Naoki Maeda (前田 尚輝, Maeda Naoki; born June 11, 1996) is a Japanese football player.
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Masataka Nishimoto (西本雅崇, Nishimoto, Masataka; born 11 June 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder…
Masataka Nishimoto (西本雅崇, Nishimoto, Masataka; born 11 June 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Thai League 3 club Chiangrai City.
Ryo Odajima (小田島 怜, Odajima Ryo; born 10 June 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for…
Ryo Odajima (小田島 怜, Odajima Ryo; born 10 June 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for Okinawa SV.
Kohei Tomita (冨田 康平, Tomita Kōhei; born June 9, 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for…
Kohei Tomita (冨田 康平, Tomita Kōhei; born June 9, 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for AC Nagano Parceiro
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.
Shoko Sasaki (ささきしょうこ; born 8 June 1996 in Kakogawa, Hyōgo) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA of…
Shoko Sasaki (ささきしょうこ; born 8 June 1996 in Kakogawa, Hyōgo) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour where she was won three times.
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Ryōsuke Shindō (進藤 亮佑, Shindō Ryōsuke; born 7 June 1996 in Sapporo) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as…
Ryōsuke Shindō (進藤 亮佑, Shindō Ryōsuke; born 7 June 1996 in Sapporo) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre back for J1 League club V-Varen Nagasaki.
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Yuma Mune (宗 佑磨, Mune Yuma; born June 7, 1996 in Musashino, Tokyo, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player.…
Yuma Mune (宗 佑磨, Mune Yuma; born June 7, 1996 in Musashino, Tokyo, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Orix Buffaloes. Mune's father is Guinean and his mother is also of at least partial West African descent.
Katsuya Iwatake (岩武 克弥, Iwatake Katsuya; born June 4, 1996) is a Japanese footballer for J2 League club Yokohama FC.
🎓 Meiji University🏫 Oita Nishi High School📅 Born June 4🎂 Born 1996📍 From Ōita(city), Oita Prefecture💼 Football (Soccer)
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Fuga Sato (佐藤 風雅, Satō Fūga; born 1 June 1996) is a Japanese sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. He won a…
Fuga Sato (佐藤 風雅, Satō Fūga; born 1 June 1996) is a Japanese sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. He won a silver medal in the 400 metres at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships. He competed in the 400 metres at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, where he qualified for the semi-final.
Ayana Gempei (Japanese: 源平 彩南; born 1 June 1996) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won one of the bronze medals in…
Ayana Gempei (Japanese: 源平 彩南; born 1 June 1996) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won one of the bronze medals in the 65 kg event at the 2018 World Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.
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Diego Taba (田場 ディエゴ, Taba Diego; born 31 May 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He…
Diego Taba (田場 ディエゴ, Taba Diego; born 31 May 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He currently plays for YSCC Yokohama of the J3 League.
Kirara Shiraishi (白石 黄良々, Kirara Shiraishi; born 31 May 1996) is a Japanese athlete. He competed in the men's 200…
Kirara Shiraishi (白石 黄良々, Kirara Shiraishi; born 31 May 1996) is a Japanese athlete. He competed in the men's 200 metres event at the 2019 World Athletics Championships.
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Ren Sugiyama (Japanese: 杉山 怜, Sugiyama Ren; born May 31, 1996), better known by his ring name YA-MAN, is a Japanese…
Ren Sugiyama (Japanese: 杉山 怜, Sugiyama Ren; born May 31, 1996), better known by his ring name YA-MAN, is a Japanese kickboxer, mixed martial artist and YouTuber. He currently competes in the lightweight division of RISE. Combat Press ranks YA-MAN as the fifth best bantamweight kickboxer in the world, as of July 2022.
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Koki Oshima (大島 康樹, born 30 May 1996 in Shizuoka, Japan) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Ventforet Kofu.
Shun Watanabe (渡辺俊, Watanabe Shun) (born May 30, 1996), known by the ring name Shun Skywalker (シュン・スカイウォーカー, Shun…
Shun Watanabe (渡辺俊, Watanabe Shun) (born May 30, 1996), known by the ring name Shun Skywalker (シュン・スカイウォーカー, Shun Sukaiwōkā), is a Japanese luchador enmascarado (or masked professional wrestler). He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a member of House of Torture and the current NJPW World Television Champion in his first reign. He is best known for his ten-year tenure with Dragongate. Watanabe is also best known for his work in international promotions such as International Wrestling Revolution Group (IRWG), Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), Toryumon Mexico and Major League Wrestling (MLW). He has also made appearances for All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), Pro-Wrestling Noah (NOAH).
Kōichi Takahashi (髙橋 晃一, Takahashi Kōichi; born May 29, 1996), better known as KouichiTV (コウイチTV, Kōichi Tībī) or…
Kōichi Takahashi (髙橋 晃一, Takahashi Kōichi; born May 29, 1996), better known as KouichiTV (コウイチTV, Kōichi Tībī) or Kouichi (コウイチ), is a Japanese YouTuber, filmmaker, and writer from Hokkaido Prefecture. He creates sketch comedy videos on YouTube which feature surreal humor and eccentric characters. Takahashi also produces horror films and won the Hokkaido Media Award at the 2018 Sapporo International Short Film Festival for Saiaku na Ichinichi. His debut feature-length film, Captured!, premiered in January 2026.
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Ryota Ukai (鵜飼 亮多, Ukai Ryota; born May 28, 1996) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Thespakusatsu Gunma.
Motoaki Miura (三浦 基瑛, Miura Motoaki; born May 28, 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who playing as a…
Motoaki Miura (三浦 基瑛, Miura Motoaki; born May 28, 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who playing as a goalkeeper and currently play for J3 League club, SC Sagamihara.
Daisei Suzuki (鈴木 大誠, Suzuki Daisei; born 28 May 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender…
Daisei Suzuki (鈴木 大誠, Suzuki Daisei; born 28 May 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for hometown club, Nara Club.
Kyoko Ishikawa (Japanese: 石川 恭子; born 28 May 1996) is a Japanese softball player who plays as an infielder for the…
Kyoko Ishikawa (Japanese: 石川 恭子; born 28 May 1996) is a Japanese softball player who plays as an infielder for the Toyota Red Terriers and the Japan women's national softball team. She has won three Asian Games gold medals and a Women's Softball World Cup title with Japan.
🎓 Sonoda University🏫 Fujimura Girls' High School📅 Born May 28🎂 Born 1996📍 From Tokyo💼 Softball💼 Baseball
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Yuhi Fujinami (藤波勇飛, Fujinami Yuhi; born May 27, 1996) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. A former Japan national…
Yuhi Fujinami (藤波勇飛, Fujinami Yuhi; born May 27, 1996) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. A former Japan national champion, he won bronze medals at the 2017 World Championships and 2018 Asian Games. He took up wrestling aged eight at the wrestling gym of his father, Toshikazu Fujinami, a wrestling coach and a former wrestler. He has a degree in law from the Yamanashi Gakuin University.
🏫 Inabe Sogo Gakuen High School📅 Born May 27🎂 Born 1996📍 From Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture💼 Mixed Martial Artist💼 Wrestling
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Shota Suekane (末包 昇大, Shota Suekane; born May 27, 1996 in Sakaide, Kagawa, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball…
Shota Suekane (末包 昇大, Shota Suekane; born May 27, 1996 in Sakaide, Kagawa, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
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.
Shuntaro Kawabe (河辺 駿太郎, Kawabe Shuntaro; born 26 May 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for…
Shuntaro Kawabe (河辺 駿太郎, Kawabe Shuntaro; born 26 May 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for Giravanz Kitakyushu.
Maral-Erdene Gansukh (Mongolian: Гансүхийн Марал-Эрдэнэ; born 25 May, 1996) is a Mongolian figure skater who competes…
Maral-Erdene Gansukh (Mongolian: Гансүхийн Марал-Эрдэнэ; born 25 May, 1996) is a Mongolian figure skater who competes in women's singles. She is the first Mongolian figure skater to compete at an International Skating Union championship.
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Yuto Yamashita (山下 優人, Yamashita Yuto; born 24 May 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1…
Yuto Yamashita (山下 優人, Yamashita Yuto; born 24 May 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1 League club Mito HollyHock.
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.
Yūshi Shimizu (清水 優心, Shimizu Yūshi; born May 22, 1996 in Ōshima District, Yamaguchi, Japan) is a professional Japanese…
Yūshi Shimizu (清水 優心, Shimizu Yūshi; born May 22, 1996 in Ōshima District, Yamaguchi, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays catcher for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
Yuki Kadono (角野 友基, Kadono Yūki; born May 18, 1996) is a Japanese snowboarder who competes in the slopestyle event.…
Yuki Kadono (角野 友基, Kadono Yūki; born May 18, 1996) is a Japanese snowboarder who competes in the slopestyle event. Born in Miki, Hyōgo, Japan, he competed for Japan at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, qualifying for the final of the slopestyle event and finishing 8th overall. Kadono won the Nokia Air and Style in Beijing in 2012, at the age of 16, making him one of the youngest to win the event besides Shaun White. He was the 2012–13 overall World Cup Champion in the slopestyle event. Kadono placed 3rd in Big Air at the 2015 X Games in Aspen and first at the 2016 X games in Oslo. He won the 2015 Burton US Open Slopestyle with the first ever Back-To-Back Triple Cork 1620s. Despite being considered a medal contender by observers including Tyler Nicholson and Transworld Snowboarding, Kadono was not selected for the 2018 Winter Olympics, with reports indicating that this was due to a code of conduct violation. In 2020, he won his second Burton US Open Slopestyle victory.
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Tevita Takayawa (born 18 May 1996) is a Fijian judoka. From a family with a strong tradition in judo, as Takayawa's…
Tevita Takayawa (born 18 May 1996) is a Fijian judoka. From a family with a strong tradition in judo, as Takayawa's father Viliame Takayawa represented Fiji at the Olympic Games in 1984 and 1988, and his older brother Nacanieli Takayawa-Qerawaqa also competed in judo at the Olympic Games in 1992, 1996 and 2000 and won a Commonwealth Games gold medal in 2002. His niece, and Nacianieli's daughter, Shanice Takawaya also competes in Judo. After being selected to compete at the 2020 Summer Games Tevita Takayawa was drawn against Aleksandar Kukolj in the opening round.
Yuga Watanabe (渡辺 悠雅, Watanabe Yūga; born 15 May 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a winger for Thai League 1…
Yuga Watanabe (渡辺 悠雅, Watanabe Yūga; born 15 May 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a winger for Thai League 1 club Rasisalai United.
Saya Nakazawa (中澤 沙耶, Nakazawa Saya; born May 14, 1996) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 1-dan.
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Taiki Kagayama (加賀山 泰毅, Kagayama Taiki; born 14 May 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a winger for Swedish…
Taiki Kagayama (加賀山 泰毅, Kagayama Taiki; born 14 May 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a winger for Swedish Superettan side GIF Sundsvall.
Takeru Sasaki (佐々木 健, Sasaki Takeru; born May 13, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Saitama…
Takeru Sasaki (佐々木 健, Sasaki Takeru; born May 13, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Wakana Uehara (上原 わかな, Uehara Wakana) is a Japanese professional wrestler, former idol and tarento signed to Tokyo…
Wakana Uehara (上原 わかな, Uehara Wakana) is a Japanese professional wrestler, former idol and tarento signed to Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling (TJPW),
🎓 Tokyo University of Agriculture🏫 Tokyo Nogyo University Daiichi High School📅 Born May 13🎂 Born 1996📍 From Ebina, Kanagawa💼 TV Personality💼 Wrestler
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Yuki Okada (岡田 優希, Okada Yūki; born 13 May 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for…
Yuki Okada (岡田 優希, Okada Yūki; born 13 May 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Fukushima United FC.
Shuichi Sakai (酒井 崇一, Sakai Shuichi; born 13 May 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for AC…
Shuichi Sakai (酒井 崇一, Sakai Shuichi; born 13 May 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for AC Nagano Parceiro.
Rikuya Hoshino (星野陸也, Hoshino Rikuya; born 12 May 1996) is a Japanese professional golfer who plays on the European…
Rikuya Hoshino (星野陸也, Hoshino Rikuya; born 12 May 1996) is a Japanese professional golfer who plays on the European Tour, where he claimed his first win in 2024 at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters. He has also played on the Japan Golf Tour since 2017 and has won six times on the tour.
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Takaya Inui (乾 貴哉, Inui Takaya; born May 12, 1996 in Gunma) is a Japanese football player who play as a Centre back…
Takaya Inui (乾 貴哉, Inui Takaya; born May 12, 1996 in Gunma) is a Japanese football player who play as a Centre back, Left back and currently play for J2 League club, Tochigi City FC.
Naoki Koyama (born 12 May 1996) is a Japanese marathon runner. Koyoma set a course record of 2:07:40 at the 2023 Gold…
Naoki Koyama (born 12 May 1996) is a Japanese marathon runner. Koyoma set a course record of 2:07:40 at the 2023 Gold Coast Marathon in Australia and qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics by winning the Marathon Grand Championships in Japan. At the Olympics, Koyama placed 23rd in the men's marathon. He was present at the opening of the Museum of World Athletics Heritage Athletics exhibition at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building in July 2025.
🎓 Tokyo University of Agriculture🏫 Matsuyama High School📅 Born May 12🎂 Born 1996📍 From Hidaka, Saitama💼 Track and Field
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Tsubasa Ando (安藤 翼, Ando Tsubasa; born 12 May 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for SC…
Tsubasa Ando (安藤 翼, Ando Tsubasa; born 12 May 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for SC Sagamihara. His younger brother Mizuki is also a professional footballer currently playing for J2 League side Mito HollyHock.
Leon Niihama (新浜レオン, Niihama Reon), birth name Yūki Takajō (高城 勇貴), born May 11, 1996, in Shiroi, Chiba, Japan, is a…
Leon Niihama (新浜レオン, Niihama Reon), birth name Yūki Takajō (高城 勇貴), born May 11, 1996, in Shiroi, Chiba, Japan, is a Japanese enka and kayōkyoku singer, who debuted on the first day of Reiwa, May 1, 2019, and is currently signed to Kaikyo Record label, a subsidiary of B Zone. His alma mater is Daito Bunka University.
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Anna Konishi (Kanji:小西 杏奈, Konsihi Anna, born 10 May 1996) is a Japanese backstroke swimmer. She qualified to represent…
Anna Konishi (Kanji:小西 杏奈, Konsihi Anna, born 10 May 1996) is a Japanese backstroke swimmer. She qualified to represent Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo 2021. She placed 13th in women's 100 metre backstroke, 8th in mixed 4 × 100 metre medley relay, and 8th in women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay with the Japanese teams.
Masashi Itō (伊藤 将司, Itō, Masashi; born May 8, 1996 in Yokoshibahikari, Chiba) is a Japanese professional baseball…
Masashi Itō (伊藤 将司, Itō, Masashi; born May 8, 1996 in Yokoshibahikari, Chiba) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who currently plays for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball.
Masahito Onoda (小野田 将人, Onoda Masahito; born 4 May 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender…
Masahito Onoda (小野田 将人, Onoda Masahito; born 4 May 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for FC Imabari.
Junya Suzuki (鈴木 順也, Suzuki Jun'ya; born 2 May 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J3 League…
Junya Suzuki (鈴木 順也, Suzuki Jun'ya; born 2 May 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J3 League club FC Ryukyu.
Erina Ike (born 2 May 1995) is a Japanese judoka. Ike is the gold medalist of the 2016 Judo Grand Prix Qingdao in the…
Erina Ike (born 2 May 1995) is a Japanese judoka. Ike is the gold medalist of the 2016 Judo Grand Prix Qingdao in the –70 kg category.
🎓 Kokushikan University🏫 Higashi Osaka University Keiai High School📅 Born May 2🎂 Born 1996📍 From Kochi Prefecture💼 Judo
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Seika Aoyama (青山聖佳, Aoyama Seika; born 1 May 1996) is a Japanese sprinter specialising in the 400 metres. She competed…
Seika Aoyama (青山聖佳, Aoyama Seika; born 1 May 1996) is a Japanese sprinter specialising in the 400 metres. She competed in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing and earlier won a silver medal in this event at the 2014 Asian Games.