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Akira Konno (今野 章, Konno Akira; born September 12, 1974) is a former Japanese football player.
Shinji Mori (Japanese: 森 慎二, September 12, 1974 – June 28, 2017) was a Japanese professional baseball right-handed…
Shinji Mori (Japanese: 森 慎二, September 12, 1974 – June 28, 2017) was a Japanese professional baseball right-handed pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Seibu Lions.
Akira Kito (born 10 September 1974) is a Japanese table tennis player. He competed in the men's doubles event at the…
Akira Kito (born 10 September 1974) is a Japanese table tennis player. He competed in the men's doubles event at the 2004 Summer Olympics, with Toshio Tasaki as his partner. They were eliminated in Round 3.
Jun Kasai (葛西 純, Kasai Jun) (born September 9, 1974) is a Japanese professional wrestler, primarily competing for Pro…
Jun Kasai (葛西 純, Kasai Jun) (born September 9, 1974) is a Japanese professional wrestler, primarily competing for Pro Wrestling Freedoms. Dubbed the Crazy Monkey (クレイジーモンキー, Kureijī Monkī) for his violent and often self-harmful style of hardcore wrestling, Kasai is considered a breakthrough talent in Japanese wrestling, able to work both hardcore and technical styles. Outside Freedoms, Kasai has worked for the original Pro Wrestling Zero-One, Hustle, Ice Ribbon, Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) and Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW).
Masao Kiba (木場 昌雄, Kiba Masao; born September 6, 1974) is a former Japanese football player.
Yoshito Terakawa (寺川 能人, Terakawa Yoshito; born September 6, 1974) is a former Japanese football player.
Miyoko Karami (唐見 実世子, Karami Miyoko; born 6 September 1974) is a road cyclist from Japan. She represented her nation…
Miyoko Karami (唐見 実世子, Karami Miyoko; born 6 September 1974) is a road cyclist from Japan. She represented her nation in the Women's road race at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She became Japanese Time Trial Champion in 2004 and 2005. She also rode at the 2005 UCI Road World Championships.
Mikio Date (伊達 みきお, 伊達 幹生, Date Mikio; DAH-tay; born 5 September 1974) is a Japanese comedian who performs tsukkomi of…
Mikio Date (伊達 みきお, 伊達 幹生, Date Mikio; DAH-tay; born 5 September 1974) is a Japanese comedian who performs tsukkomi of the double act Sandwichman. He has origins from the Ōedashi's Shoryū Date clan. He was born from Izumi-shi (now Izumi-ku, Sendai), Miyagi Prefecture. He is represented with Grape Company. He has a height of 170 cm (5 ft 7 in), weighs 90 kilograms (200 lb), and his bust/weight/hip measurement is 110-100-109 cm.
Firoz Mahmud (Bengali: ফিরোজ মাহমুদ) (born September 5, 1974 in Khulna, Bangladesh) is a Bangladeshi visual artist…
Firoz Mahmud (Bengali: ফিরোজ মাহমুদ) (born September 5, 1974 in Khulna, Bangladesh) is a Bangladeshi visual artist based in Japan. Mahmud was the first Bangladeshi fellow artist in research at Rijksakademie Van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam. His work has been exhibited at the following biennales: Sharjah Biennale, the first Bangkok Art Biennale, at the Dhaka Art Summit, Setouchi Triennale (BDP), the first Aichi Triennial, the Congo Biennale, the first Lahore Biennale, the Cairo Biennale, the Echigo-Tsumari Triennial, and the Asian Biennale. Mahmud was awarded a guarantee from the Asian Cultural Council (ACC) in New York. Guggenheim Museum's UBS Global Art Initiative and Asia Society invited him to the symposium "Continuous Horizons: Contemporary Art for Asia", No Country: Contemporary Art for South and Southeast Asia Programs. In 2019, Mahmud was nominated for the French COAL prize, which was hosted at Centre Pompidou in Paris.
Yuka Sakurai (櫻井由香 Sakurai Yuka, born September 2, 1974) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Denso Airybees.
Taichi Kokubun (国分 太一, Kokubun Taichi; born September 2, 1974) is a Japanese keyboardist and actor. He plays keyboard…
Taichi Kokubun (国分 太一, Kokubun Taichi; born September 2, 1974) is a Japanese keyboardist and actor. He plays keyboard for Tokio, a musical group of Starto Entertainment formerly known as Johnny & Associates.
Kazuyoshi Kumakiri (熊切 和嘉, Kumakiri Kazuyoshi; born 1 September 1974) is a Japanese film director.
Nobuharu Saito (齋藤 信治, Saitō Nobuharu; born 29 September 1973) is a Japanese volleyball player. He competed in the…
Nobuharu Saito (齋藤 信治, Saitō Nobuharu; born 29 September 1973) is a Japanese volleyball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Daisuke Masuda (益田 大介, born September 27, 1973) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball outfielder.
Mizuki Sano (佐野 瑞樹, Sano Mizuki; born September 26, 1973 in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka, Japan) is a Japanese actor and the…
Mizuki Sano (佐野 瑞樹, Sano Mizuki; born September 26, 1973 in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka, Japan) is a Japanese actor and the eldest member of Johnny's Jr., the trainee unit of the well-known talent agency Johnny & Associates. He is perhaps best known for his role in Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo and his various activities as a member of Johnny's Jr.
Koki Tagashira (田頭 弘毅, Tagashira Kōki; born (1973-09-25)25 September 1973 in Fukushima Prefecture) is a Japanese male…
Koki Tagashira (田頭 弘毅, Tagashira Kōki; born (1973-09-25)25 September 1973 in Fukushima Prefecture) is a Japanese male weightlifter, competing in the 56 kg category and representing Japan at international competitions. He participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 56 kg event. He competed at world championships, most recently at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships.
Tomoaki Kuno (久野 智昭, Kuno Tomoaki; born September 25, 1973) is a former Japanese football player.
Yōtsukasa Dai (born Daishi Suzuki; 23 September 1973 – 11 August 2025) was a Japanese sumo wrestler from Matsusaka…
Yōtsukasa Dai (born Daishi Suzuki; 23 September 1973 – 11 August 2025) was a Japanese sumo wrestler from Matsusaka, Mie. He made his professional debut in January 1996, and reached the top division in May 1999. His highest rank was maegashira 11. He retired in November 2005. He became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association and worked as a coach at Irumagawa stable, leaving in 2012.
Toshihiro Hattori (服部 年宏, Hattori Toshihiro; born 23 September 1973) is a Japanese professional manager and former…
Toshihiro Hattori (服部 年宏, Hattori Toshihiro; born 23 September 1973) is a Japanese professional manager and former footballer who played as a midfielder or defender. He last played for the Japan national team until 2003. He last manager of FC Imabari for 2024 season.
Takanori Nunobe (布部 陽功, Nunobe Takanori; born September 23, 1973) is a former Japanese football player and manager.
Anri Kawai (河井 案里, Kawai Anri; born 23 September 1973) is a Japanese politician, formerly of the Liberal Democratic…
Anri Kawai (河井 案里, Kawai Anri; born 23 September 1973) is a Japanese politician, formerly of the Liberal Democratic Party, and a former member of the House of Councillors in the Diet. Her husband is member of the House of Representatives and former Minister of Justice Katsuyuki Kawai. Born in Nobeoka, Miyazaki and a graduate of Keio University, she served in the assembly of Hiroshima Prefecture for four terms. On 20 January 2021, at the Tokyo District Court, she was convicted of vote-buying in the 2019 House of Councillors election.
Yuko Arai (born 20 September 1973) is a Japanese fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team épée events at…
Yuko Arai (born 20 September 1973) is a Japanese fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team épée events at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the individual foil event at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Princess Zelda is the title character in Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda video game series. She was created by Shigeru…
Princess Zelda is the title character in Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda video game series. She was created by Shigeru Miyamoto for the original 1986 game The Legend of Zelda. As one of the central characters in the series, she has appeared in the majority of the games in various incarnations. Zelda is the elf-like Hylian princess of the kingdom of Hyrule, an associate of the series main protagonist Link, and bearer of the Triforce of Wisdom. Zelda's role has often been that of a damsel in distress or donor who assists Link. In many games, she is captured by the series main antagonist Ganon, necessitating Link to come to her rescue. In several games she is one of the Sages whose heroism is essential to defeating Ganon; in others, like Ocarina of Time and The Wind Waker, she adopts alternative personas to take a more active role in the story. In Skyward Sword, her first incarnation is revealed to be the mortal reincarnation of the goddess Hylia, establishing the bloodline of the goddess and giving her descendants a range of magical powers. In Echoes of Wisdom, she is featured as the playable protagonist. Zelda has been described as one of the most recognisable princesses in video gaming. She has appeared in branded merchandise, comics and manga, and an animated television series. In addition to The Legend of Zelda series, she has appeared as a playable character in a number of spin-off games and other game series, including Hyrule Warriors, Cadence of Hyrule, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment, and the Super Smash Bros. series. Critics have responded positively to her development into a strong female character and have listed her as one of the greatest female video game characters of all time.
Ryuji Sonoda (園田 隆二, Sonoda Ryūji; born September 16, 1973) is a Japanese judoka. He was born in Ōmuta, Fukuoka, and…
Ryuji Sonoda (園田 隆二, Sonoda Ryūji; born September 16, 1973) is a Japanese judoka. He was born in Ōmuta, Fukuoka, and began judo at the age of a first grader. He won a gold medal at the -60 kg category of the Junior World Championships in 1992 and World Championships in 1993. After graduating from Meiji University, he entered the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Sonoda retired from competition in 2004. By 2009, he coached All-Japan women's judo team before announcing his resignation on January 31, 2013, following accusations of physical abuse by team members. He married judoka Noriko Anno in 2010.
Koji Mitsui (三井 浩二, Mitsui Kōji; born September 15, 1973) is a Japanese retired professional baseball pitcher. He…
Koji Mitsui (三井 浩二, Mitsui Kōji; born September 15, 1973) is a Japanese retired professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Seibu / Saitama Seibu Lions from 2001 through 2009.
Masami Watanabe (わたなべ まさみみ, Watanabe Masami; born September 15, 1973) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler. Also…
Masami Watanabe (わたなべ まさみみ, Watanabe Masami; born September 15, 1973) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler. Also known by her ring name, Chaparita ASARI (チャパリータ ASARI; Chaparita ASARI), she wrestled from 1992 to 2003 in various Japanese promotions namely AJW, NEO Japan Pro Wrestling, ARSION, Michinoku Pro Wrestling, and also a few matches in the American wrestling promotion, WWF. In that tenure, she won WWWA Super Lightweight championship four times, AJW Junior Championship two times and the AJW Tag Team Championship one-time. Her signature finishing move is the Sky Twister Press, which she innovated.
Hiroomi Takizawa (瀧澤 宏臣, Takizawa Hiroomi; born 13 September 1973) is a Japanese freestyle skier who specializes in the…
Hiroomi Takizawa (瀧澤 宏臣, Takizawa Hiroomi; born 13 September 1973) is a Japanese freestyle skier who specializes in the skicross discipline. He is a former moguls skier.
Hirotaka Ishikawa (born September 12, 1973, in Osaka Prefecture) is a Japanese politician who has served as a member of…
Hirotaka Ishikawa (born September 12, 1973, in Osaka Prefecture) is a Japanese politician who has served as a member of the House of Councillors of Japan since 2010. He represents the Osaka at-large district and is a member of the Komeito party.
Kazutoyo Koyabu (小籔 千豊, Koyabu Kazutoyo; born September 11, 1973 in Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka) is a Japanese TV comedian…
Kazutoyo Koyabu (小籔 千豊, Koyabu Kazutoyo; born September 11, 1973 in Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka) is a Japanese TV comedian, presenter, tarento, and musician, represented by Yoshimoto Kogyo. He was the chairman of the comedy troupe Yoshimoto Shinkigeki from 2006 to 2022 and drummer for the band Genie High. Koyabu graduated as the 12th generation class from Yoshimoto NSC Osaka and speaks with an Osaka dialect.
Kazuhisa Ishii (石井 一久 Ishii Kazuhisa) (born September 9, 1973) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher and…
Kazuhisa Ishii (石井 一久 Ishii Kazuhisa) (born September 9, 1973) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher and manager and general manager. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yakult Swallows and Saitama Seibu Lions and in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets.
Shinzo "Shin" Yamada (born August 9, 1973) is a Japanese former professional American football player who was a…
Shinzo "Shin" Yamada (born August 9, 1973) is a Japanese former professional American football player who was a linebacker for the Memphis Maniax of the XFL and the Amsterdam Admirals of NFL Europe. He played college football at Kwansei Gakuin University. He also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the 2003 NFL preseason. Yamada was believed to be the first Japanese person to play professional American football in the United States.
Zhu Xun (Chinese: 朱迅; pinyin: Zhū Xùn) is a Chinese television host of China Central Television (CCTV). Currently, she…
Zhu Xun (Chinese: 朱迅; pinyin: Zhū Xùn) is a Chinese television host of China Central Television (CCTV). Currently, she is responsible for hosting a number of most highest rated shows such as "Avenue of Stars", "Happiness Bill" and "My Art List", and most notably "CCTV New Year's Gala", all receiving over 1 billion viewers in ratings. Xun is a member of the 10th All-China Youth Federation, director of the China Television Artists Association, and director of the China Literary and Art Volunteers Association. In 2021, she was elected as a member of the 11th National Committee of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles. In 2022, she was elected as the vice president of the Host Professional Committee of the China Television Artists Association; in 2023, she was elected as the charity ambassador of the China Disabled Persons Association.
Kiyotaka Haimura (灰村キヨタカ or はいむらきよたか, Haimura Kiyotaka; born September 7, 1973) is a Japanese game character designer…
Kiyotaka Haimura (灰村キヨタカ or はいむらきよたか, Haimura Kiyotaka; born September 7, 1973) is a Japanese game character designer and manga style artist best known for his work on the A Certain Magical Index series.
Yū Suzunoki (Japanese: 鈴ノ木ユウ, Hepburn: Suzunoki Yū; born September 4, 1973 in Kōfu, Yamanashi, Japan) is a Japanese…
Yū Suzunoki (Japanese: 鈴ノ木ユウ, Hepburn: Suzunoki Yū; born September 4, 1973 in Kōfu, Yamanashi, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist and singer-songwriter. His real name is Yūki Suzunoki (鈴木祐樹, Suzunoki Yūki). He is married to singer Reina Hayashi—a member of Mimizuguzu—and lives in Nakano, Tokyo. He won the 2016 Kodansha Manga Award for his manga Kōnodori.
Yūmi Yoshikawa (吉川有美, Yoshikawa Yūmi; born 4 September 1973) is a Japanese politician who is a former member of the…
Yūmi Yoshikawa (吉川有美, Yoshikawa Yūmi; born 4 September 1973) is a Japanese politician who is a former member of the House of Councillors of Japan.
Norihiko Hibino (日比野 則彦, Hibino Norihiko; born September 3, 1973) is a Japanese video game composer and saxophonist.
Eiko Koizumi (小泉 栄子, Koizumi Eiko; born September 1, 1973 in Hyougo) is a beach volleyball player from Japan. She won…
Eiko Koizumi (小泉 栄子, Koizumi Eiko; born September 1, 1973 in Hyougo) is a beach volleyball player from Japan. She won the silver medal in the women's team competition at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, partnering compatriot Shinako Tanaka. In the final the couple lost (1-2) to the Chinese pair Xue Chen and Zhang Xi.
Rieko Miura (三浦 理恵子, Miura Rieko; pronounced [mʲiɯ̟ᵝɾa̠ ɾʲie̞ko̞]; born 1 September 1973) is a Japanese actress, voice…
Rieko Miura (三浦 理恵子, Miura Rieko; pronounced [mʲiɯ̟ᵝɾa̠ ɾʲie̞ko̞]; born 1 September 1973) is a Japanese actress, voice actress, singer and former member of the band CoCo. She was born in Nakano, Tokyo. Her solo debut was on 14 September 1991.
Taizo Son (Japanese: 孫泰蔵, romanized: Son Taizō, Korean: 손태장, born September 29, 1972) is a Japanese businessman of…
Taizo Son (Japanese: 孫泰蔵, romanized: Son Taizō, Korean: 손태장, born September 29, 1972) is a Japanese businessman of Korean ancestry. He is CEO of Mistletoe, a company that he founded in 2013, and chairman of mobile gaming company GungHo, which he founded in 2002. GungHo's market value in 2013 was $10.4 billion, making Son a billionaire. He is the youngest brother of SoftBank magnate Masayoshi Son.
Shinya Makabe (真壁 伸也, Makabe Shin'ya; born September 29, 1972), better known by his ring name Togi Makabe (真壁 刀義…
Shinya Makabe (真壁 伸也, Makabe Shin'ya; born September 29, 1972), better known by his ring name Togi Makabe (真壁 刀義, Makabe Tōgi) is a Japanese professional wrestler, trained by and performing for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a former one-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion, two-time IWGP Tag Team Champion, two-time NEVER Openweight Champion and one-time NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion. Debuting in 1997, Makabe originally wrestled under his birthname as a junior heavyweight (100 kilograms (220 lb), before gaining several kilograms during a global excursion in 2001 and 2002. He changed his given name to "Togi" during the 2004 G1 Climax tournament. His status in New Japan rose significantly in 2007, making it to the finals of the New Japan Cup and the semifinals of the G1 Climax, and challenging Yuji Nagata for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. After a number of unsuccessful challenges at the title, Makabe finally won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship on May 3, 2010, by defeating Shinsuke Nakamura. Makabe's wrestling style and character is heavily influenced by the late Bruiser Brody. Known as the "Unchained Gorilla", Makabe is known for his violent, bloody style of wrestling, often illegally employing steel chairs and chains into his offense, including a lariat with a chain wrapped around his arm (like Brody). He also uses Brody's Japan theme "Immigrant Song" (albeit a cover made by Tomoyasu Hotei) as his own.
Takeharu Yamanaka (山中 竹春, Yamanaka Takeharu; born 27 September 1972) is a Japanese politician and current mayor of…
Takeharu Yamanaka (山中 竹春, Yamanaka Takeharu; born 27 September 1972) is a Japanese politician and current mayor of Yokohama, the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture. He defeated incumbent mayor Fumiko Hayashi in the 2021 Yokohama mayoral election. His independent campaign was supported by the Constitutional Democratic Party, Social Democratic Party, and the Communist Party of Japan. Yamanaka's campaign focused on the opposition for a planned integrated resort development and casino for the city which was to be built on Yamashita Pier, criticism against the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and additional sister city relationship with San Francisco, California. Yamanaka formerly worked as a professor at Yokohama City University and as a data scientist. On 16 January 2026, Yamanaka issued a public apology after Yokohama's human resource chief, Jun Kubota, accused Yamanaka of using terms such as "idiot" and "human scum" to disparage staff. In July 2026, a third-party investigation confirmed these allegations and also Yamanaka saying things like "everyone over 55 is stubborn and useless", even telling an official to "disembowel" if he failed to secure a bid to host an international conference. On 28 August 2026, two weeks after some of Japan's major political parties urged him to step down from his post, Yamanaka announced his intention to resign as the mayor of Yokohama.
Noriko Narazaki (楢崎 教子, Narazaki Noriko; née Sugawara Sugawara (菅原); born on 27 September 1972 in Yamato, Kanagawa…
Noriko Narazaki (楢崎 教子, Narazaki Noriko; née Sugawara Sugawara (菅原); born on 27 September 1972 in Yamato, Kanagawa, Japan) is a retired Japanese judoka.
Fumiya Nishiguchi (西口 文也, Nishiguchi Fumiya), (born September 26, 1972) is a Japanese former professional baseball…
Fumiya Nishiguchi (西口 文也, Nishiguchi Fumiya), (born September 26, 1972) is a Japanese former professional baseball right-handed pitcher and current manager for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He played 21 seasons in NPB, all for the Lions.
Ken Watabe (渡部建, Watabe Ken; born 23 September 1972), is a Japanese comedian and television presenter. He performs…
Ken Watabe (渡部建, Watabe Ken; born 23 September 1972), is a Japanese comedian and television presenter. He performs tsukkomi in the comedy duo "Unjash" with his partner Kazuya Kojima. Watabe currently serves as a co-MC with Chisato Moritaka in the Fuji TV program Love Music.
Hitoshi Morishita (森下 仁志, Morishita Hitoshi; born September 21, 1972) is a former Japanese football player and manager.…
Hitoshi Morishita (森下 仁志, Morishita Hitoshi; born September 21, 1972) is a former Japanese football player and manager. he is the currently assistant manager of J1 League club Tokyo Verdy.
Masataka Endoh (遠藤 政隆, Endō Masataka) is a former professional baseball player in Japan. He played for the Chunichi…
Masataka Endoh (遠藤 政隆, Endō Masataka) is a former professional baseball player in Japan. He played for the Chunichi Dragons in the Japan Central League He was born in Tokyo, Japan.
Akimasa Ishikawa is a Japanese politician who is serving as a member of the House of Representatives.
Jiro Takeda (武田 治郎, Takeda Jiro; born September 18, 1972) is a former Japanese football player. He is the current…
Jiro Takeda (武田 治郎, Takeda Jiro; born September 18, 1972) is a former Japanese football player. He is the current goalkeeper coach J2 League club of Machida Zelvia.
Daisuke Miyagawa (宮川 大輔, Miyagawa Daisuke; born 16 September 1972, in Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese…
Daisuke Miyagawa (宮川 大輔, Miyagawa Daisuke; born 16 September 1972, in Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese comedian and actor. Miyagawa grew up in Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture. He is represented with Yoshimoto Creative Agency from Yoshimoto Kogyo. Miyagawa should not be confused with Daisuke Miyagawa of the comedy duo Daisuke and Hanako Miyagawa.
Toh EnJoe (Japanese: 円城 塔, Hepburn: Enjō Tō; pen name, also written as En Joe Toh) (born September 15, 1972) is a…
Toh EnJoe (Japanese: 円城 塔, Hepburn: Enjō Tō; pen name, also written as En Joe Toh) (born September 15, 1972) is a Japanese author and television writer. Most of his works are literary fiction or speculative fiction.