Okinoumi Ayumi (Japanese: 隠岐の海 歩, Hepburn: Okinoumi Ayumi; born 29 July 1985 as Ayumi Fukuoka (福岡 歩, Fukuoka Ayumi)) is…
Okinoumi Ayumi (Japanese: 隠岐の海 歩, Hepburn: Okinoumi Ayumi; born 29 July 1985 as Ayumi Fukuoka (福岡 歩, Fukuoka Ayumi)) is a former Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Okinoshima, Shimane. He joined professional sumo in 2005, reaching the top division in 2010. He was runner-up in makuuchi three times in the January 2011, March 2013, and November 2017 tournaments, all with an 11–4 record. His highest rank was sekiwake, which he held for one tournament in March 2015 and then held again in November 2016. He has won four Fighting Spirit prizes, one prize for Outstanding Performance, and four gold stars for defeating yokozuna. He wrestled for Hakkaku stable. Upon his retirement, Okinoumi became a sumo coach under the name of Kimigahama.
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Shingo Hyodo (兵藤 慎剛, Hyōdō Shingō; born 29 July 1985 in Nagasaki) is a Japanese footballer who plays for SC Sagamihara.
Jiro Kamata (鎌田 次郎, Kamata Jirō; born 28 July 1985 in Ōta, Tokyo) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Kashiwa Reysol.
Hiroki Nakadoi (Japanese: 中土居宏宜, Hepburn: Nakadoi Hiroki; born July 26, 1985) is a former Japanese singer and actor. He…
Hiroki Nakadoi (Japanese: 中土居宏宜, Hepburn: Nakadoi Hiroki; born July 26, 1985) is a former Japanese singer and actor. He is a former member of the boy band Lead and was their leader until retiring in 2013 to become a hairdresser.
Akihito Yamada (山田章仁, Yamada Akihito; born 26 July 1985 in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture) is a Japanese rugby union…
Akihito Yamada (山田章仁, Yamada Akihito; born 26 July 1985 in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture) is a Japanese rugby union player who plays as a winger. He also plays for Top League side the Panasonic Wild Knights in his home country.
Yu Hirayama (平山 優, Hirayama Yū; born 25 July 1985) is a former Japanese badminton player. She was born in Shiogama…
Yu Hirayama (平山 優, Hirayama Yū; born 25 July 1985) is a former Japanese badminton player. She was born in Shiogama city, in Miyagi prefecture, and graduated from St. Ursula High School. She is now a sophomore at the School of Social Sciences. She won the first prize of the inter-high school athletic meet when she was a second grade high school student, and the next year, she won the all-Japan second prize. She joined the Unisys badminton team in 2008, and was part of the Japanese team which played in the World Ladies' Championship (Uber Cup) and other worldwide tournaments.
Takayuki Kanamori (金森 敬之, born July 24, 1985, in Fujiidera, Osaka) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher.…
Takayuki Kanamori (金森 敬之, born July 24, 1985, in Fujiidera, Osaka) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters from 2007 to 2010 and the Chiba Lotte Marines from 2013 to 2016.
Kōhei Matsushita (松下 幸平, Matsushita Kōhei; born July 24, 1985) is a former Japanese football player.
Keisuke Kaneko (金子 圭輔, Kaneko Keisuke; born July 23, 1985) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder, and…
Keisuke Kaneko (金子 圭輔, Kaneko Keisuke; born July 23, 1985) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder, and current third squad inside defense and base running coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He played in NPH for the Hawks and Orix Buffaloes.
Masahiko Sawaguchi (澤口 雅彦, born July 22, 1985) is a Japanese football player who plays for Ococias Kyoto AC.
Tatsumi Iida (飯田 健巳, born July 22, 1985) is a former Japanese football player who last played for Kataller Toyama.
Akira Tozawa (戸澤 陽, Tozawa Akira, born July 22, 1985) is a Japanese professional wrestler. As of 2016, he is signed to…
Akira Tozawa (戸澤 陽, Tozawa Akira, born July 22, 1985) is a Japanese professional wrestler. As of 2016, he is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under his real name and is one-half of the Alpha Academy with Otis. He is a former one-time WWE Cruiserweight Champion and 16-time WWE 24/7 Champion. Prior to working for the WWE, he had a 12-year run in Dragon Gate where he is a former Open the Brave Gate, Open the Twin Gate, Open the Triangle Gate and Open the Owarai Gate champion and the winner of the 2011 and 2012 Summer Adventure Tag League. He is also known for his year-long excursion to the United States, during which he performed for promotions such as Chikara, Dragon Gate USA, and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.
Hilke Kenji William (比留木 謙司, Hiruki Kenji; born July 19, 1985) is a Japanese basketball coach and former professional…
Hilke Kenji William (比留木 謙司, Hiruki Kenji; born July 19, 1985) is a Japanese basketball coach and former professional basketball player. He also played for the Japan men's national 3x3 team.
Yurie Kobori (小堀 友里絵, Kobori Yurie; born July 19, 1983) is a Japanese actress and voice actress from Fukushima…
Yurie Kobori (小堀 友里絵, Kobori Yurie; born July 19, 1983) is a Japanese actress and voice actress from Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. She is affiliated with Air Agency.
Akiseyama Mitsuhiko (Japanese: 明瀬山 光彦; born July 18, 1985 as Mitsuhiko Fukao (深尾 光彦, Fukao Mitsuhiko)) is a former…
Akiseyama Mitsuhiko (Japanese: 明瀬山 光彦; born July 18, 1985 as Mitsuhiko Fukao (深尾 光彦, Fukao Mitsuhiko)) is a former Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Kasugai, Aichi. An amateur sumo competitor while studying at Nihon University, he made his professional debut in January 2008. He has two lower-division championships in jonokuchi and makushita, and reached the top makuuchi division in March 2016. His highest rank was maegashira 12. He wrestled for Kise stable, where he now coaches under the name of Izutsu.
Hitomi Kitamura (北村ひとみ, Kitamura Hitomi; born July 16, 1985) is a Japanese gravure idol and a female talent. She is…
Hitomi Kitamura (北村ひとみ, Kitamura Hitomi; born July 16, 1985) is a Japanese gravure idol and a female talent. She is from Saitama. She changed her stage name to Tama Mizuki (水樹たま, Mizuki Tama) on September 1, 2010.
Hiroyuki Onoue (尾上 寛之, Onoue Hiroyuki; born July 16, 1985) is a Japanese actor.
Terukazu Tanaka (田中 輝和, Tanaka Terukazu; born July 14, 1985) is a Japanese football player.
Tatsuya Uchi (内 竜也, born July 13, 1985, in Kawasaki, Kanagawa) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who is a…
Tatsuya Uchi (内 竜也, born July 13, 1985, in Kawasaki, Kanagawa) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chiba Lotte Marines.
Nobuyuki Nishi (西 伸幸, Nishi Nobuyuki; born in Kawasaki, Kanagawa on July 13, 1985) is a Japanese freestyle skier active…
Nobuyuki Nishi (西 伸幸, Nishi Nobuyuki; born in Kawasaki, Kanagawa on July 13, 1985) is a Japanese freestyle skier active since 2003 who represented Japan at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Nishi won a bronze medal in dual moguls at the 2011 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships.
Takuya Kokeguchi (苔口 卓也, Kokeguchi Takuya; born 13 July 1985) is a Japanese former football player who last played for…
Takuya Kokeguchi (苔口 卓也, Kokeguchi Takuya; born 13 July 1985) is a Japanese former football player who last played for Kataller Toyama.
Tatsuya Isaka (伊阪 達也, Isaka Tatsuya; born July 12, 1985, in Ishikawa Prefecture) is a Japanese actor. He played Ichigo…
Tatsuya Isaka (伊阪 達也, Isaka Tatsuya; born July 12, 1985, in Ishikawa Prefecture) is a Japanese actor. He played Ichigo Kurosaki in the rock musical Bleach.
Aki Maeda (前田 亜季, Maeda Aki; born 11 July 1985) is a Japanese actress and singer. She has an older sister named Ai…
Aki Maeda (前田 亜季, Maeda Aki; born 11 July 1985) is a Japanese actress and singer. She has an older sister named Ai Maeda. She is perhaps best known in the west for her role as Noriko Nakagawa in the controversial 2000 film Battle Royale, which she reprised for its sequel Battle Royale II: Requiem. She graduated from Hosei University in 2008.
Takahisa Nishiyama (西山 貴永, Nishiyama Takahisa; born July 11, 1985) is a former Japanese football player.
Takeshi Nagano (永野健, Nagano Takeshi; born July 11, 1985) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Panasonic…
Takeshi Nagano (永野健, Nagano Takeshi; born July 11, 1985) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Panasonic Panthers.
Kiyotaka Miyoshi (三吉 聖王, Miyoshi Kiyotaka; born July 10, 1985) is a former Japanese football player.
Kaito Yamamoto (山本 海人, Yamamoto Kaito; born 10 July 1985) is a Japanese football player who plays for Fukushima United…
Kaito Yamamoto (山本 海人, Yamamoto Kaito; born 10 July 1985) is a Japanese football player who plays for Fukushima United FC.
Hokuto Nakamura (中村 北斗, Nakamura Hokuto; born 10 July 1985) is a retired Japanese football player and current U18 head…
Hokuto Nakamura (中村 北斗, Nakamura Hokuto; born 10 July 1985) is a retired Japanese football player and current U18 head coach of Avispa Fukuoka.
Yasunori Nishiki (西木 康智, Nishiki Yasunori; born July 10, 1985) is a Japanese composer, best known for his work on the…
Yasunori Nishiki (西木 康智, Nishiki Yasunori; born July 10, 1985) is a Japanese composer, best known for his work on the Octopath Traveler video game series. He formerly worked for Konami and has produced soundtracks for video games and anime.
Masashi Nishiyama (西山将士, Nishiyama Masashi; born 9 July 1985) is a Japanese judoka who won a bronze medal at the 2012…
Masashi Nishiyama (西山将士, Nishiyama Masashi; born 9 July 1985) is a Japanese judoka who won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He is competing for the Nippon Steel Corporation Judo Club.
Yusuke Tasaka (田坂 祐介, Tasaka Yusuke; born 8 July 1985) is a Japanese professional football midfielder.
Kenji Baba (馬場 賢治, Baba Kenji; born July 7, 1985) is a Japanese former footballer.
Hajime Taniguchi (Japanese: 谷口 一, Hepburn: Taniguchi Hajime; born 7 July 1985), better known as Tokido, is a Japanese…
Hajime Taniguchi (Japanese: 谷口 一, Hepburn: Taniguchi Hajime; born 7 July 1985), better known as Tokido, is a Japanese fighting game player who plays the King of Fighters and Street Fighter franchises. He is known for playing multiple fighting games on a competitive level in addition to Street Fighter, including Tekken, Marvel vs Capcom 3, and BlazBlue. Tokido is a three-time EVO champion, having won Capcom vs. SNK 2 in 2002 as well as winning Super Street Fighter II Turbo in 2007 and Street Fighter V ten years later. Tokido has had 28 Evolution top 8 finishes (a feat surpassed only by Justin Wong), having EVO medals in 12 different games across more than 20 years.
Yojiro Noda (Japanese: 野田洋次郎, Hepburn: Noda Yōjirō; born July 5, 1985) is a Japanese singer, songwriter, musician…
Yojiro Noda (Japanese: 野田洋次郎, Hepburn: Noda Yōjirō; born July 5, 1985) is a Japanese singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and actor. Noda is the lead vocalist, songwriter and guitarist of the Japanese rock band Radwimps and also began a solo project, illion, in 2012.
Taishi Tsukamoto (塚本 泰史, Tsukamoto Taishi; born July 4, 1985) is a former Japanese football player.
Keisuke Minami (南 圭介, Minami Keisuke) (born 3 July 1985) is a Japanese actor and singer. He is best known for his role…
Keisuke Minami (南 圭介, Minami Keisuke) (born 3 July 1985) is a Japanese actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Kunimitsu Tezuka in the Prince of Tennis musical series, Tenimyu, of the third generation Seigaku cast, Tsurugi Ohtori/HououSoldier in Uchu Sentai Kyuranger, and a live-action portrayal of Fumito Nanahara in Blood-C series. He is one of PureBoys.
Miki Nishimura (西村 美紀, Nishimura Miki; born July 2, 1985) is a Japanese female professional ten-pin bowler. She is a…
Miki Nishimura (西村 美紀, Nishimura Miki; born July 2, 1985) is a Japanese female professional ten-pin bowler. She is a member of the Japan Professional Bowling Association, license no. 408. At the end of the 2012 JPBA season, Nishimura was ranked second place in total points (only behind Hiromi Matsunaga.) Nishimura is best known for her extremely high back swing and rolling the ball in-between the X and Y axis. Her recent accomplishments include appearing in the 2012 International Bowling Championships 2013 supported by DHC, bowling in a Baker-style exhibition match with a team of women from Japan, against a team of PBA Tour professionals, including Chris Barnes and Mike Fagan. The Japan women lost to the PBA Tour professionals 278-174.
Yuhei Ono (小野 雄平, Ono Yūhei; born July 1, 1985) is a former Japanese football player.
Soma Yamauchi (山内 壮馬, born July 1, 1985, in Toyota, Aichi) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher in…
Soma Yamauchi (山内 壮馬, born July 1, 1985, in Toyota, Aichi) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He played for the Chunichi Dragons from 2008 to 2014 and for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in 2016.
Norio Sakurai (Japanese: 桜井のりお, Hepburn: Sakurai Norio) is a Japanese manga artist. She is best known as the creator of…
Norio Sakurai (Japanese: 桜井のりお, Hepburn: Sakurai Norio) is a Japanese manga artist. She is best known as the creator of Mitsudomoe, Rororro!, Kodomo Gakkyū, and her most successful series, The Dangers in My Heart. In 2010, Mitsudomoe was adapted into a TV anime. In 2023, The Dangers in My Heart was also adapted into a TV anime. A subsequent season released in 2024. She was born in Ageo, Saitama Prefecture.
Taihei Kato (加藤大平, Katō Taihei; born July 30, 1984) is a Japanese Nordic combined skier who has been competing since…
Taihei Kato (加藤大平, Katō Taihei; born July 30, 1984) is a Japanese Nordic combined skier who has been competing since 2003. He won a gold medal in the 4 x 5 km team event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec and earned his best individual finish of 27th twice (10 km mass start: 2009, 15 km individual: 2007). At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Kato finished sixth in the 4 x 5 km team, 24th in the individual normal hill, and 30th in the individual large hill events. Kato suffered a broken left arm after a fall while competing in the Nordic combined event during the Sochi Winter Olympic Games. After a seemingly successfully jump on the large hill, Kato's left ski came loose seconds after he landed, causing him to fall at high speed, sustaining the injury in the process. He was unable to continue in the competition, which would include a 10 km cross-country ski race.
Ryōhei Kimura (木村 良平, Kimura Ryōhei; born July 30, 1984) is a Japanese actor and singer. His roles include Eichi…
Ryōhei Kimura (木村 良平, Kimura Ryōhei; born July 30, 1984) is a Japanese actor and singer. His roles include Eichi Sakurai in Full Moon o Sagashite, Roche in Neo Angelique ~Abyss~ series, Akira Takizawa in Eden of the East, Hinata from Angel Beats!, Shouma Takakura in Mawaru Penguindrum, Kodaka Hasegawa in Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai, Chihiro Furuya in Sankarea, Ryouta Kise in the Kuroko no Basket series, Kaito Yashio in Robotics;Notes, Touji Ato in Tokyo Ravens, Bokuto Koutarou in Haikyū!!, Sorey in Tales of Zestiria, Joshua Kiryu in The World Ends with You series, and Kashimo Hajime in Jujutsu Kaisen. He won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 6th Seiyu Awards. He is affiliated with Himawari Theatre Group.
Shinya Ishikawa (石川晋也, Ishikawa Shin'ya) is a retired Japanese professional wrestler best known for his tenure with the…
Shinya Ishikawa (石川晋也, Ishikawa Shin'ya) is a retired Japanese professional wrestler best known for his tenure with the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW).
Takiko Fukuda (福田 多希子, Fukuda Takiko; born 25 July 1984, in Nara Prefecture) is a Japanese stage performer and tarento.…
Takiko Fukuda (福田 多希子, Fukuda Takiko; born 25 July 1984, in Nara Prefecture) is a Japanese stage performer and tarento. She is represented with Yoshimoto Creative Agency in Osaka. Her husband is Ponta Dohi.
Kenji Narisako (成迫 健児, Narisako Kenji) (born 25 July 1984) is a Japanese hurdler. He won the bronze medal at the 2001…
Kenji Narisako (成迫 健児, Narisako Kenji) (born 25 July 1984) is a Japanese hurdler. He won the bronze medal at the 2001 World Youth Championships, and the gold medals at the 2005 Summer Universiade and the 2006 Asian Games. He also competed at the World Championships in 2005 and 2007 and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final. His personal best time is 47.93 seconds, achieved in May 2006 in Osaka. After his Olympic appearances, Narisako became a member of the Ōita Prefectural Assembly.
Akie Uegaki (植垣暁恵, Uegaki Akie; born 25 July 1984) is a Japanese handball player who has played for the Japan women's…
Akie Uegaki (植垣暁恵, Uegaki Akie; born 25 July 1984) is a Japanese handball player who has played for the Japan women's national handball team and plays for Japanese club Hiroshima Maple Reds. She was listed among the top ten goalscorers at the 2009 World Women's Handball Championship in China, with 48 goals.
Hajime Ohara (Japanese: 大原 甫, Ōhara Hajime; ring name: 大原はじめ, born July 24, 1984) is a Japanese professional wrestler.…
Hajime Ohara (Japanese: 大原 甫, Ōhara Hajime; ring name: 大原はじめ, born July 24, 1984) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is signed to Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is a one time GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion and a six-time GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion. Ohara also previous working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) in Mexico for several years as part of his training, mixing the lucha libre style of Mexico with the Japanese Puroresu style of wrestling. In Japan, Ohara is best known for his work in the Hustle, Smash and Wrestling New Classic (WNC).
Kensuke Fukuda (福田 健介, born 24 July 1984 in Shizuoka) is a Japanese football player who plays for Ococias Kyoto AC.
Kei Omoto (尾本 敬, Omoto Kei; born July 21, 1984) is a Japanese football player who plays for Ococias Kyoto AC.
Takashi Nakano (中野 高, Nakano Takashi; born July 21, 1984) is a Japanese former swimmer, who specialized in backstroke…
Takashi Nakano (中野 高, Nakano Takashi; born July 21, 1984) is a Japanese former swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events. He collected a total of three silver medals in the 200 m backstroke at the Universiade (2003 in Daegu, 2005 in İzmir, and 2007 in Bangkok). Nakano is also a graduate of Hosei University in Tokyo. Nakano made his international debut at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, where he earned a silver medal in the 200 m backstroke, clocking at 2:00.78. At the 2005 FINA World Championships in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Nakano broke the two-minute barrier, but rounded out the final field in last place by 0.17 of a second behind Croatia's Gordan Kozulj in 1:58.91. Nakano also improved his personal best to 1:59.34, adding a bronze to his silver from Busan in the same stroke at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. Nakano competed for the Japanese squad in the men's 200 m backstroke at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Leading up to the Games, he placed second behind Ryosuke Irie at the Olympic trials in Tokyo with a FINA A-standard entry time of 1:58.22. He challenged seven other swimmers on the fourth heat, including Austrian duo Sebastian Stoss and two-time Olympic silver medalist Markus Rogan. Nakano raced to sixth place by a 0.15 of a second behind Stoss in a time of 1:59.59. Nakano missed out the semifinals by 0.65 of a second, as he placed twenty-first overall in the preliminary heats. At the 2009 FINA World Championships in Rome, Italy, Nakano broke his personal best of 1:57.02 in the 200 m backstroke, but finished only in twelfth place and did not qualify for the final.