Hiroaki Asano (浅野 博亮, Asano Hiroaki; born (1990-10-06)6 October 1990) is a retired Japanese male volleyball player. He…Hiroaki Asano (浅野 博亮, Asano Hiroaki; born (1990-10-06)6 October 1990) is a retired Japanese male volleyball player. He used to be a part of the Japan men's national volleyball team. On club level, he only played for JTEKT Stings since 2012. On 9 April 2021, the club announced that he would retire after the 69th Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament, but it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hotaru Yamaguchi (山口 蛍, Yamaguchi Hotaru; born 6 October 1990) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Hotaru Yamaguchi (山口 蛍, Yamaguchi Hotaru; born 6 October 1990) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder and currently plays for J1 League club, V-Varen Nagasaki. He was also a member of the Japan national team until 2019.
Itsuki Yamada (山田 樹, Yamada Itsuki; born October 5, 1990) is a Japanese footballer. He is a defender whose primary…Itsuki Yamada (山田 樹, Yamada Itsuki; born October 5, 1990) is a Japanese footballer. He is a defender whose primary position is a left back, who can also play as a centre back.
Yuika Sugasawa (菅澤 優衣香, Sugasawa Yuika; born October 5, 1990) is a Japanese women's professional footballer who plays…Yuika Sugasawa (菅澤 優衣香, Sugasawa Yuika; born October 5, 1990) is a Japanese women's professional footballer who plays as a forward for Urawa Reds. She also plays for Japan national team.
Heiichiro Ito (伊藤 平一郎, Itō Heiichirō; born 5 October 1990) is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays as…Heiichiro Ito (伊藤 平一郎, Itō Heiichirō; born 5 October 1990) is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays as a prop. He currently plays for the Sunwolves in Super Rugby and Yamaha Júbilo in Japan's domestic Top League.
Minami Iju (伊集南, Iju Minami; born October 3, 1990) is a Japanese former basketball player who played for Denso Iris of…Minami Iju (伊集南, Iju Minami; born October 3, 1990) is a Japanese former basketball player who played for Denso Iris of the Women's Japan Basketball League . She also played for Japan women's national 3x3 team.
Erika Kasahara (笠原 江梨香, Kasahara Erika; born October 3, 1990) is a female Japanese taekwondo practitioner, born in…Erika Kasahara (笠原 江梨香, Kasahara Erika; born October 3, 1990) is a female Japanese taekwondo practitioner, born in Daito. She won the silver medal in the women's flyweight (-49 kg) class at the 2010 Asian Taekwondo Championships held in Astana, Kazakhstan. She competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics, reaching the quarterfinals, where she lost to eventual gold medallist Wu Jingyu.
Moemi Katayama (片山 萌美, Katayama Moemi; born 1 October 1990) is a Japanese model, actress, and tarento from Tokyo who…Moemi Katayama (片山 萌美, Katayama Moemi; born 1 October 1990) is a Japanese model, actress, and tarento from Tokyo who has modelled for a number of magazines and commercials as well as acting in theatre, film, television and radio. Affiliated with Wintarts, she graduated from Reitaku University's Faculty of Economics.
Takashi Kato (加藤 嵩士, Katō Takashi; born 30 October 1989) is a Japanese handball player for Daido Steel and the Japanese…Takashi Kato (加藤 嵩士, Katō Takashi; born 30 October 1989) is a Japanese handball player for Daido Steel and the Japanese national team. He participated at the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship.
Kosuke Yamamoto (山本 康裕, Yamamoto Kōsuke; born 29 October 1989) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Matsumoto Yamaga…Kosuke Yamamoto (山本 康裕, Yamamoto Kōsuke; born 29 October 1989) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Matsumoto Yamaga FC. Mainly as a defensive midfielder.
Yuta Murase (村瀬 勇太, Murase Yuta; born 28 October 1989) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for…Yuta Murase (村瀬 勇太, Murase Yuta; born 28 October 1989) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Vanraure Hachinohe.
Naoya Masuda (益田 直也, born October 25, 1989, in Kinokawa, Wakayama) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the…Naoya Masuda (益田 直也, born October 25, 1989, in Kinokawa, Wakayama) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Chiba Lotte Marines of Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Masato Kurogi (黒木 聖仁, Kurogi Masato; born 24 October 1989 in Miyazaki) is a Japanese football player currently playing…Masato Kurogi (黒木 聖仁, Kurogi Masato; born 24 October 1989 in Miyazaki) is a Japanese football player currently playing for Kataller Toyama.
Sho Iwasaki (岩嵜 翔, Iwasaki Shō; born October 21, 1989) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Orix…Sho Iwasaki (岩嵜 翔, Iwasaki Shō; born October 21, 1989) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and Chunichi Dragons.
Ano Kuwai (桑井 亜乃, Kuwai Ano; born October 20, 1989) is a Japanese rugby union referee and former sevens player. She…Ano Kuwai (桑井 亜乃, Kuwai Ano; born October 20, 1989) is a Japanese rugby union referee and former sevens player. She played for Japan's women's rugby sevens team and competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Rakuto Tochihara (栩原 楽人, Tochihara Rakuto; born October 19, 1989) is a Japanese former actor from Tokyo, a graduate of…Rakuto Tochihara (栩原 楽人, Tochihara Rakuto; born October 19, 1989) is a Japanese former actor from Tokyo, a graduate of Horikoshi High School. His debut role was in Boogiepop Phantom where he voiced the character Poom Poom. He later had a starring role in the 2005 Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider Hibiki and its film Kamen Rider Hibiki & The Seven Senki as the character Asumu Adachi. His roles have also included the drama RH Plus as Ageha Seto and in the film Aquarian Age: The Movie as Naoya Itsuki. On February 28, 2018, he announced his decision to retire from the entertainment industry to take over his father's company.
Kyokutaisei Takuya (Japanese: 旭大星 託也; born 18 October 1989 as Takuya Ōgushi (大串 拓也, Ōgushi Takuya)) is a Japanese…Kyokutaisei Takuya (Japanese: 旭大星 託也; born 18 October 1989 as Takuya Ōgushi (大串 拓也, Ōgushi Takuya)) is a Japanese former professional sumo wrestler from Asahikawa, Hokkaido. His debut in maezumō was in January 2008, and his first makuuchi division honbasho was the Natsu tournament in May 2018. His highest rank has been maegashira 8. He has one special prize for Fighting Spirit. He was a member of Ōshima stable and retired in December 2024.
Riisa Naka (仲 里依紗, Naka Riisa; born October 18, 1989) is a Japanese actress. She was given a Best New Talent award at…Riisa Naka (仲 里依紗, Naka Riisa; born October 18, 1989) is a Japanese actress. She was given a Best New Talent award at the 2009 Yokohama Film Festival. Naka became famous by appearing in Hachi One Diver (2008) and played the lead, Hana Adachi, in Yankee-kun to Megane-chan (2010). Naka also portrayed cousins Makoto Konno and Akari Yoshiyama who are the protagonists in respectively the 2006 anime film The Girl Who Leapt Through Time and the 2010 live action movie Time Traveller: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, both of which are based on the 1967 novel Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo by Yasutaka Tsutsui.
Wei Son (孫 暐, Son Ii; born October 13, 1989) is a Japanese fashion model who has been active in both the professional…Wei Son (孫 暐, Son Ii; born October 13, 1989) is a Japanese fashion model who has been active in both the professional and commercial modeling fields since the late 2000s. She is particularly known in the gyaru scene, as a former major contributor to the Popteen magazine and an exclusive model for its sister magazine PopSister. There are several different ways of spelling her name in Roman script, including Ii Son, Wei Sun, and Wei Son.
Rikako Miura (三浦里佳子, Miura Rikako; born 13 October 1989) is a Japanese water polo player. She competed in the 2020…Rikako Miura (三浦里佳子, Miura Rikako; born 13 October 1989) is a Japanese water polo player. She competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Tomoyuki Sugano (菅野 智之, Sugano Tomoyuki; born October 11, 1989) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the…Tomoyuki Sugano (菅野 智之, Sugano Tomoyuki; born October 11, 1989) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Baltimore Orioles, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yomiuri Giants. Sugano is a three-time winner of the Central League Most Valuable Player Award and a two-time winner of the Eiji Sawamura Award.
Mika Miyazato (Japanese: 宮里美香, born 10 October 1989) is a professional golfer from Japan who has played on the…Mika Miyazato (Japanese: 宮里美香, born 10 October 1989) is a professional golfer from Japan who has played on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the LPGA of Japan Tour.
Yuta Sasaki (佐々木 佑太, Sasaki Yūta; born October 7, 1989), known professionally as Ulka Sasaki (佐々木憂流迦, Sasaki Uruka), is…Yuta Sasaki (佐々木 佑太, Sasaki Yūta; born October 7, 1989), known professionally as Ulka Sasaki (佐々木憂流迦, Sasaki Uruka), is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. He is signed to Pro Wrestling Noah. He also appears in WWE, in their development territory NXT. A professional competitor since 2010, Sasaki formerly competed for Ultimate Fighting Championship, Shooto, Deep, and Vale Tudo Japan. He is the former Shooto Pacific Rim (132 lbs) Champion.
Taichirō Koga (古賀 太一郎, Koga Taichirō; born October 4, 1989) is a Japanese volleyball player, a member of the Japan…Taichirō Koga (古賀 太一郎, Koga Taichirō; born October 4, 1989) is a Japanese volleyball player, a member of the Japan men's national volleyball team, a gold medalist of the 2017 Asian Championship.
Kenta Uchida (内田 健太, Uchida Kenta; born 2 October 1989 in Yokkaichi, Mie) is a Japanese football player who plays for…Kenta Uchida (内田 健太, Uchida Kenta; born 2 October 1989 in Yokkaichi, Mie) is a Japanese football player who plays for Ventforet Kofu.
Masashi Hosoya (born October 2, 1989), nicknamed Mashi, is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for the…Masashi Hosoya (born October 2, 1989), nicknamed Mashi, is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for the SeaHorses Mikawa of the B.League in Japan. He played college basketball for Kanto Gakuin University. On October 9, 2016, he recorded a career-high 39 points in a win to the San-en NeoPhoenix. The Ninomiya town native played soccer in his youth, and he is good at ball juggling.
Sho Sasaki (佐々木 翔, born 2 October 1989) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Sanfrecce…Sho Sasaki (佐々木 翔, born 2 October 1989) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
Ariajasuru Hasegawa (Japanese: 長谷川 アーリアジャスール, romanized: Hasegawa Āriajasūru; Persian: آریا جسور; born 29 October 1988)…Ariajasuru Hasegawa (Japanese: 長谷川 アーリアジャスール, romanized: Hasegawa Āriajasūru; Persian: آریا جسور; born 29 October 1988) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Sayoko Izumi (泉彩世子, Izumi Sayoko; born October 28, 1988) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and actor from Toyonaka, Osaka…Sayoko Izumi (泉彩世子, Izumi Sayoko; born October 28, 1988) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and actor from Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture. She was signed to King Records (Japan) until January, 2015. She debuted in 2013 with the single "Scramble".
Mitsuhiro Kitamiya (北宮 光洋, Kitamiya Mitsuhiro; born November 27, 1988) is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to…Mitsuhiro Kitamiya (北宮 光洋, Kitamiya Mitsuhiro; born November 27, 1988) is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to Pro Wrestling Noah. Kitamiya's ring name Masa Kitamiya (マサ北宮, Masa Kitamiya) is a tribute to former professional wrestler Masa Saito. Kitamiya also wears a similar ring attire to Saito as tribute.
Ayumu Honda (本田アユム, Honda Ayumu) is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to Active Advance Pro Wrestling (2AW) where…Ayumu Honda (本田アユム, Honda Ayumu) is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to Active Advance Pro Wrestling (2AW) where he is a former two-time 2AW Tag Team Champion. He is also known for his work in various promotions of the Japanese independent scene such as Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW).
Mitsuhiro Abiko (安孫子 充裕, Abiko Mitsuhiro; born October 25, 1988 in Yamagata Prefecture) is a Japanese sprinter, who…Mitsuhiro Abiko (安孫子 充裕, Abiko Mitsuhiro; born October 25, 1988 in Yamagata Prefecture) is a Japanese sprinter, who specialized in the 400 metres. Abiko competed in the men's 4 × 400 m relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, along with his teammates Kenji Narisako, Dai Tamesue, and Yoshihiro Horigome. He ran on the starting leg of the second heat, with an individual-split time of 46.70 seconds. Abiko and his team finished the relay in sixth place for a seasonal best time of 3:04.18, failing to advance into the final.
Megu Sakuragawa (櫻川 めぐ, Sakuragawa Megu) is a Japanese singer, voice actress, and drummer from Ibaraki Prefecture…Megu Sakuragawa (櫻川 めぐ, Sakuragawa Megu) is a Japanese singer, voice actress, and drummer from Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. She is better known as Tsubasa Kira from Love Live! and Ako Udagawa from BanG Dream!, the latter of which involves playing drums for the band Roselia. She is currently affiliated with S.
Kazusada Higuchi (樋口和貞, Higuchi Kazusada; born October 24, 1988) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler and sumo…Kazusada Higuchi (樋口和貞, Higuchi Kazusada; born October 24, 1988) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler and sumo rikishi (sumo wrestler). He is best known for his time in Japanese professional wrestling promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT), where he is a two-time KO-D Openweight Champion. As a sumo rikishi, he was known as Hokudōzan (北道山); as a member of the Hakkaku stable, his highest rank was makushita 45. From January 2020 to July 2022, he was a member of Eruption (エラップション, Erappushon; stylized in English text), alongside Yukio Sakaguchi, Saki Akai, and later Hideki Okatani. Amid his departure, he created Harimao (ハリマオ, Harimao) with Naomi Yoshimura and Yuki Ishida. He captured both the KO-D Tag Team and KO-D 6-Man Tag Team titles in his run with both stables. He won the 2022 and 2025 King of DDT tournaments, won the vacant KO-D Openweight Championship in his first 2022 victory, and won the title in the challenge subsequent to the 2025 victory at the King of Kings event. He won the Japan Indie Awards' MVP Award in 2022 for his accomplishments in DDT. His retirement was announced on March 23, 2026, and his retirement ceremony to confirm it will be held on the April 5 DDT Korakuen Hall event.
Hikaru Kosaka (born 21 October 1988) is a Japanese cyclo-cross and road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI…Hikaru Kosaka (born 21 October 1988) is a Japanese cyclo-cross and road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Velolien Matsuyama. He represented his nation in the men's elite event at the 2016 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Heusden-Zolder.
Risa Niigaki (新垣 里沙, Niigaki Risa; born October 20, 1988) is a Japanese actress and singer. She was a fifth-generation…Risa Niigaki (新垣 里沙, Niigaki Risa; born October 20, 1988) is a Japanese actress and singer. She was a fifth-generation member of the Japanese pop group Morning Musume. She joined Morning Musume in 2001 along with 3 others- Ai Takahashi, Asami Konno and Makoto Ogawa. She grew up in Yokohama after moving there at the age of six. She was one of the longest serving members of Morning Musume, and was the leader of the group from October 2011 to her graduation on May 18, 2012.
Keiki Nishiyama (西山 慶樹 Nishiyama Keiki, born 19 October 1988) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for JT…Keiki Nishiyama (西山 慶樹 Nishiyama Keiki, born 19 October 1988) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for JT Marvelous.
Yuki Kobayashi (小林 裕紀, Kobayashi Yūki; born October 18, 1988) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defensive…Yuki Kobayashi (小林 裕紀, Kobayashi Yūki; born October 18, 1988) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Oita Trinita.
