Yūsei Yashiki (屋敷 優成, Yashiki Yūsei; born 18 October 2003) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for…Yūsei Yashiki (屋敷 優成, Yashiki Yūsei; born 18 October 2003) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for FC Gifu, on loan from Oita Trinita. Yashiki became the youngest ever player to debut for Oita Trinita, and has continued to play for the club since then, becoming a full member of the first team. After suffering an ACL injury in July 2023, he returned a year later in September 2024 and helped Oita Trinita avoid relegation.
Jennifer Nduka (born 18 October 2000) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2025 Women's…Jennifer Nduka (born 18 October 2000) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Ginjiro Shigeoka (重岡銀次朗, Shigeoka Ginjiro; born 18 October 1999) is a Japanese former professional boxer who held the…Ginjiro Shigeoka (重岡銀次朗, Shigeoka Ginjiro; born 18 October 1999) is a Japanese former professional boxer who held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) mini-flyweight title from 2023 to 2024.
Shintaro Kato (加藤慎太郎, Kato Shintaro; born 18 October 1999) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for…Shintaro Kato (加藤慎太郎, Kato Shintaro; born 18 October 1999) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for Vanraure Hachinohe.
Kōta Watanabe (渡辺 皓太, Watanabe Kōta; born October 18, 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays for J1 League club…Kōta Watanabe (渡辺 皓太, Watanabe Kōta; born October 18, 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays for J1 League club Vissel Kobe.
Hisashi Appiah Tawiah (アピア タウィア 久, Appiah Tawiah Hisashi; born 18 October 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer…Hisashi Appiah Tawiah (アピア タウィア 久, Appiah Tawiah Hisashi; born 18 October 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Kyoto Sanga.
Takaaki Sugino (杉野 正尭, Sugino Takaaki; born 18 October 1998) is a Japanese artistic gymnast. He won a gold medal with…Takaaki Sugino (杉野 正尭, Sugino Takaaki; born 18 October 1998) is a Japanese artistic gymnast. He won a gold medal with the Japanese team at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Hikaru Yumura (born 18 October 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League club…Hikaru Yumura (born 18 October 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League club Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara.
Megumi Horikawa (born Tsugane) (born 18 October 1995) is a Japanese retired judoka. Horikawa is the gold medalist of…Megumi Horikawa (born Tsugane) (born 18 October 1995) is a Japanese retired judoka. Horikawa is the gold medalist of the 2012 Tokyo Grand Slam in the –63 kg category. Horikawa won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Tel Aviv Grand Slam held in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Yui Ohashi (Japanese: 大橋 悠依, Hepburn: Ōhashi Yui; born 18 October 1995) is a retired Japanese swimmer, specializing in…Yui Ohashi (Japanese: 大橋 悠依, Hepburn: Ōhashi Yui; born 18 October 1995) is a retired Japanese swimmer, specializing in the medley events. She became the first Japanese woman to dip beneath the 2:08-barrier in the women's 200 metre individual medley event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships, finishing with a silver-medal time and a national record of 2:07.91. Ohashi qualified to represent Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She won Japan's second gold in the 2020 Summer Olympics, winning the Women's 400m individual medley. She also won the gold medal in the Women's 200m individual medley.
Akitake Okada (岡田 明丈, Okada Akitake; born October 18, 1993) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays…Akitake Okada (岡田 明丈, Okada Akitake; born October 18, 1993) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp. On November 1, 2018, he was selected Japan national baseball team at the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series.
Chiaki Tomita (冨田 千愛, Tomita Chiaki, born 18 October 1993) is a Japanese rower. She competed in the women's lightweight…Chiaki Tomita (冨田 千愛, Tomita Chiaki, born 18 October 1993) is a Japanese rower. She competed in the women's lightweight double sculls event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Makito Ito (伊藤 槙人, Itō Makito; born 18 October 1992) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre back…Makito Ito (伊藤 槙人, Itō Makito; born 18 October 1992) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre back for J2 League club Yokohama FC.
Kenjiro Maeda (前田健滋朗, Maeda Kenjirō; born October 18, 1990) is currently a professional basketball assistant coach for…Kenjiro Maeda (前田健滋朗, Maeda Kenjirō; born October 18, 1990) is currently a professional basketball assistant coach for Nagasaki Velca in Japan, and the former assistant coach for Melbourne United of the NBL. He is not good at speaking English.
Takahisa Kitahara (北原毅之, Kitahara, Takahisa; born 18 October 1990 in Kawagoe, Saitama) is a Japanese footballer who…Takahisa Kitahara (北原毅之, Kitahara, Takahisa; born 18 October 1990 in Kawagoe, Saitama) is a Japanese footballer who plays for SC Sagamihara.
Wataru Karashima (辛島 航, born October 18, 1990, in Fukuoka, Fukuoka) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the…Wataru Karashima (辛島 航, born October 18, 1990, in Fukuoka, Fukuoka) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Kyokutaisei Takuya (Japanese: 旭大星 託也; born 18 October 1989 as Takuya Ōgushi (大串 拓也, Ōgushi Takuya)) is a Japanese…Kyokutaisei Takuya (Japanese: 旭大星 託也; born 18 October 1989 as Takuya Ōgushi (大串 拓也, Ōgushi Takuya)) is a Japanese former professional sumo wrestler from Asahikawa, Hokkaido. His debut in maezumō was in January 2008, and his first makuuchi division honbasho was the Natsu tournament in May 2018. His highest rank has been maegashira 8. He has one special prize for Fighting Spirit. He was a member of Ōshima stable and retired in December 2024.
Riisa Naka (仲 里依紗, Naka Riisa; born October 18, 1989) is a Japanese actress. She was given a Best New Talent award at…Riisa Naka (仲 里依紗, Naka Riisa; born October 18, 1989) is a Japanese actress. She was given a Best New Talent award at the 2009 Yokohama Film Festival. Naka became famous by appearing in Hachi One Diver (2008) and played the lead, Hana Adachi, in Yankee-kun to Megane-chan (2010). Naka also portrayed cousins Makoto Konno and Akari Yoshiyama who are the protagonists in respectively the 2006 anime film The Girl Who Leapt Through Time and the 2010 live action movie Time Traveller: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, both of which are based on the 1967 novel Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo by Yasutaka Tsutsui.
Yuki Kobayashi (小林 裕紀, Kobayashi Yūki; born October 18, 1988) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defensive…Yuki Kobayashi (小林 裕紀, Kobayashi Yūki; born October 18, 1988) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Oita Trinita.
Hayato Nakamura (中村勇太, Nakamura Hayato; born 18 October 1986) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House…Hayato Nakamura (中村勇太, Nakamura Hayato; born 18 October 1986) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House of Representatives since 2024. From 2019 to 2024, he was a member of the Ibaraki Prefectural Assembly. He is the son of Kishirō Nakamura and the grandson of Kishirō Nakamura.
Atsushi Kotoge (小峠 篤司, Kotōge Atsushi) (born October 18, 1985) is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to…Atsushi Kotoge (小峠 篤司, Kotōge Atsushi) (born October 18, 1985) is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is a former one-time GHC Tag Team Champion, three-time GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion and record eleven-time GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion. He is also known for his time in Osaka Pro Wrestling, where he was part of the tag team Momo no Seishun Tag (桃の青春タッグ, Momo no Seishun Taggu; "Peach of Youth Tag") with Daisuke Harada. Kotoge and Harada are former three-time Osaka Pro Wrestling Tag Team Champions and have also worked together for various other promotions across Japan and for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–based Chikara in the United States.
Yutaro Ohsaki (大﨑 雄太朗, Ohsaki Yutaro; born October 18, 1984 in Ibaraki, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball…Yutaro Ohsaki (大﨑 雄太朗, Ohsaki Yutaro; born October 18, 1984 in Ibaraki, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball player for the Saitama Seibu Lions in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Asami Kawasaki (川崎亜沙美, Kawasaki Asami; born 18 October 1984 in Kishiwada, Osaka) is a Japanese professional wrestler…Asami Kawasaki (川崎亜沙美, Kawasaki Asami; born 18 October 1984 in Kishiwada, Osaka) is a Japanese professional wrestler and actress. She debuted as a pro wrestler in 2003 while also attending an acting school run by Yoshimoto Kōgyō. Wrestling for a time for JDStar, she retired from the ring in 2006, but returned again in 2009. She currently wrestles freelance. In 2012, she was cast as the second daughter of the heroine in the popular Asadora Carnation on NHK. The character is based on the fashion designer Junko Koshino.
Yuki Shibamoto (柴本 幸, Shibamoto Yuki; born 18 October 1983, in Tokyo) is a Japanese actress, recorder player, and…Yuki Shibamoto (柴本 幸, Shibamoto Yuki; born 18 October 1983, in Tokyo) is a Japanese actress, recorder player, and composer. Her father is Toshio Shiba, her mother is Kyoko Maya, and her aunt is Azusa Mano, who are all also actors.
Aiko Satō (佐藤 愛子, Satō Aiko; born 18 October 1983) is a female Japanese judoka from Tsukuba University. She won the…Aiko Satō (佐藤 愛子, Satō Aiko; born 18 October 1983) is a female Japanese judoka from Tsukuba University. She won the gold medal in the lightweight division (57 kg) at the 2011 World Judo Championships. She is a highly skilled technician of using newaza. She competed for Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the women's 57 kg event.
Aiko Satō (佐藤 愛子, Satō Aiko; born 18 October 1983) is a female Japanese judoka from Tsukuba University. She won the…Aiko Satō (佐藤 愛子, Satō Aiko; born 18 October 1983) is a female Japanese judoka from Tsukuba University. She won the gold medal in the lightweight division (57 kg) at the 2011 World Judo Championships. She is a highly skilled technician of using newaza. She competed for Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the women's 57 kg event.
Shinsuke Tayama (田山 真輔, Tayama Shinsuke) (born October 18, 1982) is a Japanese skeleton racer who has competed since…Shinsuke Tayama (田山 真輔, Tayama Shinsuke) (born October 18, 1982) is a Japanese skeleton racer who has competed since 2001. His best World Cup finish was 15th at Park City, Utah in 2009. Tayama was disqualified at the FIBT World Championships 2009 in the men's skeleton event. He qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics where he finished 19th.
Noriko Fukushima (福島のり子, Fukushima Noriko; born (1979-10-18)October 18, 1979) is a Japanese freestyle skier…Noriko Fukushima (福島のり子, Fukushima Noriko; born (1979-10-18)October 18, 1979) is a Japanese freestyle skier, specializing in ski cross. Fukushima competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics for Japan. She placed 21st in the qualifying round in ski cross, to advance to the knockout stages. She finish third in her first round heat, failing to advance. As of April 2013, her best finish at the World Championships is 6th, in 2005. Fukushima made her World Cup debut in January 2004. As of April 2013, she has one World Cup podium finish, a third place coming at Flaine in 2007–08. Her best World Cup overall finish in ski cross is 5th, in 2007–08.
Kotomi Kyono (京野ことみ, Kyōno Kotomi; born 18 October 1978) is a Japanese actress and occasional J-Pop singer (making her…Kotomi Kyono (京野ことみ, Kyōno Kotomi; born 18 October 1978) is a Japanese actress and occasional J-Pop singer (making her debut on 20 November 1992). She was born in Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan. She has appeared in numerous TV series, including the 1999 drama Ring: The Final Chapter (Ring: Saishûshô).
Shuhei Taniguchi (谷口 周平, Taniguchi Shūhei; born October 18, 1976) is a Japanese professional wrestler who has worked…Shuhei Taniguchi (谷口 周平, Taniguchi Shūhei; born October 18, 1976) is a Japanese professional wrestler who has worked for Pro Wrestling Noah since his debut in December 2005. He is also known by the ring name Maybach Taniguchi (マイバッハ谷口, Maibahha Taniguchi), under which he portrays a villainous masked character.
Hajime Sasaki (佐々木紀, Sasaki Hajime; born 18 October 1974) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House of…Hajime Sasaki (佐々木紀, Sasaki Hajime; born 18 October 1974) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House of Representatives since 2012. From 2018 to 2019, he served as director of the LDP Youth Division. He is the nephew of Mamoru Sasaki.
Junko Onishi (大西 順子, Onishi Junko; born October 18, 1974 in Hyōgo) is a former butterfly swimmer from Japan, who won…Junko Onishi (大西 順子, Onishi Junko; born October 18, 1974 in Hyōgo) is a former butterfly swimmer from Japan, who won the bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m medley relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Her winning teammates in that race were Mai Nakamura, Masami Tanaka, and Sumika Minamoto.
Noboru Kaneko (金子 昇, Kaneko Noboru; born October 18, 1974, in Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actor…Noboru Kaneko (金子 昇, Kaneko Noboru; born October 18, 1974, in Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actor who is previously affiliated with Oscar Promotion. He graduated from the Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science University High School and then from the Department of Architecture in the Faculty of Engineering of the Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science. He is best known for his role as Kakeru Shishi / Gao Red in Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger.
Ryozo Tsujimoto (辻本良三, Tsujimoto Ryozo) (born October 18, 1973) is a Japanese video game producer and game designer. He…Ryozo Tsujimoto (辻本良三, Tsujimoto Ryozo) (born October 18, 1973) is a Japanese video game producer and game designer. He is currently an Executive Corporate Officer at Capcom. He is also the son of Capcom founder and CEO Kenzo Tsujimoto, and the younger brother of President and COO Haruhiro Tsujimoto.
Kenzo Nakamura (中村兼三, Nakamura Kenzō; born 18 October 1973) is a retired judoka who won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer…Kenzo Nakamura (中村兼三, Nakamura Kenzō; born 18 October 1973) is a retired judoka who won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He is the younger brother of 1993 World Judo Championships gold medalist Yoshio Nakamura and 1996 Olympic silver medalist Yukimasa Nakamura.
Mika Ninagawa (蜷川 実花, Ninagawa Mika; born October 18, 1972) is a Japanese photographer and director, known for her…Mika Ninagawa (蜷川 実花, Ninagawa Mika; born October 18, 1972) is a Japanese photographer and director, known for her brightly colored photographs of flowers, goldfish, and landscapes.
Junya Inoue (井上 淳哉, Inoue Jun'ya; born 1971 in Shimanto, Kochi) is a Japanese manga artist. He is also known by the…Junya Inoue (井上 淳哉, Inoue Jun'ya; born 1971 in Shimanto, Kochi) is a Japanese manga artist. He is also known by the name Joker Jun. In 1991 he replied to a recruitment ad for Toaplan. Along with some other staff Inoue was transferred to Gazelle before he left to join Cave, where he worked as character and graphic designer, sound producer, and a video game director. ESP Ra.De. was his first title as graphic director. He debuted as a manga artist in 2002, with his work Otogi Matsuri (おとぎ奉り; lit. Dark Offering). He is best known in the West for his manga Btooom!, which was serialized from 2009 to 2018.
Megumi Sakata (坂田 恵, Sakata Megumi; born 18 October 1971) is a former Japanese football player. She played for Japan…Megumi Sakata (坂田 恵, Sakata Megumi; born 18 October 1971) is a former Japanese football player. She played for Japan national team.
Reiko Yasuhara (安原 麗子, Yasuhara Reiko; born October 18, 1969) is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer from…Reiko Yasuhara (安原 麗子, Yasuhara Reiko; born October 18, 1969) is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer from Yokohama. She was a member of the group Shoujotai (少女隊).
Naoto Otake (大嶽 直人, Ōtake Naoto; born October 18, 1968) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for…Naoto Otake (大嶽 直人, Ōtake Naoto; born October 18, 1968) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. He was recently the manager of J3 League club, FC Osaka. His younger brother Masato was also a footballer.
Gorō Taniguchi (谷口 悟朗, Taniguchi Gorō; born October 18, 1966) is a Japanese anime director, writer, producer and…Gorō Taniguchi (谷口 悟朗, Taniguchi Gorō; born October 18, 1966) is a Japanese anime director, writer, producer and storyboard artist, who is among Sunrise's noted directors. He was born in Nisshin, Aichi, Japan.
Toshihisa Tsuchihashi (土橋 登志久, Tsuchihashi Toshihisa; born October 18, 1966 in Kagoshima) is a former tennis player…Toshihisa Tsuchihashi (土橋 登志久, Tsuchihashi Toshihisa; born October 18, 1966 in Kagoshima) is a former tennis player from Japan. In May 1988, Tsuchihashi achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 359. He proceeded to represent his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where he was defeated by Mexico's Agustín Moreno in the first round. In October 1989, he became a quarterfinals of the 1989 ATP Challenger Series.
Jun Tsushima (Japanese: 津島 淳, Hepburn: Tsushima Jun; born 18 October 1966) is a Japanese politician affiliated with the…Jun Tsushima (Japanese: 津島 淳, Hepburn: Tsushima Jun; born 18 October 1966) is a Japanese politician affiliated with the Liberal Democratic Party. He is a member of House of Representatives of Japan from Aomori Prefecture since 16 December 2012. He previously served as Vice-Minister of Land, Transport, Infrastructure and Tourism and also served as Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office in Third Abe Cabinet. Tsushima's grandfather Osamu Dazai was a novelist and his father Yuji Tsushima was the member of House of Representatives (Japan), Minister of Health and Welfare and member of Liberal Democratic Party. His aunt Yūko Tsushima was a novelist like her father. His cousin Kyōichi Tsushima was a member of Democratic Party and member of House of Representatives of Japan from Tohoku Proportional District from 2009 to 2012