Yutaro Ishida (石田 裕太郎, Ishida Yutaro; born January 22, 2002) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a…Yutaro Ishida (石田 裕太郎, Ishida Yutaro; born January 22, 2002) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a pitcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Yuka Ueno (上野 優佳, Ueno Yūka, born 28 November 2001) is a Japanese fencer. She won the silver medal in the women's foil…Yuka Ueno (上野 優佳, Ueno Yūka, born 28 November 2001) is a Japanese fencer. She won the silver medal in the women's foil event at the 2019 Asian Fencing Championships held in Chiba, Japan. She also won the gold medal in the women's team foil event.
Katsuya Murashima (村島 克哉, Murashima Katsuya; born November 1, 2000) is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to New…Katsuya Murashima (村島 克哉, Murashima Katsuya; born November 1, 2000) is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). He is on an international learning excursion, working for Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw) in Germany. He is the winner of the 2026 Young Lion Cup.
Yuma Anzai (安齊勇馬, Anzai Yūma; born May 15, 1999) is a Japanese professional wrestler, He is currently working in All…Yuma Anzai (安齊勇馬, Anzai Yūma; born May 15, 1999) is a Japanese professional wrestler, He is currently working in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW). He is a former one-time Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion and became the youngest wrestler to hold the title at 24 years and 350 days old. He also former one-time All Asia Tag Team Champion alongside Rising Hayato.
Soushi Makino (牧野 草子, Makino Soushi; born 22 March 1999) is a Japanese boxer. He competed at the 2025 World Boxing…Soushi Makino (牧野 草子, Makino Soushi; born 22 March 1999) is a Japanese boxer. He competed at the 2025 World Boxing Championships, winning the bronze medal in the men's 50 kg event.
Yudai Nagano (永野 雄大, Nagano Yūdai, born 15 October 1998) is a Japanese foil fencer. He competed in the 2020 Summer…Yudai Nagano (永野 雄大, Nagano Yūdai, born 15 October 1998) is a Japanese foil fencer. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics and the helped win a gold medal for Japan in the 2024 Paris Olympics men's foil team event. Nagano earned a bronze medal in the 2022 Tokyo Fencing World Cup individual men's event.
Misaki Morota (born 6 October 1998) is a Japanese pole vaulter. She is the national record holder and won the gold…Misaki Morota (born 6 October 1998) is a Japanese pole vaulter. She is the national record holder and won the gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games. She was also a silver medalist at the previous edition of the Asian Games and the 2026 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships and a bronze medalist at the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships.
Daisuke Matsumoto (松本 大輔, Matsumoto Daisuke; born 10 September 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a…Daisuke Matsumoto (松本 大輔, Matsumoto Daisuke; born 10 September 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a centre back for Zweigen Kanazawa.
Daiki Fukazawa (深澤 大輝, Fukazawa Daiki; born 21 August 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J1…Daiki Fukazawa (深澤 大輝, Fukazawa Daiki; born 21 August 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J1 League club Avispa Fukuoka.
Tomoaki Ōkubo (大久保 智明, Ōkubo Tomoaki; born 23 July 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a winger for J1…Tomoaki Ōkubo (大久保 智明, Ōkubo Tomoaki; born 23 July 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a winger for J1 League club Kashiwa Reysol.
Tatsuhiko Noguchi (野口 竜彦, Noguchi Tatsuhiko; born 20 November 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a…Tatsuhiko Noguchi (野口 竜彦, Noguchi Tatsuhiko; born 20 November 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for Fagiano Okayama.
Ryotaro Nakamura (中村 亮太朗, Nakamura Ryotaro; born 27 September 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as…Ryotaro Nakamura (中村 亮太朗, Nakamura Ryotaro; born 27 September 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for J2 League club Montedio Yamagata.
Mutsuki Kato (加藤 陸次樹, Kato Mutsuki; born 6 August 1997 in Kumagaya, Saitama) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a…Mutsuki Kato (加藤 陸次樹, Kato Mutsuki; born 6 August 1997 in Kumagaya, Saitama) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for J1 League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
Takashi Abe (安部 崇士, Abe Takashi; born 15 July 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for…Takashi Abe (安部 崇士, Abe Takashi; born 15 July 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for Tegevajaro Miyazaki, on loan from Montedio Yamagata.
Shoma Tomita (富田将馬 or とみた しょうま, Tomita Shoma; born June 20, 1997), is a Japanese volleyball player. He plays for the…Shoma Tomita (富田将馬 or とみた しょうま, Tomita Shoma; born June 20, 1997), is a Japanese volleyball player. He plays for the Osaka Bluteon at club level. He is a member of the Japan men's national volleyball team. In 2025 VNL, he served as the national captain team in first 2 weeks of the preliminary round.
Takumi Kamijima (上島 拓巳, Kamijima Takumi; born 5 February 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Takumi Kamijima (上島 拓巳, Kamijima Takumi; born 5 February 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for J1 League club Avispa Fukuoka.
Taisei Marukawa (丸川 太誠, Marukawa Taisei; born 30 January 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Taisei Marukawa (丸川 太誠, Marukawa Taisei; born 30 January 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Super League club Dewa United Banten.
Hiroaki Aoyama (青山 景昌, Aoyama Hiroaki; born 14 October 1996) is a retired Japanese footballer who played as a…Hiroaki Aoyama (青山 景昌, Aoyama Hiroaki; born 14 October 1996) is a retired Japanese footballer who played as a midfielder.
Yūki Ōhashi (大橋 祐紀, Ōhashi Yūki; born July 27, 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for…Yūki Ōhashi (大橋 祐紀, Ōhashi Yūki; born July 27, 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers and the Japan national team.
Megumi Hemphill known as Megu Hemphill and Meg Hemphill (born 23 May 1996, in Kyotanabe, Kyoto) is a Japanese track and…Megumi Hemphill known as Megu Hemphill and Meg Hemphill (born 23 May 1996, in Kyotanabe, Kyoto) is a Japanese track and field athlete. She was the Japanese national champion in 2017 and she was placed second in the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships heptathlon.
Sewon Okazawa (岡澤 セオン) (born 21 December 1995) is a Japanese boxer. He competed in the men's welterweight event at the…Sewon Okazawa (岡澤 セオン) (born 21 December 1995) is a Japanese boxer. He competed in the men's welterweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Yūki Ishikawa (石川祐希, Ishikawa Yūki; born 11 December 1995) is a Japanese professional volleyball player who plays as an…Yūki Ishikawa (石川祐希, Ishikawa Yūki; born 11 December 1995) is a Japanese professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Efeler Ligi club Ziraat Bankkart and the Japan national team, which he captains. Ishikawa is the first volleyball player to have a wax figure in Japan. His wax figure is currently on display at Madame Tussauds Tokyo. He is also the first Japanese male player to win 2 gold medals at the CEV Champions League (2024–2025, 2025–2026) and 1 gold medal the FIVB Club World Championship (2025). Ishikawa was named as the "Best outside spiker" at the FIVB World Cup (2015, 2019), FIVB Nations League (2023, 2024), Asian Championship (2017, 2019, 2021), as well as the "Most valuable player" at the Asian Championship (2017, 2023). He is Powervolley Milano's all-time top scorer, with 1837 points for the club to his name.
Issei Otake (大竹 壱青, Ōtake Issei; born 3 December 1995) is a Japanese volleyball player. He plays in V.League 1 for…Issei Otake (大竹 壱青, Ōtake Issei; born 3 December 1995) is a Japanese volleyball player. He plays in V.League 1 for Panasonic Panthers and Japan's national team.
Rui Tabuchi (田淵 累生, Tabuchi Rui; born September 12, 1995 in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actor. He was…Rui Tabuchi (田淵 累生, Tabuchi Rui; born September 12, 1995 in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actor. He was previously affiliated with VOYZ ENTERTAINMENT and is now working as a freelance actor. He is a former member of the idol groups High School Children and VOYZ BOY. He is known for his role as Dazai Osamu in the Bungō Stray Dogs Stage and Izuminokami Kanesada in the Touken Ranbu Stage productions.
Takuya Kawakami (川上 拓也, Kawakami Takuya; born 8 June 1995 in Chiba) is a Japanese track and field sprinter. His…Takuya Kawakami (川上 拓也, Kawakami Takuya; born 8 June 1995 in Chiba) is a Japanese track and field sprinter. His personal best is 10.22 seconds in the 100 metres and 6.54 seconds in the indoor 60 metres. The latter is the current Japanese indoor record. He won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2014 World Junior Championships, with teammates Yoshihide Kiryu, Yuki Koike and Masaharu Mori.
Keita Sunama (砂間敬太, Sunama Keita, born 8 May 1995) is a Japanese swimmer. He won the bronze medal in the men's 200…Keita Sunama (砂間敬太, Sunama Keita, born 8 May 1995) is a Japanese swimmer. He won the bronze medal in the men's 200 metre backstroke at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia. In 2019, he represented Japan at the World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea. He competed in the men's 200 metre backstroke event. He represented Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's 200 metre backstroke event.
Kyōgo Furuhashi (古橋 亨梧, Furuhashi Kyōgo; born 20 January 1995), often known mononymously as Kyōgo, is a Japanese…Kyōgo Furuhashi (古橋 亨梧, Furuhashi Kyōgo; born 20 January 1995), often known mononymously as Kyōgo, is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy and the Japan national team.
Kotaro Taniguchi (谷口耕太郎, Taniguchi Kōtarō; born 3 November 1994) is a Japanese sprinter competing primarily in the 200…Kotaro Taniguchi (谷口耕太郎, Taniguchi Kōtarō; born 3 November 1994) is a Japanese sprinter competing primarily in the 200 metres. He finished fourth at the 2015 Asian Championships. As part of the Japanese 4 × 100 metres relay, he won medals at the 2015 IAAF World Relays and 2015 Summer Universiade.
Kenta Nishimoto (西本 拳太, Nishimoto Kenta; born 30 August 1994) is a Japanese badminton player who competes in men's…Kenta Nishimoto (西本 拳太, Nishimoto Kenta; born 30 August 1994) is a Japanese badminton player who competes in men's singles. A member of the Japanese national team, he plays for the JTEKT Stingers team. He won a silver medal in the men's singles at the 2017 Summer Universiade and a bronze medal at the 2018 Asian Games. Nishimoto was part of Japan winning team at the 2012 Asian Junior Championships and at the 2017 Asia Mixed Team Championships.
Naoki Sugioka (born 18 April 1994) is a Japanese handball player for Toyota Auto Body and the Japanese national team.…Naoki Sugioka (born 18 April 1994) is a Japanese handball player for Toyota Auto Body and the Japanese national team. He represented Japan at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship.
Masahiro Sekita (関田 誠大, Sekita Masahiro; born 20 November 1993) is a Japanese male professional volleyball player from…Masahiro Sekita (関田 誠大, Sekita Masahiro; born 20 November 1993) is a Japanese male professional volleyball player from Tokyo. He currently plays in SV.League for Suntory Sunbirds and Japan men's national volleyball team. Sekita used to be the captain of Japan U-21 national team in 2012 Asian Junior Men's Volleyball Championship and 2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship.
Nanami Ohta (大田ななみ, Ōta Nanami; born October 8, 1993) is a Japanese actress. Ohta is known for her role as Hitoe…Nanami Ohta (大田ななみ, Ōta Nanami; born October 8, 1993) is a Japanese actress. Ohta is known for her role as Hitoe Takeuchi in the film Battle Royale II: Requiem. Ohta also filled a minor role in the film Battle Royale: Special Version as one of Mitsuko Souma's childhood friends. Ohta is one of many actresses who starred as Chibiusa in the Sailor Moon musical.
Masayoshi Fukuda (福田 将儀, born April 17, 1992, in Sanmu, Chiba Prefecture) is a Japanese former professional baseball…Masayoshi Fukuda (福田 将儀, born April 17, 1992, in Sanmu, Chiba Prefecture) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He played for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles from 2015 to 2017.
Daniel Yuji Yabuki Schmidt (矢吹シュミット・ダニエル勇二, Yabuki Shumitto Danieru Yūji; born 3 February 1992) is a professional…Daniel Yuji Yabuki Schmidt (矢吹シュミット・ダニエル勇二, Yabuki Shumitto Danieru Yūji; born 3 February 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the J1 League club Nagoya Grampus.
Shinri Shioura (塩浦 慎理, Shioura Shinri; born 26 November 1991) is a Japanese freestyle swimmer. He won the bronze medal…Shinri Shioura (塩浦 慎理, Shioura Shinri; born 26 November 1991) is a Japanese freestyle swimmer. He won the bronze medal by swimming for the Japanese team in the 4 × 100 m medley event at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona alongside his teammates Ryosuke Irie, Kosuke Kitajima and Takuro Fujii.
Yuko Takase (高瀬 優孝, Takase Yūkō; born November 25, 1991 in Saitama, Saitama) is a Japanese football player for Aventura…Yuko Takase (高瀬 優孝, Takase Yūkō; born November 25, 1991 in Saitama, Saitama) is a Japanese football player for Aventura Kawaguchi.
Manami Kira (吉良愛美, Kira Manami; born October 23, 1991) is a Japanese sprinter and hurdler. Between 2013 and 2017 she…Manami Kira (吉良愛美, Kira Manami; born October 23, 1991) is a Japanese sprinter and hurdler. Between 2013 and 2017 she won two silver medals in the 400 m hurdles and two bronze medals in the 4 × 400 m relay at the Asian Championships.
Shōta Iizuka (飯塚 翔太, Iizuka Shōta; born 25 June 1991) is a Japanese sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. Iizuka…Shōta Iizuka (飯塚 翔太, Iizuka Shōta; born 25 June 1991) is a Japanese sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. Iizuka started to compete in track and field after winning a local 100 metre competition when he was in third grade; the coach of a local club scouted his performance in this race and brought him to join his track and field club. He attended Fujieda Meisei High School and then Chuo University, where he studied law. At the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics, Iizuka won the 200 metres title with a time of 20.67 seconds, making him the first Japanese male sprinter to win a medal in the event. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Iizuka won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay. He has won a total of eight medals (three gold, four silver, one bronze) in international athletics competitions.
Kazushi Hano (羽野 一志, Hano Kazushi; born June 21, 1991) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. He competed for Japan 7s at…Kazushi Hano (羽野 一志, Hano Kazushi; born June 21, 1991) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. He competed for Japan 7s at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He was in Japan 7s's team for the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea; he scored one of two tries to help Japan win gold.
Takashi Sawada (澤田崇, Sawada Takashi; born 26 May 1991 in Kikuyō, Kumamoto) is a Japanese footballer who plays for…Takashi Sawada (澤田崇, Sawada Takashi; born 26 May 1991 in Kikuyō, Kumamoto) is a Japanese footballer who plays for V-Varen Nagasaki.
Mitsunari Musaka (六平 光成, Musaka Mitsunari; born 16 January 1991) is a Japanese former professional footballer who…Mitsunari Musaka (六平 光成, Musaka Mitsunari; born 16 January 1991) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Japanese clubs Shimizu S-Pulse and Giravanz Kitakyushu.
Tomoki Imai (今井 智基, Imai Tomoki; born November 29, 1990) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender…Tomoki Imai (今井 智基, Imai Tomoki; born November 29, 1990) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender, most recently for Machida Zelvia.
Kosuke Okanishi (岡西宏祐, Okanishi, Kosuke; born 17 July 1990) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Kosuke Okanishi (岡西宏祐, Okanishi, Kosuke; born 17 July 1990) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Fujieda MYFC.
An Byong-jun (Korean: 안병준; Hanja: 安柄俊; born 22 May 1990), also known as An Byonjun (Japanese: 安柄俊, アン・ビョンジュン), is a…An Byong-jun (Korean: 안병준; Hanja: 安柄俊; born 22 May 1990), also known as An Byonjun (Japanese: 安柄俊, アン・ビョンジュン), is a former footballer who played as a striker. Born in Japan, he represented North Korea at international level.
Shunsuke Chijiki (千々木 駿介, Chijiki Shunsuke; born (1989-09-06)6 September 1989) is a Japanese male volleyball player. He…Shunsuke Chijiki (千々木 駿介, Chijiki Shunsuke; born (1989-09-06)6 September 1989) is a Japanese male volleyball player. He was part of the Japan men's national volleyball team. On club level, he plays for Sakai Blazers. He announced retirement from volleyball player after the 2022 Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament and become trainer of Sakai Blazers.