Reo Shibata (柴田 獅子, Shibata Reo; born April 18, 2006 in Iizuka, Fukuoka, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball…Reo Shibata (柴田 獅子, Shibata Reo; born April 18, 2006 in Iizuka, Fukuoka, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Moa Ono (Japanese: 大野 萌亜; born 6 March 2004) is a Japanese judoka who competes in the women's 57 kg weight category.…Moa Ono (Japanese: 大野 萌亜; born 6 March 2004) is a Japanese judoka who competes in the women's 57 kg weight category. She represents Japan in international competitions and is affiliated with JR East. Her results include silver medals at the 2025 Tashkent Grand Slam and the 2026 Upper Austria Grand Prix, and bronze at the 2025 Summer World University Games. She also represented Japan in the mixed-team competition at the 2026 Asian Games, where the Japanese team won gold.
Kenki Imaizumi (born 26 September 2001) is a Japanese sprinter. He is the Japanese and Asian record holder in the 300…Kenki Imaizumi (born 26 September 2001) is a Japanese sprinter. He is the Japanese and Asian record holder in the 300 m. He won the bronze medal at the Asian Athletics Championships in the mixed 4 × 400 m relay. He competed at the 2025 World Athletics Championships.
Masato Shigemi (重見 柾斗, Shigemi Masato; born September 20, 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for J1…Masato Shigemi (重見 柾斗, Shigemi Masato; born September 20, 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for J1 League club Avispa Fukuoka.
Kento Inoue (井上絢登, Inoue Ayato; born February 23, 2000) is a Japanese professional baseball player. He is an outfielder…Kento Inoue (井上絢登, Inoue Ayato; born February 23, 2000) is a Japanese professional baseball player. He is an outfielder for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Yūto Koga (古賀 悠斗, Koga Yūto; born 10 September 1999) is a Japanese professional baseball catcher for the Saitama Seibu…Yūto Koga (古賀 悠斗, Koga Yūto; born 10 September 1999) is a Japanese professional baseball catcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Momone Ueda (上田 百寧, Ueda Momone; born 27 June 1999) is a Japanese athlete specialising in the javelin throw. She…Momone Ueda (上田 百寧, Ueda Momone; born 27 June 1999) is a Japanese athlete specialising in the javelin throw. She represented her country at the 2022 World Championships and at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Tsubasa Umeki (梅木 翼, Umeki Tsubasa; born 24 November 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder…Tsubasa Umeki (梅木 翼, Umeki Tsubasa; born 24 November 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Vegalta Sendai.
Ren Omagari (大曲錬, Omagari Ren; born May 21, 1998 in Yanagawa, Fukuoka, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball…Ren Omagari (大曲錬, Omagari Ren; born May 21, 1998 in Yanagawa, Fukuoka, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a pitcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
So Kawahara (河原 創, Kawahara So; born 13 March 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for…So Kawahara (河原 創, Kawahara So; born 13 March 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1 League club Kawasaki Frontale.
Masahiro Sugata (菅田 真啓, Sugata Masahiro; born 28 June 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender…Masahiro Sugata (菅田 真啓, Sugata Masahiro; born 28 June 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for Vegalta Sendai.
Kaito Umeda (梅田 魁人, Umeda Keito; born 15 May 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for…Kaito Umeda (梅田 魁人, Umeda Keito; born 15 May 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for Blaublitz Akita.
Mizuki Aiba (饗庭 瑞生, Aiba Mizuki; born 3 May 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for Veertien…Mizuki Aiba (饗庭 瑞生, Aiba Mizuki; born 3 May 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for Veertien Mie.
Hidenobu Yonekura (born 1 May 1997) is a Japanese artistic gymnast. He is the 2021 World Artistic Gymnastics…Hidenobu Yonekura (born 1 May 1997) is a Japanese artistic gymnast. He is the 2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships silver medalist in Vault. His first international success was at the 2019 World Cup where he won gold in the vault event in Szombathely. In the 2019 World Cup he won another gold in vault at Doha.
Tomohiro Shinno (真野 友博, Shinno Tomohiro; born 17 August 1996) is a Japanese high jumper. He placed 8th in the final at…Tomohiro Shinno (真野 友博, Shinno Tomohiro; born 17 August 1996) is a Japanese high jumper. He placed 8th in the final at the 2022 World Championships. He is also a two-time national outdoor champion and one-time indoor champion. His personal bests in the event are 2.31 m (7 ft 6+3⁄4 in) outdoors (Kumagaya 2020) and 2.24 m (7 ft 4 in) indoor (Osaka 2021).
Rina Tatsukawa (born 14 July 1996) is a Japanese judoka. Tatsukawa is the gold medalist from the 2021 Judo Grand Slam…Rina Tatsukawa (born 14 July 1996) is a Japanese judoka. Tatsukawa is the gold medalist from the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Baku in the –48 kg category.
Ikiru Aoyama (青山 生, Aoyama Ikiru; born 11 April 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a right-back for…Ikiru Aoyama (青山 生, Aoyama Ikiru; born 11 April 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a right-back for Tegevajaro Miyazaki.
Takumi Nagaishi (永石 拓海, Nagaishi Takumi; born 16 February 1996, in Yamaguchi) is a Japanese footballer who plays for…Takumi Nagaishi (永石 拓海, Nagaishi Takumi; born 16 February 1996, in Yamaguchi) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Avispa Fukuoka.
Kosei Uryu (瓜生 昂勢, Uryu Kosei; born 8 January 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Azul…Kosei Uryu (瓜生 昂勢, Uryu Kosei; born 8 January 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Azul Claro Numazu.
Sei Kawahara (Japanese: 川原星, born December 17, 1995) is a Japanese figure skater. He won one medal on the ISU Junior…Sei Kawahara (Japanese: 川原星, born December 17, 1995) is a Japanese figure skater. He won one medal on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and made his Grand Prix debut at the 2015 Skate Canada International.
Taiki Nakashima (中島 大貴, Nakashima Taiki; born January 17, 1995) is a retired Japanese football player who last played…Taiki Nakashima (中島 大貴, Nakashima Taiki; born January 17, 1995) is a retired Japanese football player who last played for Blaublitz Akita.
Yuya Uemura (上村優也, Uemura Yūya; November 18, 1994) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is signed to New Japan…Yuya Uemura (上村優也, Uemura Yūya; November 18, 1994) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a former one-time KOPW Champion. He has also made appearances for Impact Wrestling (TNA), All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and Game Changer Wrestling (GCW).
Yasuki Kimoto (木本恭生, Kimoto, Yasuki; born 6 August 1993 in Fuji, Shizuoka) is a Japanese professional footballer who…Yasuki Kimoto (木本恭生, Kimoto, Yasuki; born 6 August 1993 in Fuji, Shizuoka) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre back or a defensive midfielder for J1 League club Mito HollyHock.
Shun Obu (大武 峻, Ōbu Shun; born 24 November 1992 in Chikuzen, Fukuoka, Japan) is a Japanese footballer who since 2014…Shun Obu (大武 峻, Ōbu Shun; born 24 November 1992 in Chikuzen, Fukuoka, Japan) is a Japanese footballer who since 2014 has played defender for Tegevajaro Miyazaki.
Ryogo Yamasaki (山﨑 凌吾, Yamasaki Ryōgo; born September 20, 1992) is a Japanese footballer who play as a Forward and…Ryogo Yamasaki (山﨑 凌吾, Yamasaki Ryōgo; born September 20, 1992) is a Japanese footballer who play as a Forward and currently play for J1 League club, V-Varen Nagasaki.
This is a list of J.League designated special players, picked by J.League clubs from universities and high schools all…This is a list of J.League designated special players, picked by J.League clubs from universities and high schools all over Japan.
Eisuke Fujishima (藤嶋 栄介, Fujishima, Eisuke; born 16 October 1987) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Kagoshima…Eisuke Fujishima (藤嶋 栄介, Fujishima, Eisuke; born 16 October 1987) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Kagoshima United FC.
Tomohiro Tanaka (田中 智大, Tanaka Tomohiro; born January 10, 1991 in Fukuoka) is a Japanese former football player. He…Tomohiro Tanaka (田中 智大, Tanaka Tomohiro; born January 10, 1991 in Fukuoka) is a Japanese former football player. He last played for Kataller Toyama.
Yusuke Muta (牟田 雄祐, Muta Yusuke; born 20 September 1990) is a Japanese professional footballer who recently played as a…Yusuke Muta (牟田 雄祐, Muta Yusuke; born 20 September 1990) is a Japanese professional footballer who recently played as a defender for Boeung Ket in the Cambodian Premier League.
Kazuhito Kishida (岸田和人, Kishida Kazuhito; born 3 April 1990) is a Japanese footballer who plays for J2 League club…Kazuhito Kishida (岸田和人, Kishida Kazuhito; born 3 April 1990) is a Japanese footballer who plays for J2 League club Baleine Shimonoseki, as a forward.
Shohei Kishida (岸田 翔平, Kishida Shōhei; born April 3, 1990) is a Japanese football player who plays as a defender for…Shohei Kishida (岸田 翔平, Kishida Shōhei; born April 3, 1990) is a Japanese football player who plays as a defender for J-Lease FC.
Kenji Dai (代 健司, born March 27, 1989) is a Japanese football player who currently plays as a defender for Tegevajaro…Kenji Dai (代 健司, born March 27, 1989) is a Japanese football player who currently plays as a defender for Tegevajaro Miyazaki.
Kensuke Nagai (永井 謙佑, Nagai Kensuke; born 5 March 1989) is a Japanese football player who plays as a striker for J1…Kensuke Nagai (永井 謙佑, Nagai Kensuke; born 5 March 1989) is a Japanese football player who plays as a striker for J1 League club Nagoya Grampus.
Ryū Shichinohe (七戸 龍, Shichinohe Ryū; born 14 October 1988 in Okinawa) is a male Japanese judoka. His father, Yasuhiro…Ryū Shichinohe (七戸 龍, Shichinohe Ryū; born 14 October 1988 in Okinawa) is a male Japanese judoka. His father, Yasuhiro Shichinohe, is a former Kyokushin karate national champion and his mother is Belgian. In childhood, he practiced both judo and karate, but at the age of 13, he chose to focus only on judo. In 2011, after graduating from Fukuoka University, he was employed by Kyushu Electric Power. Shichinohe won the silver medal in the heavyweight (+100 kg) division at the 2014 and 2015 World Judo Championships.
Chisato Tanaka (田中 千智, Tanaka Chisato; born 13 August 1988 in Fukuoka Prefecture) is a Japanese retired track and field…Chisato Tanaka (田中 千智, Tanaka Chisato; born 13 August 1988 in Fukuoka Prefecture) is a Japanese retired track and field sprinter. She won a bronze medal in the 400 metres and a gold medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2011 Asian Championships in Kobe. She was also the 2010 Japanese national champion in the 400 metres.
Takaki Kato (Japanese: 加藤 誉樹, born 30 June 1988) is a Japanese international basketball referee, who became Japan's…Takaki Kato (Japanese: 加藤 誉樹, born 30 June 1988) is a Japanese international basketball referee, who became Japan's first professional referee in 2017 and has worked at multiple international tournaments including the Olympic Games, the World Cup, the Paris 2024 Olympic basketball tournament, and the FIBA Asia Cup.
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.
Toshiya Sueyoshi (末吉 隼也, Sueyoshi Toshiya; born 18 November 1987 in Fukuoka) is a former Japanese former football…Toshiya Sueyoshi (末吉 隼也, Sueyoshi Toshiya; born 18 November 1987 in Fukuoka) is a former Japanese former football player.
Yutaro Takahashi (高橋 祐太郎, Takahashi Yūtarō; born October 3, 1987) is a former Japanese football player. His elder…Yutaro Takahashi (高橋 祐太郎, Takahashi Yūtarō; born October 3, 1987) is a former Japanese football player. His elder brother Daisuke is also a former Japanese footballer.
Naoyuki Fujita (藤田 直之, Fujita Naoyuki; born 22 June 1987, in Fukuoka) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a…Naoyuki Fujita (藤田 直之, Fujita Naoyuki; born 22 June 1987, in Fukuoka) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J2 League club Sagan Tosu.
Yosuke Miyaji (宮路 洋輔, Miyaji Yōsuke; born June 12, 1987) is a Japanese football manager and former player and currently…Yosuke Miyaji (宮路 洋輔, Miyaji Yōsuke; born June 12, 1987) is a Japanese football manager and former player and currently manager of Japan Football League club, Minebea Mitsumi.
