1. Tomoyasu Hotei (1962)

Japanese Musician

Japanese rock guitarist with Boøwy who is also a fashion icon. He is ranked #70 on HMV Japan's 100 most important Japanese pop acts list.

2. Yasuhiro Nakasone (1918)

Japanese Politician

Japanese politician who gained fame as the prime minister of Japan from 1982 to 1987. He is best known for pushing through the privatization of state-owned companies. 

3. Reki Kawahara (1974)

Japanese Writer

Reki Kawahara is the Japanese author of the light novels and manga Accel World and Sword Art Online. Both series have been adapted into anime. The Sword Art Online series...

4. Fujio Masuoka (1943)

Japanese Inventor

Dr. Fujio Masuoka is the inventor of flash memory. He joined Toshiba in 1971. There he also developed SAMOS memory. Dr. Masuoka was excited mostly by the idea of non-volatile...

5. Soushi Tajima (1976)

Professional Golfer

Soushi Tajima is a Japanese professional golfer. Tajima plays on the Japan Golf Tour where he has won once.

6. Kyoji Horiguchi (1990)

Mixed Martial Artist

Kyoji Horiguchi is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

7. Yuma Asami (1987)

Japanese Adult Film Actor

Yuma Asami is a Japanese adult video actress who has also appeared in soft-core gravure videos V-Cinema pink films and TV dramas.

8. Norihisa Shimizu (1976)

Footballer

Norihisa Shimizu is a Japanese football player who most recently played for Avispa Fukuoka leaving the club at the end of the 2011 season after only 2 starts and 3...

9. Yutaka Higuchi (Unknow)

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10. Hakubun Shimomura (1954)

Japanese Politician

Hakubun Shimomura is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet.

11. Tadashi Mihara (1955)

Japanese Boxer

Tadashi Mihara is a former professional boxer who competed as a light middleweight throughout his career. Mihara began his boxing career when he was a third grader of the high...

12. Kyosuke Himuro (1960)

Japanese Singer

Kyosuke Himuro is a Japanese singer-songwriter. He was a member of the rock group Boøwy from 1981 to 1988. After the group disbanded he started a successful solo career becoming...

13. Shusuke Tsubouchi (1983)

Footballer

Shusuke Tsubouchi is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Albirex Niigata.

14. Hitoyoshi Satomi (1983)

Footballer

Hitoyoshi Satomi is a former Japanese football player.

15. Motohiro Yamaguchi (1969)

Japanese Footballer

Motohiro Yamaguchi is a Japanese football manager and former international player. Yamaguchi was born in Takasaki Gunma Japan and played as a midfielder. He currently manages J. League Division 2...

16. Yutaka Aihara (1970)

Olympic Gymnast

Yutaka Aihara is a Japanese former gymnast who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.

17. Daichi Inui (1989)

Footballer

Daichi Inui is a Japanese football player.

18. Takuya Aoki (1989)

Footballer

Takuya Aoki is a Japanese footballer. He plays for Urawa Red Diamonds.

19. Megumi Kinukawa (1989)

Japanese Female Long-distance Ru

Megumi Kinukawa is a Japanese long-distance runner. She represented her country at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in Osaka and is the Japanese high school and junior record holder...

20. Hideo Yoshino (1902)

Japanese Writer

Hideo Yoshino was a tanka poet in Shōwa period Japan.

21. Naoki Ishihara (1984)

Footballer

Naoki Ishihara is a Japanese football player. Ishihara plays for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the J. League.

22. Mieko Kanai (1947)

Japanese Writer

Mieko Kanai is a Japanese writer of fiction especially short stories as well as poetry. She is also a literary critic. In 1968 she received the Gendaishi Techo Prize for...

23. Kiyoshi Ōkubo (1935)

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Kiyoshi Ōkubo was a Japanese serial killer. Between March 31 1971 and May 10 1971 he raped and murdered eight women ages 16 to 21. He used a pen name...

24. Kazumasa Kikuchi (1982)

Baseball Player

Kazumasa Kikuchi is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.

25. Masaumi Shimizu (1975)

Baseball Player

Masaumi Shimizu is a former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher.

26. Takeshi Aoki (1982)

Footballer

Takeshi Aoki is a Japanese footballer who plays for Japanese club Kashima Antlers. He made his international debut for Japan on August 20 2008 in a friendly against Uruguay at...