Reo Shibata (柴田 獅子, Shibata Reo; born April 18, 2006 in Iizuka, Fukuoka, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball…Reo Shibata (柴田 獅子, Shibata Reo; born April 18, 2006 in Iizuka, Fukuoka, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Rintaro Sasaki (佐々木 麟太郎, Sasaki Rintaro; born April 18, 2005) is a Japanese professional baseball first baseman in the…Rintaro Sasaki (佐々木 麟太郎, Sasaki Rintaro; born April 18, 2005) is a Japanese professional baseball first baseman in the Miami Marlins organization.
Sora Kamiya (神谷 そら, Kamiya Sora) (born 18 April 2003) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA of Japan…Sora Kamiya (神谷 そら, Kamiya Sora) (born 18 April 2003) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour where she has fourwins.
Oriola Sunday (born 18 April 2003) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for A-League Men side…Oriola Sunday (born 18 April 2003) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for A-League Men side Sydney FC, on loan from J2 League club RB Omiya Ardija.
Seiya Satsukida (五月田 星矢, Satsukida Seiya; born 18 April 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Seiya Satsukida (五月田 星矢, Satsukida Seiya; born 18 April 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Riku Furuyado (古宿 理久, Furuyado Riku; born 18 April 2001) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for…Riku Furuyado (古宿 理久, Furuyado Riku; born 18 April 2001) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Yokohama FC.
Masaki Oyokawa (及川 雅貴, Oyokawa, Masaki; born April 18, 2001 in Sōsa, Chiba) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher…Masaki Oyokawa (及川 雅貴, Oyokawa, Masaki; born April 18, 2001 in Sōsa, Chiba) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He is nicknamed "Oyoyo" by his teammates.
Shoi Yoshinaga (吉永 昇偉, Yoshinaga Shōi; born 18 April 2000) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for…Shoi Yoshinaga (吉永 昇偉, Yoshinaga Shōi; born 18 April 2000) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for Tegevajaro Miyazaki.
Yudai Konishi (小西 雄大, Konishi Yūdai; born 18 April 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward…Yudai Konishi (小西 雄大, Konishi Yūdai; born 18 April 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Kashiwa Reysol.
Taiki Hirato (平戸 太貴, Hirato Taiki; born 18 April 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1 League…Taiki Hirato (平戸 太貴, Hirato Taiki; born 18 April 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1 League club Shimizu S-Pulse.
Remi Tsuruta (鶴田 玲美, born 18 April 1997) is a Japanese athlete. She competed in the women's 4 × 100 metres relay event…Remi Tsuruta (鶴田 玲美, born 18 April 1997) is a Japanese athlete. She competed in the women's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Haruno Nemoto (根本 葉瑠乃, Nemoto Haruno; born 18 April 1995) is a Japanese basketball player for Mitsubishi Electric…Haruno Nemoto (根本 葉瑠乃, Nemoto Haruno; born 18 April 1995) is a Japanese basketball player for Mitsubishi Electric Koalas and the Japanese national team. She participated at the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.
Naoki Sugioka (born 18 April 1994) is a Japanese handball player for Toyota Auto Body and the Japanese national team.…Naoki Sugioka (born 18 April 1994) is a Japanese handball player for Toyota Auto Body and the Japanese national team. He represented Japan at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship.
Kengo Takeda (武田健吾, Takeda Kengo; born April 18, 1994) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays outfielder.…Kengo Takeda (武田健吾, Takeda Kengo; born April 18, 1994) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays outfielder. He is a free agent. He previously played for the Orix Buffaloes and Chunichi Dragons. On 30 June 2019, Takeda was traded along with Buffaloes teammate, Takahiro Matsuba to the Chunichi Dragons in exchange for Masato Matsui and Yusuke Matsui.
Shun Takayama (髙山 俊, Takayama Shun; born April 18, 1993 in Funabashi, Chiba) is a Japanese professional baseball…Shun Takayama (髙山 俊, Takayama Shun; born April 18, 1993 in Funabashi, Chiba) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Hanshin Tigers in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Kazuki Mine (三根 和起, Mine Kazuki; born April 18, 1993) is a Japanese football player. He retired in February of 2018…Kazuki Mine (三根 和起, Mine Kazuki; born April 18, 1993) is a Japanese football player. He retired in February of 2018 after making over 50 career appearances. He began his career at Kyoto Sanga FC, before leaving on loan 3 times to play for Kataller Toyama, AC Nagano Parceiro, and J.League U-22 Selection, before moving permanently to Albirex Niigata Singapore F.C. where he would play 27 times. He finished his career in 2018 at the 5th club of his career, Vanraure Hachinohe.
Kentaro Nishikawa (西川 健太郎, Nishikawa Kentarō; born April 4, 1993) is a former professional Japanese baseball player. He…Kentaro Nishikawa (西川 健太郎, Nishikawa Kentarō; born April 4, 1993) is a former professional Japanese baseball player. He is currently employed as a batting practice pitcher with the Chunichi Dragons. On 1 October 2016, Nishikawa was released by the Dragons following a lack of development on the farm team.
Masataka Kani (可児 壮隆, Kani Masataka; born 18 April 1991) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Arawore…Masataka Kani (可児 壮隆, Kani Masataka; born 18 April 1991) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Arawore Hachioji.
Akane Takada (高田 茜, Takada Akane; born 18 April 1990) is a Japanese ballerina and a principal dancer with the Royal…Akane Takada (高田 茜, Takada Akane; born 18 April 1990) is a Japanese ballerina and a principal dancer with the Royal Ballet in London. Her lead roles have included the title role in Giselle, Nikiya in La Bayadère, Kitri in Don Quixote, and Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty.
Taisuke Akiyoshi (秋吉 泰佑) (born 18 April 1989 in Kumamoto) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder currently…Taisuke Akiyoshi (秋吉 泰佑) (born 18 April 1989 in Kumamoto) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder currently playing for Vanraure Hachinohe.
Masato Kumashiro (熊代 聖人, born April 18, 1989, in Kumakōgen, Ehime) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for…Masato Kumashiro (熊代 聖人, born April 18, 1989, in Kumakōgen, Ehime) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Saitama Seibu Lions in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Ken Iwao (岩尾 憲, born 18 April 1988) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for J2…Ken Iwao (岩尾 憲, born 18 April 1988) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for J2 League club Tokushima Vortis. Primarily known for his time at Tokushima Vortis, where he is currently captain, Iwao has made over 400 J League appearances.
Daisuke Ito (伊藤 大介, born April 18, 1987) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Criacao…Daisuke Ito (伊藤 大介, born April 18, 1987) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Criacao Shinjuku. He is known as a free kick specialist.
Tensou Sentai Goseiger (天装戦隊ゴセイジャー, Tensō Sentai Goseijā; Heavenly Armament Squadron Goseiger) is the title of Toei…Tensou Sentai Goseiger (天装戦隊ゴセイジャー, Tensō Sentai Goseijā; Heavenly Armament Squadron Goseiger) is the title of Toei Company's 34th entry in its long-running Super Sentai franchise. It follows an angelic motif as well as a trading card theme. It joined Kamen Rider W, and later Kamen Rider OOO, as a program featured in TV Asahi's Super Hero Time programming block. It aired from February 14, 2010 to February 6, 2011, replacing Samurai Sentai Shinkenger and was replaced by Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger. The series ties in with the arcade game Super Sentai Battle: Dice-O, with the characters using cards resembling Carddass cards used in the game to transform and access various weapons, similar to the concept of Kamen Rider Decade and its link to Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbaride. Goseiger's footage was later used for the 2013 Power Rangers series Power Rangers Megaforce and its second season Super Megaforce. The cast and characters were revealed at an event at Tokyo Dome City on January 30 and 31, 2010. The protagonists also had a cameo appearance in the film, Samurai Sentai Shinkenger vs. Go-onger: GinmakuBang!!.
Toyoki Hasegawa (長谷川 豊喜, Hasegawa Toyoki; born April 18, 1986) was a Japanese football player he is currently assistant…Toyoki Hasegawa (長谷川 豊喜, Hasegawa Toyoki; born April 18, 1986) was a Japanese football player he is currently assistant manager Japan Football League club Verspah Oita. Hasegawa previously played for Sagan Tosu in the J2 League.
Takahiro Iwamoto (岩本 貴裕, Iwamoto Takahiro; born April 18, 1986 in Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan) is a professional…Takahiro Iwamoto (岩本 貴裕, Iwamoto Takahiro; born April 18, 1986 in Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays outfielder for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
Daisuke Hosokawa (細川 大輔, Hosokawa Daisuke) (born April 18, 1982, in Amagasaki, Hyōgo) is a Japanese freestyle swimmer.…Daisuke Hosokawa (細川 大輔, Hosokawa Daisuke) (born April 18, 1982, in Amagasaki, Hyōgo) is a Japanese freestyle swimmer. He is married to former swimmer Aya Terakawa.
Naoki Ishikawa (Japanese: 石川直生, Hepburn: Ishikawa Naoki; born April 18, 1989) is a Japanese retired kickboxer, who…Naoki Ishikawa (Japanese: 石川直生, Hepburn: Ishikawa Naoki; born April 18, 1989) is a Japanese retired kickboxer, who competed in the super featherweight division of AJKF, where he was the Super Featherweight champion, as well as in the super featherweight and lightweight divisions of Krush.
Yusuke Kamiji (上地 雄輔, Kamiji Yūsuke; born April 18, 1979 in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan as the first born) is…Yusuke Kamiji (上地 雄輔, Kamiji Yūsuke; born April 18, 1979 in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan as the first born) is a Japanese actor, singer, and tarento. In the music world, he is known simply as Yusuke (遊助, Yūsuke).
Ryota Tsuzuki (都築 龍太, Tsuzuki Ryōta; born April 18, 1978) is a former Japanese football player. He played six times for…Ryota Tsuzuki (都築 龍太, Tsuzuki Ryōta; born April 18, 1978) is a former Japanese football player. He played six times for Japan national team.
Yusuke Kaneko (金子 祐介, Kaneko Yūsuke; born 18 April 1976) is a Japanese ski jumper. In the World Cup his highest place…Yusuke Kaneko (金子 祐介, Kaneko Yūsuke; born 18 April 1976) is a Japanese ski jumper. In the World Cup his highest place was number 17 from February 2005 in Sapporo.
Fayray (フェイレイ, Feirei), (born April 18, 1976) stylized as FAYRAY, is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She made her debut…Fayray (フェイレイ, Feirei), (born April 18, 1976) stylized as FAYRAY, is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She made her debut in July 1998 with the single "Taiyō no Gravity". She grew up in the United States and speaks English.
Yoshiko Ichikawa (市川 良子, Ichikawa Yoshiko; born 18 April 1976) is a Japanese long-distance runner. She competed in the…Yoshiko Ichikawa (市川 良子, Ichikawa Yoshiko; born 18 April 1976) is a Japanese long-distance runner. She competed in the 5000 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Junya Ogawa (Japanese: 小川 淳也, Hepburn: Ogawa Jun'ya; born 18 April 1971) is a Japanese politician who has been the…Junya Ogawa (Japanese: 小川 淳也, Hepburn: Ogawa Jun'ya; born 18 April 1971) is a Japanese politician who has been the president of the Democratic Reform Party (DRP) since September, 2026 and a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Takamatsu, Kagawa and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Home Affairs in 1994. Leaving the ministry in 2003, he ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives in the same year. Two years later, he ran again and lost for a second time. He ran for a third time in 2009 and was elected for Kagawa 1st district. After being elected, he became Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications in the Hatoyama Cabinet. He left the office once Naoto Kan became Prime Minister and served as a backbencher for the rest of the DPJ government. He lost his district but won a proportional seat amidst the DPJ faltering in 2012, and continued to hold his proportional seat under the post-2012 DPJ and its successor, the DP. In 2017, amidst the DP dissolving into Kibō no Tō, he ran under Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike's new party, but began to clash with her stances and policy of expulsion for dovish DP members from the party. He was elected in the PR block again in 2017. He later declined to join the DPP and joined the CDP instead. Amidst the release of Why You Can't Be Prime Minister in 2020, a documentary focused on Ogawa's political life, he gained popularity and name recognition across the country. After winning his district of Kagawa-1 for the first time since 2009 in the 2021 election, he ran in the leadership election to succeed Yukio Edano. After placing third and not making a run-off, he was appointed Chairman of the Policy Research Council by Kenta Izumi. He resigned from the position after the 2022 House of Councilors election. In the 2024 CDP leadership election, he declined to run himself, and backed Yoshihiko Noda. Noda appointed him Secretary-General of the party following his victory. Ogawa, alongside Ichirō Ozawa and Noda, led the CDP to gain over 50 seats in the 2024 election, ending in the CDP having the greatest number of seats for an opposition party since 2003. He resigned from the role after the 2025 Councillor elections, and was one of seven Centrist Reform Alliance members to win a first-past-the-post district in 2026. He was elected president of the CRA following the 2026 leadership election and subsequently the DRP, after the CRA's effective dissolution.
Tomohiro Katanosaka (片野坂 知宏, Katanosaka Tomohiro; born 18 April 1971) is a Japanese professional football manager and…Tomohiro Katanosaka (片野坂 知宏, Katanosaka Tomohiro; born 18 April 1971) is a Japanese professional football manager and former player. He's currently manage Roasso Kumamoto.
Takahiro Saeki (佐伯 貴弘, born April 18, 1970, in Osaka, Osaka, Japan) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball infielder.…Takahiro Saeki (佐伯 貴弘, born April 18, 1970, in Osaka, Osaka, Japan) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball infielder. Under former manager Motonobu Tanishige he was a fielding coach for the Chunichi Dragons, but with Tanishige's dismissal as manager on 10 August 2016, Saeki was also relieved from his position.
Sayako Kuroda (黒田 清子, Kuroda Sayako; born 18 April 1969), formerly Sayako, Princess Nori (紀宮清子内親王, Nori-no-miya Sayako…Sayako Kuroda (黒田 清子, Kuroda Sayako; born 18 April 1969), formerly Sayako, Princess Nori (紀宮清子内親王, Nori-no-miya Sayako Naishinnō), is the youngest child and only daughter of Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko, and the younger sister of the current Emperor of Japan, Naruhito. She is an imperial Shinto priestess of the Ise Grand Shrine, currently serving as the Supreme Priestess. Kuroda held the appellation "Nori-no-miya" (Princess Nori), until her marriage to Yoshiki Kuroda on 15 November 2005. As a result of her marriage, she gave up her imperial title and left the Japanese imperial family, as required by the Article 12 of the Imperial Household Law, and received a payment of approximately US$1,000,000.
Takeyuki Watanabe (born April 18, 1968, in Gifu Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese politician who has served as a member…Takeyuki Watanabe (born April 18, 1968, in Gifu Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese politician who has served as a member of the House of Councillors of Japan since 2010. He represents the Gifu at-large district and is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He is one of three State Ministers for Reconstruction in the Second Kishida Cabinet.
Hideaki Matsuyama (松山 秀明, Matsuyama Hideaki; born April 18, 1967) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder…Hideaki Matsuyama (松山 秀明, Matsuyama Hideaki; born April 18, 1967) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder, and current the second squad manager for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played for the Orix Blue Wave.
Ryoko Fujimoto (born 18 April 1966) is a Japanese judoka. She competed in the women's middleweight event at the 1992…Ryoko Fujimoto (born 18 April 1966) is a Japanese judoka. She competed in the women's middleweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Kenji Midori (緑 健児, Midori Kenji; born April 18, 1962) is a Japanese martial artist and an instructor of the…Kenji Midori (緑 健児, Midori Kenji; born April 18, 1962) is a Japanese martial artist and an instructor of the Full-contact Karate. He has an 8th Dan black belt in World Karate Organization Shinkyokushinkai.
Kazuo Uchida (内田 一夫, Uchida Kazuo; born April 18, 1962) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He managed…Kazuo Uchida (内田 一夫, Uchida Kazuo; born April 18, 1962) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He managed Guam national football team.
Yukihide Matsuno (松野行秀, Matsuno Yukihide), better known by his ring name Gorgeous Matsuno (ゴージャス松野, Gōjasu Matsuno), is…Yukihide Matsuno (松野行秀, Matsuno Yukihide), better known by his ring name Gorgeous Matsuno (ゴージャス松野, Gōjasu Matsuno), is a Japanese professional wrestler who works for the wrestling promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT).
