橋晴行, Ishibashi Haruyuki) is a Japanese former basketball player and the current assistant coach of the Toyama Grouses in the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball for Osaka Sangyo University. He was selected by the Osaka Evessa with the 14th overall pick in the 2005 bj League draft.
Saki Takaoka (高岡 早紀 (たかおか さき); born December 3, 1972) is a Japanese actress. She won the award for best actress at the…
Saki Takaoka (高岡 早紀 (たかおか さき); born December 3, 1972) is a Japanese actress. She won the award for best actress at the 19th Hochi Film Award for Crest of Betrayal.
Shigeru Toyama (藤山 茂, Tōyama Shigetu; born December 3, 1970) is a Japanese judoka. He was born in Ōbu, Aichi, and began…
Shigeru Toyama (藤山 茂, Tōyama Shigetu; born December 3, 1970) is a Japanese judoka. He was born in Ōbu, Aichi, and began judo at the age of a first grader. After graduating from Tokai University, He entered the Sohgo Security Services. He won a gold medal at the -71 kg category of the Asian Championships in 1993 and silver medal at Asian Games in 1994. . Toyama retired in 1996 and as of 2009, Toyama coaches judo at his alma mater, Doho high school, where he previously studied as an undergraduate.
Ayako Tsubaki (椿 文子, Tsubaki Ayako; born 3 December 1969) is a Japanese short track speed skater. She competed at the…
Ayako Tsubaki (椿 文子, Tsubaki Ayako; born 3 December 1969) is a Japanese short track speed skater. She competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics and the 1998 Winter Olympics.
Manabu "MAX" Orido (Shinjitai: 織戸 学, Orido Manabu; born Funabashi, Chiba, 3 December 1968; alternative nickname…
Manabu "MAX" Orido (Shinjitai: 織戸 学, Orido Manabu; born Funabashi, Chiba, 3 December 1968; alternative nickname Monkichi) is a Japanese professional racing driver. He currently competes in the Super GT series for apr driving a Toyota GR86 GT300, in the Super Taikyu series driving an Aston Martin Vantage GT8R, and in the GT World Challenge Asia series driving a BMW M4 GT4. Orido is a two-time JGTC / Super GT GT300 class champion, winning the title in 1997 and 2009. He is also a two-time Super Taikyu ST-1 class champion, and GT World Challenge Asia GT4 class champion in 2023.
Kota Matsuda (or Kouta Matsuda) (born 3 December 1968) is a Japanese entrepreneur, business executive, and former…
Kota Matsuda (or Kouta Matsuda) (born 3 December 1968) is a Japanese entrepreneur, business executive, and former politician. He is best known as the founder and former president and CEO of Tully's Coffee Japan, and as a former member of Japan's House of Councillors representing the Tokyo at-large district from 2010 to 2016. Matsuda also served as the leader of the political party The Assembly to Energize Japan (日本を元気にする会) from 2015 to 2016.
Shuichi Uemura (植村 修一, Uemura Shuichi; born December 3, 1966) is a former Japanese football player.
Arata Furuta (古田 新太, Furuta Arata; born Furuta Takefumi, December 3, 1965) is a Japanese theatre and film character…
Arata Furuta (古田 新太, Furuta Arata; born Furuta Takefumi, December 3, 1965) is a Japanese theatre and film character actor.
Masao Miyazaki is a Japanese politician who is a former member of the House of Councillors of Japan.
Mori Kanda (神田森莉, Kanda Mori, born December 3, 1963) is a Japanese musician and manga artist known for his horror manga…
Mori Kanda (神田森莉, Kanda Mori, born December 3, 1963) is a Japanese musician and manga artist known for his horror manga that mix splatter and comedy horror.
Shinji Takamatsu (高松 信司, Takamatsu Shinji; born December 3, 1961) is a Japanese storyboard artist, screenwriter, and…
Shinji Takamatsu (高松 信司, Takamatsu Shinji; born December 3, 1961) is a Japanese storyboard artist, screenwriter, and director.
Akiko Kurabayashi (Japanese: 倉林 明子; born 3 December 1960) is a Japanese politician, serving as member of the Japanese…
Akiko Kurabayashi (Japanese: 倉林 明子; born 3 December 1960) is a Japanese politician, serving as member of the Japanese House of Councillors since 2013. A member of the Japanese Communist Party, she represents the Kyoto at-large district.
Mieko Fukui (福井 美恵子, Fukui Mieko; 3 December 1956 – 30 November 1980) was a Japanese basketball player. She competed in…
Mieko Fukui (福井 美恵子, Fukui Mieko; 3 December 1956 – 30 November 1980) was a Japanese basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Kimito Funatsu (船津 公人, Funatsu Kimito; born December 3, 1955) is a Japanese chemist specializing in chemoinformatics…
Kimito Funatsu (船津 公人, Funatsu Kimito; born December 3, 1955) is a Japanese chemist specializing in chemoinformatics and data-driven chemistry, a professor emeritus at University of Tokyo, and the research director of the Data Science Center at Nara Institute of Science and Technology.
William Marvin Bodiford (born December 3, 1955) is an American professor and author. He teaches Buddhist Studies and…
William Marvin Bodiford (born December 3, 1955) is an American professor and author. He teaches Buddhist Studies and religion in the cultures of Japan and East Asia at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Koji Sekimizu (born 3 December 1952) is a Japanese official who was Secretary General of the International Maritime…
Koji Sekimizu (born 3 December 1952) is a Japanese official who was Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization between 2012 and 2015, as well as Chancellor of the World Maritime University.
Mitsuo Yoshida (Japanese: 吉田 光雄, romanized: Yoshida Mitsuo, born Kwak Kwang-Woong [Korean: 곽광웅]; December 3, 1951)…
Mitsuo Yoshida (Japanese: 吉田 光雄, romanized: Yoshida Mitsuo, born Kwak Kwang-Woong [Korean: 곽광웅]; December 3, 1951), better known by his ring name Riki Choshu (長州 力, Chōshū Riki), is a Japanese retired professional wrestler and amateur wrestler, who is best known for his longtime work in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) as both a performer and a booker. He is considered one of Japan’s most influential wrestlers for his work in the 1980s and 1990s and is known as the first wrestler to popularize the Sasori-Gatame, better known in English as the Scorpion Deathlock or Sharpshooter. A second-generation Zainichi Korean from Yamaguchi Prefecture, Choshu won titles in Freestyle wrestling at the National Sports Festival of Japan, before (under his birth name) representing South Korea at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He also won collegiate titles in Freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling as captain of the Senshu University team. He made his professional wrestling debut for NJPW in 1974, becoming a major star as a heel during the following decade. After leaving NJPW in 2002, he formed Fighting World of Japan Pro Wrestling (WJ), but eventually returned to New Japan in October 2005 as a site foreman, booker and part-time wrestler. Choshu once again left NJPW in 2010 and primarily worked in Tatsumi Fujinami’s Dradition, as well as his own self-produced Power Hall events as a freelancer.
Fumihiro Himori (日森 文尋 Himori Fumihiro; December 3, 1948 – June 9, 2022) was a Japanese politician and member of the…
Fumihiro Himori (日森 文尋 Himori Fumihiro; December 3, 1948 – June 9, 2022) was a Japanese politician and member of the House of Representatives for the Social Democratic Party.
Eikō Harada (原田永幸, Harada Eikō; born December 3, 1948) is a Japanese business executive.
Akira Matsu (松 あきら, Matsu Akira; born December 3, 1947) is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of…
Akira Matsu (松 あきら, Matsu Akira; born December 3, 1947) is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kanagawa Prefecture and former member of Takarazuka Revue, she was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1995 as a candidate for the New Frontier Party. She lost her re-election in July 2007 but in September 2007 took over the seat in the house that was vacated when Yutaka Kobayashi, a member of the house, resigned. Her husband Tomoo Nishikawa is a lawyer and a former Representative of Japan.
Kiyoshi Tomizawa (富沢 清司, Tomizawa Kiyoshi; born December 3, 1943) is a former Japanese football player. He played for…
Kiyoshi Tomizawa (富沢 清司, Tomizawa Kiyoshi; born December 3, 1943) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Kishin Shinoyama (篠山 紀信, Shinoyama Kishin; December 3, 1940 – January 4, 2024) was a Japanese photographer. He is…
Kishin Shinoyama (篠山 紀信, Shinoyama Kishin; December 3, 1940 – January 4, 2024) was a Japanese photographer. He is well-known for having photographed the covers for John Lennon and Yoko Ono's albums, Double Fantasy and Milk and Honey. Before his marriage to Saori Minami in 1979, he took a majority of the photographs for her album covers with CBS/Sony.
Udagawa Katsutarō (born Hideo Udagawa; December 3, 1939 – July 24, 1989) was a sumo wrestler from Adachi, Tokyo, Japan.…
Udagawa Katsutarō (born Hideo Udagawa; December 3, 1939 – July 24, 1989) was a sumo wrestler from Adachi, Tokyo, Japan. He made his professional debut in September 1954 and reached the top division in January 1960. His highest rank was maegashira 3. Upon retirement from active competition he became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association under a series of different names, since he didn't own a toshiyori-kabu of his own. He left the Sumo Association in October 1977.
Saburo Kawabuchi (川淵 三郎, Kawabuchi Saburō; born December 3, 1936) is a Japanese former footballer and football manager.…
Saburo Kawabuchi (川淵 三郎, Kawabuchi Saburō; born December 3, 1936) is a Japanese former footballer and football manager. He played for and managed the Japan national team. He is the founder and honorary chairman of the J.League. Between 2002 and 2008, he served as president of the Japan Football Association.
Takao Fujinami (藤波 孝生, Fujinami Takao) (December 3, 1932 – October 28, 2007) was a Japanese politician who served as…
Takao Fujinami (藤波 孝生, Fujinami Takao) (December 3, 1932 – October 28, 2007) was a Japanese politician who served as the Chief Cabinet Secretary from 1983 to 1985. He also served as a member of the House of Representatives from 1967 to 1993, and again from 1996 to 2003. Born in Ise, Mie Prefecture, Fujinami was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1967 as a Liberal Democratic Party member, and was elected to the House of Representatives eleven times. Fujinami first obtained a Cabinet post in 1979 as Labor Minister under Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira when he was serving his fifth term as a House of Representatives member. When the Nakasone government began in 1982, Fujinami was given the post of deputy chief Cabinet secretary before becoming chief Cabinet secretary in 1983. Fujinami was seen as a prospective prime minister while serving in the post of chief Cabinet secretary from 1983 to 1985, under Prime Minister Nakasone. During his two years as chief Cabinet secretary, he helped promote Nakasone's policies, including his official visit to Yasukuni Shrine and the cancellation of the cap on Japan's defense budget of one percent of the gross national product. He also helped with Nakasone's administrative reforms, including the privatization of telephone operation and tobacco businesses. Fujinami resigned due to his involvement in the Recruit Company shares-for-favor scandal in the late 1980s. After Nakasone left the post of prime minister in 1987 and returned to the head of an LDP faction, Fujinami supported him as secretary general of the faction. In 1989, Fujinami was indicted on charges of accepting more than 40 million yen in money and unlisted shares as bribes from Recruit, a Tokyo-based job information conglomerate. The Tokyo District Court acquitted Fujinami in 1994, but the Tokyo High Court reversed the decision in 1997, sentencing him to three years in prison, suspended for four years. The decision was finalized by the Supreme Court in 1999. Fujinami retired from politics in 2003 citing health reasons. He died at a hospital in Mie Prefecture, according to the LDP.
Keiko Kuroda (黒田 恵子, Kuroda Keiko; December 3, 1932 – October 23, 2024), known by her pen name Keiko Sena (せな けいこ, Sena…
Keiko Kuroda (黒田 恵子, Kuroda Keiko; December 3, 1932 – October 23, 2024), known by her pen name Keiko Sena (せな けいこ, Sena Keiko), was a Japanese illustrator, children's book writer, and kamishibai artist. She wrote approximately 100 books, largely published by Poplar and Fukuinkan Shoten. Born in interwar Tokyo, Sena graduated from the all-girls Ochanomizu University Senior High School and went on to study painting under Takeo Takei, one of Japan's most prominent children's illustrators of the 20th century. She was known for her distinctive use of collage to illustrate her work. A "master storyteller", her books have been described to reveal "a deep understanding of children" and feature "charming simplicity with the satisfying bite of fairy tale grim."
Kimishige "Kimi" Ishizaka (石坂 公成, Ishizaka Kimishige; 3 December 1925 – 6 July 2018) was a Japanese immunologist who…
Kimishige "Kimi" Ishizaka (石坂 公成, Ishizaka Kimishige; 3 December 1925 – 6 July 2018) was a Japanese immunologist who, with his wife Teruko Ishizaka, discovered the antibody class Immunoglobulin E (IgE) in 1966–1967. Their work was regarded as a major breakthrough in the understanding of allergy. He was awarded the 1973 Gairdner Foundation International Award and the 2000 Japan Prize for his work in immunology.