Yoko Arai (新井 陽子, Arai Yōko; born December 13, 1986) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler better known by the…
Yoko Arai (新井 陽子, Arai Yōko; born December 13, 1986) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler better known by the ring name Yoko Bito (美闘 陽子, Bitō Yōko). Bito initially made her in-ring debut in December 2010 for World Wonder Ring Stardom and quickly became one of the most popular wrestlers in the promotion, until announcing her retirement from in-ring competition in November 2012. Bito came out of retirement and returned to Stardom in April 2016, and returned to the ring in June of that year, before retiring again in December 2017.
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Zone (ゾーン) was an all-female rock band started in Sapporo, Japan, in 1997. It started as a dance group and turned into…
Zone (ゾーン) was an all-female rock band started in Sapporo, Japan, in 1997. It started as a dance group and turned into an all-female band. Zone has been categorized in a new genre called "bandol" (a portmanteau of the words "band" and "idol"). The band was started and managed by Studio RunTime and its first single, "Good Days", was released by the major record label Sony Records, on February 7, 2001. The group officially disbanded on April 7, 2013, when the last remaining member, Maiko Sakae, held the band's final event. Zone's most famous song is "Secret Base (Kimi ga Kureta Mono)", released on August 8, 2001. It sold about 744,000 copies in Japan.
Mitsuhiro Hidaka (日高 光啓, Hidaka Mitsuhiro; born December 12, 1986) is a Japanese rapper, singer, actor, dancer, and a…
Mitsuhiro Hidaka (日高 光啓, Hidaka Mitsuhiro; born December 12, 1986) is a Japanese rapper, singer, actor, dancer, and a member of the J-pop group AAA. He is the rapper of the group and also writes rap lyrics for the band. He is also a member of the hip hop trio Mother Ninjas. He also debuted as a solo artist in August 2013 as Sky-Hi.
Wataru Kamimura (上村 亘, Kamimura Wataru; born December 10, 1986) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 5-dan.
Keiyo Aomatsu (青松 敬鎔, Aomatsu Keiyo; born December 7, 1986) is a former Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player…
Keiyo Aomatsu (青松 敬鎔, Aomatsu Keiyo; born December 7, 1986) is a former Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player with the Chiba Lotte Marines of Japan's Pacific League.
Takahiro Ohara (大原 卓丈, Ohara Takahiro; born December 6, 1986) is a former Japanese football player.
Shinichiro Kuwada (桒田 慎一朗, Kuwada Shinichiro; born December 6, 1986) is a former Japanese football player.
Hiroko Mima (美馬 寛子, Mima Hiroko; born December 5, 1986) is a Japanese fashion model, athlete and beauty pageant…
Hiroko Mima (美馬 寛子, Mima Hiroko; born December 5, 1986) is a Japanese fashion model, athlete and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe Japan 2008. She then represented Japan at Miss Universe 2008 in Vietnam and placed Top 15.
Kodai Watanabe (渡辺 広大, Watanabe Kōdai; born 4 December 1986) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Vonds Ichihara from…
Kodai Watanabe (渡辺 広大, Watanabe Kōdai; born 4 December 1986) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Vonds Ichihara from 2023.
Matsumoto Yamaga Football Club (松本山雅フットボールクラブ, Matsumoto Yamaga Futtobōru Kurabu) or simply Matsumoto Yamaga (松本山雅FC…
Matsumoto Yamaga Football Club (松本山雅フットボールクラブ, Matsumoto Yamaga Futtobōru Kurabu) or simply Matsumoto Yamaga (松本山雅FC, Matsumoto Yamaga Efu Shī) is a Japanese football (soccer) club based in the city of Matsumoto, located in the Nagano Prefecture. The club currently plays in the J3 League, Japanese third tier of professional football.
Akio Yoshida (吉田 明生, Yoshida Akio; born 3 December 1986) is a Japanese former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Edward Yamamoto (山本 エドワード, Yamamoto Edowādo; born December 2, 1986) is a Philippine-born Japanese professional…
Edward Yamamoto (山本 エドワード, Yamamoto Edowādo; born December 2, 1986) is a Philippine-born Japanese professional basketball player who last played for the Kagawa Five Arrows in Japan. He moved to Yonago, Tottori, Japan at the age of seven. He was selected by the Shimane Susanoo Magic with the 14th overall pick in the 2010 bj League draft. He also plays for the 3storm Hiroshima.Exe.
Masaki Watanabe (渡邉 将基, born December 2, 1986) is a Japanese football player who plays as a defender for Terengganu FC…
Masaki Watanabe (渡邉 将基, born December 2, 1986) is a Japanese football player who plays as a defender for Terengganu FC II.
Ryoichi Taguchi (田口 良一, Taguchi Ryōichi; born 1 December 1986) is a Japanese former professional boxer who competed…
Ryoichi Taguchi (田口 良一, Taguchi Ryōichi; born 1 December 1986) is a Japanese former professional boxer who competed from 2006 to 2019. He was a unified light-flyweight world champion, having held the WBA title from 2014 to 2018 and the IBF and Ring magazine titles from 2017 to 2018.
Yuki Tamura (田村 祐基, Tamura Yūki; born December 31, 1985) is a former Japanese football player.
Daiki Itō (伊東 大貴, Itō Daiki; born 27 December 1985) is a Japanese former ski jumper who competed at World Cup level…
Daiki Itō (伊東 大貴, Itō Daiki; born 27 December 1985) is a Japanese former ski jumper who competed at World Cup level between 2002 and 2022.
Yuka Nishida (西田 優香, Nishida Yuka; born 27 December 1985 in Kanoya, Kagoshima) is a female Japanese judoka. She won the…
Yuka Nishida (西田 優香, Nishida Yuka; born 27 December 1985 in Kanoya, Kagoshima) is a female Japanese judoka. She won the gold medal in the half-lightweight (52 kg) division at the 2010 World Judo Championships.
Yu Shirota (城田 優, Shirota Yū; born December 26, 1985) is a Japanese actor and singer. Shirota began his acting career…
Yu Shirota (城田 優, Shirota Yū; born December 26, 1985) is a Japanese actor and singer. Shirota began his acting career in 2002, performing as Tuxedo Mask in the Sailor Moon Musicals and as Kunimitsu Tezuka in Musical: The Prince of Tennis. From 2004 to 2020, he was a member of D-Boys, a male performance troupe by Watanabe Entertainment. He later appeared on television dramas such as Makoto Kagurazaka in Hana-Kimi (2007) and Kei Shinjo in Rookies (2008). In 2009, he was named one of the most promising actors and actresses, placing 8th in a poll conducted by Oricon.
Kunimitsu Sekiguchi (関口 訓充, Sekiguchi Kunimitsu; born 26 December 1985) is a Japanese football player who plays for…
Kunimitsu Sekiguchi (関口 訓充, Sekiguchi Kunimitsu; born 26 December 1985) is a Japanese football player who plays for Nankatsu SC.
Kenta Kasai (笠井 健太, Kasai Kenta; born 25 December 1985) is a former Japanese football player.
Shinji Tsujio (辻尾 真二, Tsujio Shinji; born 23 December 1985 in Sakai, Osaka) is a Japanese football player for SC…
Shinji Tsujio (辻尾 真二, Tsujio Shinji; born 23 December 1985 in Sakai, Osaka) is a Japanese football player for SC Sagamihara.
Yuta Ikeda (Japanese: 池田勇太; born 22 December 1985) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Takumi Onuma is a Japanese politician who is a former member of the House of Councillors of Japan.
Kotaro Yanagi (柳 浩太郎, Yanagi Kōtarō; born December 21, 1985) is a Japanese actor.
Tomoyuki Suzuki (鈴木 智幸, born December 20, 1985) is a Japanese football player for Iwate Grulla Morioka.
Yasuhiro Fueki (Japanese: 笛木 靖宏; born 20 December 1985) is a Japanese track and field athlete who competes in the 400…
Yasuhiro Fueki (Japanese: 笛木 靖宏; born 20 December 1985) is a Japanese track and field athlete who competes in the 400 metres hurdles. He is the 2013 Asian champion in the event. Born in Chiba Prefecture he attended high school in Narita. He dipped under 51 seconds for the first time in 2006, running 50.73 seconds. He reduced this to 50.07 seconds the following season and was a semi-finalist at the 2007 Summer Universiade. He also placed third at the National Sports Festival of Japan that year. He did not compete in the hurdles again until 2011, when he returned to win the 400 m hurdles title at the Japanese Corporate Athletics Championships. Marking a return to previous form, the 26-year-old ran a personal best of 49.71 seconds in 2011. He improved again to 49.31 seconds to take second at the 2013 Japan Championships in Athletics before going on to claim the gold medal at the 2013 Asian Athletics Championships.
Tadanari Lee (李 忠成, Ri Tadanari; born 19 December 1985) is a Japanese football executive and former player who played…
Tadanari Lee (李 忠成, Ri Tadanari; born 19 December 1985) is a Japanese football executive and former player who played as a striker or attacking midfielder. He is currently the vice chairman and sporting director of Singapore Premier League club Tampines Rovers. Lee has made 11 appearances for the Japan national team. He is known in Japan for coming on as a substitute in the 109th minute of the 2011 AFC Asian Cup final held in Qatar and scoring his first international goal to secure a 1–0 win over Australia, giving Japan their fourth AFC Asian Cup success. Lee is sometimes known as "Chung", in reference to his Korean name, Lee Chung-seong.
Hirokatsu Hashimoto (橋本 博且, Hashimoto Hirokatsu; born 18 December 1985) is a former Japanese badminton player who…
Hirokatsu Hashimoto (橋本 博且, Hashimoto Hirokatsu; born 18 December 1985) is a former Japanese badminton player who competed in doubles. He is best known for his men's doubles partnership with Noriyasu Hirata. In 2011, Hashimoto and Hirata won the India Open, making history as the first Japanese male players to ever capture a BWF Super Series title. Among his other major international achievements, Hashimoto won a gold medal at the 2014 Thomas Cup with the Japanese men's national team and competed at the 2010 and 2014 Asian Games.
Teiru Kinoshita (born Park Tae-Il on December 17, 1985 in Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese-Korean boxer. Kinoshita is a…
Teiru Kinoshita (born Park Tae-Il on December 17, 1985 in Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese-Korean boxer. Kinoshita is a former Japanese super flyweight champion. In 2014, he lost to Zolani Tete for the vacant International Boxing Federation (IBF) super flyweight world title. He is scheduled to again fight for the IBF super flyweight world title against Jerwin Ancajas on the Manny Pacquiao vs. Jeff Horn undercard. Kinoshita entered the bout on a six-fight win streak and with the IBF's No. 3 in his weight class. He is the top ranked contender for the IBF (with the first and second positions vacant).
Ryuichi Ogata (緒方 龍一, Ogata Ryūichi; born December 17, 1985), also known mononymously as Ryuichi or Dravil, is a…
Ryuichi Ogata (緒方 龍一, Ogata Ryūichi; born December 17, 1985), also known mononymously as Ryuichi or Dravil, is a Japanese singer, rapper, and guitarist. In 2001, he rose to fame as a member of the Japanese boy band W-inds as the group's dancer, back-up vocalist, and rapper. In addition to his activities with W-inds, Ogata also played guitar and provided back-up vocals for the rock bands Radio Foundation and All City Steppers. In 2020, Ogata briefly retired from the entertainment industry from health problems. In 2021, he returned as a solo singer, performing under the stage name Dravil.
Kosuke Kikuchi (菊地 光将, Kikuchi Kosuke; born December 16, 1985 in Koshigaya, Saitama) is a Japanese football player…
Kosuke Kikuchi (菊地 光将, Kikuchi Kosuke; born December 16, 1985 in Koshigaya, Saitama) is a Japanese football player currently playing for Renofa Yamaguchi FC.
Genki Nagasato (永里 源気, Nagasato Genki; born December 16, 1985) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Hayabusa Eleven…
Genki Nagasato (永里 源気, Nagasato Genki; born December 16, 1985) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Hayabusa Eleven FC. His sisters are Japan women's national team players Yuki Nagasato and Asano Nagasato. He primarily plays as a left-winger but is capable of switching flanks to play on the right. Focused primarily on attacking he runs with the ball well and has an eye for goal, finishing as Avispa Fukuoka's top scorer in the 2010 season with 15 League goals.
Reiji Miyajima (Japanese: 宮島 礼吏, Hepburn: Miyajima Reiji; born December 15, 1985) is a Japanese manga artist. He is…
Reiji Miyajima (Japanese: 宮島 礼吏, Hepburn: Miyajima Reiji; born December 15, 1985) is a Japanese manga artist. He is known for his series AKB49: Ren'ai Kinshi Jōrei, Rent-A-Girlfriend and The Shiunji Family Children.
Madoka Harada (原田窓香, born December 15, 1985) is a Japanese luger who has competed since 2004. Competing in two Winter…
Madoka Harada (原田窓香, born December 15, 1985) is a Japanese luger who has competed since 2004. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of 13th in the women's singles event at Turin in 2006. Harada's best finish at the FIL World Luge Championships was 19th in the women's singles event at Oberhof in 2008.
Nonami Takizawa (滝沢乃南, Takizawa Nonami; born December 14, 1985) is a Japanese gravure idol, and a female talent. She is…
Nonami Takizawa (滝沢乃南, Takizawa Nonami; born December 14, 1985) is a Japanese gravure idol, and a female talent. She is best known for her voluptuous figure. She is from Gunma, and her nickname is 'Nonamin'. She retired from modeling as of 2011.
Sakura Yokomine (横峯さくら, Yokomine Sakura; born 13 December 1985 in Kanoya, Kagoshima) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Hiroki Nakayama (中山 博貴, Nakayama Hiroki; born December 13, 1986) is a former Japanese football player.
Kohei Tanaka (田中 康平, Tanaka Kohei; born December 11, 1985) is a former Japanese football player.
Kaoru Yokoshima (横嶋 かおる, Yokoshima Kaoru; born 11 December 1985) is a Japanese handball player. She plays for the club…
Kaoru Yokoshima (横嶋 かおる, Yokoshima Kaoru; born 11 December 1985) is a Japanese handball player. She plays for the club Hokkoku Bank, and on the Japanese national team. She represented Japan at the 2013 World Women's Handball Championship in Serbia, where the Japanese team placed 14th.
Keiki Shimizu (清水 慶記, Shimizu Keiki; born December 10, 1985) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as…
Keiki Shimizu (清水 慶記, Shimizu Keiki; born December 10, 1985) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Emi Nitta (新田 恵海, Nitta Emi; born December 10, 1985) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Nagano Prefecture. She…
Emi Nitta (新田 恵海, Nitta Emi; born December 10, 1985) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Nagano Prefecture. She became a voice actress after passing an audition organized by talent agency S-inc. She officially transferred to Difference on 1 September 2017. Some of her major roles are Honoka Kōsaka in Love Live! and Tokoha Anjō in Cardfight!! Vanguard G. She made her anime voice acting debut as Ricca Morizono in Da Capo III. She made an appearance at the Bangkok Comic Con in July 2014.
Emika Yoshida (吉田 恵美可, Yoshida Emika; born 10 December 1985) is a Japanese athletics competitor competing in the…
Emika Yoshida (吉田 恵美可, Yoshida Emika; born 10 December 1985) is a Japanese athletics competitor competing in the javelin throw. In 2007, she competed in the women's javelin throw event at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics held in Osaka, Japan. She did not qualify to compete in the final. In 2004, she finished in 9th place in the women's javelin throw at the 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics held in Grosseto, Italy. She won the bronze medal in the women's javelin throw event at the 2009 East Asian Games held in Hong Kong.
Quzilax (Japanese: クジラックス) is a Japanese manga artist best known for creating erotic manga, some of which have drawn…
Quzilax (Japanese: クジラックス) is a Japanese manga artist best known for creating erotic manga, some of which have drawn public attention and controversy.
Yoshinori Katsumata (勝又 慶典, born December 7, 1985) is a Japanese football player for Ococias Kyoto AC.
Keiko Nogami (野上 恵子, Nogami Keiko; born December 6, 1985 in Ono, Hyōgo) is a Japanese long-distance runner who competes…
Keiko Nogami (野上 恵子, Nogami Keiko; born December 6, 1985 in Ono, Hyōgo) is a Japanese long-distance runner who competes in marathon races. Nogami took second at the 2015 Gold Coast Marathon, losing first place to Risa Takenaka and defeating third place finisher Manami Kamitanida.
Hiroyasu Tanaka (田中博康) is a retired Japanese jockey and current racehorse trainer.
Gal Sone (ギャル曽根, Gyaru Sone; born Natsuko Sone (曽根 菜津子, Sone Natsuko) on December 4, 1985, in Maizuru, Kyoto) is a…
Gal Sone (ギャル曽根, Gyaru Sone; born Natsuko Sone (曽根 菜津子, Sone Natsuko) on December 4, 1985, in Maizuru, Kyoto) is a female Japanese competitive eater and singer. Her popularity has helped produce a resurgence in Japanese competitive eating, or ōgui, after the outcry following the death of a Japanese schoolboy imitating an eating stunt in 2002 resulted in a three-year break for major Japanese eating contests.
Hirofumi Mukai (向井 寛史, Mukai Hirofumi; born 4 December 1985) is a Japanese professional boxer. He was a 2 time world…
Hirofumi Mukai (向井 寛史, Mukai Hirofumi; born 4 December 1985) is a Japanese professional boxer. He was a 2 time world title challenger.
Shingo Arizono (有薗 真吾, Arizono Shingo; born December 4, 1985) is a former Japanese football player who last played for…
Shingo Arizono (有薗 真吾, Arizono Shingo; born December 4, 1985) is a former Japanese football player who last played for Ococias Kyoto AC.
Eriko Ishino (Japanese: 石野 枝里子, Hepburn: Ishino Eriko; born 1 December 1985) is a Japanese speed skater. She competed…
Eriko Ishino (Japanese: 石野 枝里子, Hepburn: Ishino Eriko; born 1 December 1985) is a Japanese speed skater. She competed in four events at the 2006 Winter Olympics.