September 24: 69 people
Kurumi Imai (今井 胡桃, Imai Kurumi; born 24 September 1999) is a Japanese snowboarder. She competed in the 2018 Winter…
Kurumi Imai (今井 胡桃, Imai Kurumi; born 24 September 1999) is a Japanese snowboarder. She competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Asakōryū Takuma (Japanese: 朝紅龍 琢馬) (born September 24, 1998) is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Shijonawate…
Asakōryū Takuma (Japanese: 朝紅龍 琢馬) (born September 24, 1998) is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Shijonawate, Osaka. He made his debut in May 2021 and currently wrestles for Takasago stable. He reached the juryo division in September 2023. His highest rank as of May 2026 is Maegashira 7. He is the older brother of Asasuiryū, a sumo wrestler from the same heya.
Tomoyasu Yoshida (吉田 朋恭, Yoshida Tomoyasu; born 24 September 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a…
Tomoyasu Yoshida (吉田 朋恭, Yoshida Tomoyasu; born 24 September 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for FC Basara Hyogo.
Tatsuki Suzuki (鈴木 竜生, Suzuki Tatsuki; born 24 September 1997) is a Japanese former professional motorcycle racer. He…
Tatsuki Suzuki (鈴木 竜生, Suzuki Tatsuki; born 24 September 1997) is a Japanese former professional motorcycle racer. He competed in Moto3 from 2015 to 2024, and is a 3-time race winner in the category. Suzuki is the 2006 champion of the Japanese Pit Bike Championship.
Tomoyuki Doi (土井 智之, Doi Tomoyuki; born 24 September 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays primarily as…
Tomoyuki Doi (土井 智之, Doi Tomoyuki; born 24 September 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays primarily as a striker for Thai League 1 club, Chonburi. Doi is known for his finishing, long range efforts and technical abilities. Doi won the Singapore Premier League 'Player Of The Year' award in the 2021 and 2024–25 season. He also holds the record for scoring 44 league goals in a single season in the 24–25 season, the most of any top flight footballer that season.
Yumiko Takino (Japanese: 瀧野 由美子, Hepburn: Takino Yumiko; born 24 September 1997) is a Japanese tarento, model…
Yumiko Takino (Japanese: 瀧野 由美子, Hepburn: Takino Yumiko; born 24 September 1997) is a Japanese tarento, model, presenter, actress and former idol singer. She was a member of STU48 and the lead performer for the title songs in the group's first five singles, and is also known for her saxophone playing.
Ryo Watanabe (渡邊 龍, Watanabe Ryo; born 24 September 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…
Ryo Watanabe (渡邊 龍, Watanabe Ryo; born 24 September 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vanraure Hachinohe.
Naoki Otani (大谷 尚輝, Ōtani Naoki; born 24 September 1995) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Tochigi SC.
Yuki Kuniyoshi (国吉 佑樹, Kuniyoshi Yūki; born September 24, 1991) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who is a…
Yuki Kuniyoshi (国吉 佑樹, Kuniyoshi Yūki; born September 24, 1991) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars and Chiba Lotte Marines.
Ayaka Ikehara (born 24 September 1990) is a Japanese handball player for Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub and the Japanese…
Ayaka Ikehara (born 24 September 1990) is a Japanese handball player for Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub and the Japanese national team.
Akari Ogata (緒方 亜香里, Ogata Akari; born 24 September 1990) is a Japanese judoka. Ogata started taking part in karate at…
Akari Ogata (緒方 亜香里, Ogata Akari; born 24 September 1990) is a Japanese judoka. Ogata started taking part in karate at the age of 7 and she became national junior karate champion when she was 10, but at age 13, she quit karate and started to practice judo. Ogata won a bronze medal in the half-heavyweight (78 kg) division at the 2010 World Judo Championships, and silver a year later. She has also won silver at the 2010 Asian Games. Ogata had previously won the 2009 World Juniors Championships in that weight division. Ogata's favorite techniques are uchimata, ōuchi gari and sankaku-jime. She started her MMA career in 2022 with a fight in the Japanese MMA league Shooto, during which time she fought once and won by referee stoppage. After that she competed in a Shooto Colors grappling event and won by Kimura armlock. As of early 2024 she has been competing in ONE Championship. Her standing in ONE Championship is 1 win by TKO. Ogata works as a Judo therapist.
Kazumasa Yoshida (吉田 一将, Yoshida Kazumasa; born September 24, 1989) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who is…
Kazumasa Yoshida (吉田 一将, Yoshida Kazumasa; born September 24, 1989) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Orix Buffaloes, and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the TSG Hawks.
Shingo Kukita (久木田 紳吾, Kukita Shingo; born September 24, 1988) is a Japanese former footballer who last played for…
Shingo Kukita (久木田 紳吾, Kukita Shingo; born September 24, 1988) is a Japanese former footballer who last played for Thespakusatsu Gunma.
Milojko Spajić (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Милојко Спајић; born 24 September 1987) is a Montenegrin politician serving as…
Milojko Spajić (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Милојко Спајић; born 24 September 1987) is a Montenegrin politician serving as Prime Minister of Montenegro since October 2023. He previously served as minister of finance and social welfare in the Krivokapić Cabinet from 2020 to 2022. He is also the leader and co-founder of the Europe Now! Movement. As of 2026, he is the fifth youngest serving state leader in the world, after Ibrahim Traoré of Burkina Faso, Daniel Noboa of Ecuador, Kristrún Frostadóttir of Iceland and Balen Shah of Nepal.
Keisuke Iwashita (岩下 敬輔, Iwashita Keisuke; born 24 September 1986 in Kagoshima Prefecture) is a Japanese football…
Keisuke Iwashita (岩下 敬輔, Iwashita Keisuke; born 24 September 1986 in Kagoshima Prefecture) is a Japanese football defender who plays for J1 League team Sagan Tosu.
Yohei Kajiyama (梶山 陽平, Kajiyama Yōhei; born 24 September 1985) is a former Japanese football player.
Ryuma Kidokoro (城所 龍磨, Kidokoro Ryūma; born September 24, 1985) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder…
Ryuma Kidokoro (城所 龍磨, Kidokoro Ryūma; born September 24, 1985) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder, and current second squad outfield defense and base running coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He played in NPB for the Hawks from 2004 to 2018.
Yasuki Ishidate (石舘 靖樹, Ishidate Yasuki; born September 24, 1984) is a former Japanese football player.
Michitaka Akimoto (秋本 倫孝, Akimoto Michitaka; born September 24, 1982) is a Japanese football player.
Kei Uemura (植村 慶, Uemura Kei; born September 24, 1981) is a former Japanese football player.
Yuki Matsuzaki (松崎 悠希, Matsuzaki Yūki; born September 24, 1981) is a Japanese actor who has appeared in movies and on…
Yuki Matsuzaki (松崎 悠希, Matsuzaki Yūki; born September 24, 1981) is a Japanese actor who has appeared in movies and on television. Matsuzaki appeared in Clint Eastwood's Letters from Iwo Jima and in The Pink Panther 2 where he portrayed Kenji Mazuto, a technology "wiz-kid". He appeared in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides as a character named Garheng. He also starred in the film Man From Reno (2014). He is the voice of Miyamoto Usagi from the 2012 animated series adaptation of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and the 2022 Netflix series Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles.
Tetsuya Murakami (born 24 September 1981), is a Japanese futsal player and futsal coach. He is part of the Japanese…
Tetsuya Murakami (born 24 September 1981), is a Japanese futsal player and futsal coach. He is part of the Japanese national futsal team.
Hiromi Toshikawa (利川 裕美, Toshikawa Hiromi; born 1976), better known as Hiromix (ヒロミックス, Hiromikkusu), is a Japanese…
Hiromi Toshikawa (利川 裕美, Toshikawa Hiromi; born 1976), better known as Hiromix (ヒロミックス, Hiromikkusu), is a Japanese photographer and artist.
Yasuo Saitō (斎藤 恭央, Saitō Yasuo; September 24, 1976 – October 5, 2013), also known by the stage name Yakkun Sakurazuka…
Yasuo Saitō (斎藤 恭央, Saitō Yasuo; September 24, 1976 – October 5, 2013), also known by the stage name Yakkun Sakurazuka (桜塚 やっくん, Sakurazuka Yakkun), was a Japanese comedian, singer, and voice actor.
Taira Imata (井俣 太良, Imata Taira; born September 24, 1975) is a Japanese actor who is represented by the talent agencies…
Taira Imata (井俣 太良, Imata Taira; born September 24, 1975) is a Japanese actor who is represented by the talent agencies Shōnen Shachu and Ace Agent.
Mutsumi Harada (原田睦巳, Harada Mutsumi; born 24 September 1975) is a Japanese gymnast. In the 1998 Asian Games, he won a…
Mutsumi Harada (原田睦巳, Harada Mutsumi; born 24 September 1975) is a Japanese gymnast. In the 1998 Asian Games, he won a bronze medal in the team event. He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Kenji Tabata (田端 健児, Tabata Kenji; born 24 September 1974) is a retired Japanese sprinter who specialized in the 400…
Kenji Tabata (田端 健児, Tabata Kenji; born 24 September 1974) is a retired Japanese sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. He won the bronze medal at the 1998 Asian Championships in a career best time of 45.69 seconds. He was then selected to represent Asia in 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1998 IAAF World Cup, and finished sixth with teammates Ibrahim Ismail Faraj, Sugath Tillakaratne and fellow Japanese sprinter Masayoshi Kan. Tabata also competed at two World Championships (1999 and 2001) as well as the 2000 Summer Olympics where he failed to reach the final round.
Toshinari Takaoka (高岡 寿成, Takaoka Toshinari; born 24 September 1970) is a Japanese long-distance runner who specializes…
Toshinari Takaoka (高岡 寿成, Takaoka Toshinari; born 24 September 1970) is a Japanese long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres, 10,000 metres and the marathon race. He owned the former men's marathon Asian record.
Miyoko Asahina (朝比奈三代子; born September 24, 1969) is a retired female long-distance runner from Japan. She set her…
Miyoko Asahina (朝比奈三代子; born September 24, 1969) is a retired female long-distance runner from Japan. She set her personal best (2:25:52) in the women's marathon event on April 17, 1994, to win the Rotterdam Marathon.
Kenichi Tahara (田原 健一, Tahara Ken'ichi) is a Japanese musician. He plays lead guitar in the band Mr. Children.
Shinobu Kaitani (Japanese: 甲斐谷 忍, Hepburn: Kaitani Shinobu; born September 24, 1967) is a Japanese manga artist. He is…
Shinobu Kaitani (Japanese: 甲斐谷 忍, Hepburn: Kaitani Shinobu; born September 24, 1967) is a Japanese manga artist. He is known for his works One Outs and Liar Game.
Kaori Yanase (簗瀬 かおり, Yanase Kaori; born 24 September 1967) is a Japanese former freestyle swimmer. She won the gold…
Kaori Yanase (簗瀬 かおり, Yanase Kaori; born 24 September 1967) is a Japanese former freestyle swimmer. She won the gold medal in 100m at 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi. Later, she competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Keiko Miyajima (Japanese: 宮島 恵子; born 24 September 1965) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the…
Keiko Miyajima (Japanese: 宮島 恵子; born 24 September 1965) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. In 1984, she was a member of the Japanese team that won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament.
Osamu Taninaka (谷中 治, Taninaka Osamu; born September 24, 1964) is a former Japanese football player. He played for…
Osamu Taninaka (谷中 治, Taninaka Osamu; born September 24, 1964) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Masuyo Shiraishi (白石 益代, Shiraishi Masuyo; born September 24, 1964) is a former Japanese football player. She played…
Masuyo Shiraishi (白石 益代, Shiraishi Masuyo; born September 24, 1964) is a former Japanese football player. She played for Japan national team.
Meimu (or Mei Mu, born 24 September 1963), real name Kō Uchiyama (内山 孝, Uchiyama Kō), is a Japanese manga illustrator.…
Meimu (or Mei Mu, born 24 September 1963), real name Kō Uchiyama (内山 孝, Uchiyama Kō), is a Japanese manga illustrator. While attending classes at Osaka University of Arts, he made his debut as a manga artist. Meimu's talents have been featured in various genres of storytelling, from science fiction to horror. Some of his works have also appeared in the adult manga magazine Lemon People and the manga anthology series Petit Apple Pie. His wife is manga artist Misuzu Suzuki.. Meimu was the character designer for the first Star Ocean video game.
Kan Kimura (木村 和, Kimura Kan; September 24, 1962 – November 12, 2023), known by his stage name Kan (commonly stylized…
Kan Kimura (木村 和, Kimura Kan; September 24, 1962 – November 12, 2023), known by his stage name Kan (commonly stylized as KAN), was a Japanese singer-songwriter. In 1983, he joined his first band, which was called Annette, before going solo in 1984. Kan wrote the background music for a 1986 film directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi, and started his major recording career the following year. He is best known for the chart-topping hit "Ai wa Katsu", released as a single in 1990. It sold over 2 million copies and won the 33rd Japan Record Award, bringing the artist into prominence. Subsequently, he spawned five top-ten singles and four top-ten albums on the Japanese record chart during the first half of the 1990s. As of 2010, Kan had released 33 singles and 15 studio albums. According to the Oricon, he sold over 4.6 million copies of albums and singles in his home country. Kan died of Meckel's diverticulum cancer on November 12, 2023, at the age of 61.
Tamaki Saitō (斎藤 環, Saitō Tamaki; born September 24, 1961) is a Japanese psychologist and critic. He specializes in the…
Tamaki Saitō (斎藤 環, Saitō Tamaki; born September 24, 1961) is a Japanese psychologist and critic. He specializes in the psychiatry of puberty and adolescence. Saitō is Director of Medical Service at Sofukai Sasaki Hospital in Funabashi, Chiba. Saitō is notable for his study of hikikomori, a term he coined; he is internationally recognized as Japan's leading hikikomori expert. He is also known for presenting the theory of "multiple orientations" to explain otaku sexuality in Beautiful Fighting Girl. Since the 2010s, he has been involved in introducing Open Dialogue in Japan.
Kimie Shingyoji (真行寺 君枝, Shingyōji Kimie; born September 24, 1959 in Tokyo, Japan) is an actress and model in Japan.…
Kimie Shingyoji (真行寺 君枝, Shingyōji Kimie; born September 24, 1959 in Tokyo, Japan) is an actress and model in Japan. She has appeared in films Eureka, Station To Heaven, Natsumeke No Shokutaku, and Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl. In the 1980s she married Hiroshi Oguchi, a Tokyo scene celebrity, and drummer of bands The Tempters and Vodka Collins. Oguchi made a photographic essay of his wife in the book Made in Love in 1989.
Mitsutoshi Tanaka (田中光敏; born 24 September 1958 in Urakawa, Hokkaido) is a Japanese film and commercial director. He is…
Mitsutoshi Tanaka (田中光敏; born 24 September 1958 in Urakawa, Hokkaido) is a Japanese film and commercial director. He is president and CEO of Osaka-based film production firm Creators' Union and widely known for award-winning feature films such as Godai - The Wunderkind (2020), 125 Years Memory (2015), Blossoms Bloom (2014) and Ask This of Rikyu (2013). He has received numerous awards, including the Kinema Junpo Best Ten Readers' Choice Award for Best Japanese Director for his period drama Godai - The Wunderkind and the Japan Academy Film Prize as Excellent Director for the Japanese-Turkish co-production 125 Years Memory.
Shinbo Nomura (のむら しんぼ, Nomura Shinbo; born Shin Nomura (野村 伸, Nomura Shin); 24 September 1955 in Minamikayabe, now…
Shinbo Nomura (のむら しんぼ, Nomura Shinbo; born Shin Nomura (野村 伸, Nomura Shin); 24 September 1955 in Minamikayabe, now part of Hakodate, Hokkaido) is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known as the author of the yonkoma manga Tsurupika Hagemaru (つるピカハゲ丸; lit. 'Little Baldy Hagemaru'), which was adapted as a 58-episode anime television series and for which he received the 1988 Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga. He also later created a manga adaption of Ratchet & Clank. He began his career as an assistant to Kenshi Hirokane.
Houkin Kiyohiro (寳金 清博, 24 September 1954 – ) is a Japanese medical scientist and neurosurgeon. He has served as the…
Houkin Kiyohiro (寳金 清博, 24 September 1954 – ) is a Japanese medical scientist and neurosurgeon. He has served as the President of Hokkaido University since 2020, where he is also Professor Emeritus. He holds a Doctor of Medicine degree from Hokkaido University, specializing in neurosurgery, and is one of the pioneers in the research of moyamoya disease.
Kazunari Dōmen (born September 24, 1953) is a Japanese chemist and materials scientist specializing in heterogeneous…
Kazunari Dōmen (born September 24, 1953) is a Japanese chemist and materials scientist specializing in heterogeneous catalysis, photocatalysis, and solar-driven water splitting. He is a University Professor in the Office of University Professors at the University of Tokyo and a Distinguished University Professor at the Institute for Aqua Regeneration, Shinshu University.
Kotogatake Koichi (born Yoshikazu Takeuchi; 24 September 1952 – 24 February 2024) was a Japanese sumo wrestler from…
Kotogatake Koichi (born Yoshikazu Takeuchi; 24 September 1952 – 24 February 2024) was a Japanese sumo wrestler from Teshikaga, Hokkaidō. He made his professional debut in November 1967 and reached the top division in July 1976. His highest rank was maegashira 1. Upon retirement from active competition he became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association. He left the Sumo Association in March 1995. Koichi died from heart failure on 24 February 2024, at the age of 71.
Ryoko Yamagishi (山岸 凉子, Yamagishi Ryōko; born September 24, 1947, in Kamisunagawa, Hokkaido) is a Japanese manga…
Ryoko Yamagishi (山岸 凉子, Yamagishi Ryōko; born September 24, 1947, in Kamisunagawa, Hokkaido) is a Japanese manga artist. She is a member of the Year 24 Group, as one of the female artists who innovated shōjo (girls') manga throughout the 1970s. Her major works include Hi Izuru Tokoro no Tenshi and Maihime Terpsichora.
Kōichi Tabuchi (田淵 幸一, Tabuchi Kōichi; born September 24, 1946) is a Japanese former professional baseball player…
Kōichi Tabuchi (田淵 幸一, Tabuchi Kōichi; born September 24, 1946) is a Japanese former professional baseball player, manager, and commentator. During his career, Tabuchi played for the Hanshin Tigers and the Seibu Lions. Tabuchi played catcher for the Hanshin Tigers from 1969 and 1978, where his combination with pitcher Yutaka Enatsu was called the "Golden Battery". Always a long-range hitter, Tabuchi was nicknamed home run artist because of the high-in-the-sky, long trajectory of his home runs. Although his career total of 474 home runs is far below Sadaharu Oh's 868, his frequency nearly matched Oh's. Tabuchi hit a home run once every 12.41 at-bats, while Oh did once every 10.66. In this statistic he is second only to Oh among sluggers who have logged 300 or more home runs. Known as Mr. Tiger (along with Fumio Fujimura, Minoru Murayama, and Masayuki Kakefu), Tabuchi has served as the chairman of Hanshin Tigers Old Boys' Committee since November 2009.
Katsuhiko Chikamori (born 24 September 1945) is a Japanese former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer…
Katsuhiko Chikamori (born 24 September 1945) is a Japanese former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Tsuyoshi Makino (牧野 剛, Makino Tsuyoshi; 24 September 1945 – 20 May 2016) was a Japanese author, critic, and social…
Tsuyoshi Makino (牧野 剛, Makino Tsuyoshi; 24 September 1945 – 20 May 2016) was a Japanese author, critic, and social activist. He taught Japanese language at Kawai Juku in Sendai, Japan.
Zenjiro Kaneko (金子 善次郎, Kaneko Zenjirō; born 24 September 1943) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic…
Zenjiro Kaneko (金子 善次郎, Kaneko Zenjirō; born 24 September 1943) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Yamagata Prefecture and graduate of Hitotsubashi University, he worked at the Ministry of Home Affairs. He was elected for the first time in 2000 as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) but lost his seat three years later after defecting from the DPJ to join the second incarnation of the New Conservative Party. He was re-elected in 2005 as a representative for the LDP.
Kozo Watanabe (渡邉 衡三, Watanabe Kōzō; born 1942) is a Japanese automotive engineer who was responsible for the…
Kozo Watanabe (渡邉 衡三, Watanabe Kōzō; born 1942) is a Japanese automotive engineer who was responsible for the development of the ninth generation Nissan Skyline (R33) and the tenth generation Nissan Skyline (R34).