February 15: 79 people
Yuria Katō (加藤 結李愛, Katō Yuria; born February 15, 2003 in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture) is a Japanese women's professional…
Yuria Katō (加藤 結李愛, Katō Yuria; born February 15, 2003 in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 2-dan.
Reia Nakachi (仲地礼亜, Nakachi Reia; born February 15, 2001) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher…
Reia Nakachi (仲地礼亜, Nakachi Reia; born February 15, 2001) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons.
Kakeru Tanigawa (谷川 翔, Tanigawa Kakeru; born 15 February 1999) is a Japanese artistic gymnast. He is the 2018 and 2019…
Kakeru Tanigawa (谷川 翔, Tanigawa Kakeru; born 15 February 1999) is a Japanese artistic gymnast. He is the 2018 and 2019 Japanese National All Around Champion. His older brother, Wataru Tanigawa, is also an international gymnast. In 2018, he won the silver medal in the men's team event at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia. In the same year, he also won the bronze medal in the men's team event at the 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships held in Doha, Qatar. A year later, he also won the bronze medal in the men's team event at the 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships held in Stuttgart, Germany. In 2014, he won several medals in the men's junior events at the 2014 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships held in Richmond, British Columbia. In 2019, he won the gold medal in the men's team event at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples, Italy. He also won the bronze medal in the floor event, and the gold medal on parallel bars.
Erika Hara (原 英莉花, Hara Erika; born 15 February 1999) is a Japanese professional golfer. Among her tournament victories…
Erika Hara (原 英莉花, Hara Erika; born 15 February 1999) is a Japanese professional golfer. Among her tournament victories are the 2020 Japan LPGA Tour Championship and both the 2020 and 2023 editions of the Japan Women's Open Golf Championship.
This page consists of all current and former members of the Japanese girl group Morning Musume. The group is known for…
This page consists of all current and former members of the Japanese girl group Morning Musume. The group is known for their ever-fluctuating line-up, with "graduations" and auditions held nearly every year.
Daihachi Okamura (岡村 大八, Okamura Daihachi; born 15 February 1997) is a Japanese footballer who play as a centre back…
Daihachi Okamura (岡村 大八, Okamura Daihachi; born 15 February 1997) is a Japanese footballer who play as a centre back and currently play for Machida Zelvia.
Boniface Nduka (ンドカ・ボニフェイス, Ndoka Bonifeisu; born 15 February 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender…
Boniface Nduka (ンドカ・ボニフェイス, Ndoka Bonifeisu; born 15 February 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J1 League club JEF United Chiba, on loan from Vissel Kobe.
Toshikazu Yamanishi (山西 利和, Yamanishi Toshikazu; born 15 February 1996) is a Japanese race walker.
Asuka Kijima (貴島 明日香, Kijima Asuka; born February 15, 1996) is a fashion model, entertainer, YouTuber, and ABEMA…
Asuka Kijima (貴島 明日香, Kijima Asuka; born February 15, 1996) is a fashion model, entertainer, YouTuber, and ABEMA announcer. She is from Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. She is signed to TRAPEZISTE.
Anna Inotsume (猪爪 杏奈, Inotsume Anna; born 15 February 1995) is a Japanese racing driver who is currently competing in…
Anna Inotsume (猪爪 杏奈, Inotsume Anna; born 15 February 1995) is a Japanese racing driver who is currently competing in the 2025 Formula Regional Japanese Championship.
Takanori Miyake (三宅貴憲, Miyake Takanori; born 15 February 1992) is a Japanese former footballer who last played for…
Takanori Miyake (三宅貴憲, Miyake Takanori; born 15 February 1992) is a Japanese former footballer who last played for Ococias Kyoto AC.
Yu Nakajima (中島 悠; born February 15, 1991 in Ebetsu, Hokkaidō) is a Japanese Rubik's Cube solver. Yu held the former…
Yu Nakajima (中島 悠; born February 15, 1991 in Ebetsu, Hokkaidō) is a Japanese Rubik's Cube solver. Yu held the former world record for Rubik's Cube average (11.28 seconds) and single (8.72 seconds). He beat the previous world record holder Edouard Chambon, who had a single solve record of 9.18 seconds. Both records were set on May 5, 2008, at the Kashiwa Open 2008. On May 23, 2008 Yu posted a video on YouTube where he completed the cube in 6.57 seconds. He also solved the Rubik's magic in 1.05 seconds. He set the World Record for the Professor's Cube at 54.86 seconds in April 2012.
Masashi Ebinuma (海老沼 匡, Ebinuma Masashi; born 15 February 1990) is a Japanese judoka. Ebinuma is a triple world…
Masashi Ebinuma (海老沼 匡, Ebinuma Masashi; born 15 February 1990) is a Japanese judoka. Ebinuma is a triple world champion, having won in 2011, 2013 and 2014. A dominant force in the half-lightweight division, he was ranked first in the world for three years. He is regarded as an ultimate stylist of seoi nage. He is also known for being a quadruple All-Japan national champion. Ebinuma won bronze medals at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. He married judoka Kana Abe in 2014. Both spouses are Asian and World champion judokas.
Rina Sumioka (住岡 梨奈, Sumioka Rina; born 15 February 1990) is a Japanese female singer-songwriter.
Ayaka Nishiwaki (西脇 綾香（にしわき あやか）, Nishiwaki Ayaka; born 15 February 1989), nicknamed A~chan (あ～ちゃん; stylized as…
Ayaka Nishiwaki (西脇 綾香（にしわき あやか）, Nishiwaki Ayaka; born 15 February 1989), nicknamed A~chan (あ～ちゃん; stylized as a-chan), is a Japanese musician and dancer. She is one of the members of the Japanese electropop group Perfume.
Takashi Uchino (内野 貴志, born February 15, 1988) is a Japanese football player.
Akira Akao (赤尾公, Akao Akira; born 15 February 1988 in Kagoshima) is a former Japanese footballer who last featured for…
Akira Akao (赤尾公, Akao Akira; born 15 February 1988 in Kagoshima) is a former Japanese footballer who last featured for Kagoshima United FC.
Yusuke Kubo (久保 佑允, Kubo Yūsuke; born February 15, 1987) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the…
Yusuke Kubo (久保 佑允, Kubo Yūsuke; born February 15, 1987) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese promotion Pro-Wrestling Basara under the ring name Kubito (stylized in all caps). He is also known for his tenure with DDT Pro-Wrestling.
Ryohei Fujiwara (藤原 良平, Fujiwara Ryohei; born in Hyogo, Japan) is a former Japanese professional Nippon Professional…
Ryohei Fujiwara (藤原 良平, Fujiwara Ryohei; born in Hyogo, Japan) is a former Japanese professional Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Saitama Seibu Lions in Japan's Pacific League. He attended Tottori Jōhoku High School.
Maiko Nakaoka (中岡 麻衣子, Nakaoka Maiko; born February 15, 1985) is a former Japanese football player. She played for…
Maiko Nakaoka (中岡 麻衣子, Nakaoka Maiko; born February 15, 1985) is a former Japanese football player. She played for Japan national team.
Rikiya Saruyama (猿山 力也, Saruyama Rikiya; born 15 February 1984 in Nagareyama) is a Japanese long jumper.
Marumi Ogawa (小川まるみ, Ogawa Marumi; born February 15, 1981 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese tarento and gravure idol. She…
Marumi Ogawa (小川まるみ, Ogawa Marumi; born February 15, 1981 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese tarento and gravure idol. She graduated from the Tokyo University of Agriculture where she was a member of the Interact Club. She used to be a Gabu Girl and a member of the Miniskirt Police. Her hobbies include cooking, bowling, and piano.
Chizuru Soneta (曽根田 千鶴, Soneta Chizuru; born 15 February 1978) is a Japanese cross-country skier, who competed in two…
Chizuru Soneta (曽根田 千鶴, Soneta Chizuru; born 15 February 1978) is a Japanese cross-country skier, who competed in two events at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Yan Yinling (simplified Chinese: 颜垠凌; traditional Chinese: 顔垠凌; pinyin: Yán Yínlíng or in Japanese, Inrin (インリン); born…
Yan Yinling (simplified Chinese: 颜垠凌; traditional Chinese: 顔垠凌; pinyin: Yán Yínlíng or in Japanese, Inrin (インリン); born February 15, 1976) is a Taiwanese-born, Japan-based swimsuit model, race queen, singer, and former professional wrestler. She is called also Yinling of Joytoy (インリン・オブ・ジョイトイ), when she appears on television.
Hanako Jimi (自見 英子, Jimi Hanako; born 15 February 1976) is a Japanese politician who has served as Minister of State…
Hanako Jimi (自見 英子, Jimi Hanako; born 15 February 1976) is a Japanese politician who has served as Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs, Minister of State for Regional Revitalization, Minister of State for Ainu-Related Policies, and Minister for the World Expo 2025 since September 2023. She is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party and she also serves in the House of Councillors of Japan.
Yumi Obe (大部 由美, Ōbe Yumi; born February 15, 1975) is a former Japanese football player and manager. She played for…
Yumi Obe (大部 由美, Ōbe Yumi; born February 15, 1975) is a former Japanese football player and manager. She played for Japan national team.
Naoko Ogigami (荻上 直子, Ogigami Naoko; born 1972 in Chiba Prefecture) is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and…
Naoko Ogigami (荻上 直子, Ogigami Naoko; born 1972 in Chiba Prefecture) is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer. She first began gaining attention after winning several prizes at the PIA Film Festival for her short film Hoshino-Kun, Yumeno-Kun (2001). Among her most notable works are her films Kamome Shokudo and Megane. Her filmography is typified by their minimalistic quality and a common theme of questioning national identity. At the 2008 Berlin International Film Festival Megane won the Manfred Salzgeber Award, for "broadening the boundaries of cinema today."
Yōka Wao (和央 ようか, Wao Yōka; born 15 February 1968) is a Japanese performing artist and a former member of the…
Yōka Wao (和央 ようか, Wao Yōka; born 15 February 1968) is a Japanese performing artist and a former member of the Takarazuka Revue, where she specialized in playing male characters (Otokoyaku). She joined the revue in 1988 and resigned in 2006. Her nicknames are Takako (from her real name: Takako Ōkawa (大川 貴子 Ōkawa Takako) and Wao. She is the only Otokoyaku to be top in her class as well as the last otokoyaku top star to have joined the company during the Shōwa era. She was born and raised in Osaka (according to Takarazuka Graph 2003 April issue).
Hōsei Tsukitei (月亭 方正, Tsukitei Hōsei; born 15 February 1968) formerly known as Hōsei Yamasaki (山崎 邦正, Yamasaki Hōsei)…
Hōsei Tsukitei (月亭 方正, Tsukitei Hōsei; born 15 February 1968) formerly known as Hōsei Yamasaki (山崎 邦正, Yamasaki Hōsei) is a Japanese solo comedian and rakugo performer, signed with Yoshimoto Kogyo. He is best known for being one of the five members (and the only solo comedian) of Downtown Gaki no Tsukai's regular cast. His role on the show is usually divided up between the suberi-kyara and the ijime-kyara. Outside of Gaki no Tsukai, he has released three books, a CD single of his signature "Yamazaki Ichi-ban!" song, and has appeared in several Yoshimoto Kogyo compilations and DVD releases.
Hiroyuki Asada (浅田 弘幸, Asada Hiroyuki; born February 15, 1968 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist…
Hiroyuki Asada (浅田 弘幸, Asada Hiroyuki; born February 15, 1968 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist who is best known for his gaslamp fantasy series Tegami Bachi ("Letter Bee"). The first manga series he created was called I'll, and was a basketball series. All of Asada's manga were serialized in the monthly shōnen anthology Monthly Shōnen Jump (which has since been discontinued; Tegami Bachi now appears in its replacement Jump Square). He made his debut in 1986. He acquired a fanbase with Mint: Sleeping Rabbit, Renka by degrees, and his popularity improved with I'll. In his personal life, he is part of a unit with Shou Tajima (best known for Psych) and Takeshi Obata (best known for Hikaru no Go and Death Note), and his creation activity with "AQUARIOS 3".
Chiemi Amako (尼子 智栄美, Amako Chiemi; née Hori (堀), born February 15, 1967, in Higashi-ku, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture…
Chiemi Amako (尼子 智栄美, Amako Chiemi; née Hori (堀), born February 15, 1967, in Higashi-ku, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan), better known as Chiemi Hori (堀 ちえみ, Hori Chiemi), is a Japanese singer, actress, and entertainer represented by Shochiku Geino. Her stage name is a hiragana version (ちえみ) of her given name written in kanji (智栄美), also pronounced Chiemi.
Shinji Matsuura (松浦 進二, Matsuura Shinji; born February 15, 1964) is a retired male badminton player from Japan.
Faustin Luanga (born 15 February 1964) is a Congolese politician and career diplomat who has been Ambassador-at-large…
Faustin Luanga (born 15 February 1964) is a Congolese politician and career diplomat who has been Ambassador-at-large for the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 4 June 2021.
Yuzuru Inoue (井上 謙, Inoue Yuzuru; born 15 February 1963) is a Japanese former volleyball player. Inoue competed in the…
Yuzuru Inoue (井上 謙, Inoue Yuzuru; born 15 February 1963) is a Japanese former volleyball player. Inoue competed in the men's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where he finished in tenth place. He also competed at the 1986 Goodwill Games in Moscow and won a bronze medal.
Takashi Ikegami (born February 1961) is a professor at the University of Tokyo. He specializes in artificial life and…
Takashi Ikegami (born February 1961) is a professor at the University of Tokyo. He specializes in artificial life and complexity, and has been known to engage on the border between art and science.
Ryūsuke Hikawa (氷川竜介, Hikawa Ryūsuke) (born 1958 in Himeji) is a Japanese anime critic and writer.
Tagaryū Shōji (Japanese: 多賀竜 昇司, born February 15, 1958) is a former sumo wrestler from Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture…
Tagaryū Shōji (Japanese: 多賀竜 昇司, born February 15, 1958) is a former sumo wrestler from Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. The highest rank he reached was sekiwake. In 1984 he won a top division yūshō or tournament championship from the maegashira ranking. After retiring in 1991 he became a sumo coach and head of the Kagamiyama stable, as well as a director of the Japan Sumo Association.
Tsuyoshi Yanagidate (柳舘 毅, Yanagidate Tsuyoshi; born 15 February 1957) is a Japanese former swimmer who competed in the…
Tsuyoshi Yanagidate (柳舘 毅, Yanagidate Tsuyoshi; born 15 February 1957) is a Japanese former swimmer who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics. At the time of the Montreal Olympics, he was studying at Waseda University. He then got a job in Dentsu. He also served as the co-executive producer of the movie Real Onigokko (2008). He is currently the deputy director of Public Relations Bureau at the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Miyoko Asada (浅田 美代子, Asada Miyoko; born February 15, 1956) is a Japanese actress. She is a former pop idol.
Hitoshi Ogawa (小河等, Ogawa Hitoshi; February 15, 1956 – May 24, 1992) was a Japanese racing car driver. He is the father…
Hitoshi Ogawa (小河等, Ogawa Hitoshi; February 15, 1956 – May 24, 1992) was a Japanese racing car driver. He is the father of Ryo Ogawa, the 2015 Japanese Formula 3 champion.
Iwashita Eiichi (岩下 栄一, born Eiichi Iwashita; February 15, 1955 – January 21, 1999) was a sumo wrestler from Kisarazu…
Iwashita Eiichi (岩下 栄一, born Eiichi Iwashita; February 15, 1955 – January 21, 1999) was a sumo wrestler from Kisarazu, Chiba, Japan. He made his professional debut in November 1971, and reached the top division in July 1977. His highest rank was maegashira 8. He also fought under the shikona of Terunoyama (照の山) and Iwanami (岩波). He left the sumo world upon retirement in March 1984.
Motohiko Kondo (近藤 基彦, Kondō Motohiko; 15 February 1954 – 17 November 2018) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal…
Motohiko Kondo (近藤 基彦, Kondō Motohiko; 15 February 1954 – 17 November 2018) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).
Shinosuke Tatekawa (立川 志の輔, Tatekawa Shinosuke; born 15 February 1954, from Shinminato, Toyama (now part of Imizu)) is…
Shinosuke Tatekawa (立川 志の輔, Tatekawa Shinosuke; born 15 February 1954, from Shinminato, Toyama (now part of Imizu)) is a rakugo performer. His real name is Teruo Takeuchi (竹内 照雄, Takeuchi Teruo). With his comic group, Rokunin-no-Kai (Group of Six), formed in 2003, he has helped to popularise rakugo among young Japanese people. He is also well known as a TV presenter, and has presented the primetime NHK General show Tameshite Gatten (ためしてガッテン) since it started in 1995. Tatekawa received the grand prize Sponichi Art & Culture Award in 2008 for "Shinosuke Rakugo in Parco".
Katsu Nakajima (born February 15, 1954) is a Japanese realist painter known for figurative works incorporating gold…
Katsu Nakajima (born February 15, 1954) is a Japanese realist painter known for figurative works incorporating gold leaf backgrounds and closely observed landscapes. He began painting seriously after the age of 50. In 2019, he was designated an ARC Living Master by the Art Renewal Center (ARC), a non-profit arts organization based in the United States.
Seiji Oko (大古 誠司 Ōko Seiji , born 15 February 1948) is a former volleyball player from Japan, who was a member of the…
Seiji Oko (大古 誠司 Ōko Seiji , born 15 February 1948) is a former volleyball player from Japan, who was a member of the Japan Men's National Team that won the gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics. In 2004, he became an inductee of the Volleyball Hall of Fame in Holyoke, Massachusetts.
Akio Kudo (born 15 February 1947) is a Japanese field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968…
Akio Kudo (born 15 February 1947) is a Japanese field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Seizō Watase (わたせ せいぞう or 渡瀬 政造, Watase Seizō) is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator born 15 February 1945 in…
Seizō Watase (わたせ せいぞう or 渡瀬 政造, Watase Seizō) is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator born 15 February 1945 in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Outside of being an illustrator for numerous posters, books, and other works, he is most well known for his dramatic romance manga Heart Cocktail, which had sold over 5 million copies. He won the 1974 Shogakukan Big Comic Prize. In 1987, Watase received the Bungeishunjū Manga Award for his work Phillip, P.I. (私立探偵フィリップ, Shiritsu Tantei Firippu). In addition to various exhibits in Japan, Watase held his first major exhibit in the United States at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center in Los Angeles, California in 1998.
Yoshiharu Yamaguchi (山口 良治, Yamaguchi Yoshiharu; 15 February 1943 – 29 May 2026) was a Japanese rugby union player. He…
Yoshiharu Yamaguchi (山口 良治, Yamaguchi Yoshiharu; 15 February 1943 – 29 May 2026) was a Japanese rugby union player. He made his debut for Japan against a touring New Zealand Universities team in Osaka on 12 March 1967. He last appeared for Japan against England's under 23 team in Twickenham on 13 October 1973. Yamaguchi inspired the Japanese television series School Wars and the film School Wars: Hero which are based on his true story. Yamaguchi died from a stroke on 29 May 2026, at the age of 83.
Masaomi Kondō (近藤 正臣, Kondō Masaomi; born February 15, 1942 in Kyoto, Japan) is a Japanese actor.
Tatsuo Kawaguchi (河口龍夫, Kawaguchi Tatsuo, born in 1940, Kobe Japan) is a Japanese multidisciplinary artist, whose…
Tatsuo Kawaguchi (河口龍夫, Kawaguchi Tatsuo, born in 1940, Kobe Japan) is a Japanese multidisciplinary artist, whose practice often involves the use of objects and the investigation of materials. After studying painting at Tama Art University, Kawaguchi's diverse oeuvre has included drawing, sculpture, installation, photography, and video. He also co-founded the Group "i", a Kobe-based artistic collective, in 1965. Kawaguchi's early work explored visual perception, principally through the use of objects and mirrors. After 1970, he began using the word "relation" (関係, kankei) in the titles of his works. Kawaguchi seeks to put on display the fragile relationships between the visible and the invisible that create the world around us. The artist intends for his works - which have employed both man-made elements such as lightbulbs or motors, as well as natural elements like stone, wood, seeds and metals - to be perceived of as perpetual works in progress, transforming with time. Environmental anxiety has also informed the development of Kawaguchi's "relation" works. After the Chernobyl disaster, the artist has continuously enveloped various objects, such as seeds, plants, soil, or tools, in lead, a material that protects against radiation. Kawaguchi's work has featured in major international exhibitions and has been associated by art historians with artistic movements such as land art, minimalism and Mono-ha. Kawaguchi has also been identified as belonging to the loosely-affiliated Gainen-ha (Conceptual School), alongside Yutaka Matsuzawa, Jiro Takamatsu, Kazuo Okazaki, Saburo Muraoka (with whom he collaborated in 1973), Isamu Wakabayashi, and Aiko Miyawaki. Kawaguchi was awarded the First Iue Culture Prize for Art and Culture in 1974 as well as the Prize of Japan Arts Foundation in 2008. He is Professor Emeritus at the University of Tsukuba, Institute of Art and Design. He lives and works in Chiba City.