Aren Inoue (Japanese: 井上 愛簾; born 19 September 2006) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for…Aren Inoue (Japanese: 井上 愛簾; born 19 September 2006) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for J3 League club Matsumoto Yamaga, on loan from Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
Aemu Oyama (大山 愛笑, Ōyama Aemu; IPA: [oːjama a.emɯ]; born 19 September 2004) is a Japanese professional footballer who…Aemu Oyama (大山 愛笑, Ōyama Aemu; IPA: [oːjama a.emɯ]; born 19 September 2004) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for A-Liga club HB Køge and the Japan national under-20s team.
Aki Sakai (酒井亜紀, Sakai Aki; born 19 September 2001) is a Japanese racing cyclist who represents Team Rakuten K Dreams…Aki Sakai (酒井亜紀, Sakai Aki; born 19 September 2001) is a Japanese racing cyclist who represents Team Rakuten K Dreams at professional level and the Japanese national cycling team. She is also active in Japan as a keirin cyclist.
Aiko Sugihara (杉原 愛子, Sugihara Aiko; born (1999-09-19)19 September 1999) is a Japanese female artistic gymnast. She is…Aiko Sugihara (杉原 愛子, Sugihara Aiko; born (1999-09-19)19 September 1999) is a Japanese female artistic gymnast. She is the 2025 world champion on floor exercise, and bronze medalist on balance beam. She is the 2015 and 2025 Asian all-around champion, also winning team gold in 2015, and a 2019 Summer Universiade team gold medalist. She represented Japan at the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games.
Kōki Kajiwara (梶原 昂希, Kajiwara Kōki; born September 19, 1999) is a Japanese professional baseball player. He plays…Kōki Kajiwara (梶原 昂希, Kajiwara Kōki; born September 19, 1999) is a Japanese professional baseball player. He plays outfielder for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
Naoki Nakamura (中村直幹, Nakamura Naoki; born 19 September 1996 in Rumoi) is a Japanese ski jumper. Team bronze medalist…Naoki Nakamura (中村直幹, Nakamura Naoki; born 19 September 1996 in Rumoi) is a Japanese ski jumper. Team bronze medalist at the 2016 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships. His younger sister, Anju Nakamura, competes in the Nordic Combined. His best individual result so far is 3rd place in the competition in Ruka in the season 2022–23.
Kaori Morita (森田 香織, Morita Kaori; born 19 September 1995) is a Japanese long-distance runner. In 2017, she competed in…Kaori Morita (森田 香織, Morita Kaori; born 19 September 1995) is a Japanese long-distance runner. In 2017, she competed in the senior women's race at the 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Kampala, Uganda. She finished in 80th place. In 2018, she competed in the women's half marathon at the 2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships held in Valencia, Spain. She finished in 17th place.
Tomoki Fujisaki (藤嵜 智貴, Fujisaki Tomoki; born September, 1994) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Vanraure…Tomoki Fujisaki (藤嵜 智貴, Fujisaki Tomoki; born September, 1994) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Vanraure Hachinohe.
Ichirō Tamura (田村 伊知郎, Tamura Ichirō; born September 19, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who is a…Ichirō Tamura (田村 伊知郎, Tamura Ichirō; born September 19, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Saitama Seibu Lions, and in the KBO League for the Doosan Bears.
Tatsuki Nara (奈良 竜樹, Nara Tatsuki) (born 19 September 1993) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Tatsuki Nara (奈良 竜樹, Nara Tatsuki) (born 19 September 1993) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for A-League Men club Macarthur FC, on loan from Avispa Fukuoka.
Sōjirō Higuchi (Japanese: 樋口 壮士朗, Hepburn: Higuchi Sōjirō; born September 19, 1992), best known as Jiro "Ikemen"…Sōjirō Higuchi (Japanese: 樋口 壮士朗, Hepburn: Higuchi Sōjirō; born September 19, 1992), best known as Jiro "Ikemen" Kuroshio (黒潮"イケメン"二郎, Kuroshio "Ikemen" Jirō) and currently performing as Kuroshio Tokyo Japan (黒潮TOKYOジャパン, Kuroshio Tōkyō Japan), is a Japanese professional wrestler and Internet personality. Higuchi is known for his work in the Wrestle-1 promotion, where he was a former Wrestle-1 Result Champion and Wrestle-1 Tag Team Champion before leaving the promotion in January 2019. He worked for WWE from 2020 until his release in 2023, performing for the NXT brand under the ring name Ikemen Jiro, where he notably formed a tag team with Kushida known as Jacket Time. Higuchi portrays an ikemen character, reflected in his aliases, ring attire and mannerisms. Since his release from WWE in 2023, he has gone under the ring name Kuroshio Tokyo Japan, retaining his ikemen character in the process.
Yuta Watanabe (渡邉 雄大, Watanabe Yūta; born September 19, 1991) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the…Yuta Watanabe (渡邉 雄大, Watanabe Yūta; born September 19, 1991) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball. He previously played for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
Rio Watari (渡利璃穏, Watari Rio; born September 19, 1991) is a Japanese wrestler. She won a gold medal at the 2014 Asian…Rio Watari (渡利璃穏, Watari Rio; born September 19, 1991) is a Japanese wrestler. She won a gold medal at the 2014 Asian Games in the 63 kg category.
Nobuyoshi Yamada (山田 修義, Yamada Nobuyoshi; born September 19, 1991 in Fukui, Fukui, Japan) is a professional Japanese…Nobuyoshi Yamada (山田 修義, Yamada Nobuyoshi; born September 19, 1991 in Fukui, Fukui, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Orix Buffaloes.
Saki Fukuda (福田 沙紀, Fukuda Saki; born on September 19, 1990, in Kumamoto, Kumamoto) is a Japanese actress and singer.…Saki Fukuda (福田 沙紀, Fukuda Saki; born on September 19, 1990, in Kumamoto, Kumamoto) is a Japanese actress and singer. She appeared in the 2009 live action film Yatterman as Yatterman 2 "Ai-chan."
Zone (ゾーン) was an all-female rock band started in Sapporo, Japan, in 1997. It started as a dance group and turned into…Zone (ゾーン) was an all-female rock band started in Sapporo, Japan, in 1997. It started as a dance group and turned into an all-female band. Zone has been categorized in a new genre called "bandol" (a portmanteau of the words "band" and "idol"). The band was started and managed by Studio RunTime and its first single, "Good Days", was released by the major record label Sony Records, on February 7, 2001. The group officially disbanded on April 7, 2013, when the last remaining member, Maiko Sakae, held the band's final event. Zone's most famous song is "Secret Base (Kimi ga Kureta Mono)", released on August 8, 2001. It sold about 744,000 copies in Japan.
Manabu Mima (美馬 学, born September 19, 1986) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon…Manabu Mima (美馬 学, born September 19, 1986) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and Chiba Lotte Marines from 2011 to 2025.
Tatsuya Okamoto (岡本 達也, Okamoto Tatsuya; born September 19, 1986) is a Japanese professional footballer who played as a…Tatsuya Okamoto (岡本 達也, Okamoto Tatsuya; born September 19, 1986) is a Japanese professional footballer who played as a forward. He is known for being a football player with three separate periods of professional career.
Ryota Hayasaka (早坂 良太, Hayasaka Ryōta; born September 19, 1985) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played…Ryota Hayasaka (早坂 良太, Hayasaka Ryōta; born September 19, 1985) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a right back.
Yuko Kitano (北野裕子, Kitano Yuko; born 19 September 1985) is a Japanese politician who served as a member of the House of…Yuko Kitano (北野裕子, Kitano Yuko; born 19 September 1985) is a Japanese politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 2024 to 2026. She is the chairwoman of Sanseitō in Shiga Prefecture.
Kazuki Yoshimi (吉見 一起, Yoshimi Kazuki; born September 19, 1984) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. As…Kazuki Yoshimi (吉見 一起, Yoshimi Kazuki; born September 19, 1984) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. As a player, Yoshimi spent his entire 15-year career in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) with the Chunichi Dragons.
Masanori Hayashi (林 昌範, Hayashi Masanori; born September 19, 1983) is a former professional Japanese baseball player.…Masanori Hayashi (林 昌範, Hayashi Masanori; born September 19, 1983) is a former professional Japanese baseball player. He played as a pitcher in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yomiuri Giants (2002–2008), the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2009–2011) and the Yokohama DeNA BayStars (2012–2017).
Shōji Satō (佐藤 翔冶, Satō Shōji; born 19 September 1982) is a retired Japanese badminton player from NTT East team. He…Shōji Satō (佐藤 翔冶, Satō Shōji; born 19 September 1982) is a retired Japanese badminton player from NTT East team. He now works as a NTT East singles coach.
Daisuke Arakawa (荒川 大輔, Arakawa Daisuke; born 19 September 1981) is a Japanese athlete specialising in the long jump.…Daisuke Arakawa (荒川 大輔, Arakawa Daisuke; born 19 September 1981) is a Japanese athlete specialising in the long jump. He twice represented his country at World Championships, in 2007 and 2009, failing to reach the final. His personal bests are 8.09 metres outdoors (2008) and 7.77 metres indoors (2003). He also holds the Japanese masters record (M35) with 7.33 metres outdoors (2017).
Mayumi Morinaga (森永真由美, Morinaga Mayumi; born 19 September 1981) is a Japanese singer whose career began in the late…Mayumi Morinaga (森永真由美, Morinaga Mayumi; born 19 September 1981) is a Japanese singer whose career began in the late 2000s singing video game soundtracks. She debuted with her first single, "One Million Miles" in 2006, when she first collaborated with the group Another Infinity. She decided to become a singer in 1994, when she won a singing competition in junior high school. Her album Glitter peaked at number 31 on the Oricon chart.
Daisuke Aono (青野 大介, Aono Daisuke; born September 19, 1979) is a former Japanese football player. He is the head coach…Daisuke Aono (青野 大介, Aono Daisuke; born September 19, 1979) is a former Japanese football player. He is the head coach of the Ehime FC Junior Youth.
Machiko Nakanishi (中西 真知子, Nakanishi Machiko; born November 19, 1976 in Osaka Prefecture) is an athlete from Japan, who…Machiko Nakanishi (中西 真知子, Nakanishi Machiko; born November 19, 1976 in Osaka Prefecture) is an athlete from Japan, who competes in triathlon. Nakanishi competed at the second Olympic triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She took twentieth place with a total time of 2:08:51.06.
Yasuko Mizui (水井 泰子, Mizui Yasuko; born 19 September 1975) is a former Japanese badminton player who affiliated with…Yasuko Mizui (水井 泰子, Mizui Yasuko; born 19 September 1975) is a former Japanese badminton player who affiliated with NTT Tokyo. She graduated from Shiritsushijonawategakuenko School, and then she joined the Fujitsu team. Mizui competed at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics in the women's singles event. She was part of the Japanese team that won the bronze medals at the 1994 and 1998 Asian Games in the women's team event. Mizui won the women's doubles bronze at the 1996 Asian Championships, and also clinched the women's singles title at the 53 National Championships in 1999. She retired from the international tournament after the 2000 Olympics. Her sister Hisako Mizui also a badminton Olympian who competed in 1992 and 1996.
Kentaro Asahi (朝日健太郎, Asahi Kentarō; born September 19, 1975) is a Japanese professional beach volleyball player and…Kentaro Asahi (朝日健太郎, Asahi Kentarō; born September 19, 1975) is a Japanese professional beach volleyball player and politician. He was born in Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan. Asahi played as a center for the Japan men's national volleyball team in the 1990s. He ended up in sixteenth place at the 1998 World Championship, and later on started a career in beach volleyball. Asahi and teammate Katsuhiro Shiratori represented Japan in beach volleyball at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. Asahi began to work for the IT company Forval Corporation in 2011 through a Japanese Olympic Committee athlete hiring program. In July 2016, Asahi was elected as a member of the House of Councillors representing the Tokyo at-large district for the Liberal Democratic Party.
Mitsurou Kubo (久保 ミツロウ, Kubo Mitsurō) is the pen name of Mitsuko Kubo (久保 美津子, Kubo Mitsuko), a Japanese manga artist…Mitsurou Kubo (久保 ミツロウ, Kubo Mitsurō) is the pen name of Mitsuko Kubo (久保 美津子, Kubo Mitsuko), a Japanese manga artist, writer, and radio personality. She is the co-creator of the 2016 anime series Yuri on Ice.
Hidetaka Miyazaki (Japanese: 宮崎 英高, Hepburn: Miyazaki Hidetaka; born September 19, 1974) is a Japanese video game…Hidetaka Miyazaki (Japanese: 宮崎 英高, Hepburn: Miyazaki Hidetaka; born September 19, 1974) is a Japanese video game director, designer, writer, and president of the game developer FromSoftware. He joined the company in 2004 and was a designer for the Armored Core series before receiving wider recognition for creating the Dark Souls series. Miyazaki was promoted to company president in 2014 and also serves as its representative director. Other similar games he has directed include Demon's Souls, Bloodborne, Sekiro, and Elden Ring. Miyazaki's influences range across the works of various novelists, manga artists, and game designers such as Fumito Ueda and Yuji Horii. His games often invoke the use of high difficulty and narratives presented largely through flavor text and environmental cues as opposed to dialogue. Regarded as an auteur of video games, Miyazaki's works have been cited as among the greatest in the medium, leading to the creation of the Soulslike subgenre.
Eriko Sanmiya (三宮 恵利子, Sanmiya Eriko; born 19 September 1974) is a Japanese speed skater. She competed at the 1998…Eriko Sanmiya (三宮 恵利子, Sanmiya Eriko; born 19 September 1974) is a Japanese speed skater. She competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Takanori Nishikawa (西川 貴教, Nishikawa Takanori; born September 19, 1970) is a Japanese musician, singer, songwriter…Takanori Nishikawa (西川 貴教, Nishikawa Takanori; born September 19, 1970) is a Japanese musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, voice actor, radio personality, and businessman. He performs under the stage name T.M.Revolution (T.M.R.), which stands for "Takanori Makes Revolution" (貴教が革命を起こす, Takanori ga kakumei o okosu), stemming from the famous 1980s pop electronic band TM Network. Despite most of his songs being written by Akio Inoue and composed/arranged by Daisuke Asakura (also TMR's former producer), T.M.Revolution is considered Nishikawa's solo project. Nishikawa is also known for contributions of ending and opening themes to many notable anime and game series. After three years as vocalist of the visual kei rock band Luis-Mary, Nishikawa debuted as TMR with the release of his first solo single "Dokusai (Monopolize)" (独裁 -monopolize-) in May 1996. Later that year, his third single "Heart of Sword (Yoake Mae)" (HEART OF SWORD ~夜明け前~) was used as the third ending song for the anime series Rurouni Kenshin, further expanding his fan base. He also contributed six songs to the Mobile Suit Gundam SEED franchise – three for Gundam SEED and three for Gundam SEED Destiny. Nishikawa has guest starred as a minor character in each of those anime series that featured his songs. In 2010, his single "Save the One, Save the All" was used as the ending theme song for the movie Bleach: Hell Verse. Several of Nishikawa's songs, such as "Crosswise" and "Flags", have been used by Capcom's Sengoku Basara video game series and media franchise. In 2005, Nishikawa formed the rock band Abingdon Boys School. T.M.Revolution was the first artist to be signed to Tofu Records, a record label (affiliated with Sony Music Japan) promoting Japanese artists in North America. Tofu released three of his studio albums: coordinate (2003), Seventh Heaven (2004), and vertical infinity (2005). Nishikawa made his North American live debut at Otakon, a large anime convention in 2003. He has also performed at Pacific Media Expo in 2004 and at the New York Comic Con in 2008. Nishikawa revisited his 2003 US performance at the Asian culture convention Otakon by performing at Otakon's 20th Anniversary on August 10, 2013.
Yūsei Oda (織田 優成, Oda Yūsei; born September 19, 1969, as Katsuaki Arima (有馬 克明, Arima Katsuaki)) is a Japanese voice…Yūsei Oda (織田 優成, Oda Yūsei; born September 19, 1969, as Katsuaki Arima (有馬 克明, Arima Katsuaki)) is a Japanese voice actor from Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.
Mamoru Hosoda (細田 守, Hosoda Mamoru; born September 19, 1967) is a Japanese filmmaker and animator. He is known for the…Mamoru Hosoda (細田 守, Hosoda Mamoru; born September 19, 1967) is a Japanese filmmaker and animator. He is known for the short films that made up Digimon: The Movie (2000), The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006) and Summer Wars (2009). He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Animated Feature Film at the 91st Academy Awards for his seventh film Mirai (2018).
Yoshihiro Takayama (高山 善廣, Takayama Yoshihiro; born September 19, 1966) is a Japanese former professional wrestler and…Yoshihiro Takayama (高山 善廣, Takayama Yoshihiro; born September 19, 1966) is a Japanese former professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. Debuting for UWF International (UWFI) in the 1990s, Takayama joined All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) in 1997 after UWF-i folded. In 2000, he joined Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah), and later became a mainstay in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) where he arguably achieved his greatest success, holding the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and NWF Heavyweight Championship simultaneously in 2003. He is one of only five men to hold all three puroresu major heavyweight titles (New Japan Pro-Wrestling's IWGP Heavyweight Championship, All Japan Pro Wrestling's Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship, and Pro Wrestling Noah's GHC Heavyweight Championship), the others being Kensuke Sasaki, Keiji Muto, Satoshi Kojima, and Yuji Nagata. Takayama first became known for his toughness after he began competing in mixed martial arts, when he took part in one of the most famous fights in MMA history at PRIDE 21 against Don Frye. Through his career Takayama had several career-threatening injuries, including a stroke after a match against Kensuke Sasaki in 2004. Takayama's career ended with a spinal cord injury in May 2017, which left him paralyzed from the shoulders down. After much rehabilitation, he gained some mobility in his upper body, being able to sit up without much assistance, but remains paralyzed to this day, using a motorized wheelchair for mobility.
Kenjiro Nomura (野村 謙二郎, Nomura Kenjirō; born September 19, 1966) is a retired Japanese baseball player. He was with the…Kenjiro Nomura (野村 謙二郎, Nomura Kenjirō; born September 19, 1966) is a retired Japanese baseball player. He was with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Japan's Central League. He was born in Saiki, Ōita. He led his team into League Champion (1991). His number #7, one of the Honored Numbers of Hiroshima Carp.
Masumi Oshima (大島 真寿美, Ōshima Masumi) is a Japanese writer. She has won the Bungakukai Prize and the Naoki Prize, and…Masumi Oshima (大島 真寿美, Ōshima Masumi) is a Japanese writer. She has won the Bungakukai Prize and the Naoki Prize, and her works have been adapted for television and film.
Katsuaki Nakamura (中村 克明, Nakamura Katsuaki; born 19 September 1961), pen name Katsu Aki (克・亜樹), is a Japanese manga…Katsuaki Nakamura (中村 克明, Nakamura Katsuaki; born 19 September 1961), pen name Katsu Aki (克・亜樹), is a Japanese manga artist best known for his works The Vision of Escaflowne, Futari Ecchi, and Psychic Academy. Mine Yoshizaki is one of Aki's former assistants.
Yorihisa Matsuno (松野 頼久, Matsuno Yorihisa; born 19 September 1960) is a former Japanese politician. He was a member of…Yorihisa Matsuno (松野 頼久, Matsuno Yorihisa; born 19 September 1960) is a former Japanese politician. He was a member of the Japan Restoration Association (JRA), and a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). On 3 October 2012, he was selected as the parliamentary leader of the JRA and held this position until the party dissolved in September 2014. He is the member for the Kumamoto No. 1 seat and has been elected four times.
Tatsu Aoki (青木 達幸, Aoki Tatsuyuki) (born September 19, 1957) is a multi-instrumentalist trained in traditional Japanese…Tatsu Aoki (青木 達幸, Aoki Tatsuyuki) (born September 19, 1957) is a multi-instrumentalist trained in traditional Japanese music (i.e.: taiko and shamisen), educator and experimental filmmaker. In his career as Chicago's Jazz and creative improvisor, he is mostly known as a long-standing bassist for Fred Anderson and he has also worked with George Freeman, and Von Freeman in the 90s. Aoki also has curious recording projects with Malachi Favors, Roscoe Mitchell, Don Moye, Wu Man, and other internationally renowned artists. Aoki also directs cultural events that promote the history of Japanese artistic traditions and contemporary Asian influences in jazz. As the founder and artistic director of Asian Improv Arts Midwest, he hosts events such as the annual Chicago Asian American Jazz Festival and the Japanese American Service Committee's Tsukasa Taiko Legacy arts residency program.
Shoji Nishida (西田 昌司, Nishida Shōji; born September 19, 1958) is a conservative Japanese politician of the Liberal…Shoji Nishida (西田 昌司, Nishida Shōji; born September 19, 1958) is a conservative Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature).
Yasuhiro Nakagawa (中川 泰宏, Nakagawa Yasuhiro; born 19 September 1951) is a former Japanese politician who served in the…Yasuhiro Nakagawa (中川 泰宏, Nakagawa Yasuhiro; born 19 September 1951) is a former Japanese politician who served in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Yagi, Kyoto and high school graduate he was elected to the Diet for the first time in 2005 after serving as mayor of his hometown Yagi from 1992 to 2002.
Tadashi Honda (本多 忠, Honda Tadashi; born 19 September 1951) is a Japanese former backstroke swimmer who competed in the…Tadashi Honda (本多 忠, Honda Tadashi; born 19 September 1951) is a Japanese former backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.