Tsukasa Nakagawa (中川 つかさ, Nakagawa Tsukasa; born 13 August 2000) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She…Tsukasa Nakagawa (中川 つかさ, Nakagawa Tsukasa; born 13 August 2000) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in the SV.League for NEC Red Rockets Kawasaki.
Yu Owada (大和田侑, Ōwada Yū) better known by his ring name Owadasan (オオワダサン, Ōwadasan) is a Japanese professional…Yu Owada (大和田侑, Ōwada Yū) better known by his ring name Owadasan (オオワダサン, Ōwadasan) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is signed to Pro Wrestling Noah where he performs under his real name and is part of the Team 2000X stable. He also performs on the European independent circuit under the ring name Kouga.
Waka Kobori (小堀 倭加, Kobori Waka; born 10 August 2000) is a Japanese swimmer. She competed in the women's 1500 metre…Waka Kobori (小堀 倭加, Kobori Waka; born 10 August 2000) is a Japanese swimmer. She competed in the women's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 2018 Asian Games, winning the bronze medal. She qualified to represent Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Hiroya Matsumoto (松本 大弥, Matsumoto Hiroya; born 10 August 2000) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defensive…Hiroya Matsumoto (松本 大弥, Matsumoto Hiroya; born 10 August 2000) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for J1 League club Shonan Bellmare.
Shion Homma (本間 至恩, Homma Shion; born 9 August 2000) is a Japanese professional football player who plays as a…Shion Homma (本間 至恩, Homma Shion; born 9 August 2000) is a Japanese professional football player who plays as a midfielder for J1 League club FC Tokyo.
Asasuiryū Ryōma (Japanese: 朝翠龍 涼馬; born August 9, 2000 as Ryōma Ishizaki (石崎 涼馬, Ishizaki Ryōma)) is a Japanese…Asasuiryū Ryōma (Japanese: 朝翠龍 涼馬; born August 9, 2000 as Ryōma Ishizaki (石崎 涼馬, Ishizaki Ryōma)) is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler. Wrestling for Takasago stable, his highest rank is maegashira 13. He is the younger brother of Asakōryū, a sumo wrestler from the same heya (sumo stable).
Takato Ihara (伊原 陵人, Ihara Takato; born August 7, 2000) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hanshin…Takato Ihara (伊原 陵人, Ihara Takato; born August 7, 2000) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Hiiro Komori (小森 飛絢, Komori Hiiro; born 6 August 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for…Hiiro Komori (小森 飛絢, Komori Hiiro; born 6 August 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for J1 League club Urawa Red Diamonds.
Runa Konomi (木稲 瑠那, Konomi Runa; born 6 August 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper…Runa Konomi (木稲 瑠那, Konomi Runa; born 6 August 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for WE League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina.
Yuji Kitajima (北島 祐二, Kitajima Yūji; born 4 August 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Yuji Kitajima (北島 祐二, Kitajima Yūji; born 4 August 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1 League club Avispa Fukuoka.
Kota Yazawa (矢澤 宏太, Yazawa Kota; born August 2, 2000) is a professional baseball player for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham…Kota Yazawa (矢澤 宏太, Yazawa Kota; born August 2, 2000) is a professional baseball player for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball. He plays as a two-way player.
Remina Yoshimoto is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the women's 50 kg event at the 2021 World…Remina Yoshimoto is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the women's 50 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.
Asahi Haga (芳賀 日陽, Haga Asahi; born July 30, 2000) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J2 League…Asahi Haga (芳賀 日陽, Haga Asahi; born July 30, 2000) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J2 League club FC Osaka.
Tatsuki Mizuno (水野 達稀, Mizuno Tatsuki; born July 30, 2000 in Marugame, Kagawa, Japan) is a Japanese professional…Tatsuki Mizuno (水野 達稀, Mizuno Tatsuki; born July 30, 2000 in Marugame, Kagawa, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseballinfielder for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Shunki Higashi (東 俊希, Higashi Shunki; born 28 July 2000) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a left winger or a left…Shunki Higashi (東 俊希, Higashi Shunki; born 28 July 2000) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a left winger or a left back for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
Keito Nakamura (中村 敬斗, Nakamura Keito; born 28 July 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for Ligue 1…Keito Nakamura (中村 敬斗, Nakamura Keito; born 28 July 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club Lyon and the Japan national team. He plays either as a left winger or a forward.
Shogo Sasaki (佐々木 翔悟, Sasaki Shogo; born 25 July 2000) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a left-back for J1…Shogo Sasaki (佐々木 翔悟, Sasaki Shogo; born 25 July 2000) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a left-back for J1 League club Gamba Osaka.
Toya Nakamura (中村 桐耶, Nakamura Tōya; born July 23, 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre…Toya Nakamura (中村 桐耶, Nakamura Tōya; born July 23, 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre back for J2 League club Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo.
Togo Umeda (梅田 透吾, Umeda Togo; born 3 July 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer currently playing as a…Togo Umeda (梅田 透吾, Umeda Togo; born 3 July 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer currently playing as a goalkeeper for Shimizu S-Pulse.
Natsuki Toda (戸田懐生, Toda Natsuki; born July 22, 2000) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the NC Dinos of…Natsuki Toda (戸田懐生, Toda Natsuki; born July 22, 2000) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the NC Dinos of the KBO League. He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yomiuri Giants.
Yuki Kobayashi (小林 友希, Kobayashi Yūki; born 18 July 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Yuki Kobayashi (小林 友希, Kobayashi Yūki; born 18 July 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ekstraklasa club Jagiellonia Białystok.
Wataru Morishige (Japanese: 森重航, born 17 July 2000) is a Japanese speed skater who represented Japan at the 2022 Winter…Wataru Morishige (Japanese: 森重航, born 17 July 2000) is a Japanese speed skater who represented Japan at the 2022 Winter Olympics and the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Ryuhei Yamamoto (山本 龍平, Yamamoto Ryuhei; born 16 July 2000) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a left…Ryuhei Yamamoto (山本 龍平, Yamamoto Ryuhei; born 16 July 2000) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a left midfielder for Renofa Yamaguchi.
Daita Miyagi (宮城 滝太, Miyagi Takita; born July 15, 2000) is a Japanese professional baseball player. He is a pitcher for…Daita Miyagi (宮城 滝太, Miyagi Takita; born July 15, 2000) is a Japanese professional baseball player. He is a pitcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Uta Abe (阿部 詩, Abe Uta; born 14 July 2000) is a Japanese judoka who competes in the Women's half-lightweight (52 kg)…Uta Abe (阿部 詩, Abe Uta; born 14 July 2000) is a Japanese judoka who competes in the Women's half-lightweight (52 kg) division. She won the gold medal in the Women's 52 kg competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics and two silver medals in a row with the Japanese team in the judo mixed team events at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics. Abe is also a six-time world champion, having won the gold medal in her weight category at the World Judo Championships in 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2025, and 2026. She rose to prominence after winning her first senior gold medal, aged just 16, at the 2017 Judo Grand Prix Düsseldorf, thus becoming the youngest IJF senior competition winner in history.
Ryo Ishii (石井 僚, Ishii Ryo; born 11 July 2000) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a goalkeeper for J2 League…Ryo Ishii (石井 僚, Ishii Ryo; born 11 July 2000) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a goalkeeper for J2 League club Yokohama FC.
Ryo Takahashi (高橋 亮, Takahashi Ryō; born 11 July 2000) is a Japanese football player currently playing as a defender…Ryo Takahashi (高橋 亮, Takahashi Ryō; born 11 July 2000) is a Japanese football player currently playing as a defender for Langwarrin SC.
Akira Sone (素根 輝, Sone Akira; born 9 July 2000) is a Japanese judoka. She won the gold medal in the Women's +78 kg…Akira Sone (素根 輝, Sone Akira; born 9 July 2000) is a Japanese judoka. She won the gold medal in the Women's +78 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics and a silver medal with the Japanese team in the mixed team event at both the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics. She is also a two-time world champion in her weight category. Sone's favorite techniques are Tai Otoshi and Ouchi Gari.
Rin Miyaji is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won the silver medal in the women's 68 kg event at the 2021 World…Rin Miyaji is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won the silver medal in the women's 68 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway.
Hina Hayata (早田 ひな, Hayata Hina; born 7 July 2000) is a Japanese international table tennis player. She is the most…Hina Hayata (早田 ひな, Hayata Hina; born 7 July 2000) is a Japanese international table tennis player. She is the most successful player on the ITTF Challenge Series since its inception in 2017. Owing to her stature, she is able to generate more spin on both sides than most female players. She is coached by Daisuka Ishida.
Hinata Kida (喜田 陽, Kida Hinata; born 4 July 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive…Hinata Kida (喜田 陽, Kida Hinata; born 4 July 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for J1 League club JEF United Chiba.
Yoshihiro Akahane (赤羽 由紘, Akahane Yoshihiro; born June 29, 2000 in Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan) is a professional Japanese…Yoshihiro Akahane (赤羽 由紘, Akahane Yoshihiro; born June 29, 2000 in Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Kosuke Yasuhira (Japanese: 安平 光佑, Yasuhira Kōsuke; born 29 June 2000) is a Japanese professional handballer who plays…Kosuke Yasuhira (Japanese: 安平 光佑, Yasuhira Kōsuke; born 29 June 2000) is a Japanese professional handballer who plays as a centre back for Kuwaiti club Burgan SC and Japan national team. He is known for his speed, vision, playmaking ability, and creativity, earning nicknames such as "Sonic" and "Samurai" during his time with RK Vardar in North Macedonia.
Yukinari Sugawara (菅原 由勢, Sugawara Yukinari; born 28 June 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Yukinari Sugawara (菅原 由勢, Sugawara Yukinari; born 28 June 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a right-back or right wing-back for Serie A club Cagliari, on loan from EFL Championship club Southampton and the Japan national team. Sugawara began his senior career at Nagoya Grampus. In 2019, he joined AZ on loan before joining the club permanently in 2020. Sugawara moved to English club Southampton in 2024. He spent the 2025–26 season on loan at Werder Bremen. Sugawara has represented his country at youth and full international level.
Shuto Nakano (中野 就斗, Nakano Shuto; born 27 June 2000) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a wing-back…Shuto Nakano (中野 就斗, Nakano Shuto; born 27 June 2000) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a wing-back, full-back or centre back for Sanfrecce Hiroshima and the Japan national team.
Shimpei Fukuoka (福岡 慎平, Fukuoka Shinpei; born June 27, 2000) is a Japanese football player currently plays for Kyoto…Shimpei Fukuoka (福岡 慎平, Fukuoka Shinpei; born June 27, 2000) is a Japanese football player currently plays for Kyoto Sanga FC.
Yuka Orihara (折原 裕香, Orihara Yuka; born 26 June 2000) is a Japanese ice dancer who competes for Finland. With her…Yuka Orihara (折原 裕香, Orihara Yuka; born 26 June 2000) is a Japanese ice dancer who competes for Finland. With her current partner, Juho Pirinen, she is the 2019–20 Finnish national champion and a five-time Finnish national silver medalist (2022–26).
Yuki "James" Nomura (野村 佑希, Nomura Yuki; born June 26, 2000) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays…Yuki "James" Nomura (野村 佑希, Nomura Yuki; born June 26, 2000) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
Keita Nakajima (Japanese: 中島啓太, born 24 June 2000) is a Japanese professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He…Keita Nakajima (Japanese: 中島啓太, born 24 June 2000) is a Japanese professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He had an exceptional amateur career; he won the 2021 Panasonic Open on the Japan Golf Tour while still an amateur and was number one in the World Amateur Golf Ranking for a record 87 weeks. He turned professional in 2022, and won three times on the Japan Golf Tour the following year, topping the tour's money list. Nakajima won his first title on the European Tour in 2024.
Aoi Yamada (山田 葵, Yamada Aoi, born June 24, 2000) is a Japanese dancer, model and actress based in Tokyo. Her dance…Aoi Yamada (山田 葵, Yamada Aoi, born June 24, 2000) is a Japanese dancer, model and actress based in Tokyo. Her dance form is inspired by expressionist and butoh movements. In 2021, Yamada performed at the closing ceremony of the 2020 Summer Olympics. As an actress, Yamada has appeared in the television series First Love (2022) and in the Wim Wenders film Perfect Days (2023).
Kennedy Egbus Mikuni (三國 ケネディエブス, Mikuni Kenedeiebusu; born 23 June 2000) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a…Kennedy Egbus Mikuni (三國 ケネディエブス, Mikuni Kenedeiebusu; born 23 June 2000) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a centre-back for J1 League club Avispa Fukuoka, on loan from Nagoya Grampus.
Shinya Matsuyama (松山 晋也, Matsuyama Shinya; born June 23, 2000) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the…Shinya Matsuyama (松山 晋也, Matsuyama Shinya; born June 23, 2000) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Yumena Yanai (箭内 夢菜, Yanai Yūmena; June 21, 2000), is a Japanese actress and model. She is signed under the talent…Yumena Yanai (箭内 夢菜, Yanai Yūmena; June 21, 2000), is a Japanese actress and model. She is signed under the talent agency Irving.
Sayaka Kurara (玖麗 さやか, Kurara Sayaka; born June 20, 2000) is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is signed to World…Sayaka Kurara (玖麗 さやか, Kurara Sayaka; born June 20, 2000) is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is one-half of the current New Blood Tag Team Champions in her first reign and the second leader of Cosmic Angels stable. She is a former World of Stardom Champion.
Ayato Endo (遠藤 彩斗, Endō Ayato; born 19 June 2000) is a Japanese badminton player who specializes in men's doubles. He…Ayato Endo (遠藤 彩斗, Endō Ayato; born 19 June 2000) is a Japanese badminton player who specializes in men's doubles. He is a member of the NTT East badminton team and has a long-standing partnership with Yuta Takei. With Takei, Endo won his first BWF World Tour title at the 2022 Canada Open. In 2022 while still a university student, the pair also secured three titles on the BWF International Challenge/Series circuit. Endo and Takei achieved a career-high world ranking of No. 25 on 16 May 2023.
