Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger (機界戦隊ゼンカイジャー, Kikai Sentai Zenkaijā; Mecha World Squadron Zenkaiger) is a Japanese tokusatsu…
Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger (機界戦隊ゼンカイジャー, Kikai Sentai Zenkaijā; Mecha World Squadron Zenkaiger) is a Japanese tokusatsu television series, the 45th entry in Toei's long-running Super Sentai series, and the second produced in the Reiwa era. Additionally, it commemorates the 45th anniversary of the Super Sentai franchise and is the second special anniversary series following Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger. The show succeeded Mashin Sentai Kiramager, joining Kamen Rider Saber, and later, Kamen Rider Revice in the Super Hero Time line-up on TV Asahi on March 7, 2021. The show's name comes from the titular team's catchphrase, "Zenryoku Zenkai" (全力全開; "full throttle"). A direct sequel, titled Avataro Sentai Donbrothers, aired following the finale.
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Yuji Nishida (西田 有志, Nishida Yūji; born (2000-01-30)30 January 2000) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays as an…
Yuji Nishida (西田 有志, Nishida Yūji; born (2000-01-30)30 January 2000) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays as an opposite for SV League club Osaka Bluteon, which he captains, and the Japanese national team. Nishida made his debut with JTEKT Stings at V.League on 6 January 2018 in a match against Sakai's Osaka Blazers Sakai, and made his first international performance with the Japanese national team in 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League. Nishida transferred to play for Volley Callipo in the Italian Volleyball League for the 2021–22 season. Nishida led the national team to seventh place at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, its best result in 29 years, as well as in 2024 Paris Olympics which they finished in 7th place after losing in the quarterfinal match to Italy.
Ryosuke Kojima (小島 亨介, Kojima Ryōsuke; born January 30, 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…
Ryosuke Kojima (小島 亨介, Kojima Ryōsuke; born January 30, 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J1 League club Kashiwa Reysol.
Taisei Marukawa (丸川 太誠, Marukawa Taisei; born 30 January 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…
Taisei Marukawa (丸川 太誠, Marukawa Taisei; born 30 January 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Super League club Dewa United Banten.
Misaki Iwasa (岩佐 美咲, Iwasa Misaki; born January 30, 1995 in Chiba Prefecture) is a Japanese idol. She is a former…
Misaki Iwasa (岩佐 美咲, Iwasa Misaki; born January 30, 1995 in Chiba Prefecture) is a Japanese idol. She is a former member of the Japanese idol group AKB48 and enka singer. Her nickname is Wasamin. Her talent agency is Nagara Productions. She was also a member of the sub-unit Watarirouka Hashiritai 7.
Kodai Senga (千賀 滉大, Senga Kōdai; born January 30, 1993) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the New York…
Kodai Senga (千賀 滉大, Senga Kōdai; born January 30, 1993) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023 and Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) debut in 2012 for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. He is a three-time NPB All-Star and a one-time MLB All-Star. Internationally, Senga represents the Japanese national team.
Ayano Kaneko (カネコアヤノ, Kaneko Ayano; January 30, 1993), known as Kanekoayano, is a Japanese singer-songwriter and model…
Ayano Kaneko (カネコアヤノ, Kaneko Ayano; January 30, 1993), known as Kanekoayano, is a Japanese singer-songwriter and model, regarded as one of the most popular figures in Japanese indie music. She began her career as a solo artist, making her debut with the 2012 album Inzei Seikatsu, and currently works with her band kanekoayano.
Sayaka Yoshimura (吉村 紗也香, Yoshimura Sayaka; born January 30, 1992 in Kitami) is a retired Japanese curler from Sapporo…
Sayaka Yoshimura (吉村 紗也香, Yoshimura Sayaka; born January 30, 1992 in Kitami) is a retired Japanese curler from Sapporo, Hokkaido. She was the skip of the FORTIUS curling team from 2018 to 2026 and won the Japan Curling Championships in 2015, 2021 and 2025. At the international level, she has represented Japan three times at the World Women's Curling Championship (2015, 2021, 2025) and two Pacific-Asia Curling Championships in 2014 and 2021, winning the gold medal in 2021.
Kento Fujihara (藤原賢土, Fujihara Kento; born Jan 29, 1992) is a Japanese football coach and former player. He was…
Kento Fujihara (藤原賢土, Fujihara Kento; born Jan 29, 1992) is a Japanese football coach and former player. He was educated at and played for Kansai University, before moving to Singapore. He signed for Albirex Niigata Singapore F.C. from the S.League in 2014 and played for 3 years with the team. In 2017, he moved on to Cambodia to play for Nagaworld FC.
Ibuki Fujita (藤田 息吹, Fujita Ibuki; born 30 January 1991 in Nagoya) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Fagiano…
Ibuki Fujita (藤田 息吹, Fujita Ibuki; born 30 January 1991 in Nagoya) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Fagiano Okayama.
Ryutaro Iio (飯尾 竜太朗, Iio Ryūtarō; born 30 January 1991) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J1 League…
Ryutaro Iio (飯尾 竜太朗, Iio Ryūtarō; born 30 January 1991) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J1 League club V-Varen Nagasaki.
Tatsuro Inui (乾 達朗, Inui Tatsuro; born 30 January 1990) is a retired Japanese football player. He plays as a winger…
Tatsuro Inui (乾 達朗, Inui Tatsuro; born 30 January 1990) is a retired Japanese football player. He plays as a winger, comfortable on both flanks. Apart from his speed and dribbling skills, the ability to take set pieces is also part of his key attributes.
Asami Shimoda (下田 麻美, Shimoda Asami; born January 30, 1986) is a Japanese actress and voice actress. Her best known…
Asami Shimoda (下田 麻美, Shimoda Asami; born January 30, 1986) is a Japanese actress and voice actress. Her best known roles include the Futami twins in The Idolmaster, and Kagamine Rin and Len in the Vocaloid Crypton Future Media's Character Vocal Series. In the adult game, such as Tayutama, she used the name Kaori Hanano (花野香, Hanano Kaori). Shimoda is also a singer. She released her first mini album in 2010. Two years later, she released "Awake", her debut maxi single, which was released under 5pb. records.
Yuri Morishita (森下 悠里, Morishita Yūri; born January 30, 1985, in Hachiōji, Tokyo) is a Japanese actress, television…
Yuri Morishita (森下 悠里, Morishita Yūri; born January 30, 1985, in Hachiōji, Tokyo) is a Japanese actress, television personality, singer, and former gravure model who is represented by the talent agency Asche.
Midori Kuzuoka (葛岡 碧, Kuzuoka Midori; born January 30, 1984, in Natori, Miyagi, Japan) is a Japanese model who is…
Midori Kuzuoka (葛岡 碧, Kuzuoka Midori; born January 30, 1984, in Natori, Miyagi, Japan) is a Japanese model who is represented by the talent agency, Illume.
Yushi Aida (会田 有志, Aida Yushi; born January 30, 1984 in Saitama, Japan) is a Nippon Professional Baseball player for…
Yushi Aida (会田 有志, Aida Yushi; born January 30, 1984 in Saitama, Japan) is a Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Yomiuri Giants.
Kotoshōgiku Kazuhiro (Japanese: 琴奨菊 和弘; born 30 January 1984 as Kazuhiro Kikutsugi (菊次 一弘, Kikutsugi Kazuhiro) in…
Kotoshōgiku Kazuhiro (Japanese: 琴奨菊 和弘; born 30 January 1984 as Kazuhiro Kikutsugi (菊次 一弘, Kikutsugi Kazuhiro) in Yanagawa, Fukuoka) is a Japanese former professional sumo wrestler. Wrestling for Sadogatake stable, he made his professional debut in 2002, and reached the top division in 2005. In 2011 he achieved the standard for promotion to the second highest rank of ōzeki by winning 33 bouts over three tournaments, and was formally promoted by the Japan Sumo Association on 28 September. On 24 January 2016 he became the first Japanese-born wrestler in ten years to win a top-division tournament. He had a long-standing rivalry with Kisenosato against whom he fought a record 66 times, the most between two wrestlers in sumo history. He continued to fight after losing his ōzeki rank in January 2017, and in March 2020 became the oldest active sekitori. He announced his retirement from active competition on 14 November 2020. Kotoshōgiku earned seven special prizes in his career, won one top division tournament, and was runner-up in three others.
Sayaka Shoji (庄司 紗矢香, Shōji Sayaka; born 30 January 1983) is a Japanese classical violinist. She was the first Japanese…
Sayaka Shoji (庄司 紗矢香, Shōji Sayaka; born 30 January 1983) is a Japanese classical violinist. She was the first Japanese and youngest winner at the Paganini Competition in Genoa in 1999.
Hiroki Sato (佐藤博紀, Sato Hiroki) is a Japanese professional basketball executive and former player, currently serving as…
Hiroki Sato (佐藤博紀, Sato Hiroki) is a Japanese professional basketball executive and former player, currently serving as the general manager of the Chiba Jets Funabashi of the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball for Juntendo University. He was selected by the Oita Heat Devils with the 11th overall pick in the 2005 bj League draft. Sato's jersey number has been retired by the Jets.
Taku Bamba (番場琢 - Bamba Taku; born January 30, 1982) is a Japanese professional racing driver, who most recently…
Taku Bamba (番場琢 - Bamba Taku; born January 30, 1982) is a Japanese professional racing driver, who most recently competed in the Super GT series. He won the 2011 Super GT Championship in the GT300 class with Good Smile Racing with Team UKYO.
Daiki Iwamasa (岩政 大樹, Iwamasa Daiki; born 30 January 1982) is a Japanese professional football manager and former…
Daiki Iwamasa (岩政 大樹, Iwamasa Daiki; born 30 January 1982) is a Japanese professional football manager and former player, who was most recently the manager of J2 League club, Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo. He also played for the Japan national team until 2011.
Norikazu Suzuki (鈴木憲和, Suzuki Norikazu; born 30 January 1982) is a Japanese politician serving as the Minister of…
Norikazu Suzuki (鈴木憲和, Suzuki Norikazu; born 30 January 1982) is a Japanese politician serving as the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries since October 2025. He also serves as a member of the House of Representatives for the Liberal Democratic Party since 2012. He served as State Minister for Reconstruction from 2024 to 2025, before being appointed as Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on 21 October 2025.
Hidenori Tokuyama (徳山 秀典, Tokuyama Hidenori; born January 30, 1982) is a Japanese actor and singer. A fan of tokusatsu…
Hidenori Tokuyama (徳山 秀典, Tokuyama Hidenori; born January 30, 1982) is a Japanese actor and singer. A fan of tokusatsu, Tokuyama has had a role in several series, most notably Sou Yaguruma/Kamen Rider TheBee/Kamen Rider KickHopper in Kamen Rider Kabuto and Hiroto Sutō/Go-on Gold in Engine Sentai Go-onger.
Tomoyuki Kubota (久保田 智之; born January 30, 1981) is a Japanese pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers in Japan's Nippon…
Tomoyuki Kubota (久保田 智之; born January 30, 1981) is a Japanese pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He was selected as a member in the 2006 World Baseball Classic.
Chieko Higuchi (樋口 智恵子, Higuchi Chieko; born January 30, 1981) is a Japanese actress and voice actress from Mitaka…
Chieko Higuchi (樋口 智恵子, Higuchi Chieko; born January 30, 1981) is a Japanese actress and voice actress from Mitaka, Tokyo. She is in the two-person group "Whoops!!" with Maaya Sakamoto.
Hiroshi Sato (佐藤 浩, Satō Hiroshi; born January 30, 1978) is a Japanese curler and curling coach from Tokoro, Hokkaido…
Hiroshi Sato (佐藤 浩, Satō Hiroshi; born January 30, 1978) is a Japanese curler and curling coach from Tokoro, Hokkaido, Japan. He represented Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, where the Japanese men's team placed 5th.
Takahiro Arai (Japanese: 新井 貴浩, born January 30, 1977, in Naka-ku, Hiroshima) is a Japanese-Zainichi Korean former…
Takahiro Arai (Japanese: 新井 貴浩, born January 30, 1977, in Naka-ku, Hiroshima) is a Japanese-Zainichi Korean former professional baseball player. He is the manager of Hiroshima Toyo Carp in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball from the 2023 season. His younger brother Ryota is also a former professional baseball player who played for Hanshin Tigers.
Tatsuyuki Okuyama (奥山 達之, Okuyama Tatsuki; born 30 January 1976 in Niigata Prefecture) is a former Japanese football…
Tatsuyuki Okuyama (奥山 達之, Okuyama Tatsuki; born 30 January 1976 in Niigata Prefecture) is a former Japanese football player, currently working as head coach. A former player at hometown club Albirex Niigata, Okuyama coached youth teams of Albirex after his playing career ended, and also coached the Albirex Niigata Ladies for four years. He was appointed at Albirex's satellite team in Singapore from 2014, succeeding Koichi Sugiyama. Okuyama was Sugiyama's assistant during the 2013 season.
Noriko Munekata (宗像 記子, Munekata Noriko; born 30 January 1974) is a Japanese speed skater. She competed in the women's…
Noriko Munekata (宗像 記子, Munekata Noriko; born 30 January 1974) is a Japanese speed skater. She competed in the women's 3000 metres at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
Yoshihiro Nishida (西田 吉洋, Nishida Yoshihiro; born 30 January 1973) is a former Japanese football player.
Takeshi Yamanaka (山中 武司, Yamanaka Takeshi; born 30 January 1971) is a former professional Japanese ice hockey player…
Takeshi Yamanaka (山中 武司, Yamanaka Takeshi; born 30 January 1971) is a former professional Japanese ice hockey player and current coach. He competed with Team Japan as a defenceman in the men's ice hockey tournament at the 1998 Winter Olympics. He also was the head coach of the women's ice hockey tournament Team Japan at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Having coached professionally in the Asia League and at the national level, he is currently the assistant coach for the Japanese Men's National Ice Hockey Team.
Ryoichi Fukushige (福重 良一, Fukushige Ryoichi; born January 30, 1971) is a former Japanese football player.
Kimiya Yui (油井 亀美也; born 30 January 1970) is a Japanese astronaut with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)…
Kimiya Yui (油井 亀美也; born 30 January 1970) is a Japanese astronaut with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and a retired fighter pilot with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. He was selected by JAXA in 2009.
Takaku Fuke (冨宅飛駈; January 30, 1969), born Yusuke Fuke (冨宅裕介) is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed…
Takaku Fuke (冨宅飛駈; January 30, 1969), born Yusuke Fuke (冨宅裕介) is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial arts fighter. He was most notably involved in the early days of Pancrase, at infancy of Mixed Martial Arts in Japan. Fight Matrix ranked Takaku Fuke was #2 Heavyweight and #4 Pound-for-Pound best MMA fighter in the world in 1994.
Noriko Matsumoto (Japanese: 松本 典子, Hepburn: Matsumoto Noriko; born 30 January 1968) is a Japanese singer and television…
Noriko Matsumoto (Japanese: 松本 典子, Hepburn: Matsumoto Noriko; born 30 January 1968) is a Japanese singer and television personality. After winning the Grand Prize at the 1984 Miss Seventeen Contest, she debuted as an idol singer with her song "Shunshoku no Airmail" and had four more singles chart in the Oricon Singles Chart Top 30 and a Japan Record Awards New Artist Award, and she was a regular cast member at the variety show Shimura Ken no Daijobu dā . She went on a career break after her 1992 marriage to baseball player Kenji Tomashino, before making a comeback in the early-2010s.
Keiko Furukawa (Japanese:古川 圭子, Furukawa Keiko, real name: Keiko Kamei (亀井圭子); born January 30, 1967) is an announcer…
Keiko Furukawa (Japanese:古川 圭子, Furukawa Keiko, real name: Keiko Kamei (亀井圭子); born January 30, 1967) is an announcer for the Japanese broadcasting company MBS. She joined the company in 1993. She is married to Mareo Kamei, who also works at MBS and is two years her senior.
Katsuyuki Ichimi (一見 勝之, Ichimi Katsuyuki; born 30 January 1963) is a Japanese politician. He currently serves as…
Katsuyuki Ichimi (一見 勝之, Ichimi Katsuyuki; born 30 January 1963) is a Japanese politician. He currently serves as governor of Mie Prefecture since 2021.
Hei Seki (石 平, Seki Hei; born 30 January 1962), also known as Yo Kitano (北埜 陽, Kitano Yō) for Japanese name, is a…
Hei Seki (石 平, Seki Hei; born 30 January 1962), also known as Yo Kitano (北埜 陽, Kitano Yō) for Japanese name, is a Chinese-Japanese commentator and politician, serving as a member of the House of Councillors since 2025. He is known for criticising the Chinese Communist Party, support of Taiwan as the Republic of China and in the 2010s having held revisionist remarks on the war crimes of Imperial Japan.
Hiroshi Yamamura (山村 浩, Yamamura Hiroshi; born 30 January 1962) is a retired Japanese naval officer who served as the…
Hiroshi Yamamura (山村 浩, Yamamura Hiroshi; born 30 January 1962) is a retired Japanese naval officer who served as the 34th Chief of Staff of the Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) from March 2019 to March 2022.
Takeshi Niinami (新浪 剛史 (Niinami Takeshi); born 30 January 1959 in Yokohama) is a Japanese business executive, who was…
Takeshi Niinami (新浪 剛史 (Niinami Takeshi); born 30 January 1959 in Yokohama) is a Japanese business executive, who was president, CEO and representative director of Suntory from 2014 until his resignation in September 2025. Suntory is the largest alcoholic beverage maker in Japan, and holds the brands Yamazaki and Jim Beam in its portfolio.
Sayuri Ishikawa (石川 さゆり, Ishikawa Sayuri; born January 30, 1958) is a Japanese enka singer who made her professional…
Sayuri Ishikawa (石川 さゆり, Ishikawa Sayuri; born January 30, 1958) is a Japanese enka singer who made her professional debut in 1973. With a career nearing five decades, she is one of the most-recognized and successful enka singers in history. Ishikawa is a popular contestant on the annual NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen broadcast. Up till 2017, she has been invited to perform 40 times since 1977, the year she released her biggest hit, "Tsugaru Kaikyo-Fuyugeshiki". To date, she holds the record for the most appearances in the NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen for a female artist. She has released over 100 albums (including compilation albums) and more than 120 singles, of which a few were not enka, but rock and jazz music instead. Another of her biggest hits, "Amagi-goe", which was released in 1986, won her many awards, and many believe that it was this song that made her an icon as an A-list enka singer. Ishikawa appears in the Wim Wenders film "Perfect Days", which won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.
Kōzō Shibasaki (柴崎 幸三, Shibasaki Kōzō; born January 30, 1958) is a Japanese cinematographer. A member of the Japanese…
Kōzō Shibasaki (柴崎 幸三, Shibasaki Kōzō; born January 30, 1958) is a Japanese cinematographer. A member of the Japanese Society of Cinematographers, he is the recipient of four Japanese Academy Awards, three of which were for films directed by acclaimed filmmaker Takashi Yamazaki.
Keiichi Tsuchiya (土屋圭市, Tsuchiya Keiichi; born January 30, 1956) is a Japanese professional race car driver. He is…
Keiichi Tsuchiya (土屋圭市, Tsuchiya Keiichi; born January 30, 1956) is a Japanese professional race car driver. He is known as the Drift King (ドリキン, Dorikin) for his nontraditional use of drifting in non-drifting racing events and his role in popularizing drifting as a motorsport. In professional racing, he is a two-time 24 Hours of Le Mans class winner and the 2001 All Japan GT Championship runner-up. He is also known for tōge driving. The car Tsuchiya drives, a Toyota AE86 Sprinter Trueno, has become one of the most popular sports cars; the car is also known as "Hachi-Roku" in Japan (hachi-roku meaning "eight-six"); his car is also called "The Little Hachi that could." A 2-part video known as 'The Touge' produced by Pluspy (styled as +P) documents Tsuchiya's touge driving with his AE86. Tsuchiya was a consultant for the popular manga and anime series, Initial D, in which he makes several cameos. He also served as a stunt coordinator and stuntman on The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, where he also made a cameo appearance.
Kuniaki Haishima (蓜島邦明) is a Japanese musician and composer. He is known for his music in several anime and tokusatsu…
Kuniaki Haishima (蓜島邦明) is a Japanese musician and composer. He is known for his music in several anime and tokusatsu shows, as well as video games, films and dorama. His compositions for the Fuji TV series Tales of the Unusual are his most famous work, though he also composed the soundtrack for Metroid: Other M for the Wii, for which he is known abroad.
Masayoshi Esashi (江刺 正喜, Esashi Masayoshi; born January 30, 1949 Sendai, Miyagi) is an engineer. He is a global…
Masayoshi Esashi (江刺 正喜, Esashi Masayoshi; born January 30, 1949 Sendai, Miyagi) is an engineer. He is a global authority of Microelectromechanical systems and serves as the professor of the Tohoku University graduate school engineering graduate course.
Jiro Dan (団 時朗, Dan Jirō; January 30, 1949 – March 22, 2023) was a Japanese actor, singer, and model best known for his…
Jiro Dan (団 時朗, Dan Jirō; January 30, 1949 – March 22, 2023) was a Japanese actor, singer, and model best known for his role as Hideki Go/Ultraman Jack in The Return of Ultraman, making guest appearances in subsequent Ultraman productions as well. His real name was Hideo Murata (村田 秀雄). He was born in Kyoto and graduated from Heian High School.
Akira Yoshino (吉野 彰, Yoshino Akira; born 30 January 1948) is a Japanese chemist. He is a fellow of Asahi Kasei…
Akira Yoshino (吉野 彰, Yoshino Akira; born 30 January 1948) is a Japanese chemist. He is a fellow of Asahi Kasei Corporation and a professor at Meijo University in Nagoya. He created the first safe, production-viable lithium-ion battery, which became used widely in cellular phones and notebook computers. Yoshino was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2019 alongside M. Stanley Whittingham and John B. Goodenough.
Masaki Kashiwara (Japanese: 柏原 正樹, Hepburn: Kashiwara Masaki; born January 30, 1947) is a Japanese mathematician and…
Masaki Kashiwara (Japanese: 柏原 正樹, Hepburn: Kashiwara Masaki; born January 30, 1947) is a Japanese mathematician and professor at the Kyoto University Institute for Advanced Study (KUIAS). He is known for his contributions to algebraic analysis, microlocal analysis, D-module theory, Hodge theory, sheaf theory and representation theory. He was awarded the Abel Prize in 2025, and is the award's first recipient from Japan.
Koichi Mizushima (水島公一, Mizushima Kōichi; born January 30, 1941) is a Japanese researcher known for discovering lithium…
Koichi Mizushima (水島公一, Mizushima Kōichi; born January 30, 1941) is a Japanese researcher known for discovering lithium cobalt oxide (LiCoO2) and related materials for the lithium-ion battery (Li-ion battery). He was affiliated with the University of Tokyo before he went on to work for Toshiba.
Koji Sasaki (佐々木 康治, Sasaki Kōji; born January 30, 1936) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan…
Koji Sasaki (佐々木 康治, Sasaki Kōji; born January 30, 1936) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.