Rin Mende (面手 凛, Mende Rin; born 31 December 2007) is a Japanese table tennis player. She was part of her country's…
Rin Mende (面手 凛, Mende Rin; born 31 December 2007) is a Japanese table tennis player. She was part of her country's team at the 2026 World Team Table Tennis Championships, winning a silver medal.
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Azusa Inaba (稲葉あずさ, Inaba Azusa) is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is signed to Professional Wrestling Just Tap…
Azusa Inaba (稲葉あずさ, Inaba Azusa) is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is signed to Professional Wrestling Just Tap Out (JTO), where she is the current JTO Girls Champion in her second reign. She also appears for JTO’s partners World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is a member of H.A.T.E. and a former New Blood Tag Team Champion.
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Ikura Kushida (櫛田 育良, Kushida Ikura; born October 29, 2007) is a Japanese figure skater. With ice dance partner…
Ikura Kushida (櫛田 育良, Kushida Ikura; born October 29, 2007) is a Japanese figure skater. With ice dance partner, Koshiro Shimada, she is the 2025–26 Japanese national silver medalist. As a singles skater, she is the 2022 JGP Czech Republic bronze medalist, the 2023–24 Japan Junior silver medalist, and the 2024–25 Japan Junior bronze medalist.
🎓 Chukyo University🏫 Chukyo University Affiliated Chukyo High School📅 Born October 29🎂 Born 2007📍 From Aichi Prefecture💼 Figure Skating
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Keito Kumashiro (神代 慶人, Kumashiro Keito; born 25 October 2007) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…
Keito Kumashiro (神代 慶人, Kumashiro Keito; born 25 October 2007) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eintracht Frankfurt II.
Rui Araki (荒木 琉偉, Araki Rui; born 14 October 2007) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for…
Rui Araki (荒木 琉偉, Araki Rui; born 14 October 2007) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J1 League club Gamba Osaka.
Rina Kishi (Japanese: 岸 里奈; born 23 September 2007) is a Japanese artistic gymnast. She competed at the 2023 World…
Rina Kishi (Japanese: 岸 里奈; born 23 September 2007) is a Japanese artistic gymnast. She competed at the 2023 World Championships and finished 11th in the all-around. She represented Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Mikoto Umezu (梅津 美琴, Umezu Mikoto; born September 1, 2007) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 1-dan.
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Momiji Nishiya (西矢 椛, Nishiya Momiji; born 30 August 2007) is a Japanese skateboarder. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she…
Momiji Nishiya (西矢 椛, Nishiya Momiji; born 30 August 2007) is a Japanese skateboarder. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she won the first ever gold medal in the women's street competition. Winning at the age of 13, she is the youngest person ever to win a gold medal for Japan, and the third youngest after Marjorie Gestring and Klaus Zerta to ever win an event at the Summer Olympics.
Kazushi Imafuku (born 21 May 2007) is a Japanese swimmer specializing in distance freestyle. At 17 years old, Imafuku…
Kazushi Imafuku (born 21 May 2007) is a Japanese swimmer specializing in distance freestyle. At 17 years old, Imafuku broke the Japanese national record in the 1500 metres freestyle with a time of 14:50.18. The next year, he broke the 800 metres freestyle record at Japan's high school nationals. Despite a stomach illness, he won three silver medals at the 2025 World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships. At the 2026 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, Imafuku won silver in the 1500 m freestyle, reclaiming the Japanese record which had been taken by Kaito Tabuchi, lowering it to 14:42.59.
Miyu Ito (伊藤美優, Itō Miyū; born 15 May 2007), also spelled Miyuu, is a Japanese skateboarder. She is a World…
Miyu Ito (伊藤美優, Itō Miyū; born 15 May 2007), also spelled Miyuu, is a Japanese skateboarder. She is a World Skateboarding Championship and Asian Games bronze medalist.
🎓 Bunkyo University🏫 Tohoku Bunkyo University Yamagata Johoku High School📅 Born May 15🎂 Born 2007📍 From 上山市出身名古屋市, Yamagata Prefecture
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Sora Matsushima (松島 輝空, Matsushima Sora; born 29 April 2007) is a Japanese professional table tennis player. He is the…
Sora Matsushima (松島 輝空, Matsushima Sora; born 29 April 2007) is a Japanese professional table tennis player. He is the current world rank 1 in men's singles, as well as the youngest male player in the current top 10 of the ITTF World Ranking. In August 2026, at the age of 19 years, 5 months, and 6 days, he became the youngest ever world rank 1 in men's singles, surpassing the previous record set by Lin Shidong, and the first Japanese player to hold the top spot since Seiji Ono in July 1980.
Tatsuya Murasa (村佐達也, Murasa Tatsuya; born 27 March 2007) is a Japanese competitive swimmer. He competed in the men's 4…
Tatsuya Murasa (村佐達也, Murasa Tatsuya; born 27 March 2007) is a Japanese competitive swimmer. He competed in the men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the 2024 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal at the men's 200 metre freestyle at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships.
🎓 Chukyo University🏫 Chukyo University Affiliated Chukyo High School📅 Born March 27🎂 Born 2007📍 From Kariya, Aichi💼 Competitive Swimming・Swimming
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Zen Mitani (Japanese: 三谷 然, Hepburn: Mitani Zen; born 27 March 2007) is a Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle racer who…
Zen Mitani (Japanese: 三谷 然, Hepburn: Mitani Zen; born 27 March 2007) is a Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle racer who competes in the Moto3 World Championship for Honda Team Asia. Mitani won the 2024 Asia Talent Cup. He made his Grand Prix debut at the 2025 Indonesian motorcycle Grand Prix, acting as a replacement rider.
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Rento Takaoka (高岡 伶颯, Takaoka Rento; born 12 March 2007) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for Challenger…
Rento Takaoka (高岡 伶颯, Takaoka Rento; born 12 March 2007) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for Challenger Pro League club Patro Eisden.
Mizuki Hirai (born 7 March 2007) is a Japanese swimmer. She placed seventh in the women's 100 metre butterfly at the…
Mizuki Hirai (born 7 March 2007) is a Japanese swimmer. She placed seventh in the women's 100 metre butterfly at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.
🎓 Nihon University🏫 Nihon University Fujisawa High School📅 Born March 7🎂 Born 2007📍 From Kariya, Aichi💼 Competitive Swimming・Swimming
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Yōko Shōgenji (Japanese: 正源司陽子, Hepburn: Shōgenji Yōko; born February 14, 2007) is a Japanese singer and media…
Yōko Shōgenji (Japanese: 正源司陽子, Hepburn: Shōgenji Yōko; born February 14, 2007) is a Japanese singer and media personality. She is a member of the girl group Hinatazaka46. Shōgenji joined Hinatazaka46 in 2022 and has served as the lead performer for the singles "Kimi wa Honeydew" (2024), "Zettaiteki Dairokkan" (2024), and "Ichaicha Mushi" (2026). She has also been a co-host for the NHK High School Courses educational show and starred in the feature film All of Tokyo! (2024). She has been the regular Thursday host of the All Night Nippon X radio program since April 2026.
Kosuke Chiku (知久 航介, Chiku Kosuke; born 3 February 1999) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Gainare…
Kosuke Chiku (知久 航介, Chiku Kosuke; born 3 February 1999) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Gainare Tottori.
Renshi Chokai (鳥海連志, Chōkai Renshi; born February 2, 1999) is a Japanese wheelchair basketball player. He won a silver…
Renshi Chokai (鳥海連志, Chōkai Renshi; born February 2, 1999) is a Japanese wheelchair basketball player. He won a silver medal in Men's wheelchair basketball, at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Koki Watanabe (渡邉 航貴, Watanabe Kōki; born 29 January 1999) is a Japanese badminton player. He graduated from the…
Koki Watanabe (渡邉 航貴, Watanabe Kōki; born 29 January 1999) is a Japanese badminton player. He graduated from the Saitama Sakae High School, and was part of the BIPROGY team since 2017. Watanabe won the Super 300 title at the 2023 Swiss Open and the Super 500 title at the 2024 Canada Open. He also finished runner-up at two Super 750 tournaments, the 2024 Denmark Open and the 2026 Japan Open. In team competitions, Watanabe won a bronze medal with Japan in the men's team event at the 2022 Asian Games. He was also part of the Japanese squad that won the country's first men's team title at the 2026 Asia Team Championships.
Hiroki Abe (安部 裕葵, Abe Hiroki; born 28 January 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger or a…
Hiroki Abe (安部 裕葵, Abe Hiroki; born 28 January 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger or a forward for J1 League club Urawa Red Diamonds and Japan national team.
Tetsuaki Misawa (born 28 January 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who currently plays for Royal Cambodian…
Tetsuaki Misawa (born 28 January 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who currently plays for Royal Cambodian Armed Forces.
Sakura Ishimoto (石本 さくら, Ishimoto Sakura; born January 27, 1999) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked…
Sakura Ishimoto (石本 さくら, Ishimoto Sakura; born January 27, 1999) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 3-dan.
🎓 Ritsumeikan University🏫 Osaka Gakugei High School📅 Born January 27🎂 Born 1999📍 From Suita, Osaka Prefecture💼 Shogi
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Shuri Koyama (小山 珠里, Koyama Shuri; born 24 January 1999) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for…
Shuri Koyama (小山 珠里, Koyama Shuri; born 24 January 1999) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for Gainare Tottori.
Yūki Hashioka (橋岡 優輝, Hashioka Yūki; born 23 January 1999) is a Japanese athlete specialising in the long jump. He won…
Yūki Hashioka (橋岡 優輝, Hashioka Yūki; born 23 January 1999) is a Japanese athlete specialising in the long jump. He won a gold medal at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships. In addition, he finished fourth at the 2018 Asian Games. Hashioka qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and finished in 6th place with a distance of 8.10m.
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Daichi Matsuoka (松岡 大智, Matsuoka Daichi; born January 23, 1999) is a Japanese football player who plays for Kataller…
Daichi Matsuoka (松岡 大智, Matsuoka Daichi; born January 23, 1999) is a Japanese football player who plays for Kataller Toyama.
Yuki Ishida (石田 有輝, Ishida Yūki; born January 21, 1999) is a Japanese professional wrestler, working for DDT…
Yuki Ishida (石田 有輝, Ishida Yūki; born January 21, 1999) is a Japanese professional wrestler, working for DDT Pro-Wrestling.
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Maika Yagi (矢来 舞香, Yagi Maika; born 21 January 1999) is a Japanese racewalking athlete. Representing Japan at the 2022…
Maika Yagi (矢来 舞香, Yagi Maika; born 21 January 1999) is a Japanese racewalking athlete. Representing Japan at the 2022 Asian Games, she won the silver medal at the mixed 35 kilometres walk team. She competed in the women's 35 kilometres walk at the 2025 World Athletics Championships held in Tokyo, Japan.
🎓 Chukyo University🏫 Nishinomiya High School📅 Born January 21🎂 Born 1999📍 From Takarazuka, Hyōgo💼 Track and Field
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Haruki Ohmichi (大道 温貴, Ohmichi Haruki; born July 9, 1996) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher…
Haruki Ohmichi (大道 温貴, Ohmichi Haruki; born July 9, 1996) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
Kyota Mochii (持井 響太, Mochii Kyota; born 20 January 1999) is a Japanese footballer who playing as a midfielder and…
Kyota Mochii (持井 響太, Mochii Kyota; born 20 January 1999) is a Japanese footballer who playing as a midfielder and currently play for FC Imabari.
Koki Sakamoto (坂本 亘基, Sakamoto Koki; born 19 January 1999) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J2…
Koki Sakamoto (坂本 亘基, Sakamoto Koki; born 19 January 1999) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J2 League club Sagan Tosu.
Shione Nakayama (born 18 January 1999) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2021 Rugby World…
Shione Nakayama (born 18 January 1999) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2021 Rugby World Cup.
Taito Gunji (Japanese: 軍司 泰斗, Taito Gunji; born January 17, 1999) is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the…
Taito Gunji (Japanese: 軍司 泰斗, Taito Gunji; born January 17, 1999) is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the featherweight division of K-1. He is the former featherweight champion. A professional competitor since 2015, Gunji is the 2022 K-1 Featherweight World Grand Prix winner, the former Krush Bantamweight champion, and a two-time Krush Super Bantamweight title challenger. As of January 2023, he is ranked as the best bantamweight (-58 kg) and ninth best pound for pound kickboxer in the world by Beyond Kick and the best super flyweight (-58 kg) and tenth best pound for pound kickboxer by Combat Press, who have ranked him in the top ten since August 2021.
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Ryusei Ohe (大江 竜聖, Ohe Ryusei; born January 15, 1999) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka…
Ryusei Ohe (大江 竜聖, Ohe Ryusei; born January 15, 1999) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Yomiuri Giants.
Minami Kato (加藤美南, Katō Minami; born January 15, 1999 in Niigata Prefecture) is a Japanese idol. She is a former member…
Minami Kato (加藤美南, Katō Minami; born January 15, 1999 in Niigata Prefecture) is a Japanese idol. She is a former member of AKB48's sister group NGT48 as a kenkyūsei and was the 2nd captain of the former Team NIII (pronounced N-Three).
Kōshirō Wada (和田 康士朗, Wada Kōshirō; born January 14, 1999 in Higashimatsuyama, Saitama Prefecture) is a professional…
Kōshirō Wada (和田 康士朗, Wada Kōshirō; born January 14, 1999 in Higashimatsuyama, Saitama Prefecture) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays outfielder for the Chiba Lotte Marines.
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Nasa Hataoka (畑岡 奈紗, Hataoka Nasa; born 13 January 1999) is a Japanese professional golfer. She has won seven times on…
Nasa Hataoka (畑岡 奈紗, Hataoka Nasa; born 13 January 1999) is a Japanese professional golfer. She has won seven times on the LPGA Tour and seven times on the LPGA of Japan Tour.
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Ryosuke Ohtsu (大津 亮介, Ohtsu Ryōsuke; born January 13, 1999) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka…
Ryosuke Ohtsu (大津 亮介, Ohtsu Ryōsuke; born January 13, 1999) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
🎓 Kyushu Sangyo University🏫 Kyushu Sangyo University Affiliated Kyushu High School📅 Born January 13🎂 Born 1999📍 From Shime, Fukuoka💼 Baseball
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Mitsuki Saito (齊藤 未月, Saitō Mitsuki; born 10 January 1999) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1…
Mitsuki Saito (齊藤 未月, Saitō Mitsuki; born 10 January 1999) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1 League club Kyoto Sanga. He played as a defensive midfielder early in his career.
🏫 Yokohama Suiryo High School📅 Born January 10🎂 Born 1999📍 From Fujisawa, Kanagawa💼 Football (Soccer)
Tomoya Ando (安藤 智哉, Andō Tomoya; born 10 January 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender…
Tomoya Ando (安藤 智哉, Andō Tomoya; born 10 January 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for German 2. Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli and the Japan national team.
🎓 Aichi Gakuin University🏫 Okazaki Josei High School📅 Born January 10🎂 Born 1999📍 From Toyota, Aichi💼 Football (Soccer)
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Kansei Matsuzawa (松澤寛政, Matsuzawa Kansei; born 8 January 1999), nicknamed "The Tokyo Toe", is a Japanese American…
Kansei Matsuzawa (松澤寛政, Matsuzawa Kansei; born 8 January 1999), nicknamed "The Tokyo Toe", is a Japanese American football kicker for Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Hocking Hawks and Hawaii Rainbow Warriors and was signed by the Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2026.
Masashi Kumura (Japanese: 玖村 将史, Kumura Masashi; born January 8, 1999) is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in…
Masashi Kumura (Japanese: 玖村 将史, Kumura Masashi; born January 8, 1999) is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the super bantamweight division of K-1. He is the former Krush Super Bantamweight champion, having held the title between 2019 and 2021. Kumura is a two-time K-1 World Grand Prix finalist, having finished as the runner-up in the 2019 and 2022 super bantamweight tournaments. As of August 2023, he is ranked as the second best flyweight (-56.7 kg) kickboxer in the world by Combat Press and the second best super flyweight (-55 kg) kickboxer by Beyond Kickboxing. He's been ranked in the flyweight top ten since September 2020. He was previously ranked in the strawweight top ten by Combat Press from May 2019, until August 2020.
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Daichi Kobayashi (小林 大智, Kobayashi Daichi; born January 7, 1999) is a Japanese footballer who play as a Centre-back…
Daichi Kobayashi (小林 大智, Kobayashi Daichi; born January 7, 1999) is a Japanese footballer who play as a Centre-back, captain and currently play for J3 League club, Kochi United.
Saya Ito (born 7 January 1999) is a Japanese kickboxer and Nak Muay, currently competing in the pinweight division of…
Saya Ito (born 7 January 1999) is a Japanese kickboxer and Nak Muay, currently competing in the pinweight division of Battle of Muaythai. She is the current World Muaythai Council World Mini Flyweight champion and Battle of Muaythai Light Flyweight champion. A professional competitor since 2011, she is the former WPMF two-time World and one-time Japanese Pinweight champion and the former WBC Muaythai World Mini Flyweight Champion.
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Natsuki Aizawa (born 6 January 1999) is a Japanese female handball player for the German club Thüringer HC and the…
Natsuki Aizawa (born 6 January 1999) is a Japanese female handball player for the German club Thüringer HC and the Japanese national team.
Kota Minoura (箕浦康太, Minoura Kōta) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese promotion…
Kota Minoura (箕浦康太, Minoura Kōta) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese promotion Dragon Gate where he is a former Open the Twin Gate Champion and Open the Triangle Gate Champion.
Yuki Imai (今井 悠貴, Imai Yūki; born December 30, 1998) is a Japanese actor.
Ami Wajima (和島あみ, Wajima Ami; born December 29, 1998) is a singer from Kutchan, Hokkaido who is signed to Pony Canyon.…
Ami Wajima (和島あみ, Wajima Ami; born December 29, 1998) is a singer from Kutchan, Hokkaido who is signed to Pony Canyon. After passing an audition held by the Japanese entertainment agency Horipro, she debuted in May 2016 with her first single "Gensō Drive", the title track of which was used as the opening theme to the Japanese anime television series The Lost Village. She released her first album I Am in February 2017. Wajima's music has been used in The Lost Village, Kuromukuro, and Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters. She has also performed in China, the Philippines, Singapore, and Indonesia. In July 2017, her management announced that she would put her career on hiatus for health reasons. She resumed her music activities in March 2018.
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Harukiirario Koppu (コップ 晴紀イラリオ, Koppu Harukiirario, born 28 December 1998) is a Japanese water polo player. He competed…
Harukiirario Koppu (コップ 晴紀イラリオ, Koppu Harukiirario, born 28 December 1998) is a Japanese water polo player. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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Ryohei Wakizaka (脇坂 崚平, Wakizaka Ryohei; born 27 December 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a…
Ryohei Wakizaka (脇坂 崚平, Wakizaka Ryohei; born 27 December 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for YSCC Yokohama.
Kento Watanabe (渡部 健人, Watanabe Kento; born December 26, 1998) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays…
Kento Watanabe (渡部 健人, Watanabe Kento; born December 26, 1998) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Saitama Seibu Lions.