Jelani Ren McGhee (マギージェラニー 蓮, Mcghee Jelani Ren; born December 24, 2008) is a Japanese professional footballer who…
Jelani Ren McGhee (マギージェラニー 蓮, Mcghee Jelani Ren; born December 24, 2008) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for RB Omiya Ardija.
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Ayane Yanai (柳井 綾音, Yanai Ayane; born 24 December 2003) is a Japanese racewalking athlete. Representing Japan at the…
Ayane Yanai (柳井 綾音, Yanai Ayane; born 24 December 2003) is a Japanese racewalking athlete. Representing Japan at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships, she won the bronze medal at the women's 10,000 metres walk. She competed in the women's 20 kilometres walk at the 2023 World Athletics Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.
Yuka Yasuda (安田 祐香, Yasuda Yuka) (born 24 December 2000) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA of…
Yuka Yasuda (安田 祐香, Yasuda Yuka) (born 24 December 2000) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour where she has three wins.
🎓 Otemae University🏫 Takigawa Daini High School📅 Born December 24🎂 Born 2000📍 From Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture💼 Golf
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Hannah Stambaugh (スタンボー 華, Sutambō Hana; born 24 December 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…
Hannah Stambaugh (スタンボー 華, Sutambō Hana; born 24 December 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Boston Legacy FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
Keito Tsuna (綱啓永, Tsuna Keito; born December 24, 1998 in Funabashi, Chiba) is a Japanese actor working for Watanabe…
Keito Tsuna (綱啓永, Tsuna Keito; born December 24, 1998 in Funabashi, Chiba) is a Japanese actor working for Watanabe Entertainment.
Taiga Hirasawa (平沢 大河, Hirasawa Taiga; born December 24, 1997), nicknamed "T-Ga", is a Japanese professional baseball…
Taiga Hirasawa (平沢 大河, Hirasawa Taiga; born December 24, 1997), nicknamed "T-Ga", is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Chiba Lotte Marines.
Seiya Tsutsumi (堤聖也) (born December 24, 1995) is a Japanese professional boxer. He is a two-time World Boxing…
Seiya Tsutsumi (堤聖也) (born December 24, 1995) is a Japanese professional boxer. He is a two-time World Boxing Association (WBA) bantamweight champion having held the title since December 2025 until May 2026. and previously from 2024 to 2025.
Ryosuke Kawano (河野 諒祐, Kawano Ryōsuke; born December 24, 1994) is a Japanese football player who play as a Right back…
Ryosuke Kawano (河野 諒祐, Kawano Ryōsuke; born December 24, 1994) is a Japanese football player who play as a Right back and currently play for J3 League club, SC Sagamihara.
Yūya Kubo (久保 裕也, Kubo Yūya; born 24 December 1993) is a Japanese former professional footballer who plays as a forward…
Yūya Kubo (久保 裕也, Kubo Yūya; born 24 December 1993) is a Japanese former professional footballer who plays as a forward or midfielder.
🏫 Ritsumeikan Uji Junior and Senior High School📅 Born December 24🎂 Born 1993📍 From Yamaguchi(city), Yamaguchi Prefecture💼 Football (Soccer)
Atsuto Iida (born 24 December 1993) is a water polo player from Japan. He was part of the Japanese team at the 2016…
Atsuto Iida (born 24 December 1993) is a water polo player from Japan. He was part of the Japanese team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where the team was eliminated in the group stage.
Yamato Fushimi (伏見 大和 Fushimi Yamato, born December 24, 1991) is a Japanese volleyball player. He used to play for…
Yamato Fushimi (伏見 大和 Fushimi Yamato, born December 24, 1991) is a Japanese volleyball player. He used to play for Japan men's national volleyball team and currently plays for Wolf Dogs Nagoya in V.League Division 1.
🎓 Juntendo University🏫 Shimizu Sakuragaoka High School📅 Born December 24🎂 Born 1991📍 From Shizuoka(city), Shizuoka Prefecture💼 Volleyball
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Shion Kokubun (國分 紫苑, Kokubun Shion) (born December 24, 1991, in Hokkaido, Japan) is a former Japanese figure skater.…
Shion Kokubun (國分 紫苑, Kokubun Shion) (born December 24, 1991, in Hokkaido, Japan) is a former Japanese figure skater. She won the 2009 Golden Spin of Zagreb.
Ryo Miyake (三宅 諒, Miyake Ryō; born 24 December 1990) is a Japanese fencer. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in…
Ryo Miyake (三宅 諒, Miyake Ryō; born 24 December 1990) is a Japanese fencer. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in the Men's foil, but was defeated in the second round. He won a silver medal in the team foil event. During the postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics, Miyake worked as a deliveryman for Uber Eats.
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Tomoya Nakamura (中村 倫也, Nakamura Tomoya; born December 24, 1986) is a Japanese actor.
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Riyo Mori (森 理世, Mori Riyo) (born December 24, 1986) is a Japanese actress, dancer, model, and beauty queen who was…
Riyo Mori (森 理世, Mori Riyo) (born December 24, 1986) is a Japanese actress, dancer, model, and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 2007 in Mexico City.
🎓 Sanno University🏫 Tokoha University Affiliated Tokoha High School📅 Born December 24🎂 Born 1986📍 From Shizuoka(city), Shizuoka Prefecture
Masaki Ōtake (Japanese: 大竹正輝, Hepburn: Ōtake Masaki; born 24 December 1984), known by the stage name Durian…
Masaki Ōtake (Japanese: 大竹正輝, Hepburn: Ōtake Masaki; born 24 December 1984), known by the stage name Durian Lollobrigida (ドリアン・ロロブリジーダ, Dorian Roroburijīda), is a Japanese actor, drag performer, singer, and television host. A native of Tokyo, Lollobrigida began dressing in drag in 2006. He appeared in Daishi Matsunaga's 2022 queer drama Egoist, and was a commentator on the Japanese television series The Boyfriend. He uses the pronouns he/him in and out of drag.
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Masaki Aiba (相葉 雅紀, Aiba Masaki) (born December 24, 1982) is a Japanese singer, actor, television personality, radio…
Masaki Aiba (相葉 雅紀, Aiba Masaki) (born December 24, 1982) is a Japanese singer, actor, television personality, radio host and dancer under Johnny & Associates, later of Starto Entertainment. He was a member of the boy band Arashi until the end of activities of the group, May 31, 2026. Aiba began his career in the entertainment industry when he joined the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates in 1996, at the age of 13. Prior to his debut with Arashi in 1999, Aiba started an acting career when he was cast as the lead role of Gordie for the stage play Stand by Me, based on the film of the same name. In 2004, he became one of the co-hosts of the variety show Tensai Shimura Dōbutsuen (天才！志村どうぶつ園, Genius! Shimura Zoo), making him the first member of Arashi to regularly participate in a variety show not primarily hosted by Arashi.
🏫 Japan Aviation High School📅 Born December 24🎂 Born 1982📍 From Yamanashi Prefecture💼 TV Personality💼 Host💼 Actor💼 Voice Actor💼 Singer・Vocalist
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Naoya Tabara (田原 直哉, Tabara Naoya; born 24 December 1980) is a Japanese male artistic gymnast and freestyle skier. He…
Naoya Tabara (田原 直哉, Tabara Naoya; born 24 December 1980) is a Japanese male artistic gymnast and freestyle skier. He has formerly competed as a gymnast and has participated at the gymnastic competitions until 2005 before switching on to take the sport of freestyle skiing in 2006. Naoya Tabara sustained a shoulder injury in 2005 when he was professional artistic gymnast which caused him to choose aerials freestyle skiing. He participated at the 2018 Winter Olympics and competed in the freestyle skiing men's aerials event. Naoya most notably took part in the 2005 Gymnastics World Cup finishing sixth in the floor excise event. Naoya Tabara has competed in FIS World Championships and has represented Japan during the 2011 Asian Winter Games before being selected to represent Japan at the 2018 Winter Olympics. He is also the first Japanese male freestyle skier to secure a podium finish in aerials at a Skiing World Cup.
🎓 Nippon Sport Science University📅 Born December 24🎂 Born 1980📍 From Wakayama(city), Wakayama Prefecture💼 Gymnastics
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Masafumi Makiyama (牧山 雅文, Makiyama Masafumi; born December 24, 1979 in Saga) is a Japanese archer. He competed in the…
Masafumi Makiyama (牧山 雅文, Makiyama Masafumi; born December 24, 1979 in Saga) is a Japanese archer. He competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics.
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Tomoya Asano (浅野 智也, born 24 December 1978) is a Japanese game producer working for Square Enix as Studio Head on…
Tomoya Asano (浅野 智也, born 24 December 1978) is a Japanese game producer working for Square Enix as Studio Head on Creative Studio 5. After graduating from Keio University Asano first joined Enix in 2001, before gaining a more prominent role within the company after its merger. He started off working on several titles before producing a few titles in the Final Fantasy series. After producing Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light, Asano and several members on his team went on to create a spiritual successor in Bravely Default. In 2017 Asano was made head of his own business division in Square Enix, called Business Division 11 and focusing work on the Bravely series and new titles such as Octopath Traveler. The business division was later consolidated in 2019, following a restructure in the divisions of the company, with Business Division 6, 7 and 11 merging to create Creative Business Unit II. However, within Creative Business Unit II Asano and his team are known as Team Asano as they continue working on games similar to their previous creations. In 2024 Asano was promoted as Studio Head in Creative Studio 5 and as an Executive Officer in the company.
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Naoki Shigematsu (重松 直樹, Shigematsu Naoki; born December 24, 1977) is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. He…
Naoki Shigematsu (重松 直樹, Shigematsu Naoki; born December 24, 1977) is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. He is the 1994 World Junior silver medalist and placed 23rd at the 1995 World Championships. He retired from competitive skating following the 2000 Four Continents Championships. Shigematsu is a coach and choreographer who has worked with Takahito Mura, Rumi Suizu, Kento Nakamura, Risa Shoji, and Hirofumi Torii.
Oki Sato (佐藤 オオキ, Satō Ōki, born 24 December 1977) is a Japanese architect, designer, and the founder of the Nendo…
Oki Sato (佐藤 オオキ, Satō Ōki, born 24 December 1977) is a Japanese architect, designer, and the founder of the Nendo design studio. He was born in Toronto, Canada, attended Waseda University in Tokyo and graduated in 2002 with a Masters of Arts degree in architecture. He subsequently founded Nendo in his parents' garage in Tokyo. He has said that "Design is about making decisions. A person can only make a certain amount of decisions each day, and it's really important to keep your mind empty." Sato also mentions in several interviews that meeting Issey Miyake had a significant influence in his work and practice. His first exhibition, called "Streeterior", was introduced in Tokyo and then in Milan, Italy in 2003. Sato has received several prizes such as Good Design Award, German Design Award, Elle Deco International Design Award, and was named the "Designer of the Year" by Wallpaper magazine in 2012. He designed the cauldron for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Toru Ito (伊藤 透, Itō Tōru; born December 24, 1975) is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by his ring name…
Toru Ito (伊藤 透, Itō Tōru; born December 24, 1975) is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Toru Owashi (大鷲 透, Ōwashi Tōru). He is best known for his work in DDT Pro-Wrestling, where he is a former KO-D Openweight Champion and two-time KO-D Tag Team Champion.
Atsuko Hiyajo (Japanese: 比屋定 篤子, Hepburn: Hiyajō Atsuko; born 24 December 1971) is a Japanese singer and radio…
Atsuko Hiyajo (Japanese: 比屋定 篤子, Hepburn: Hiyajō Atsuko; born 24 December 1971) is a Japanese singer and radio personality. Born in Naha, she performed for a band while at Musashino Art University, as well as her own concerts in Tokyo. Making her major label debut in 1997, she released several albums and singles with Epic Records Japan and Sony Music Entertainment Japan in the 1990s and 2000s. Following her return to Okinawa, she began working as an independent musician, collaborating with Ryusenkei and other musicians, and served as the Wednesday host for RBC iRadio's At BBS . One of her songs, "Maware Maware", received renewed popularity from the city pop boom of the 2010s.
🎓 Musashino Art University📅 Born December 24🎂 Born 1971📍 From Naha, Okinawa Prefecture💼 Singer・Vocalist
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Ryuji Kato (加藤 竜二, Katō Ryūji; born December 24, 1969) is a former Japanese football player.
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Mariko Shiga (志賀 真理子, Shiga Mariko; December 24, 1969 – November 23, 1989) was a Japanese idol star and voice actress…
Mariko Shiga (志賀 真理子, Shiga Mariko; December 24, 1969 – November 23, 1989) was a Japanese idol star and voice actress born in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan. She is mostly known for her lead role as the voice of Yumi Hanazono, the main character of the 1980s anime Pastel Yumi, the Magic Idol. Shiga attended and graduated from Funabashi Municipal High School, before enrolling overseas in the University of California, Riverside in 1989. While on a trip to Arizona in November of that same year, Shiga was killed in a car accident near Flagstaff, when she was thrown from the vehicle due to the car rolling, as it swerved to avoid hitting a deer that jumped out in front of the car she was riding in. She died thirty-one days before her 20th birthday.
Miyuki Matsushita (松下 美由紀, Matsushita Miyuki; born December 24, 1969) is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with Arts…
Miyuki Matsushita (松下 美由紀, Matsushita Miyuki; born December 24, 1969) is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with Arts Vision. She was born in Saitama Prefecture.
Taro Goto (後藤 太郎, Gotō Tarō; born December 24, 1969) is a former Japanese football player.
🎓 Tokai University🏫 Tokai University Affiliated Fukuoka High School📅 Born December 24🎂 Born 1969📍 From Hiroshima Prefecture💼 Football (Soccer)
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Nobuteru Yūki (結城 信輝, Yūki Nobuteru; born December 24, 1962, in Tokyo) is a Japanese manga artist, illustrator…
Nobuteru Yūki (結城 信輝, Yūki Nobuteru; born December 24, 1962, in Tokyo) is a Japanese manga artist, illustrator, animator and doujinshi artist. He has designed characters for manga, anime and video games, and has frequently collaborated with director Kazuki Akane, including on his most famous work, The Vision of Escaflowne. After working at Artland and D.A.S.T. (Ichirō Itano's animation studio, which he ran after becoming independent from Artland), he is currently working as a freelancer.
🏫 Toda Shoyo High School📅 Born December 24🎂 Born 1962📍 From Toda, Saitama💼 Anime💼 Designer💼 Illustrator💼 Manga Artist
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Eriko Kitagawa (北川 悦吏子) (born December 24, 1961) is a Japanese screenwriter and film director. She is best known for…
Eriko Kitagawa (北川 悦吏子) (born December 24, 1961) is a Japanese screenwriter and film director. She is best known for writing Japanese television dramas, notably Long Vacation (1996), Beautiful Life (2000), Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi (2002), and Orange Days (2004). In 2009, Kitagawa made her directorial debut in the coming-of-age film Halfway, which she also wrote and co-edited. She then wrote and directed the 2012 film I Have to Buy New Shoes, a contemporary romantic comedy set in Paris. Both films were produced by her friend Shunji Iwai, and Kitagawa appeared in his 2011 documentary Friends after 3.11, which explores the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
Fuyumi Ono (小野 不由美, Ono Fuyumi; born December 24, 1960) is a Japanese novelist best known for writing The Twelve…
Fuyumi Ono (小野 不由美, Ono Fuyumi; born December 24, 1960) is a Japanese novelist best known for writing The Twelve Kingdoms (十二国記, Jūni Kokuki), which was adapted into a popular anime series. She is married to Yukito Ayatsuji, the author of the horror novel Another.
🎓 Ōtani University🏫 Nakatsu Minami High School📅 Born December 24🎂 Born 1960📍 From Nakatsu, Ōita💼 Writer・Novelist
Jingaku Takashi (born 24 December 1959 as Takashi Nakayama) is a former sumo wrestler from Shibushi, Kagoshima, Japan.…
Jingaku Takashi (born 24 December 1959 as Takashi Nakayama) is a former sumo wrestler from Shibushi, Kagoshima, Japan. He made his professional debut in May 1977, and reached the top division in January 1983. His highest rank was komusubi and he earned two kinboshi. He retired in September 1991.
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Munetaka Higuchi (樋口 宗孝, Higuchi Munetaka) (December 24, 1958 – November 30, 2008) was a Japanese musician and record…
Munetaka Higuchi (樋口 宗孝, Higuchi Munetaka) (December 24, 1958 – November 30, 2008) was a Japanese musician and record producer. He is best known as the original drummer of the heavy metal band Loudness, but first rose to prominence as a member of Lazy in the 1970s. In 2018, readers and professional musicians voted Higuchi the second best drummer in the history of hard rock and heavy metal in We Rock magazine's "Metal General Election".
🏫 Fujiidera High School📅 Born December 24🎂 Born 1958📍 From 奈良市（LOUDNESS）, Nara Prefecture💼 Drummer💼 Producer
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Mari Shirato (白都真理, Shirato Mari) (born December 24, 1958, in Iizuka, Fukuoka, Japan) is a Japanese actress. She won…
Mari Shirato (白都真理, Shirato Mari) (born December 24, 1958, in Iizuka, Fukuoka, Japan) is a Japanese actress. She won the award for Best Actress at the 6th Yokohama Film Festival for Mermaid Legend.
🎓 Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music🏫 Jonan High School📅 Born December 24🎂 Born 1958📍 From Iizuka, Fukuoka💼 Actress
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Mizuho Fukushima (福島 瑞穂, Fukushima Mizuho; born 24 December 1955) is a Japanese politician and attorney. A native of…
Mizuho Fukushima (福島 瑞穂, Fukushima Mizuho; born 24 December 1955) is a Japanese politician and attorney. A native of Nobeoka, Miyazaki, she has been a member of the House of Councillors since 1998, was re-elected in 2004 and 2010, and was the head of the Social Democratic Party of Japan (SDP), from 2003 to 2013. She was elected as the leader of the party for a second time in February 2020.
🎓 University of Tokyo🏫 Miyazaki Omiya High School📅 Born December 24🎂 Born 1955📍 From Nobeoka, Miyazaki Prefecture💼 Lawyer💼 Politician・Legislator
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Kazunori Itō (伊藤 和典, Itō Kazunori; born December 24, 1954) is a Japanese anime screenwriter and artist who is well…
Kazunori Itō (伊藤 和典, Itō Kazunori; born December 24, 1954) is a Japanese anime screenwriter and artist who is well known for his work in the .hack franchise and his writing for the 1995 Ghost in the Shell movie. Itō supervised the writing for the novel, .hack//Another Birth which was written by his student, Miu Kawasaki. He is a member of the artist group known as Headgear. Helen McCarthy in 500 Essential Anime Movies calls him "one of the best screenwriters in anime".
Yasurō Abe (阿部 泰郎, Abe Yasurō; born 1953), is a Japanese academic.
🎓 Ōtani University🏫 Yokohama Totsuka High School📅 Born December 24🎂 Born 1953📍 From Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor
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Yōji Nagaoka (永岡洋治, Nagaoka Yoji; born 1950) was a Japanese politician and member of the House of Representatives…
Yōji Nagaoka (永岡洋治, Nagaoka Yoji; born 1950) was a Japanese politician and member of the House of Representatives (Japan), elected to represent Ibaraki 7th district as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He died by suicide on 1 August 2005.
🏫 Kasukabe High School📅 Born December 24🎂 Born 1950📍 From Koga, Ibaraki💼 Politician・Legislator💼 Bureaucrat
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Shinji Kajio (梶尾 真治, Kajio Shinji; born 24 December 1947 in Kumamoto Prefecture) is a Japanese author of science…
Shinji Kajio (梶尾 真治, Kajio Shinji; born 24 December 1947 in Kumamoto Prefecture) is a Japanese author of science fiction and fantasy. The film Yomigaeri is based on Kajio's novel of the same name and he also co-wrote the manga series Memories of Emanon (おもいでエマノン, Omoide Emanon) (2008) with Kenji Tsuruta (who additionally illustrated the series), which was serialized in Monthly Comic Ryu. The manga is based on his 1983 short story of the same title and became the beginning of his long-running series of "Emanon" short stories, about a mysterious girl born 3 billion years ago (and whose name is "No name" backwards). In 1971, he made his pro debut after his book, Pearls for Mia (美亜へ贈る真珠, Mia e Okuru Shinju) was published by Hayakawa Publishing Company (早川書房, Hayakawa Shoboo). He won the 1991 Nihon SF Taisho Award.
Yukiko Kashiwagi (柏木 由紀子, Kashiwagi Yukiko; born December 24, 1947) is a Japanese actress and the wife of Japanese…
Yukiko Kashiwagi (柏木 由紀子, Kashiwagi Yukiko; born December 24, 1947) is a Japanese actress and the wife of Japanese singer Kyu Sakamoto from 1971 until his death in the August 1985 Japan Air Lines Flight 123 crash. In the 1970s, Kashiwagi retired from her career as an actress and instead presented a series of welfare performances with her husband in children's homes and nursing homes and on Japanese television.
On Kawara (河原温, Kawara On; January 2, 1933 – July 10, 2014) was a Japanese conceptual artist who lived in SoHo, New…
On Kawara (河原温, Kawara On; January 2, 1933 – July 10, 2014) was a Japanese conceptual artist who lived in SoHo, New York City, from 1965 until his death. He took part in many solo and group exhibitions, including the Venice Biennale in 1976.
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Masaya Nakamura (Japanese: 中村 雅哉; 24 December 1925 – 22 January 2017) was a Japanese businessman and the founder of…
Masaya Nakamura (Japanese: 中村 雅哉; 24 December 1925 – 22 January 2017) was a Japanese businessman and the founder of Namco. He was the company's president up until 2002, where he took a ceremonial role in its management. Following the formation of Bandai Namco Holdings, Nakamura would retain an honorary position in the video game division, Bandai Namco Entertainment. Born in Yokohama, Nakamura graduated from the Yokohama Institute of Technology in 1948, having earned a degree in shipbuilding. Nakamura would found his own company in 1955, Nakamura Seisakusho, Ltd., which produced pop-cork guns and coin-operated mechanical rides for Japanese department store rooftops. In 1974, Nakamura purchased the Japanese division of Atari from Nolan Bushnell, seeing it as a perfect opportunity to get into the market, and were allowed to release the company's games in Japan. His company would be renamed to "Namco" in 1977, and a year later would release its first video game produced in-house. Under Nakamura's leadership, Namco would become one of the most dominant video game companies in Japan, alongside Nintendo, Sega and Konami. Nakamura purchased Japanese film studio Nikkatsu in 1993 and be involved with many of their films, being credited for several of them. He also led Namco to begin maintaining arcade centers and amusement parks across Japan and soon overseas, such as Wonder Eggs in Tokyo, and to purchase the Aladdin's Castle chain from Bally. Nakamura would also assist in the formation of Japanese developer Monolith Soft, and become the chairman of the Japan Amusement Machine and Marketing Association (JAMMA). In 2002, he would step down as Namco's CEO, instead taking on a ceremonial role in the company's management. After Namco merged with Bandai in 2005 to form Bandai Namco Holdings, Nakamura would retain an honorary position in the company's video game branch. Nakamura is credited as a pioneer in the video game industry for his accomplishments, and one of the most important figures in video game history. In 2007, he was awarded the "Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette" by the Japanese government for his contributions to video games, and was inducted into the International Video Game Hall of Fame in 2010. His influence on the industry would have him considered "the father of Pac-Man". Nakamura died on 22 January 2017, at age 91, which was announced a week later by Bandai Namco out of respect for his family's privacy.
Takashi Kijima (杵島 隆, Kijima Takashi; 1920–2011) was a Japanese photographer best known for his photographs of nudes…
Takashi Kijima (杵島 隆, Kijima Takashi; 1920–2011) was a Japanese photographer best known for his photographs of nudes and of flowers. Kijima was born in Calexico, California on 24 December 1920, the son of a Mr Watanabe, a shoe manufacturer who had immigrated in 1905, and his wife Sei (せい). The boy's name as a US citizen was Ryu Watanabe. In 1924, the Immigration Act and anti-Japanese sentiment brought the family back to Japan, where it separated: the boy's elder brother followed his father to Osaka while Takashi lived with his mother's family in Ōshinotsu (now part of Yonago), Tottori. In 1935 his father gave him a Zeiss Semi Ikonta camera, starting his interest in photography. Despite retaining US nationality at a time of anti-US sentiment, he majored in film at Nihon University, graduating in 1943. Although his elder brother was teaching Japanese to the US Navy and his father was incarcerated in a relocation camp in California (where he would become ill and die), Kijima joined the naval air corps, in a kamikaze unit. At the end of the war, carrying the Rolleicord of one of his wartime comrades, Kijima returned to Yonago and studied photography under Shōji Ueda. Kijima became a proponent of the realist views of Ken Domon, as expressed in Camera magazine. A portrait of an old woman won effusive praise from Domon on its submission to a contest held by Camera. Kijima moved to Tokyo in 1953, working for Light Publicity. He won prizes for his advertising work before and after becoming a freelance in 1956. His 1960 advertisements for Yawata Iron & Steel in Life won an advertising award from Life. He has been called "the most vigorous creator in the world of commercial photography in Japan" during the 1950s and early 1960s. He also trained younger photographers; the commercial photographer Yoichi Aoyagi (青柳陽一) studied under him for two years before going freelance. Since 1945, Kijima had also been following his own, noncommercial interest in photographing nudes in black and white outdoors. His photographing of nude women directly in front of Sakurada gate of the imperial palace in central Tokyo very early one morning in 1958 caused a great moral panic. His 1958 exhibition, titled "Ra" (裸), of nude photographs was the second held in Japan (the first was by Kira Sugiyama); more than thirty thousand people came to see it. At some time in the late 1950s Kijima and Shōzō Kitadai did the photography for an untitled set, designed by Kitadai, of four miniature books (mamebon) of photographs, distributed by Graphic Shūdan (グラフィック集団, Gurafikku Shūdan); its effective use of juxtapositions and miniature format has elevated it to fame among the Japanese photobooks of the time. Kijima gradually turned toward photographing traditional Japanese arts and nature and particularly flowers, with entire books about cherry blossoms and orchids. He specialized in kimono and until very late in his life was photographing models for the magazine Kimono Salon. Ikui has described Kijima's works as influenced by both Domon and the very different Ueda, but finding a third, commercial way. Kijima died on 20 February 2011.
Hiroyuki Agawa (阿川 弘之, Agawa Hiroyuki; December 24, 1920 – August 3, 2015) was a Japanese author. He was known for his…
Hiroyuki Agawa (阿川 弘之, Agawa Hiroyuki; December 24, 1920 – August 3, 2015) was a Japanese author. He was known for his fiction centered on World War II, as well as his biographies and essays.
🎓 University of Tokyo🏫 Hiroshima University Affiliated High School📅 Born December 24🎂 Born 1920📍 From Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture💼 Writer・Novelist💼 Critic
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Takashi Yokoyama (横山 隆志, Yokoyama Takashi; 24 December 1913 – 1945) was a Japanese swimmer. He competed at the 1932…
Takashi Yokoyama (横山 隆志, Yokoyama Takashi; 24 December 1913 – 1945) was a Japanese swimmer. He competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics, where he won a gold medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay event. He died in Kōchi, Japan.
🎓 Waseda University🏫 Kochi Commercial High School📅 Born December 24🎂 Born 1913📍 From Kōchi, Kōchi💼 Competitive Swimming・Swimming
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Sei Yoshida (Japanese: 吉田セイ; 24 December 1909 – 26 July 1976) was a Japanese politician. She was one of the first group…
Sei Yoshida (Japanese: 吉田セイ; 24 December 1909 – 26 July 1976) was a Japanese politician. She was one of the first group of women elected to the House of Representatives in 1946.
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Tamotsu Murayama (村山 有, Murayama Tamotsu; December 24, 1905 Seattle, Washington - December 31, 1968) was a Japanese…
Tamotsu Murayama (村山 有, Murayama Tamotsu; December 24, 1905 Seattle, Washington - December 31, 1968) was a Japanese journalist, lecturer at Waseda University, and Director of the Boy Scouts of Japan. He also worked with Olave Baden-Powell and Peter Baden-Powell, and contributed greatly to the revival of the Boy Scout movement in Japan after World War II. After the end of World War II, he gathered members who had been forbidden from meeting, and frequently held Scout gatherings, laying the foundation for the revival of the Boy Scouts of Japan. On January 3, 1948, under the occupation, when flying the flag of Japan was not yet allowed, he held a "Hinomaru March" by the Boy Scouts with the Hinomaru for the first time since before the war. In 1949, the Tokyo Scout Council was reorganized and he assumed office as President (Renmei-chō). From 12 April to 20 June 1950, Murayama was an instructor during the first seminar on leadership held with Michiharu Mishima and staff of the Boy Scouts of America to train Japanese Scout leaders. A postage stamp collector, he established the Tokyo Stamp Association, a philatelic society, and served as the first president. In addition, as the Chairman of the Japan Scouts on Stamps Society (NSOSS), Vice Chairman of the Scouts on Stamps Society International (SOSSI), he contributed to the issuance of Japanese commemorative stamps on the "All Japan Boy Scout Conference" (1949), and the "50th Anniversary of the Founding of Scouting" (1957). On December 31, 1968, he died of myocardial infarction on board ship to Hong Kong to attend the World Scout Conference. A Scout funeral was held on January 12, 1969, in Tokyo Tsukiji Hongan-ji. Murayama posthumously received the Order of the Sacred Treasure 5th class, Gold and Silver Rays.
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Mitsuhashi Takajo or Takajo Mitsuhashi (三橋 鷹女; born Fumiko Matsuhashi (三橋 たか) near Narita, Chiba on 24 January 1899…
Mitsuhashi Takajo or Takajo Mitsuhashi (三橋 鷹女; born Fumiko Matsuhashi (三橋 たか) near Narita, Chiba on 24 January 1899; died 7 April 1972) was a haiku poet of the Shōwa period.
Japanese supercentenarians are citizens, residents or emigrants from Japan who have attained or surpassed the age of…
Japanese supercentenarians are citizens, residents or emigrants from Japan who have attained or surpassed the age of 110 years. As of January 2015, the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) had validated the longevity claims of 263 Japanese supercentenarians, most of whom are women. As of 18 October 2026, the oldest-known living Japanese person is Fuyo Kishimoto (born in Hamasaka on 20 December 1911), who is aged 114 years, 302 days. The oldest verified Japanese and Asian person ever is Kane Tanaka (1903–2022), who lived to the age of 119 years and 107 days, making her the second-oldest validated person ever as well. Japan was also home to the world's oldest man ever, Jiroemon Kimura (1897–2013), who lived to the age of 116 years and 54 days.
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Shinkichi Hashimoto (橋本 進吉, Hashimoto Shinkichi; December 24, 1882 – January 30, 1945) was a Japanese linguist, born in…
Shinkichi Hashimoto (橋本 進吉, Hashimoto Shinkichi; December 24, 1882 – January 30, 1945) was a Japanese linguist, born in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.