Miki Kanie (蟹江 美貴, Kanie Miki; born December 4, 1988) is a Japanese archer who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.…
Miki Kanie (蟹江 美貴, Kanie Miki; born December 4, 1988) is a Japanese archer who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She entered the Olympics with a world ranking of 332 but finished the preliminary ranking round for the women's individual event in sixth place. She was later eliminated in the third round of the competition by Mexico's Aída Román. In the women's team event Kanie and teammates Ren Hayakawa and Kaori Kawanaka won bronze medal after defeating Russia in the third-place match, earning Japan's first Olympic archery medal in a team event.
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Hiroki Ogita (荻田 大樹, Ogita Hiroki; born 30 December 1987) is a Japanese athlete who specialises in the pole vault. He…
Hiroki Ogita (荻田 大樹, Ogita Hiroki; born 30 December 1987) is a Japanese athlete who specialises in the pole vault. He competed in the pole vault event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China. He finished 21st in the pole vault event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Yuhi Sekiguchi (関口雄飛, Sekiguchi Yūhi; born 29 December 1987 in Nakano, Tokyo) is a Japanese racing driver. He currently…
Yuhi Sekiguchi (関口雄飛, Sekiguchi Yūhi; born 29 December 1987 in Nakano, Tokyo) is a Japanese racing driver. He currently competes in the GT500 class of the Super GT Series for TGR Team SARD. Sekiguchi won the 2011 Japanese Formula 3 Championship and the 2021 Super GT GT500 class championship.
Tsuyoshi Kodama (児玉 剛, Kodama Tsuyoshi; born 28 December 1987) is a Japanese former footballer who played as a…
Tsuyoshi Kodama (児玉 剛, Kodama Tsuyoshi; born 28 December 1987) is a Japanese former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Yui Okada (岡田 唯, Okada Yui) (born December 28, 1987, in Yao, Osaka, Japan) is a gravure model, model and race queen…
Yui Okada (岡田 唯, Okada Yui) (born December 28, 1987, in Yao, Osaka, Japan) is a gravure model, model and race queen, former member of Japanese idol pop group v-u-den that was associated with Hello! Project. She remained within the group until its disbandment in 2008, after which point she was contracted with Up-Front Agency. She is currently no longer in the entertainment business, having retired to study beauty.
Kyosuke Oyama (小山 恭輔, Oyama Kyosuke, born 26 December 1987) is a Paralympic swimmer from Japan competing mainly in…
Kyosuke Oyama (小山 恭輔, Oyama Kyosuke, born 26 December 1987) is a Paralympic swimmer from Japan competing mainly in category S6 events. Oyama grew up in Higashikurume in the western part of the Tokyo metropolits. As a junior high school student, he was paralyzed in half of his body. He competed in the 50m, 100m and 400m freestyle at the 2008 Summer Paralympics but it was in the 50m butterfly that he won his only medal, a silver behind Xu Qing of China who broke the world record in winning the race.
Naoyuki Yamada (山田 尚幸, Yamada Naoyuki; born December 26, 1987 in Osaka) is a retired Japanese football player whose…
Naoyuki Yamada (山田 尚幸, Yamada Naoyuki; born December 26, 1987 in Osaka) is a retired Japanese football player whose last club was Vanraure Hachinohe.
Mina Shirakawa (白川未奈, Shirakawa Mina; born December 26, 1987) is a Japanese professional wrestler and tarento. She is…
Mina Shirakawa (白川未奈, Shirakawa Mina; born December 26, 1987) is a Japanese professional wrestler and tarento. She is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). She also makes appearances for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and Ring of Honor (ROH), where she is a former one-time interim ROH Women's World Television Champion. Shirakawa first gained recognition for her time in World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she became a two-time Artist of Stardom Champion, one-time Wonder of Stardom Champion, one-time Goddesses of Stardom Champion, and one-time Future of Stardom Champion. She was also a founding member of Cosmic Angels and the leader of Club Venus, later becoming co-leader alongside Maika when the group was rebranded as Empress Nexus Venus.
Satoshi Koizumi (小泉 聡, Koizumi Satoshi; born 26 December 1987) is a Japanese curler. He is a two-time Japanese men's…
Satoshi Koizumi (小泉 聡, Koizumi Satoshi; born 26 December 1987) is a Japanese curler. He is a two-time Japanese men's champion, playing lead for the SC Karuizawa team, skipped by Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi.
Osamu Adachi (足立 理, Adachi Osamu; born December 22, 1987) is a Japanese actor and a former member of the acting group…
Osamu Adachi (足立 理, Adachi Osamu; born December 22, 1987) is a Japanese actor and a former member of the acting group D-BOYS. He is best known for his role as Eiji Kikumaru in The Prince of Tennis musical series, Tenimyu, and in the live film adaptation.
Kazuki Murakami (村上一樹, Murakami Kazuki; born December 21, 1987) is a Japanese football player for Burapha United in…
Kazuki Murakami (村上一樹, Murakami Kazuki; born December 21, 1987) is a Japanese football player for Burapha United in Thai League 3.
Yutaka Otsuka (大塚 豊, Ōtsuka Yutaka) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher. He was born on December 20, 1987, in…
Yutaka Otsuka (大塚 豊, Ōtsuka Yutaka) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher. He was born on December 20, 1987, in Tokyo, Japan. He is currently playing for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of the NPB.
Michihiro Yasuda (安田 理大, Yasuda Michihiro; born 20 December 1987) is a Japanese former professional footballer player…
Michihiro Yasuda (安田 理大, Yasuda Michihiro; born 20 December 1987) is a Japanese former professional footballer player who played as a full back. He also represented the Japan national team until 2011. His younger brother Kodai was also a professional footballer.
Minami Tsukui (佃井 皆美, Tsukui Minami; born December 18, 1987, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actress who is…
Minami Tsukui (佃井 皆美, Tsukui Minami; born December 18, 1987, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actress who is formerly affiliated with Japan Action Enterprise. She is best known for her role as the character Yoko Minato/Kamen Rider Marika, from the Kamen Rider series Kamen Rider Gaim.
Yuki Furukawa (古川 雄輝, Furukawa Yūki; born 18 December 1987) is a Japanese actor. He gained popularity as Naoki Irie in…
Yuki Furukawa (古川 雄輝, Furukawa Yūki; born 18 December 1987) is a Japanese actor. He gained popularity as Naoki Irie in the 2013 J-Drama Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo.
Yūgo Takeuchi (竹内 雄悟, Takeuchi Yūgo; born December 17, 1987) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 5-dan.
Asako O (王 新朝喜, Ō Asako; born December 16, 1987), born Wang Cenjing (Chinese: 王岑静; pinyin: Wáng Cénjìng), is a…
Asako O (王 新朝喜, Ō Asako; born December 16, 1987), born Wang Cenjing (Chinese: 王岑静; pinyin: Wáng Cénjìng), is a Chinese-born Japanese basketball player. She became a naturalized Japanese citizen in 2013 and represented Japan in the basketball competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Hisako Kanemoto (金元 寿子, Kanemoto Hisako), also known professionally as Juri Aikawa (相川 寿里, Aikawa Juri), is a Japanese…
Hisako Kanemoto (金元 寿子, Kanemoto Hisako), also known professionally as Juri Aikawa (相川 寿里, Aikawa Juri), is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is represented by Production Baobab.
Yōsuke Kashiwagi (柏木 陽介, Kashiwagi Yōsuke; born 15 December 1987) is a Japanese former footballer who played as a…
Yōsuke Kashiwagi (柏木 陽介, Kashiwagi Yōsuke; born 15 December 1987) is a Japanese former footballer who played as a central midfielder.
Kazuya Okamura (岡村 和哉, Okamura Kazuya; born 15 December 1987) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays forward…
Kazuya Okamura (岡村 和哉, Okamura Kazuya; born 15 December 1987) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays forward for FC Gifu in the J3 League.
Hidekazu Kawano (河野 秀数, Kawano Hidekazu) is a Japanese professional baseball player. He played two seasons with…
Hidekazu Kawano (河野 秀数, Kawano Hidekazu) is a Japanese professional baseball player. He played two seasons with Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters in 2013 and 2014. He was born on December 14, 1987. He debuted in 2013. He had 24 strikeouts.
Arisa Go (郷 亜里砂, Gō Arisa; born 12 December 1987) is a Japanese Olympian speed skater.
Kenichi Tagami (田上 健一, Tagami Kenichi; born December 12, 1987) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder in…
Kenichi Tagami (田上 健一, Tagami Kenichi; born December 12, 1987) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He played for the Hanshin Tigers from 2010 to 2015.
Kyohei Maeyama (前山 恭平, Maeyama Kyōhei; born December 10, 1987 in Imari, Saga) is a Japanese former football player who…
Kyohei Maeyama (前山 恭平, Maeyama Kyōhei; born December 10, 1987 in Imari, Saga) is a Japanese former football player who played for Blaublitz Akita.
Tetsuya Iwashita (大和 哲也, Iwashita Tetsuya; born December 10, 1987), better known by his ring name Tetsuya Yamato, is a…
Tetsuya Iwashita (大和 哲也, Iwashita Tetsuya; born December 10, 1987), better known by his ring name Tetsuya Yamato, is a Japanese Muay thai fighter and kickboxer. He is the former K-1 Super Lightweight champion, the former WBC Muaythai and Lion Fight super lightweight champion, the former NJKF lightweight champion, as well as the K-1 WORLD MAX 2010 Lightweight Japan Tournament winner. As of January 2023, he is ranked as the fourth best featherweight (-66 kg) kickboxer in the world by Combat Press and the eighth best super featherweight (-67.5 kg) by Beyond Kick. Combat Press has ranked him as a top ten featherweight since April 2022 and previously ranked him in the featherweight top ten between July and October 2015.
Christopher Hikaru Nakamura (Japanese: 中村光; born December 9, 1987) is an American chess grandmaster, internet…
Christopher Hikaru Nakamura (Japanese: 中村光; born December 9, 1987) is an American chess grandmaster, internet personality, five-time U.S. Chess Champion, and the 2022 World Fischer Random Chess Champion. A chess prodigy, he earned his grandmaster title at the age of 15, the youngest American at the time to do so. With a peak rating of 2816, Nakamura is tied as the tenth-highest-rated player in history and is officially ranked the No. 2 chess player worldwide by FIDE. Nakamura has represented the United States at seven Chess Olympiads (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018), securing a team gold medal and two team bronze medals, and participated in four Candidates Tournaments, finishing seventh in the 2016 edition, fourth in the 2022 edition, second in the 2024 edition, and fifth in the 2026 edition. In May 2014, when FIDE began publishing official rapid and blitz chess ratings, Nakamura ranked No. 1 in the world on both lists. Since 2018, Nakamura has pursued a career as a content creator and subsequently signed with an esports organization TSM, later joining Misfits Gaming and then Team Falcons. Having popular channels on Twitch, Kick and YouTube, Nakamura is one of the most popular chess streamers in the world, and is widely credited with contributing to the growth in popularity of online chess.
Kenta Ishii (石井健太, Ishii Kenta; born 8 December 1987 in Shizuoka), is a Japanese former footballer who played as a…
Kenta Ishii (石井健太, Ishii Kenta; born 8 December 1987 in Shizuoka), is a Japanese former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He last played for Tegevajaro Miyazaki and FC Nobeoka Agata.
Daiki Kanei (金井大樹, Kanei, Daiki; born 8 December 1987 in Fukuoka) is a former Japanese footballer.
Yui Sakai (酒井 裕唯, Sakai Yui) (born 1987) is a Japanese short track speed skater. She competed at the 2010 Winter…
Yui Sakai (酒井 裕唯, Sakai Yui) (born 1987) is a Japanese short track speed skater. She competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. She won a bronze medal in 500 metres at the 2011 Asian Winter Games.
Takuma Abe (阿部 拓馬, Abe Takuma; born on December 5, 1987) is a Japanese former footballer who played as a forward.
Shoki Hirai (平井 将生, Hirai Shōki; born 4 December 1987 in Tokushima) is a Japanese footballer for FC Maruyasu Okazaki.
Yuji Sakuda (作田 裕次, Sakuda Yūji; born December 4, 1987 in Ishikawa) is a Japanese football player currently playing for…
Yuji Sakuda (作田 裕次, Sakuda Yūji; born December 4, 1987 in Ishikawa) is a Japanese football player currently playing for Zweigen Kanazawa.
Yuki Takamiya (高宮 祐樹, Takamiya Yūki; born December 2, 1987) is a Japanese long-distance runner.
Hiroshi Nakano (中野 紘志, Nakano Hiroshi; born 1 December 1987) is a Japanese rower from Ishikawa Prefecture. He competed…
Hiroshi Nakano (中野 紘志, Nakano Hiroshi; born 1 December 1987) is a Japanese rower from Ishikawa Prefecture. He competed in the men's lightweight double sculls event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Masahiro Nasukawa (那須川 将大, Nasukawa Masahiro; born December 29, 1986 in Hokkaido) is a Japanese football player who…
Masahiro Nasukawa (那須川 将大, Nasukawa Masahiro; born December 29, 1986 in Hokkaido) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Fujieda MYFC.
Rintaro Tokunaga (born December 29, 1987) is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for Saga Ballooners of…
Rintaro Tokunaga (born December 29, 1987) is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for Saga Ballooners of the B.League in Japan. He torn his left knee ACL on April 15, 2018. His nickname is "Rinrin".
Yuta Mikado (三門 雄大, Mikado Yūta; born December 26, 1986) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder, captain…
Yuta Mikado (三門 雄大, Mikado Yūta; born December 26, 1986) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder, captain and currently play for J3 League club, Kochi United SC. He is a versatile player who can play any midfield position and has also played as a right back.
Mekubo Job Mogusu (born 25 December 1986) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in road running…
Mekubo Job Mogusu (born 25 December 1986) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in road running, particularly the half marathon. An emigrant to Japan, he has won the Sapporo Half Marathon on three occasions and the Kagawa Marugame Half Marathon twice – he is the course record holder for both of the races. Mogusu was also part of the Kenyan ekiden marathon relay team which set the world record time of 1:57:06 at the 2005 Chiba Ekiden. He has a half marathon best of 59 minutes and 48 seconds and competed at the 2008 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.
Tomoya Nakamura (中村 倫也, Nakamura Tomoya; born December 24, 1986) is a Japanese actor.
Riyo Mori (森 理世, Mori Riyo) (born December 24, 1986) is a Japanese actress, dancer, model, and beauty queen who was…
Riyo Mori (森 理世, Mori Riyo) (born December 24, 1986) is a Japanese actress, dancer, model, and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 2007 in Mexico City.
Toshitaka Tsurumi (鶴見 聡貴, Tsurumi Toshitaka; born December 22, 1986) is a Japanese football player. He plays for…
Toshitaka Tsurumi (鶴見 聡貴, Tsurumi Toshitaka; born December 22, 1986) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Maruyasu Okazaki. Tsurumi previously played for Shonan Bellmare in the J2 League.
Miyuki Nakagawa (中川 未由希, Nakagawa Miyuki; born 20 December 1986 in Kakamigahara) is a Japanese field hockey player who…
Miyuki Nakagawa (中川 未由希, Nakagawa Miyuki; born 20 December 1986 in Kakamigahara) is a Japanese field hockey player who competed in the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.
Satoshi Ishii (Japanese: 石井 慧, Ishii Satoshi; born December 19, 1986) is a Japanese-born Croatian retired mixed martial…
Satoshi Ishii (Japanese: 石井 慧, Ishii Satoshi; born December 19, 1986) is a Japanese-born Croatian retired mixed martial artist, kickboxer, professional boxer and judoka. Ishii won the gold medal in Olympic Judo at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics, a silver medal at the 2006 Asian Games and two All-Japan Judo Championships representing Japan. Ishii made his professional MMA debut at Dynamite!! 2009 losing to fellow Judoka gold medalist Hidehiko Yoshida by unanimous decision, but currently holds a record of 24–12–1. Ishii is currently under contract with Professional Fighters League. A professional mixed martial artist since 2009, Ishii has also competed for Rizin Fighting Federation and Bellator, and is the current HEAT Heavyweight Champion and SBC Heavyweight Champion.
Hiroyuki Endo (遠藤 大由, Endō Hiroyuki; born 16 December 1986) is a Japanese former badminton player who specialized in…
Hiroyuki Endo (遠藤 大由, Endō Hiroyuki; born 16 December 1986) is a Japanese former badminton player who specialized in men's doubles. He represented Japan at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics. With Kenichi Hayakawa, Endo won a bronze medal at the 2015 World Championships and was part of the Japanese team that won the 2014 Thomas Cup, the country's first title in the competition. Endo later partnered Yuta Watanabe, with whom he won the men's doubles title at the 2019 Asian Championships and consecutive All England Open titles in 2020 and 2021. He retired from competitive badminton in March 2022 and subsequently became a coach with the BIPROGY badminton team.
Tasuku Emoto (柄本 佑, Emoto Tasuku; born December 16, 1986, in Tokyo) is a Japanese actor. His father is actor Akira…
Tasuku Emoto (柄本 佑, Emoto Tasuku; born December 16, 1986, in Tokyo) is a Japanese actor. His father is actor Akira Emoto, his mother is actress Kazue Tsunogae, his brother is actor Tokio Emoto, and his wife is actress Sakura Ando.
Akiko Urasaki (浦崎 亜希子; born December 16, 1986), known professionally as Awich (エイウィッチ, Eiwitchi), is a Japanese hip hop…
Akiko Urasaki (浦崎 亜希子; born December 16, 1986), known professionally as Awich (エイウィッチ, Eiwitchi), is a Japanese hip hop artist. She made her major label debut with Universal Music Japan in 2020. Her stage name is short for "Asian wish child," which is the literal meaning of the Japanese characters in her given name.
Kosuke Komiyama (小宮山 工介, Komiyama Kosuke) is a Japanese kickboxer. He is the former RISE Super Featherweight champion…
Kosuke Komiyama (小宮山 工介, Komiyama Kosuke) is a Japanese kickboxer. He is the former RISE Super Featherweight champion and the 2018 K-1 Super Featherweight GP finalist. He was ranked as a top ten bantamweight kickboxer by Combat Press between April 2018 and July 2021.
Sayaka Aoki (青木 沙弥佳, Aoki Sayaka; born 15 December 1986 in Gifu Prefecture) is a Japanese track and field sprinter and…
Sayaka Aoki (青木 沙弥佳, Aoki Sayaka; born 15 December 1986 in Gifu Prefecture) is a Japanese track and field sprinter and hurdler, who specializes in the 400 metres sprint and 400 metres hurdles. She competed for her country as part of the Japanese women's 4 × 400 metres relay team at the Summer Olympics in 2008 and the World Championships in Athletics three times (2007, 2009, 2015). She has been a four-time medallist in the relay at the Asian Athletics Championships (2007, 2011, 2013, 2017), including a gold medal in 2011. She won her first major international medal in the hurdles – a bronze – at the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships. Aoki competed for the women's 4 × 400 m relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, along with her teammates Mayu Kida, Satomi Kubokura, and Asami Tanno. She ran on the anchor leg of the first heat, with an individual-split time of 52.64 seconds. Aoki and her team finished the relay in last place for a seasonal best time of 3:30.52, failing to advance into the final. Born in Gifu Prefecture, she attended Fukushima University and represented her country as a student-athlete at the 2007 Universiade.
Yukari Miyake (三宅 由佳莉, Miyake Yukari; born December 14, 1986) is a Japanese singer and naval officer who is the…
Yukari Miyake (三宅 由佳莉, Miyake Yukari; born December 14, 1986) is a Japanese singer and naval officer who is the vocalist of the Tokyo SDF Band. The first and only official vocalist for the Music Corp to join the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Miyake has released a number of CDs she sang with the SDF Band. She holds the rank of petty officer 2nd class in the Japanese Navy.
Noriharu Yamazaki (山崎 憲晴, Yamazaki Noriharu; born December 13, 1986 in Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan) is a professional…
Noriharu Yamazaki (山崎 憲晴, Yamazaki Noriharu; born December 13, 1986 in Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Hanshin Tigers.