Mao Shimada (島田 麻央, Shimada Mao; born October 30, 2008) is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2024 Youth Olympic…
Mao Shimada (島田 麻央, Shimada Mao; born October 30, 2008) is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2024 Youth Olympic champion, a four-time World Junior champion (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026), a four-time ISU Junior Grand Prix Final champion (2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025-26), an eight-time ISU Junior Grand Prix gold medalist, a four-time Japanese national medalist (silver in 2025 and 2026, bronze in 2023 and 2024), and a five-time Japanese junior national champion (2021–2025). She is the twenty-first woman in history to have successfully landed a triple Axel jump, fourteenth woman to successfully land a quadruple jump and second Japanese woman to land a quadruple toeloop in competition. As a junior skater, Shimada won all 19 international events she competed in, accomplishing a Junior Golden Slam as well as 4 consecutive Junior Grand Slams, making her the most dominant skater in the junior field in the history of figure skating.
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Ryuta Takahashi (in Japanese: 髙橋 隆大, Takahashi Ryūta, born 30 October 2004) is a Japanese professional footballer who…
Ryuta Takahashi (in Japanese: 髙橋 隆大, Takahashi Ryūta, born 30 October 2004) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as right winger for the Brazilian club União Frederiquense, on loan from Guarani.
Hidetora Hanada (Japanese: 花田 秀虎, Hepburn: Hanada Hidetora), born October 30, 2001) is a Japanese gridiron football…
Hidetora Hanada (Japanese: 花田 秀虎, Hepburn: Hanada Hidetora), born October 30, 2001) is a Japanese gridiron football player and former amateur sumo wrestler. He played college football for the Colorado State Rams.
Oto Kanno (born 30 October 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League club…
Oto Kanno (born 30 October 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League club Tokyo Verdy Beleza.
Meimi Tamura (田村芽実, Tamura Meimi; born October 30, 1998) is a Japanese actress and singer. She is a former member of…
Meimi Tamura (田村芽実, Tamura Meimi; born October 30, 1998) is a Japanese actress and singer. She is a former member of the Hello! Project group Angerme.
Shori Sato (佐藤 勝利, Satō Shōri; born 30 October 1996) is a Japanese idol, actor, and member of the idol group timelesz…
Shori Sato (佐藤 勝利, Satō Shōri; born 30 October 1996) is a Japanese idol, actor, and member of the idol group timelesz, under Starto Entertainment. Sato entered Johnny & Associates on 30 October 2010.
Kota Watanabe (渡辺 晃大, Watanabe Kōta; born 30 October 1996) is a Japanese field hockey player who plays as a forward for…
Kota Watanabe (渡辺 晃大, Watanabe Kōta; born 30 October 1996) is a Japanese field hockey player who plays as a forward for Japanese national team.
Yuki Matsui (松井 裕樹, Matsui Yūki; born October 30, 1995) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego…
Yuki Matsui (松井 裕樹, Matsui Yūki; born October 30, 1995) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles from 2014 to 2023.
Tomoki Wada (和田 倫季, Wada Tomoki; born 30 October 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking…
Tomoki Wada (和田 倫季, Wada Tomoki; born 30 October 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Sydney United 58.
Shin Tsuchida (born 30 October 1990) is a Japanese politician from the Liberal Democratic Party who has represented…
Shin Tsuchida (born 30 October 1990) is a Japanese politician from the Liberal Democratic Party who has represented Tokyo's 13th district in the House of Representatives since 2021. He is the first member of the National Diet who was born in the Heisei era along with Yuki Baba.
Takashi Kato (加藤 嵩士, Katō Takashi; born 30 October 1989) is a Japanese handball player for Daido Steel and the Japanese…
Takashi Kato (加藤 嵩士, Katō Takashi; born 30 October 1989) is a Japanese handball player for Daido Steel and the Japanese national team. He participated at the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship.
Takamichi Sasaki (佐々木隆道, Sasaki takamichi; born 30 October 1983) is a former Japanese rugby union player who played as…
Takamichi Sasaki (佐々木隆道, Sasaki takamichi; born 30 October 1983) is a former Japanese rugby union player who played as a flanker. He played for both Suntory Sungoliath and Hino Red Dolphins in Japan's domestic Top League, playing over 100 times. He was named in the Japan squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, making 1 appearances in the tournament. He made a further 12 appearances for Japan in his career, scoring four tries.
Yohei Onishi (大西 容平, Ōnishi Yōhei; born October 30, 1982) is a former Japanese soccer player.
Rui Tokisaki (時崎 塁, Tokisaki Rui; born October 30, 1982) is a former Japanese football player. His brother is Yu…
Rui Tokisaki (時崎 塁, Tokisaki Rui; born October 30, 1982) is a former Japanese football player. His brother is Yu Tokisaki
Yusuke Igawa (井川 祐輔, Igawa Yūsuke; born October 30, 1982) is a former Japanese football player who last played for Hong…
Yusuke Igawa (井川 祐輔, Igawa Yūsuke; born October 30, 1982) is a former Japanese football player who last played for Hong Kong Premier League club Eastern.
Katsunori Kikuno (Japanese: 菊野 克紀, Kikuno Katsunori; born October 30, 1981) is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He was…
Katsunori Kikuno (Japanese: 菊野 克紀, Kikuno Katsunori; born October 30, 1981) is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He was the former DEEP Lightweight Champion.
Ayaka Tanihara (谷原 絢香, Tanihara Ayaka), born Ayaka Kimura (木村 絢香, Kimura Ayaka) October 30, 1981 and known…
Ayaka Tanihara (谷原 絢香, Tanihara Ayaka), born Ayaka Kimura (木村 絢香, Kimura Ayaka) October 30, 1981 and known professionally as Ayaka Nagate (長手 絢香, Nagate Ayaka), is a Japanese actress and former singer. From 1998 to 2008, Nagate was part of Hello! Project as a member of the Japan-based girl group Coconuts Musume.
Eriko Fukuda (福田衣里子, Fukuda Eriko; born 30 October 1980) is a former Japanese politician who served as a member of the…
Eriko Fukuda (福田衣里子, Fukuda Eriko; born 30 October 1980) is a former Japanese politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives for Nagasaki 2nd district from 31 August 2009 to 16 December 2012. Born in Nagasaki, Fukuda originally attended Hiroshima Shudo University to study psychology, but left after a year to travel Europe. After returning to school in 2001, she discovered that she was infected with Hepatitis C, and dropped out of school to seek treatment. Fukuda discovered that she was given a blood-clotting agent while still a baby in 1980, which had infected her with the virus along with many others from the 1970s to the early 1990s. In 2004, she became a party to litigation against the government, and became a face of the lawsuit as one of the few people to announce her real name. In 2007, the Diet enacted a law providing compensation to those that were affected. By then, Fukuda had "become a poster child for the battle against all things wrong with the government and bureaucracy." A year later, Fukuda was handpicked by Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) party leader Ichirō Ozawa in a party attempt to appeal to voters who were tired of longtime Liberal Democratic Party rule. She won the election against Fumio Kyūma, who had represented Nagasaki in the House of Representatives for 30 years, 50.4% to 44.3%. Shortly before the 2012 elections, Fukuda jumped from the DPJ to the Tomorrow Party of Japan, then to the Green Wind party. After losing her seat in the election, she retired from politics to start a family with her husband, whom she married six months prior.
Toshiya Sugiuchi (杉内 俊哉, Sugiuchi Toshiya; born October 30, 1980 in Kasuga, Fukuoka, Japan) is a Japanese baseball…
Toshiya Sugiuchi (杉内 俊哉, Sugiuchi Toshiya; born October 30, 1980 in Kasuga, Fukuoka, Japan) is a Japanese baseball player. He is a left-handed starting pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants. Sugiuchi was the Eiji Sawamura Award winner in 2005. He has had some of the most international experience of any active Japanese baseball player, pitching in the 2000 Sydney and 2008 Beijing Olympics as well as the 2006 and 2009 World Baseball Classics.
Yukie Nakama (仲間 由紀恵, Nakama Yukie; born October 30, 1979) is a Japanese actress, singer, and former idol.
Shinsuke Numata (Japanese: 沼田真佑) is a Japanese writer. He is a winner of the Akutagawa Prize for literature.
Kiyotaka Ishimaru (石丸 清隆, Ishimaru Kiyotaka; born October 30, 1973) is a Japanese professional football manager and…
Kiyotaka Ishimaru (石丸 清隆, Ishimaru Kiyotaka; born October 30, 1973) is a Japanese professional football manager and former player.
Ryōta Komatsu (小松亮太, Komatsu Ryōta) (born October 30, 1973) is a Japanese bandoneón player. He has collaborated with…
Ryōta Komatsu (小松亮太, Komatsu Ryōta) (born October 30, 1973) is a Japanese bandoneón player. He has collaborated with Japanese violinist Taro Hakase in his own album La Trampera (2001), and with Bajofondo in their album Mar Dulce.
Tomohito Ito (伊藤 智仁; born October 30, 1970) is a Japanese former professional baseball player from Kyoto, Japan. He…
Tomohito Ito (伊藤 智仁; born October 30, 1970) is a Japanese former professional baseball player from Kyoto, Japan. He played for the Yakult Swallows from 1993–2003 before retiring. He currently works as a pitching coach for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. He won a bronze medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics before entering the Japanese professional leagues.
Mayumi Hirase (Japanese: 平瀬真由美, born 30 October 1969) is a Japanese professional golfer who played on the LPGA of Japan…
Mayumi Hirase (Japanese: 平瀬真由美, born 30 October 1969) is a Japanese professional golfer who played on the LPGA of Japan Tour and the LPGA Tour. Hirase won 18 times on the LPGA of Japan Tour between 1989 and 2000. Hirase won once on the LPGA Tour in 1996.
Kiyoharu Mori (Japanese: 森 清治, Hepburn: Mori Kiyoharu; born 30 October 1968), better known by his stage name Kiyoharu…
Kiyoharu Mori (Japanese: 森 清治, Hepburn: Mori Kiyoharu; born 30 October 1968), better known by his stage name Kiyoharu (清春), is a Japanese musician and singer-songwriter, known as frontman of the rock bands Kuroyume and Sads. In 2003, he began a solo career, performing as both singer and guitarist.
Michiru Sasano (笹野 みちる, Sasano Michiru) is a Japanese musician, pop singer and songwriter. In 1988, when she was…
Michiru Sasano (笹野 みちる, Sasano Michiru) is a Japanese musician, pop singer and songwriter. In 1988, when she was attending college in Doshisha University. A pop band Tokyo Shōnen was formed in which she became the songwriter and vocalist. She later came out as a lesbian. After the band broke up, she became a solo artist in 1993.
Kyoko Takezawa (竹澤 恭子, Takezawa Kyōko) is a prominent Japanese-born violinist. She has recorded for the RCA Victor Red…
Kyoko Takezawa (竹澤 恭子, Takezawa Kyōko) is a prominent Japanese-born violinist. She has recorded for the RCA Victor Red Seal label. Born in Ōbu, Aichi in 1966, she started her training in Japan as a part of the Suzuki Method program and was part of a tour of the United States. She is a graduate of the Juilliard School (1989) where her teacher was Dorothy DeLay. Ms. Takezawa won the gold medal in 1986, and subsequently served as a judge for the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis. She played on the Stradivarius loaned to her by the Nippon Music Foundation until it was sold at auction in 2006 for US$3,544,000.
Tadao Uchikoshi (Japanese: 打越忠夫; born 30 October 1965) is a Japanese male former long-distance runner who specialised…
Tadao Uchikoshi (Japanese: 打越忠夫; born 30 October 1965) is a Japanese male former long-distance runner who specialised in the marathon. Tadao represented his nation at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics and placed fifth in a time of 2:17:54 hours. Uchikoshi was runner-up behind Tesfaye Tafa at the Amsterdam Marathon in 1991, finishing in 2:13:52 hours. He was runner-up at the Hokkaido Marathon in 1992 and was the second placed Japanese (sixth overall) at the 1993 Tokyo International Marathon. A personal best of 2:12:52 hours came in a fourth-place finish at the 1994 Rotterdam Marathon, but he failed to place highly in a marathon thereafter. He was a member of the Snow Brand Milk Products corporate running team. He attended Juntendo University and was part of the winning team for the 1988 Hakone Ekiden while there.
Yukari Nakagome (born 30 October 1965) is a Japanese cyclist. She competed in the women's cross-country mountain biking…
Yukari Nakagome (born 30 October 1965) is a Japanese cyclist. She competed in the women's cross-country mountain biking event at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Shinobu Kandori (神取 忍, Kandori Shinobu; born October 30, 1964) is a Japanese politician, professional wrestler and…
Shinobu Kandori (神取 忍, Kandori Shinobu; born October 30, 1964) is a Japanese politician, professional wrestler and retired judoka. She serves as a member of the House of Councillors, representing the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Yokohama, Kanagawa, she ran unsuccessfully for the House of Councillors in 2004 but was allowed to join the house in 2006 when Heizo Takenaka, a member of the house, resigned. As a professional wrestler she worked for several women's promotions from the 1980s to the 2000s, including Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling and its offshoot, Ladies' Legend Pro-Wrestling (LLPW), of which she became the president in 2002. She held several championships, including the LLPW Singles Championship in 1993 and 1997, and the WWWA World Single Championship in 1998. During her career, Kandori also had some hardcore matches. On March 14, 1997, Kandori had a bloody deathmatch, where the ring ropes were replaced with barbed wire, against Megumi Kudo in FMW.
Terence Lee (テレンス・リー (Terensu Rī), 1964–), born Yoshiteru Katō 加藤善照 (Katō Yoshiteru), is a Japanese comedian. He is a…
Terence Lee (テレンス・リー (Terensu Rī), 1964–), born Yoshiteru Katō 加藤善照 (Katō Yoshiteru), is a Japanese comedian. He is a self-styled ex-mercenary who claims to have been scouted as mercenary in the United Kingdom, and to have worked as a gifted sniper. On December 9, 2009, it was reported that he was severely injured by a drunkard attack, which occurred around Sagamihara Station.
Kurumi Inui (乾 くるみ, Inui Kurumi; born 1963) is a Japanese mystery writer. In 1998, his debut work J no shinwa won the…
Kurumi Inui (乾 くるみ, Inui Kurumi; born 1963) is a Japanese mystery writer. In 1998, his debut work J no shinwa won the 4th Mephisto Prize. He wrote Initiation Love.
General Yoshihide Yoshida (吉田 圭秀, Yoshida Yoshihide) (30 October 1962) is a Japanese retired military general who…
General Yoshihide Yoshida (吉田 圭秀, Yoshida Yoshihide) (30 October 1962) is a Japanese retired military general who served as Chief of Staff, Joint Staff from March 2023 to August 2025. General Yoshida previously served as Chief of the Ground Staff, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force from March 2021 to March 2023, and is the first person to become a General Officer in the JSDF that did not graduate from the National Defense Academy in over 30 years.
Satoshi Hatakeyama (畠山 智之, Hatakeyama Satoshi; born October 30, 1958) is a Japanese journalist who works for NHK.…
Satoshi Hatakeyama (畠山 智之, Hatakeyama Satoshi; born October 30, 1958) is a Japanese journalist who works for NHK. During his career, he was presenter of NHK News 7 and NHK News 21.
Mitsuhisa Ishikawa (石川 光久, Ishikawa Mitsuhisa; born October 30, 1958) is a Japanese anime producer and planner, as well…
Mitsuhisa Ishikawa (石川 光久, Ishikawa Mitsuhisa; born October 30, 1958) is a Japanese anime producer and planner, as well as the co-founder and current chairman of the anime studio Production I.G.
Naoko Satō (佐藤尚子, Satō Naoko; October 30, 1957 – August 9, 1999), better known as Jackie Sato (ジャッキー佐藤, Jakkī Satō)…
Naoko Satō (佐藤尚子, Satō Naoko; October 30, 1957 – August 9, 1999), better known as Jackie Sato (ジャッキー佐藤, Jakkī Satō), was a Japanese professional wrestler. In the 1970s, while wrestling for All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW), she formed the tag team, the Beauty Pair, with Maki Ueda. Following in the steps of Mach Fumiake, the Beauty Pair was part of an important shift in the culture of Japanese women's wrestling, attracting more female fans by becoming pop icons. In their mainstream success, Satō and Ueda led to the Crush Gals of the 1980s.
Taikō Yoshio (born 30 October 1953 as Yoshio Yokoyama) is a former sumo wrestler from Aomori, Japan. He made his…
Taikō Yoshio (born 30 October 1953 as Yoshio Yokoyama) is a former sumo wrestler from Aomori, Japan. He made his professional debut in November 1968, and reached the top division in May 1978. His highest rank was maegashira 2. He left the sumo world upon retirement in November 1980.
Kiyomi Ito (born 30 October 1949) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed in three events at the 1972 Winter Olympics.
Kazumi Watanabe (渡辺和三, Watanabe Kazumi; 30 October 1947 – 2 August 1996) was a Japanese sport shooter who competed in…
Kazumi Watanabe (渡辺和三, Watanabe Kazumi; 30 October 1947 – 2 August 1996) was a Japanese sport shooter who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics, in the 1988 Summer Olympics, and in the 1992 Summer Olympics. He was born in Kanagawa
Seiichi Ota (太田 誠一, Ōta Seiichi; 31 October 1945 – 4 December 2024) was a Japanese politician who served as a member of…
Seiichi Ota (太田 誠一, Ōta Seiichi; 31 October 1945 – 4 December 2024) was a Japanese politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives. He was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in the Koga faction. He was the cousin of Kiyoko Fukuda, who married Prime Minister of Japan Yasuo Fukuda.
Masataka Takayama (高山 将孝, Takayama Masataka; born 30 October 1945) is a Japanese boxer.
Takao Hikigi (引木 孝夫, Hikigi Takao; born 30 October 1944) is a Japanese ice hockey player. He competed in the men's…
Takao Hikigi (引木 孝夫, Hikigi Takao; born 30 October 1944) is a Japanese ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournaments at the 1968 Winter Olympics and the 1972 Winter Olympics.
Yasunari Ishimi (born 30 October 1943) is a Japanese karate expert who spent most of his career as an instructor in…
Yasunari Ishimi (born 30 October 1943) is a Japanese karate expert who spent most of his career as an instructor in Spain. He is in the 10th Dan of the Spanish Karate Federation and the World Karate Federation.
Yoshikatsu Yoshida (吉田 義勝, Yoshida Yoshikatsu; born October 30, 1941) is a retired Japanese freestyle wrestler. He won…
Yoshikatsu Yoshida (吉田 義勝, Yoshida Yoshikatsu; born October 30, 1941) is a retired Japanese freestyle wrestler. He won gold medals in the 52 kg category at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Born in Hokkaido, Yoshida graduated from the Nihon University in Tokyo. After retiring from wrestling he left sport and worked for Meiji Dairies, eventually joining its board of directors. Yoshikatsu Yoshida (吉田義勝) is often confused with Eikatsu Yoshida (吉田栄勝), a former national champion, and wrestling coach.
Masaru Yamamoto (山本 勝, Yamamoto Masaru; October 30, 1941 – August 28, 2010), known by his ring name Kotetsu Yamamoto…
Masaru Yamamoto (山本 勝, Yamamoto Masaru; October 30, 1941 – August 28, 2010), known by his ring name Kotetsu Yamamoto (山本小鉄, Yamamoto Kotetsu) was a Japanese professional wrestler, referee, and color commentator for New Japan Pro-Wrestling. He was named "Kotetsu" ("Little Iron") by former Japanese pro wrestler Toyonobori after the famous knight, Aizu-No-Kotetsu. Originally a wrestler, Yamamoto was mostly known for his tag team the Yamaha Brothers with Kantaro Hoshino but made his biggest mark as a trainer in the New Japan Dojo having helped train Keiji Mutoh, Jushin Thunder Liger, Minoru Suzuki, Shinsuke Nakamura, and Masahiro Chono among others.
Kim Sung-keun (Korean: 김성근; Hanja: 金星根; born October 30, 1941, in Kyoto, Japan) is a retired South Korean left-handed…
Kim Sung-keun (Korean: 김성근; Hanja: 金星根; born October 30, 1941, in Kyoto, Japan) is a retired South Korean left-handed baseball pitcher and KBO League manager. Over the course of his managerial career, Kim managed seven different KBO League teams, and is only the second manager in the history of the league to record 1,000 victories. He is a four-time KBO Manager of the Year, and as manager of the SK Wyverns led the team to victory in the Korean Series three times. His nickname is the "Baseball God."
Hidetoshi Nagasawa (長澤 英俊, Nagasawa Hidetoshi; 30 October 1940 – 24 March 2018) was a Japanese sculptor and architect…
Hidetoshi Nagasawa (長澤 英俊, Nagasawa Hidetoshi; 30 October 1940 – 24 March 2018) was a Japanese sculptor and architect, who lived and worked in Italy from 1967 until his death in 2018. Nagasawa was born in Tonei, Manchuria. He graduated in architecture in Tokyo in 1963. In 1966 he embarked on a long bicycle trip across Asia and Europe, eventually reaching Milan where he decided to permanently settle in 1968. In 1979 he founded the Casa degli Artisti in Milan together with Luciano Fabro and Jole De Sanna. Nagasawa's sculptures were made of materials such as paper, wood, stone and metal, and incorporated Eastern and Western cultural and religious elements. In the 1980s, he started creating his first environments, exploring the relationship between sculpture and architecture. Nagasawa was a lecturer at the Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti in Milan. He participated to the Venice Biennale in 1972, 1976, 1982 and 1988. He was invited to Documenta 9 in Kassel in 1992 and in 2006 he participated in the XII Biennale of Sculpture in Carrara. He has also held solo shows at the Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea in Milan (1988), the Galleria Comunale in Bologna (1993), and the Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró in Mallorca (1996).
Haruhisa Ishida (Japanese: 石田晴久) (30 October 1936 – 9 March 2009) was a Japanese Internet pioneer, information…
Haruhisa Ishida (Japanese: 石田晴久) (30 October 1936 – 9 March 2009) was a Japanese Internet pioneer, information scientist, and university teacher. He was the head of Japan Network Information Center and the Japanese chapter of the Internet Society. Ishida also served as the director of the computer center at the University of Tokyo. He has authored and translated books and authored and co-authored a number of scientific publications.
Kojiro Nakamura (中村 廣治郎, Nakamura Kōjirō; 1936 – 5 December 2023) was a Japanese scholar of Islam. He was professor…
Kojiro Nakamura (中村 廣治郎, Nakamura Kōjirō; 1936 – 5 December 2023) was a Japanese scholar of Islam. He was professor emeritus of Islamic studies at both Tokyo University and Oberlin University. Tokyo University's Department of Islamic Studies was the first such department in Japan, established in 1982 with Nakamura appointed its first professor. Nakamura translated and commented on portions of Al-Ghazali's Revival of Religious Sciences, his most important work, for the Islamic Texts Society in 1992. Much of Nakamura's effort had been spent on analysis of al-Ghazali's works, a number of which Nakamura has translated to the Japanese language. Nakamura's Islam and Modernity also focuses on what he held are four main streams of modern Islamic thought in order to frame Islamic studies within the wider field of religious studies. He also served as a conference chair at the first al-Manar conference organised by Routledge. Nakamura received his PhD from Harvard University in 1970. Nakamura died from a subdural hematoma on 5 December 2023, at the age of 87.