March 26: 47 people
Kento Shiogai (塩貝 健人, Shiogai Kento; born 26 March 2005) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward…
Kento Shiogai (塩貝 健人, Shiogai Kento; born 26 March 2005) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for 2. Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Japan national team.
Sena Miyake (三宅 星南, Miyake Sena; born 26 March 2002) is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2019 Coupe du Printemps…
Sena Miyake (三宅 星南, Miyake Sena; born 26 March 2002) is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2019 Coupe du Printemps champion, 2022 Egna Spring Trophy silver medalist, and placed fourth at the 2022 Four Continents Championships. On the junior level, he is a two-time Japanese national junior medalist, the 2017 Asian Open champion, and competed in the final segment at the 2018 World Junior Championships.
Kimito Nono (濃野 公人, Nōno Kimito; born 26 March 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a right back…
Kimito Nono (濃野 公人, Nōno Kimito; born 26 March 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a right back for Major League Soccer club D.C. United.
Satoko Miyahara (宮原 知子, Miyahara Satoko; born March 26, 1998) is a Japanese retired figure skater. She is the 2015…
Satoko Miyahara (宮原 知子, Miyahara Satoko; born March 26, 1998) is a Japanese retired figure skater. She is the 2015 World silver medalist, the 2018 World bronze medalist, the 2016 Four Continents champion, a two-time Four Continents silver medalist (2014, 2015), a two-time Grand Prix Final silver medalist (2015, 2016), a two-time Skate America champion (2017, 2018), the 2015 NHK Trophy champion, a four-time CS U.S. Classic champion (2015, 2016, 2018, 2019), the 2014 CS Lombardia Trophy champion, and a four-time Japanese national champion (2014–17). On the junior level, she is the 2012 JGP U.S. champion, the 2011 JGP Poland silver medalist, the 2012 Asian Figure Skating Trophy champion, and a two-time Japanese junior national champion (2012, 2013). She placed fourth at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Koji Miyoshi (三好 康児, Miyoshi Kōji; born 26 March 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking…
Koji Miyoshi (三好 康児, Miyoshi Kōji; born 26 March 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for 2. Bundesliga club VfL Bochum and the Japan national team. He previously played domestically for Kawasaki Frontale, from where he spent time on loan with the J.League U-22 Selection, Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo and Yokohama F. Marinos. He joined Belgian club Royal Antwerp, initially on loan, in 2019, and four years later joined English club Birmingham City, where he spent just over one season before signing for Bochum.
Akiyuki Yokoyama (横山 暁之, Yokoyama Akiyuki; born 26 March 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a…
Akiyuki Yokoyama (横山 暁之, Yokoyama Akiyuki; born 26 March 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for J2 League club Yokohama FC.
Takuya Kuwahara (鍬原 拓也, Kuwahara Takuya; born March 26, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the…
Takuya Kuwahara (鍬原 拓也, Kuwahara Takuya; born March 26, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played for the Yomiuri Giants.
Rioka Kanda (神田 莉緒香 Kanda Rioka, born 26 March 1992) is a Japanese singer-songwriter, radio personality, and actress…
Rioka Kanda (神田 莉緒香 Kanda Rioka, born 26 March 1992) is a Japanese singer-songwriter, radio personality, and actress from Urayasu City in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
Shiho Tomari (泊 志穂, Tomari Shiho; born March 26, 1990) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward. She plays for…
Shiho Tomari (泊 志穂, Tomari Shiho; born March 26, 1990) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward. She plays for AC Nagano Parceiro in the WE League. She has also played for the Japan national team.
Yuya Yagira (柳楽 優弥, Yagira Yūya; born March 26, 1990) is a Japanese actor. In 2004, he became the youngest winner of…
Yuya Yagira (柳楽 優弥, Yagira Yūya; born March 26, 1990) is a Japanese actor. In 2004, he became the youngest winner of the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of 12-year-old Akira in the highly acclaimed Nobody Knows.
Hisato Tamiya (田宮寿人, Tamiya Hisato; born 26 March 1989) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House of…
Hisato Tamiya (田宮寿人, Tamiya Hisato; born 26 March 1989) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House of Representatives since 2026. From 2022 to 2023, he served as executive secretary to the prime minister.
Aoi Kizuki (希月あおい, Kizuki Aoi) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler best known for her tenure with various…
Aoi Kizuki (希月あおい, Kizuki Aoi) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler best known for her tenure with various Japanese promotions such as Ice Ribbon, JWP Joshi Puroresu and Oz Academy. Appointed by Emi Sakura in May 2025, she is the current on-screen general manager of ChocoPro.
Shinya Makabe (真壁 伸弥, Makabe Shin'ya; born 26 March 1987) is a Japanese rugby union player. He was named in Japan's…
Shinya Makabe (真壁 伸弥, Makabe Shin'ya; born 26 March 1987) is a Japanese rugby union player. He was named in Japan's squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Kantoku (カントク; born March 26, 1985) is a Japanese illustrator and character designer. He was born in Hyogo Prefecture…
Kantoku (カントク; born March 26, 1985) is a Japanese illustrator and character designer. He was born in Hyogo Prefecture and lives in Saitama Prefecture.
Karina Maruyama (丸山 桂里奈, Maruyama Karina; born 26 March 1983) is a Japanese tarento and former football player. She…
Karina Maruyama (丸山 桂里奈, Maruyama Karina; born 26 March 1983) is a Japanese tarento and former football player. She played for the Japanese national team. Since her retirement, Maruyama has been active as a television personality, represented by the talent agency Horipro.
Hiromi Uehara (上原 ひろみ, Uehara Hiromi) (born March 26, 1979), often known mononymously as Hiromi, is a Japanese jazz…
Hiromi Uehara (上原 ひろみ, Uehara Hiromi) (born March 26, 1979), often known mononymously as Hiromi, is a Japanese jazz composer and pianist. She is known for her virtuosic technique, energetic live performances and blending of musical genres such as stride, post-bop, progressive rock, classical, nu jazz and fusion in her compositions. In 2021, she performed at the opening ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Akihiro Kitamura (北村 昭博, Kitamura Akihiro; born March 26, 1979) is a Japanese actor and director, who appeared in The…
Akihiro Kitamura (北村 昭博, Kitamura Akihiro; born March 26, 1979) is a Japanese actor and director, who appeared in The Human Centipede (First Sequence) and Cobra Kai as Young Sato.
Nanae Tanaka (田中 奈々絵, Tanaka Nanae; born 26 March 1975) is a Japanese fencer. She competed in the women's individual…
Nanae Tanaka (田中 奈々絵, Tanaka Nanae; born 26 March 1975) is a Japanese fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team épée events at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Kumiko Goto (後藤 久美子, Gotō Kumiko; born on March 26, 1974) is a Japanese actress, model, and former singer active in the…
Kumiko Goto (後藤 久美子, Gotō Kumiko; born on March 26, 1974) is a Japanese actress, model, and former singer active in the 1980s. As an actress, she is known for starring in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo films and the Jackie Chan film City Hunter. In 1995, she quit her acting career and married French racing driver Jean Alesi, with whom she has three children, daughter Helena and sons Giuliano and John.
Satoshi Saida (斎田 悟司, Saida Satoshi; born March 26, 1972 in Yokkaichi, Mie) is a Japanese pioneering wheelchair tennis…
Satoshi Saida (斎田 悟司, Saida Satoshi; born March 26, 1972 in Yokkaichi, Mie) is a Japanese pioneering wheelchair tennis player and 2004 Summer Paralympics gold medalist (Men's doubles with Shingo Kunieda). Saida, a big baseball enthusiast in his childhood, lost his left leg because of bone cancer at age twelve. At first, he used to play wheelchair basketball with his friends. Saida started his career in wheelchair tennis when he was fourteen years old. As a competitor, his first Paralympics was the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, USA; at the succeeding games in Sydney, Australia, he got eighth place. With Shingo Kunieda, he participated in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece, and won the men's doubles event. The two competed together again at the 2008 Beijing Games and took bronze in the doubles event.
Naoko Kijimuta (Japanese: 雉子牟田 直子, Kijimuta Naoko, born March 26, 1972) is a retired tennis player and winner of five…
Naoko Kijimuta (Japanese: 雉子牟田 直子, Kijimuta Naoko, born March 26, 1972) is a retired tennis player and winner of five professional doubles tournaments. She has been a representative of Japan in the Federation Cup.
Masao Uchibori (Japanese: 内堀 雅雄, Hepburn: Uchibori Masao; born 26 March 1964) is a Japanese politician and the current…
Masao Uchibori (Japanese: 内堀 雅雄, Hepburn: Uchibori Masao; born 26 March 1964) is a Japanese politician and the current governor of Fukushima Prefecture in Japan. He previously served as the vice-governor of his predecessor Yūhei Satō and was elected in October 2014 after Satō chose not to contest the election.
General Shunji “Bert” Izutsu (井筒 俊司) is a former military officer of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force who most notably…
General Shunji “Bert” Izutsu (井筒 俊司) is a former military officer of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force who most notably served as the branch’s 35th Chief of Staff From 2020 until his retirement in 2023.
Natsuhiko Kyogoku (京極 夏彦, Kyōgoku Natsuhiko; born March 26, 1963) is a Japanese mystery writer, who is a member of…
Natsuhiko Kyogoku (京極 夏彦, Kyōgoku Natsuhiko; born March 26, 1963) is a Japanese mystery writer, who is a member of Ōsawa Office. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan and the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan. Three of his novels have been turned into feature films; Mōryō no Hako, which won the 1996 Mystery Writers of Japan Award, was also made into an anime television series, as was Kosetsu Hyaku Monogatari, and his book Loups=Garous was adapted into an anime feature film. Vertical have published his debut novel as The Summer of the Ubume.
Reiko Shimizu (清水玲子, Shimizu Reiko; born March 26, 1963 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese shōjo manga writer and…
Reiko Shimizu (清水玲子, Shimizu Reiko; born March 26, 1963 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese shōjo manga writer and illustrator. She is noted for her works of science fiction and her art style, and is also known for her illustrations of tarot cards called the Miracle Tarot deck.
Kōtarō Iizawa (飯沢 耕太郎, Iizawa Kōtarō; born March 26, 1954) is a Japanese photography critic, historian of photography…
Kōtarō Iizawa (飯沢 耕太郎, Iizawa Kōtarō; born March 26, 1954) is a Japanese photography critic, historian of photography, and magazine editor. Born in Sendai, Miyagi in 1954, Iizawa studied photography in Nihon University, graduating in 1977. He obtained his doctorate at University of Tsukuba. Iizawa founded Déjà-vu in 1990 and was its editor in chief until 1994. He coedited the 41-volume series Nihon no Shashinka with Shigeichi Nagano and Naoyuki Kinoshita.
Toyohiko Hozumi (穂積 豊彦, Hozumi Toyohiko; born 26 March 1952) is a Japanese former handball player who competed in the…
Toyohiko Hozumi (穂積 豊彦, Hozumi Toyohiko; born 26 March 1952) is a Japanese former handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Nobuyoshi Ino (born March 26, 1950, Gunma) is a Japanese jazz double-bassist. Ino began playing professionally in the…
Nobuyoshi Ino (born March 26, 1950, Gunma) is a Japanese jazz double-bassist. Ino began playing professionally in the early 1970s, and worked in that decade with Motohiko Hino, Terumasa Hino, Kosuke Mine, Akira Miyazawa, Masahiko Sato, Isao Suzuki, Hidefumi Toki, and Kazumi Watanabe. Early in the 1980s he played with Masayuki Takayanagi and Aki Takase, then formed a duo with Lester Bowie, performing from 1984 to 1988 (including on the 1985 album Duet). He also worked with Alex Schlippenbach and Sunny Murray in a trio setting and toured with Elvin Jones. He founded an ensemble called Four Sounds in 1989 which featured Kosuke Mine, Fumio Itabashi, and Hiroshi Murakami as sidemen. Later in his career he worked with Masahiko Togashi as well as with Aki Takase once more.
Yayoi Kitazume (北爪 やよひ, Kitazume Yayoi; born 26 March 1945) is a Japanese composer. She is the daughter of the…
Yayoi Kitazume (北爪 やよひ, Kitazume Yayoi; born 26 March 1945) is a Japanese composer. She is the daughter of the clarinettist and music pedagogue Risei Kitazume (1919–2004), who was president of the Japan Clarinet Society from 1980 to 1986, and the older sister of the composer Michio Kitazume.
Mako Midori (緑 魔子, Midori Mako; born 26 March 1944, Taiwan) is a Japanese actress. Debuting on film in 1964, she won…
Mako Midori (緑 魔子, Midori Mako; born 26 March 1944, Taiwan) is a Japanese actress. Debuting on film in 1964, she won the Blue Ribbon Award for best new face for Nihiki no mesuinu. Beyond appearing in over fifty Japanese language films in the 1960s and 1970s, she has also acted extensively on stage, winning major awards such as the Kinokuniya Theatre Prize. She is married to Renji Ishibashi.
Hiroyuki Ebihara (海老原 博幸, Ebihara Hiroyuki; March 26, 1940 – April 20, 1991) was a Japanese former professional boxer…
Hiroyuki Ebihara (海老原 博幸, Ebihara Hiroyuki; March 26, 1940 – April 20, 1991) was a Japanese former professional boxer who competed from 1959 to 1969. He held the WBA, WBC, and The Ring flyweight titles from 1963 to 1964 and the WBA flyweight title again in 1969. Yuri Arbachakov used the ring name Yuri Ebihara in honor of him and the Pokémon Ebiwalar (エビワラー, Ebiwarā), known as Hitmonchan in English, is named after him.
Hiromi Wada (和田 博実, Wada Hiromi; March 26, 1937 – June 22, 2009) was a Japanese professional baseball catcher. He spent…
Hiromi Wada (和田 博実, Wada Hiromi; March 26, 1937 – June 22, 2009) was a Japanese professional baseball catcher. He spent most of his career with the Nishitetsu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball, and died of pancreatic cancer in Fukuoka in 2009.
Reiko Dan (団 令子, Dan Reiko), real name Reiko Hamada (浜田 令子, Hamada Reiko; March 26, 1935 – November 24, 2003), was a…
Reiko Dan (団 令子, Dan Reiko), real name Reiko Hamada (浜田 令子, Hamada Reiko; March 26, 1935 – November 24, 2003), was a Japanese actress. She appeared in multiple films between 1957 and 1974, such as Sanjuro and Red Beard. She retired in 1974, coming back briefly from the late 1980s to 1990 to support her son, Yuta Dan (1967–2006), who was also an actor.
Akemi Negishi (根岸明美, Negishi Akemi; 26 March 1934 – 11 March 2008) was a Japanese actress.
Masakazu Yamazaki (山崎 正和, Yamazaki Masakazu; 26 March 1934 – 19 August 2020) was a Japanese writer, literary critic…
Masakazu Yamazaki (山崎 正和, Yamazaki Masakazu; 26 March 1934 – 19 August 2020) was a Japanese writer, literary critic, and philosopher.
Katsumoto Saotome (早乙女勝元, Saotome Katsumoto; March 26, 1932 – May 10, 2022) was a Japanese writer, children's book…
Katsumoto Saotome (早乙女勝元, Saotome Katsumoto; March 26, 1932 – May 10, 2022) was a Japanese writer, children's book author, and pacifist. His work has been crucial in raising awareness of war dead, such as air raids. As a member of "Burnt-out ruins generation" (Also known as Yakeato Generation (1930–1945)), Saotome dedicated his life to documenting and preserving the stories of Asia-Pacific War in World War II, such as civilian victims of firebombs in Kanto Region including Tokyo Prefecture between March and August 1945. He was one of a leading voice in ensuring Japanese civilian victims of air raids were not forgotten by Japanese history of Japanese government. He published his numerous books and documentary films, with private funds, established a museum in eastern Tokyo to memorialized war victims and ensure their experiences were not forgotten.
Toshio Matsumoto (松本 俊夫, Matsumoto Toshio) (25 March 1932 – 12 April 2017) was a Japanese film director and video…
Toshio Matsumoto (松本 俊夫, Matsumoto Toshio) (25 March 1932 – 12 April 2017) was a Japanese film director and video artist.
Takashi Kasahara (笠原 隆, Kasahara Takashi; born 26 March 1918) was a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan…
Takashi Kasahara (笠原 隆, Kasahara Takashi; born 26 March 1918) was a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.
Renzaburō Shibata (柴田錬三郎, Shibata Renzaburō; March 26, 1917 – June 30, 1978) was a Japanese author and Sinologist. He…
Renzaburō Shibata (柴田錬三郎, Shibata Renzaburō; March 26, 1917 – June 30, 1978) was a Japanese author and Sinologist. He graduated from Keio University and won the Naoki Prize in 1951 for Iesu no Ei (lit. Descendant of Jesus). He is famous for Nemuri Kyōshirō, a series of jidaigeki novels. He also published a new Japanese translation of Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Water Margin.
Shinichi Maki (牧 真一, Maki Shin'ichi) (26 March 1917 – 1977) was a Japanese fencer. He competed in the individual foil…
Shinichi Maki (牧 真一, Maki Shin'ichi) (26 March 1917 – 1977) was a Japanese fencer. He competed in the individual foil, épée and sabre events at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Hwang Sun-wŏn (Korean: 황순원; March 26, 1915 – September 14, 2000) was a Korean short story writer, novelist, and poet.
Toru Kumon (公文 公, Kumon Tōru; March 26, 1914 – July 25, 1995) was a Japanese mathematics educator. He was born in Kōchi…
Toru Kumon (公文 公, Kumon Tōru; March 26, 1914 – July 25, 1995) was a Japanese mathematics educator. He was born in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. He graduated from the College of Science at Osaka University with a degree in mathematics and taught high school mathematics in his home town of Osaka. In 1954, his son, Takeshi, performed poorly in a Year 2 mathematics test. Prompted by his wife, Teiko, Toru closely examined Takeshi's textbooks and believed they lacked the proper opportunity for a child to practice and master a topic. He wrote worksheets each day for his son. By the time Takeshi was in Year 6, he was able to solve differential and integral calculus. This was the beginning of the Kumon Method of Learning. Other parents became interested in Kumon's ideas, and in 1955, the first Kumon Center was opened in Osaka. In 1958, Toru Kumon founded the Kumon Institute of Education. Toru Kumon died in Osaka on July 25, 1995, at the age of 81 from pneumonia. There is a Toru Kumon museum in Osaka. Asteroid 3569 Kumon is named after him.
Masako Ogawa (小川 正子, Ogawa Masako; March 26, 1902 – April 29, 1943) was a Japanese medical doctor who worked at the…
Masako Ogawa (小川 正子, Ogawa Masako; March 26, 1902 – April 29, 1943) was a Japanese medical doctor who worked at the Nagashima Aiseien Sanatorium. She wrote a book, "Spring in a small island" in 1938, about her experiences in persuading leprosy patients in remote areas of Japan into hospitalization. It created a sensation in Japan, and was made into a film. She was criticized for accelerating the "No leprosy patients in prefecture" movement and giving an impression that leprosy is to be feared.
Shizu Shiraki (素木 しづ, Shiraki Shizu; March 26, 1895 – January 29, 1918) was a Japanese author.
Makoto Nishimura (西村 真琴, Nishimura Makoto; 1883 – 1956) was a Japanese biologist. He is most renowned as the inventor…
Makoto Nishimura (西村 真琴, Nishimura Makoto; 1883 – 1956) was a Japanese biologist. He is most renowned as the inventor of Gakutensoku, Japan's first functional robot. He was the father of actor Kō Nishimura.
Kobori Tomoto (小堀鞆音; 26 March 1864 – 1 October 1931) was a Japanese artist. He was an Imperial Household Artist from…
Kobori Tomoto (小堀鞆音; 26 March 1864 – 1 October 1931) was a Japanese artist. He was an Imperial Household Artist from 1917 until his death in 1931.
Count Hirata Tosuke (平田 東助; 2 March 1849 – 14 April 1925) was a Japanese statesman and the 7th Lord Keeper of the Privy…
Count Hirata Tosuke (平田 東助; 2 March 1849 – 14 April 1925) was a Japanese statesman and the 7th Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan, active in the Meiji and Taishō period Empire of Japan.