Koki Kumasaka (熊坂 光希, Kumasaka Kōki; born 15 April 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive…
Koki Kumasaka (熊坂 光希, Kumasaka Kōki; born 15 April 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Kashiwa Reysol and the Japan national team.
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Hiromu Tanaka (田中 宏武, Tanaka Hiromu; born 15 April 1999) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a left midfielder for…
Hiromu Tanaka (田中 宏武, Tanaka Hiromu; born 15 April 1999) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a left midfielder for Super League club PSS Sleman.
Hisanori Yasuda (安田 尚憲, Yasuda Hisanori; born April 15, 1999), nicknamed "Yassan", is a professional Japanese baseball…
Hisanori Yasuda (安田 尚憲, Yasuda Hisanori; born April 15, 1999), nicknamed "Yassan", is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Chiba Lotte Marines.
Seigo Takei (武井 成豪, Takei Seigo; born 15 April 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for…
Seigo Takei (武井 成豪, Takei Seigo; born 15 April 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for Ventforet Kofu.
Tatsuya Ishikawa (石川 達也, Ishikawa Tatsuya; born April 15, 1998, in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan) is a professional…
Tatsuya Ishikawa (石川 達也, Ishikawa Tatsuya; born April 15, 1998, in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
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Sakura Koiwai (小祝 さくら, Koiwai Sakura) (born 15 April 1998) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA of…
Sakura Koiwai (小祝 さくら, Koiwai Sakura) (born 15 April 1998) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour where she has 12 victories.
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Riku Yamada (山田 陸, Yamada Riku; born April 15, 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder…
Riku Yamada (山田 陸, Yamada Riku; born April 15, 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1 League club V-Varen Nagasaki.
Mayu Tsukamoto (born 15 April 1997) is a Japanese synchronized swimmer. She competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics. She…
Mayu Tsukamoto (born 15 April 1997) is a Japanese synchronized swimmer. She competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics. She also participated at the 2018 Asian Games and won a silver medal in the team event.
Ayano Sakurai (born 15 April 1996) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2017 and 2025…
Ayano Sakurai (born 15 April 1996) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2017 and 2025 Women's Rugby World Cups.
🎓 Nippon Sport Science University🏫 Takasaki Girls' High School📅 Born April 15🎂 Born 1996📍 From Annaka, Gunma💼 Rugby
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Ryuju Nagayama (Japanese: 永山竜樹, romanized: Nagayama Ryuju; born 15 April 1996) is a Japanese judoka and judo World…
Ryuju Nagayama (Japanese: 永山竜樹, romanized: Nagayama Ryuju; born 15 April 1996) is a Japanese judoka and judo World Champion. He participated at the 2018 and 2019 World Championships, winning bronze medals in both. He then won one of the bronze medals in the men's 60 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France, and one year later the gold medal in that same weight category at the 2025 World Championships.
Toru Takagiwa (高木和 徹, Takagiwa Toru; born April 15, 1995, in Nogi, Tochigi) is a Japanese football player who play as a…
Toru Takagiwa (高木和 徹, Takagiwa Toru; born April 15, 1995, in Nogi, Tochigi) is a Japanese football player who play as a Goalkeeper and currently play for J2 League club, FC Imabari.
Tomoya Hoshi (星 知弥, Hoshi Tomoya; born April 15, 1994 in Nasu District, Tochigi, Japan) is a professional Japanese…
Tomoya Hoshi (星 知弥, Hoshi Tomoya; born April 15, 1994 in Nasu District, Tochigi, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Kōhei Hasebe (長谷部 浩平, Hasebe Kōhei; April 15, 1994) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 6-dan.
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Kentaro Shigematsu (重松 健太郎, Shigematsu Kentarō; born 15 April 1991 in Nakano, Tokyo) is a Japanese football player who…
Kentaro Shigematsu (重松 健太郎, Shigematsu Kentarō; born 15 April 1991 in Nakano, Tokyo) is a Japanese football player who plays as a striker for FIFTY CLUB. A journeyman striker, Shigematsu has over 375 appearances in the J League system for various teams, with the majority of his appearances coming from his time at Kamatamare Sanuki and Machida Zelvia.
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Daiki Arioka (有岡 大貴, Arioka Daiki; born April 15, 1991) is a Japanese singer, actor, tarento, and model as well as…
Daiki Arioka (有岡 大貴, Arioka Daiki; born April 15, 1991) is a Japanese singer, actor, tarento, and model as well as member of Hey! Say! JUMP. He is under the management of Starto Entertainment.
🏫 Horikoshi High School📅 Born April 15🎂 Born 1991📍 From Narashino, Chiba Prefecture💼 Idol💼 Singer・Vocalist💼 Actor💼 TV Personality
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Daichi Taniguchi (born April 15, 1990) is a Japanese professional basketball player for Shimane Susanoo Magic of the…
Daichi Taniguchi (born April 15, 1990) is a Japanese professional basketball player for Shimane Susanoo Magic of the B.League in Japan. He stood six feet, three inches tall as a 12-year-old boy. In 2009 Taniguchi won the "Slam Dunk Scholarship" funded by Takehiko Inoue, and played for the American colleges. He rejected the offers from the Kansai-area clubs and signed with the Akita Happinets in 2015. Due to the B.League's foreign player regulations, he receives significantly more playing time in 2016–17. He has been named the new Akita captain after Toshino's departure in November 2018. He is a Starbucks mug cup collector and a tropical fish addict. Use of the moyai emoji is usually meant to imply strength or determination, and it's also used frequently in Taniguchi's posts. He signed with Hiroshima Dragonflies on June 24, 2019.
Aoxuan Lee (Chinese: 李奥轩; pinyin: Lǐ Àoxuān; born on April 15, 1990) is a Chinese-born singer, songwriter, dancer…
Aoxuan Lee (Chinese: 李奥轩; pinyin: Lǐ Àoxuān; born on April 15, 1990) is a Chinese-born singer, songwriter, dancer, actor, and Electone player. In 2019, Lee released his debut single “San Er Yi (Three Two One)”, a China-Japan multinational collaboration, marking his official debut. In 2022, Lee released the single “The Moon Under the Same Sky”, expanding his musical expression into multiple languages.
Seiya Sugishita (杉下 聖哉, Sugishita Seiya; born 15 April 1988) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a striker.
Kohei Mishima (三島 康平, Mishima Kōhei; born April 15, 1987) is a Japanese football player for Coedo Kawagoe.
Kenta Nishioka (西岡 謙太, Nishioka Kenta; born April 15, 1987 in Ehime) is a Japanese former football player who last…
Kenta Nishioka (西岡 謙太, Nishioka Kenta; born April 15, 1987 in Ehime) is a Japanese former football player who last played for Kagoshima United FC.
Shogo Tokihisa (時久 省吾, Tokihisa Shogo; born April 15, 1984) is a former Japanese football player.
Hideyuki Ishida (石田 英之, Ishida Hideyuki; born April 15, 1982) is a former Japanese football player.
Kohei Nishino (西野 晃平, Nishino Kōhei; born April 15, 1982) is a former Japanese football player. His brother is Makoto…
Kohei Nishino (西野 晃平, Nishino Kōhei; born April 15, 1982) is a former Japanese football player. His brother is Makoto Nishino. He played for Japanese club Oita Trinita, Mito HollyHock and Fagiano Okayama.
Ryusuke Taguchi (田口 隆祐, Taguchi Ryūsuke; born April 15, 1979) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is signed to New…
Ryusuke Taguchi (田口 隆祐, Taguchi Ryūsuke; born April 15, 1979) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is signed to New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). He also makes appearances for DDT Pro Wrestling (DDT), where he is the current DDT Universal Champion in his first reign. Pursuing several sports in high school, Taguchi competed in 76 kg (168 lb) class amateur wrestling in college before entering the NJPW Dojo in March 2002 and debuting in November of that year at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, wrestling in New Japan's famous junior heavyweight division. Taguchi's best known gimmick is akin to a disco dancer, often sporting a short afro and colorful, flamboyant attire and celebrating victories with a post-match dance, encouraging his partners to join in during tag team matches. This earned Taguchi the nickname "Funky Weapon".
Tetsuya Matsunaga (松永 鉄也, Matsunaga Tetsuya; born 15 April 1979 in Kyoto) is a Japanese sailor, who specialized in…
Tetsuya Matsunaga (松永 鉄也, Matsunaga Tetsuya; born 15 April 1979 in Kyoto) is a Japanese sailor, who specialized in two-person dinghy (470) class. He represented Japan, along with his partner Taro Ueno, at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and has also been training for Three Bond Sailing Team in Kyoto throughout most of his sporting career under his longtime coach and mentor Kenji Nakamura. As of September 2014, Matsunaga is ranked twenty-sixth in the world for two-person dinghy class by the International Sailing Federation, following his successes at the South American Championships, ISAF Sailing World Cup Series, and 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships in Santander, Spain. Matsunaga qualified as a skipper for the Japanese squad in the men's 470 class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by placing fifteenth and receiving a berth from the World Championships in Melbourne, Australia. Teaming with crew member Taro Ueno in the eleven-race series, the Japanese duo mounted a marvelous lead in the opening leg, but came up short for the medal with a net score of 97 and a seventh-place finish in a fleet of twenty-nine boats. At the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, Matsunaga and his new partner Yugo Yoshida set a career record with a sixth-place finish in the men's 470 class to secure their spot on the Japanese sailing team for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Shota Takiya (Japanese: 瀧谷渉太, Takiya Shota; born April 15, 1989) is a retired Japanese kickboxer who competed in the…
Shota Takiya (Japanese: 瀧谷渉太, Takiya Shota; born April 15, 1989) is a retired Japanese kickboxer who competed in the super bantamweight divisions of Krush, K-1, RISE and Rizin FF. A professional competitor since 2007, he is a former two-time Krush Super Bantamweight champion.
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Haruki Muramatsu (村松 治樹, Muramatsu Haruki; born 15 April 1977) is a Japanese darts player who competes in both…
Haruki Muramatsu (村松 治樹, Muramatsu Haruki; born 15 April 1977) is a Japanese darts player who competes in both Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and World Darts Federation (WDF) events. He won the 2023 PDC Asian Championship.
Yoko Toyonaga (豊永 陽子, Toyonaga Yōko; born 15 April 1977) is a Japanese shot putter. She finished eighth at the 1999…
Yoko Toyonaga (豊永 陽子, Toyonaga Yōko; born 15 April 1977) is a Japanese shot putter. She finished eighth at the 1999 World Indoor Championships and fourth at the 2005 Asian Championships. She also competed at the World Championships in 2005 and 2007 without reaching the finals. Her personal best throw is 17.57 metres, achieved in June 2004 in Tottori.
Seigo Narazaki (楢﨑 正剛, Narazaki Seigō; born 15 April 1976) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a…
Seigo Narazaki (楢﨑 正剛, Narazaki Seigō; born 15 April 1976) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for the Japan national team. Narazaki is the second highest number of J.League all-time appearances in history with 631 appearances.
Akira Eto (江藤 智, Etō Akira; born April 15, 1970) is a Japanese former professional baseball third baseman in Nippon…
Akira Eto (江藤 智, Etō Akira; born April 15, 1970) is a Japanese former professional baseball third baseman in Nippon Professional Baseball. He played for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp from 1990 to 1999, Yomiuri Giants from 2000 to 2005 and the Seibu Lions / Saitama Seibu Lions from 2006 to 2009.
Soichi Noguchi (野口 聡一, Noguchi Sōichi; born 15 April 1965) is a Japanese aeronautical engineer and former JAXA…
Soichi Noguchi (野口 聡一, Noguchi Sōichi; born 15 April 1965) is a Japanese aeronautical engineer and former JAXA astronaut. His first spaceflight was as a mission specialist aboard STS-114 on 26 July 2005 for NASA's first "return to flight" Space Shuttle mission after the Columbia disaster. He was also in space as part of the Soyuz TMA-17 crew and Expedition 22 to the International Space Station (ISS), returning to Earth on 2 June 2010. He is the sixth Japanese astronaut to fly in space, the fifth to fly on the Space Shuttle, and the first to fly on Crew Dragon. His third flight was on board the Dragon 2 capsule for the SpaceX Crew-1 mission which launched successfully on 15 November 2020 and landed on 2 May 2021. This makes him the third astronaut to fly on three different launch systems. He became a part-time lecturer at the graduate school of the University of Tokyo since 2011, a project professor since 2021. As of 2022, he is a project professor at the Department of Aerospace Engineering, Nihon University. He retired from astronaut duty and quit JAXA on 1 June 2022. He assumed the honorary director of CupNoodles Museum since 7 June 2022, the chief executive fellow of the Institute for International Socio-Economic Studies and the advisor of IHI Corporation since 1 July 2022. He is the representative of MiraiSpace Co., Ltd. (合同会社未来圏).
Mitsuomi Koizumi (小泉光臣, koizumi mitsuomi) is the incumbent president of Japan Tobacco, a Nikkei 225 company. He…
Mitsuomi Koizumi (小泉光臣, koizumi mitsuomi) is the incumbent president of Japan Tobacco, a Nikkei 225 company. He replaced Hiroshi Kimura as president in June 2012.
Choei Sato (佐藤 長栄, Satō Chōei; born April 15, 1951) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for…
Choei Sato (佐藤 長栄, Satō Chōei; born April 15, 1951) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.
🎓 Chuo University🏫 Yonezawa Chuo High School📅 Born April 15🎂 Born 1951📍 From Yamagata Prefecture💼 Football (Soccer)
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Riken Yamamoto (山本理顕, Yamamoto Riken) (born 1945) is a Japanese architect. In 2024, he received the Pritzker…
Riken Yamamoto (山本理顕, Yamamoto Riken) (born 1945) is a Japanese architect. In 2024, he received the Pritzker Architecture Prize, considered to be the most prestigious award in architecture, becoming the 9th Japanese architect to receive such honor.
🎓 Kogakuin University🏫 Kanto Gakuin High School📅 Born April 15🎂 Born 1945📍 From Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture💼 Architect・Architectural Scholar
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Tetsuo Narikawa (成川 哲夫, Narikawa Tetsuo; 15 April 1944 – 1 January 2010) was a Japanese actor who was famous for…
Tetsuo Narikawa (成川 哲夫, Narikawa Tetsuo; 15 April 1944 – 1 January 2010) was a Japanese actor who was famous for playing the title role of Spectreman. He was also a specialist in karate and judo, and he was founder and president of the International Karate League in Japan.
Kunishige Kamamoto (釜本 邦茂, Kamamoto Kunishige; 15 April 1944 – 10 August 2025) was a Japanese football player, manager…
Kunishige Kamamoto (釜本 邦茂, Kamamoto Kunishige; 15 April 1944 – 10 August 2025) was a Japanese football player, manager, and politician. He won the bronze medal with the Japan national team at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, finishing as the tournament's top scorer with seven goals, and is the all-time leading goalscorer for Japan. Kamamoto served as the Vice-President of the Japan Football Association from July 1998 to July 2008. In 2005, he was inducted in the Japan Football Hall of Fame. He also served as a member of the House of Councillors between 1995 and 2001.
🎓 Waseda University🏫 Yamashiro High School📅 Born April 15🎂 Born 1944💼 Football (Soccer)💼 Politician・Legislator💼 Company President・Entrepreneur
Akio Takashima (born 15 April 1942) is a Japanese field hockey player. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the…
Akio Takashima (born 15 April 1942) is a Japanese field hockey player. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Ryūzō Saki (佐木 隆三, Saki Ryūzō; April 14, 1937 – October 31, 2015) was a Japanese novelist and non-fiction writer, born…
Ryūzō Saki (佐木 隆三, Saki Ryūzō; April 14, 1937 – October 31, 2015) was a Japanese novelist and non-fiction writer, born in North Hamgyong, a province of what is now North Korea. He was interested in high-profile crimes in Japan and published a number of non-fiction books about Japanese crimes. On January 14, 1976, Saki was awarded the Naoki Prize for the novel Vengeance Is Mine based on Japanese serial killer Akira Nishiguchi. The novel became the basis of Shohei Imamura's film Vengeance Is Mine. He also wrote the books about Norio Nagayama, Tsutomu Miyazaki, Fusako Sano and Futoshi Matsunaga. His 1980 novel The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel was adapted into a feature film in 1984 by Toshiya Fujita. In 1992, Saki published a book about Japanese Resident-General of Korea Itō Hirobumi and Korean An Jung-geun, titled Itō Hirobumi to An Jung-geun. On 1 November 2015, he died from throat cancer in Kitakyūshū at age 78.
🎓 International University of Japan🏫 Yahata Chuo High School📅 Born April 15🎂 Born 1937📍 From Hiroshima Prefecture💼 Writer・Novelist💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor
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Soichiro Tahara (田原 総一朗, Tahara Sōichirō; born 15 April 1934) is a Japanese political journalist, best known for…
Soichiro Tahara (田原 総一朗, Tahara Sōichirō; born 15 April 1934) is a Japanese political journalist, best known for hosting TV Asahi's Sunday Project program.
Yoshie Takahashi (高橋 ヨシ江, Takahashi Yoshie; 15 April 1932 – 15 May 2022) was a Japanese track and field athlete. She…
Yoshie Takahashi (高橋 ヨシ江, Takahashi Yoshie; 15 April 1932 – 15 May 2022) was a Japanese track and field athlete. She competed in the women's long jump at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Tsunamitsu Adachi (安立 綱光, Adachi Tsunamitsu; 15 September 1901 – 2 December 1981) was a Japanese entomologist. A…
Tsunamitsu Adachi (安立 綱光, Adachi Tsunamitsu; 15 September 1901 – 2 December 1981) was a Japanese entomologist. A soldier from 1921 to 1922, Tsunamitsu Adachi entered the faculty of agriculture of the University of Tokyo in 1925. Here he became an assistant in 1932 then an associate professor in 1948. In 1954, he accepted the post of professor at Toyo University. He retired in 1976. Adachi was the author 75 scientific papers, principally on entomology, most on Staphylinidae. He was the author of eleven new species all from Japan.
Iida Chōko (Japanese: 飯田 蝶子; April 15, 1897 – December 26, 1972) was a Japanese actress. Her real name was Shigehara…
Iida Chōko (Japanese: 飯田 蝶子; April 15, 1897 – December 26, 1972) was a Japanese actress. Her real name was Shigehara Tefu. She played working class women and grandmothers, and appeared in more than 300 films. Her husband was cameraman Shigehara Hideo.
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Akira Ariyoshi (有吉 明, Ariyoshi Akira; 15 April 1876 – 25 June 1937) was a Japanese diplomat during the Shōwa era. He…
Akira Ariyoshi (有吉 明, Ariyoshi Akira; 15 April 1876 – 25 June 1937) was a Japanese diplomat during the Shōwa era. He was the first ever diplomat from Japan to China to hold the rank of Ambassador Plenipotentiary.
Yasukouchi Asakichi (15 April 1873 – 15 July 1927) was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Hiroshima…
Yasukouchi Asakichi (15 April 1873 – 15 July 1927) was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Hiroshima Prefecture from May 1918 to April 1919. He was governor of Shizuoka Prefecture (1915–1918), Fukuoka Prefecture (1919–1922) and Kanagawa Prefecture (1922–1924).
🏫 Fukuoka Prefectural Shuyukan High School📅 Born April 15🎂 Born 1873📍 From Fukuoka Prefecture💼 Bureaucrat
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