March 31: 69 people
Shino Miyasō (宮宗 紫野 Miyasō Shino, née Shino Kumakura 熊倉 紫野, born April 23, 1988) is a Japanese women's professional…
Shino Miyasō (宮宗 紫野 Miyasō Shino, née Shino Kumakura 熊倉 紫野, born April 23, 1988) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 2-dan.
Momoko Nakamura (中村 桃子, Nakamura Momoko; born November 30, 1987) is a Japanese retired women's professional shogi…
Momoko Nakamura (中村 桃子, Nakamura Momoko; born November 30, 1987) is a Japanese retired women's professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 2-dan.
Manaka Inagawa (伊奈川 愛菓, Inagawa Manaka; born March 29, 1991) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked…
Manaka Inagawa (伊奈川 愛菓, Inagawa Manaka; born March 29, 1991) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 2-dan. Inagawa is also a licensed physician.
Hatsumi Ueda (上田 初美, Ueda Hatsumi; born November 16, 1988) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked…
Hatsumi Ueda (上田 初美, Ueda Hatsumi; born November 16, 1988) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 5-dan. She is a former Women's Jo-Ō title holder.
Mio Watanabe (渡辺 弥生, Watanabe Mio; born September 2, 1979) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 2-dan.
Io Murota (室田 伊緒, Murota Io; born May 24, 1989) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 3-dan.
Yuki Muroya (室谷 由紀 Muroya Yuki, born March 6, 1993) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 3-dan.
Chiho Murata (村田 智穂, Murata Chiho; born May 1, 1984) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 3-dan.
Kana Fukuma (福間 香奈, Fukuma Kana; (née Satomi (里見)) born March 2, 1992) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player…
Kana Fukuma (福間 香奈, Fukuma Kana; (née Satomi (里見)) born March 2, 1992) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 6-dan. She is the current holder of the Women's Ōi, Women's Ōza, Kurashiki Tōka Cup, and Jo-Ō titles. As of August 2026, she is also the career leader in women's professional shogi major titles. Satomi is also the first female to have been promoted to Japan Shogi Association's rank of apprentice professional of 3-dan and is also the first women's professional to apply for and be allowed to take the Japan Shogi Association's Professional Admission Test.
Minami Sadamasu (貞升 南, Sadamasu Minami; born April 19, 1986) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked…
Minami Sadamasu (貞升 南, Sadamasu Minami; born April 19, 1986) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 2-dan.
Sayuri Takebe (竹部 さゆり, Takebe Sayuri; born June 4, 1978) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 4-dan.
Chihiro Idō (井道 千尋, Idō Chihiro; born May 21, 1988) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 2-dan.
Sachiko Takamure (高群 佐知子, Takamure Sachiko; born April 1, 1971) is a Japanese retired women's professional shogi player…
Sachiko Takamure (高群 佐知子, Takamure Sachiko; born April 1, 1971) is a Japanese retired women's professional shogi player ranked 4-dan.
Kanna Suzuki (鈴木 環那, Suzuki Kanna; born November 5, 1987) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 3-dan.
Minori Sasaki (佐々木 海法, Sasaki Minori; born March 31, 2005) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 1-dan.
Haruka Nemoto (根本悠楓, Nemoto Haruka; born March 31, 2003) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a pitcher…
Haruka Nemoto (根本悠楓, Nemoto Haruka; born March 31, 2003) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a pitcher for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Seia Kunori (久乗 聖亜, Kunori Seia; born 31 March 2001), also known in Singapore as, is a Japanese professional footballer…
Seia Kunori (久乗 聖亜, Kunori Seia; born 31 March 2001), also known in Singapore as, is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a striker or attacking midfielder for J3 League club Matsumoto Yamaga.
Nana Fujii (藤井 奈々, Fujii Nana; born March 31, 1998) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 1-dan.
Yui Shiozaki (born 31 March 1998) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2017 Women's Rugby…
Yui Shiozaki (born 31 March 1998) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Gen Naganuma (born 31 March 1998) is a Japanese javelin thrower.
Sari Fujimura (Japanese: 藤村 沙里, Hepburn: Fujimura Sari; born March 31, 1996) better known by the ring name Sareee, is a…
Sari Fujimura (Japanese: 藤村 沙里, Hepburn: Fujimura Sari; born March 31, 1996) better known by the ring name Sareee, is a Japanese joshi professional wrestler. She is primarily performing in Japan as a freelancer. She is also the head producer and booker of Sareee-ISM, a promotion of self-produced shows. Fujimura is known for her work in promotions such as Dream Star Fighting Marigold, JWP Joshi Puroresu, Pro Wrestling Wave, Seadlinnng, Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling, World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana, World Wonder Ring Stardom, and WWE. In Marigold, she was the inaugural Marigold World Champion. She is also a former Beyond the Sea Single Champion, Beyond the Sea Tag Team Champion, IWGP Women's Champion, JWP Junior Champion, Princess of Pro-Wrestling Champion, Sendai Girls World Champion, WWWD World Champion, and WWWD Tag Team Champion. Fujimura made her debut in April 2011 at the age of 15. She worked for World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana for six years, before transferring to Seadlinnng in February 2017. After leaving Seadlinnng in September, she returned to Diana, where she competed until January 2020. She then signed with WWE in 2020 and performed for the NXT brand under the ring name Sarray from 2021 to 2023. After her tenure in WWE, she returned to Japan working as a freelancer. In late 2023, she signed with American promotion Sukeban until March 31, 2026
Haruka Nishio (西尾 晴香, Nishio Haruka; born March 31, 1994), better known by her stage name Yūka Nishio (西尾 夕香, Nishio…
Haruka Nishio (西尾 晴香, Nishio Haruka; born March 31, 1994), better known by her stage name Yūka Nishio (西尾 夕香, Nishio Yūka) is a Japanese musician, singer, voice actress and DJ from Kanagawa Prefecture who is affiliated with Hibiki. She was formerly active as a solo musician under the name Haruca, releasing the single "Eien no Kotae" in 2017. She is known for her roles as Nanami Hiromachi in BanG Dream!, where she also serves as the bassist of the band Morfonica, and as Rinku Aimoto, the protagonist of the multimedia franchise D4DJ.
Keita Saitō (齋藤 恵太, Saitō Keita; born March 31, 1993 in Miyagi) is a Japanese professional football player.
Naoto Tobe (戸邉 直人, Tobe Naoto; born 31 March 1992) is a Japanese high jumper. He competed at the 2015 World…
Naoto Tobe (戸邉 直人, Tobe Naoto; born 31 March 1992) is a Japanese high jumper. He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without qualifying for the final. His personal bests in the event are 2.32 metres outdoors (Lignano Sabbiadoro 2018) and 2.35 metres indoors (Karlsruhe 2019). Tobe received a PhD degree in Sport science from the University of Tsukuba in 2019.
Eliézio Santos Santana or simply Eliézio (born March 31, 1987, in Salvador, Bahia) is a Brazilian central defender.
Yoshifumi Suzuki (鈴木 寛史, Suzuki Yoshifumi; born (1983-03-31)31 March 1983) is a retired Japanese male volleyball…
Yoshifumi Suzuki (鈴木 寛史, Suzuki Yoshifumi; born (1983-03-31)31 March 1983) is a retired Japanese male volleyball player. He was part of the Japan men's national volleyball team at the 2010 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship in Italy. He played for only Suntory Sunbirds in the club level.
Ayaka Hamasaki (浜崎 朱加, Hamasaki Ayaka; born March 31, 1982) is a Japanese female mixed martial artist, judoka and…
Ayaka Hamasaki (浜崎 朱加, Hamasaki Ayaka; born March 31, 1982) is a Japanese female mixed martial artist, judoka and submission grappler. She is the former Rizin Super Atomweight Champion. She has fought in MMA promotions Shooto, Jewels and Rizin in Japan, and Invicta FC in the United States. Hamasaki won the first Jewels 115 lb (52 kg) Queen tournament to become the first lightweight champion of the promotion. Hamasaki vacated her title due to injuries on August 31, 2013 (2013-08-31). She is a former Invicta FC Atomweight Champion. Hamasaki is the first Asian to win a North American premier MMA promotion title. Fight Matrix and MMARising.com list her as the number 2 atomweight fighter in the world, and one of the top 10 pound for pound female fighters in the world.
Ryōko Shintani (新谷良子, Shintani Ryōko; born March 31, 1981) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Kanazawa…
Ryōko Shintani (新谷良子, Shintani Ryōko; born March 31, 1981) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Kanazawa, Ishikawa. She is under the Lantis and Vi-vo Recording Label and famous as the voice of Milfeulle Sakuraba in the Galaxy Angel Series. She also sang along with Yukari Tamura, Miyuki Sawashiro, Mayumi Yamaguchi and Mika Kanai as the group Angel-Tai.
Yoshitaka Kageyama (影山 由高, Kageyama Yoshitaka; born March 31, 1978) is a former Japanese football player.
Dir En Grey (stylized as DIR EN GREY and previously as Dir en grey) is a Japanese heavy metal band formed in February…
Dir En Grey (stylized as DIR EN GREY and previously as Dir en grey) is a Japanese heavy metal band formed in February 1997 and currently signed to Firewall Div., a sub-division of Free-Will. With a consistent lineup of vocalist Kyo, guitarists Kaoru and Die, bassist Toshiya, and drummer Shinya, they have released twelve full-length albums. Numerous stylistic changes have made the genre of their music difficult to determine, though it is generally considered to be a form of metal. Originally a visual kei band, the members later opted for more subtle attire, but have continued to maintain a dramatic image on stage.
Hiroyuki Yoshiie (義家 弘介, Yoshiie Hiroyuki; born March 31, 1971) is a former Japanese politician of the Liberal…
Hiroyuki Yoshiie (義家 弘介, Yoshiie Hiroyuki; born March 31, 1971) is a former Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). He has also held a professorship at Shoin University. A native of Nagano Prefecture and graduate of Meiji Gakuin University, he was elected to his first term in 2012. In 2021, he was the Chairman of the Judicial Affairs Committee.
Hiroyuki Miyasako (宮迫博之, Miyasako Hiroyuki; born March 31, 1970 in Osaka) is a Japanese comedian, television presenter…
Hiroyuki Miyasako (宮迫博之, Miyasako Hiroyuki; born March 31, 1970 in Osaka) is a Japanese comedian, television presenter, actor, voice actor and plays the boke in Ameagari Kesshitai. His partner is Tōru Hotohara. He is represented by Yoshimoto Kogyo. Miyasako won the award for Best Supporting Actor at the 28th Hochi Film Awards for Thirteen Steps and Wild Berries.
Hiroyuki Obata (born 31 March 1969) is a Japanese wrestler, who competed in the men's freestyle 130 kg at the 1988…
Hiroyuki Obata (born 31 March 1969) is a Japanese wrestler, who competed in the men's freestyle 130 kg at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Fumiharu Miyamoto (宮本 文晴, Miyamoto Fumiharu; born 31 March 1969) is a Japanese former cyclist. He competed in the team…
Fumiharu Miyamoto (宮本 文晴, Miyamoto Fumiharu; born 31 March 1969) is a Japanese former cyclist. He competed in the team pursuit event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He later rode for the Nippon Hodo Racing Team (a precursor of Team Nippo), and after retiring, served as a coach for the Japan Cycling Federation.
Eijiro Ozaki (尾崎英二郎; born 31 March 1969) is a Japanese actor. To English-speaking audiences he is known for playing…
Eijiro Ozaki (尾崎英二郎; born 31 March 1969) is a Japanese actor. To English-speaking audiences he is known for playing Lieutenant Okubo in Letters from Iwo Jima, Kaito Nakamura as a younger man in Heroes Season 2, Admiral Inokuchi in The Man in the High Castle Seasons 3 & 4, and Lord Kuroda Nobuhisa in Shōgun (2024 TV series).
Naoya Ogawa (Japanese: 小川 直也, Ogawa Naoya) (born 31 March 1968) is a Japanese world champion judoka, retired…
Naoya Ogawa (Japanese: 小川 直也, Ogawa Naoya) (born 31 March 1968) is a Japanese world champion judoka, retired professional wrestler, and mixed martial artist. He won a total of seven medals at the All-Japan Judo Championships (second only behind Yasuhiro Yamashita), and set a record of seven medals at the World Judo Championships. Ogawa won the silver medal in the +95 kg judo weight class at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Ogawa is also known for his career in professional wrestling, where he primarily worked for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), and took part in one of the promotion's most high-profile feuds of the 1990s with Shinya Hashimoto. Ogawa was also professional wrestling's two-time National Wrestling Alliance World's Heavyweight Champion.
Makoto Sumikawa (澄川 真琴, Sumikawa Makoto; born March 31, 1964 in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan), also known as Jun…
Makoto Sumikawa (澄川 真琴, Sumikawa Makoto; born March 31, 1964 in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan), also known as Jun Koyamaki (高野槇 じゅん, Kōyamaki Jun), is a Japanese actress and voice actor. From Osaka Prefecture, her real name is Takayo Sunagawa, and her maiden name Sumikawa. Her husband is Shingo Sunagawa of the original JAC Brothers.
Jun Togawa (戸川純, Togawa Jun; born 31 March 1961) is a Japanese singer, musician and actress. She is one of the greatest…
Jun Togawa (戸川純, Togawa Jun; born 31 March 1961) is a Japanese singer, musician and actress. She is one of the greatest influences on Japanese avant-garde music and media, and her career spans over approximately 45 years. Her close friends over the years include Susumu Hirasawa. She was mainly active from 1981 to 1995.
Hideaki Okabe (岡部 英明, Okabe Hideaki; born 31 March 1959) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a…
Hideaki Okabe (岡部 英明, Okabe Hideaki; born 31 March 1959) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Hitachi, Ibaraki and graduate of Keio University, he was elected to the assembly of Tochigi Prefecture in 2003 and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005.
Dai Sentai Goggle-V (大戦隊ゴーグルファイブ, Dai Sentai Gōguru Faibu; Great Squadron Goggle-V) is a Japanese television tokusatsu…
Dai Sentai Goggle-V (大戦隊ゴーグルファイブ, Dai Sentai Gōguru Faibu; Great Squadron Goggle-V) is a Japanese television tokusatsu series broadcast by TV Asahi. The series is the sixth installment of Super Sentai. Directed by Shohei Tojo, Takafumi Hattori, Makoto Tsuji, Minoru Yamada and Michio Konishi, it stars Ryōji Akagi, Jyunichi Haruta, Shigeki Ishii, Sanpei Godai, Megumi Ōkawa, Mayumi Yoshida, Toshimichi Takahashi and Yosuke Naka. It aired from February 6, 1982 to January 29, 1983, replacing Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan and was replaced by Kagaku Sentai Dynaman. Its international English title as listed by Toei is simply Goggle V.
Kazuko Kori (郡 和子, Kōri Kazuko; born 31 March 1957) is a Japanese politician serving as the mayor of Sendai. She was…
Kazuko Kori (郡 和子, Kōri Kazuko; born 31 March 1957) is a Japanese politician serving as the mayor of Sendai. She was formerly a member of the Democratic Party of Japan and served in the House of Representatives. A native of Sendai, Miyagi and graduate of Tohoku Gakuin University, she was elected for the first time in 2005 after working at a TV broadcaster.
Kenji Kobayashi (小林健二, Kobayashi Kenji; born March 31, 1957) is a Japanese retired professional shogi player who…
Kenji Kobayashi (小林健二, Kobayashi Kenji; born March 31, 1957) is a Japanese retired professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 9-dan. He is also a former director of the Japanese Shogi Association.
Akemi Takada (高田明美, Takada Akemi; born March 31, 1955) is a Japanese manga artist and anime character designer born in…
Akemi Takada (高田明美, Takada Akemi; born March 31, 1955) is a Japanese manga artist and anime character designer born in Tokyo, Japan. Her character-design work is one of the more recognizable styles of the 1980s, when she worked on series like Creamy Mami and Kimagure Orange Road. She is also noted for her long collaboration with director Mamoru Oshii. She graduated from Tama Art University, after which she worked for Tatsunoko Pro. She is currently a freelance manga artist with her own studio, though she is also a member of the creative group Headgear. She also has her own designer jewelry store called Diakosmos. Takada began working for Tatsunoko productions after visiting the production office as a fan during the broadcast of Gatchaman.
Yoshifumi Kondō (近藤 喜文, Kondō Yoshifumi; March 31, 1950 – January 21, 1998) was a Japanese animator who worked for…
Yoshifumi Kondō (近藤 喜文, Kondō Yoshifumi; March 31, 1950 – January 21, 1998) was a Japanese animator who worked for Studio Ghibli in his last years. He was born in Gosen, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. He worked as an animation director on Anne of Green Gables, Sherlock Hound, Kiki's Delivery Service, Only Yesterday and Princess Mononoke. Kondō directed the animated film Whisper of the Heart, and was expected to become one of the top directors at Studio Ghibli, alongside Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, and to become their eventual successor. Kondō died of aortic dissection – alternately aneurysm – in 1998.
Hiroshi Tachi (舘 ひろし, Tachi Hiroshi; born 31 March 1950 in Naka-ku, Nagoya) is a Japanese actor and singer. His…
Hiroshi Tachi (舘 ひろし, Tachi Hiroshi; born 31 March 1950 in Naka-ku, Nagoya) is a Japanese actor and singer. His ancestors were samurai of the Owari Domain and the family of the former samurai. He graduated from Chiba Institute of Technology. He was a leader of a rock 'n' roll group Cools but he left the group soon after he joined Toei film company and made his film debut with The Classroom of Terror. In 1983, he moved to Yujiro Ishiharas production company. In the 1980s, he won great popularity through his roles in the TV drama series Seibu Keisatsu and Abunai Deka. In 2018, Tachi won the Best Actor award at the 42nd Montreal World Film Festival for his role in Owatta Hito. As a singer Tachi is known for his hit song Nakanaide and appeared in the Kōhaku Uta Gassen twice.
Hatsuo Royama (盧山 初雄, Royama Hatsuo; March 31, 1948 – August 3, 2026) also known by his Korean name of Noh Cho Woong…
Hatsuo Royama (盧山 初雄, Royama Hatsuo; March 31, 1948 – August 3, 2026) also known by his Korean name of Noh Cho Woong (Korean: 노초웅; Hanja: 盧初雄) was a master of Kyokushin Karate, was Kancho (Director) and then Kaicho (Honorary Director) of the Kyokushin-kan International Organization Honbu, one faction of the International Karate Organization (IKO) founded by Mas Oyama (1923–1994) until April 2022.
Masaharu Ōhashi (大橋正春, Masaharu Ōhashi; born March 31, 1947) is a former justice of the Supreme Court of Japan, serving…
Masaharu Ōhashi (大橋正春, Masaharu Ōhashi; born March 31, 1947) is a former justice of the Supreme Court of Japan, serving from 2012 to 2017. He was appointed on 13 February 2012, succeeding Kohei Nasu on the Third Petty Bench. He passed the bar exam in 1968, received his LLB (in both Private Law and Public Law programs) from the University of Tokyo in 1969, and his LLM degree from Harvard Law School in 1976. Before joining the Supreme Court, he held a number of high-profile positions in the Japanese Federation of Bar Associations (JFBA) and was a co-founder/partner of Tokei Partners. He reportedly enjoys pottery, rakugo, and legal dramas.
Tomohiro Nishikado (西角 友宏, Nishikado Tomohiro; born March 31, 1944) is a Japanese video game designer and engineer. He…
Tomohiro Nishikado (西角 友宏, Nishikado Tomohiro; born March 31, 1944) is a Japanese video game designer and engineer. He is the creator of Taito's arcade video game Space Invaders, released in 1978, often credited as the first shoot 'em up and for beginning the golden age of arcade video games. Prior to Space Invaders, he also designed other earlier Taito arcade games, including the shooting electro-mechanical games Sky Fighter (1971) and Sky Fighter II, the sports video game TV Basketball in 1974, the vertical scrolling racing video game Speed Race (also known as Wheels) in 1974, the multi-directional shooter Western Gun (also known as Gun Fight) in 1975, and the first-person combat flight simulator Interceptor (1975).
Masao Tachiki (Japanese: 立木 正夫, Hepburn: Tachiki Masao, March 31, 1941 – August 6, 2018) was a Japanese business…
Masao Tachiki (Japanese: 立木 正夫, Hepburn: Tachiki Masao, March 31, 1941 – August 6, 2018) was a Japanese business executive. After serving as a director at Suntory, he became the 7th president of the Japan Volleyball Association. He also served as a municipal advisor in his hometown. He was a native of Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture.
Yuriko Handa (半田 百合子, Handa Yuriko; born 31 March 1940) is a retired Japanese volleyball player. She was a member of…
Yuriko Handa (半田 百合子, Handa Yuriko; born 31 March 1940) is a retired Japanese volleyball player. She was a member of the Japanese winning teams, Oriental Witches, at the 1962 World Championships and 1964 Summer Olympics.