Ilusion (イルシオン, Irushion) is a Japanese masked professional wrestler. He is signed to DDT Pro-Wrestling, where he is a…Ilusion (イルシオン, Irushion) is a Japanese masked professional wrestler. He is signed to DDT Pro-Wrestling, where he is a former six-time Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion.
Manato Yamada (山田 真夏斗, Yamada Manato; born 31 May 2001) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for…Manato Yamada (山田 真夏斗, Yamada Manato; born 31 May 2001) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Matsumoto Yamaga.
Reiju Tsuruno (鶴野 怜樹, Tsurono Reiju; born 26 January 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward…Reiju Tsuruno (鶴野 怜樹, Tsurono Reiju; born 26 January 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for J1 League club Avispa Fukuoka.
Atsuki Tomosugi (友杉 篤輝, Tomosugi Atsuki; born November 7, 2000 in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture) is a professional Japanese…Atsuki Tomosugi (友杉 篤輝, Tomosugi Atsuki; born November 7, 2000 in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Chiba Lotte Marines.
Sora Nishimura (born 29 September 2000) is a Japanese rugby union player. She represented Japan at the 2025 Women's…Sora Nishimura (born 29 September 2000) is a Japanese rugby union player. She represented Japan at the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Taiga Son (Korean: 손대하; Hanja: 孫大河; born 13 June 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back…Taiga Son (Korean: 손대하; Hanja: 孫大河; born 13 June 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for J2 League club FC Imabari.
Hiromu Tanaka (田中 宏武, Tanaka Hiromu; born 15 April 1999) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a left midfielder for…Hiromu Tanaka (田中 宏武, Tanaka Hiromu; born 15 April 1999) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a left midfielder for Super League club PSS Sleman.
Iroha Nagata (born 21 December 1998) is a Japanese rugby union and sevens player. She competed for Japan at the 2017…Iroha Nagata (born 21 December 1998) is a Japanese rugby union and sevens player. She competed for Japan at the 2017, 2021 and the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cups.
Sho Hiramatsu (平松 昇, Hiramatsu Sho; born 26 November 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder…Sho Hiramatsu (平松 昇, Hiramatsu Sho; born 26 November 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Giravanz Kitakyushu from 2026.
Naoki Hayashi (林 尚輝, Hayashi Naoki; born 9 June 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre back…Naoki Hayashi (林 尚輝, Hayashi Naoki; born 9 June 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre back for J1 League club Tokyo Verdy.
Takuto Oshima (Japanese: 大島 拓登, Oshima Takuto; born 1 June 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Takuto Oshima (Japanese: 大島 拓登, Oshima Takuto; born 1 June 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Armenian Premier League club Noah.
Riho Kurogi (born 2 May 1998) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2017 Women's Rugby World…Riho Kurogi (born 2 May 1998) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup. She represented Japan in the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Megumi Abe (born 28 April 1998) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2021 and 2025 Women's…Megumi Abe (born 28 April 1998) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2021 and 2025 Women's Rugby World Cups.
Takuya Hitomi (人見 拓哉, Hitomi Takuya; born 18 December 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for…Takuya Hitomi (人見 拓哉, Hitomi Takuya; born 18 December 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for Reilac Shiga FC.
Yumeno Noda (born 25 October 1997) is a Japanese rugby union coach and former player. She competed for Japan at the…Yumeno Noda (born 25 October 1997) is a Japanese rugby union coach and former player. She competed for Japan at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Raichel Bativakalolo (born 18 September 1997) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. She competed in the women's tournament…Raichel Bativakalolo (born 18 September 1997) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She was born in Tokyo to a Fijian father and a Japanese mother.
Naoki Inoue (井上直輝, Inoue Naoki; born 5 August 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J2 League…Naoki Inoue (井上直輝, Inoue Naoki; born 5 August 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J2 League club Blaublitz Akita.
Daiki Nakashio (中塩 大貴, Nakashio Daiki; born 8 June 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender and currently…Daiki Nakashio (中塩 大貴, Nakashio Daiki; born 8 June 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender and currently play for J3 League club, SC Sagamihara.
Ryoji Fujimori (藤森 亮志, Fujimori Ryōji; born 11 April 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder…Ryoji Fujimori (藤森 亮志, Fujimori Ryōji; born 11 April 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Seongnam FC.
Daihachi Okamura (岡村 大八, Okamura Daihachi; born 15 February 1997) is a Japanese footballer who play as a centre back…Daihachi Okamura (岡村 大八, Okamura Daihachi; born 15 February 1997) is a Japanese footballer who play as a centre back and currently play for Machida Zelvia.
Kotaro Tokunaga (徳永 晃太郎, Tokunaga Kotaro; born 10 November 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a…Kotaro Tokunaga (徳永 晃太郎, Tokunaga Kotaro; born 10 November 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Azul Claro Numazu of J3 League.
Yukiya Itoh (伊藤 裕季也, Itoh Yukiya; born August 30, 1996 in Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball…Yukiya Itoh (伊藤 裕季也, Itoh Yukiya; born August 30, 1996 in Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
Hiroto Yukie (雪江 悠人, Yukie Hiroto; born 9 June 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender or…Hiroto Yukie (雪江 悠人, Yukie Hiroto; born 9 June 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender or forward for Vanraure Hachinohe.
Soya Takahashi (高橋 壮也, Takahashi Sōya; born February 29, 1996 in Shimane) is a Japanese footballer who last played as a…Soya Takahashi (高橋 壮也, Takahashi Sōya; born February 29, 1996 in Shimane) is a Japanese footballer who last played as a full-back or left midfielder.
Mio Yamanaka (山中 美緒, Yamanaka Mio; born October 27, 1995) is a Japanese rugby union and sevens player. She competed at…Mio Yamanaka (山中 美緒, Yamanaka Mio; born October 27, 1995) is a Japanese rugby union and sevens player. She competed at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.
Kentaro Kai (甲斐 健太郎, Kai Kentarō; born 1 November 1994) is a Japanese football player who plays for J3 League club FC…Kentaro Kai (甲斐 健太郎, Kai Kentarō; born 1 November 1994) is a Japanese football player who plays for J3 League club FC Gifu.
Asuka Kuge (born 22 September 1994) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2025 Women's Rugby…Asuka Kuge (born 22 September 1994) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Yūta Kuroki (黒木 優太, Kuroki Yūta; born August 16, 1994 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball…Yūta Kuroki (黒木 優太, Kuroki Yūta; born August 16, 1994 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Orix Buffaloes, with whom he won the Japan Series in 2022, and the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
Yume Okuroda (大黒田 裕芽, Ōkuroda Yume; born July 6, 1994) is a Japanese female rugby sevens player. She competed for the…Yume Okuroda (大黒田 裕芽, Ōkuroda Yume; born July 6, 1994) is a Japanese female rugby sevens player. She competed for the Japan women's national rugby sevens team at the 2016 Summer Olympics. They finished in tenth place. She was named in the Sakura Sevens squad to compete at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.
Shuto Inaba (稲葉 修土, Inaba Shūto; born June 29, 1990 in Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese football player who plays as a…Shuto Inaba (稲葉 修土, Inaba Shūto; born June 29, 1990 in Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese football player who plays as a midfielder for Kagoshima United.
Kana Mitsugi (三樹 加奈, Mitsugi Kana; born June 28, 1992) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. She was a member of the Japan…Kana Mitsugi (三樹 加奈, Mitsugi Kana; born June 28, 1992) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. She was a member of the Japan women's national rugby sevens team that competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Mitsugi was a member of the Japanese sevens team that played at the 2016 France Women's Sevens in Clermont-Ferrand, France.
Yuta Yoshida (吉田 裕太, Yoshida Yūta; born July 21, 1991 in Nagareyama) is a Japanese former professional baseball…Yuta Yoshida (吉田 裕太, Yoshida Yūta; born July 21, 1991 in Nagareyama) is a Japanese former professional baseball catcher. He played for the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball from 2014 to 2021.
Jamie Henry (ジェイミーヘンリー, Jeimīhenrī; born 11 March 1990) is a New Zealand–born Japanese rugby union player who plays as…Jamie Henry (ジェイミーヘンリー, Jeimīhenrī; born 11 March 1990) is a New Zealand–born Japanese rugby union player who plays as a wing. He currently plays for Sunwolves in Super Rugby. He has also played international rugby league for Japan. On June 28, 2025 Henry debuted for Papakura Sea Eagles rugby league side in Auckland in a game against Mt Albert. He was playing outside Viliami Lolohea who had also played rugby union in Japan.
Ano Kuwai (桑井 亜乃, Kuwai Ano; born October 20, 1989) is a Japanese rugby union referee and former sevens player. She…Ano Kuwai (桑井 亜乃, Kuwai Ano; born October 20, 1989) is a Japanese rugby union referee and former sevens player. She played for Japan's women's rugby sevens team and competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Masaki Minami (南 昌輝, Minami Masaki) (born January 18, 1989) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher and…Masaki Minami (南 昌輝, Minami Masaki) (born January 18, 1989) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher and current coach for the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Hirotaka Koishi (小石 博孝, Koishi Hirotaka; born April 13, 1993) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays…Hirotaka Koishi (小石 博孝, Koishi Hirotaka; born April 13, 1993) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions.
Ayako Sato (佐藤綾子, Sato Ayako) (born January 4, 1986) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to World…Ayako Sato (佐藤綾子, Sato Ayako) (born January 4, 1986) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana, where she is a member of the CRYSIS stable. She is also known for her time in the Japanese promotions JWP Joshi Puroresu and Pure-J.
Masaru Takeda (武田 勝, born July 10, 1978, in Nagoya) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher and coach. He…Masaru Takeda (武田 勝, born July 10, 1978, in Nagoya) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher and coach. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters from 2006 to 2016.
Fumiya Nishiguchi (西口 文也, Nishiguchi Fumiya), (born September 26, 1972) is a Japanese former professional baseball…Fumiya Nishiguchi (西口 文也, Nishiguchi Fumiya), (born September 26, 1972) is a Japanese former professional baseball right-handed pitcher and current manager for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He played 21 seasons in NPB, all for the Lions.
Hōsei Tsukitei (月亭 方正, Tsukitei Hōsei; born 15 February 1968) formerly known as Hōsei Yamasaki (山崎 邦正, Yamasaki Hōsei)…Hōsei Tsukitei (月亭 方正, Tsukitei Hōsei; born 15 February 1968) formerly known as Hōsei Yamasaki (山崎 邦正, Yamasaki Hōsei) is a Japanese solo comedian and rakugo performer, signed with Yoshimoto Kogyo. He is best known for being one of the five members (and the only solo comedian) of Downtown Gaki no Tsukai's regular cast. His role on the show is usually divided up between the suberi-kyara and the ijime-kyara. Outside of Gaki no Tsukai, he has released three books, a CD single of his signature "Yamazaki Ichi-ban!" song, and has appeared in several Yoshimoto Kogyo compilations and DVD releases.
Minoru Terada (寺田 稔, Terada Minoru; born 24 January 1958) is a Japanese politician who served as the Minister for…Minoru Terada (寺田 稔, Terada Minoru; born 24 January 1958) is a Japanese politician who served as the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications from August until November 2022. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he also serves in the House of Representatives and was Special Advisor to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida from December 2021 to August 2022.
Ryūichi Kaneko (金子 隆一, Kaneko Ryūichi; May 18, 1948 – June 30, 2021) was a photography historian and critic, photobook…Ryūichi Kaneko (金子 隆一, Kaneko Ryūichi; May 18, 1948 – June 30, 2021) was a photography historian and critic, photobook collector, and curator. He also worked as a monk at the Shōgyōin (正行院) temple in the Taitō district of Tokyo while he researched the history of Japanese photography.
Nichiko Niwano (庭野日鑛, Niwano Nichiko; born 1938) is the eldest son of Risshō Kōsei Kai founder Nikkyō Niwano, and the…Nichiko Niwano (庭野日鑛, Niwano Nichiko; born 1938) is the eldest son of Risshō Kōsei Kai founder Nikkyō Niwano, and the current President of Risshō Kōsei Kai.