Takuro Niki (仁木琢郎, Niki Takurō) is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to Active Advance Pro Wrestling, where he is…Takuro Niki (仁木琢郎, Niki Takurō) is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to Active Advance Pro Wrestling, where he is a former two-time 2AW Openweight Champion. He is also known for competing in Tenryu Project and Wrestle-1.
Haruka Hirotsu (弘津悠, born 29 October 2000) is a Japanese rugby union and sevens player. She competed in the women's…Haruka Hirotsu (弘津悠, born 29 October 2000) is a Japanese rugby union and sevens player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Shota Watanabe (渡辺 翔太, Watanabe Shota; born October 29, 2000 in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan) is a professional Japanese…Shota Watanabe (渡辺 翔太, Watanabe Shota; born October 29, 2000 in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Riko Ishino (石野 理子, Ishino Riko; born 29 October 2000) is a Japanese singer from Hiroshima Prefecture, affiliated with…Riko Ishino (石野 理子, Ishino Riko; born 29 October 2000) is a Japanese singer from Hiroshima Prefecture, affiliated with SML Management. She has served as a former member of Idol Renaissance, as well as vocalist for Akai Ko-en and Aooo.
Naohide Yamaguchi (山口 尚秀, Yamaguchi Naohide, born 28 October 2000) is a Japanese Paralympic swimmer. He represented…Naohide Yamaguchi (山口 尚秀, Yamaguchi Naohide, born 28 October 2000) is a Japanese Paralympic swimmer. He represented Japan at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics.
Yusei Egawa (江川 湧清, Egawa Yusei; born 24 October 2000) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J2 League…Yusei Egawa (江川 湧清, Egawa Yusei; born 24 October 2000) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J2 League club V-Varen Nagasaki.
Mima Ito (伊藤 美誠, Itō Mima; born 21 October 2000) is a Japanese table tennis player. She won a bronze medal in the…Mima Ito (伊藤 美誠, Itō Mima; born 21 October 2000) is a Japanese table tennis player. She won a bronze medal in the Women's Team event at the 2016 Summer Olympics at age 15. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she won the gold medal with her partner Jun Mizutani in the inaugural mixed doubles event, bronze in women's singles, and silver in the women's team event. Often termed as the 'greatest threat' to Chinese table tennis dominance, Ito Mima has the highest winning rate against Chinese players in the history of women's table tennis. She has a winning record against several top Chinese players, including world champion Liu Shiwen, former world no. 1 Zhu Yuling, and world junior champion Qian Tianyi. Her signature playing style entails lethal shovel serves, fast short-pimpled backhand punches, and flat forehand smashes. In March 2020 at the Qatar Open, Ito Mima recorded a 4–0 win against reigning Olympic champion Ding Ning in the semifinals. Notably, she won the third set 11–0, the first time a non-Chinese player won a set 11–0 against a Chinese player.
Jennifer Nduka (born 18 October 2000) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2025 Women's…Jennifer Nduka (born 18 October 2000) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Keita Dohi (土肥 圭太 Dohi Keita; born October 17, 2000) is a Japanese competition climber who specializes in competition…Keita Dohi (土肥 圭太 Dohi Keita; born October 17, 2000) is a Japanese competition climber who specializes in competition bouldering.
Shodai Yokoyama (横山 翔大, Yokoyama Shodai, born 14 October 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an…Shodai Yokoyama (横山 翔大, Yokoyama Shodai, born 14 October 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking-midfielder for Singapore Premier League club BG Tampines Rovers. Mainly an attacking-midfielder, he is also capable of playing as a winger and occasionally a left-back.
Kosei Shoji (荘司 康誠, Shoji Kosei; born October 13, 2000 in Niigata, Niigata, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball…Kosei Shoji (荘司 康誠, Shoji Kosei; born October 13, 2000 in Niigata, Niigata, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Shinji Takashima (Japanese: 高島 紳司; born 13 October 2000) is a Japanese professional basketball player for Utsunomiya…Shinji Takashima (Japanese: 高島 紳司; born 13 October 2000) is a Japanese professional basketball player for Utsunomiya Brex of the B.League. A shooting guard, he has represented Japan at senior international level and won a silver medal in the men's tournament at the 2026 Asian Games.
Kaede Hagitani (萩谷楓, born 10 October 2000) is a Japanese athlete. She competed in the women's 5000 metres event at the…Kaede Hagitani (萩谷楓, born 10 October 2000) is a Japanese athlete. She competed in the women's 5000 metres event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Sena Irie (入江 聖奈, Irie Sena; born 9 October 2000) is a Japanese retired amateur boxer who won a gold medal in the…Sena Irie (入江 聖奈, Irie Sena; born 9 October 2000) is a Japanese retired amateur boxer who won a gold medal in the inaugural women's featherweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She became the first Japanese woman to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing.
Aki Momii (籾井あき, Momii Aki; born 7 October 2000) is a Japanese volleyball player. She plays Japan women's national…Aki Momii (籾井あき, Momii Aki; born 7 October 2000) is a Japanese volleyball player. She plays Japan women's national volleyball team. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's volleyball.
Kaito Kuwahara (桑原 海人, Kuwahara Kaito; born 5 October 2000) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a left-back…Kaito Kuwahara (桑原 海人, Kuwahara Kaito; born 5 October 2000) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a left-back for Renofa Yamaguchi FC.
Ayumu Sasaki (佐々木 歩夢, Sasaki Ayumu; born October 4, 2000) is a Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle racer currently competing…Ayumu Sasaki (佐々木 歩夢, Sasaki Ayumu; born October 4, 2000) is a Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle racer currently competing in the Moto2 class for the Dutch RW Racing Team. He most recently competed in Moto3 from 2016 to 2023, where he finished runner-up in his final year in the category behind eventual champion Jaume Masià.
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.
Lilas Ikuta (Japanese: 幾田 りら, Hepburn: Ikuta Rira; born September 25, 2000) is a Japanese singer and songwriter. She is…Lilas Ikuta (Japanese: 幾田 りら, Hepburn: Ikuta Rira; born September 25, 2000) is a Japanese singer and songwriter. She is best known as the vocalist of the duo Yoasobi with producer Ayase, under the stage name Ikura, and a former member of the cover group Plusonica. After numerous singles and extended play releases, Ikuta released two studio albums, Sketch (2023) and Laugh (2025), which peaked in the Oricon Albums Chart's top ten and were supported by the Japan top-40 singles, "Sparkle", "Lens", "Hyakka Ryōran", and "Koikaze".
Wataru Tanaka (田中 渉, Tanaka Wataru; born 23 September 2000) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder…Wataru Tanaka (田中 渉, Tanaka Wataru; born 23 September 2000) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Kagoshima United.
Naoki Tajima (田島 尚輝, Tajima Naoki; born 21 September 2000) is a Japanese tennis player. Tajima has a career high ATP…Naoki Tajima (田島 尚輝, Tajima Naoki; born 21 September 2000) is a Japanese tennis player. Tajima has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 603 achieved on 20 January 2021 and a doubles rankings of No. 245 achieved on 16 February 2026. Tajima won the 2018 French Open – Boys' doubles title.
Hinako Tomitaka (冨髙 日向子, Tomitaka Hinako) (born 21 September 2000) is a Japanese freestyle skier who competes…Hinako Tomitaka (冨髙 日向子, Tomitaka Hinako) (born 21 September 2000) is a Japanese freestyle skier who competes internationally. She competed in the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2021, where she placed fifth in women's ski moguls. Competing at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Valtellina, Tomitaka finished in fourth place in the moguls, missing out on the bronze medal on a tiebreak.
Yutaro Watanabe (渡邉 勇太朗, Watanabe Yutaro; born September 21, 2000, in Hanyū, Saitama, Japan) is a professional Japanese…Yutaro Watanabe (渡邉 勇太朗, Watanabe Yutaro; born September 21, 2000, in Hanyū, Saitama, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a pitcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Ryūhei Obata (小幡 竜平, Obata, Ryūhei; born September 21, 2000 in Ōita City, Ōita Prefecture, Japan) is a professional…Ryūhei Obata (小幡 竜平, Obata, Ryūhei; born September 21, 2000 in Ōita City, Ōita Prefecture, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball infielder for the Hanshin Tigers.
Kei Oshiro (大城 蛍, Oshiro Kei; born 16 September 2000) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a centre back for…Kei Oshiro (大城 蛍, Oshiro Kei; born 16 September 2000) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a centre back for Malaysia Super League club Negeri Sembilan.
Keita Takahata (高畑 奎汰, Takahata Keita; born 16 September 2000) is a Japanese footballer who playing as a midfielder and…Keita Takahata (高畑 奎汰, Takahata Keita; born 16 September 2000) is a Japanese footballer who playing as a midfielder and currently play for J1 League club, V-Varen Nagasaki.
Hanako Ueda (上田華子, Ueda Hanako) better known mononymously by her ring name Hanako (stylized as HANAKO), is a Japanese…Hanako Ueda (上田華子, Ueda Hanako) better known mononymously by her ring name Hanako (stylized as HANAKO), is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is a member of Stars and a former Future of Stardom Champion.
Ikuma Sekigawa (関川 郁万, Sekigawa Ikuma; born 13 September 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Ikuma Sekigawa (関川 郁万, Sekigawa Ikuma; born 13 September 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre back for J1 League club Kashima Antlers.
Teppei Natori (名取鉄平, Natori Teppei; born 11 September 2000) is a Japanese racing driver who currently competes in Super…Teppei Natori (名取鉄平, Natori Teppei; born 11 September 2000) is a Japanese racing driver who currently competes in Super GT for Kondo Racing in the GT300 class. He is best known for becoming Super Formula Lights champion in 2021.
Daiju Nomura (野村 大樹, Nomura Daiju; born September 10, 2000) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder and catcher…Daiju Nomura (野村 大樹, Nomura Daiju; born September 10, 2000) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder and catcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
Takuya Hiruma (蛭間 拓哉, Hiruma Takuya; born September 8, 2000) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays…Takuya Hiruma (蛭間 拓哉, Hiruma Takuya; born September 8, 2000) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays outfielder for the Saitama Seibu Lions.
Issei Ouchi (大内 一生, Ouchi Issei; born 8 September 2000) is a professional footballer currently playing as a goalkeeper…Issei Ouchi (大内 一生, Ouchi Issei; born 8 September 2000) is a professional footballer currently playing as a goalkeeper for J1 League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Born in Italy, Ouchi has represented Japan at youth international level.
Sota Miura (三浦 颯太, Miura Sota; born 7 September 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left back…Sota Miura (三浦 颯太, Miura Sota; born 7 September 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left back for J1 League club Kawasaki Frontale and the Japan national team.
Shiryu Fujiwara (藤原志龍, Fujiwara Shiryu; born 23 September 2000) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for…Shiryu Fujiwara (藤原志龍, Fujiwara Shiryu; born 23 September 2000) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tegevajaro Miyazaki, on loan from Tokushima Vortis.
Shinnosuke Fukuda (Japanese: 福田 心之助; born 4 September 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Shinnosuke Fukuda (Japanese: 福田 心之助; born 4 September 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw, on loan from J1 League club Kyoto Sanga.
Kotaro Arima (有馬 幸太郎, Arima Kotaro; born 3 September 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward…Kotaro Arima (有馬 幸太郎, Arima Kotaro; born 3 September 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for J2 League club Oita Trinita.
Hitomi Hatakeda (畠田 瞳, Hatakeda Hitomi; born (2000-09-01)1 September 2000) is a Japanese former artistic gymnast who…Hitomi Hatakeda (畠田 瞳, Hatakeda Hitomi; born (2000-09-01)1 September 2000) is a Japanese former artistic gymnast who competed at the 2020 Olympic Games. She is the 2019 Summer Universiade champion in the team, all-around, uneven bars, and balance beam. She is also the 2020 American Cup all-around bronze medalist.
Kotaro Daigo (Japanese: 醍醐 虎汰朗, Hepburn: Daigo Kotarō; born 1 September 2000) is a Japanese actor affiliated with…Kotaro Daigo (Japanese: 醍醐 虎汰朗, Hepburn: Daigo Kotarō; born 1 September 2000) is a Japanese actor affiliated with A-Light. He had a leading role for the film Weathering with You.
Yuma Suwa (諏訪 悠磨, Suwa Yuma; born 29 August 2000), better known as Yuma, is a Japanese professional footballer who…Yuma Suwa (諏訪 悠磨, Suwa Yuma; born 29 August 2000), better known as Yuma, is a Japanese professional footballer who plays either as a right-back or central-midfielder most recently for Singapore Premier League club Hougang United.
Shōma Kanemura (金村 尚真, Kanemura Shōma; born August 29, 2000 in Tomigusuku, Okinawa, Japan) is a Japanese professional…Shōma Kanemura (金村 尚真, Kanemura Shōma; born August 29, 2000 in Tomigusuku, Okinawa, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Sanshiro Murao (村尾 三四郎, Murao Sanshirō; born 28 August 2000) is a Japanese judoka. He is a two-time world champion in…Sanshiro Murao (村尾 三四郎, Murao Sanshirō; born 28 August 2000) is a Japanese judoka. He is a two-time world champion in his weight category, having won consecutive gold medals at the World Judo Championships in 2025 and 2026, as well as a three-time world champion with the Japanese team. Murao has also won two silver medals at the 2024 Summer Olympics; one, individually, in his weight category, and the other with the Japanese team in the judo mixed team event.
Tatsuomi Hamada (濱田 龍臣, Hamada Tatsuomi; born August 27, 2000) is a Japanese actor represented by TakeOff and Four…Tatsuomi Hamada (濱田 龍臣, Hamada Tatsuomi; born August 27, 2000) is a Japanese actor represented by TakeOff and Four Springs. As a child actor, Hamada played the role of Sakamoto Ryōma as a child in Ryōmaden and Hiroshi Ichikawa in Kaibutsu-kun. He won the 2010 Gold Dream Award in October 2010.
Megumi Nakamura (Japanese: 中村恵実; born 24 August 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for Canadian…Megumi Nakamura (Japanese: 中村恵実; born 24 August 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for Canadian Northern Super League club Halifax Tides.
Nanako Inagaki (稲垣 那奈子, Inagaki Nanako) (born 24 August 2000) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA…Nanako Inagaki (稲垣 那奈子, Inagaki Nanako) (born 24 August 2000) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour where she has one win.
Ryu Joseph Hashimura (橋村 龍ジョセフ, Hashimura Ryujosefu; born August 23, 2000) is a Japanese ex-football player and current…Ryu Joseph Hashimura (橋村 龍ジョセフ, Hashimura Ryujosefu; born August 23, 2000) is a Japanese ex-football player and current Futsal player. He currently plays for Jonetu Loneliness Fuchu.
Koki Yamaguchi (山口 航輝, Yamaguchi Kōki; born August 8, 2000) is a professional Japanese baseball player. Selected in the…Koki Yamaguchi (山口 航輝, Yamaguchi Kōki; born August 8, 2000) is a professional Japanese baseball player. Selected in the fourth round of the 2018 NPB Draft from Meioh High School in Akita Prefecture, he plays outfield and first base for the Chiba Lotte Marines.
Shōta Morishita (森下 翔太, Morishita Shōta; born August 14, 2000) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the…Shōta Morishita (森下 翔太, Morishita Shōta; born August 14, 2000) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).