Waku Kunitate (Japanese: 国立 和玖, Hepburn: Kunitate Waku; born 8 January 2012) is a Japanese motorcycle racer who…Waku Kunitate (Japanese: 国立 和玖, Hepburn: Kunitate Waku; born 8 January 2012) is a Japanese motorcycle racer who competes in the Moto4 Asia Cup. He is the 2024 FIM MiniGP World Series champion of the 160cc class. Kunitate has previously competed in the All Japan J-GP3 class in 2025. He is part of Tetsuta Nagashima's rider development program TN45.
Toma Kuroda (Japanese: 黒田 斗真, Kuroda Toma; born December 31, 2000) is a Japanese kickboxer. He is a former K-1…Toma Kuroda (Japanese: 黒田 斗真, Kuroda Toma; born December 31, 2000) is a Japanese kickboxer. He is a former K-1 Bantamweight champion. He is also the 2021 K-1 Japan Bantamweight Grand Prix and 2022 K-1 World Bantamweight Grand Prix winner. Combat Press ranks him as the No. 5 strawweight in the world, as of August 2021. Between June and July 2021, he was ranked as the No. 7 Flyweight kickboxer in the world.
Kaishu Sano (佐野 海舟, Sano Kaishū; born 30 December 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive…Kaishu Sano (佐野 海舟, Sano Kaishū; born 30 December 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club Mainz 05 and the Japan national team.
Niji no Conquistador (虹のコンキスタドール, Niji no Konkisutadōru; Rainbow Conquistador) is a Japanese girl group formed in 2014.…Niji no Conquistador (虹のコンキスタドール, Niji no Konkisutadōru; Rainbow Conquistador) is a Japanese girl group formed in 2014. The group's themes are illustration, cosplay, and voice acting. It was originally managed by the illustration website Pixiv as a part of the Tsukudol! Project (つくドル！プロジェクト, Tsukudoru! Purojekuto) before passing to Dear Stage.
Airi Miyakawa (宮川愛李, Miyakawa Airi), is a Japanese singer-songwriter who debuted in 2019 and is currently signed to NiM…Airi Miyakawa (宮川愛李, Miyakawa Airi), is a Japanese singer-songwriter who debuted in 2019 and is currently signed to NiM RECORDS label, a subsidiary of B Zone. She is the younger sister of fellow singer Taisei Miyakawa.
Kyōsuke Mashiko (益子京右, Mashiko Kyoright; born December 27, 2000) is a Japanese professional baseball player. He is a…Kyōsuke Mashiko (益子京右, Mashiko Kyoright; born December 27, 2000) is a Japanese professional baseball player. He is a catcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). Mashiko also played for the Brisbane Bandits of the Australian Baseball League (ABL).
Megu Hamada (Japanese: 浜田 芽来, born 27 December 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for…Megu Hamada (Japanese: 浜田 芽来, born 27 December 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for RB Omiya Ardija Women in the WE League and the Japan national team. She was part of the Japan squad that won the women's football gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games.
Haruya Fujii (藤井 陽也, Fujii Haruya; born 26 December 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Haruya Fujii (藤井 陽也, Fujii Haruya; born 26 December 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for J1 League club Nagoya Grampus.
Takumi Terada (Japanese: 寺田 匠, Terada Takumi; born 26 December 2000) is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in…Takumi Terada (Japanese: 寺田 匠, Terada Takumi; born 26 December 2000) is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in RISE. He is a former K-1 Featherweight Champion. As of August 2025, Tereda was ranked number one in the world at 58 kg by Combat Press.
Kosuke Inose (猪瀬 康介, Inose Kosuke; born 25 December 2000) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a goalkeeper…Kosuke Inose (猪瀬 康介, Inose Kosuke; born 25 December 2000) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a goalkeeper and currently for J3 League club, Kochi United.
Yuno Yamanaka (Japanese: 山中 柚乃; born 25 December 2000) is a Japanese middle-distance runner. She qualified to represent…Yuno Yamanaka (Japanese: 山中 柚乃; born 25 December 2000) is a Japanese middle-distance runner. She qualified to represent Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo 2021, competing in women's 3000 metres steeplechase.
Yuka Yasuda (安田 祐香, Yasuda Yuka) (born 24 December 2000) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA of…Yuka Yasuda (安田 祐香, Yasuda Yuka) (born 24 December 2000) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour where she has three wins.
Sōichirō Kōzuki (上月 壮一郎, Kōzuki Sōichirō; born 22 December 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Sōichirō Kōzuki (上月 壮一郎, Kōzuki Sōichirō; born 22 December 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Shonan Bellmare.
Keigo Kitamura (北村 恵吾, Kitamura Keigo; born December 18, 2000 in Ōgaki, Gifu, Japan) is a professional Japanese…Keigo Kitamura (北村 恵吾, Kitamura Keigo; born December 18, 2000 in Ōgaki, Gifu, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays the infield for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Rino Yanagimoto (柳本理乃, Yanagimoto Rino; born 13 December 2000) is a Japanese freestyle skier specializing in moguls.…Rino Yanagimoto (柳本理乃, Yanagimoto Rino; born 13 December 2000) is a Japanese freestyle skier specializing in moguls. She represented Japan at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Kim Ji-su (born 12 December 2000) is a South Korean judoka. Kim participated at the 2018 World Judo Championships…Kim Ji-su (born 12 December 2000) is a South Korean judoka. Kim participated at the 2018 World Judo Championships, winning a medal. In 2021, Kim won the silver medal in her event at the 2021 Asian-Pacific Judo Championships held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Kim competed in the women's 57 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.
Hiroki Akiyama (秋山 裕紀, Akiyama Hiroki; born 9 December 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Hiroki Akiyama (秋山 裕紀, Akiyama Hiroki; born 9 December 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club Darmstadt 98.
Shu Morooka (師岡 柊生, Morooka Shu; born 9 December 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for…Shu Morooka (師岡 柊生, Morooka Shu; born 9 December 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for J1 League club Avispa Fukuoka.
Shotaro Sanada (Japanese: 真田 将太朗, born 9 December 2000) is a Japanese painter and researcher. He is known for…Shotaro Sanada (Japanese: 真田 将太朗, born 9 December 2000) is a Japanese painter and researcher. He is known for large-scale abstract paintings that explore "new landscapes" and for interdisciplinary work linking art, aesthetics, and artificial intelligence.
Sayaka Mikami (三上 紗也可, Mikami Sayaka; born 8 December 2000) is a Japanese diver. She competed in the women's 3 metre…Sayaka Mikami (三上 紗也可, Mikami Sayaka; born 8 December 2000) is a Japanese diver. She competed in the women's 3 metre springboard event at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships. She qualified to represent Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Urara Kawaguchi (born 5 December 2000) is a Japanese mountain biker. She competed in the women's cross-country event at…Urara Kawaguchi (born 5 December 2000) is a Japanese mountain biker. She competed in the women's cross-country event at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Toya Izumi (泉柊椰, Izumi Toya; born 2 December 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for…Toya Izumi (泉柊椰, Izumi Toya; born 2 December 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for J2 League club RB Omiya Ardija.
Maya Fukuda (福田 茉耶, Fukuda Maya), better known by her ring name Kiyoka Kotatsu (虎龍清花, Kotatsu Kiyoka), is a Japanese…Maya Fukuda (福田 茉耶, Fukuda Maya), better known by her ring name Kiyoka Kotatsu (虎龍清花, Kotatsu Kiyoka), is a Japanese professional wrestler, actress, and former idol, kickboxer and karateka. She is signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is a member of God's Eye. She is also known for her tenure with Gleat and other promotions from the Japanese independent scene.
Ryuhei Sotani (曽谷 龍平, Sotani Ryuhei; born November 30, 2000 in Ikoma, Nara, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball…Ryuhei Sotani (曽谷 龍平, Sotani Ryuhei; born November 30, 2000 in Ikoma, Nara, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Orix Buffaloes.
Nanako Todo (東藤 なな子, Todo Nanako; born 29 November 2000) is a Japanese professional basketball player for the Toyota…Nanako Todo (東藤 なな子, Todo Nanako; born 29 November 2000) is a Japanese professional basketball player for the Toyota Boshoku Sunshine Rabbits of the Women's Japan Basketball League (WJBL). Todo represented Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal with the team.
Yuta Takei (武井 優太, Takei Yūta; born 29 November 2000) is a Japanese badminton player from Tokyo. He graduated from the…Yuta Takei (武井 優太, Takei Yūta; born 29 November 2000) is a Japanese badminton player from Tokyo. He graduated from the Meiji University, and joined NTT East badminton team on 1 April 2023.
Mikiya Tanaka (田中 幹也, Tanaka Mikiya; born November 28, 2000) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is…Mikiya Tanaka (田中 幹也, Tanaka Mikiya; born November 28, 2000) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is currently an infielder for the Chunichi Dragons.
Nao Kusaka (Japanese: 日下尚; born 20 November 2000) is a Japanese Greco-Roman wrestler competing in the 77 kg division.…Nao Kusaka (Japanese: 日下尚; born 20 November 2000) is a Japanese Greco-Roman wrestler competing in the 77 kg division. He won the gold medal in the 77 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
Shota Fukuda (Japanese: 福田 翔大; born 28 November 2000) is a Japanese track and field athlete who specialises in the…Shota Fukuda (Japanese: 福田 翔大; born 28 November 2000) is a Japanese track and field athlete who specialises in the hammer throw. He represents Sumitomo Electric Industries and has won medals at the Asian Athletics Championships, Asian Throwing Championships and Asian Games.
Sho Gibo (宜保翔, Gibo Sho; born November 26, 2000 in Tomigusuku, Okinawa, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball…Sho Gibo (宜保翔, Gibo Sho; born November 26, 2000 in Tomigusuku, Okinawa, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is an infielder for the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Osaki Shotaro (Japanese: 大﨑 将太郎; born November 25, 2000), known mononymously as Shotaro (Korean: 쇼타로, Japanese…Osaki Shotaro (Japanese: 大﨑 将太郎; born November 25, 2000), known mononymously as Shotaro (Korean: 쇼타로, Japanese: ショウタロウ), is a Japanese rapper and dancer based in South Korea. Shotaro first came to public attention in 2020 when he joined NCT, a South Korean boy band managed by SM Entertainment. After departing NCT in 2023, he later debuted as a member of another SM boy band, Riize.
Ayumu Kokaji (born 24 November 2000) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2025 Women's Rugby…Ayumu Kokaji (born 24 November 2000) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Ririka Hironaka (廣中 璃梨佳, Hironaka Ririka; born 24 November 2000) is a Japanese track and field athlete who specializes…Ririka Hironaka (廣中 璃梨佳, Hironaka Ririka; born 24 November 2000) is a Japanese track and field athlete who specializes in long-distance running. She won the gold medal in the 1500 metres at the 2018 Asian Junior Athletics Championships. In Japanese national championships she won a bronze medal in the 5000 metres in 2019, and the silver medal over the same distance in 2020; in 2021 she won the gold medal in the 10,000 metres. She represented Japan in the 10,000 metres at the 2020 Summer Olympics, and led at 1000m and 2000m before finishing 7th with a personal best time of 31:00.71. Hironaka was born in Nagasaki Prefecture, and graduated from Nagasaki Prefectural Nagasaki Commercial High School. She has been a member of the Japan Post women's track and field team since 2019.
Kōsei Tani (谷 晃生, Tani Kōsei; born 22 November 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper…Kōsei Tani (谷 晃生, Tani Kōsei; born 22 November 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J1 League club, Machida Zelvia. He also plays for the Japan national team.
Mao Itoh (伊藤 茉央, Itō Mao; born November 19, 2000 in Kitakata, Fukushima, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball…Mao Itoh (伊藤 茉央, Itō Mao; born November 19, 2000 in Kitakata, Fukushima, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons. He moved via the active player draft from the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Reo Yasunaga (安永 玲央, Yasunaga Reo; born 19 November 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Reo Yasunaga (安永 玲央, Yasunaga Reo; born 19 November 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Matsumoto Yamaga FC.
Kotaro Hayashi (林 幸多郎, Hayashi Kotaro; born 16 November 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left…Kotaro Hayashi (林 幸多郎, Hayashi Kotaro; born 16 November 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left back for J1 League club Urawa Red Diamonds.
Ren Tazawa (田澤 廉, Tazawa Ren, born 11 November 2000) is a Japanese long-distance runner, who specializes in the 10,000…Ren Tazawa (田澤 廉, Tazawa Ren, born 11 November 2000) is a Japanese long-distance runner, who specializes in the 10,000 metres. He won the 10,000 metres at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships.
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.
Sara Natami (born 6 November 2000) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler competing in the 57 kg division. She won the gold…Sara Natami (born 6 November 2000) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler competing in the 57 kg division. She won the gold medal at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships and 2025 Asian Wrestling Championships.
Tatsunori Otsuka (大塚 達宣, Ōtsuka Tatsunori; born 5 November 2000) is a Japanese male volleyball player and Olympian from…Tatsunori Otsuka (大塚 達宣, Ōtsuka Tatsunori; born 5 November 2000) is a Japanese male volleyball player and Olympian from Hirakata city, Osaka. He plays for Power Volley Milano and the Japanese national team (Ryujin Nippon).
Yuga Tarumi (垂水優芽, Tarumi Yūga, born 2 November 2000) is a Japanese professional volleyball player and member of the…Yuga Tarumi (垂水優芽, Tarumi Yūga, born 2 November 2000) is a Japanese professional volleyball player and member of the Japan men's national volleyball team.
Junna Sakai (境 純菜 Sakai Junna, born November 2, 2000), better known by her stage name Junna (じゅんな), is a Japanese…Junna Sakai (境 純菜 Sakai Junna, born November 2, 2000), better known by her stage name Junna (じゅんな), is a Japanese singer managed by Cube Inc. and currently signed to SME Records.
Shinta Karl Appelkamp (アペルカンプ 真大 カール, Aperukanpu Shinta Kāru; born 1 November 2000) is a German professional footballer…Shinta Karl Appelkamp (アペルカンプ 真大 カール, Aperukanpu Shinta Kāru; born 1 November 2000) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club Greuther Fürth. Born in Japan, Appelkamp was a youth international for Japan before switching to represent Germany.
Katsuya Murashima (村島 克哉, Murashima Katsuya; born November 1, 2000) is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to New…Katsuya Murashima (村島 克哉, Murashima Katsuya; born November 1, 2000) is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). He is on an international learning excursion, working for Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw) in Germany. He is the winner of the 2026 Young Lion Cup.
Oto Kanno (born 30 October 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League club…Oto Kanno (born 30 October 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League club Tokyo Verdy Beleza.
