Misugu Okamoto (岡本 碧優, Okamoto Misugu; born 22 June 2006) is a Japanese skateboarder. She won the gold at the women's…Misugu Okamoto (岡本 碧優, Okamoto Misugu; born 22 June 2006) is a Japanese skateboarder. She won the gold at the women's park event at the World Skateboarding Championship in 2019 and, in 2021, she qualified to represent Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Matoi Hamabe (浜辺 纏, Hamabe Matoi; born June 22, 2005) is a Japanese professional wrestler. She works for World Wonder…Matoi Hamabe (浜辺 纏, Hamabe Matoi; born June 22, 2005) is a Japanese professional wrestler. She works for World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is a member of Stars.
Mai Matsuda, better known by her ring name Ema Maishima, (儛島 エマ, Maishima Ema; born June 22, 2003) is a Japanese…Mai Matsuda, better known by her ring name Ema Maishima, (儛島 エマ, Maishima Ema; born June 22, 2003) is a Japanese professional wrestler. She works for World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is a member of the Neo Genesis stable.
Takaya Ishikawa (石川昂弥, Ishikawa Takaya; born June 22, 2001) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays…Takaya Ishikawa (石川昂弥, Ishikawa Takaya; born June 22, 2001) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Chunichi Dragons. Ishikawa won the 2019 Japanese High School Baseball Invitational Tournament with Toho High School where he was the team's ace and batted 4th in the line-up. In the 2019 NPB Draft, he was largely regarded as the most talented hitter of his class.
Ri Song-a (Japanese: 李誠雅; Korean: 리성아; born 22 June 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for…Ri Song-a (Japanese: 李誠雅; Korean: 리성아; born 22 June 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina. Born in Japan, she is a North Korea international.
Mayu Shidochi (志土地 真優, Shidochi Mayu; née Mukaida (向田), born 22 June 1997) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won…Mayu Shidochi (志土地 真優, Shidochi Mayu; née Mukaida (向田), born 22 June 1997) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the 53 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.
Keita Ishii (石井 圭太, Ishii Keita; born June 22, 1995 in Kanagawa) is a Japanese football player who will play for…Keita Ishii (石井 圭太, Ishii Keita; born June 22, 1995 in Kanagawa) is a Japanese football player who will play for Criacao Shinjuku from 2023.
Yasutaka Yanagi (柳 育崇, Yanagi Yasutaka; born June 22, 1994) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a centre-back for J3…Yasutaka Yanagi (柳 育崇, Yanagi Yasutaka; born June 22, 1994) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a centre-back for J3 League club Tochigi SC.
Kei Inoo (伊野尾 慧, Inoo Kei; born June 22, 1990) is a Japanese singer, actor, and member of Hey! Say! JUMP. He is under…Kei Inoo (伊野尾 慧, Inoo Kei; born June 22, 1990) is a Japanese singer, actor, and member of Hey! Say! JUMP. He is under the management of Starto Entertainment. He was born in Saitama Prefecture. On September 23, 2001, he entered Johnny & Associates as a trainee. He later became a member of the Johnny's Jr. group J.J. Express. In 2007, he debuted as a member of Hey! Say! JUMP. He graduated from Meiji University with a degree in architecture in 2013. He plays the keyboard during the group's live shows.
Kanna Mori (森 カンナ, Mori Kan'na; born June 22, 1988 in Toyama Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actress. She is best…Kanna Mori (森 カンナ, Mori Kan'na; born June 22, 1988 in Toyama Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actress. She is best known as Natsumi Hikari, the female lead in the Kamen Rider Decade television series and films. She worked under the stage name Kanna Moriya (森矢 カンナ, Moriya Kan'na) from June 2017 to June 2021.
Ryohei Yamanaka (山中 亮平, Yamanaka Ryohei; born 22 June 1988 in Osaka Prefecture) is a Japanese rugby union player who…Ryohei Yamanaka (山中 亮平, Yamanaka Ryohei; born 22 June 1988 in Osaka Prefecture) is a Japanese rugby union player who plays as a fly-half or centre.He currently plays for Japanese club Kobelco Steelers. In 2011, Yamanaka received a 2 year ban from the IRB for rubbing a cream on his upper lip - in an attempt to promote moustache growth - which contained a banned steroid, either methyltestosterone or methandriol. In his home country he plays for the Kobelco Steelers whom he joined in 2013. He was also named in the first ever Sunwolves squad which will compete in Super Rugby from the 2016 season. Yamanaka is a Japanese international who debuted against the Arabian Gulf in 2010, but did not make the squad for either the 2011 or 2015 Rugby World Cups. On 19 September 2023, Yamanaka was called up to Japan's Rugby World Cup squad as an injury replacement for Semisi Masirewa.
Pape Mour Faye (ファイ・パプ月瑠, Fai Papu Muru; born June 22, 1986), or Pape Faye, is a professional basketball player for the…Pape Mour Faye (ファイ・パプ月瑠, Fai Papu Muru; born June 22, 1986), or Pape Faye, is a professional basketball player for the Niigata Albirex BB of the B.League. He was selected by the Yokohama B-Corsairs with the 8th overall pick in the 2011 bj League draft. Born in Senegal, he was a member of Japan's national basketball team in 2016.
Mikihito Yamagami (山上幹臣, Yamagami Mikihito; born June 22, 1987) is a retired Japanese mixed martial artist who competed…Mikihito Yamagami (山上幹臣, Yamagami Mikihito; born June 22, 1987) is a retired Japanese mixed martial artist who competed in the Strawweight divisions of Shooto and Road Fighting Championship. He is the former Shooto Flyweight (114 lb, 52 kg) Champion. Fight Matrix ranks him as the fifth greatest strawweight in mixed martial arts history.
Naoyuki Fujita (藤田 直之, Fujita Naoyuki; born 22 June 1987, in Fukuoka) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a…Naoyuki Fujita (藤田 直之, Fujita Naoyuki; born 22 June 1987, in Fukuoka) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J2 League club Sagan Tosu.
Tadashi Ishimine (伊志嶺 忠, born June 22, 1985, in Nakagami District, Okinawa) is a Japanese professional baseball catcher…Tadashi Ishimine (伊志嶺 忠, born June 22, 1985, in Nakagami District, Okinawa) is a Japanese professional baseball catcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Kota Asai (浅井 康太, Asai Kōta; born 22 June 1984) is a Japanese male track cyclist, riding for the national team. He…Kota Asai (浅井 康太, Asai Kōta; born 22 June 1984) is a Japanese male track cyclist, riding for the national team. He competed at the 2010 and 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. He is also a professional keirin cyclist.
Shingo Takeyama (武山 真吾, Takeyama Shingo; born June 22, 1984 in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan) is a retired professional Japanese…Shingo Takeyama (武山 真吾, Takeyama Shingo; born June 22, 1984 in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan) is a retired professional Japanese baseball player. He played catcher for the Yokohama BayStars, Saitama Seibu Lions and Chunichi Dragons.
Osamu Ueno (上野 修, Ueno Osamu; born 22 June 1983) is a Japanese freestyle skier. He competed in the men's moguls event…Osamu Ueno (上野 修, Ueno Osamu; born 22 June 1983) is a Japanese freestyle skier. He competed in the men's moguls event at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Ayako Kitamoto (北本 綾子, Kitamoto Ayako; born June 22, 1983) is a former Japanese football player and manager. She played…Ayako Kitamoto (北本 綾子, Kitamoto Ayako; born June 22, 1983) is a former Japanese football player and manager. She played for Japan national team.
Tetsuya Naito (内藤哲也, Naitō Tetsuya; born June 22, 1982) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is working as a…Tetsuya Naito (内藤哲也, Naitō Tetsuya; born June 22, 1982) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is working as a freelancer, primarily for Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is the leader of Los Tranquilos de Japon and the current GHC Heavyweight Champion in his first reign. He is best known for his 21-year run in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) from 2004 to 2025, and is largely regarded as one of the greatest and most popular wrestlers in the company's history. Naito began training for a professional wrestling career in 2000, initially under Animal Hamaguchi before joining NJPW in 2004, where he underwent further training and progressively rose to main event status. Although NJPW aimed to establish him as a top star by 2014, his clean cut babyface persona caused significant fan backlash, leading to his planned main event match at Wrestle Kingdom, NJPW's biggest event, to be demoted. This, and a stay in the Mexican stable Los Ingobernables through NJPW's partnership with Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), would lead Naito to reinvent himself as an antihero leading his own stable, Los Ingobernables de Japon. Despite its villainous tendencies, this new gimmick immediately led him to new heights of popularity, and he would win the company's top prize, the IWGP Heavyweight Championship five times, while finally main-eventing Wrestle Kingdom five separate times. He departed NJPW in 2025 and proceed to continue to work as a freelancer on the independent scene and for Pro Wrestling Noah, where formed the spin-off stable Los Tranquilos de Japon. In NJPW, Naito is also the winner of the 2013, 2017 and 2023 editions of the G1 Climax, NJPW's premier singles tournament, and of the 2016 New Japan Cup. Other accomplishments include being the first person to hold the IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental Championships at the same time, a feat he accomplished twice, and being together with partner Yujiro Takahashi as No Limit the first team to have held both the company's heavyweight and junior heavyweight tag titles. He was awarded Tokyo Sports's MVP Award, the publication's highest honor, in 2016, 2017, 2020, and 2023.
Hiroshi Izumi (Japanese: 泉浩; born June 22, 1982, in Shimokita District Aomori) is a Japanese judoka and mixed martial…Hiroshi Izumi (Japanese: 泉浩; born June 22, 1982, in Shimokita District Aomori) is a Japanese judoka and mixed martial artist. He has fought in World Victory Road and had a one-fight stint in the Dream promotion for the Dream Light Heavyweight Championship. Izumi also appeared in both Dynamite!! 2009 and Dynamite!! 2010 New Year's Eve events.
Yoohei Kawakami (Japanese: 川上 洋平, Hepburn: Kawakami Yōhei; pronounced [kawakami joːheː]; born June 22, 1982) is a…Yoohei Kawakami (Japanese: 川上 洋平, Hepburn: Kawakami Yōhei; pronounced [kawakami joːheː]; born June 22, 1982) is a Japanese musician, singer-songwriter and actor. He is the founder, lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and primary songwriter of the Japanese rock band Alexandros, formerly known as Champagne. He also hosts the Tokyo FM radio show Oto, Okashi (おとをかし).
Shinji Niinuma (新沼 慎二, Niinuma Shinji; born June 22, 1979 in Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan) is a Japanese former Nippon…Shinji Niinuma (新沼 慎二, Niinuma Shinji; born June 22, 1979 in Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan) is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball catcher.
Shūhei Morita (Japanese: 森田 修平, Hepburn: Morita Shūhei); born June 22, 1978) is a Japanese anime filmmaker…Shūhei Morita (Japanese: 森田 修平, Hepburn: Morita Shūhei); born June 22, 1978) is a Japanese anime filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer. He is known for directing the critically successful 2013 film Possessions for which Morita was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, as well as the 2014 anime series Tokyo Ghoul for its first and second seasons.
Shinji Nagatomo (長友 慎治, Nagatomo Shinji; born 22 June 1977) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party For the…Shinji Nagatomo (長友 慎治, Nagatomo Shinji; born 22 June 1977) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party For the People, who serves as a member of the House of Representatives.
Hidetaka Yamada (山田 英孝, Yamada Hidetaka; born June 22, 1976 in Hyogo, Japan) is a male badminton player from Japan.…Hidetaka Yamada (山田 英孝, Yamada Hidetaka; born June 22, 1976 in Hyogo, Japan) is a male badminton player from Japan. Yamada played badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, losing in the round of 32 to Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia in both times.
Keiichirō Hirano (平野 啓一郎, Hirano Keiichirō; born June 22, 1975) is a Japanese novelist. Hirano was born in Gamagori…Keiichirō Hirano (平野 啓一郎, Hirano Keiichirō; born June 22, 1975) is a Japanese novelist. Hirano was born in Gamagori, Aichi prefecture, Japan. He published his first novel (Nisshoku, 日蝕) in 1998 and won the Akutagawa Prize the next year as one of the youngest winners ever (at 23 years of age). He graduated from the Law Department of Kyoto University in 1999. In 2005 he was nominated as a cultural ambassador and spent a year in France.
Kenshin Kawakami (川上 憲伸) (born June 22, 1975) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon…Kenshin Kawakami (川上 憲伸) (born June 22, 1975) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chunichi Dragons and in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves.
Kokichi Akune (阿久根 鋼吉, Akune Kokichi; born June 22, 1974) is a retired Nippon Professional Baseball infielder with the…Kokichi Akune (阿久根 鋼吉, Akune Kokichi; born June 22, 1974) is a retired Nippon Professional Baseball infielder with the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters.
Ryō Naitō (内藤 玲, Naitō Ryō; born June 22, 1974 in the Osaka Prefecture) is a Japanese voice actor. He is affiliated…Ryō Naitō (内藤 玲, Naitō Ryō; born June 22, 1974 in the Osaka Prefecture) is a Japanese voice actor. He is affiliated with Y.M.O., specifically under the Love Love division, which focuses on voice acting. His given name Ryō, is sometimes mistakenly translated as Rei.
Ryūshi Yanagisawa (柳澤 龍志; born June 22, 1972) is a Japanese professional wrestler, mixed martial artist and kickboxer.…Ryūshi Yanagisawa (柳澤 龍志; born June 22, 1972) is a Japanese professional wrestler, mixed martial artist and kickboxer. His real name is Atsushi Yanagisawa (柳澤 敦史). As a martial artist, he competed in K-1, Pancrase Hybrid Wrestling (Pancrase) and Fighting Network RINGS. As a professional wrestler he competed in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and Inoki Genome Federation (IGF).
Hajime Itoi (糸井 統, Itoi Hajime) (born June 22, 1971, in Gifu) is a retired Olympic backstroke swimmer from Japan. He…Hajime Itoi (糸井 統, Itoi Hajime) (born June 22, 1971, in Gifu) is a retired Olympic backstroke swimmer from Japan. He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. He is best known for winning a silver medal at the 1995 Summer Universiade in Fukuoka. He competed for the Waseda University.
Tadahiro Sasaki (佐々木 忠広, Sasaki Tadahiro) (born June 22, 1970, in Niigata) is a retired boxer from Japan, who competed…Tadahiro Sasaki (佐々木 忠広, Sasaki Tadahiro) (born June 22, 1970, in Niigata) is a retired boxer from Japan, who competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
Kazuyoshi Saito (Japanese: 斉藤和義, Hepburn: Saitō Kazuyoshi; born June 22, 1966) is a Japanese singer-songwriter. After…Kazuyoshi Saito (Japanese: 斉藤和義, Hepburn: Saitō Kazuyoshi; born June 22, 1966) is a Japanese singer-songwriter. After he made his professional debut in 1993, his popularity exploded in 2007 after 15 years in the music industry. He is also one-half of the rock duo Mannish Boys with Tatsuya Nakamura, a member of the supergroup the Curling Sitones (カーリングシトーンズ, Kāringu Shitōnzu), and one-half of the duo Okamura Kazuyoshi (岡村和義) with Yasuyuki Okamura. In 2013, Saito became the first Japanese musician to have a signature model acoustic guitar with Gibson. As of 2020, he had six signature models with them and one with Epiphone.
Kazuhiro Takeda (武田 一浩, Takeda Kazuhiro; born June 22, 1965) is a Japanese former professional baseball player. He…Kazuhiro Takeda (武田 一浩, Takeda Kazuhiro; born June 22, 1965) is a Japanese former professional baseball player. He played the first half of his career for the Nippon-Ham Fighters in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He was also the pitching coach for the Japan national baseball team at the 2006 World Baseball Classic.
Hachiro Okonogi (小此木 八郎, Okonogi Hachirō; born 22 June 1965) is a former Japanese politician who has served in the…Hachiro Okonogi (小此木 八郎, Okonogi Hachirō; born 22 June 1965) is a former Japanese politician who has served in the House of Representatives representing Kanagawa Prefecture. He also served in the Cabinet as Chairperson of the National Public Safety Commission, Minister in charge of Building National Resilience, and Minister of State for Disaster Management from 2017 to 2018. He is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.
Hiroshi Abe (阿部 寛, Abe Hiroshi; born June 22, 1964) is a Japanese model and actor. He is known for his roles in TRICK…Hiroshi Abe (阿部 寛, Abe Hiroshi; born June 22, 1964) is a Japanese model and actor. He is known for his roles in TRICK and Godzilla 2000: Millennium.
Seiji Tomashino (笘篠 誠治, Tomashino Seiji; born June 22, 1964 in Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese former Nippon…Seiji Tomashino (笘篠 誠治, Tomashino Seiji; born June 22, 1964 in Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball infielder/outfielder. His younger brother Kenji is also a professional baseball player.
Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi (Japanese: 北勝海 信芳; born June 22, 1963 as Nobuyoshi Hoshi (保志 信芳)) is a Japanese former professional…Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi (Japanese: 北勝海 信芳; born June 22, 1963 as Nobuyoshi Hoshi (保志 信芳)) is a Japanese former professional sumo wrestler from Hokkaidō. He was the sport's 61st yokozuna and won eight top division championships. He wrestled for Kokonoe stable. In 1989 he and Chiyonofuji were the first yokozuna stablemates to take part in a play-off for the championship. After a number of injury problems he retired in 1992, and is now the head coach of Hakkaku stable. In November 2015 he was appointed chairman of the Japan Sumo Association, following the death of Kitanoumi, initially to serve until the end of March 2016. He was then elected as head for a full term by his fellow board members in a vote held in March 2016. He was reappointed to a full term as chairman five times, most recently in 2026.
Hironori Miyata (宮田 浩徳, Miyata Hironori; born June 22, 1960) is a Japanese voice actor from Kōchi Prefecture, who is…Hironori Miyata (宮田 浩徳, Miyata Hironori; born June 22, 1960) is a Japanese voice actor from Kōchi Prefecture, who is currently affiliated with Arts Vision. He is best known for his roles in Chiisai Kojin Microman (as Gunbody) and The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (as Ganondorf).
Yōsuke Yamamoto (山本 洋祐, Yamamoto Yōsuke; born 22 June 1960) is a Japanese judoka. Yamamoto was born in Tenmei(ja)…Yōsuke Yamamoto (山本 洋祐, Yamamoto Yōsuke; born 22 June 1960) is a Japanese judoka. Yamamoto was born in Tenmei(ja), Kumamoto Prefecture, and began judo at the age of a fifth grader. After graduating from Nippon Sport Science University, he worked with a teacher in Yamagata and Yamanashi. He won a gold medal at the –65 kg category of the 1987 World Championships. As of 2009, Yamamoto coaches judo at his alma mater, Nippon Sport Science University, where he previously studied as an undergraduate. Among his students is former Pacific Rim champion Arata Kojima.
Tsuyoshi Fukui (福井 烈, Fukui Tsuyoshi; born 22 June 1957) is a retired tour and Japan Davis Cup team tennis player.…Tsuyoshi Fukui (福井 烈, Fukui Tsuyoshi; born 22 June 1957) is a retired tour and Japan Davis Cup team tennis player. Fukui holds the record for the most singles win for the Japanese in Davis Cup, with 26. On tour, he won two Challenger tennis events in singles and earned a career-high singles ranking of World No. 177, in January 1983.