Sakura Yosozumi (四十住 さくら, Yosozumi Sakura; born 15 March 2002) is a Japanese professional skateboarder. She won gold…Sakura Yosozumi (四十住 さくら, Yosozumi Sakura; born 15 March 2002) is a Japanese professional skateboarder. She won gold medals in the inaugural women's park events at the Asian Games, in 2018, and at the Olympic Games, in 2021.
Nagi Nemoto (根本 凪, Nemoto Nagi; born 15 March 1999) is a Japanese singer-songwriter, actress, and VTuber, affiliated…Nagi Nemoto (根本 凪, Nemoto Nagi; born 15 March 1999) is a Japanese singer-songwriter, actress, and VTuber, affiliated with DearStage. After becoming interested in Dempagumi.inc, she later joined Niji no Conquistador in 2014 and eventually Dempagumi.inc itself in 2017, remaining with both of them until 2022. She began working as a VTuber that year, has released two EPs: Lume di Spica (2022) and Due Stelle (2023), and joined Kiyoshi Ryujin 25 in 2024. She has also done some work in acting, including a starring role as Yutori Kokorogi in the 2017 drama adaptation of Tomodachi Game, as well as in songwriting, gravure modeling and costume design.
Koki Ishii (石井 光輝, Ishii Kōki; born March 15, 1995) is a Japanese football player who plays for J3 League club AC…Koki Ishii (石井 光輝, Ishii Kōki; born March 15, 1995) is a Japanese football player who plays for J3 League club AC Nagano Parceiro.
Momoka Ariyasu (有安 杏果, Ariyasu Momoka; born March 15, 1995) is a Japanese singer and photographer, as well as a former…Momoka Ariyasu (有安 杏果, Ariyasu Momoka; born March 15, 1995) is a Japanese singer and photographer, as well as a former idol and child actress. She is best known as a former member of the all-girl musical group Momoiro Clover Z, in which her signature color was green.
Nobutaka Imamura (今村 信貴, Imamura Nobutaka; born March 2, 1994 in Shijōnawate, Osaka, Japan) is a professional Japanese…Nobutaka Imamura (今村 信貴, Imamura Nobutaka; born March 2, 1994 in Shijōnawate, Osaka, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants.
iri (イリ, stylized in lowercase; born March 15, 1994) is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She signed with Colourful Records…iri (イリ, stylized in lowercase; born March 15, 1994) is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She signed with Colourful Records in 2015, before releasing her first album in 2016.
Atsushi Ida (伊田 篤史 Ida Atsushi, born 15 March 1994) is a professional Go player from Japan. He is affiliated with Nihon…Atsushi Ida (伊田 篤史 Ida Atsushi, born 15 March 1994) is a professional Go player from Japan. He is affiliated with Nihon Ki-in Chubu branch.
Kenji Yamada (山田 賢二, Yamada Kenji; born 15 March 1989) is a Japanese former footballer who last played as a goalkeeper…Kenji Yamada (山田 賢二, Yamada Kenji; born 15 March 1989) is a Japanese former footballer who last played as a goalkeeper and currently goalkeeper coach of Renofa Yamaguchi from 2024.
Yoshitoki Ōima (大今 良時, Ōima Yoshitoki; born March 15, 1989) is a Japanese manga artist and writer, best known for her…Yoshitoki Ōima (大今 良時, Ōima Yoshitoki; born March 15, 1989) is a Japanese manga artist and writer, best known for her manga series A Silent Voice and To Your Eternity.
Momoko Shibuya (渋谷 桃子, Shibuya Momoko; born 15 March 1987 in Kanagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese actress. Shibuya…Momoko Shibuya (渋谷 桃子, Shibuya Momoko; born 15 March 1987 in Kanagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese actress. Shibuya debuted as a model when she was one year old. She has played the role of Minako Aino in the Sailor Moon musicals.
Yūsuke Minato (湊 祐介, Minato Yūsuke; born May 13, 1985) is a Japanese Nordic combined skier who has been competing since…Yūsuke Minato (湊 祐介, Minato Yūsuke; born May 13, 1985) is a Japanese Nordic combined skier who has been competing since 2002. He won a gold medal in the 4 x 5 km team event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec and earned his best individual finish of sixth in the 10 km individual normal hill event at those same championships. Minato's best World Cup finish was 12th twice (2008, 2009). His lone victory was in the 7.5 km sprint event at Pragelato in 2007. He competed for Japan at the 2010 Winter Olympics and 2014 Winter Olympics.
Jouji Shibue (渋江 譲二, Shibue Jōji; born on March 15, 1983) is a Japanese actor and model. His first major acting role…Jouji Shibue (渋江 譲二, Shibue Jōji; born on March 15, 1983) is a Japanese actor and model. His first major acting role was as Mamoru Chiba (Tuxedo Kamen/Prince Endymion) in the live action Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon. After finishing PGSM, Shibue has appeared in Kamen Rider Hibiki as Ibuki (Kamen Rider Ibuki), later reprising his role for the world of Hibiki in Kamen Rider Decade. He had a role in Rina Aiuchi's music video "Full Jump" and also does commercials for "NTT Docomo Chūgoku" and "AU." Shibue has modeled for "Hotdog Press" and "Junon".
Tatsuya Shiokawa (塩川 達也, Shiokawa Tatsuya; born March 15, 1983 in Kobe, Japan) is a former Japanese Nippon Professional…Tatsuya Shiokawa (塩川 達也, Shiokawa Tatsuya; born March 15, 1983 in Kobe, Japan) is a former Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player. He is currently a coach for Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Pacific League.
Shōgō Yasumura (安村 昇剛, Yasumura Shōgō; born March 15, 1982), better known as Tonikaku Akarui Yasumura (とにかく明るい安村, lit.…Shōgō Yasumura (安村 昇剛, Yasumura Shōgō; born March 15, 1982), better known as Tonikaku Akarui Yasumura (とにかく明るい安村, lit. 'Yasumura the Very Cheerful Person') or 'Tony' Yasumura, is a Japanese comedian who is represented by the talent agency, Yoshimoto Creative Agency. He was a former member of Armstrong. He graduated from Tokyo NSC 6th generation. Yasumura graduated from Asahikawa Business High School.
Yuta Inose (猪瀬優太, Inose Yūta; born 15 March 1982) is a former Japanese rugby union player who played as a prop. He…Yuta Inose (猪瀬優太, Inose Yūta; born 15 March 1982) is a former Japanese rugby union player who played as a prop. He spent his whole career playing for NEC Green Rockets in Japan's domestic Top League, playing over 65 times. He was named as a backup player for Japan for the 2007 Rugby World Cup. He did though make six appearances for Japan.
Yuri Nakamura (中村 ゆり, 中村 友理, Nakamura Yuri; 15 March 1982 – 1 September 2026) was a Japanese and Korean actress and…Yuri Nakamura (中村 ゆり, 中村 友理, Nakamura Yuri; 15 March 1982 – 1 September 2026) was a Japanese and Korean actress and singer. Her real name was Yuri Sei (成 友理, Sei Yūri) or Woori Song (Korean: 성우리; RR: Seong Uri).
Takeru "Tsunami" Kobayashi (小林 尊, Kobayashi Takeru; born March 15, 1978) is a Japanese former competitive eater.…Takeru "Tsunami" Kobayashi (小林 尊, Kobayashi Takeru; born March 15, 1978) is a Japanese former competitive eater. Described as "the godfather of competitive eating", he is a six-time Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest champion and widely credited with popularizing the sport.
Kohei Oda (小田 幸平, born March 15, 1977) is a Japanese former professional baseball catcher in Japan's Nippon…Kohei Oda (小田 幸平, born March 15, 1977) is a Japanese former professional baseball catcher in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He played with the Yomiuri Giants from 1998 to 2005 and for the Chunichi Dragons from 2006 to 2014.
Tak Sakaguchi (坂口 拓, Sakaguchi Taku; born March 15, 1975) is a Japanese actor, director, fight choreographer, stuntman…Tak Sakaguchi (坂口 拓, Sakaguchi Taku; born March 15, 1975) is a Japanese actor, director, fight choreographer, stuntman and martial artist. He is known for his role in Ryuhei Kitamura's Versus. Since his debut, Sakaguchi has worked with Kitamura several times, often appearing alongside fellow Kitamura staple Hideo Sakaki. He has also worked with frequent Kitamura collaborators Yudai Yamaguchi and Yuji Shimomura. Sakaguchi is a martial artist, and most often appears in films featuring fight scenes, usually performing all of his own stunts. He is reportedly skilled in Bajiquan, Shorinji Kempo, Boxing, Kickboxing, and while recently filming Re:Born learned Zero Range Combat developed by Yoshitaka Inagawa.
Yuka Oda (小田 由香, Oda Yuka; born 15 March 1973) is a retired Japanese ice hockey goaltender. She competed in the women's…Yuka Oda (小田 由香, Oda Yuka; born 15 March 1973) is a retired Japanese ice hockey goaltender. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
Masayuki Naruse (Japanese: 成瀬 昌由, Hepburn: Naruse Masayuki) (born March 15, 1973) is a Japanese mixed martial artist…Masayuki Naruse (Japanese: 成瀬 昌由, Hepburn: Naruse Masayuki) (born March 15, 1973) is a Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler, competing in the light heavyweight division who fought most of his career in Fighting Network RINGS (RINGS). As a professional wrestler, he notably competed in New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) and All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW). In MMA, Naruse was the first and only RINGS Light-Heavyweight Champion and a former IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion in professional wrestling.
Norio Takahashi (高橋 範夫, Takahashi Norio; born March 15, 1971) is a former Japanese football player. His son Yuriya is…Norio Takahashi (高橋 範夫, Takahashi Norio; born March 15, 1971) is a former Japanese football player. His son Yuriya is also a footballer.
Risa Junna (純名りさ, Junna Risa; born March 15, 1971) is a Japanese actress, singer, and voice actress. She was part of…Risa Junna (純名りさ, Junna Risa; born March 15, 1971) is a Japanese actress, singer, and voice actress. She was part of Takarazuka Revue's Snow Troupe and Flower Troupe. During her time in the Revue, she specialized in female roles (musumeyaku). She was the musumeyaku top star from 1995 to 1996.
Yutaka Take (武 豊, Take Yutaka) (born March 15, 1969, in Kyoto, Kyoto) is a Japanese jockey. Take made his riding debut…Yutaka Take (武 豊, Take Yutaka) (born March 15, 1969, in Kyoto, Kyoto) is a Japanese jockey. Take made his riding debut in 1987 and currently holds seven all-time records in Japan. He has won at least one Grade 1 race for 23 straight years until 2010, and a graded stakes race for 40 consecutive years. Take has 114 wins to his credit in eight countries, including Australia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and the United States. His international victories include Group 1 wins in the Prix d'Ispahan (France) and Hong Kong Cup (Hong Kong), the July Cup (England) and Dubai Duty Free Stakes (UAE). Take has won one of Japan's premier horse races, the Japan Cup, a record five times. He is both the youngest and oldest jockey to win a G1 in JRA history, at 19 years and 7 months old to win the 1988 Kikuka Sho, and 57 years and 2 months old to win the 2026 Takarazuka Kinen.
Mari Hiki (比企 真理, Hiki Mari; born March 15, 1968), better known by her stage name Kahimi Karie (カヒミ・カリィ, Kahimi Karii)…Mari Hiki (比企 真理, Hiki Mari; born March 15, 1968), better known by her stage name Kahimi Karie (カヒミ・カリィ, Kahimi Karii), is a retired Japanese singer, songwriter and photographer. Her music is closely associated with the Shibuya-kei aesthetic. Karie sings in English, French and Japanese, among other languages. Karie began her music career in 1990 at the encouragement of fellow Shibuya-kei artist Cornelius, whom she collaborated with on many of her early works, and whose trendy Trattoria label released many of her EPs in the mid-1990s. Karie later moved to Paris and released several studio albums on the Crue-L and Polydor labels. She now lives in New York City.
Ken Morioka (Japanese: 森岡賢; March 15, 1967 – June 3, 2016) was a Japanese musician, keyboardist, composer, and music…Ken Morioka (Japanese: 森岡賢; March 15, 1967 – June 3, 2016) was a Japanese musician, keyboardist, composer, and music producer. He died of heart failure at the age of 49. In addition to being a member of influential synthpop group Soft Ballet, he worked with numerous other musicians such as Kaya, Buck-Tick, and ZIZ (with ex-Malice Mizer member Közi). He was also in the bands minus (-) and Ka.f.ka. In 2006, he formed unit Gentleman Take Poraloid with Masayuki Deguchi, on the independent record label Palm Tree and in 2009, released the studio album Orfeu.
Yumiko Shirai (Japanese: 白井弓子; born (1967-03-15)March 15, 1967) is a Japanese manga artist. She is best known for her…Yumiko Shirai (Japanese: 白井弓子; born (1967-03-15)March 15, 1967) is a Japanese manga artist. She is best known for her manga Wombs, winner of the 2017 Nihon SF Taisho Award.
Hiroshi Nagashima (長島 浩, Nagashima Hiroshi) (born March 15, 1966, in Kanagawa) is a retired boxer from Japan, who…Hiroshi Nagashima (長島 浩, Nagashima Hiroshi) (born March 15, 1966, in Kanagawa) is a retired boxer from Japan, who competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Nagashima competed in the Men's Light-Middleweight (– 71 kg) division. He was defeated in the first round by Maselino Masoe of American Samoa after the referee stopped the contest due to injury.
Hideko Nishioka (西岡秀子, Nishioka Hideko; born 15 March 1964) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House…Hideko Nishioka (西岡秀子, Nishioka Hideko; born 15 March 1964) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House of Representatives since 2017. She is the daughter of Takeo Nishioka and the granddaughter of Takejiro Nishioka.
Yoshiro Yokomine (横峯 良郎, Yokomine Yoshirō; born March 15, 1960) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of…Yoshiro Yokomine (横峯 良郎, Yokomine Yoshirō; born March 15, 1960) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kagoshima Prefecture and high school graduate, he was elected for the first time in 2007. He is the father of professional golfer Sakura Yokomine.
Yōsuke Takahashi (高橋 葉介, Takahashi Yōsuke; born 15 March 1956, Nagano, Japan) is a Japanese horror manga artist who is…Yōsuke Takahashi (高橋 葉介, Takahashi Yōsuke; born 15 March 1956, Nagano, Japan) is a Japanese horror manga artist who is known for his works Mugen Shinshi and Gakkō no Kaidan. He graduated from Komazawa University. He made his professional manga debut in 1977, and has had stories published in the manga anthology series Petit Apple Pie. Kouta Hirano, the Japanese manga artist, says that Takahashi is a treasure to the Japanese manga world.
Yangji Lee (March 15, 1955 – May 22, 1992) was a Japanese-Korean novelist. She won the Akutagawa Prize for her work…Yangji Lee (March 15, 1955 – May 22, 1992) was a Japanese-Korean novelist. She won the Akutagawa Prize for her work Yuhi, becoming the second Zainichi Korean to win the prize.
Takeshi Itō (伊東 毅, Itō Takeshi; born March 15, 1954) is a Japanese jazz fusion saxophonist and flute player. He is…Takeshi Itō (伊東 毅, Itō Takeshi; born March 15, 1954) is a Japanese jazz fusion saxophonist and flute player. He is currently a part of the jazz fusion band T-Square.
Yoshihiro Momota (百田 義浩, Momota Yoshihiro) (March 15, 1946 – November 22, 2000) was a professional wrestler and a…Yoshihiro Momota (百田 義浩, Momota Yoshihiro) (March 15, 1946 – November 22, 2000) was a professional wrestler and a former ring announcer, known for his tenure in All Japan Pro Wrestling. He was the son of wrestler Rikidozan and the older brother of Mitsuo Momota.
Makoto Kaneko (金子真人, Kaneko Makoto; born March 15, 1945 in Tokyo) is the founder, President, CEO and Representative…Makoto Kaneko (金子真人, Kaneko Makoto; born March 15, 1945 in Tokyo) is the founder, President, CEO and Representative Director of Zuken Inc., a public listed multinational corporation in the Tokyo Stock Exchange. He also owns the exclusive King Kamehameha Golf Club in Hawaii. Makoto Kaneko is better known as a prominent horse owner in Japan. He was the owner of Deep Impact, one of the most famous racehorses in Japanese history. Kaneko has also become the first racehorse owner to win all of the 8 major races of Japan as well as the Japan Cup.
Masahiko Kōmura (高村 正彦, Kōmura Masahiko; born 15 March 1942) is a Japanese politician who served as Vice President of…Masahiko Kōmura (高村 正彦, Kōmura Masahiko; born 15 March 1942) is a Japanese politician who served as Vice President of the Liberal Democratic Party from 2012 to 2018. He served in several cabinet position, including as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1998 to 1999 and again from 2007 to 2008. He was a member of the House of Representatives from 1980 to 2017.
Satoshi Morimoto (森本 敏, Morimoto Satoshi; born 15 March 1941) is a Japanese politician, scholar and critic specializing…Satoshi Morimoto (森本 敏, Morimoto Satoshi; born 15 March 1941) is a Japanese politician, scholar and critic specializing in international politics and national security. He was Minister of Defense from July to December 2012, and is professor at Takushoku University and member of the Congressional Forum for New Japan.
Tomoko Owada (大和田 智子, Ōwada Tomoko; born 15 March 1941) is a Japanese fencer. She competed in the women's individual…Tomoko Owada (大和田 智子, Ōwada Tomoko; born 15 March 1941) is a Japanese fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Susumu Nishibe (西部 邁; 15 March 1939 – 21 January 2018) was a Japanese critic, conservative and economist. He was a…Susumu Nishibe (西部 邁; 15 March 1939 – 21 January 2018) was a Japanese critic, conservative and economist. He was a professor of Socioeconomics at University of Tokyo. He criticized modern economics, progressivism, and rationalism, and advocated theories on mass society, conservatism, and the independence of Japan from the United States.
Shigeru Uchida (Japanese: 内田茂 Uchida Shigeru; 15 March 1939 – 21 December 2022) was a Japanese politician. A member of…Shigeru Uchida (Japanese: 内田茂 Uchida Shigeru; 15 March 1939 – 21 December 2022) was a Japanese politician. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he served as chairman of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly from 2003 to 2005. Uchida died in Tokyo on 21 December 2022, at the age of 83.
Hirotaka Sugawara (菅原 寛孝, Sugawara Hirotaka; born March 15, 1938) is a Japanese physicist, specializing in the…Hirotaka Sugawara (菅原 寛孝, Sugawara Hirotaka; born March 15, 1938) is a Japanese physicist, specializing in the theoretical study of particle physics. He is known for the "Lee-Sugawara relation" and "A Field Theory of Currents" aka "Sugawara Construction" of the energy-momentum tensor.