Sōta Kitano (北野 颯太, Kitano Sōta; born 13 August 2004) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking…Sōta Kitano (北野 颯太, Kitano Sōta; born 13 August 2004) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg and the Japan national team.
Natsuo Takizawa (滝澤 夏央, Takizawa Natsuo; born August 13, 2003) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the…Natsuo Takizawa (滝澤 夏央, Takizawa Natsuo; born August 13, 2003) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Kōta Kudō (工藤 孝太, Kudō Kōta; born 13 August 2003) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre back for…Kōta Kudō (工藤 孝太, Kudō Kōta; born 13 August 2003) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre back for J1 League club Urawa Red Diamonds.
Koshiro Sumi (角 昂志郎, Sumi Kōshirō; born 13 August 2002) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1…Koshiro Sumi (角 昂志郎, Sumi Kōshirō; born 13 August 2002) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1 League club Gamba Osaka.
Satoshi Tanaka (田中 聡, Tanaka Satoshi; born 13 August 2002) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder…Satoshi Tanaka (田中 聡, Tanaka Satoshi; born 13 August 2002) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for German Bundesliga club Schalke 04 and the Japan national team.
Shino Matsuda (松田 詩野, Matsuda Shino; born 13 August 2002) is a Japanese surfer. She competed in the 2024 Summer…Shino Matsuda (松田 詩野, Matsuda Shino; born 13 August 2002) is a Japanese surfer. She competed in the 2024 Summer Olympics in the Women's shortboard event reaching round 3.
Tsukasa Nakagawa (中川 つかさ, Nakagawa Tsukasa; born 13 August 2000) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She…Tsukasa Nakagawa (中川 つかさ, Nakagawa Tsukasa; born 13 August 2000) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in the SV.League for NEC Red Rockets Kawasaki.
Yuto Kawamura (川村 友斗, Kawamura Yūto; born August 13, 1999) is a Japanese professional baseball Outfielder for the…Yuto Kawamura (川村 友斗, Kawamura Yūto; born August 13, 1999) is a Japanese professional baseball Outfielder for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Shunji Masuda (増田 隼司, Masuda Shunji; born 13 August 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder…Shunji Masuda (増田 隼司, Masuda Shunji; born 13 August 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Nara Club.\
Ryūnosuke Tsukue (机 龍之介, Tsukue Ryūnosuke; born 13 August 1997) is a Japanese professional squash player and No. 1 in…Ryūnosuke Tsukue (机 龍之介, Tsukue Ryūnosuke; born 13 August 1997) is a Japanese professional squash player and No. 1 in Japan. He reached a career high ranking of 47 in the world during April 2025.
Kosuke Fujioka (藤岡 浩介, Fujioka Kosuke; born 13 August 1994) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for…Kosuke Fujioka (藤岡 浩介, Fujioka Kosuke; born 13 August 1994) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for Renofa Yamaguchi FC.
Takashi Dekita (出耒 田敬, Dekita Takashi; born (1991-08-13)13 August 1991) is a Japanese volleyball player. He was a part…Takashi Dekita (出耒 田敬, Dekita Takashi; born (1991-08-13)13 August 1991) is a Japanese volleyball player. He was a part of the Japan men's national volleyball team. On club level he plays for Sakai Blazers.
Airi Nakajima (中島 愛里, Nakajima Airi; born August 13, 1990, in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actress and…Airi Nakajima (中島 愛里, Nakajima Airi; born August 13, 1990, in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actress and gravure idol who is represented by the talent agency, Sense Up. She is nicknamed Airin (アイリーン, Airīn).
Chisato Tanaka (田中 千智, Tanaka Chisato; born 13 August 1988 in Fukuoka Prefecture) is a Japanese retired track and field…Chisato Tanaka (田中 千智, Tanaka Chisato; born 13 August 1988 in Fukuoka Prefecture) is a Japanese retired track and field sprinter. She won a bronze medal in the 400 metres and a gold medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2011 Asian Championships in Kobe. She was also the 2010 Japanese national champion in the 400 metres.
Mami Yamaguchi (山口 麻美, Yamaguchi Mami; born 13 August 1986) is a Japanese football coach and former player. She is…Mami Yamaguchi (山口 麻美, Yamaguchi Mami; born 13 August 1986) is a Japanese football coach and former player. She is currently an assistant coach with the NWSL's Washington Spirit. She played for the Japan national team and last played for Detroit City FC.
Tsubasa Oya (大屋 翼, Ōya Tsubasa; born August 13, 1986) is a former Japanese football player who last played for Gainare…Tsubasa Oya (大屋 翼, Ōya Tsubasa; born August 13, 1986) is a former Japanese football player who last played for Gainare Tottori.
Masashi Takeda (竹田 誠志, Takeda Masashi; born August 13, 1985) is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial…Masashi Takeda (竹田 誠志, Takeda Masashi; born August 13, 1985) is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist, primarily working for Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) in the Deathmatch division. Takeda also competes as a freelancer for Freedoms and occasionally, All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW).
Manami Arima (有馬真波, Arima Manami; born 13 August 1984), better known as Tenkai Tsunami, is a Japanese professional…Manami Arima (有馬真波, Arima Manami; born 13 August 1984), better known as Tenkai Tsunami, is a Japanese professional boxer. She is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBO female junior-flyweight title from 2018 to July 2021 and previously the WBA female super-flyweight title from 2009 to 2012. She also held the challenged for the WBA female bantamweight title in 2012; the WBC female super-flyweight title in 2013; and the IBF female bantamweight title in 2015. As of September 2020, she is ranked as the world's third best active female junior-flyweight by The Ring and fifth by BoxRec.
Sana Hazuki (葉月さな, Hazuki Sana) (born 23 August 1984) is a Japanese professional boxer who has challenged for world…Sana Hazuki (葉月さな, Hazuki Sana) (born 23 August 1984) is a Japanese professional boxer who has challenged for world titles on three occasions. She has held the WBC female Silver atomweight title and is a former Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation female minimumweight champion.
Taizō Sugimura (杉村 太蔵, Sugimura Taizō; born 13 August 1979) is a Japanese politician and a member of the Diet of Japan…Taizō Sugimura (杉村 太蔵, Sugimura Taizō; born 13 August 1979) is a Japanese politician and a member of the Diet of Japan, representing the Liberal Democratic Party until 2009. He ran in House of Councillors election in 2010 as a proportional candidate of the Sunrise Party of Japan. Sugimura was born in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō. He attended the University of Tsukuba but dropped out in 2004. Sugimura became the youngest member of the House of Representatives after the 11 September 2005 general election. He was not expected to win a seat, as he had been placed in 35th position on the LDP's proportional representation ticket for the Minami-Kanto bloc. He first came to media attention for his excitement at the prospect of the range of perks available for elected politicians, including high class restaurants, first class travel on the Shinkansen, and being able to afford a BMW. Sugimura was reprimanded by LDP executives for his comments, and publicly apologised at a news conference on 27 September 2005, saying they had been "immature and irresponsible". Sugimura is a character in a satirical mahjong manga Mudazumo Naki Kaikaku. Sugimura announced his engagement with Aya Kazama (風間文) on 14 March 2006, and their daughter was born on 4 April 2007.
Takahiko Yamamura (山村 貴彦, Yamamura Takahiko; born 13 August 1979) is a Japanese sprinter. He competed in the men's 400…Takahiko Yamamura (山村 貴彦, Yamamura Takahiko; born 13 August 1979) is a Japanese sprinter. He competed in the men's 400 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Ryosuke Takeda (Japanese: 武田 良介, Hepburn: Takeda Ryosuke; born 13 August 1979, Nagano Prefecture) is a member of the…Ryosuke Takeda (Japanese: 武田 良介, Hepburn: Takeda Ryosuke; born 13 August 1979, Nagano Prefecture) is a member of the Japanese House of Councillors and of the Japanese Communist Party. He was elected to his position in the National Diet in 2016. He supports the restoration of animals, plants, and their habitats.
Akane Kuroki (黒木 茜, Kuroki Akane; born 13 August 1978) is a Japanese Olympic dressage rider. Representing Japan, she…Akane Kuroki (黒木 茜, Kuroki Akane; born 13 August 1978) is a Japanese Olympic dressage rider. Representing Japan, she competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro where she finished 50th in the individual and 11th in the team competition.
Hiromi Misaki (三崎 宏美, Misaki Hiromi; born August 13, 1976 in Fukui) is a Japanese sport shooter. She has been selected…Hiromi Misaki (三崎 宏美, Misaki Hiromi; born August 13, 1976 in Fukui) is a Japanese sport shooter. She has been selected to compete for Japan in rifle shooting at two Olympics (2000 and 2004), and has attained a total of five medals in a major international competition, spanning the ISSF World Cup series. Misaki trains full-time for Hitachi Shooting Team under her longtime coach Yoko Miki. Misaki's Olympic debut came at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. There, she finished in a five-way tie for fifteenth position in the 10 m air rifle with a qualifying score of 392, just two points below the Olympic final cutoff. Misaki also competed in the 50 m rifle 3 positions, but slumped to a distant thirty-eighth in a 42-shooter field with 558 points, after she flubbed few shots in the kneeling series that contributed to her descent in the leaderboard. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Misaki qualified for her second Japanese team in rifle shooting. She managed to get a minimum qualifying standard of 397 to secure an Olympic berth for Japan in air rifle, following her top finish at the ISSF World Cup meet in Changwon, South Korea a year earlier. In the 10 m air rifle, held on the first day of the Games, Misaki fired a modest 392 out of a possible 400 to force in a massive draw with six others for twenty-second place. Nearly a week later, in the 50 m rifle 3 positions, Misaki marked a brilliant 195 in prone, 185 in standing, and 189 in the kneeling series to accumulate a total score of 569 points in the qualifying round, closing her out of the final to twenty-fourth place.
Masato Harasaki (原崎 政人, Harasaki Masato; born August 13, 1974) is a Japanese football manager and former football…Masato Harasaki (原崎 政人, Harasaki Masato; born August 13, 1974) is a Japanese football manager and former football player. He is currently the manager of Japan Football League club, ReinMeer Aomori.
Ryoko Shinohara (篠原 涼子, Shinohara Ryōko; born August 13, 1973) is a Japanese singer and actress. As a singer, she is…Ryoko Shinohara (篠原 涼子, Shinohara Ryōko; born August 13, 1973) is a Japanese singer and actress. As a singer, she is best known for the 1994 song "Itoshisa to Setsunasa to Kokoro Zuyosa to" with producer Tetsuya Komuro, which charted at number one and made her the first female artist in Japan to record a double million in CD single sales. It was followed by the number one album Lady Generation: Shukujo no Jidai (1995). Shinohara's musical output saw waning commercial reception in the latter half of the decade, at which she began concentrating on her acting career. Highlighted by the Japan Times for her "long reign as a TV drama queen", Shinohara's best known acting credits include detective Yukihira Natsumi in the drama series Unfair, which spawned three feature films and several specials; and temp worker Haruko Oomae in Haken no Hinkaku. She has starred in several acclaimed films, winning two Japan Academy Film Prizes for her roles in The House Where the Mermaid Sleeps and Sakura Guardian in the North, both in 2018.
Yusaku Iriki (入来 祐作, Iriki Yūsaku; born August 8, 1972 in Miyakonojō, Miyazaki, Japan) is a Japanese former baseball…Yusaku Iriki (入来 祐作, Iriki Yūsaku; born August 8, 1972 in Miyakonojō, Miyazaki, Japan) is a Japanese former baseball pitcher. His elder brother Satoshi was also a former professional baseball player.
Kazuyuki Kyoya (京谷 和幸, Kyōya Kazuyuki; born August 13, 1971) is a former Japanese football player and wheelchair…Kazuyuki Kyoya (京谷 和幸, Kyōya Kazuyuki; born August 13, 1971) is a former Japanese football player and wheelchair basketball player. He has competed in the 4 Summer Paralympics.
Masahiro Nojima (野島正弘, Nojima Masahiro; born August 13, 1971 in Saitama Prefecture) is a Japanese baseball infielder…Masahiro Nojima (野島正弘, Nojima Masahiro; born August 13, 1971 in Saitama Prefecture) is a Japanese baseball infielder who won a silver medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Tomoe Abe (安部 友恵, Abe Tomoe; born 13 August 1971 in Kitsuki, Ōita) is a retired Japanese ultramarathon and marathon…Tomoe Abe (安部 友恵, Abe Tomoe; born 13 August 1971 in Kitsuki, Ōita) is a retired Japanese ultramarathon and marathon runner who won the bronze medal in the marathon at the 1993 World Championships with a time of 2:31:01. Her personal best time is 2:26:09, achieved when she won the 1994 Osaka Ladies' Marathon. She is the female world record holder in the ultramarathon of 100 kilometres with a time of 6:33:11, which was set on June 25, 2000, at the Lake Saroma Ultramarathon, an official IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations) race held annually in Hokkaido, Japan.
Akira Yoshida (吉田明, Yoshida Akira) (born Kyoto, 13 August 1971) is a former Japanese rugby union player who played as…Akira Yoshida (吉田明, Yoshida Akira) (born Kyoto, 13 August 1971) is a former Japanese rugby union player who played as centre.
Kyoko Sasage (捧 匡子, Sasage Kyōko; born 13 August 1969) is a Japanese badminton player. She competed in women's doubles…Kyoko Sasage (捧 匡子, Sasage Kyōko; born 13 August 1969) is a Japanese badminton player. She competed in women's doubles at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
Midori Ito (伊藤みどり, Itō Midori; born 13 August 1969) is a Japanese retired figure skater. She is the 1989 World champion…Midori Ito (伊藤みどり, Itō Midori; born 13 August 1969) is a Japanese retired figure skater. She is the 1989 World champion and the 1992 Olympic silver medalist. She is the first woman to land a triple Axel in competition. At the 1988 Calgary Olympics, she became the first woman to land seven triple jumps in an Olympic free skating competition. She is widely recognised as one of the best figure skaters of all time.
Takako Ōta (太田貴子, Ōta Takako), also transliterated as Takako Ohta (born August 13, 1967) is a Japanese voice actress…Takako Ōta (太田貴子, Ōta Takako), also transliterated as Takako Ohta (born August 13, 1967) is a Japanese voice actress and singer, best known for voicing the lead role of Yū Morisawa / Creamy Mami in anime Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel. Creamy Mami is known as a pioneer of the new marketing strategy, now known as "media mix". The anime was used to promote a new, unknown idol singer. The real idol singer, Takako Ōta, acted as an idol singer (Creamy Mami) in the anime. The opening theme Delicate ni Suki Shite was her first song in the real world too. Even though Ōta was a new singer and not a trained voice actress, she voiced Yū/Creamy Mami, with great success. The anime Creamy Mami has become famous and Ōta gained popularity that still exists today.
Masashi Abe (阿部 雅司, Abe Masashi) (born August 13, 1965) is a Japanese Nordic combined skier who competed during the…Masashi Abe (阿部 雅司, Abe Masashi) (born August 13, 1965) is a Japanese Nordic combined skier who competed during the late 1980s and early 1990s. He won the 3 x 10 km team event at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. Abe also won three medals in the team event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with golds in 1993 (3 x 10 km) and 1995 (4 x 5 km), and a bronze in 1991 (3 x 10 km).
Masahito Ozawa (born August 13, 1965, in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese politician who has served as a…Masahito Ozawa (born August 13, 1965, in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese politician who has served as a member of the House of Councillors of Japan since 2019. He represents the National Proportional Representation Block as a member of the Constitutional Democratic Party. Ozawa graduated high school in 1984 and worked as a postal worker. He participated in the formation of a postal workers' union and served as its deputy chairperson. As of 2023, he is a member of the following committees: Committee on General Affairs (which he directs) Committee on Oversight Special Committee on Consumer Affairs
Koji Kondo (Japanese: 近藤 浩治, Hepburn: Kondō Kōji; born August 13, 1961) is a Japanese composer and senior executive at…Koji Kondo (Japanese: 近藤 浩治, Hepburn: Kondō Kōji; born August 13, 1961) is a Japanese composer and senior executive at the video game company Nintendo. He is best known for his contributions for the Super Mario and The Legend of Zelda series, with his Super Mario Bros. theme being the first piece of music from a video game included in the American National Recording Registry. Kondo was hired by Nintendo in 1984 as its first dedicated composer and is currently a Senior Officer at its Entertainment Planning & Development division.
Yukari Fujimoto (藤本 由香里, Fujimoto Yukari) is a manga researcher and professor of global Japanese studies at Meiji…Yukari Fujimoto (藤本 由香里, Fujimoto Yukari) is a manga researcher and professor of global Japanese studies at Meiji University. She was born in Kumamoto Prefecture. She was an editor for Chikuma Shobō. She is a manga critic, gender theorist, author, and liberal feminist. She is a member of the Agency for Cultural Affairs awards selection committee. She is also a member of the Japanese National Diet Library legal deposit deliberation committee.
Hideo Fukuyama (福山 英朗, Hideo Fukuyama; born August 13, 1955) is a Japanese former racing driver. A former competitor at…Hideo Fukuyama (福山 英朗, Hideo Fukuyama; born August 13, 1955) is a Japanese former racing driver. A former competitor at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, he attempted to compete in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series in the early 2000s, but only qualified for four races before leaving the series. He was the first Japanese driver to compete in NASCAR's top series. Fukuyama won the JGTC/Super GT title on three occasions, in 1992, 1997 and 2000, as well as the 2000 24 Hours of Le Mans in the GT3 class alongside Atsushi Yogo and Bruno Lambert.
Yoshinobu Fujiwara (藤原 良信, Fujiwara Yoshinobu; born 1951) is a former Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of…Yoshinobu Fujiwara (藤原 良信, Fujiwara Yoshinobu; born 1951) is a former Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, who served as a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Ōfunato, Iwate and graduate of Nihon University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007 after serving in the Iwate Prefectural Assembly for five terms since 1987.
Hiroaki Terao (寺尾 宏明, Hiroaki Terao; born August 13, 1951) is a Japanese mathematician, known as, with Peter Orlik and…Hiroaki Terao (寺尾 宏明, Hiroaki Terao; born August 13, 1951) is a Japanese mathematician, known as, with Peter Orlik and Louis Solomon, a pioneer of the theory of arrangements of hyperplanes. He was awarded a Mathematical Society of Japan Algebra Prize in 2010.
Shigeo Maruyama (丸山 茂雄) (born August 8, 1941 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese businessman. He is best known for being the…Shigeo Maruyama (丸山 茂雄) (born August 8, 1941 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese businessman. He is best known for being the founder of Epic/Sony Records, former chairman of Sony Computer Entertainment and former CEO of Sony Music Entertainment. He is known for discovering artists such as Motoharu Sano and Tetsuya Komuro. He is Chisato Maruyama's eldest son.
Fumie Kashiyama (樫山 文枝, Kashiyama Fumie; born August 13, 1941) is a Japanese actress who is a member of the Mingei…Fumie Kashiyama (樫山 文枝, Kashiyama Fumie; born August 13, 1941) is a Japanese actress who is a member of the Mingei Theatre Company. In 1966, she played the protagonist in the NHK morning drama (Asadora) series Ohanahan. She has also performed in other television dramas and comedy films such as the role of Reiko in Tora-san, the Intellectual. Kashiyama is married to the actor Masahiko Watahiki.
Katsura Shijaku II (2代目 桂 枝雀, Nidaime Katsura Shijaku; August 13, 1939 – April 19, 1999) was a Japanese rakugo…Katsura Shijaku II (2代目 桂 枝雀, Nidaime Katsura Shijaku; August 13, 1939 – April 19, 1999) was a Japanese rakugo performer of the late 20th century, who often performed in English. He was born Tōru Maeda (前田 達, Maeda Tōru) in Kobe, the son of a brick-maker. In 1960, he entered the tutelage of the rakugo performer Katsura Beichō III (桂米朝), and upon completion of his study, was given the stage name Katsura Koyone X (桂小米). He changed his stage name to Shijaku Katsura (Shijaku Katsura II) in 1974. Katsura studied English in the early 1980s, and gave his first English-language rakugo performance in 1983. For the rest of his career, he often performed rakugo in the United States, Canada, and elsewhere, making an otherwise inaccessible form of comedy accessible for non-Japanese speakers. He also assisted in launching the career of Bill Crowley, the non-Japanese professional rakugo performer. Katsura died of heart failure on April 19, 1999, after a suicide attempt at his home in Suita, Osaka. He was discovered by his wife Eyo and his brother, the magician Takeshi Maeda.
Yang Sok-il (or Yang Sokil, Yang Sogil, Yang Seok-il, 13 August 1936 – 29 June 2024) was a writer in Japanese of Korean…Yang Sok-il (or Yang Sokil, Yang Sogil, Yang Seok-il, 13 August 1936 – 29 June 2024) was a writer in Japanese of Korean nationality. He was born in Osaka.
