Shoko Miyata (宮田 笙子, Miyata Shōko; born 21 September 2004) is a Japanese artistic gymnast. She is the 2022 World bronze…Shoko Miyata (宮田 笙子, Miyata Shōko; born 21 September 2004) is a Japanese artistic gymnast. She is the 2022 World bronze medalist on the balance beam as well as the 2022 Asian Championships silver medalist on vault and floor exercise. She was set to represent Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics, but withdrew from the Games after she admitted to smoking and drinking in violation of team rules.
Ryūji Miura (三浦龍司, Miura Ryūji, born 11 February 2002) is a Japanese long-distance runner and steeplechaser. He won the…Ryūji Miura (三浦龍司, Miura Ryūji, born 11 February 2002) is a Japanese long-distance runner and steeplechaser. He won the gold medal in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2026 Asian Games. He set a new a Japanese national record in 2025, and represented Japan at the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games.
Daiki Hashimoto (橋本 大輝, Hashimoto Daiki; born 7 August 2001) is a Japanese artistic gymnast. Widely regarded as the…Daiki Hashimoto (橋本 大輝, Hashimoto Daiki; born 7 August 2001) is a Japanese artistic gymnast. Widely regarded as the successor of Kohei Uchimura, he won two gold medals at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in all-around and horizontal bar, as well as a silver in team. His Tokyo individual gold medal win made him the youngest Olympic All-Around champion, at age 19 years, 355 days. At the world championships, he has also won 3 golds, 5 silvers, and 1 bronze. Hashimoto became a member of the Japan men's national gymnastics team in 2019, while he was still studying at Funabashi Municipal High School. He has represented Japan in every major competition since then.
Riku Kobayashi (小林 里駆, Kobayashi Riku; born 2 August 2001) is a Japanese footballer who play as a Midfielder and…Riku Kobayashi (小林 里駆, Kobayashi Riku; born 2 August 2001) is a Japanese footballer who play as a Midfielder and currently play for Kochi United.
Ryo Shiohama (塩浜 遼, Ryo Shiohama; born May 7, 2000) is a Japanese footballer who currently plays as a forward for Sagan…Ryo Shiohama (塩浜 遼, Ryo Shiohama; born May 7, 2000) is a Japanese footballer who currently plays as a forward for Sagan Tosu.
Tsubasa Terayama (寺山 翼, Terayama Tsubasa; born April 10, 2000) is a Japanese football player who plays as an attacking…Tsubasa Terayama (寺山 翼, Terayama Tsubasa; born April 10, 2000) is a Japanese football player who plays as an attacking midfielder for J2 League club Montedio Yamagata.
Shunsuke Izumiya (泉谷 駿介, Izumiya Shunsuke; born 26 January 2000) is a Japanese track and field athlete specialising in…Shunsuke Izumiya (泉谷 駿介, Izumiya Shunsuke; born 26 January 2000) is a Japanese track and field athlete specialising in the high hurdles. He won a bronze medal at the 2018 World U20 Championships. He later also won a bronze medal at the 2019 Summer Universiade. His personal best in the 110 metres hurdles is 13.00 (+1.2 m/s) set in Zagreb in 2026.
Motoki Nagakura (長倉 幹樹, Nagakura Motoki; born 7 October 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Motoki Nagakura (長倉 幹樹, Nagakura Motoki; born 7 October 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for J1 League club FC Tokyo.
Kakeru Tanigawa (谷川 翔, Tanigawa Kakeru; born 15 February 1999) is a Japanese artistic gymnast. He is the 2018 and 2019…Kakeru Tanigawa (谷川 翔, Tanigawa Kakeru; born 15 February 1999) is a Japanese artistic gymnast. He is the 2018 and 2019 Japanese National All Around Champion. His older brother, Wataru Tanigawa, is also an international gymnast. In 2018, he won the silver medal in the men's team event at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia. In the same year, he also won the bronze medal in the men's team event at the 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships held in Doha, Qatar. A year later, he also won the bronze medal in the men's team event at the 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships held in Stuttgart, Germany. In 2014, he won several medals in the men's junior events at the 2014 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships held in Richmond, British Columbia. In 2019, he won the gold medal in the men's team event at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples, Italy. He also won the bronze medal in the floor event, and the gold medal on parallel bars.
Naohiro Sugiyama (杉山 直宏, Sugiyama Naohiro; born 7 September 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder…Naohiro Sugiyama (杉山 直宏, Sugiyama Naohiro; born 7 September 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1 League club JEF United Chiba.
Kazuki Kijima (鬼島 和希, Kijima Kazuki; born 29 August 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder…Kazuki Kijima (鬼島 和希, Kijima Kazuki; born 29 August 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Azul Claro Numazu.
Stevia Egbus Mikuni (三國 スティビアエブス, Mikuni SutiviaEbusu; born 31 May 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who…Stevia Egbus Mikuni (三國 スティビアエブス, Mikuni SutiviaEbusu; born 31 May 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays either as a centre-back or full-back. He is the older brother of fellow professional footballer Kennedy Egbus Mikuni.
Reo Hatate (旗手 怜央, Hatate Reo; born 21 November 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a central…Reo Hatate (旗手 怜央, Hatate Reo; born 21 November 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for EFL Championship club Burnley and the Japan national team.
Kota Muramatsu (村松 航太, Muramatsu Kota; born 22 August 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder…Kota Muramatsu (村松 航太, Muramatsu Kota; born 22 August 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for J3 League club Kagoshima United.
Ryūnosuke Tsukue (机 龍之介, Tsukue Ryūnosuke; born 13 August 1997) is a Japanese professional squash player and No. 1 in…Ryūnosuke Tsukue (机 龍之介, Tsukue Ryūnosuke; born 13 August 1997) is a Japanese professional squash player and No. 1 in Japan. He reached a career high ranking of 47 in the world during April 2025.
Kaya Kazuma (萱 和磨; born 19 November 1996) is a Japanese artistic gymnast. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics…Kaya Kazuma (萱 和磨; born 19 November 1996) is a Japanese artistic gymnast. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, winning silver with the Japanese team and bronze in the pommel horse. He again competed at the 2024 games as part of the Japanese team which won gold in the all-around competition. He is also a two-time World champion with the Japanese team (2015, 2023) and a two-time World medalist on the pommel horse (2021 silver, 2015 bronze). He is the 2019 Universiade team and all-around champion.
Takamasa Kitagawa (北川 貴理, Kitagawa Takamasa; born 5 September 1996) is a Japanese sprinter specialising in the 400…Takamasa Kitagawa (北川 貴理, Kitagawa Takamasa; born 5 September 1996) is a Japanese sprinter specialising in the 400 metres. He has won several medals with the Japanese 4 × 400 metres relay team. His personal best in the 400 metres is 45.52 seconds set in Niigata in 2015.
Wataru Tanigawa (谷川航, Tanigawa Wataru; born 23 July 1996) is a Japanese artistic gymnast. He won a gold medal with the…Wataru Tanigawa (谷川航, Tanigawa Wataru; born 23 July 1996) is a Japanese artistic gymnast. He won a gold medal with the Japanese team at the 2024 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics. At the 2022 World Championships, he won a silver medal in the team event and a bronze medal in the all-around. He also won team bronze medals at the 2018 and 2019 World Championships. He is also the 2022 Asian Games vault champion and a two-time World University Games champion.
Ko Yanagisawa (柳澤 亘, Yanagisawa Kō; born 28 June 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a right-back…Ko Yanagisawa (柳澤 亘, Yanagisawa Kō; born 28 June 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for J2 League club Tokushima Vortis.
Kaisei Yui (油井 快晴, Yui Kaisei; born 6 February 1996) is a Japanese track and field sprinter who specialized in the 400…Kaisei Yui (油井 快晴, Yui Kaisei; born 6 February 1996) is a Japanese track and field sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. He competed in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2014 World Indoor Championships without qualifying for the final.
Shunya Yoneda (米田 隼也, Yoneda Shun'ya; born 5 November 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left…Shunya Yoneda (米田 隼也, Yoneda Shun'ya; born 5 November 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left winger for V-Varen Nagasaki.
Masahiko Sugita (杉田 真彦, Sugita Masahiko; born 16 June 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Masahiko Sugita (杉田 真彦, Sugita Masahiko; born 16 June 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Fujieda MYFC.
Tatsuya Hasegawa (長谷川 竜也, Hasegawa Tatsuya; born March 7, 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Tatsuya Hasegawa (長谷川 竜也, Hasegawa Tatsuya; born March 7, 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1 League club Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo.
Tsubasa Aoki (青木 翼, Aoki Tsubasa; born November 17, 1993 in Shizuoka, Shizuoka) is a Japanese football player for…Tsubasa Aoki (青木 翼, Aoki Tsubasa; born November 17, 1993 in Shizuoka, Shizuoka) is a Japanese football player for Maruyasu Okazaki.
Ikki Arai (新井 一耀, Arai Ikki; born November 8, 1993) is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for V-Varen Nagasaki…Ikki Arai (新井 一耀, Arai Ikki; born November 8, 1993) is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for V-Varen Nagasaki as a centre back.
Ryōhei Katō (加藤 凌平, Katō Ryōhei; born 9 September 1993) is a Japanese gymnast. He has won two Olympic medals in the…Ryōhei Katō (加藤 凌平, Katō Ryōhei; born 9 September 1993) is a Japanese gymnast. He has won two Olympic medals in the men's artistic team all-around – silver in 2012 (London) and gold in 2016 (Rio de Janeiro).
Hiroki Matsueda (松枝博輝, born 20 May 1993) is a Japanese long-distance runner. He is expected to compete in the 5000…Hiroki Matsueda (松枝博輝, born 20 May 1993) is a Japanese long-distance runner. He is expected to compete in the 5000 metres at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He also won the 5000 m at the 2017 and 2019 Japanese Championships and won the bronze medal in the same event at the 2019 Asian Athletics Championships. As of 2022, he is part of the Fujitsu athletics team.
Naonobu Fujii (Japanese: 藤井 直伸, Hepburn: Fujii Naonobu; January 5, 1992 – March 10, 2023) was a Japanese volleyball…Naonobu Fujii (Japanese: 藤井 直伸, Hepburn: Fujii Naonobu; January 5, 1992 – March 10, 2023) was a Japanese volleyball player, who was also a member of the Japan men's national volleyball team and of Toray Arrows.
Yamato Fushimi (伏見 大和 Fushimi Yamato, born December 24, 1991) is a Japanese volleyball player. He used to play for…Yamato Fushimi (伏見 大和 Fushimi Yamato, born December 24, 1991) is a Japanese volleyball player. He used to play for Japan men's national volleyball team and currently plays for Wolf Dogs Nagoya in V.League Division 1.
Jun Amano (天野 純, born 19 July 1991) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for J.League 1 club Yokohama F.…Jun Amano (天野 純, born 19 July 1991) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for J.League 1 club Yokohama F. Marinos.
Kazuya Sunamori (砂森 和也, Sunamori Kazuya; born 2 September 1990 in Chiba, Chiba) is a Japanese footballer who plays for…Kazuya Sunamori (砂森 和也, Sunamori Kazuya; born 2 September 1990 in Chiba, Chiba) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Nagano Parceiro.
Yūsuke Tanaka (田中 佑典, Tanaka Yūsuke; born November 29, 1989) is a Japanese gymnast. He has won two Olympic medals in…Yūsuke Tanaka (田中 佑典, Tanaka Yūsuke; born November 29, 1989) is a Japanese gymnast. He has won two Olympic medals in the men's artistic team all-around – silver in 2012 (London) and gold in 2016 (Rio de Janeiro).
Naoto Kamifukumoto (上福元 直人, Kamifukumoto Naoto; born November 17, 1989) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a…Naoto Kamifukumoto (上福元 直人, Kamifukumoto Naoto; born November 17, 1989) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J1 League club Shonan Bellmare.
Kei Takase (髙瀬 慧, Takase Kei; born 25 November 1988 in Shizuoka) is a Japanese sprinter. He competed in 200 metres at…Kei Takase (髙瀬 慧, Takase Kei; born 25 November 1988 in Shizuoka) is a Japanese sprinter. He competed in 200 metres at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, and was part of the Japanese 4 × 400 m team. He also competed in the 2013 World Championships in Athletics, held in Moscow. More recently he took part in 100 metres races in various meetings, clocking 10.09 into a slight headwind in Kawasaki in May 2015, performing well enough to represent Japan in the 100 m at the 2015 World Championships as well as in the 200 m. He competed at the 2016 Olympics in the 200 m, only.
Yusuke Suzuki (鈴木 雄介, Suzuki Yūsuke; born 2 January 1988) is a Japanese racewalker. He has represented Japan in the 20…Yusuke Suzuki (鈴木 雄介, Suzuki Yūsuke; born 2 January 1988) is a Japanese racewalker. He has represented Japan in the 20 km event twice at the World Championships in Athletics and competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He is the pending world record holder for the 20 km walk with a time of 1:16:36 hours at an event in his home town of Nomi in 2015. Suzuki competed in race walking from a young age and his international debut came at the 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics. He was the 10,000 metres walk bronze medallist at the 2005 World Youth Championships in Athletics and the 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics. He began competing in the senior ranks a year later and came sixth in the 20 km walk at the Asian Race Walking Championships and fourth at the 2007 Summer Universiade. In the following two years he came tenth and fifth at the Asian Race Walking Championships. A personal best time of 1:22:05 hours in 2009 earned him a place at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics but he was among the last walkers to finish in the 20 km race. He won the 2010 Asian title with a new best of 1:20:06 hours, but again did not perform well on the global stage, taking 40th place at the 2010 IAAF World Race Walking Cup. He placed fifth at the end of year Asian Games. The 2011 World Championships in Athletics saw him establish himself among the world's top walkers, as he placed eighth overall in the 20 km event. He pushed out the pace at the beginning of the 2012 London Olympics, but finished back down the order placing 36th. The start of the 2013 season saw Suzuki break the Japanese record twice – he won the national title in 1:19:02 hours then took his second Asian title with a finish in 1:18:34 hours in Nomi, Ishikawa. Suzuki was selected to once again to compete for Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Yuta Imazeki (今関 雄太, Imazeki Yūta; born 6 November 1987 in Chiba) is a Japanese athlete who specialised in the 400…Yuta Imazeki (今関 雄太, Imazeki Yūta; born 6 November 1987 in Chiba) is a Japanese athlete who specialised in the 400 metres hurdles. He represented his country at the 2011 World Championships without qualifying for the semifinals. In addition, he won the silver medal at the 2011 Asian Championships. His personal best in the event is 49.27 set in Osaka in 2011.
Daisuke Ito (伊藤 大介, born April 18, 1987) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Criacao…Daisuke Ito (伊藤 大介, born April 18, 1987) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Criacao Shinjuku. He is known as a free kick specialist.
Tatsuya Okamoto (岡本 達也, Okamoto Tatsuya; born September 19, 1986) is a Japanese professional footballer who played as a…Tatsuya Okamoto (岡本 達也, Okamoto Tatsuya; born September 19, 1986) is a Japanese professional footballer who played as a forward. He is known for being a football player with three separate periods of professional career.
Koki Sakamoto (坂本 功貴, Sakamoto Kōki) (born 21 August 1986, in Sapporo) is a Japanese gymnast. He was a member of the…Koki Sakamoto (坂本 功貴, Sakamoto Kōki) (born 21 August 1986, in Sapporo) is a Japanese gymnast. He was a member of the 2008 Olympic team that won the silver medal. He was the 2nd best Japanese gymnast in the qualifying round and 5th overall but was replaced in the all around final by Hiroyuki Tomita.
Hiroko Sadakane (貞包 紘子, Sadakane Hiroko; born (1986-05-16)May 16, 1986 in Aichi) is a Japanese short-track…Hiroko Sadakane (貞包 紘子, Sadakane Hiroko; born (1986-05-16)May 16, 1986 in Aichi) is a Japanese short-track speed-skater. Sadakane competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics for Japan. She finished second in her opening round race of the 1500 metres, moving on to the semifinal. In the semifinal, she finished fourth, qualifying for the B Final, where she finished fourth again to end up twelfth overall. She was also a member of the 3000 metre relay team. She did not race in the semifinal, in which the team finished third, but did race in the B Final, with the team finishing fourth and ending up seventh overall. As of 2013, Sadakane's best finish at the World Championships, is sixth, as a member of the Japanese relay team in 2010. As of 2013, Sadakane has one ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup podium finish, a silver medal with the Japanese relay team, in 2009–10 at Seoul. Her best World Cup ranking is 16th, in the 1500 metres in 2009–10.
Yohei Sugai (Japanese: 菅井 洋平, Hepburn: Sugai Yōhei; born 30 August 1985) is a retired Japanese long jumper. He competed…Yohei Sugai (Japanese: 菅井 洋平, Hepburn: Sugai Yōhei; born 30 August 1985) is a retired Japanese long jumper. He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without qualifying for the final. His personal best in the event is 8.18 metres (+1.3 m/s) set in Walnut in 2015.
Kōichirō Morioka (森岡 紘一朗, Morioka Kōichirō; born 2 April 1985) is a Japanese race walker. He has enjoyed success at…Kōichirō Morioka (森岡 紘一朗, Morioka Kōichirō; born 2 April 1985) is a Japanese race walker. He has enjoyed success at University and regional levels, having won two bronze medals at both the Summer Universiade (2005, 2007) and the Asian Games (2006, 2010). Morioka has competed at the four World Championships in Athletics (2005 to 2011) and has represented Japan at three Summer Olympics (2008, 2012, 2016). He also won a silver medal at the 2009 East Asian Games. He walked an Asian record of 39:07.84 minutes for the 10,000 km track walk in 2010, which was broken two years later by Wang Zhen. He also set a new personal best at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Takanobu Komiyama (小宮山 尊信; born 3 October 1984 in Chiba, Japan) is a former Japanese football player who last played…Takanobu Komiyama (小宮山 尊信; born 3 October 1984 in Chiba, Japan) is a former Japanese football player who last played for J2 League team Yokohama FC.