Takashi Kojima (小島 卓, Kojima Takashi; born August 4, 1973) is a former Japanese football player.
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Takashi Kojima (小島 卓, Kojima Takashi; born August 4, 1973) is a former Japanese football player.
Hiroyuki Gotō (後藤 裕之, Gotō Hiroyuki) recited pi from memory to 42,195 decimal places at NHK Broadcasting Centre, Tokyo…
Hiroyuki Gotō (後藤 裕之, Gotō Hiroyuki) recited pi from memory to 42,195 decimal places at NHK Broadcasting Centre, Tokyo on 18 February 1995. This set the world record at the time, which was held for more than a decade until Lu Chao beat it in 2005. Goto was born in Tokyo, Japan. He is a game designer at Namco. He is the creator of word puzzle video game Kotoba no Puzzle Moji Pittan, which was released as an arcade game in 2001 and later become available for various console and portable gaming systems.
Takayuki Yamaguchi (山口 貴之, Yamaguchi Takayuki; born August 1, 1973) is a former Japanese football player.
Isato Kunisada (国定勇人, Kunisada Isato; born 30 August 1972) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House of…
Isato Kunisada (国定勇人, Kunisada Isato; born 30 August 1972) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House of Representatives since 2021. From 2006 to 2020, he served as mayor of Sanjō.
Yasuyuki Saigo (西郷 泰之, Saigō Yasuyuki) (born August 30, 1972) is a Japanese former baseball outfielder who won a silver…
Yasuyuki Saigo (西郷 泰之, Saigō Yasuyuki) (born August 30, 1972) is a Japanese former baseball outfielder who won a silver medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Susanoumi Yoshitaka (須佐の湖 善誉), born August 30, 1972, and known by his shikona Susanoumi (須佐の湖) is a Japanese retired…
Susanoumi Yoshitaka (須佐の湖 善誉), born August 30, 1972, and known by his shikona Susanoumi (須佐の湖) is a Japanese retired sumo wrestler from the city of Chita in Aichi Prefecture. His sumo stable was Kitanoumi. His real name is Zenji Kanesaku. His height is 184 cm (6 ft) and his peak weight was 240 kg. His highest rank was jūryō 2, achieved in the January 1998 wrestling tournament (basho in Japanese). One of his best results was in the November 1999 tournament in Kyushu when he defeated Hayateumi and Kotomitsuki. His hobby is sleeping. After retirement he ran a restaurant in Fukuoka near his in-laws' home, but thereafter closed it and worked as a security guard in Kyushu. At a peak weight of 240 kg (530 lb) reached in 1998, Susanoumi ranks seventh on the list of heaviest sumo wrestlers. He was the heaviest Japanese-born sumo wrestler until surpassed by Yamamotoyama, who peaked at 266 kg (586 lb) in 2010.
Katsumasa Miyamoto (Japanese: 宮本勝昌, born 28 August 1972) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Anjunabeats Volume Five is the fifth album in the Anjunabeats Volume compilation series mixed and compiled by British…
Anjunabeats Volume Five is the fifth album in the Anjunabeats Volume compilation series mixed and compiled by British trance group Above & Beyond, released on 21 May 2007.
Takurō Mochizuki (望月 拓郎, born 28 August 1972) is a Japanese mathematician at Kyoto University.
Yukimasa Nakamura (中村 行成, Nakamura Yukimasa; born 28 August 1972) is a Japanese judoka, Olympic medalist and world…
Yukimasa Nakamura (中村 行成, Nakamura Yukimasa; born 28 August 1972) is a Japanese judoka, Olympic medalist and world champion. His older brother, Yoshio Nakamura and younger brother, Kenzo Nakamura are also former world champions. He is from Fukuoka, Fukuoka. After graduation from Tokai University, He belonged to Asahi Kasei. He received a silver medal in the half lightweight (65 kg) division at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. He is world champion from 1993, and received a silver medal at the 1995 World Championships. As of 2008, He coaches judo at Asahi Kasei with his brothers. Among their pupil are world champion Hiroshi Izumi, Masato Uchishiba and so on.
Anna Umemiya (梅宮 アンナ, Umemiya Anna; born August 20, 1972) is a Japanese television personality and model. Born in…
Anna Umemiya (梅宮 アンナ, Umemiya Anna; born August 20, 1972) is a Japanese television personality and model. Born in Tokyo, she is the daughter of a Japanese father and an American mother, herself a former model. Her father, Tatsuo Umemiya, was an actor, and former original Iron Chef judge. Umemiya has a daughter, Momoka, by her former husband, identified only as "Mr C", whom she divorced on 28 January 2003 after an 18-month marriage.
Masahiro Nakai (中居 正広, Nakai Masahiro; born August 18, 1972) is a Japanese former television personality, actor, radio…
Masahiro Nakai (中居 正広, Nakai Masahiro; born August 18, 1972) is a Japanese former television personality, actor, radio personality, and singer. He debuted as the leader of the boy band SMAP, which had been the best-selling boy band in Asia. While working as a member of a boy band, he worked extensively as a television presenter, hosting many of his own talk shows, variety shows, music shows, news programs, and several Olympic games as a sportscaster. He is credited for changing the Japanese entertainment industry, becoming the first non-comedian celebrity to have a career as a television host and expanding the capacity of a boy band. He is one of the wealthiest and highest-paid celebrities in Japan, identified as the highest tax payer in the Japanese entertainment industry by the Japanese National Tax Bureau in 2003. In December 2024 reports surfaced in Japanese tabloids that Nakai sexually assaulted a woman in her twenties in June 2023. Despite Nakai issuing an apology the following month, many of his TV and radio programs were suspended, cancelled, or removed Nakai as a presenter following the withdrawal of numerous sponsors. Nakai subsequently announced his retirement on January 23, 2025.
Keiko Yamada (山田 桂子, Yamada Keiko; born August 18, 1972) is the lead vocalist of the pop group Globe. Since 2001, she…
Keiko Yamada (山田 桂子, Yamada Keiko; born August 18, 1972) is the lead vocalist of the pop group Globe. Since 2001, she has had a solo career, starting with the single "A Song Is Born" in collaboration with Ayumi Hamasaki. In late 2003, she released her first solo EP called KCO. Keiko, under the name KCO, released her first solo album O-Crazy Luv on Universal in 2008. The album contains a total of 11 tracks, including her first single under the new name, "Haru no Yuki" (Spring Snow).
Natsuki Mizu (水夏希 Mizu Natsuki, born 1972) is the former top star (otokoyaku) for Snow Troupe of Takarazuka Revue from…
Natsuki Mizu (水夏希 Mizu Natsuki, born 1972) is the former top star (otokoyaku) for Snow Troupe of Takarazuka Revue from December 24, 2006 to September 12, 2010. She joined the company in 1993 and became the top star in December 2006 upon the resignation of Hikaru Asami. She is from Chiba-shi, Chiba-ken and her birthday is August 16. Her nickname is Mizu and Chika.
Hikaru Nishida (西田 ひかる, Nishida Hikaru; born August 16, 1972) is a Japanese pop singer and actress. She was born in…
Hikaru Nishida (西田 ひかる, Nishida Hikaru; born August 16, 1972) is a Japanese pop singer and actress. She was born in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, and made her singing debut on April 6, 1988 with the release of the single "Fifteen", named after her age at the time. Nishida is affiliated with Manase Productions.
Katsuhisa Fujii (藤井 克久, Fujii Katsuhisa; born August 15, 1972), also known under the ring name Shamoji Fujii (藤井軍鶏侍…
Katsuhisa Fujii (藤井 克久, Fujii Katsuhisa; born August 15, 1972), also known under the ring name Shamoji Fujii (藤井軍鶏侍, Fujii Shamoji) is a Japanese retired mixed martial artist and professional wrestler, mostly known for his work in Pro Wrestling Zero1 and Hustle. A professional MMA competitor from 1996 until 2010, he competed for the UFC, Pride Fighting Championships, Pancrase, Deep, Fighting Network Rings, and M-1 Global.
Yusaku Iriki (入来 祐作, Iriki Yūsaku; born August 8, 1972 in Miyakonojō, Miyazaki, Japan) is a Japanese former baseball…
Yusaku Iriki (入来 祐作, Iriki Yūsaku; born August 8, 1972 in Miyakonojō, Miyazaki, Japan) is a Japanese former baseball pitcher. His elder brother Satoshi was also a former professional baseball player.
Toshihiro Uchida (内田 利広, Uchida Toshihiro; born August 12, 1972) is a former Japanese football player.
Takanohana Kōji (Japanese: 貴乃花 光司, Hepburn: Takanohana Kōji; born August 12, 1972, as Kōji Hanada (花田 光司, Hanada Kōji))…
Takanohana Kōji (Japanese: 貴乃花 光司, Hepburn: Takanohana Kōji; born August 12, 1972, as Kōji Hanada (花田 光司, Hanada Kōji)) is a Japanese former professional sumo wrestler and coach. He was the 65th man in history to reach sumo's highest rank of yokozuna, and he won 22 tournament championships between 1992 and 2001, the sixth highest total ever. The son of a popular ōzeki ranked wrestler from the 1970s, Takanohana's rise through the ranks alongside his elder brother Wakanohana and his rivalry with the foreign born yokozuna Akebono saw interest in sumo and attendance at tournaments soar during the early 1990s. Takanohana was the youngest ever to reach the top division at just 17, and he set a number of other age-related records. He had a solid but aggressive style, looking to get a right hand grip on his opponents' mawashi and move them quickly out of the ring. He won over half his bouts by a straightforward yorikiri, or force out. In his later career he suffered increasingly from injuries, and he retired in January 2003 at the age of 30. He became the head coach of Takanohana stable in 2004 and was on the board of directors of the Japan Sumo Association from 2010 until January 2018, when he was removed and demoted in the Sumo Association's hierarchy. He resigned from the Sumo Association in September 2018.
Kazuyuki Atsuzawa (厚澤 和幸, Atsuzawa Kazuyuki; born August 11, 1972) is a retired Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball…
Kazuyuki Atsuzawa (厚澤 和幸, Atsuzawa Kazuyuki; born August 11, 1972) is a retired Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player. He is the current pitching coach for the Orix Buffaloes.
Raita Suzuki (鈴木 雷太, Suzuki Raita; born 11 August 1972) is a Japanese cyclist. He competed in the men's cross-country…
Raita Suzuki (鈴木 雷太, Suzuki Raita; born 11 August 1972) is a Japanese cyclist. He competed in the men's cross-country mountain biking event at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Takayuki Inubushi (犬伏 孝行, Inubushi Takayuki; born 11 August 1972) is a Japanese long-distance runner. He competed in…
Takayuki Inubushi (犬伏 孝行, Inubushi Takayuki; born 11 August 1972) is a Japanese long-distance runner. He competed in the men's marathon at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Tatsuya Murata (村田 達哉, Murata Tatsuya; born August 8, 1972) is a former Japanese football player and manager He is the…
Tatsuya Murata (村田 達哉, Murata Tatsuya; born August 8, 1972) is a former Japanese football player and manager He is the currently assistant manager Japan Football League club Briobecca Urayasu.
Nobuyuki Satō (佐藤 信之, Satō Nobuyuki; born 8 August 1972 in Kariya, Aichi) is a former Japanese marathon runner. After…
Nobuyuki Satō (佐藤 信之, Satō Nobuyuki; born 8 August 1972 in Kariya, Aichi) is a former Japanese marathon runner. After finishing second in the Fukuoka Marathon 1998 with his career best of 2:08:48, he won the bronze medal at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics. At the Olympics 2000, he finished in 41st place.
Nobuhito Toriizuka (鳥居塚 伸人, Toriizuka Nobuhito; born August 7, 1972) is a former Japanese football player.
Ikuto Hidaka (日高郁人, Hidaka Ikuto) (born August 5, 1972) is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently performing for…
Ikuto Hidaka (日高郁人, Hidaka Ikuto) (born August 5, 1972) is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently performing for Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah). Hidaka was the regular partner of Minoru Fujita, with whom he has held the Zero1-Max International Lightweight Tag Team and Intercontinental Tag Team Titles, making them the only team to do so. He has also worked for Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW).
Atsunori Inaba (稲葉 篤紀, born August 3, 1972) is a Japanese professional baseball manager, coach and former player. He…
Atsunori Inaba (稲葉 篤紀, born August 3, 1972) is a Japanese professional baseball manager, coach and former player. He was the Most Valuable Player of the 2006 Japan Series. He is currently the general manager for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball's Pacific League. As a player, he won the Japan Series MVP in 2006 and the Fighting Spirit Award in 2012. He is one of just eight players to win both Japan Series awards alongside Hiromichi Ishige, Hiroshi Oshita, Hisashi Yamada, Isao Shibata, Joe Stanka, Kazuhisa Inao, and Takashi Nishimoto. After the retirement, he became Japan national baseball team at the 2013 exhibition game against Chinese Taipei, 2014 MLB Japan All-Star Series, 2015 exhibition game against All Euro, 2015 WBSC Premier12, 2016 exhibition game against Chinese Taipei, 2016 exhibition game against Mexico and Netherlands, 2017 exhibition game against CPBL All-Stars, and 2017 World Baseball Classic. On July 31, 2017, he became Japan national baseball team manager. He managed at the 2017 Asia Professional Baseball Championship, 2018 exhibition game against Australia, 2018 U-23 Baseball World Cup and 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series.
Natsue Koikawa (鯉川 なつえ, Koikawa Natsue) is a former Japanese track athlete and current university professor and coach…
Natsue Koikawa (鯉川 なつえ, Koikawa Natsue) is a former Japanese track athlete and current university professor and coach at Juntendo University in Chiba, Japan.
Kinue Kodama (児玉絹枝, Kodama Kinue; born 2 August 1972) is a Japanese archer. She competed in the women's individual and…
Kinue Kodama (児玉絹枝, Kodama Kinue; born 2 August 1972) is a Japanese archer. She competed in the women's individual and team events at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Nako Hirasawa (平澤 奈古, Hirasawa Nako; born 1 August 1972) is a Japanese Paralympic archer. Hirasawa began archery in…
Nako Hirasawa (平澤 奈古, Hirasawa Nako; born 1 August 1972) is a Japanese Paralympic archer. Hirasawa began archery in 1996 and she made her international debut in 2003. She completed at the Paralympic Games in 2004, where she won a bronze medal in the individual W1/W2 event, and in 2016.
Nobuatsu Aoki (青木 宣篤, Aoki Nobuatsu; born August 31, 1971 in Sumaga) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. Aoki…
Nobuatsu Aoki (青木 宣篤, Aoki Nobuatsu; born August 31, 1971 in Sumaga) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. Aoki began his Grand Prix career in 1990 and won his first and only Grand Prix at the 250cc Malaysian Grand Prix. His best season was in 1997, when he finished third in the 500cc world championship behind Mick Doohan and Tadayuki Okada. In 2009, he teamed with Daisaku Sakai and Kazuki Tokudome on a Suzuki GSX-R1000 to win the Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race. He is the oldest of three Aoki brothers who have competed in motorcycle Grand Prix races.
Hiroki Hattori (服部 浩紀, Hattori Hiroki; born August 30, 1971) is a former Japanese football player and manager.
Takahito Eguchi (江口 貴勅, Eguchi Takahito; born August 28, 1971) is a Japanese composer, orchestrator, and musician. He…
Takahito Eguchi (江口 貴勅, Eguchi Takahito; born August 28, 1971) is a Japanese composer, orchestrator, and musician. He is best known for collaborating with Noriko Matsueda on Final Fantasy X-2 and with Tomoya Ohtani on several Sonic the Hedgehog games. Eguchi became interested in music when he was six years old after hearing his neighbor playing the piano. He attended the Tokyo Conservatoire Shobi where he acquainted Matsueda. Eguchi worked at Square Enix from 1998 to 2003 and currently works at Sega. He created mostly electronic music in the early part of his career but now focuses on orchestral composition and arrangement, along with performing keyboards.
Atsushi Inaba (稲葉 敦志, Inaba Atsushi; born August 28, 1971) is a Japanese video game producer. He was the former CEO and…
Atsushi Inaba (稲葉 敦志, Inaba Atsushi; born August 28, 1971) is a Japanese video game producer. He was the former CEO and producer of the Capcom subsidiary Clover Studio, who developed the games Viewtiful Joe, Ōkami, and God Hand. He is currently the head producer at the development division at PlatinumGames and the CEO since 2021, after years being vice-president in the company.
Katsuhiko Miyaji (宮地 克彦, born August 28, 1971) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball outfielder.
Yukio Motoki (元木由記雄, Motoki Yukio) (born Higashiōsaka, Osaka. August 27, 1971) is a former Japanese rugby union…
Yukio Motoki (元木由記雄, Motoki Yukio) (born Higashiōsaka, Osaka. August 27, 1971) is a former Japanese rugby union footballer. He played as a centre and was known for his powerful running and tackling.
Kentaro Masuda (増田 健太郎, Masuda Kentaro; born 26 August 1971) is a Japanese tennis coach and former professional player.
Takehisa Sakamoto (坂本 武久, Sakamoto Takehisa; born August 26, 1971) is a former Japanese football player.
'Makoto Majima' (馬島 誠, Majima Makoto; born 24 August 1971 in Tatsuno, Nagano Prefecture) is a Japanese ice sledge…
'Makoto Majima' (馬島 誠, Majima Makoto; born 24 August 1971 in Tatsuno, Nagano Prefecture) is a Japanese ice sledge hockey player and para powerlifter. He was part of the Japanese sledge hockey team that won a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Paralympics. In his third year at university, he lost the functioning of both legs following an accident involving high-voltage electric wires.
Miki Igarashi (五十嵐 美紀, Igarashi Miki; born August 22, 1971 in Gunma, Japan) is a retired Japanese female long-distance…
Miki Igarashi (五十嵐 美紀, Igarashi Miki; born August 22, 1971 in Gunma, Japan) is a retired Japanese female long-distance runner. She represented Japan at the 1992 Summer Olympics, finishing in 14th place in the women's 10,000 metres. She set her personal best (31.45.82) in the event in 1994.
Masato Hagiwara (萩原 聖人, Hagiwara Masato; born August 21, 1971) is a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator and…
Masato Hagiwara (萩原 聖人, Hagiwara Masato; born August 21, 1971) is a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator and professional mahjong player.
Kazuya Hatayama (畠山 和也, Hatayama Kazuya) is a member of the Japanese Communist Party that was elected in to the House…
Kazuya Hatayama (畠山 和也, Hatayama Kazuya) is a member of the Japanese Communist Party that was elected in to the House of Representatives, representing the Hokkaido proportional representation block. He is against the Trans-Pacific Partnership and thinks that Japan should demand the return of the Kuril Islands from Russia.
Rikiya Kawamae (川前 力也, Kawamae Rikiya; born August 20, 1971) is a former Japanese football player.
Yoshino Aoki (青木 佳乃, Aoki Yoshino) (born August 19, 1971) is a Japanese video game music composer and lyricist. She…
Yoshino Aoki (青木 佳乃, Aoki Yoshino) (born August 19, 1971) is a Japanese video game music composer and lyricist. She began her career with video game company Capcom, and later co-founded the music studio Unique Note with another ex-Capcom composer, Tetsuya Shibata.
Kenta Matsunami (松浪 健太, Matsunami Kenta; born 17 August 1971) is a former Japanese politician of the Initiatives from…
Kenta Matsunami (松浪 健太, Matsunami Kenta; born 17 August 1971) is a former Japanese politician of the Initiatives from Osaka party, who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Izumisano, Osaka and graduate of Waseda University, he joined Sankei Shimbun in 1997. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2002 for the Liberal Democratic Party in a by-election. After losing his seat in 2003, he was re-elected in 2005.
Hiroaki Ogi (小木 博明, Ogi Hiroaki; born 16 August 1971) is a Japanese comedian who has regular appearances in a number of…
Hiroaki Ogi (小木 博明, Ogi Hiroaki; born 16 August 1971) is a Japanese comedian who has regular appearances in a number of television shows as well as portraying roles in television drama series. He was born Hiroaki Kogi (小木 博明, Kogi Hiroaki). Ogi is nicknamed Ogi-kun (小木くん), Sense Ogi (センス小木, Sensu Ogi), and Oggy-bun (オギーブン, Ogībun). Some younger entertainers such as Bananaman and Teruyuki Tsuchida called him Ogi-san (小木さん) regardless of whether they are his senior or junior. He is the boke of OgiYahagi, partnered with Ken Yahagi.
Kazuyuki Kyoya (京谷 和幸, Kyōya Kazuyuki; born August 13, 1971) is a former Japanese football player and wheelchair…
Kazuyuki Kyoya (京谷 和幸, Kyōya Kazuyuki; born August 13, 1971) is a former Japanese football player and wheelchair basketball player. He has competed in the 4 Summer Paralympics.
Masahiro Nojima (野島正弘, Nojima Masahiro; born August 13, 1971 in Saitama Prefecture) is a Japanese baseball infielder…
Masahiro Nojima (野島正弘, Nojima Masahiro; born August 13, 1971 in Saitama Prefecture) is a Japanese baseball infielder who won a silver medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Tomoe Abe (安部 友恵, Abe Tomoe; born 13 August 1971 in Kitsuki, Ōita) is a retired Japanese ultramarathon and marathon…
Tomoe Abe (安部 友恵, Abe Tomoe; born 13 August 1971 in Kitsuki, Ōita) is a retired Japanese ultramarathon and marathon runner who won the bronze medal in the marathon at the 1993 World Championships with a time of 2:31:01. Her personal best time is 2:26:09, achieved when she won the 1994 Osaka Ladies' Marathon. She is the female world record holder in the ultramarathon of 100 kilometres with a time of 6:33:11, which was set on June 25, 2000, at the Lake Saroma Ultramarathon, an official IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations) race held annually in Hokkaido, Japan.
Akira Yoshida (吉田明, Yoshida Akira) (born Kyoto, 13 August 1971) is a former Japanese rugby union player who played as…
Akira Yoshida (吉田明, Yoshida Akira) (born Kyoto, 13 August 1971) is a former Japanese rugby union player who played as centre.