September 9: 63 people
Ryo Hisatsune (Japanese: 久常 涼, born 9 September 2002) is a Japanese professional golfer, who plays on the PGA Tour. He…
Ryo Hisatsune (Japanese: 久常 涼, born 9 September 2002) is a Japanese professional golfer, who plays on the PGA Tour. He won the 2023 Cazoo Open de France.
Yumi Arima (有馬 優美, Arima Yūmi; born 9 September 1997) is a Japanese water polo player who was ranked 7th in the overall…
Yumi Arima (有馬 優美, Arima Yūmi; born 9 September 1997) is a Japanese water polo player who was ranked 7th in the overall Top Scorers at the 2017 World Championships and 3rd at the 2019 World Championships. She was part of the team in the women's water polo tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Soya Fujiwara (藤原奏哉, Fujiwara Soya; born September 9, 1995) is a Japanese football player who plays as a midfielder for…
Soya Fujiwara (藤原奏哉, Fujiwara Soya; born September 9, 1995) is a Japanese football player who plays as a midfielder for J1 League club Gamba Osaka.
Yuto Horigome (堀米 悠斗, Horigome Yūto; born 9 September 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left…
Yuto Horigome (堀米 悠斗, Horigome Yūto; born 9 September 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left back for J2 League club Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo.
Genichi Endo (遠藤 元一, Endō Gen'ichi; born September 9, 1994) is a Japanese football player who plays for ReinMeer Aomori.
Koshiro Sakamoto (坂本 光士郎, Sakamoto Koshiro; born September 9, 1994) is a professional Japanese baseball pitcher for the…
Koshiro Sakamoto (坂本 光士郎, Sakamoto Koshiro; born September 9, 1994) is a professional Japanese baseball pitcher for the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played in NPB for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Yuta Toyokawa (豊川 雄太, Toyokawa Yūta; born 9 September 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…
Yuta Toyokawa (豊川 雄太, Toyokawa Yūta; born 9 September 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for J2 League club RB Omiya Ardija.
Ryōhei Katō (加藤 凌平, Katō Ryōhei; born 9 September 1993) is a Japanese gymnast. He has won two Olympic medals in the…
Ryōhei Katō (加藤 凌平, Katō Ryōhei; born 9 September 1993) is a Japanese gymnast. He has won two Olympic medals in the men's artistic team all-around – silver in 2012 (London) and gold in 2016 (Rio de Janeiro).
Paru Itagaki (板垣 巴留, Itagaki Paru; born September 9, 1993) is a Japanese manga artist. She is best known as the creator…
Paru Itagaki (板垣 巴留, Itagaki Paru; born September 9, 1993) is a Japanese manga artist. She is best known as the creator of the manga series Beastars, for which she has won numerous awards. She is the daughter of manga artist Keisuke Itagaki.
Sachiya Yamasaki (山崎 福也, Yamasaki Sachiya; born September 9, 1992 in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan) is a Japanese…
Sachiya Yamasaki (山崎 福也, Yamasaki Sachiya; born September 9, 1992 in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Yuki Matsushita (松下 祐樹, Matsushita Yūki; born 9 September 1991) is a Japanese track and field athlete. He competed in…
Yuki Matsushita (松下 祐樹, Matsushita Yūki; born 9 September 1991) is a Japanese track and field athlete. He competed in the 400 m hurdles event at the 2015 World Championships He also competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics where he ran 49.60 in the first heat of the 400 m hurdles but did not qualify further.
Tsuyoshi Ishizaki (石崎 剛, Ishizaki, Tsuyoshi; born September 9, 1990) is a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball former…
Tsuyoshi Ishizaki (石崎 剛, Ishizaki, Tsuyoshi; born September 9, 1990) is a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball former player.
Shusaku Tokita (鴇田 周作, Tokita Shūsaku; born September 9, 1990) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Japan Soccer…
Shusaku Tokita (鴇田 周作, Tokita Shūsaku; born September 9, 1990) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Japan Soccer College.
Ryota Okada (岡田亮太, Okada Ryōta; born 9 September 1988 in Tokyo) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Fukushima United…
Ryota Okada (岡田亮太, Okada Ryōta; born 9 September 1988 in Tokyo) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Fukushima United FC.
Shizuka Nakamura (中村 静香, Nakamura Shizuka; born September 9, 1988, in Uji, Kyoto, Japan) is a Japanese gravure idol and…
Shizuka Nakamura (中村 静香, Nakamura Shizuka; born September 9, 1988, in Uji, Kyoto, Japan) is a Japanese gravure idol and actress who is represented by the talent agency Oscar Promotion. She was a member of Pretty Club 31 and Teenage Club. She play Seigi no Mikata as Kyoko Komatsu
Thomas Yuji Gordon (トーマス・ユージ・ゴードン, Tōmasu Yūji Gōdon; born September 9, 1987 in Miami, Florida, United States), better…
Thomas Yuji Gordon (トーマス・ユージ・ゴードン, Tōmasu Yūji Gōdon; born September 9, 1987 in Miami, Florida, United States), better known as Yuji (ユージ, Yūji), is a Japanese actor, entertainer, and model who is represented by LesPros Entertainment. Yuji graduated from Jiyu no Mori Gakuen High School.
Hirofumi Yamanaka (山中 浩史, Yamanaka Hirofumi; born September 9, 1985) is a Japanese former baseball pitcher. He has…
Hirofumi Yamanaka (山中 浩史, Yamanaka Hirofumi; born September 9, 1985) is a Japanese former baseball pitcher. He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and Tokyo Yakult Swallows. On November 2, 2020, Yamanaka announced his retirement.
Shin Kanazawa (Japanese: 金沢 慎, Hepburn: Kanazawa Shin; born 9 September 1983) is a Japanese former professional…
Shin Kanazawa (Japanese: 金沢 慎, Hepburn: Kanazawa Shin; born 9 September 1983) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the current first-team coach J2 League club of Omiya Ardija.
Shogo Shiozawa (塩沢 勝吾, Shiozawa Shogo; born September 9, 1982 in Nagano) is a Japanese football player who currently…
Shogo Shiozawa (塩沢 勝吾, Shiozawa Shogo; born September 9, 1982 in Nagano) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for AC Nagano Parceiro.
Ai Otsuka (大塚 愛, Ōtsuka Ai; born September 9, 1982) is a Japanese singer-songwriter from Suminoe-ku, Osaka, Japan. She…
Ai Otsuka (大塚 愛, Ōtsuka Ai; born September 9, 1982) is a Japanese singer-songwriter from Suminoe-ku, Osaka, Japan. She is a popular artist on the Avex Trax label and is best known for her 2003 hit "Sakuranbo", which stayed in the Top 200 Oricon Weekly Singles Chart for 103 weeks. A piano player since age four, Otsuka composes and co-produces her own songs, as well as writes her own lyrics. Her music ranges from upbeat pop/rock music to ballads. Every year, Otsuka also has her own Love is Born tour to mark the anniversary of being in the music industry and her birthday in September. All of the Love is Born concerts take place in Japan, ending in her hometown of Osaka. On Love is Born 5th Anniversary in 2008, Otsuka held a leg of the concert in Taiwan, where she performed a Chinese version of her song "Planetarium". In 2009, Otsuka held 3 Love is Born 6th Anniversary concerts in Japan, as well as two concerts in Taiwan. In 2012, Otsuka debuted as the vocalist of the band Rabbit. She sold 7 million copies in Japan.
Ryo Kawashima (川島 亮, Kawashima Ryo; born September 9, 1981 in Inage-ku, Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan) is a former…
Ryo Kawashima (川島 亮, Kawashima Ryo; born September 9, 1981 in Inage-ku, Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Pacific League.
Hiromi Kaneko (金子 広美, Kaneko Hiromi; born 9 September 1980) is a Japanese racing cyclist. She rode in the women's road…
Hiromi Kaneko (金子 広美, Kaneko Hiromi; born 9 September 1980) is a Japanese racing cyclist. She rode in the women's road race event at the 2018 UCI Road World Championships. She was selected to the 2020 Summer Olympics team, and finished in 43rd place in the women's road race.
Nobuchika Terado (born September 9, 1980) is a retired Japanese kickboxer. He was the 2009 AJKF and RISE Bantamweight…
Nobuchika Terado (born September 9, 1980) is a retired Japanese kickboxer. He was the 2009 AJKF and RISE Bantamweight champion, the 2011 ISKA Bantamweight and 2012 Super Bantamweight champion, as well as the 2016 Krush Super Bantamweight champion. Combat Press ranked him as a top ten bantamweight between April and June 2018.
Atsushi Tsutsumishita (堤下 敦, Tsutsumishita Atsushi; born 9 September 1977, in Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa…
Atsushi Tsutsumishita (堤下 敦, Tsutsumishita Atsushi; born 9 September 1977, in Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese comedian. He performs tsukkomi in the double act Impulse. His partner is Toshiyuki Itakura. Tsutsumishita is represented with Yoshimoto Creative Agency.
Akihisa Shiozaki is a Japanese politician who is a member of the House of Representatives of Japan.
Hiroki R. Ueda (上田 泰己, Ueda Hiroki) is a Japanese professor of biology at the University of Tokyo and the RIKEN…
Hiroki R. Ueda (上田 泰己, Ueda Hiroki) is a Japanese professor of biology at the University of Tokyo and the RIKEN Quantitative Biology Center. He is known for his studies on the circadian clock.
Jun Kasai (葛西 純, Kasai Jun) (born September 9, 1974) is a Japanese professional wrestler, primarily competing for Pro…
Jun Kasai (葛西 純, Kasai Jun) (born September 9, 1974) is a Japanese professional wrestler, primarily competing for Pro Wrestling Freedoms. Dubbed the Crazy Monkey (クレイジーモンキー, Kureijī Monkī) for his violent and often self-harmful style of hardcore wrestling, Kasai is considered a breakthrough talent in Japanese wrestling, able to work both hardcore and technical styles. Outside Freedoms, Kasai has worked for the original Pro Wrestling Zero-One, Hustle, Ice Ribbon, Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) and Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW).
Kazuhisa Ishii (石井 一久 Ishii Kazuhisa) (born September 9, 1973) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher and…
Kazuhisa Ishii (石井 一久 Ishii Kazuhisa) (born September 9, 1973) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher and manager and general manager. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yakult Swallows and Saitama Seibu Lions and in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets.
Takuya Asanuma (浅沼 拓也, Asanuma Takuya; born 9 September 1971), better known mononymously as Takuya (stylized in all…
Takuya Asanuma (浅沼 拓也, Asanuma Takuya; born 9 September 1971), better known mononymously as Takuya (stylized in all caps as TAKUYA), is a Japanese musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He was formerly the second guitarist of Judy and Mary. He currently works as a solo artist under the name Takuya and also had a solo project called Robots which was dissolved in 2009. He was previously married to a former geisha from Gion, but they divorced in 2006. His most recent release was a duet with Aya Kamiki titled "W-B-X (W-Boiled Extreme)", the theme for Kamen Rider W.
Tomoya Higashino (東野智弥, Higashino Tomoya) is the former Head coach of the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix in the…
Tomoya Higashino (東野智弥, Higashino Tomoya) is the former Head coach of the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix in the Japanese Bj League.
Takashi Koyari is a Japanese politician who is a member of the House of Councillors of Japan.
Yoshifumi Ushima (Japanese: 鵜島仁文; 9 September 1966 - 7 August 2022) was a Japanese singer-songwriter, composer…
Yoshifumi Ushima (Japanese: 鵜島仁文; 9 September 1966 - 7 August 2022) was a Japanese singer-songwriter, composer, guitarist, arranger and music producer.
Toshihiro Takada (高田 稔浩, Takada Toshihiro) is a Paralympian athlete from Japan competing mainly in category T52…
Toshihiro Takada (高田 稔浩, Takada Toshihiro) is a Paralympian athlete from Japan competing mainly in category T52 long-distance events.
Masahiro "Massy" Kuramoto (倉本昌弘, Kuramoto Masahiro; born 9 September 1955) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Hiroyuki Namba (難波 弘之, Nanba Hiroyuki; born September 9, 1953) (occasionally credited as Hiroyuki Nanba) is a Japanese…
Hiroyuki Namba (難波 弘之, Nanba Hiroyuki; born September 9, 1953) (occasionally credited as Hiroyuki Nanba) is a Japanese musician. He has composed for and arranged songs from Japanese anime, OVA and video games. Notably, Hiroyuki Namba composed for Dallos, the first anime Original video animation. However, in the United States, he is known for composing the soundtrack to the Armitage III film. Namba plays keyboards in Sense of Wonder, a Japanese progressive rock band.
Takashi Ozaki (尾崎隆, Ozaki Takashi; September 9, 1952 – May 12, 2011) was a Japanese mountaineer. He is known for having…
Takashi Ozaki (尾崎隆, Ozaki Takashi; September 9, 1952 – May 12, 2011) was a Japanese mountaineer. He is known for having made the first ascent of Mount Everest's north face and the first ascent of Myanmar's Hkakabo Razi.
Koichiro Hirayama (平山 紘一郎, Hirayama Kōichirō; born 9 September 1946) is a Japanese former wrestler who competed in the…
Koichiro Hirayama (平山 紘一郎, Hirayama Kōichirō; born 9 September 1946) is a Japanese former wrestler who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Toru Muranishi (村西とおる, Muranishi Tōru; born 9 September 1948) is an innovative and controversial director of Japanese…
Toru Muranishi (村西とおる, Muranishi Tōru; born 9 September 1948) is an innovative and controversial director of Japanese adult videos (AV). Known in Japan as the "Emperor of Porn", he has been credited as one of the creators of the quasi-documentary style found in Japanese adult videos, a genre which has remained popular throughout the history of the adult industry in Japan. He was called "the dirtiest of the industry’s dirty old men" in a 1992 Tokyo Journal article by Kjell Fornander.
Akihiko Honda (本田 明彦, Honda Akihiko; born September 9, 1947) is a Japanese professional boxing promoter who was…
Akihiko Honda (本田 明彦, Honda Akihiko; born September 9, 1947) is a Japanese professional boxing promoter who was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 2008, and was also selected as an inductee into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2009.
Kenshi Hirokane (Japanese: 弘兼 憲史, Hepburn: Hirokane Kenshi; born September 9, 1947) is a Japanese manga artist from…
Kenshi Hirokane (Japanese: 弘兼 憲史, Hepburn: Hirokane Kenshi; born September 9, 1947) is a Japanese manga artist from Iwakuni, Yamaguchi. He graduated from Waseda University with a degree in law, then worked for Matsushita Electric for four years, before making his manga debut in 1974 with Kaze Kaoru. Hirokane is known for manga that addresses social issues, as well as for creating the best-selling seinen manga Hello Harinezumi, adapted as an original video animation (OVA) called Domain of Murder. He has received numerous awards, including the 1985 Shogakukan Manga Award for seinen/general manga as the artist for Human Crossing, the 1991 Kodansha Manga Award for general manga for Kachō Kōsaku Shima, and an Excellence Prize for manga at the 2000 Japan Media Arts Festival for Tasogare Ryūseigun ("Like Shooting Stars in the Twilight"). He is married to manga artist Fumi Saimon. They have a son and a daughter.
Hayato Tani (谷 隼人, Tani Hayato; born September 9, 1946 as Hajime Iwatani) is a Japanese actor, singer and television…
Hayato Tani (谷 隼人, Tani Hayato; born September 9, 1946 as Hajime Iwatani) is a Japanese actor, singer and television presenter best known for his career as General Tani in Takeshi's Castle and Commander Sugata in Hikari Sentai Maskman. He is affiliated to the Goodfellows agency and has a business partnership with Anemoi Entertainment, the agency representing singer and actor Gentaro Takahashi.
Kazuo Tsukuda (佃 和夫, Tsukuda Kazuo) is the chairman of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, one of the core companies of the…
Kazuo Tsukuda (佃 和夫, Tsukuda Kazuo) is the chairman of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, one of the core companies of the Mitsubishi Group. Born in 1943. Tsukuda graduated from the School of Engineering of the University of Tokyo in 1968 with an advanced degree in marine mechanical engineering and joined Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) immediately after graduation. After years with the company he eventually became deputy general manager of Takasago Machinery Works and, later, general manager of Nagoya Machinery Works. Tsukuda became a member of the board of directors of MHI in June 1999. In April 2002 he was appointed a managing director and the general manager for the Global Strategic Planning & Operations Headquarters. In June 2003, Tsukuda became president of MHI. Tsukuda became a director and an advisor of MHI in April 2013 and an advisor of MHI in June 2013.
Sachio Semmoto (千本 倖生, Senmoto Sachio; born 1942-09-09 in Nara Prefecture) is the current chairman and CEO of eAccess…
Sachio Semmoto (千本 倖生, Senmoto Sachio; born 1942-09-09 in Nara Prefecture) is the current chairman and CEO of eAccess and eMobile, a Japanese telecommunication company. On March 24, 2009, he was also appointed as a director to the Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Limited. Semmoto has also served on the Board of Directors for Softbank and the Sega Corporation. Semmoto received his bachelor's degree from Kyoto University and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Florida.
Yoshiyuki Sakaki (榊 佳之, Sakaki Yoshiyuki) is a Japanese molecular biologist. He was the sixth president of Toyohashi…
Yoshiyuki Sakaki (榊 佳之, Sakaki Yoshiyuki) is a Japanese molecular biologist. He was the sixth president of Toyohashi University of Technology and an emeritus professor of the University of Tokyo. Sakaki was born in Nagoya. He received a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from the University of Tokyo, and received a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Tokyo in 1971.
Chen Chuan-show (born 9 September 1941) is a Taiwanese sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres and the decathlon…
Chen Chuan-show (born 9 September 1941) is a Taiwanese sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres and the decathlon at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Yoshihiro Ohira (born 9 September 1940) is a Japanese alpine skier. He competed in two events at the 1964 Winter…
Yoshihiro Ohira (born 9 September 1940) is a Japanese alpine skier. He competed in two events at the 1964 Winter Olympics.
Hiroshi Hara (原 広司, Hara Hiroshi; 9 September 1936 – 3 January 2025) was a Japanese architect and author on…
Hiroshi Hara (原 広司, Hara Hiroshi; 9 September 1936 – 3 January 2025) was a Japanese architect and author on architecture. His major works, including Kyōto Station, the Umeda Sky Building in Osaka, the Yamato International building in Tokyo, the Sapporo Dome in Hokkaidō, and other important structures in Japan, have earned many awards. With a doctorate in engineering, he was a professor at the University of Tokyo until 1997, and subsequently held an emeritus position.
Yoichiro Murakami (村上 陽一郎, Murakami Yōichirō) born in Tokyo, Japan on September 9, 1936, is a Japanese scholar. He…
Yoichiro Murakami (村上 陽一郎, Murakami Yōichirō) born in Tokyo, Japan on September 9, 1936, is a Japanese scholar. He specializes in the areas of history of science and philosophy of science.
Minoru Hara (原 實, Hara Minoru; 9 September 1930 – 1 November 2021) was a Japanese writer, Indologist, philologist, and…
Minoru Hara (原 實, Hara Minoru; 9 September 1930 – 1 November 2021) was a Japanese writer, Indologist, philologist, and a scholar of Sanskrit and Buddhist literature and philosophy.
Yasumasa Narasaki (楢崎 泰昌, Narasaki Yasumasa; 9 September 1928 – 21 October 2014) was a Japanese politician from the…
Yasumasa Narasaki (楢崎 泰昌, Narasaki Yasumasa; 9 September 1928 – 21 October 2014) was a Japanese politician from the Liberal Democratic Party. He served as a member of the House of Councillors from 1992 to 1998.