Misa Nishiyama (Japanese: 西山 実沙; born 7 September 2010) is a Japanese artistic gymnast. She is the 2025 Junior World…Misa Nishiyama (Japanese: 西山 実沙; born 7 September 2010) is a Japanese artistic gymnast. She is the 2025 Junior World floor exercise champion.
Ryota Ogiwara (Japanese: 荻原 羚大, Hepburn: Ogiwara Ryōta; born 7 September 2008) is a Japanese motorcycle racer who…Ryota Ogiwara (Japanese: 荻原 羚大, Hepburn: Ogiwara Ryōta; born 7 September 2008) is a Japanese motorcycle racer who competes in the Moto3 Junior World Championship and Red Bull Rookies Cup. In 2025, Ogiwara was crowned Asia Talent Cup champion.
Mao Hosoya (細谷 真大, Hosoya Mao; born 7 September 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for…Mao Hosoya (細谷 真大, Hosoya Mao; born 7 September 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for J1 League club Kashiwa Reysol and the Japan national team.
Sota Miura (三浦 颯太, Miura Sota; born 7 September 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left back…Sota Miura (三浦 颯太, Miura Sota; born 7 September 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left back for J1 League club Kawasaki Frontale and the Japan national team.
Shōta Suzuki (鈴木 昭汰, Suzuki Shōta; born September 7, 1998) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Chiba…Shōta Suzuki (鈴木 昭汰, Suzuki Shōta; born September 7, 1998) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Naohiro Sugiyama (杉山 直宏, Sugiyama Naohiro; born 7 September 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder…Naohiro Sugiyama (杉山 直宏, Sugiyama Naohiro; born 7 September 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1 League club JEF United Chiba.
Shu Nakamura (中村 優, Nakamura Shū; born 7 September 1996) is a Japanese figure skater. He finished sixth at the 2012…Shu Nakamura (中村 優, Nakamura Shū; born 7 September 1996) is a Japanese figure skater. He finished sixth at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, after placing tenth in the short program and third in the free skate. He won the bronze medal at the 2014–15 Japan Junior Championships and finished 12th at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary. In February 2017, he won his first senior international medal, bronze at the Bavarian Open.
Kaito Taniguchi (谷口 海斗, Taniguchi Kaito; born 7 September 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Kaito Taniguchi (谷口 海斗, Taniguchi Kaito; born 7 September 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for J1 League club Mito HollyHock.
Yota Shimokawa (下川 陽太, Shimokawa Yota; born September 7, 1995) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Tegevajaro…Yota Shimokawa (下川 陽太, Shimokawa Yota; born September 7, 1995) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Tegevajaro Miyazaki.
Kento Yamazaki (山﨑賢人, Yamazaki Kento; born September 7, 1994) is a Japanese actor and model. He is best known for…Kento Yamazaki (山﨑賢人, Yamazaki Kento; born September 7, 1994) is a Japanese actor and model. He is best known for starring in manga adaptations, including the films Another (film) (2012), Jinx!!! (2013), L DK (2014), Orange (2015), Your Lie in April (2016), JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable Chapter I (2017), Psychic Kusuo: The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. (2017), Kingdom (2019), and television series Death Note (2015) and Alice in Borderland (2020–2025). His other notable works include Kiss That Kills (2018) and Good Doctor (2018). Yamazaki is under the Japanese talent agency Stardust Promotion.
Ryuko Tokimatsu (時松 隆光, Tokimatsu Ryūkō; born 7 September 1993) is a Japanese professional golfer. Tokimatsu plays on…Ryuko Tokimatsu (時松 隆光, Tokimatsu Ryūkō; born 7 September 1993) is a Japanese professional golfer. Tokimatsu plays on the Japan Golf Tour and the Japan Challenge Tour. He had one win on each tour in 2016. Tokimatsu made his debut on American soil at the 2018 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, having qualified by virtue of his win at the 2017 Bridgestone Open.
Noriko Taniguchi (谷口 令子, Taniguchi Noriko; born September 7, 1992) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. She was a member…Noriko Taniguchi (谷口 令子, Taniguchi Noriko; born September 7, 1992) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. She was a member of the Japan women's national rugby sevens team at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She won a silver medal at the 2014 Asian Games in rugby sevens.
Kenki Fukuoka (福岡 堅樹, Fukuoka Kenki; born 7 September 1992) is a Japanese former rugby union player. He was named in…Kenki Fukuoka (福岡 堅樹, Fukuoka Kenki; born 7 September 1992) is a Japanese former rugby union player. He was named in Japan's squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. He was selected for Japan's 2016 Olympic sevens squad and included in the squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup, held in Japan for the first time. Fukuoka won the man of the match award in Japan's victory against Scotland in the 2019 World Cup on 13 October 2019; a victory that saw Japan reach the competition's knockout stage for the first time. In 2021, he entered the Medical school of Juntendo University for professional doctor career.
Arata Nishikiori (錦織 新, Nishikiori Arata; born 7 September 1991) is a Japanese team handball player. She plays for the…Arata Nishikiori (錦織 新, Nishikiori Arata; born 7 September 1991) is a Japanese team handball player. She plays for the club Sony Semiconductor, and on the Japanese national team. She represented Japan at the 2013 World Women's Handball Championship in Serbia, where the Japanese team placed 14th.
Ryo Shihono (しほの 涼, Shihono Ryō; born 7 September 1991) is a former Japanese gravure idol and former actress. She was…Ryo Shihono (しほの 涼, Shihono Ryō; born 7 September 1991) is a former Japanese gravure idol and former actress. She was born from Kanagawa Prefecture.
Takero Okajima (岡島 豪郎, Okajima Takerō; born September 7, 1989, in Ōra District, Gunma) is a Japanese professional…Takero Okajima (岡島 豪郎, Okajima Takerō; born September 7, 1989, in Ōra District, Gunma) is a Japanese professional catcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball.
Yusuke Shimizu (志水 祐介, Shimizu Yūsuke; born 7 September 1988) is a water polo player from Japan. He was the captain of…Yusuke Shimizu (志水 祐介, Shimizu Yūsuke; born 7 September 1988) is a water polo player from Japan. He was the captain of the Japanese team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where the team was eliminated in the group stage.
Katsuyuki Sakai (坂井 克行, Sakai Katsuyuki; born September 7, 1988) is a Japanese rugby union player. He plays for the…Katsuyuki Sakai (坂井 克行, Sakai Katsuyuki; born September 7, 1988) is a Japanese rugby union player. He plays for the Japanese club Toyota Industries Shuttles in the Top League. He also plays rugby sevens for Japan's national rugby sevens team and was named in their 2016 Summer Olympics squad. He captained the Japanese squad when they played at the 2014 Hong Kong Sevens and won the World Series Qualifier for the 2014–15 Sevens World Series. He was also a member of the squad that won the 2015 ARFU Men's Sevens Championships to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Takuma Asahara (浅原拓真, Asahara Takuma; born 7 September 1987) is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays…Takuma Asahara (浅原拓真, Asahara Takuma; born 7 September 1987) is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays in the prop position. He currently plays for the Sunwolves in Super Rugby and the Toshiba Brave Lupus in Japan's domestic Top League.
Emi Hinouchi (日之内 絵美, Hinouchi Emi; born September 7, 1982), known professionally with different characters of the same…Emi Hinouchi (日之内 絵美, Hinouchi Emi; born September 7, 1982), known professionally with different characters of the same name (日之内 エミ), is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She was formerly signed under King Records' sub-label Venus-B and Taku Takahashi's Tachytelic Records. She is best known for writing songs for Heartsdales and for her collaborations with M-Flo. As of 2011, Hinouchi has released twelve singles, three studio length albums, and collaborated with numerous artists.
Kyohei Yamagata (山形 恭平, Yamagata Kyohei; born September 7, 1981) is a former Japanese football player. His younger…Kyohei Yamagata (山形 恭平, Yamagata Kyohei; born September 7, 1981) is a former Japanese football player. His younger brother Tatsunori Yamagata is also footballer.
Yūya Asahina (朝比奈 ゆうや, Asahina Yūya; born September 7, 1980) is a Japanese manga artist. She made her professional…Yūya Asahina (朝比奈 ゆうや, Asahina Yūya; born September 7, 1980) is a Japanese manga artist. She made her professional manga debut in 1998. She used to work with Ribon, but now her manga is serialized in Margaret Comics.
Yoshiyuki Ishihara is a Japanese former professional baseball player. He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball…Yoshiyuki Ishihara is a Japanese former professional baseball player. He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
Aika Ōno (大野 愛果, Ōno Aika; born September 7, 1977) is a Japanese singer and songwriter. She is contracted with the Giza…Aika Ōno (大野 愛果, Ōno Aika; born September 7, 1977) is a Japanese singer and songwriter. She is contracted with the Giza Studio record label Aika is best known for writing songs for several artists under Giza Studio, notably Rina Aiuchi, Mai Kuraki, Aya Kamiki, U-ka Saegusa in db and Zard, among others. Many of her songs have been featured in anime shows such as Detective Conan (or Case Closed in the US), MÄR, Golgo 13, Detective School Q and Secret of Cerulean Sand. To a lesser extent, she released three studio albums containing cover versions of her own song written for other artists, in English and Japanese.
Takayuki Shinohara (篠原 貴行, Shinohara Takayuki; born September 7, 1976 in Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan) is a professional…Takayuki Shinohara (篠原 貴行, Shinohara Takayuki; born September 7, 1976 in Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player.
Norifumi "Norick" Abe (阿部典史, Abe Norifumi; September 7, 1975 – October 7, 2007), or Norick Abe (ノリック・アベ) was a Japanese…Norifumi "Norick" Abe (阿部典史, Abe Norifumi; September 7, 1975 – October 7, 2007), or Norick Abe (ノリック・アベ) was a Japanese professional motorcycle road racer. He competed in the FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championships from 1994 to 2004. Abe died in a road traffic crash in October 2007.
Zhu Xun (Chinese: 朱迅; pinyin: Zhū Xùn) is a Chinese television host of China Central Television (CCTV). Currently, she…Zhu Xun (Chinese: 朱迅; pinyin: Zhū Xùn) is a Chinese television host of China Central Television (CCTV). Currently, she is responsible for hosting a number of most highest rated shows such as "Avenue of Stars", "Happiness Bill" and "My Art List", and most notably "CCTV New Year's Gala", all receiving over 1 billion viewers in ratings. Xun is a member of the 10th All-China Youth Federation, director of the China Television Artists Association, and director of the China Literary and Art Volunteers Association. In 2021, she was elected as a member of the 11th National Committee of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles. In 2022, she was elected as the vice president of the Host Professional Committee of the China Television Artists Association; in 2023, she was elected as the charity ambassador of the China Disabled Persons Association.
Kiyotaka Haimura (灰村キヨタカ or はいむらきよたか, Haimura Kiyotaka; born September 7, 1973) is a Japanese game character designer…Kiyotaka Haimura (灰村キヨタカ or はいむらきよたか, Haimura Kiyotaka; born September 7, 1973) is a Japanese game character designer and manga style artist best known for his work on the A Certain Magical Index series.
Kumiko Hayashi (林 久美子, Hayashi Kumiko; born 7 September 1972) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of…Kumiko Hayashi (林 久美子, Hayashi Kumiko; born 7 September 1972) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature).
Tetsuya Kanmuri (冠 徹弥, Kanmuri Tetsuya; born: 7 September 1971) is a Japanese heavy metal singer, originally from Uji…Tetsuya Kanmuri (冠 徹弥, Kanmuri Tetsuya; born: 7 September 1971) is a Japanese heavy metal singer, originally from Uji, Kyoto Prefecture. He took his inspiration from Van Halen's songs.
Towa Tei (鄭 東和, Tei Tōwa; born September 7, 1964) is a Japanese artist, record producer, and DJ. Born in Yokohama…Towa Tei (鄭 東和, Tei Tōwa; born September 7, 1964) is a Japanese artist, record producer, and DJ. Born in Yokohama, Japan, Towa was a member of Deee-Lite, from the US label Elektra Records in 1990, notable for their international hit single, "Groove Is In the Heart". He made his solo debut with the album Future Listening! in 1994. He has since relocated from New York to rural Nagano Prefecture in Japan. Towa's second studio album, Sound Museum (1997), became his highest charting effort at number 17 on the Oricon charts. Its single, "GBI (German Bold Italic)" featuring Kylie Minogue and Haruomi Hosono, reached number 50 and 63 in Australia and the United Kingdom, respectively. He saw continued success with 1999's Last Century Modern as its single, "Let Me Know" featuring Chara, peaked at number 34 in Japan, his highest entry. Towa has collaborated with Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yukihiro Takahashi, Akiko Yano, Ringo Sheena, and Arto Lindsay, among others. His concept party, "Hotel H", started in 2009 as a social spot for music industry people in Tokyo.
Tetsuya Endō (遠藤 徹哉 or えんどうてつや, Endō Tetsuya; born September 7, 1960) is a Japanese anime director, storyboard artist…Tetsuya Endō (遠藤 徹哉 or えんどうてつや, Endō Tetsuya; born September 7, 1960) is a Japanese anime director, storyboard artist, and sound director. He worked as the assistant director (演出助手, enshutsu joshu) of My Neighbor Totoro in 1988, and directed Floral Magician Mary Bell in 1992–93.
Toshihiko Okimune (沖宗 敏彦, Okimune Toshihiko; born September 7, 1959) is a former Japanese football player. He played…Toshihiko Okimune (沖宗 敏彦, Okimune Toshihiko; born September 7, 1959) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Nisshinbo Holdings Inc. (日清紡ホールディングス株式会社, Nisshinbō Hōrudingusu Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese company formerly listed…Nisshinbo Holdings Inc. (日清紡ホールディングス株式会社, Nisshinbō Hōrudingusu Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese company formerly listed on the Nikkei 225. It has a diverse line of businesses that include electronics, automobile brakes, mechatronics, chemicals, textiles, papers and real estate.
Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi (長渕 剛, Nagabuchi Tsuyoshi; born September 7, 1956) is a Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, poet, and…Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi (長渕 剛, Nagabuchi Tsuyoshi; born September 7, 1956) is a Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, poet, and human-rights advocate, who is a prominent figure in Japanese popular music. He has sold more than 20 million records worldwide and has appeared in movies and television dramas. His wife Etsuko Shihomi is an actress.
Hiromi Mitsubayashi (三ッ林 裕巳, Mitsubayashi Hiromi; born 7 September 1955) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal…Hiromi Mitsubayashi (三ッ林 裕巳, Mitsubayashi Hiromi; born 7 September 1955) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who serves as a member of the House of Representatives.
Hideo Hosono (細野秀雄, Hosono Hideo; born September 7, 1953) is a Japanese material scientist most known for the discovery…Hideo Hosono (細野秀雄, Hosono Hideo; born September 7, 1953) is a Japanese material scientist most known for the discovery of iron-based superconductors. Hosono, Hideki Shirakawa and Yoshinori Ohsumi are the three keynote speakers at the Institute of Integrated Research (IIR) founding lecture at the Institute of Science Tokyo.
Saburo Komoto (河本 三郎, Kōmoto Saburō; 7 September 1950 – 21 August 2025) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal…Saburo Komoto (河本 三郎, Kōmoto Saburō; 7 September 1950 – 21 August 2025) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).
Mitiko Miura-Mattausch (Japanese: 三浦 道子, born 1949) is a Japanese electronics engineer specializing in the design…Mitiko Miura-Mattausch (Japanese: 三浦 道子, born 1949) is a Japanese electronics engineer specializing in the design, modeling, and simulation of electronic components based on semiconductors, including MOSFETs and new models for transistors in LDMOS. She is a professor at Hiroshima University.
Toshihiko Fukui (福井 俊彦, Fukui Toshihiko; 7 September 1935) is a Japanese economist and central banker. He was the 29th…Toshihiko Fukui (福井 俊彦, Fukui Toshihiko; 7 September 1935) is a Japanese economist and central banker. He was the 29th Governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) and a Director of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
Tomoko Ohta (太田 朋子, Ōta Tomoko; born Tomoko Harada 原田 朋子 7 September 1933, Miyoshi, Aichi) is a Japanese scientist and…Tomoko Ohta (太田 朋子, Ōta Tomoko; born Tomoko Harada 原田 朋子 7 September 1933, Miyoshi, Aichi) is a Japanese scientist and professor emeritus of the National Institute of Genetics. Ohta works on population genetics/molecular evolution and is known for developing the nearly neutral theory of evolution. Ohta has received many awards, including Japan's Order of Culture (2016). In 2015, Ohta and Richard Lewontin were jointly awarded the Crafoord Prize "for their pioneering analyses and fundamental contributions to the understanding of genetic polymorphism".
Kiyoshi Nishimura (西村 潔, September 7, 1932 – November 17, 1993) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He was…Kiyoshi Nishimura (西村 潔, September 7, 1932 – November 17, 1993) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He was best known for working as an assistant director for filmmakers such as Akira Kurosawa and Ishiro Honda, and for directing numerous films under Toho.
Tetsuo Hamuro (葉室 鐵夫, Hamuro Tetsuo; 7 September 1917 – 30 October 2005) was a Japanese breaststroke swimmer. In 1935…Tetsuo Hamuro (葉室 鐵夫, Hamuro Tetsuo; 7 September 1917 – 30 October 2005) was a Japanese breaststroke swimmer. In 1935 he set a world record in the 200 m. Next year he won the gold medal in this event at the 1936 Olympics, setting a new Olympic record at 2:41.5. Hamuro swam the traditional breaststroke, while some of his competitors used the butterfly stroke, which was allowed at the time. Between 1935 and 1940 Hamuro never lost a race and won ten national breaststroke titles. After World War II he worked for the Mainichi newspaper as a sports journalist. In 1990, he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame. Hamuro's wife was also a swimmer and a world champion in the masters category.
Kiyosi Itô (伊藤 清, Itō Kiyoshi; Japanese pronunciation: [itoː kiꜜjoɕi], 7 September 1915 – 10 November 2008) was a…Kiyosi Itô (伊藤 清, Itō Kiyoshi; Japanese pronunciation: [itoː kiꜜjoɕi], 7 September 1915 – 10 November 2008) was a Japanese mathematician who made fundamental contributions to probability theory, in particular, the theory of stochastic processes. He invented the concept of stochastic integral and stochastic differential equation, and is known as the founder of so-called Itô calculus. He also pioneered the connections between stochastic calculus and differential geometry, known as stochastic differential geometry. He was invited for the International Congress of Mathematicians in Stockholm in 1962. So much were Itô's results useful to financial mathematics that he was sometimes called "the most famous Japanese in Wall Street". Itô was a member of the faculty at University of Kyoto for most of his career and eventually became the director of their Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences. But he also spent multi-year stints at several foreign institutions, the longest of which took place at Cornell University.