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Tatsuji Nishimura (西村 龍次, Nishimura Tatsuji; born July 18, 1968, in Kure, Hiroshima, Japan) is a Japanese former Nippon…
Tatsuji Nishimura (西村 龍次, Nishimura Tatsuji; born July 18, 1968, in Kure, Hiroshima, Japan) is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher.
Mitsuaki Kojima (小島 光顕, Kojima Mitsuaki; born 14 July 1968) is a former Japanese football player.
Fumiaki Aoshima (青嶋 文明, Aoshima Fumiaki; born July 12, 1968) is a former Japanese football player.
Seiichi Makita (巻田 清一, Makita Seiichi; born July 11, 1968) is a former Japanese football player.
Hideyuki Kurata (倉田 英之, Kurata Hideyuki; born July 9, 1968 in Ibara, Okayama Prefecture) is a Japanese anime…
Hideyuki Kurata (倉田 英之, Kurata Hideyuki; born July 9, 1968 in Ibara, Okayama Prefecture) is a Japanese anime screenwriter, light novelist, and manga artist, noted for authoring the series composition of such works as Read or Die, Now and Then, Here and There, Kamichu!, and Gun Sword. He has been a member of Yōsuke Kuroda's creative group Studio Orphee since 2003, and has collaborated with Kuroda on many series, including Hellsing Ultimate, Drifters, and Goblin Slayer.
Susumu Aoyagi (青柳 進, Aoyagi Susumu) was a professional baseball player. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB)…
Susumu Aoyagi (青柳 進, Aoyagi Susumu) was a professional baseball player. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Lotte Orions/Chiba Lotte Marines in the Japan Pacific League and the Yakult Swallows in the Japan Central League.
Takahiro Endo (遠藤 孝弘, Endō Takahiro; born July 7, 1968) is a former Japanese football player.
Yuka Onishi or Ohnishi (大西結花, Ōnishi Yuka, born July 6, 1968, in Toyonaka-shi, Osaka prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese…
Yuka Onishi or Ohnishi (大西結花, Ōnishi Yuka, born July 6, 1968, in Toyonaka-shi, Osaka prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actress and idol singer in the 1980s, notable in the west for her role in the TV series Sukeban Deka III in 1987 and its following movies, Sukeban Deka: The Movie and Sukeban Deka II.
Minatofuji Takayuki (Japanese: 湊富士 孝行; born 6 July 1968 as Takayuki Miura (三浦孝行)) is a Japanese former professional…
Minatofuji Takayuki (Japanese: 湊富士 孝行; born 6 July 1968 as Takayuki Miura (三浦孝行)) is a Japanese former professional sumo wrestler from Annaka, Gunma. He made his professional debut in March 1984, and his highest rank was maegashira 2. He retired in 2002, and in 2010 became the head coach of Minato stable.
Kenji Ito (伊藤 賢治, Itō Kenji; born July 5, 1968), also known by the nickname Itoken (イトケン), is a Japanese video game…
Kenji Ito (伊藤 賢治, Itō Kenji; born July 5, 1968), also known by the nickname Itoken (イトケン), is a Japanese video game composer and musician. He is best known for his work on the Mana and SaGa series, though he has worked on over 30 video games throughout his career as well as composed or arranged music for over 15 other albums, concerts, and plays. He learned to play several instruments at a young age, and joined Square directly out of college as a composer in 1990 at the advice of a professor. He worked there for over a decade, composing many of his best-known scores. In 2001, he left Square to become a freelance composer, but has since continued to collaborate with the company. Since leaving Square, Ito has composed soundtracks to over a dozen games, and has branched out into composition and production of music for plays and albums for other performers. Ito's work has been performed in a concert dedicated to his pieces as well as general video game music events, and he has played the piano in additional concerts. Pieces of his from the SaGa and Mana series have been arranged as piano solos and published in sheet music books.
Ken Akamatsu (Japanese: 赤松 健, Hepburn: Akamatsu Ken; born July 5, 1968) is a Japanese manga artist and politician who…
Ken Akamatsu (Japanese: 赤松 健, Hepburn: Akamatsu Ken; born July 5, 1968) is a Japanese manga artist and politician who has served since 2022 as a member of the House of Councillors. He made his professional manga debut in 1993, and is best known as the author of Love Hina (1998–2001) and Negima! Magister Negi Magi (2003–2012), both serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine; a sequel to Negima!, UQ Holder!, was serialized from 2013 to 2022. In 2011, Akamatsu founded J-Comi (now Manga Library Z), a free digital distributor of out-of-print manga. Akamatsu has been a managing director of the Japan Cartoonists Association since 2018, and is a vocal advocate for protecting freedom of expression in manga and anime from expansions in censorship and copyright law. In the 2022 Japanese House of Councillors election, he won a seat as a candidate for the Liberal Democratic Party in the national proportional representation block on a free expression platform, becoming the first manga creator in the National Diet. On November 13, 2024, he was appointed Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction as part of the Second Ishiba Cabinet. On September 18, 2026, he was appointed Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Digital Agency and Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office as part of the September 2026 cabinet reshuffle of the Second Takaichi Cabinet.
Masakazu Natsuda (夏田 昌和 Natsuda Masakazu, born 2 July 1968 in Tokyo) is a Japanese composer, former student of Gérard…
Masakazu Natsuda (夏田 昌和 Natsuda Masakazu, born 2 July 1968 in Tokyo) is a Japanese composer, former student of Gérard Grisey at the Conservatoire de Paris.
Sadaharu Aoki (青木 定治, Aoki Sadaharu; born 1 July 1968) is a Japanese chef patissier at the pâtisserie Sadaharu Aoki in…
Sadaharu Aoki (青木 定治, Aoki Sadaharu; born 1 July 1968) is a Japanese chef patissier at the pâtisserie Sadaharu Aoki in Paris, France. He is known for using traditional Japanese ingredients and flavors in French-style pastries. His style is defined as a combination of minimalistic aesthetics with rigorous French techniques. He is also known as a food consultant for Yumeiro Pâtissière manga, as claimed by the series author Natsumi Matsumoto.
Takahiro Kasahara (笠原 隆弘, Kasahara Takahiro; born 31 July 1967) is a Japanese sprinter. He competed in the men's 100…
Takahiro Kasahara (笠原 隆弘, Kasahara Takahiro; born 31 July 1967) is a Japanese sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Katsuhito Noshi (野志 克仁, Noshi Katsuhito; born 31 July 1967) is a Japanese politician and the current mayor of…
Katsuhito Noshi (野志 克仁, Noshi Katsuhito; born 31 July 1967) is a Japanese politician and the current mayor of Matsuyama, the capital city of Ehime Prefecture, Japan.
Minako Kudo (Japanese: 工藤美奈子, Hepburn: Kudō Minako; July 31, 1967 – November 6, 2005), better known as Minako Honda…
Minako Kudo (Japanese: 工藤美奈子, Hepburn: Kudō Minako; July 31, 1967 – November 6, 2005), better known as Minako Honda (Japanese: 本田美奈子, Hepburn: Honda Minako), was a Japanese idol and musical singer. In 1985, she made her debut with the single "Satsui no Vacance". She was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia on January 5, 2005. At 4:38 A.M. on November 6, 2005, Honda died at the Juntendo University Hospital in Bunkyō, Tokyo.
Hideyuki Nakayama (中山 秀征, Nakayama Hideyuki; born 31 July 1967, in Fujioka, Gunma) is a Japanese tarento, presenter…
Hideyuki Nakayama (中山 秀征, Nakayama Hideyuki; born 31 July 1967, in Fujioka, Gunma) is a Japanese tarento, presenter, actor, and comedian. He is nicknamed Hide-chan (ヒデちゃん) and Hide-san (ヒデさん). He is represented with Watanabe Entertainment. He dropped out from Tsunamu Elementary School, North Junior High School (up to two semesters for three years), Persimmon Junior High School (only three semesters for three years), Kakiyo High School, and Kurume High School.
Yuichiro Hata (羽田 雄一郎, Hata Yūichirō; 29 July 1967 – 27 December 2020) was a Japanese politician of the Constitutional…
Yuichiro Hata (羽田 雄一郎, Hata Yūichirō; 29 July 1967 – 27 December 2020) was a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan. A native of Setagaya, Tokyo, and graduate of Tamagawa University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1999, a position he retained until his death in 2020. Hata was the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism from 4 June 2012 to 26 December 2012. He was the son of the late Prime Minister Tsutomu Hata.
Takashi Hirose (Japanese: タカ・ヒロセ (広瀬 隆), born 28 July 1967) is a Japanese musician who is the current bass guitarist…
Takashi Hirose (Japanese: タカ・ヒロセ (広瀬 隆), born 28 July 1967) is a Japanese musician who is the current bass guitarist for the rock band Feeder.
Takeshi Motoyoshi (本吉 剛, Motoyoshi Takeshi; born July 26, 1967) is a former Japanese football player.
Yasuhiro Sato (佐藤 康弘, Satō Yasuhiro; born July 25, 1967) is a Japanese baseball player. Born in Tochigi, he won a…
Yasuhiro Sato (佐藤 康弘, Satō Yasuhiro; born July 25, 1967) is a Japanese baseball player. Born in Tochigi, he won a bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Hirofumi Kojima (小嶋裕二三, Kojima Hirofumi) is a Japanese basketball coach. He was the assistant coach of the Japan…
Hirofumi Kojima (小嶋裕二三, Kojima Hirofumi) is a Japanese basketball coach. He was the assistant coach of the Japan women's national basketball team from 1998 to 2000 and 2012.
Noboru "Nobby" Ueda (上田昇; born July 23, 1967 in Tahara, Aichi) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was…
Noboru "Nobby" Ueda (上田昇; born July 23, 1967 in Tahara, Aichi) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was exclusively a 125 class rider. Ueda began his Grand Prix career with a win in his inaugural race at the 1991 Japanese Grand Prix. His best seasons were in 1994, when he finished second in the 125cc world championship behind Kazuto Sakata and in 1997, when he finished second behind Valentino Rossi. In 1998, Ueda fell off his bike, breaking his arm and receiving nerve damage that nearly paralyzed his right hand. This injury led to him wearing the first mechanised glove (produced by Spidi) that gave him the ability to grip the throttle and brake levers. After a twelve-year career in Grand Prix competition, Ueda announced his retirement at the end of the 2002 season, citing the need to let his body recuperate after several racing injuries. Ueda won 13 Grand Prix races during his career. He now runs his own team known as Team Nobby, which competes in the All Japan Road Race Championship in the J-GP3 class.
Takashi Morita (森田 高, Morita Takashi; born July 22, 1967) is a Japanese politician of People's New Party, an…
Takashi Morita (森田 高, Morita Takashi; born July 22, 1967) is a Japanese politician of People's New Party, an independent and member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature).
Shōji Tōyama (遠山 奨志, Tōyama Shōji; born July 21, 1967, in Ashikita, Kumamoto, Japan) is a Japanese former Nippon…
Shōji Tōyama (遠山 奨志, Tōyama Shōji; born July 21, 1967, in Ashikita, Kumamoto, Japan) is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher and coach.
Akihito Sugisawa (杉沢 明人, Sugisawa Akihito; born 20 July 1967) is a Japanese former ice hockey player. He competed in…
Akihito Sugisawa (杉沢 明人, Sugisawa Akihito; born 20 July 1967) is a Japanese former ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
Yoko Minamoto (源洋子, Minamoto Yoko, born 18 July 1967) is a Japanese sport shooter who competed in the 1988 Summer…
Yoko Minamoto (源洋子, Minamoto Yoko, born 18 July 1967) is a Japanese sport shooter who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, in the 1992 Summer Olympics, and in the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Kazuaki Sasaki (佐々木 一昭, Sasaki Kazuaki; born 17 July 1967) is a Japanese former cyclist. He competed in the team…
Kazuaki Sasaki (佐々木 一昭, Sasaki Kazuaki; born 17 July 1967) is a Japanese former cyclist. He competed in the team pursuit event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He later became a professional keirin cyclist with over 200 wins.
Makoto Kitano (北野 誠, Kitano Makoto; born July 17, 1967) is a former Japanese football player and manager, currently in…
Makoto Kitano (北野 誠, Kitano Makoto; born July 17, 1967) is a former Japanese football player and manager, currently in charge of Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara.
Satoshi Ōie (born July 17, 1967, in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese politician who has served as a member of…
Satoshi Ōie (born July 17, 1967, in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese politician who has served as a member of the House of Councillors of Japan since 2010. He represents the Fukuoka at-large district as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He has directed the House's Committee on Financial Affairs since 2016.
Katsuyuki Kiyomiya (清宮 克幸, Kiyomiya Katsuyuki) (born July 17, 1967), is a Japanese rugby union coach, formerly of…
Katsuyuki Kiyomiya (清宮 克幸, Kiyomiya Katsuyuki) (born July 17, 1967), is a Japanese rugby union coach, formerly of Waseda University RFC (2001–06) and since 2006 of Suntory Sungoliath. Many in Japan had hoped he would someday coach the national side; however, after he criticized national team coach Eddie Jones in August 2015, support has dramatically dropped. He is the father of baseball player Kōtarō Kiyomiya.
Noriko Mochizuki (望月 のり子, Mochizuki Noriko; born 16 July 1967) is a Japanese gymnast. She competed in six events at the…
Noriko Mochizuki (望月 のり子, Mochizuki Noriko; born 16 July 1967) is a Japanese gymnast. She competed in six events at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Hideyuki Otake (大竹 秀之, Ōtake Hideyuki; born 16 July 1967) is a Japanese former volleyball player, who played as a…
Hideyuki Otake (大竹 秀之, Ōtake Hideyuki; born 16 July 1967) is a Japanese former volleyball player, who played as a middle blocker for the Men's National Team in the 1990s. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, finishing in sixth place.
Shiro Suzuki (鈴木 史朗, born July 16, 1967) is a Japanese politician serving as the mayor of Nagasaki, the capital city of…
Shiro Suzuki (鈴木 史朗, born July 16, 1967) is a Japanese politician serving as the mayor of Nagasaki, the capital city of Nagasaki Prefecture.
Maki Kusumoto (Japanese: 楠本まき, Hepburn: Kusumoto Maki; July 15, 1967, in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese…
Maki Kusumoto (Japanese: 楠本まき, Hepburn: Kusumoto Maki; July 15, 1967, in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist. Kusumoto's works are known for being psychological dramas focusing on death and romance between androgynous characters. Her minimalist aesthetics, darker themes, and preference for abstraction are all a big draw to her manga. She portrays willowy and long-limbed characters with unclear gender characteristics, who struggle with their inner demons in the harsh reality of everyday life.
Hisako Sasaki (佐々木 久子, Sasaki Hisako; née Uno (宇野)), (born July 13, 1967) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler…
Hisako Sasaki (佐々木 久子, Sasaki Hisako; née Uno (宇野)), (born July 13, 1967) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler better known as Akira Hokuto (北斗 晶, Hokuto Akira).
Ryūji Miyajima (宮島 竜治, Miyajima Ryūji; born July 13, 1967) is a Japanese film editor who has received six Japanese…
Ryūji Miyajima (宮島 竜治, Miyajima Ryūji; born July 13, 1967) is a Japanese film editor who has received six Japanese Academy Awards, three for films directed by Takashi Yamazaki.
Atsuhiko Ejiri (江尻 篤彦, Ejiri Atsuhiko; born July 12, 1967) is a Japanese football manager and former football player.
Kōzō Akino is a Japanese politician who has served as a member of the House of Councillors of Japan, since 2010. He…
Kōzō Akino is a Japanese politician who has served as a member of the House of Councillors of Japan, since 2010. He represents the National proportional representation block as a member of the Komeito party. He currently serves on the following committees: Committee on Financial Affairs (Director) Committee on Discipline Special Committee on Okinawa and Northern Problems Deliberative Council on Political Ethics
Kōzo Nomura (野村 耕蔵, Nomura Kōzo; born July 10, 1967), known professionally as Ikki Sawamura (沢村 一樹), is a Japanese…
Kōzo Nomura (野村 耕蔵, Nomura Kōzo; born July 10, 1967), known professionally as Ikki Sawamura (沢村 一樹), is a Japanese model, film and television actor, and television presenter signed to Ken-On.
Seiji Kumagai (熊谷 誠二, Kumagai Seiji; born July 9, 1967) is a Japanese voice actor from Tokorozawa, Saitama.
Shūji Nishiyama (西山 秀二, Nishiyama Shūji; born July 7, 1967 in Yao, Osaka) is a retired Japanese professional catcher.
Maho Toyota (とよた 真帆, Toyota Maho) (born July 6, 1967) is a Japanese actress and model. She is frequently seen on…
Maho Toyota (とよた 真帆, Toyota Maho) (born July 6, 1967) is a Japanese actress and model. She is frequently seen on television, where she has acted in over 100 serial dramas and television movies. She was the wife of the film director Shinji Aoyama. She co-starred in his film Desert Moon with Hiroshi Mikami, which screened in competition at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.
Kunio Kobayashi (Kobayashi Kunio; born 5 July 1967) is a Japanese instructor of Shotokan karate. He has won the JKA…
Kunio Kobayashi (Kobayashi Kunio; born 5 July 1967) is a Japanese instructor of Shotokan karate. He has won the JKA All-Japan championships for kata on 2 occasions and for kumite on 3 occasions. He is currently an instructor of the Japan Karate Association.
Satoko Ito (伊藤 聡子, Itō Satoko; born 3 July 1967) is a Japanese television tarento and news anchor. She is a visiting…
Satoko Ito (伊藤 聡子, Itō Satoko; born 3 July 1967) is a Japanese television tarento and news anchor. She is a visiting professor of the Graduate Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies. She is represented by Sankei.
Yoshiyuki Matsuyama (松山 吉之, Matsuyama Yoshiyuki; born July 31, 1966) is a former Japanese football player. He played…
Yoshiyuki Matsuyama (松山 吉之, Matsuyama Yoshiyuki; born July 31, 1966) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. His brother Hiroaki Matsuyama is also former footballer.
Yoshiharu Abe (阿部 義晴, Abe Yoshiharu; born 30 July 1966 in Yamagata) is a Japanese popular music artist and producer.…
Yoshiharu Abe (阿部 義晴, Abe Yoshiharu; born 30 July 1966 in Yamagata) is a Japanese popular music artist and producer. His 1992 single "+ OR -" hit the Billboard charts in Japan at number 5 in October 1992. After Unicorn dissolved in 1994, he started his solo career.
Ryutaro Nonomura (野々村 竜太郎, Nonomura Ryūtarō; born July 29, 1966) is a Japanese former politician and convicted…
Ryutaro Nonomura (野々村 竜太郎, Nonomura Ryūtarō; born July 29, 1966) is a Japanese former politician and convicted fraudster known for his crying outburst during a press conference in 2014. Being elected to the Hyogo Prefectural Assembly in 2011, Nonomura had a short legislative career before resigning in 2014 due to a financing scandal. His press conference became a meme due to his hysterical crying after being asked to explain his finances. In 2016, he was sentenced to three years in prison and four years suspended sentence for expenses fraud and misuse of funding.
Ryūta Ibaragi (伊原木 隆太, Ibaragi Ryūta; born 29 July 1966) is a Japanese politician, businessman and the governor of…
Ryūta Ibaragi (伊原木 隆太, Ibaragi Ryūta; born 29 July 1966) is a Japanese politician, businessman and the governor of Okayama Prefecture in Japan.
Shikao Suga (スガ シカオ, Suga Shikao; born July 28, 1966) is a Japanese musician and singer-songwriter from Tokyo known for…
Shikao Suga (スガ シカオ, Suga Shikao; born July 28, 1966) is a Japanese musician and singer-songwriter from Tokyo known for writing the theme songs for several anime, movies and commercial ads. His name in kanji is 菅 止戈男, but he uses katakana as his professional name.