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Yasuhiro Hato (波戸 康広, Hato Yasuhiro; born 4 May 1976) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan…
Yasuhiro Hato (波戸 康広, Hato Yasuhiro; born 4 May 1976) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Mayumi Ichikawa (Japanese: 市河 麻由美; born May 3, 1976) is a female long-distance runner from Japan. She set her personal…
Mayumi Ichikawa (Japanese: 市河 麻由美; born May 3, 1976) is a female long-distance runner from Japan. She set her personal best in the women's marathon on March 11, 2001 in Nagoya, clocking 2:27:22.
Noriyo Hiroi (廣井 法代, Hiroi Noriyo) (born 1976) is a Japanese alpine skier. Hiroi made her World Cup debut in the…
Noriyo Hiroi (廣井 法代, Hiroi Noriyo) (born 1976) is a Japanese alpine skier. Hiroi made her World Cup debut in the 1996–97 season, in Sölden where she was disqualified. After being disqualified or not finishing in twelve consecutive races, she finally collected her first World Cup points later that same season, finishing 25th in the slalom race in Laax. In the 1997–98 and 1998–99 World Cup she did not finish either of the eleven races she started in; and in 1999–2000 she failed to finish ten more races, but did finish three, slightly improving her career best placement to 23rd in the December 1999 slalom in Lienz. The 30th place in giant slalom in March 2000 was her only World Cup point in this discipline, starting 32 giant slalom races in the World Cup throughout her career. During the 2000–01 World Cup, Hiroi achieved another 23rd place before improving steadily to 17th in Sestriere and 10th in Semmering, both in the slalom in December 2000. In 2001 she also recorded a 16th, 12th and 14th place in Ofterschwang, Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Åre. In 2001–02 her best World Cup placement was 19th, and in 2003–04 it was 22nd. In 2004–05 she only finished one race, a 27th place, whereas her best placement in the 2005–06 World Cup was 18th. Her last World Cup race was in March 2006 in Levi, Finland. She competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, and also at the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics. Her best outing was the 14th place in slalom at the 2002 Olympics. She competed at the 1997, 2001, 2003 and 2005 World Alpine Skiing Championships. Her best placement here was the 26th place in St. Anton in 2001, in the giant slalom. She took up residence in Niigata and represented the clubs Kandatsu Kogen and Albirex Niigata during her career.
Mitsunori Yabuta (藪田 光教, Yabuta Mitsunori; born 2 May 1976) is a Japanese football manager and former footballer who is…
Mitsunori Yabuta (藪田 光教, Yabuta Mitsunori; born 2 May 1976) is a Japanese football manager and former footballer who is manager of J3 League club FC Osaka.
Mac Suzuki (マック鈴木; born Makoto Suzuki (鈴木 誠, Suzuki Makoto); May 31, 1975) is a Japanese former professional baseball…
Mac Suzuki (マック鈴木; born Makoto Suzuki (鈴木 誠, Suzuki Makoto); May 31, 1975) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. Over his career, Suzuki played 18 seasons in professional baseball, including six in Major League Baseball and two in the Japan Pacific League. In his major league career, he has played for the Seattle Mariners (1996, 1998–1999), the Kansas City Royals (1999–2001, 2002), the Colorado Rockies (2001), and the Milwaukee Brewers (2001). With those teams, he has had a combined record of 16–31 with a 5.72 earned run average (ERA), one complete game, one shutout, 67 starts and 327 strikeouts in 117 games pitched.
Miki Imai (Japanese: 今井美希; born 30 May 1975) is a Japanese former track and field athlete who competed in the high…
Miki Imai (Japanese: 今井美希; born 30 May 1975) is a Japanese former track and field athlete who competed in the high jump. Her personal best of 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in), set in 2001, is the Japanese record for the event. She is also co-holder of the indoor national record of 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) with Megumi Sato. She represented Japan at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and was a three-time participant at the World Championships in Athletics (1999, 2001 and 2003). Her best major global placing came at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships, where she came eighth. She also made appearances at the 1998 Asian Games and the 1998 IAAF World Cup. Imai was the 1998 Asian Champion in the high jump and holds the championship record of 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄4 in). She was the runner-up in 1995 and fourth in 2002. She was also a two-time medallist at the East Asian Games, taking bronze in 1997 and the gold medal in 2001 (with a games record of 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)). She was a six-time Japanese champion in the high jump.
Michiko Omukai (ja: 大向美智子, born May 30, 1975) is a Japanese former professional wrestler. She wrestled for All Japan…
Michiko Omukai (ja: 大向美智子, born May 30, 1975) is a Japanese former professional wrestler. She wrestled for All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling, Ladies Legend Pro-Wrestling and Arsion.
Daisuke Watanabe (渡辺 大輔, Watanabe Daisuke; born 29 May 1975) is a Japanese track and field athlete. He competed in the…
Daisuke Watanabe (渡辺 大輔, Watanabe Daisuke; born 29 May 1975) is a Japanese track and field athlete. He competed in the men's long jump at the 2000 Summer Olympics. His wife Ryoko (née Jojima) was the 1992 Asian junior champion in the 100 metres hurdles. His nephew Yuki Hashioka is the former Japanese record holder in the long jump. He is currently the director and advisor of the track and field club at Hachioji High School. He coached his nephew Yuki Hashioka from 2014 to 2017.
Toshio Matsumoto (松本 利夫, Matsumoto Toshio; nicknamed Matsu (stylized as MATSU); born 27 May 1975, in Kawasaki…
Toshio Matsumoto (松本 利夫, Matsumoto Toshio; nicknamed Matsu (stylized as MATSU); born 27 May 1975, in Kawasaki, Kanagawa) is a Japanese dancer, actor and director. He is member and former performer of J-Pop group Exile. He was part of the first generation J Soul Brothers. Since 2016 he has been serving as the chairman of the Gekidan Exile Matsu-gumi. Matsumoto is represented with LDH.
Mitsuba Takanashi (高梨 みつば, Takanashi Mitsuba; born May 27, 1975, in Shimane Prefecture) is a Japanese manga artist. She…
Mitsuba Takanashi (高梨 みつば, Takanashi Mitsuba; born May 27, 1975, in Shimane Prefecture) is a Japanese manga artist. She made her debut in 1992 at the age of 17 in Bessatsu Margaret with "Koi nante nai."
Gamon Kaai (河相 我聞, Kaai Gamon; born May 24, 1975, in Warabi, Saitama, and moved to Ōmiya (now Saitama), Saitama…
Gamon Kaai (河相 我聞, Kaai Gamon; born May 24, 1975, in Warabi, Saitama, and moved to Ōmiya (now Saitama), Saitama Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actor and tarento represented by Kabushikigaisha Gamon and 365. Kaai's surname is often pronounced as "Kawai."
Fumihiro Suzuki (鈴木 郁洋, born May 23, 1975) is a retired Japanese professional baseball catcher and current coach for…
Fumihiro Suzuki (鈴木 郁洋, born May 23, 1975) is a retired Japanese professional baseball catcher and current coach for the Orix Buffaloes in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He previously played with the Chunichi Dragons and the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes. Suzuki also played for Team Japan at the 2000 Olympics.
Ken-ichi Kawarabayashi (Japanese: 河原林 健一, born 1975) is a Japanese graph theorist who works as a professor at the…
Ken-ichi Kawarabayashi (Japanese: 河原林 健一, born 1975) is a Japanese graph theorist who works as a professor at the National Institute of Informatics and is known for his research on graph theory (particularly the theory of graph minors) and graph algorithms. Kawarabayashi was born on May 22, 1975, in Tokyo. He earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Keio University in 1998, a master's degree from Keio in 2000, and a PhD from Keio in 2001, researching the Lovász–Woodall conjecture under the supervision of Katsuhiro Ota. After temporary positions at Vanderbilt University and under the supervision of Paul Seymour at Princeton University, he became an assistant professor at Tohoku University in 2003, and moved to the National Institute of Informatics in 2006. In 2003, Kawarabayashi was one of three winners of the Kirkman Medal of the Institute of Combinatorics and its Applications, an award given by them annually to researchers within four years of their PhD. In 2015, he won the Spring Prize of the Mathematical Society of Japan, its highest honor. He was a keynote speaker at the 2015 International Colloquium on Automata, Languages and Programming. He was named as an ACM Fellow, in the 2025 class of fellows, "for his contributions to graph theory, graph algorithms, and their applications".
Takayuki Yagi (八木 隆行, Yagi Takayuki; born March 20, 1975) is a Japanese professional wrestling referee and former…
Takayuki Yagi (八木 隆行, Yagi Takayuki; born March 20, 1975) is a Japanese professional wrestling referee and former professional wrestler who works for the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Dragon Gate.
Masanobu Ando (安藤 政信, Andō Masanobu; born May 19, 1975) is a Japanese actor. Ando has appeared in films such as Takeshi…
Masanobu Ando (安藤 政信, Andō Masanobu; born May 19, 1975) is a Japanese actor. Ando has appeared in films such as Takeshi Kitano's Kids Return (1996), Kinji Fukasaku's Battle Royale (2000), Takashi Miike's Sukiyaki Western Django (2007), and Chen Kaige's Forever Enthralled (2008). He also appears in Tsai Ming-liang's award-winning film No No Sleep (2015), in a series of statically filmed urban scenes without dialogue.
Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro (島袋 光年, Shimabukuro Mitsutoshi; born May 19, 1975) is a Japanese manga artist. He first gained…
Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro (島袋 光年, Shimabukuro Mitsutoshi; born May 19, 1975) is a Japanese manga artist. He first gained success with his comedy series Seikimatsu Leader den Takeshi! (1997–2002), but is better known for Toriko which was serialized from 2008 to 2016 and has over 25 million copies in circulation. He ranked 14th on Nikkei Entertainment's list of the most successful manga artists between 2010 and 2011.
Yoshitaka Fujisaki (藤崎 義孝, Fujisaki Yoshitaka; born May 16, 1975) is a former Japanese football player.
Hirotoshi Yokoyama (横山 博敏, Yokoyama Hirotoshi; born May 9, 1975) is a former Japanese football player.
Haneko Takayama (高山 羽根子, Takayama Haneko; born 1975) is a Japanese writer. She has won the Akutagawa Prize and the…
Haneko Takayama (高山 羽根子, Takayama Haneko; born 1975) is a Japanese writer. She has won the Akutagawa Prize and the Fumiko Hayashi Literary Prize, and her work has been nominated for the Nihon SF Taisho Award.
Kaoru "Caol" Uno (宇野薫, Uno Kaoru) (born May 8, 1975) is a Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler. He…
Kaoru "Caol" Uno (宇野薫, Uno Kaoru) (born May 8, 1975) is a Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler. He is the Co-Champion of the UFC 41 Lightweight Tournament and a former Shooto Lightweight Champion. As one of the early Ultimate Fighting Championship's elite Lightweight competitors, Uno competed for the UFC Lightweight Championship on two occasions. Despite falling short in both championship bouts; losing a five-round decision against Jens Pulver at UFC 30, to determine the inaugural UFC Lightweight Champion as well as a draw against B.J. Penn at UFC 41 (in a bout which would have determined the new UFC Lightweight Champion and UFC 41 Lightweight Tournament Winner), Uno is acknowledged as a pioneer for his impact and influence during the early era of the UFC Lightweight Division. In addition, Uno is a skilled submission grappler and won a silver medal on the 1999 ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship -77 kg category. Caol Uno also was a professional wrestler, having wrestled at Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2000 and at All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) from 2002 to 2003.
Go Shibata (柴田 剛, Shibata Gō; born 8 May 1975) is an independent Japanese film director.
Masae Komiya (小宮 正江, Komiya Masae; born 8 May 1975) is a Japanese goalball player with a congenital visual impairment.…
Masae Komiya (小宮 正江, Komiya Masae; born 8 May 1975) is a Japanese goalball player with a congenital visual impairment. She was part of the bronze medal-winning Japanese women's team at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. At the 2012 Summer Paralympics she captained the gold medal-winning Japanese women's team. After the game she stated "The day [we waited for] finally came. I was so overcome with emotion that I couldn't finish singing the 'Kimigayo' national anthem." Her impairment was caused by retinitis pigmentosa, which destroyed her vision in both eyes when she was in primary school. She began playing in 2001. Her coach, Naoki Eguro, introduced her to the sport.
Takafumi Hirao (平尾 剛史, Hirao Takafumi), also known as Tsuyoshi Hirao (平尾剛, Hirao Tsuyoshi), (born Osaka, 3 May 1975) is…
Takafumi Hirao (平尾 剛史, Hirao Takafumi), also known as Tsuyoshi Hirao (平尾剛, Hirao Tsuyoshi), (born Osaka, 3 May 1975) is a Japanese former rugby union player. He played as wing and as fullback. He is not related to the late Seiji Hirao. As of 2015 he works as teacher at Kobe Shinwa Women's University's Development and Education Faculty of Junior sports education Department, with "sports pedagogy", "kinematics" as field of specialization and "body and sports" and "sports education rooted in children's development" as research field.
Makoto Okubo (大久保 誠, Ōkubo Makoto; born 3 May 1975) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a…
Makoto Okubo (大久保 誠, Ōkubo Makoto; born 3 May 1975) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Kinjiro Nakamura (仲村 錦治郎, Nakamura Kinjirō; born 2 May 1975) is a Japanese table tennis player. He competed in the…
Kinjiro Nakamura (仲村 錦治郎, Nakamura Kinjirō; born 2 May 1975) is a Japanese table tennis player. He competed in the men's doubles event at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Sayuri Oyamada (小山田 サユリ, Oyamada Sayuri; born in Niigata Prefecture, Japan) is an actor and businesswoman. She began…
Sayuri Oyamada (小山田 サユリ, Oyamada Sayuri; born in Niigata Prefecture, Japan) is an actor and businesswoman. She began her career in Japan, starring in Body Drop Asphalt, accruing acclaim in Japan and globally. Oyamada's work includes films produced in Japan and internationally, including leads in Bright Future (2003), Seventh Anniversary (2003), Miracle Banana (2005) (Haiti), Suki Da (2006), Watashi Dasuwa (2009), Insect Detective Yoshimi Yoshida (2010). In 2016, she played the leading role of Aya in While the Women Are Sleeping (女が眠る時) directed by Wayne Wang and also starring Takeshi Kitano, Hidetoshi Nishijima, and Shiori Kutsuna premiered at the 66th Annual Berlin International Film Festival. Oyamada's recent work includes leads in Bashira (2021) directed by Academy Award winner Nickson Fong, a short directed by Govind Rae, and a supporting role in the Japanese feature, Lady in White directed by Yuki Otsuka. The latter two were due for release in 2019. She is currently based in New York City and runs an onigiri business.
Taku Kishimoto (Japanese: 岸本卓, Hepburn: Kishimoto Taku) is a Japanese anime screenwriter. After leaving Studio Ghibli…
Taku Kishimoto (Japanese: 岸本卓, Hepburn: Kishimoto Taku) is a Japanese anime screenwriter. After leaving Studio Ghibli, he was put in charge of screenwriting for Bunny Drop. Following its completion, he has worked on several series, some of which are Haikyu!!, Erased, and the remake of Fruits Basket.
Hiroiki Ariyoshi (有吉 弘行, Ariyoshi Hiroiki; born 31 May 1974) is a Japanese comedian and singer who is represented by…
Hiroiki Ariyoshi (有吉 弘行, Ariyoshi Hiroiki; born 31 May 1974) is a Japanese comedian and singer who is represented by Ohta Production.
Nami Teshima (手島 奈美, Teshima Nami; born Nami Kimoto (木本 奈美, Kimoto Nami) on 31 March 1974) is a retired female Japanese…
Nami Teshima (手島 奈美, Teshima Nami; born Nami Kimoto (木本 奈美, Kimoto Nami) on 31 March 1974) is a retired female Japanese judo wrestler. Teshima was born in Hōfu, Yamaguchi, and began judo from 4th grade in elementary school. She entered the Sumitomo Marine & Fire Insurance after graduating from high school in 1993. She excelled at Osotogari, and also coached former world champion Gella Vandecaveye. In 1997, Teshima participated in the World Judo Championships in Paris but was defeated by Cho Min-Sun in the first round. In 1998, she also participated in the Asian Games in Bangkok and won a silver medal. After then, she was regarded as one of the candidates of representative at Olympic Games in 2000 but was unable due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury. She retired in 2001, after the All-Japan Businessman Championships. As of 2010, Teshima coaches judo at the Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group judo club, which she formerly belonged to.
Soko Yamaoka (山岡聡子, Yamaoka Sōko; born 29 May 1974 in Nagano) is a Japanese snowboarder. She competed in the halfpipe…
Soko Yamaoka (山岡聡子, Yamaoka Sōko; born 29 May 1974 in Nagano) is a Japanese snowboarder. She competed in the halfpipe event at the 2006 Winter Olympics, where she placed 10th, and at the 2010 Winter Olympics, where she placed 16th. She also competed at the World Snowboard Championships from 2003 to 2009.
Kaori Kusuda (née Kawakami, 楠田香穂里、旧姓川上、born 29 May 1974) is a Japanese former basketball player who competed in the…
Kaori Kusuda (née Kawakami, 楠田香穂里、旧姓川上、born 29 May 1974) is a Japanese former basketball player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Kazuhiko Shiotani (塩谷 和彦, Shiotani Kazuhiko; born May 27, 1974) is a Japanese former baseball utility player who spent…
Kazuhiko Shiotani (塩谷 和彦, Shiotani Kazuhiko; born May 27, 1974) is a Japanese former baseball utility player who spent 11 seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball as well as a stint in the United States and a campaign in Korea. Prior to playing professionally, he attended Shinko Gakuen High School. After playing in ni-gun for a spell, Shiotani was loaned to the Bristol Tigers of the American Appalachian League in 1994, with whom he went hitless in 14 at-bats. He returned to Japan and, from 1995 to 2001, earned playing time with the Tigers each season. From 1995 to 1997, he had a total of 17 at-bats and hit .118, though in 1996 he had a home run and four RBI. In 19 at-bats in 1998, he hit .105. He hit .282 in 117 at-bats in 1999, .252 in 107 at-bats in 2000 and .210 in 81 at-bats in 2001. He was traded to the Orix BlueWave following the 2001 season. His playing time increased. In 2002, he hit .230 with five home runs and 20 RBI in 274 at-bats and in 2003—his only 'full' season of work—he hit .307 with eight home runs, 46 RBI and 134 hits in 123 games (436 at-bats). The next year, he hit .269 with nine home runs and 48 RBI in 360 at-bats and in 2005, his last campaign, he hit .176 with no home runs and three RBI in 34 at-bats. All told, he hit .264 with 29 home runs, 145 RBI and 381 hits in an 11-year NPB career. In 2006, he went to play in Korea, suiting up for SK Wyverns of the Korea Baseball Organization. In 23 games, he hit .297 with three home runs and 19 RBI.
Kyosuke Usuta (うすた 京介, Usuta Kyōsuke; born May 25, 1974 in Aichi Prefecture but raised in Kōshi, Kumamoto) is a…
Kyosuke Usuta (うすた 京介, Usuta Kyōsuke; born May 25, 1974 in Aichi Prefecture but raised in Kōshi, Kumamoto) is a Japanese manga artist. His best known works are Sexy Commando Gaiden: Sugoi yo!! Masaru-san which was published in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1995 to 1997 and which was adapted into a 48-episode anime series produced by Magic Bus; and Pyu to Fuku! Jaguar which was also serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump between 2000 and 2010, adapted into an anime film and a live action film in 2008.
Maki "Nozomi" Fujiyoshi (藤好麻希, Fujiyoshi Maki; born 24 May 1974) is a Japanese former volleyball player. While…
Maki "Nozomi" Fujiyoshi (藤好麻希, Fujiyoshi Maki; born 24 May 1974) is a Japanese former volleyball player. While representing Japan, Fujiyoshi won the bronze medal at the 1994 Goodwill Games in Saint Petersburg.
Masahide "Masa" Kobayashi (小林 雅英, Kobayashi Masahide; born May 24, 1974 in Ōtsuki, Yamanashi, Japan) is a former…
Masahide "Masa" Kobayashi (小林 雅英, Kobayashi Masahide; born May 24, 1974 in Ōtsuki, Yamanashi, Japan) is a former professional baseball pitcher and pitching coach. From 1997 to 2007, Kobayashi played in the Nippon Professional Baseball league for the Chiba Lotte Marines. From 2008 to 2009, he played for Major League Baseball's Cleveland Indians. He was a member of the Japanese Olympic baseball team for the 2004 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal. Kobayashi led the Pacific League in saves in 2005, with 29. He earned his 200th career save in 2006, becoming the third player in Japanese baseball to reach the mark, after Kazuhiro Sasaki and Shingo Takatsu. In 2007, his final season with the Marines, Kobayashi finished 2–7 with 27 saves and a 3.61 ERA in 49 relief appearances. He became the only Japanese professional pitcher to record 20 or more saves seven straight years. On November 2, 2007, Kobayashi declared free agency and expressed his interest in playing for a major league club for the 2008 season. On November 20, Kobayashi signed a two-year, $6.25 million deal with the Cleveland Indians. The deal included a $3.25 million club option for a third year. During the 2008 season, Kobayashi had an average season, going 4–5 with six saves and a 4.53 ERA in 57 relief appearances. He had a 3.05 ERA in the first half, but regressed in the second half, posting a 10.32 ERA in 15 games after the All-Star break. In 2009, Kobayashi made 10 appearances (9+2⁄3 innings) with no decisions or saves, and an ERA of 8.38. On May 16, he was removed from Cleveland's 40-man roster. He later cleared waivers and accepted an assignment to the Triple-A Columbus Clippers. He was released on July 18, 2009. Kobayashi signed a one-year contract with the Yomiuri Giants for the 2009 season. He made 16 appearances with the Giants, posting a 2.25 ERA. He later joined the Orix Buffaloes for the 2011 season.
Hiroshi Shibahara (柴原 洋, Shibahara Hiroshi; born May 23, 1974) is a Japanese professional baseball player. An…
Hiroshi Shibahara (柴原 洋, Shibahara Hiroshi; born May 23, 1974) is a Japanese professional baseball player. An outfielder, he is currently with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Yoshiyuki Fuchiwaki (渕脇 芳行) is a Japanese retired professional baseball player. He spent seven seasons with the Osaka…
Yoshiyuki Fuchiwaki (渕脇 芳行) is a Japanese retired professional baseball player. He spent seven seasons with the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes and made one appearance in a first-team match.
Takashi Kimura (Japanese: 木村 敬, Hepburn: Kimura Takashi; born May 21, 1974) is a Japanese politician. He currently…
Takashi Kimura (Japanese: 木村 敬, Hepburn: Kimura Takashi; born May 21, 1974) is a Japanese politician. He currently serves as the governor of Kumamoto Prefecture since 2024. He previously served as the vice governor of Kumamoto from 2020 to 2024.
Masaru Hashiguchi (橋口 勝, Hashiguchi Masaru; born May 21, 1974) is a former Japanese football player.
Koji Yoshinari (吉成 浩司, Yoshinari Koji; born May 19, 1974) is a former Japanese football player.
Yoko Koikawa (肥川 葉子, Koikawa Yōko) (born May 18, 1974, in Fukuoka, Japan) is a retired Japanese backstroke swimmer, who…
Yoko Koikawa (肥川 葉子, Koikawa Yōko) (born May 18, 1974, in Fukuoka, Japan) is a retired Japanese backstroke swimmer, who represented her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. She is best known for winning the gold medal in the Women's 200m Backstroke event at the 1995 Summer Universiade in her hometown Fukuoka.
Yasushi Katsume (勝目 康, Katsume Yasushi; born 17 May 1974) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who…
Yasushi Katsume (勝目 康, Katsume Yasushi; born 17 May 1974) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who serves as a member of the House of Representatives.
Yuji Iizuka (飯塚 祐司, Iizuka Yūji; born 17 May 1974) is a Japanese retired ice hockey player and the head coach for the…
Yuji Iizuka (飯塚 祐司, Iizuka Yūji; born 17 May 1974) is a Japanese retired ice hockey player and the head coach for the Japanese women's national ice hockey team. He coached the team at the 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship and the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Masaru Shiina (椎名 豪, Shiina Masaru; born May 16, 1974), known professionally as Go Shiina, is a Japanese music composer…
Masaru Shiina (椎名 豪, Shiina Masaru; born May 16, 1974), known professionally as Go Shiina, is a Japanese music composer primarily known for his work in video games and anime. He joined Namco in 1997 and was best known during his time with the company for writing music for a number of games in the Tales, Mr. Driller, and God Eater franchises, He gained widespread recognition with his score for Tales of Legendia in 2005. Since then, he has also contributed music for several titles in the Tekken, Ace Combat, and The Idolmaster franchises. In addition to video games, Shiina has also composed soundtracks for various anime series and films, starting with the 2011 film Sakura no Ondo and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, as well as composing and arranging songs for bands and other artists. Shiina's works is known for having strong and heavy, orchestral sounds. He left Bandai Namco Entertainment in 2017, and is currently a freelance composer. Despite being freelance, he has continued to work with the company for various other projects, including the God Eater series, as well as other games such as Code Vein.
Takeshi Saiki (斉木武志, Saiki Takeshi; born 13 May 1974) is a Japanese politician. He has been a member of the House of…
Takeshi Saiki (斉木武志, Saiki Takeshi; born 13 May 1974) is a Japanese politician. He has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2024, having previously served from 2009 to 2012 and from 2017 to 2021. He previously worked as an announcer at NHK.
Shigeki Noguchi (野口 茂樹; born May 13, 1974) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher in Nippon Professional…
Shigeki Noguchi (野口 茂樹; born May 13, 1974) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher in Nippon Professional Baseball. He played for the Chunichi Dragons from 1994 to 2005 and the Yomiuri Giants from 2006 to 2007. He was the Central League MVP in 1999 after going 19-7 with a 2.65 earned run average. Noguchi also played Minor League Baseball in 1994 in the Colorado Rockies organization. In 2009, he signed a minor league deal with the Toronto Blue Jays but was released after failing a physical.
Yoshiyuki Yoshida (吉田善行, Yoshida Yoshiyuki) (born May 10, 1974) is a Japanese mixed martial artist competing in the…
Yoshiyuki Yoshida (吉田善行, Yoshida Yoshiyuki) (born May 10, 1974) is a Japanese mixed martial artist competing in the welterweight division. A student of former Shooto competitor Noboru Asahi, he has competed in Shooto, Cage Force, and the UFC. On December 1, 2007, he became the first Cage Force welterweight tournament winner.
Junji Nishizawa (西澤 淳二, Nishizawa Junji; born May 10, 1974) is a former Japanese football player.
Yūji Terajima (Japanese: 寺嶋 裕二, Hepburn: Terajima Yūji; born 10 May 1974) is a Japanese manga artist, born in Mannō…
Yūji Terajima (Japanese: 寺嶋 裕二, Hepburn: Terajima Yūji; born 10 May 1974) is a Japanese manga artist, born in Mannō, Kagawa. He is the writer and illustrator of the baseball manga Ace of Diamond which won the 2008 Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōnen category. In 2010, it won the 34th Kodansha Manga Award in the shōnen category.
Hideki Seo (瀬尾 英樹, Seo Hideki; 10 May 1974 – 19 March 2024) was a Japanese-born French fashion designer and artist.