July 11: 64 people
Juri Kimura (木村 朱里, Kimura Juri; born July 11, 2008) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 1-dan. She…
Juri Kimura (木村 朱里, Kimura Juri; born July 11, 2008) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 1-dan. She is the first person from Shiga Prefecture to become a professional shogi player.
Shū Ohba (大場 朱羽, Shū Ohba; born 11 July 2002) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Women's…
Shū Ohba (大場 朱羽, Shū Ohba; born 11 July 2002) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Women's Premier League side Rangers and the Japan national team.
Ryo Ishii (石井 僚, Ishii Ryo; born 11 July 2000) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a goalkeeper for J2 League…
Ryo Ishii (石井 僚, Ishii Ryo; born 11 July 2000) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a goalkeeper for J2 League club Yokohama FC.
Ryo Takahashi (高橋 亮, Takahashi Ryō; born 11 July 2000) is a Japanese football player currently playing as a defender…
Ryo Takahashi (高橋 亮, Takahashi Ryō; born 11 July 2000) is a Japanese football player currently playing as a defender for Langwarrin SC.
Kenya Mitsuhashi (三橋 健也, Mitsuhashi Ken'ya; born 11 July 1997) is a Japanese badminton player. He was a silver medalist…
Kenya Mitsuhashi (三橋 健也, Mitsuhashi Ken'ya; born 11 July 1997) is a Japanese badminton player. He was a silver medalist in the men's doubles at the 2017 Summer Universiade.
Kazuya Konno (紺野 和也, Konno Kazuya; born 11 July 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a winger and second striker…
Kazuya Konno (紺野 和也, Konno Kazuya; born 11 July 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a winger and second striker for J1 League club Kawasaki Frontale.
Tatsuya Shinhama (born 11 July 1996) is a Japanese speed skater who is specialized in the sprint distances.
Naoya Ishikawa (石川 直也, Ishikawa Naoya; born July 11, 1996 in Higashitagawa, Yamagata, Japan) is a professional Japanese…
Naoya Ishikawa (石川 直也, Ishikawa Naoya; born July 11, 1996 in Higashitagawa, Yamagata, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Oisix Niigata Albirex
Jumpei Ogura (小倉順平, Ogura Jiyunpei; born 11 July 1992) is a Japanese professional rugby union player who plays as a…
Jumpei Ogura (小倉順平, Ogura Jiyunpei; born 11 July 1992) is a Japanese professional rugby union player who plays as a fullback for Japan Rugby League One club Canon Eagles and the Japan national team.
Kentaro Sakaguchi (Japanese: 坂口 健太郎, Hepburn: Sakaguchi Kentarō; born July 11, 1991) is a Japanese actor and model. He…
Kentaro Sakaguchi (Japanese: 坂口 健太郎, Hepburn: Sakaguchi Kentarō; born July 11, 1991) is a Japanese actor and model. He debuted as a model in Men's Non-no magazine in 2010, and as an actor under Tristone Entertainment in 2014. He first gained recognition for starring in the television series Signal (2018) and its 2021 film Signal the Movie. Sakaguchi attained further prominence for the films The Last 10 Years (2022) and Side by Side (2023), as well as dramas What Comes After Love (2024) and Beyond Goodbye (2024).
Kyosuke Horie (堀江 恭佑, Horie Kyōsuke; born 11 July 1990) is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays as a…
Kyosuke Horie (堀江 恭佑, Horie Kyōsuke; born 11 July 1990) is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays as a loose forward. He currently plays for the Canon Eagles in Japan's domestic Top League.
Hazuki Yuda (湯田 葉月, Yuda Hazuki; born July 11, 1989) is a Japanese field hockey player. She competed for the Japan…
Hazuki Yuda (湯田 葉月, Yuda Hazuki; born July 11, 1989) is a Japanese field hockey player. She competed for the Japan women's national field hockey team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Shimanoumi Kōyō (志摩ノ海 航洋; born July 11, 1989 as Kōyō Hamaguchi (濱口 航洋, Hamaguchi Kōyō) and known after his marriage as…
Shimanoumi Kōyō (志摩ノ海 航洋; born July 11, 1989 as Kōyō Hamaguchi (濱口 航洋, Hamaguchi Kōyō) and known after his marriage as Kōyō Fukuzono (福薗 航洋, Fukuzono Kōyō)) is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Shima, Mie. He debuted in sumo wrestling in July 2012 and made his makuuchi debut in May 2019. His highest rank has been maegashira 3. He wrestles for Kise stable.
Naoki Yamamoto (山本尚貴, Yamamoto Naoki; born July 11, 1988) is a Japanese racing driver for Honda Racing Corporation…
Naoki Yamamoto (山本尚貴, Yamamoto Naoki; born July 11, 1988) is a Japanese racing driver for Honda Racing Corporation, currently driving in Super GT with Team Kunimitsu. He is a three-time champion in Super Formula and a two-time champion in the GT500 class of Super GT. Yamamoto is also the only driver to have won both the Super Formula and GT500 championships in the same season multiple times, a feat which he accomplished in 2018 and 2020. He announced his retirement from Super Formula at the end of 2024.
Eijiro Takeda (武田 英二郎, born July 11, 1988) is a Japanese former professional football player who played as a defender.…
Eijiro Takeda (武田 英二郎, born July 11, 1988) is a Japanese former professional football player who played as a defender. Primarily known for his time at Yokohama FC, Takeda made over 200 career appearances. He overcame heart surgery in 2017.
Yota Akimoto (秋元 陽太, Akimoto Yōta; born July 11, 1987 in Machida, Tokyo) is a Japanese footballer. He currently plays…
Yota Akimoto (秋元 陽太, Akimoto Yōta; born July 11, 1987 in Machida, Tokyo) is a Japanese footballer. He currently plays for Ehime FC on loan from Shonan Bellmare.
Shigeaki Kato (加藤 シゲアキ, Katō Shigeaki; born July 11, 1987) is a Japanese musician, writer, actor and a member of the…
Shigeaki Kato (加藤 シゲアキ, Katō Shigeaki; born July 11, 1987) is a Japanese musician, writer, actor and a member of the J-pop group NEWS, from ELOV-Label formerly known as Johnny's Entertainment.
Shun Yamaguchi (山口 俊, Yamaguchi Shun; born July 11, 1987) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played…
Shun Yamaguchi (山口 俊, Yamaguchi Shun; born July 11, 1987) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yokohama BayStars/Yokohama DeNA BayStars and Yomiuri Giants, and in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays. He is the first Japanese player to make his MLB debut with the Blue Jays, and also the first MLB player who had never played for any baseball teams in the United States. All previous Japanese players who were on the Blue Jays had already debuted for other MLB teams.
Shun Tono (東野 峻, Tōno Shun; born July 11, 1986) is a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player. He is currently with…
Shun Tono (東野 峻, Tōno Shun; born July 11, 1986) is a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player. He is currently with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in Japan's Pacific League. He made his Giants debut in 2007 against the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, pitching 2/3 of an inning and giving up a hit and a walk in that span. He saw expanded action in 2008 as a mid-season call-up, and he was part of a young bullpen that led the Giants to a Japan Series berth against the eventual champion Saitama Seibu Lions. In 28 games, he pitched in relief in 26 of them and made two starts, one of them being his first career complete game against the Hiroshima Toyo Carp on September 24. He made four appearances in the '08 playoffs, all without giving up a run. His first full season in 2009 started off very well, as Tono posted quality starts in four of his first five starts, en route to 14 for the year, but his smoking habit caught up with him late in the season. Run support was a problem for him though, as he had 10 no-decisions to go with his 8–8 record and a respectable 3.17 ERA. His season was marred by a bit of controversy, as Tono was pulled from his start on September 16 by manager Tatsunori Hara. A frustrated Hara said after the game, "As an athlete, not being able to quit smoking represents a larger weakness. He needs to get stronger." This was the third in a string of three straight poor starts for the young righty. Ultimately, Tono was a part of the 2009 Japan Series Champion Giants, who defeated the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in six games to with their 21st title. He pitched in three games in the postseason, giving up 1 run in 8 and 1/3 innings. He also started the deciding 6th game in the series, but had to leave with two down in the very first inning after being struck on the hand on a line drive by Nippon Ham Fighters first baseman Shinji Takahashi.
Aki Maeda (前田 亜季, Maeda Aki; born 11 July 1985) is a Japanese actress and singer. She has an older sister named Ai…
Aki Maeda (前田 亜季, Maeda Aki; born 11 July 1985) is a Japanese actress and singer. She has an older sister named Ai Maeda. She is perhaps best known in the west for her role as Noriko Nakagawa in the controversial 2000 film Battle Royale, which she reprised for its sequel Battle Royale II: Requiem. She graduated from Hosei University in 2008.
Takahisa Nishiyama (西山 貴永, Nishiyama Takahisa; born July 11, 1985) is a former Japanese football player.
Takeshi Nagano (永野健, Nagano Takeshi; born July 11, 1985) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Panasonic…
Takeshi Nagano (永野健, Nagano Takeshi; born July 11, 1985) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Panasonic Panthers.
Yuto Aoki (青木 悠人, Aoki Yūto; born 11 July 1984 in Tokushima Prefecture) is a Japanese hurdler. He finished seventh in…
Yuto Aoki (青木 悠人, Aoki Yūto; born 11 July 1984 in Tokushima Prefecture) is a Japanese hurdler. He finished seventh in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2010 Asian Games.
Ayane Sakurano (桜乃 彩音, Sakurano Ayane) is a Japanese actress, formerly belonging on Takarazuka Revue's Flower Troupe…
Ayane Sakurano (桜乃 彩音, Sakurano Ayane) is a Japanese actress, formerly belonging on Takarazuka Revue's Flower Troupe, where she performed as a musumeyaku (actress specializing in female roles).
Yōko Maki (槙ようこ, Maki Yōko; born July 11, 1981) is a Japanese former manga artist. Maki debuted in 1999 with Love…
Yōko Maki (槙ようこ, Maki Yōko; born July 11, 1981) is a Japanese former manga artist. Maki debuted in 1999 with Love Service! in Ribon Original magazine. She also has a pet dog named Leo and her profile in the Aishiteruze Baby comic says her hobby is "...blowing soap bubbles" and that one of her skills is "...passing quickly through a crowd of people". She has a sister, Mochida Aki, which she made manga with such as, Zen Zen. On July 3, 2019, Maki announced that she has retired from the manga industry and that she will keep her Instagram account active until March 17, 2020. Her final manga series was Kirameki no Lion Boy which ran from 2016 to 2019.
Masayuki Ochiai (落合 正幸, Ochiai Masayuki; born July 11, 1981) is a Japanese former football player.
Kaori Aoba (青葉 かおり, Aoba Kaori; born July 11, 1978) is a female professional 5 dan Go player. She is currently an…
Kaori Aoba (青葉 かおり, Aoba Kaori; born July 11, 1978) is a female professional 5 dan Go player. She is currently an affiliate of the Nihon Ki-in, the largest Go association of Japan, and was a student of Yasumasa Hane. On 4 September 2008, Aoba was defeated by Crazy Stone, a Monte-Carlo Tree Search Go playing engine, in an 8-stone handicap game in Tokyo, Japan. The exhibition match marks the earliest official defeat of a professional by a computer with a conventional handicap.
Takumi Morikawa (森川 拓巳, Morikawa Takumi; born July 11, 1977) is a former Japanese football player.
Taro Urabe (卜部 太郎, Urabe Tarō; born July 11, 1977) is a former Japanese football player.
Ryoji Aikawa (相川 亮二, Aikawa Ryōji; born July 11, 1976) is a Japanese former professional baseball catcher who currently…
Ryoji Aikawa (相川 亮二, Aikawa Ryōji; born July 11, 1976) is a Japanese former professional baseball catcher who currently serves as the manager for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He played in NPB for the BayStars, Tokyo Yakult Swallows, and Yomiuri Giants from 1995 to 2017.
Kenichi Yamamoto (山本 喧一, Yamamoto Ken'ichi) (born June 11, 1976) is a Japanese mixed martial artist and professional…
Kenichi Yamamoto (山本 喧一, Yamamoto Ken'ichi) (born June 11, 1976) is a Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler. Known for his pro wrestling career in UWF International, Yamamoto also competed against some of the best MMA fighters of his era in RINGS, Pride and the UFC, taking on Kevin Randleman, Genki Sudo and Pat Miletich, among others. In 1999, Yamamoto won the UFC 23 Middleweight Tournament in Japan. He returned to the ring against former Light Heavyweight King Of Pancrase Keiichiro Yamamiya on October 27, 2012. He lost via unanimous decision. Following his combat sports career, Yamamoto now works as an MMA coach.
Riona Hazuki (葉月里緒奈 Hazuki Riona), born Mai Yamada (山田麻衣 Yamada Mai, born on July 11, 1975, in Tokyo, Japan), is a…
Riona Hazuki (葉月里緒奈 Hazuki Riona), born Mai Yamada (山田麻衣 Yamada Mai, born on July 11, 1975, in Tokyo, Japan), is a Japanese actress. In 1999, she played the main role in Owls' Castle.
Yoshie Nishioka (西岡 由恵, Nishioka Yoshie; born 11 July 1974) is a Japanese former swimmer who competed in the 1988…
Yoshie Nishioka (西岡 由恵, Nishioka Yoshie; born 11 July 1974) is a Japanese former swimmer who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Daisuke Suzuki (鈴木 大介, Suzuki Daisuke; born July 11, 1974) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 9-dan. He is…
Daisuke Suzuki (鈴木 大介, Suzuki Daisuke; born July 11, 1974) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 9-dan. He is a former executive director of the Japan Shogi Association. Suzuki is also the first professional shogi player to be awarded professional status by the Japan Professional Mahjong League (JPML) and become a professional mahjong player.
Akio Mizuta (水田 章雄, Mizuta Akio; born July 11, 1973) is a Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank…
Akio Mizuta (水田 章雄, Mizuta Akio; born July 11, 1973) is a Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in Japan's Pacific League.
Riki Takasaki (高嵜 理貴, Takasaki Riki; born July 11, 1970) is a former Japanese football player.
Kazuyuki Nakane (中根 一幸, Nakane Kazuyuki; born 11 July 1969) is a former Japanese politician who served in the House of…
Kazuyuki Nakane (中根 一幸, Nakane Kazuyuki; born 11 July 1969) is a former 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 Kōnosu, Saitama he attended Nippon Sport Science University as an undergraduate and Senshu University as a graduate student. He was elected to the Diet for the first time in 2005 after unsuccessfully running for mayor of his hometown Kōnosu in 2001.
Seiichi Makita (巻田 清一, Makita Seiichi; born July 11, 1968) is a former Japanese football player.
Kōzō Akino is a Japanese politician who has served as a member of the House of Councillors of Japan, since 2010. He…
Kōzō Akino is a Japanese politician who has served as a member of the House of Councillors of Japan, since 2010. He represents the National proportional representation block as a member of the Komeito party. He currently serves on the following committees: Committee on Financial Affairs (Director) Committee on Discipline Special Committee on Okinawa and Northern Problems Deliberative Council on Political Ethics
Masaki Oya (Japanese: 大家 正喜, Hepburn: Ōya Masaki; born 11 July 1966) is a Japanese long-distance runner. He competed in…
Masaki Oya (Japanese: 大家 正喜, Hepburn: Ōya Masaki; born 11 July 1966) is a Japanese long-distance runner. He competed in the men's marathon at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Kentaro Miura (Japanese: 三浦 建太郎, Hepburn: Miura Kentarō; July 11, 1966 – May 6, 2021) was a Japanese manga artist. He…
Kentaro Miura (Japanese: 三浦 建太郎, Hepburn: Miura Kentarō; July 11, 1966 – May 6, 2021) was a Japanese manga artist. He was best known for his dark fantasy series Berserk, which began serialization in 1989. By 2023, Berserk had over 60 million copies in circulation, making it one of the best-selling manga series of all time. In 2002, Miura received the Award for Excellence at the sixth Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.
Kenichi Hosoda (born 11 July 1964) is a Japanese politician who is a member of the House of Representatives of Japan.
Tadahiko Ito (伊藤 忠彦, Itō Tadahiko; born 11 July 1964) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a…
Tadahiko Ito (伊藤 忠彦, Itō Tadahiko; born 11 July 1964) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).
Fumiya Fujii (藤井 フミヤ, Fujii Fumiya; born July 11, 1962) is a Japanese musician, actor and former lead singer of The…
Fumiya Fujii (藤井 フミヤ, Fujii Fumiya; born July 11, 1962) is a Japanese musician, actor and former lead singer of The Checkers born in Kurume. His younger brother is Naoyuki Fujii, a musician and former sax player for The Checkers. His eldest son is Fuji TV announcer Kōki Fujii. He formerly belonged to Yamaha Music Foundation and Three Star Pro (both during the Checkers era), and now he is part of a private agency, FFM Co.
Tomoyuki Kajino (梶野 智幸, Kajino Tomoyuki; born July 11, 1960) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan…
Tomoyuki Kajino (梶野 智幸, Kajino Tomoyuki; born July 11, 1960) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. His brother Satoshi Kajino is also former footballer.
Takashi Taniguchi (谷口尚, Taniguchi Takashi; born July 11, 1959) is a Japanese material scientist. He is a fellow and the…
Takashi Taniguchi (谷口尚, Taniguchi Takashi; born July 11, 1959) is a Japanese material scientist. He is a fellow and the Director of the International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics at the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS). He is also a former President of the High Pressure Science Society of Japan. Taniguchi is an expert in crystal growth and has published numerous co-authored papers with Kenji Watanabe and others. Their laboratory is the primary source of high-quality hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) crystals, used widely as a substrate for various two-dimensional materials, such as graphene and transition metal dichalcogenide monolayers. He was featured in Nature as one of the “most prolific researchers.”.
Mari Kotani (小谷 真理, Kotani Mari; born in Toyama Prefecture on July 11, 1958) is a Japanese science fiction critic, best…
Mari Kotani (小谷 真理, Kotani Mari; born in Toyama Prefecture on July 11, 1958) is a Japanese science fiction critic, best known as the author of Evangelion as the Immaculate Virgin (analysis of the anime serie Neon Genesis Evangelion), Tokyo: Magazine House, 1997 and of Joseijou muishiki: techno-gynesis josei SF-ron josetsu, Tokyo: Keiso shobo, 1994 (Techno-Gynesis: The Political Unconscious of Feminist Science Fiction), which won the 15th Nihon SF Taisho Award. Kotani is one of the founders of the Japanese Sense of Gender Award (equivalent to the Tiptree Award) in 2001, and of The Japanese Association of Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy. She is now the chair of the Japan PEN Women Writers Committee and a member of the Science Fiction Writers of Japan.
Katsuyoshi Yatabe (谷田部 勝義) (born July 11, 1956 in Tokyo) is a Japanese screenwriter, anime director and sound director.…
Katsuyoshi Yatabe (谷田部 勝義) (born July 11, 1956 in Tokyo) is a Japanese screenwriter, anime director and sound director. He is best known for directing the first three entries in Sunrise's Brave series and the first shotacon anime adaptation (Boku no Pico).
Miho Matsuoka (松岡 美保, Matsuoka Miho; born 11 July 1953) is a Japanese basketball player. She competed in the women's…
Miho Matsuoka (松岡 美保, Matsuoka Miho; born 11 July 1953) is a Japanese basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Ushio Torikai (鳥養潮; surname Torikai; born July 11, 1952, in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese composer…
Ushio Torikai (鳥養潮; surname Torikai; born July 11, 1952, in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese composer of contemporary classical music. She is known for her highly individual musical voice, developed over many years of research and compositional experience in diverse musical fields including European classical music, traditional Japanese music, ancient Japanese music and computer/electronics.