Ken Toyoda (Japanese: 豊田兼; born 15 October 2002) is a Japanese track and field athlete. His father is French and mother…Ken Toyoda (Japanese: 豊田兼; born 15 October 2002) is a Japanese track and field athlete. His father is French and mother is Japanese. He is studying in Keio University. He won a gold medal in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2021 Summer World University Games.
Kento Hashimoto (橋本 健人, Hashimoto Kento; born 8 December 1999) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a…Kento Hashimoto (橋本 健人, Hashimoto Kento; born 8 December 1999) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a left-back for J1 League club FC Tokyo.
Shoichiro Nishigaki (西垣 匠一郎; born May 26, 1999) better known by the stagename Sho Nishigaki (西垣 匠), is a Japanese…Shoichiro Nishigaki (西垣 匠一郎; born May 26, 1999) better known by the stagename Sho Nishigaki (西垣 匠), is a Japanese actor. He is managed by the talent agency Toho Entertainment.
Shohei Oyama (Japanese: 大山 祥平; born November 15, 1998) is a Japanese rugby union player who currently plays as a Prop…Shohei Oyama (Japanese: 大山 祥平; born November 15, 1998) is a Japanese rugby union player who currently plays as a Prop for the BlackRams Tokyo in Japan's League One. Oyama played rugby for Keio University. He has played for Junior Japan and for the Japan national under-20 rugby union team. In 2021, he joined the Honda HEAT.
Ai Ogawa (born 23 September 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League club…Ai Ogawa (born 23 September 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina.
Yuna Sato (born 11 September 1998) is a Japanese rugby union player. She plays Lock internationally for the Japan…Yuna Sato (born 11 September 1998) is a Japanese rugby union player. She plays Lock internationally for the Japan women's national rugby union team. She competed at the 2021 and the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cups.
Rimu Matsuoka (松岡 瑠夢, Matsuoka Rimu; born July 22, 1998) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for…Rimu Matsuoka (松岡 瑠夢, Matsuoka Rimu; born July 22, 1998) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Matsumoto Yamaga FC.
Naofumi Kizawa (木澤 尚文, Kizawa Naofumi; born April 25, 1998 in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan) is a professional Japanese…Naofumi Kizawa (木澤 尚文, Kizawa Naofumi; born April 25, 1998 in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Yui Shiozaki (born 31 March 1998) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2017 Women's Rugby…Yui Shiozaki (born 31 March 1998) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Jorn Pedersen (ピーダーセン 世穏, Pīdāsen Yorun; born 12 December 1997) is a Japanese footballer who playing as a forward and…Jorn Pedersen (ピーダーセン 世穏, Pīdāsen Yorun; born 12 December 1997) is a Japanese footballer who playing as a forward and currently play for Vanraure Hachinohe.
Hiroki Muto (Japanese: 武藤 弘樹, Mutō Hiroki) is a Japanese archer. He competed in Archery at the 2020 Summer Olympics. In…Hiroki Muto (Japanese: 武藤 弘樹, Mutō Hiroki) is a Japanese archer. He competed in Archery at the 2020 Summer Olympics. In the bronze medal match of the Men's team event, Muto hit a do-or-die bullseye in the tie-breaker set to win bronze for Japan.
Tatsuru Yanagimachi (柳町 達, Yanagimachi Tatsuru; born April 20, 1997) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for…Tatsuru Yanagimachi (柳町 達, Yanagimachi Tatsuru; born April 20, 1997) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Rintaro Tashima (田嶋 凜太郎, Tashima Rintarō; born 8 April 1997) is a Japanese football player who last played for Dinamo…Rintaro Tashima (田嶋 凜太郎, Tashima Rintarō; born 8 April 1997) is a Japanese football player who last played for Dinamo Zagreb II.
Karin Miyawaki (宮脇 花綸, Miyawaki Karin; born 4 February 1997) is a Japanese fencer. She has won medals at several…Karin Miyawaki (宮脇 花綸, Miyawaki Karin; born 4 February 1997) is a Japanese fencer. She has won medals at several editions of the Asian Fencing Championships and, in 2014, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's team foil event at the 2014 Asian Games held in Incheon, South Korea.
Shunnosuke Matsuki (松木 駿之介, Matsuki Shunnosuke; born 24 October 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays…Shunnosuke Matsuki (松木 駿之介, Matsuki Shunnosuke; born 24 October 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Fujieda MYFC.
Risa Shoji (庄司 理紗, Shōji Risa; born July 5, 1996) is a Japanese former figure skater. She won four medals on the ISU…Risa Shoji (庄司 理紗, Shōji Risa; born July 5, 1996) is a Japanese former figure skater. She won four medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series (one gold, three silver) and placed fifth at the 2011 World Junior Championships.
Yūka Nicole Momiki (籾木 結花 ニコル, Momiki Yūka Nikoru; IPA: [moꜜmiki jɯːka ɲikoꜜɾɯ]; born 9 April 1996) is a professional…Yūka Nicole Momiki (籾木 結花 ニコル, Momiki Yūka Nikoru; IPA: [moꜜmiki jɯːka ɲikoꜜɾɯ]; born 9 April 1996) is a professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Everton. Born in the United States, she plays for the Japan national team.
Toru Kubota (久保田 徹, Kubota Tōru; born 1996) is a Japanese documentary filmmaker. His works focuses on immigration and…Toru Kubota (久保田 徹, Kubota Tōru; born 1996) is a Japanese documentary filmmaker. His works focuses on immigration and refugee issues, and he has collaborated with media outlets including BBC, NHK World and Al Jazeera. In July 2022, he was arrested by the State Administration Council while filming in Yangon, and sentenced to 10 years, but released after 111 days of detention.
Miyu Takeuchi (竹内 美宥, Takeuchi Miyu; born January 12, 1996, in Tokyo, Japan), known professionally as MiyuMiyu, is a…Miyu Takeuchi (竹内 美宥, Takeuchi Miyu; born January 12, 1996, in Tokyo, Japan), known professionally as MiyuMiyu, is a Japanese singer and YouTuber. She is a former member of AKB48.
Haruka Yamashita (Japanese: 山下 晴加, Hepburn: Yamashita Haruka; born 28 November 1995) is a Japanese model and beauty…Haruka Yamashita (Japanese: 山下 晴加, Hepburn: Yamashita Haruka; born 28 November 1995) is a Japanese model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the Miss World Japan 2017 and represented Japan at Miss World 2017. She also went to Thailand to shoot a television series Oh My Boss where she played a Japanese top idol in a few episodes.
Jennifer Lisa Wooden (ウーデン・ジェニファー・里沙, Uden Jenifa Risa; born September 25, 1995) is a Japanese television announcer for…Jennifer Lisa Wooden (ウーデン・ジェニファー・里沙, Uden Jenifa Risa; born September 25, 1995) is a Japanese television announcer for the Akita Broadcasting System in Akita. She was born to a Japanese mother and an Australian father in Tokyo. She earned her academic degree in Economics from Keio University and served as a Chuo-ku Sightseeing ambassador in 2016.
Tomoka Nishiyama (西山 朋佳, Nishiyama Tomoka; born June 27, 1995) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked…Tomoka Nishiyama (西山 朋佳, Nishiyama Tomoka; born June 27, 1995) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 5-dan. She is the current holder of the Women's Ōshō, Hakurei, Women's Meijin, and Seirei titles as well as a former holder of the Jo-Ō and Women's Ōza titles.
Taku Lee (born February 20, 1995) is a Japanese professional gridiron football running back for the Obic Seagulls of…Taku Lee (born February 20, 1995) is a Japanese professional gridiron football running back for the Obic Seagulls of the Japanese X-League.
Yushi Mizobuchi (溝渕 雄志, Mizobuchi Yushi; born July 20, 1994) is a Japanese former football player who played as a…Yushi Mizobuchi (溝渕 雄志, Mizobuchi Yushi; born July 20, 1994) is a Japanese former football player who played as a full-back.
Kento Sasano (born June 15, 1994) is a Japanese Socio-Informatics scientist and sustainability scientist and inventor.…Kento Sasano (born June 15, 1994) is a Japanese Socio-Informatics scientist and sustainability scientist and inventor. He is a senior fellow of Keio Research Institute at SFC., the representative of Kento Sasano’s labo, the director of XBRL Japan Inc., and the advisor of booost technologies, Inc. Specialized in educational DX using generative AI (GenAI) and in SX: Sustainability Transformation, Sasano is known for his studies and development on the sustainability of IoMT security, to enhance information governance and information security. His SDGs/ESG data science research for the realization of a sustainable society, including sustainable management, incorporated Human capital management. He has also contributed to the developing technology of Prompt engineering to apply AI and ChatGPT as one of the leading experts in Sustainability Science in Japan. Sasano currently conducts joint research on the educational programs of AI co-creation and runs a Facebook group for the network of adopting DX high schools for the purpose of disseminating information and exchanging opinions on educational DX.
Haruka Nishio (西尾 晴香, Nishio Haruka; born March 31, 1994), better known by her stage name Yūka Nishio (西尾 夕香, Nishio…Haruka Nishio (西尾 晴香, Nishio Haruka; born March 31, 1994), better known by her stage name Yūka Nishio (西尾 夕香, Nishio Yūka) is a Japanese musician, singer, voice actress and DJ from Kanagawa Prefecture who is affiliated with Hibiki. She was formerly active as a solo musician under the name Haruca, releasing the single "Eien no Kotae" in 2017. She is known for her roles as Nanami Hiromachi in BanG Dream!, where she also serves as the bassist of the band Morfonica, and as Rinku Aimoto, the protagonist of the multimedia franchise D4DJ.
Yasuhiro Yamamoto (山本泰寛; born October 10, 1993) is a Japanese professional baseball player. He plays infielder for the…Yasuhiro Yamamoto (山本泰寛; born October 10, 1993) is a Japanese professional baseball player. He plays infielder for the Chunichi Dragons.
Manami Doi (土居 愛実, Doi Manami; born August 29, 1993 in Yokohama) is a Japanese sports sailor. At the 2012 Summer…Manami Doi (土居 愛実, Doi Manami; born August 29, 1993 in Yokohama) is a Japanese sports sailor. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's Laser Radial class, finishing in 31st place. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's Laser Radial class, finishing in 20th place. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo 2021, in Laser Radial and she finished in 15th place.
Toshitake Yokoo (横尾 俊建, Yokoo Toshitake; born May 27, 1993 in Tama, Tokyo) is a Japanese retired professional baseball…Toshitake Yokoo (横尾 俊建, Yokoo Toshitake; born May 27, 1993 in Tama, Tokyo) is a Japanese retired professional baseball infielder.
Hina Iwasaki (岩崎比菜, Iwasaki Hina; born 27 March 1993) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House of…Hina Iwasaki (岩崎比菜, Iwasaki Hina; born 27 March 1993) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House of Representatives since 2026. She previously served as CEO of a management consulting firm.
Yuki Baba (born 15 October 1992) is a Japanese politician from the Constitutional Democratic Party who was a member of…Yuki Baba (born 15 October 1992) is a Japanese politician from the Constitutional Democratic Party who was a member of the House of Representatives from 2021 until 2025. He represented the Second District of Fukushima prefecture as part of the Tohoku proportional representation block. He was the first member of the National Diet who was born in the Heisei era along with Shin Tsuchida. On 16 November 2025, he was elected as the mayor of Fukushima with 55.6% of the vote, defeating two-term incumbent mayor Hiroshi Kohata.
Yoshinori Muto (武藤 嘉紀, Mutō Yoshinori; born 15 July 1992) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward…Yoshinori Muto (武藤 嘉紀, Mutō Yoshinori; born 15 July 1992) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward or a winger for Vissel Kobe. Muto started his career with J1 League club FC Tokyo in 2013 who he played with for three seasons. In May 2015, he signed for German club Mainz 05 where he amassed 72 appearances and scored 23 goals before moving to Premier League club Newcastle United in August 2018.
Masahiro Yanagida (柳田 将洋, Yanagida Masahiro; born (1992-07-06)6 July 1992) is a Japanese male volleyball player. He is…Masahiro Yanagida (柳田 将洋, Yanagida Masahiro; born (1992-07-06)6 July 1992) is a Japanese male volleyball player. He is a member of the Japan men's national volleyball team, playing Outside Hitter. At the club level he plays for the Tokyo Great Bears. Yanagida captained the senior national team from 2018 to 2021.
Ryota Yamagata (山縣 亮太, Yamagata Ryōta; born 10 June 1992) is a Japanese sprinter holding the Japanese record of 9.95 in…Ryota Yamagata (山縣 亮太, Yamagata Ryōta; born 10 June 1992) is a Japanese sprinter holding the Japanese record of 9.95 in the 100m. He won the bronze medal in the medley relay at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics. In the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Yamagata was part of the 4 × 100 m relay team for Japan, which took the silver medal in the final. He served as the captain of Japan's team at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.
Reika Saiki (才木玲佳, Saiki Reika; born May 19, 1992) is a Japanese actress and former bodybuilder, singer, idol and…Reika Saiki (才木玲佳, Saiki Reika; born May 19, 1992) is a Japanese actress and former bodybuilder, singer, idol and professional wrestler. Saiki was trained for a career in pro wrestling in the Wrestle-1 dojo under Akira Nogami and Kaz Hayashi, and made her debut in March 2016. In June of the same year, Saiki debuted in Tokyo Joshi Pro, eventually signing with the promotion later in the year. Outside of professional wrestling, she was also a member of Wrestle-1's cheerleading squad, Cheer♡1, and a member of idol duo Deadlift Lolita with fellow wrestler Ladybeard.
Hikari Mori (born April 22, 1992) is a Japanese model, actress, television host, and designer. Recently, she was…Hikari Mori (born April 22, 1992) is a Japanese model, actress, television host, and designer. Recently, she was selected to front first Episode Of CNN Global Trends Series ‘Seasons’ a series developed by Warner Bros. Discovery's news network to work across platforms, going live digitally on September 2, 2025.
Kentaro Kodama (児玉 健太郎, Kodama Kentarō; born 28 January 1992) is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays…Kentaro Kodama (児玉 健太郎, Kodama Kentarō; born 28 January 1992) is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays in the wing position. He currently plays for the Panasonic Wild Knights in Japan's domestic Top League.
Narumi Takahashi (高橋 成美, Takahashi Narumi; born January 15, 1992) is a Japanese retired pair skater and six-time…Narumi Takahashi (高橋 成美, Takahashi Narumi; born January 15, 1992) is a Japanese retired pair skater and six-time Japanese national champion (2009-2012, 2014, 2015). With former partner Mervin Tran, she was the 2012 World bronze medalist, the 2010 Junior World silver medalist, and the 2010–11 Junior Grand Prix Final champion. They were the first pair to win a World medal for Japan. She has also skated with Ryo Shibata, Ryuichi Kihara and Alexandr Zaboev.
Nobuchiyo Kishi (岸信千世, Kishi Nobuchiyo; born 16 May 1991) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House of…Nobuchiyo Kishi (岸信千世, Kishi Nobuchiyo; born 16 May 1991) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House of Representatives since 2023. He is the son of Nobuo Kishi, the nephew of Shinzo Abe, and the great-grandson of Nobusuke Kishi.
Junto Matsushita (松下純土, Matsushita Junto; born 3 May 1991 in Tokyo) is a retired Japanese footballer who played for…Junto Matsushita (松下純土, Matsushita Junto; born 3 May 1991 in Tokyo) is a retired Japanese footballer who played for Machida Zelvia.
Ibuki Fujita (藤田 息吹, Fujita Ibuki; born 30 January 1991 in Nagoya) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Fagiano…Ibuki Fujita (藤田 息吹, Fujita Ibuki; born 30 January 1991 in Nagoya) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Fagiano Okayama.
Kōji Fukutani (福谷 浩司, Fukutani Kōji; born January 9, 1991) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hokkaido…Kōji Fukutani (福谷 浩司, Fukutani Kōji; born January 9, 1991) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He joined the Fighters as a free agent after spending 11 years with the Chunichi Dragons.
Ryo Miyake (三宅 諒, Miyake Ryō; born 24 December 1990) is a Japanese fencer. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in…Ryo Miyake (三宅 諒, Miyake Ryō; born 24 December 1990) is a Japanese fencer. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in the Men's foil, but was defeated in the second round. He won a silver medal in the team foil event. During the postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics, Miyake worked as a deliveryman for Uber Eats.