Yoyoka Soma (Japanese: 相馬世世歌), known mononymously as YOYOKA (よよか), is a Japanese drummer from Ishikari. In 2018, at age…
Yoyoka Soma (Japanese: 相馬世世歌), known mononymously as YOYOKA (よよか), is a Japanese drummer from Ishikari. In 2018, at age 8, she gained international attention for an online video in which she covered Led Zeppelin's "Good Times Bad Times", which was uploaded to Vimeo as her entry for the 2018 Hit Like a Girl contest. As of October 2019, the video has 3.2 million views and David Grohl, Ian Paice, and Robert Plant all praised the video and her drumming capabilities. She has stated that John Bonham, Chris Coleman, and Benny Greb are her favorite drummers and Rage Against the Machine her favorite band.
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Maki Kitahara (北原 槙, Kitahara Maki; born 7 July 2009) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for…
Maki Kitahara (北原 槙, Kitahara Maki; born 7 July 2009) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Fujieda MYFC, on loan from the J1 League club FC Tokyo.
Liz Akama (赤間 凛音, Akama Rizu; born 8 January 2009) is a Japanese skateboarder who won a silver medal in women's street…
Liz Akama (赤間 凛音, Akama Rizu; born 8 January 2009) is a Japanese skateboarder who won a silver medal in women's street skateboarding at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Tomoki Takamine (高嶺 朋樹, Takamine Tomoki; born 29 December 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defensive…
Tomoki Takamine (高嶺 朋樹, Takamine Tomoki; born 29 December 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for J1 League club Nagoya Grampus.
Naoyuki Kataoka (born 28 December 1997) is a Japanese professional golfer. He won the 2025 Japan Open Golf Championship…
Naoyuki Kataoka (born 28 December 1997) is a Japanese professional golfer. He won the 2025 Japan Open Golf Championship and gained entry into his first major championship, the 2026 Masters Tournament.
Yūya Gunji (郡司 裕也, Gunji Yūya; born December 27, 1997) is a Japanese professional baseball catcher, infielder and…
Yūya Gunji (郡司 裕也, Gunji Yūya; born December 27, 1997) is a Japanese professional baseball catcher, infielder and outfielder for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Chunichi Dragons.
Yusuke Imamura (今村 優介, Imamura Yusuke; born 27 December 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward…
Yusuke Imamura (今村 優介, Imamura Yusuke; born 27 December 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for FC Osaka.
Ayumu Nagato (永藤 歩, Nagatō Ayumu; born December 25, 1997) is a retired Japanese football player.
Taiga Hirasawa (平沢 大河, Hirasawa Taiga; born December 24, 1997), nicknamed "T-Ga", is a Japanese professional baseball…
Taiga Hirasawa (平沢 大河, Hirasawa Taiga; born December 24, 1997), nicknamed "T-Ga", is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Chiba Lotte Marines.
Hitomi Sato (佐藤 瞳, Satō Hitomi; born 23 December 1997) is a Japanese table tennis player. She won a bronze medal with…
Hitomi Sato (佐藤 瞳, Satō Hitomi; born 23 December 1997) is a Japanese table tennis player. She won a bronze medal with Honoka Hashimoto at the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships.
Tatsuki Seko (瀬古 樹, Seko Tatsuki; born 22 December 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as defensive…
Tatsuki Seko (瀬古 樹, Seko Tatsuki; born 22 December 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as defensive midfielder for J1 League club Urawa Red Diamonds.
Tamami Nakada (born 21 December 1997) is a Japanese professional basketball player for JX-Eneos Sunflowers and the…
Tamami Nakada (born 21 December 1997) is a Japanese professional basketball player for JX-Eneos Sunflowers and the Japanese national team. She represented Japan at the 2021 FIBA Women's Asia Cup, where the team won the gold medal.
Keita Suzuki (Japanese: 鈴木 圭太; born 20 December 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender or…
Keita Suzuki (Japanese: 鈴木 圭太; born 20 December 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder, most recently for Tajikistan Higher League club Istiklol.
Yuki Yoza (Japanese: 与座優貴, Yoza Yuki; born December 20, 1997) is a Japanese professional kickboxer and former Kyokushin…
Yuki Yoza (Japanese: 与座優貴, Yoza Yuki; born December 20, 1997) is a Japanese professional kickboxer and former Kyokushin practitioner, who currently competes in the Bantamweight Kickboxing division of ONE Championship. He is the former K-1 lightweight champion. As of September 2025, Yoza is ranked the #8 pound-for-pound kickboxer in the world by Beyond Kick.
Koki Kano (加納 虹輝, Kanō Kōki, born 19 December 1997) is a Japanese right-handed épée fencer.
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.
Himawari Sato (佐藤向日葵, Satō Himawari) better known mononymously by her ring name Himawari (ヒマワリ, Himawari) (often…
Himawari Sato (佐藤向日葵, Satō Himawari) better known mononymously by her ring name Himawari (ヒマワリ, Himawari) (often stylized as HIMAWARI) is a Japanese professional wrestler and stage actress signed to Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling (TJPW). She is also known for sporadically competing in various promotions from the Japanese independent scene.
Powell Obinna Obi (オビ パウエル オビンナ, Obi Paueru Obinna; born 18 December 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a…
Powell Obinna Obi (オビ パウエル オビンナ, Obi Paueru Obinna; born 18 December 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J1 League club Avispa Fukuoka.
Shoma Uno (宇野 昌磨, Uno Shōma; born 17 December 1997) is a Japanese figure skater. As a singles skater, he is a…
Shoma Uno (宇野 昌磨, Uno Shōma; born 17 December 1997) is a Japanese figure skater. As a singles skater, he is a three-time Olympic medalist (2018 silver, 2022 bronze, 2022 team silver), a two-time World champion (2022, 2023), and a two-time World silver medalist (2018, 2017). He was also the 2019 Four Continents champion, the 2022–23 Grand Prix Final champion, a fourteen-time Grand Prix medalist (8 gold, 6 silver), the 2017 Asian Winter Games champion, and a six-time Japanese national champion (2016–2019, 2022–2023). At the junior level, Uno is the 2015 World Junior champion, the 2014–15 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and 2012 Youth Olympic silver medalist. Uno is the first skater to successfully land a quadruple flip, and the second skater behind Yuzuru Hanyu to land a quadruple loop in an international competition. In 2023, Uno became the first man from Japan to win back-to-back world titles. He is also the historic record-holder for the highest score by a junior in the short program. After first retiring in 2024, Uno announced in May 2026 that he and his partner, Marin Honda, were returning to professional competition as an ice dance team.
Tomohisa Ohzeki (大関 友久, Ōzeki Tomohisa; born December 14, 1997 in Tsuchiura, Ibaraki) is a Japanese professional…
Tomohisa Ohzeki (大関 友久, Ōzeki Tomohisa; born December 14, 1997 in Tsuchiura, Ibaraki) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Kōki Tachi (舘 幸希, Tachi Kōki; born 14 December 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a centre-back for…
Kōki Tachi (舘 幸希, Tachi Kōki; born 14 December 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a centre-back for Shonan Bellmare.
Takuma Ominami (大南 拓磨, Ōminami Takuma; born 13 December 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for J1…
Takuma Ominami (大南 拓磨, Ōminami Takuma; born 13 December 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for J1 League club V-Varen Nagasaki as a defender.
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.
Kenya Suzuki (鈴木 健矢, Suzuki Kenya; born December 11, 1997 in Sodegaura, Chiba, Japan) is a Japanese professional…
Kenya Suzuki (鈴木 健矢, Suzuki Kenya; born December 11, 1997 in Sodegaura, Chiba, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Ikuma Horishima (堀島 行真, Horishima Ikuma; born 11 December 1997) is a Japanese freestyle skier who competes…
Ikuma Horishima (堀島 行真, Horishima Ikuma; born 11 December 1997) is a Japanese freestyle skier who competes internationally. He competed for Japan at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2017 in Sierra Nevada, Spain, where he won a gold medal in Moguls, and another gold medal in Dual moguls. Horishima won the bronze medal in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics men's moguls with a score of 81.48. He repeated the feat at the 2026 Winter Olympics, again winning the bronze medal in the men's moguls.
Mami Yokota (横田 真未, Yokota Mami; born 10 December 1997) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in the…
Mami Yokota (横田 真未, Yokota Mami; born 10 December 1997) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in the SV.League for PFU BlueCats Ishikawa Kahoku.
Hyōga Ōta (born 9 December 1997) is a Japanese judoka. Ōta is the gold medallist of the 2018 Judo Grand Slam…
Hyōga Ōta (born 9 December 1997) is a Japanese judoka. Ōta is the gold medallist of the 2018 Judo Grand Slam Ekaterinburg in the +100 kg category.
Jun Okano (岡野 洵, Okano Jun; born December 9, 1997) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Blaublitz Akita.
Kenshi Tokuda (徳田 拳士, Tokuda Kenshi; December 9, 1997) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 5-dan.
Takahiro Shikine (敷根 崇裕, Shikine Takahiro; born 7 December 1997) is a Japanese right-handed foil fencer, 2019 team…
Takahiro Shikine (敷根 崇裕, Shikine Takahiro; born 7 December 1997) is a Japanese right-handed foil fencer, 2019 team Asian champion, 2019 individual Asian champion, and 2021 Olympian. Shikine competed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
Kazuki Sugiyama (杉山 一樹, Sugiyama Kazuki; born December 7, 1997) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the…
Kazuki Sugiyama (杉山 一樹, Sugiyama Kazuki; born December 7, 1997) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Naoki Kanuma (鹿沼 直生, Kanuma Naoki; born 7 December 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive…
Naoki Kanuma (鹿沼 直生, Kanuma Naoki; born 7 December 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for J2 League club Tokushima Vortis.
Shuto Abe (安部 柊斗, Abe Shūto; born 5 December 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for J1…
Shuto Abe (安部 柊斗, Abe Shūto; born 5 December 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for J1 League club Gamba Osaka.
Aika Aoki (青木愛香, Aoki Aika) better known by her ring name Itsuki Aoki is a Japanese professional wrestler currently…
Aika Aoki (青木愛香, Aoki Aika) better known by her ring name Itsuki Aoki is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer and is best known for her time in the Japanese promotions Oz Academy and Pro Wrestling Wave, where she is the current Regina di WAVE Champion in her first reign In World Wonder Ring Stardom, she is a member of Mi Vida Loca.
Atsuya Hirohata (廣畑敦也, Hirohata Atsuya; born December 3, 1997) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a…
Atsuya Hirohata (廣畑敦也, Hirohata Atsuya; born December 3, 1997) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a pitcher for the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Yuzuki Satomi is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the lightweight division of K-1. He is a former Krush…
Yuzuki Satomi is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the lightweight division of K-1. He is a former Krush Lightweight champion and K-1 Lightweight champion. As of July 2023 he was the No. 7 ranked super bantamweight kickboxer in the world by Combat Press.
Mizuki Saihara (born 2 December 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League…
Mizuki Saihara (born 2 December 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina.
Seina Nakajima (中嶋星奈, Nakajima Seina; born December 2, 1997, in Karuizawa) is a Japanese curler from Nagano. She is the…
Seina Nakajima (中嶋星奈, Nakajima Seina; born December 2, 1997, in Karuizawa) is a Japanese curler from Nagano. She is the third on the Chubu Electric Power curling team, which won the Japan Curling Championships in both 2017 and 2019. At the international level, she has represented Japan twice at the World Women's Curling Championship (2019, 2022) and the 2019 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships, where she won a silver medal.
Toshiya Tanaka (田中 稔也, Tanaka Toshiya; born December 2, 1997) is a Japanese football player who plays as a midfielder…
Toshiya Tanaka (田中 稔也, Tanaka Toshiya; born December 2, 1997) is a Japanese football player who plays as a midfielder for Kagoshima United.
Arata Tatsukawa (立川 新, Tatsukawa Arata; born 30 November 1997) is a Japanese judoka. Tatsukawa participated at the 2018…
Arata Tatsukawa (立川 新, Tatsukawa Arata; born 30 November 1997) is a Japanese judoka. Tatsukawa participated at the 2018 World Judo Championships, winning a medal.
Masato Tokida (常田 克人, Tokida Masato; born November 27, 1997) is a Japanese football player who play as a Centre-back…
Masato Tokida (常田 克人, Tokida Masato; born November 27, 1997) is a Japanese football player who play as a Centre-back and currently play for J3 League club, SC Sagamihara.
So Matsushima (松島聡, Matsushima Sou, born November 27, 1997) is a Japanese idol, singer, actor, artist, and member of…
So Matsushima (松島聡, Matsushima Sou, born November 27, 1997) is a Japanese idol, singer, actor, artist, and member of the group timelesz (formerly known as Sexy Zone). He is from the city of Shimada in Shizuoka prefecture.
Akira Osako (大迫 暁, Osako Akira; born 26 November 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J2 League…
Akira Osako (大迫 暁, Osako Akira; born 26 November 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J2 League club Kataller Toyama.
Ryo Sato (佐藤 亮, Satō Ryō; born 24 November 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for Matsumoto…
Ryo Sato (佐藤 亮, Satō Ryō; born 24 November 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for Matsumoto Yamaga FC, on loan from Tegevajaro Miyazaki.
Satomi Fukudome (福留 慧美, Fukudome Satomi; born 23 November 1997) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays…
Satomi Fukudome (福留 慧美, Fukudome Satomi; born 23 November 1997) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in the SV.League for Victorina Himeji.
Chihiro Sawada (Japanese: 澤田 千優, Hepburn: Sawada Chihiro; born November 23, 1997) is a Japanese mixed martial artist…
Chihiro Sawada (Japanese: 澤田 千優, Hepburn: Sawada Chihiro; born November 23, 1997) is a Japanese mixed martial artist and former wrestler, competing in the atomweight divisions of Shooto, Combate Global and ONE Championship. She is a former Shooto Women's Atomweight champion.
Kai Matsuzaki (松崎 快, Matsuzaki Kai; born 22 November 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer currently playing as a…
Kai Matsuzaki (松崎 快, Matsuzaki Kai; born 22 November 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer currently playing as a winger for J1 League club Shimizu S-Pulse.
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.
Tatsuhiko Noguchi (野口 竜彦, Noguchi Tatsuhiko; born 20 November 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a…
Tatsuhiko Noguchi (野口 竜彦, Noguchi Tatsuhiko; born 20 November 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for Fagiano Okayama.
Kenya Onodera (小野寺 健也, Onodera Kenya; born 18 November 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender…
Kenya Onodera (小野寺 健也, Onodera Kenya; born 18 November 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for Reilac Shiga FC.