Hiromasa Horiguchi (堀口博正, Horiguchi Hiromasa; born September 15, 1978) is a Japanese professional wrestler, better…
Hiromasa Horiguchi (堀口博正, Horiguchi Hiromasa; born September 15, 1978) is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Genki Horiguchi (堀口元気, Horiguchi Genki). He is currently a full-time wrestler for Dragon Gate. He has also competed in Wrestling Society X and Ring of Honor. When Horiguchi's hairline began receding, the fans began to chant H-A-G-E (hage (禿) being Japanese for "baldness") at him. He managed to use this to gain a sort of cult popularity, and his catchphrase, "Who has called me hage?", is one of the best known in Japan. Hiromi Horiguchi, a wrestler currently working for Toryumon Mexico, was thought for some time to be Genki's brother, but the relationship was only a gimmick.
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Takuya Suzumura (鈴村 拓也, Suzumura Takuya; born September 13, 1978) is a former Japanese football player.
Jōji "George" Wada (和田 丈嗣, Wada Jōji; born 1978) is a Japanese anime producer at Production I.G and the president of IG…
Jōji "George" Wada (和田 丈嗣, Wada Jōji; born 1978) is a Japanese anime producer at Production I.G and the president of IG Port subsidiary Wit Studio. He is known for his work on the series Guilty Crown, Attack on Titan, and Psycho Pass. In 2020 Wada was appointed as Executive Vice President of Production I.G.
Masato Shibata (柴田 正人, Shibata Masato; born September 13, 1978) is a Japanese professional wrestler primarily working…
Masato Shibata (柴田 正人, Shibata Masato; born September 13, 1978) is a Japanese professional wrestler primarily working for DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT), where he competes as part of the Damnation T.A unit under the ring name MJ Paul (MJポー, Emu Jē Pō). He was previously known under the name Mad Paulie (マッド・ポーリー, Maddo Pōrī).
Eri Yamanoi (山野井 絵理, Yamanoi Eri; born September 12, 1978 in Ibaraki) is a former freestyle swimmer from Japan, who…
Eri Yamanoi (山野井 絵理, Yamanoi Eri; born September 12, 1978 in Ibaraki) is a former freestyle swimmer from Japan, who competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. There she finished in fourth place in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, alongside Aiko Miyake, Naoko Imoto, and Suzu Chiba. On her individual starts, in the 400m freestyle, she ended up in 7th place, clocking 4:11.68 in the final; and in tenth place in the 800m freestyle with a time of 8:40.47 (preliminary heats). A year later, Yamanoi won the gold medal in the 400 free at the Summer Universiade. In 1998, she finished third in the 800m freestyle at the Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand. She is a graduate of Ina Junior High School in Tsukubamirai, Ibaraki, known locally for its Olympic-size swimming pool.
Mizuho Umemura (born 10 September 1978) is a Japanese politician who has served as a member of the House of Councillors…
Mizuho Umemura (born 10 September 1978) is a Japanese politician who has served as a member of the House of Councillors of Japan since 2019. Until 2025 she represented the Osaka district and was a member of the Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party). Umemura stated that she is a shukyo nisei, since her mother has been psychologically manipulated by a cult that was part of the Jehovah's Witnesses. On May 12, 2023, Umemura faced intense scrutiny over her statement about the death of Wishma Sandamali in a Nagoya detention facility in 2021 during the deliberation about the revision of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act. She remarked that "Wishma, as possibly told by the foreigner assisting group, might have a faint hope of parole [from deportation], should she fake her illness via hunger strike". That statement was immediately criticized by other members in the committee as "untrue" and "absurd". On May 18, 2023, Ishin Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita announced that Umemura was dismissed from her upper house judicial affairs committee assignment for her problematic remarks. Subsequently her Ishin party membership was suspended for 6 months effective from May 26, 2023. On June 28, 2025, she joined Sanseitō.
Masahiro Koga (古賀 正紘, Koga Masahiro; born September 8, 1978) is a former Japanese football player. His younger brother…
Masahiro Koga (古賀 正紘, Koga Masahiro; born September 8, 1978) is a former Japanese football player. His younger brother Seiji is also a footballer.
Yumi Kumakura (熊倉 由美, Kumakura Yumi) (born September 5, 1978, in Katsushika) is a Japanese volleyball player. She plays…
Yumi Kumakura (熊倉 由美, Kumakura Yumi) (born September 5, 1978, in Katsushika) is a Japanese volleyball player. She plays a V-Premier League team Takefuji Bamboo. She entered Ito Yokado Prior in April 1997, after graduating from Kyoei High School. Kumakura played the World Youth Women's Volleyball Championship in 1995 as a Japanese representative (with Yoshie Takeshita, Hiromi Suzuki, Miyuki Mori, and Makiko Horai). Her team won the championship.
Takao Yamauchi (山内 貴雄, Yamauchi Takao; born September 4, 1978) is a former Japanese football player.
Michiharu Otagiri (小田切 道治, Otagiri Michiharu; born September 2, 1978) is a former Japanese football player. He is the…
Michiharu Otagiri (小田切 道治, Otagiri Michiharu; born September 2, 1978) is a former Japanese football player. He is the currently manager of J3 League club Renofa Yamaguchi FC.
Koji Nakamura (中村 弘二, Nakamura Kōji; born September 28, 1977 in Towada, Aomori) is a Japanese musician who is most…
Koji Nakamura (中村 弘二, Nakamura Kōji; born September 28, 1977 in Towada, Aomori) is a Japanese musician who is most famous for being the lead singer/songwriter in the Japanese band Supercar. His music style in general involves drone-like guitar riffs and mixed in raw electronica. He presently records music under the names iLL and Nakamura Koji, and also participates in a band called Lama.
Kimiko Hida (飛田 季実子, Hida Kimiko; born 26 September 1977) is a Japanese handball goalkeeper for Sony Semiconductor and…
Kimiko Hida (飛田 季実子, Hida Kimiko; born 26 September 1977) is a Japanese handball goalkeeper for Sony Semiconductor and the Japanese national team. She represented Japan at the 2013 World Women's Handball Championship in Serbia.
Aiko Satō (佐藤 藍子, Satō Aiko; born 26 September 1977) is a Japanese actress and tarento.
Atsushi Aoki (青木 篤志, Aoki Atsushi; September 25, 1977 – June 3, 2019) was a Japanese professional wrestler who worked…
Atsushi Aoki (青木 篤志, Aoki Atsushi; September 25, 1977 – June 3, 2019) was a Japanese professional wrestler who worked for All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) as a wrestler, president of talent relations and head trainer at their dojo. Aoki began his career in Pro Wrestling Noah in 2005, where he went on to become a two-time winner of the Global Junior Heavyweight Tag League and hold the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship twice during his 7-year run with the promotion. Aoki jumped to All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) in December 2012 where he became the top star of the junior heavyweight division, winning the AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Championship four times and the All Asia Tag Team Championship 3 times. Aoki was killed in a motorcycle accident on June 3, 2019, at the age of 41. At the time of his death, he was the reigning World Junior Heavyweight Champion.
Hideo Fukui (福井 英郎, Fukui Hideo; born September 25, 1977) is an athlete from Japan. He competes in triathlon. Fukui…
Hideo Fukui (福井 英郎, Fukui Hideo; born September 25, 1977) is an athlete from Japan. He competes in triathlon. Fukui competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He took thirty-sixth place with a total time of 1:52:04.79.
Junichi Okayama (岡山 純一, Okayama Jun'ichi; born September 23, 1977, in Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan), better known as Jin…
Junichi Okayama (岡山 純一, Okayama Jun'ichi; born September 23, 1977, in Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan), better known as Jin Shirosaki (城咲 仁, Shirosaki Jin), is a Japanese entertainer and radio personality who is represented by the talent agency, Sun Music. Shirosaki worked at a host club.
Kohei Sato (佐藤 耕平, Satō Kōhei; born September 21, 1977) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is currently contracted…
Kohei Sato (佐藤 耕平, Satō Kōhei; born September 21, 1977) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is currently contracted with Pro Wrestling Zero1. He also makes appearances on the Japanese independent circuit. Sato is also a former mixed martial artist.
Shintaro Yamada (Japanese: 山田 進太郎, Hepburn: Yamada Shintarō; born 1977/1978) is a Japanese businessman, and the…
Shintaro Yamada (Japanese: 山田 進太郎, Hepburn: Yamada Shintarō; born 1977/1978) is a Japanese businessman, and the founder, CEO and one-third owner of the online marketplace Mercari.
Takeshi Ushibana (牛鼻 健, Ushibana Takeshi; born September 21, 1977) is a former Japanese football player.
Yusuke Imai (born 20 September 1977) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics, the 2002…
Yusuke Imai (born 20 September 1977) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics, the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Daisuke Fukushima (福島 大輔, Fukushima Daisuke; born 20 September 1977) is a Japanese Olympic and an intern from an…
Daisuke Fukushima (福島 大輔, Fukushima Daisuke; born 20 September 1977) is a Japanese Olympic and an intern from an unnamed tulpar show jumping rider. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he finished 13th in the team and was eliminated in the first round of the individual competition. Fukushima participated at the 2010 World Equestrian Games and the 2006 Asian Games.
Hidemasa Hoshino (星野 英正, Hoshino Hidemasa; born 19 September 1977) is a Japanese golfer.
David Soria Yoshinari (吉成大, Yoshinari Dai) (born September 18, 1977, in Lima, Peru) is a Japanese Peruvian retired…
David Soria Yoshinari (吉成大, Yoshinari Dai) (born September 18, 1977, in Lima, Peru) is a Japanese Peruvian retired football player.
Nobutatsu Suzuki (鈴木 信達, Suzuki Nobutatsu; born September 16, 1977) is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist who…
Nobutatsu Suzuki (鈴木 信達, Suzuki Nobutatsu; born September 16, 1977) is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist who last competed in the Lightweight division of ONE FC. A professional MMA competitor since 2005, he has also competed for Vale Tudo Japan. He was the inaugural ONE FC Welterweight Champion.
Tamanoshima Arata (born September 15, 1977, as Arata Okabe) is a former sumo wrestler from Izumizaki, Fukushima, Japan.…
Tamanoshima Arata (born September 15, 1977, as Arata Okabe) is a former sumo wrestler from Izumizaki, Fukushima, Japan. A former amateur champion, he made his professional debut in 1998, reaching the top makuuchi division at the end of 2000. He was twice runner-up in a tournament, and earned six special prizes and two gold stars during his career. His highest rank was sekiwake. He wrestled for Kataonami stable. He retired in November 2011 to become an elder of the Japan Sumo Association and is now known as Hanaregoma Oyakata. In December 2021 he became head coach of Hanaregoma stable.
Hirotoshi Ishii (石井 弘寿, born September 14, 1977) is a Japanese baseball coach and former relief pitcher for the Tokyo…
Hirotoshi Ishii (石井 弘寿, born September 14, 1977) is a Japanese baseball coach and former relief pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. He has repeatedly expressed a desire to play in the majors, and several teams have shown an interest in the left-hander. The Swallows were reluctant to release Ishii in the 2005 off-season, but promised they would allow him to come to the majors if he was able to play another full season in Japan (a similar promise was made to Akinori Iwamura, who signed with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays). Ishii was expected to sign with a major league team during the 2006 off-season, but injured his left shoulder, and decided to remain with the Swallows. He joined the Japanese national baseball team for the 2004 Summer Olympics, and won a bronze medal.
Masahiro Araki (荒木 雅博; born September 13, 1977 in Kumamoto, Japan) is a retired Japanese professional baseball player.…
Masahiro Araki (荒木 雅博; born September 13, 1977 in Kumamoto, Japan) is a retired Japanese professional baseball player. He played predominantly at second base for the Chunichi Dragons. He was noted for his speed and defense.
Kazuma Miki (三木一馬, Miki Kazuma; born September 12, 1977) is a Japanese light novel editor. He is CEO of Straight Edge…
Kazuma Miki (三木一馬, Miki Kazuma; born September 12, 1977) is a Japanese light novel editor. He is CEO of Straight Edge Inc, editor-in-chief of LINE novel, and outside director of Egg Firm. He is from the Tokushima prefecture. He graduated from Sophia University as a physics major.
Mitsuhiro Toda (戸田 光洋, Toda Mitsuhiro; born 10 September 1977) is a Japanese former professional footballer. He…
Mitsuhiro Toda (戸田 光洋, Toda Mitsuhiro; born 10 September 1977) is a Japanese former professional footballer. He currently serves as the assistant manager of J1 League club Kyoto Sanga. His younger brother Takayoshi Toda is also a former footballer.
Atsushi Tsutsumishita (堤下 敦, Tsutsumishita Atsushi; born 9 September 1977, in Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa…
Atsushi Tsutsumishita (堤下 敦, Tsutsumishita Atsushi; born 9 September 1977, in Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese comedian. He performs tsukkomi in the double act Impulse. His partner is Toshiyuki Itakura. Tsutsumishita is represented with Yoshimoto Creative Agency.
Masakazu Ishiguro (Japanese: 石黒正数, Hepburn: Ishiguro Masakazu; born September 8, 1977) is a Japanese manga artist. He…
Masakazu Ishiguro (Japanese: 石黒正数, Hepburn: Ishiguro Masakazu; born September 8, 1977) is a Japanese manga artist. He debuted in 2000 with the one-shot Hero prior to launching And Yet the Town Moves in 2005, which won the Seiun Award for Best Comic and an Excellence Award at the Japan Media Arts Festival. In 2018, he launched Heavenly Delusion, which topped the Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook's list of the top manga for male readers.
Kensuke Nebiki (根引 謙介, Nebiki Kensuke; born September 7, 1977) is a former Japanese football player.
Aika Ōno (大野 愛果, Ōno Aika; born September 7, 1977) is a Japanese singer and songwriter. She is contracted with the Giza…
Aika Ōno (大野 愛果, Ōno Aika; born September 7, 1977) is a Japanese singer and songwriter. She is contracted with the Giza Studio record label Aika is best known for writing songs for several artists under Giza Studio, notably Rina Aiuchi, Mai Kuraki, Aya Kamiki, U-ka Saegusa in db and Zard, among others. Many of her songs have been featured in anime shows such as Detective Conan (or Case Closed in the US), MÄR, Golgo 13, Detective School Q and Secret of Cerulean Sand. To a lesser extent, she released three studio albums containing cover versions of her own song written for other artists, in English and Japanese.
Kiyoshi Hikawa (氷川 きよし, Hikawa Kiyoshi) or Stage name Kiina is a Japanese enka singer who was born on September 6…
Kiyoshi Hikawa (氷川 きよし, Hikawa Kiyoshi) or Stage name Kiina is a Japanese enka singer who was born on September 6, 1977, in Minami-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. His real name is Kiyoshi Yamada (山田 清志, Yamada Kiyoshi) and he is known as "The Prince of Enka" (演歌界の貴公子, Enkakai no Kikōshi) due to his young age and popularity. When he is marketing non-enka music, he goes by the name KIYOSHI, using capitalized letters of the Roman alphabet, instead of kanji or hiragana. His record company is Columbia Music Entertainment, and his agency is Nagara Productions. He was given his stage name by Takeshi Kitano, who initially supported his career. Today, Hikawa makes frequent appearances on NHK Kayō Concert (NHK歌謡コンサート), as well as NHK's annual Kōhaku Uta Gassen.
Minoru Fujita (藤田 穣, Fujita Minoru; ring name: 藤田 ミノル) (born September 5, 1977) is a Japanese professional wrestler who…
Minoru Fujita (藤田 穣, Fujita Minoru; ring name: 藤田 ミノル) (born September 5, 1977) is a Japanese professional wrestler who works as a freelancer. He is known for working at Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling.
Haruka Nakanishi (中西 悠, Nakanishi Haruka; born September 3, 1977 in Nara Prefecture) is a Japanese voice actress who is…
Haruka Nakanishi (中西 悠, Nakanishi Haruka; born September 3, 1977 in Nara Prefecture) is a Japanese voice actress who is currently affiliated with Stardas 21. She was formerly affiliated with Aoni Production. Nakanishi is a graduate of Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts, a private college for women.
Fuminori Nakamura (中村 文則, Nakamura Fuminori; born 2 September 1977) is the pseudonym of a Japanese author. Nakamura…
Fuminori Nakamura (中村 文則, Nakamura Fuminori; born 2 September 1977) is the pseudonym of a Japanese author. Nakamura came to international attention when he won the 2010 Kenzaburō Ōe Prize for his novel, The Thief (掏摸, "Pickpocket"). The English translation of the novel was well received.
Mutsuko Nagata (永田睦子, born 16 September 1976) is a Japanese former basketball player who competed in the 1996 Summer…
Mutsuko Nagata (永田睦子, born 16 September 1976) is a Japanese former basketball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Soushi Tajima (born 25 September 1976) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Hiromi Toshikawa (利川 裕美, Toshikawa Hiromi; born 1976), better known as Hiromix (ヒロミックス, Hiromikkusu), is a Japanese…
Hiromi Toshikawa (利川 裕美, Toshikawa Hiromi; born 1976), better known as Hiromix (ヒロミックス, Hiromikkusu), is a Japanese photographer and artist.
Yasuo Saitō (斎藤 恭央, Saitō Yasuo; September 24, 1976 – October 5, 2013), also known by the stage name Yakkun Sakurazuka…
Yasuo Saitō (斎藤 恭央, Saitō Yasuo; September 24, 1976 – October 5, 2013), also known by the stage name Yakkun Sakurazuka (桜塚 やっくん, Sakurazuka Yakkun), was a Japanese comedian, singer, and voice actor.
Yoshinobu Kanemaru (金丸義信, Kanemaru Yoshinobu; born September 23, 1976) is a Japanese professional wrestler and…
Yoshinobu Kanemaru (金丸義信, Kanemaru Yoshinobu; born September 23, 1976) is a Japanese professional wrestler and backstage producer. He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a member of House of Torture. Trained at the All Japan Pro Wrestling dojo, Kanemaru left the promotion to join Pro Wrestling Noah. Across two stints with Noah, he is a seven-time GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion, a four-time GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion, and won the 2009 Global Junior Heavyweight League and the 2009 Nippon TV Cup Jr. Heavyweight Tag League. In NJPW, he is a six-time Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion and won the 2021 Super Junior Tag League. In AJPW, he is a one-time World Junior Heavyweight Champion and a two-time All Asia Tag Team Champion. Stable wise, Kanemaru was a member of the first and third incarnations of AJPW's Burning. He later joined NJPW's Suzuki-gun during an invasion storyline, and remained with the stable until its disbandment in 2022. He was then a member of Just 5 Guys, before turning on the stable to join House of Torture, which was a sub-group of Bullet Club at the time.
Manabu Terata (寺田 学, Terata Manabu; born 27 October 1976) is a Japanese politician serving in the House of…
Manabu Terata (寺田 学, Terata Manabu; born 27 October 1976) is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Constitutional Democratic Party.
Takao Suzuki (鈴木 貴男, Suzuki Takao; born 20 September 1976) is a professional tennis player and a former Japanese No. 1.
Yoeko Kurahashi (倉橋 ヨエコ, Kurahashi Yoeko) is a Japanese singer and songwriter who made music between 2000 and 2008…
Yoeko Kurahashi (倉橋 ヨエコ, Kurahashi Yoeko) is a Japanese singer and songwriter who made music between 2000 and 2008 before quitting. In 2023 she returned to making music. A piano book featuring her work has also been released.
Machiko Nakanishi (中西 真知子, Nakanishi Machiko; born November 19, 1976 in Osaka Prefecture) is an athlete from Japan, who…
Machiko Nakanishi (中西 真知子, Nakanishi Machiko; born November 19, 1976 in Osaka Prefecture) is an athlete from Japan, who competes in triathlon. Nakanishi competed at the second Olympic triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She took twentieth place with a total time of 2:08:51.06.
Masami Taniguchi (谷口雅美 Taniguchi Masami, born September 17, 1976) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for JT…
Masami Taniguchi (谷口雅美 Taniguchi Masami, born September 17, 1976) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for JT Marvelous.
Ikuko Okamura (岡村 育子, Okamura Ikuko; born 17 September 1976) is a Japanese former field hockey player who competed in…
Ikuko Okamura (岡村 育子, Okamura Ikuko; born 17 September 1976) is a Japanese former field hockey player who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Makoto Atsuta (熱田 眞, Atsuta Makoto; born September 16, 1976) is a former Japanese football player.
Takashi Kawai (川井 貴志, Kawai Takashi; born September 16, 1976 in Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese Nippon Professional…
Takashi Kawai (川井 貴志, Kawai Takashi; born September 16, 1976 in Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Pacific League. He attended Osaka Tōin High School and Josai University before being drafted by the Chiba Lotte Marines in the third round of the 1998 draft.