December 11: 55 people
Shuri Sakuma (佐久間 朱莉, Sakuma Shuri) (born 11 December 2002) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA of…
Shuri Sakuma (佐久間 朱莉, Sakuma Shuri) (born 11 December 2002) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour where she has seven wins.
Ami Ishii (石井 亜海, Ishii Ami; born 11 December 2002) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the…
Ami Ishii (石井 亜海, Ishii Ami; born 11 December 2002) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the women's 72 kg event at the 2024 World Wrestling Championships.
Ryūshin Takeuchi (竹内龍臣, Takeuchi Ryūshin; born December 11, 2001 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan) is a Japanese…
Ryūshin Takeuchi (竹内龍臣, Takeuchi Ryūshin; born December 11, 2001 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Raito Ikeda (池田 来翔, Ikeda Raito; born December 11, 1999) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Chiba…
Raito Ikeda (池田 来翔, Ikeda Raito; born December 11, 1999) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He was selected in the second round of the 2021 NPB draft from Kokushikan University.
Goki Kobayashi (Japanese: 小林豪己, Kobayashi Goki; born December 11, 1998) is a Japanese professional boxer.
Ami Yuasa (湯浅 亜実, Yuasa Ami, born December 11, 1998), also known mononymously as Ami, is a Japanese breakdancer and…
Ami Yuasa (湯浅 亜実, Yuasa Ami, born December 11, 1998), also known mononymously as Ami, is a Japanese breakdancer and Olympic gold medalist. She is the winner of the 2018 and 2023 Red Bull BC One world championship and the WDSF World Breaking Champions 2019 and 2022. She is a member of the Good Foot Crew.
Kenya Suzuki (鈴木 健矢, Suzuki Kenya; born December 11, 1997 in Sodegaura, Chiba, Japan) is a Japanese professional…
Kenya Suzuki (鈴木 健矢, Suzuki Kenya; born December 11, 1997 in Sodegaura, Chiba, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Ikuma Horishima (堀島 行真, Horishima Ikuma; born 11 December 1997) is a Japanese freestyle skier who competes…
Ikuma Horishima (堀島 行真, Horishima Ikuma; born 11 December 1997) is a Japanese freestyle skier who competes internationally. He competed for Japan at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2017 in Sierra Nevada, Spain, where he won a gold medal in Moguls, and another gold medal in Dual moguls. Horishima won the bronze medal in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics men's moguls with a score of 81.48. He repeated the feat at the 2026 Winter Olympics, again winning the bronze medal in the men's moguls.
Mamiko Tanaka (田中 真美子, Tanaka Mamiko; born 11 December 1996) is a former Japanese professional basketball player. She…
Mamiko Tanaka (田中 真美子, Tanaka Mamiko; born 11 December 1996) is a former Japanese professional basketball player. She played four seasons for the Fujitsu Red Wave of the Women's Japan Basketball League from 2019 to 2023. She represented Japan at the international youth and collegiate level.
Yūki Ishikawa (石川祐希, Ishikawa Yūki; born 11 December 1995) is a Japanese professional volleyball player who plays as an…
Yūki Ishikawa (石川祐希, Ishikawa Yūki; born 11 December 1995) is a Japanese professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Efeler Ligi club Ziraat Bankkart and the Japan national team, which he captains. Ishikawa is the first volleyball player to have a wax figure in Japan. His wax figure is currently on display at Madame Tussauds Tokyo. He is also the first Japanese male player to win 2 gold medals at the CEV Champions League (2024–2025, 2025–2026) and 1 gold medal the FIVB Club World Championship (2025). Ishikawa was named as the "Best outside spiker" at the FIVB World Cup (2015, 2019), FIVB Nations League (2023, 2024), Asian Championship (2017, 2019, 2021), as well as the "Most valuable player" at the Asian Championship (2017, 2023). He is Powervolley Milano's all-time top scorer, with 1837 points for the club to his name.
Kōyō Aoyagi (青柳 晃洋, Aoyagi Kōyō; born December 11, 1993) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Tokyo…
Kōyō Aoyagi (青柳 晃洋, Aoyagi Kōyō; born December 11, 1993) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Hanshin Tigers.
Daisuke Uekado (born December 11, 1993) is a Japanese long-distance runner. Uekado won the 2016 Kyoto Marathon. He…
Daisuke Uekado (born December 11, 1993) is a Japanese long-distance runner. Uekado won the 2016 Kyoto Marathon. He competed at the 2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, where he finished 82nd. Uekado finished 8th at the 2018 Berlin Marathon. He has qualified for the Japan Olympic Trials for the 2020 Olympics.
Gen Shōji (昌子 源, Shōji Gen; born 11 December 1992) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for…
Gen Shōji (昌子 源, Shōji Gen; born 11 December 1992) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for J1 League club Machida Zelvia. A strong and physical centre-back, Shoji is known for his pace, positioning, and ability to handle one-on-one defensive situations.
Masaru Nakamura (中村 勝, Nakamura Masaru) (born December 11, 1991) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who is a…
Masaru Nakamura (中村 勝, Nakamura Masaru) (born December 11, 1991) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters and Orix Buffaloes.
Akihiro Hakumura (白村 明弘, Hakumura Akihiro; born December 11, 1991) is a Japanese former professional baseball…
Akihiro Hakumura (白村 明弘, Hakumura Akihiro; born December 11, 1991) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder. He has played in his entire career with the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
Toru Hasegawa (長谷川 徹, Hasegawa Tōru; born December 11, 1988) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Tokushima Vortis.
Kohei Tanaka (田中 康平, Tanaka Kohei; born December 11, 1985) is a former Japanese football player.
Kaoru Yokoshima (横嶋 かおる, Yokoshima Kaoru; born 11 December 1985) is a Japanese handball player. She plays for the club…
Kaoru Yokoshima (横嶋 かおる, Yokoshima Kaoru; born 11 December 1985) is a Japanese handball player. She plays for the club Hokkoku Bank, 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.
Nobuhiro Kato (加藤 順大, Katō Nobuhiro; born 11 December 1984) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as…
Nobuhiro Kato (加藤 順大, Katō Nobuhiro; born 11 December 1984) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Tenn (stylized as TENN; 11 December 1978 – 25 September 2014) was a Japanese MC who was a member of the J-pop group…
Tenn (stylized as TENN; 11 December 1978 – 25 September 2014) was a Japanese MC who was a member of the J-pop group ET-King. He was from Osaka Prefecture. His real name was Takahiro Moriwaki (森脇 隆宏, Moriwaki Takahiro). His wife was Takako Uehara of Speed.
Teruo Misawa (born 11 December 1978) is a Japanese former professional boxer who competed from 1998 to 2008. He held…
Teruo Misawa (born 11 December 1978) is a Japanese former professional boxer who competed from 1998 to 2008. He held the Japanese mini-flyweight title from 2006 to 2007 and challenged for the WBC interim mini-flyweight title in 2008.
Yugoh Amano (天野 勇剛, Amano Yūgō; born December 11, 1977 in Miyagi, Japan) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball…
Yugoh Amano (天野 勇剛, Amano Yūgō; born December 11, 1977 in Miyagi, Japan) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Chiba Lotte Marines of Japan's Pacific League.
Yujiro Shirakawa (白川 裕二郎, Shirakawa Yūjirō; born December 11, 1976, in Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan)…
Yujiro Shirakawa (白川 裕二郎, Shirakawa Yūjirō; born December 11, 1976, in Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actor and singer who is represented by the talent agency, G.P.R.
Takuro Miuchi (箕内 拓郎, Miuchi Takuro, born December 11, 1975) is a Japanese rugby union player, who plays number eight.…
Takuro Miuchi (箕内 拓郎, Miuchi Takuro, born December 11, 1975) is a Japanese rugby union player, who plays number eight. He was captain of the Japan national rugby union team until relieved of that responsibility by Japan national team coach Jean-Pierre Elissalde in a surprise move during February 2006. He was recalled to the team for the IRB Pacific 5 Nations games, and has appeared in 2 World Cups - 2003 and 2007. He also plays for NEC Green Rockets in the Top League, and was the NEC captain before Ryota Asano. Under John Kirwan (appointed head coach January 1, 2007) he again became captain of Japan, and appeared in the Japanese squad for the 2007 World Cup and the 2008 IRB Pacific Nations Cup.
Tomoka Kurotani (黒谷友香, Kurotani Tomoka; born December 11, 1975) is a Japanese actress. She starred as the femme fatale…
Tomoka Kurotani (黒谷友香, Kurotani Tomoka; born December 11, 1975) is a Japanese actress. She starred as the femme fatale female ninja Kagero in Shinobi Heart Under Blade.
Yuka Tsuji (辻結花, Tsuji Yuka; born (1974-12-11)December 11, 1974) is a Japanese female mixed martial artist whose…
Yuka Tsuji (辻結花, Tsuji Yuka; born (1974-12-11)December 11, 1974) is a Japanese female mixed martial artist whose nickname is Vale Tudo Queen. Tsuji was a prolific female mixed martial artist in the 2000s. Tsuji is a former Smackgirl tournament winner, Smackgirl Lightweight Champion and Valkyrie Featherweight Champion. MMA ranking system portal Fight Matrix ranked Tsuji as the No. 1 pound-for-pound Female Mixed Martial artist in the world in the years 2002, 2004 and 2005. Between 2002 and her retirement from MMA in 2012, she had frequently placed in the Top 5 of women's MMA fighters in flyweight and strawweight classes.
Yuko Obuchi (小渕 優子, Obuchi Yūko; born 11 December 1973) is a Japanese politician. She is a member of the House of…
Yuko Obuchi (小渕 優子, Obuchi Yūko; born 11 December 1973) is a Japanese politician. She is a member of the House of Representatives for the Liberal Democratic Party. She briefly served as Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry during the Abe government, but was forced to resign. She is the second daughter of Keizo Obuchi, who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1998 to 2000.
Hayashiya Sanpei II (2代目 林家 三平, Nidaime Hayashiya Sanpei; real name Taisuke Ebina (海老名 泰助, Ebina Taisuke), born 11…
Hayashiya Sanpei II (2代目 林家 三平, Nidaime Hayashiya Sanpei; real name Taisuke Ebina (海老名 泰助, Ebina Taisuke), born 11 December 1970, in Negishi, Taitō, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese rakugo comedian and tarento. His debayashi is "Matsuri-bayashi". He is sometimes called Nidai Hayashiya Sanpei (二代 林家 三平). He was known as Hayashiya Ippei (林家 いっ平). Hayashiya was the star performer of Rakugo Kyodai. He was once represented with Horipro. Hayashiya is now represented with Negishi Sanpeido. He is not only good in English, he can also speak Chinese. From May 2016 Hayashiya became a member of "Ōgiri" of Shōten. He is left-handed.
Lê Minh Hưng (Vietnamese pronunciation: [le˧˧ mïŋ˧˧ hɨŋ˧˧]; born 11 December 1970) is a Vietnamese economist and…
Lê Minh Hưng (Vietnamese pronunciation: [le˧˧ mïŋ˧˧ hɨŋ˧˧]; born 11 December 1970) is a Vietnamese economist and politician who is serving as the 9th Prime Minister of Vietnam since 2026. A member of the Politburo, he was previously the Head of the Central Organization Commission, and Chief of the Office of the Central Committee. In 2016, at the age of 46, Hưng became the second-youngest Governor in the history of the State Bank of Vietnam, a position he held until 2020 in the cabinet of Nguyễn Xuân Phúc. At the 14th Party Congress, he was elevated to the Politburo and quickly became the presumptive designate to succeed Phạm Minh Chính as the Prime Minister.
Asanowaka Takehiko (born 11 December 1969 as Takehiko Adachi) is a former sumo wrestler from Ichinomiya, Aichi…
Asanowaka Takehiko (born 11 December 1969 as Takehiko Adachi) is a former sumo wrestler from Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. His highest rank was maegashira 1. He is now a sumo coach.
Tsuchiya Yutaka (土屋豊, Tsuchiya Yutaka) (born 11 December 1966) is a Japanese film director, documentary film maker, and…
Tsuchiya Yutaka (土屋豊, Tsuchiya Yutaka) (born 11 December 1966) is a Japanese film director, documentary film maker, and video activist. His works have focused on the search for identity amongst Japanese youth, particularly the allure that nationalism or extreme ideologies have offered to troubled young people.
The Go-Bang's were a three-piece Japanese all-female band active in the late 1980s and early 1990s. They broke up in…
The Go-Bang's were a three-piece Japanese all-female band active in the late 1980s and early 1990s. They broke up in 1994, and since then, Kaori Moriwaka (singer/songwriter) has become a solo singer/songwriter/producer/actress, while Mitsuko Saito (drums) and Misa Tanishima (bass guitar) have dropped beneath the radar, though apparently Saito has been seen drumming for a few other bands, fashion-modeling and played a drummer as an extra in the music video of J-pop singer Namie Amuro's Please Smile Again. Initially a four-piece band, Go-Bang's lost their guitarist early on, becoming popular after she left the band. At the peak of their career, the album "Greatest Venus" went straight to the top of Oricon's Japanese album chart and stayed there for two consecutive weeks. They had a somewhat unusual sound, being a punk-influenced bubblegum pop band, and lacking a lead guitarist — though this wasn't always the case — on the album Samantha, for example, the Go-Bang's worked with the King Gangs, a three-piece all-male band, who complemented their line up with the addition of electric guitars and keyboard. The album Samantha was mixed down by Michael Haas, who was a recording engineer for British techno/house band 808 State, at Revolution Studios in Manchester, England. Also, the album's title song "Samansa" was reproduced as an English language song and remixed by John Waddel from Rhythm King Productions, who produced British pop singer/rap artist Betty Boo. This remix version of the song was released as one of the songs on their remix mini album "Darrin." Making cheerful, bouncy music, with a slight punk edge, the Go-Bang's made an impact on the Japanese charts for a short while, but gradually faded into the background, and disappeared almost completely from the public conscious following their breakup. However, some bands, such as the Titan Go-Kings, have referred to them as influences on their music.
Naomi Tamura (田村 直美, Tamura Naomi) (born December 11, 1963) is a Japanese pop singer and songwriter who made her solo…
Naomi Tamura (田村 直美, Tamura Naomi) (born December 11, 1963) is a Japanese pop singer and songwriter who made her solo debut in 1994 with the song Jiyuu no Hashi. She is best known for singing theme songs for popular anime series such as Yuzurenai Negai and Hikari to Kage wo Dakishimeta Mama for Magic Knight Rayearth and Yuragu Koto Nai Ai for Get Backers. She is currently under contract with the recording label Airy Music Japan.
Shibata Takumi (Japanese: 柴田巧, born December 11, 1960) is a Japanese politician who is serving as a member of the…
Shibata Takumi (Japanese: 柴田巧, born December 11, 1960) is a Japanese politician who is serving as a member of the National Diet in the House of Councillors for Nippon Ishin no Kai as part of the Japanese House of Councillors national proportional representation block.
Norihiko Kitahara (北原 憲彦, Kitahara Norihiko; 11 December 1954 – 30 May 2026) was a Japanese basketball player. He…
Norihiko Kitahara (北原 憲彦, Kitahara Norihiko; 11 December 1954 – 30 May 2026) was a Japanese basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Kitahara died on 30 May 2026, at the age of 71.
Osamu Akimoto (Japanese: 秋本 治, Hepburn: Akimoto Osamu; born December 11, 1952) is a Japanese manga artist from…
Osamu Akimoto (Japanese: 秋本 治, Hepburn: Akimoto Osamu; born December 11, 1952) is a Japanese manga artist from Katsushika, Tokyo. He is best known for his long-running comedy series KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops, which was continuously published in Weekly Shōnen Jump for 40 years from 1976 to 2016. With 1,960 chapters collected into 201 tankōbon volumes, it held the Guinness World Record for "Most volumes published for a single manga series" from September 2016 to July 2021. The series has sold over 155 million copies, making it one of the best-selling manga series in history. Akimoto's other works include the action comedy Mr. Clice, which has been published irregularly since 1985, and the Western series Black Tiger (2017–2023).
Akira Gunji (郡司 彰, Gunji Akira; born 11 December 1949) is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party…
Akira Gunji (郡司 彰, Gunji Akira; born 11 December 1949) is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and formerly a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). He served as Vice President of the House of Councillors from 2016 to 2019.
Shinji Tanimura (谷村 新司, Tanimura Shinji; 11 December 1948 – 8 October 2023) was a Japanese singer-songwriter.
Takeshi Mizubayashi (水林 彪, Mizubayashi Takeshi; born December 1947) is a professor in the Graduate School of Law at…
Takeshi Mizubayashi (水林 彪, Mizubayashi Takeshi; born December 1947) is a professor in the Graduate School of Law at Hitotsubashi University, and professor emeritus of Tokyo Metropolitan University. His field of specialty is the history of law in Japan, though he is perhaps most well known for his arguments regarding the political organization of Tokugawa Japan. Mizubayashi earned his bachelor's degree from the Faculty of Law at Tokyo University in 1970, and a master's degree from the Graduate School, Division of Law and Politics at the same university, in 1972. He served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Japan Legal History Association from 2005–2008.
Kenji Ueno (上野 健爾, Ueno Kenji, 1945, Kumamoto Prefecture) is a Japanese mathematician, specializing in algebraic…
Kenji Ueno (上野 健爾, Ueno Kenji, 1945, Kumamoto Prefecture) is a Japanese mathematician, specializing in algebraic geometry. He was in the 1970s at the University of Tokyo and was from 1987 to 2009 a professor at the University of Kyoto and is now the director of Yokkaichi University's Seki Kōwa Institute for Mathematics. In 1978 he was an Invited Speaker (Classification of algebraic manifolds) at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Helsinki. Ueno was a visiting professor at several universities, including the University of Bonn and the University of Mannheim in the 1970s. He is the author and editor of several books on algebraic geometry.
Mariko Kaga (Japanese: 加賀まりこ, Hepburn: Kaga Mariko; born December 11, 1943) is a Japanese actress.
Koji Kimura (木村 興治, Kimura Kōji; born 11 December 1940) is a retired Japanese table tennis player and coach who won…
Koji Kimura (木村 興治, Kimura Kōji; born 11 December 1940) is a retired Japanese table tennis player and coach who won four world titles between 1961 and 1967. He is left-handed.
Hajime Tomii (富井 一, Tomii Hajime; born 11 December 1940) is a Japanese alpine skier. He competed in three events at the…
Hajime Tomii (富井 一, Tomii Hajime; born 11 December 1940) is a Japanese alpine skier. He competed in three events at the 1964 Winter Olympics.
Mayumi Ogawa (小川眞由美; December 11, 1939 – March 26, 2026) was a Japanese actress. She won the award for best supporting…
Mayumi Ogawa (小川眞由美; December 11, 1939 – March 26, 2026) was a Japanese actress. She won the award for best supporting actress at the 3rd Japan Academy Prize and at the 4th Hochi Film Award for Vengeance Is Mine and The Three Undelivered Letters. In 2008, Ogawa got ordained as a Shingon Buddhist nun. In an interview with J-Cast News, she mentioned that during her tonsure ceremony, only one strand of hair was pulled out. Ogawa remained involved in the entertainment industry in later life. Ogawa died from coronary artery disease on March 26, 2026, at the age of 86. Her death was not announced publicly until August 9.
Taku Yamasaki (山崎 拓, Yamasaki Taku; born 11 December 1936) is a retired Japanese politician who served in the House of…
Taku Yamasaki (山崎 拓, Yamasaki Taku; born 11 December 1936) is a retired Japanese politician who served in the House of Representatives from 1972 to 2003 and from 2005 to 2009. He directed the Director General of the Japan Defense Agency for two months in 1989, and served as Minister of Construction from 1991 to 1992. He was a prominent faction leader in the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) during the late 1990s and early 2000s, and served as its Secretary-General and Vice President under Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.
Noriaki Yasuda (安田 矩明, Yasuda Noriaki) (11 December 1935 – 16 April 2004) was a Japanese former pole vaulter who…
Noriaki Yasuda (安田 矩明, Yasuda Noriaki) (11 December 1935 – 16 April 2004) was a Japanese former pole vaulter who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1958 Asian Games.
Fujiko Yamamoto (山本富士子, Yamamoto Fujiko) (born 11 December 1931) is a Japanese stage, film and television actress. She…
Fujiko Yamamoto (山本富士子, Yamamoto Fujiko) (born 11 December 1931) is a Japanese stage, film and television actress. She was the winner of the first Miss Nippon Grand Prix in 1950, and appeared in over 100 films between 1953 and 1963, including works by directors Yasujirō Ozu, Kon Ichikawa, Shirō Toyoda and Kōzaburō Yoshimura.
Tappei Shimokawa (下川 辰平, Tappei Shimokawa; December 11, 1928 – March 25, 2004) was a Japanese actor. He attended…
Tappei Shimokawa (下川 辰平, Tappei Shimokawa; December 11, 1928 – March 25, 2004) was a Japanese actor. He attended Musashino Art University, but withdrew before completing his degree. In 1964, he joined Bungakuza Theatre Company but left in 1977. He is well known for his role as Chōsan (Detective Tarō Nozaki) in the detective drama television series Taiyō ni Hoero!. His notable films are The Sands of Kurobe (1968), Akira Kurosawas film Dodes'ka-den (1970) and Kimi yo Fundo no Kawa o Watare (1976).
Noriaki Tsuchimoto (土本典昭, Tsuchimoto Noriaki) (11 December 1928, in Gifu Prefecture, Japan – 24 June 2008) was a…
Noriaki Tsuchimoto (土本典昭, Tsuchimoto Noriaki) (11 December 1928, in Gifu Prefecture, Japan – 24 June 2008) was a Japanese documentary film director known for his films on Minamata disease and examinations of the effects of modernization on Asia. Tsuchimoto and Shinsuke Ogawa have been called the "two figures [that] tower over the landscape of Japanese documentary."
Sunao Sonoda (園田 直, Sonoda Sunao; 11 December 1913 – 2 April 1984) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic…
Sunao Sonoda (園田 直, Sonoda Sunao; 11 December 1913 – 2 April 1984) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) who served as minister for foreign affairs and minister of health and welfare. He was called "flying foreign minister" due to his active diplomacy in increasing the role of Japan when he was in office. He was one of the significant figures in normalizing the relations between Japan and China.