Koki Ikeda (池田 向希, Ikeda Kōki; born 3 May 1998) is a Japanese racewalking athlete. He studied at Toyo University. Ikeda…
Koki Ikeda (池田 向希, Ikeda Kōki; born 3 May 1998) is a Japanese racewalking athlete. He studied at Toyo University. Ikeda won a bronze medal in 20 kilometres race walk at the 2019 Asian Race Walking Championships in Nomi. He represented Japan at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, competing in 20 kilometres walk. He won a silver medal at 2020 Summer Olympics and the 2022 World Athletics Championships in the same event. In February 2025, Ikeda was banned for anti-doping violations for four years from November 2024 with results from June 2023 disqualified. His blood samples showed abnormalities alleged to indicate tampering.
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Riho Kurogi (born 2 May 1998) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2017 Women's Rugby World…
Riho Kurogi (born 2 May 1998) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup. She represented Japan in the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Wakaba Shimoguchi (下口 稚葉, Shimoguchi Wakaba; born 2 May 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…
Wakaba Shimoguchi (下口 稚葉, Shimoguchi Wakaba; born 2 May 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for J2 League club Shonan Bellmare.
Manamo Miyata (Japanese: 宮田愛萌, Hepburn: Miyata Manamo; born April 28, 1998) is a Japanese author and media personality.…
Manamo Miyata (Japanese: 宮田愛萌, Hepburn: Miyata Manamo; born April 28, 1998) is a Japanese author and media personality. She is a former second generation member of the idol group Hinatazaka46.
Kenta Watanabe (渡辺 健太, Watanabe Kenta; born 28 April 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a goalkeeper…
Kenta Watanabe (渡辺 健太, Watanabe Kenta; born 28 April 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a goalkeeper for Azul Claro Numazu.
Megumi Abe (born 28 April 1998) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2021 and 2025 Women's…
Megumi Abe (born 28 April 1998) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2021 and 2025 Women's Rugby World Cups.
Yume Shinjo (新條 由芽, Shinjo Yume), (born April 27, 1998) is a former Japanese gravure idol and actress who is known for…
Yume Shinjo (新條 由芽, Shinjo Yume), (born April 27, 1998) is a former Japanese gravure idol and actress who is known for portraying Sena Hayami in Mashin Sentai Kiramager. She is previously represented by A-Plus.
Sotaro Fujiwara (藤原 崇太郎, Fujiwara Sōtarō; born 27 April 1998) is a Japanese judoka. Fujiwara participated at the 2018…
Sotaro Fujiwara (藤原 崇太郎, Fujiwara Sōtarō; born 27 April 1998) is a Japanese judoka. Fujiwara participated at the 2018 World Judo Championships, winning a silver medal. Fujiwara won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Paris held in Paris, France.
Arisu Endo (遠藤有栖, Endo Arisu) is a Japanese professional wrestler competing in Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling (TJPW), where…
Arisu Endo (遠藤有栖, Endo Arisu) is a Japanese professional wrestler competing in Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling (TJPW), where she is a former one-time International Princess Champion and also a former tag team champion.
Naofumi Kizawa (木澤 尚文, Kizawa Naofumi; born April 25, 1998 in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan) is a professional Japanese…
Naofumi Kizawa (木澤 尚文, Kizawa Naofumi; born April 25, 1998 in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Kanta Kajiyama (梶山 幹太, Kajiyama Kanta; born April 24, 1998) is a Japanese football player for Veroskronos Tsuno.
Ikkei Nitta (Japanese: 新田一景; born 23 April 1998) is a Japanese water polo player who plays as a centre back. He…
Ikkei Nitta (Japanese: 新田一景; born 23 April 1998) is a Japanese water polo player who plays as a centre back. He represents Japan internationally and competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics. He won gold medals with Japan at the 2022 Asian Games and 2026 Asian Games.
Masahiro Sekiguchi (関口 正大, Sekiguchi Masahiro; born 21 April 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a right-back…
Masahiro Sekiguchi (関口 正大, Sekiguchi Masahiro; born 21 April 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a right-back for J1 League club V-Varen Nagasaki.
Issei Takahashi (髙橋 壱晟, Takahashi Issei; born April 20, 1998) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for…
Issei Takahashi (髙橋 壱晟, Takahashi Issei; born April 20, 1998) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Vissel Kobe.
Takahiro Ko (高 宇洋, Kō Takahiro; born April 20, 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a central…
Takahiro Ko (高 宇洋, Kō Takahiro; born April 20, 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for J1 League club FC Tokyo. He is the son of former Chinese international Gao Sheng.
Shusuke Yonehara (米原 秀亮, Yonehara Shūsuke; born April 20, 1998) is a Japanese football player, currently playing for…
Shusuke Yonehara (米原 秀亮, Yonehara Shūsuke; born April 20, 1998) is a Japanese football player, currently playing for Thespa Gunma.
Yudai Konishi (小西 雄大, Konishi Yūdai; born 18 April 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward…
Yudai Konishi (小西 雄大, Konishi Yūdai; born 18 April 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Kashiwa Reysol.
Ryoma Kita (北 龍磨, Kita Ryoma; born 16 April 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for FC…
Ryoma Kita (北 龍磨, Kita Ryoma; born 16 April 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for FC Gifu.
Seigo Takei (武井 成豪, Takei Seigo; born 15 April 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for…
Seigo Takei (武井 成豪, Takei Seigo; born 15 April 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for Ventforet Kofu.
Tatsuya Ishikawa (石川 達也, Ishikawa Tatsuya; born April 15, 1998, in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan) is a professional…
Tatsuya Ishikawa (石川 達也, Ishikawa Tatsuya; born April 15, 1998, in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Sakura Koiwai (小祝 さくら, Koiwai Sakura) (born 15 April 1998) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA of…
Sakura Koiwai (小祝 さくら, Koiwai Sakura) (born 15 April 1998) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour where she has 12 victories.
Riku Yamada (山田 陸, Yamada Riku; born April 15, 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder…
Riku Yamada (山田 陸, Yamada Riku; born April 15, 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1 League club V-Varen Nagasaki.
Gakuto Wakabayashi (若林 楽人, Wakabayashi Gakuto; born April 13, 1998) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for…
Gakuto Wakabayashi (若林 楽人, Wakabayashi Gakuto; born April 13, 1998) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Yomiuri Giants.
Kakeru Funaki (舩木 翔, Funaki Kakeru; born April 13, 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left back…
Kakeru Funaki (舩木 翔, Funaki Kakeru; born April 13, 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left back for J1 League club, Albirex Niigata.
Haruki Arai (新井 晴樹, Arai Haruki; born 12 April 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1 League…
Haruki Arai (新井 晴樹, Arai Haruki; born 12 April 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1 League club Kyoto Sanga.
Yosuke Watanuki (綿貫 陽介, Watanuki Yōsuke; born 12 April 1998) is a Japanese professional tennis player. He has a…
Yosuke Watanuki (綿貫 陽介, Watanuki Yōsuke; born 12 April 1998) is a Japanese professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP ranking of World No. 72 achieved on 30 October 2023 and a doubles ranking of No. 374 achieved on 7 January 2019.
Ayano Shimizu (清水 綾乃, Shimizu Ayano; born 11 April 1998) is a Japanese tennis player. Shimizu has a career-high singles…
Ayano Shimizu (清水 綾乃, Shimizu Ayano; born 11 April 1998) is a Japanese tennis player. Shimizu has a career-high singles ranking of 175 by the WTA, reached on 13 May 2019, and a best doubles ranking of 106, achieved on 20 October 2025. Shimizu has won eight singles titles and 24 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She won her biggest title to date at the 2018 Kurume Cup, defeating Abbie Myers in the final.
Sarina Satomi (里見 紗李奈, Satomi Sarina; born 9 April 1998) is a Japanese para-badminton player who competes in…
Sarina Satomi (里見 紗李奈, Satomi Sarina; born 9 April 1998) is a Japanese para-badminton player who competes in international elite competitions. She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won gold medals in women's singles WH1, and women's doubles WH1–WH2 events. She is twice a World women's singles champion and a world champion in the doubles with teammate Yuma Yamazaki.
Yusuke Murase (村瀬 悠介, Murase Yusuke; born 9 April 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for Japan…
Yusuke Murase (村瀬 悠介, Murase Yusuke; born 9 April 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for Japan Football League club Veertien Mie.
Yuto Hikida (疋田 優人, Hikida Yuto; born 7 April 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder.
Takeru Itakura (板倉 洸, Itakura Takeru; born 6 April 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for Renofa…
Takeru Itakura (板倉 洸, Itakura Takeru; born 6 April 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for Renofa Yamaguchi FC.
Ryūsei Ogawa (小川 龍成, Ogawa Ryūsei; born April 5, 1998 in Takebayashi, Gunma Prefecture) is a professional Japanese…
Ryūsei Ogawa (小川 龍成, Ogawa Ryūsei; born April 5, 1998 in Takebayashi, Gunma Prefecture) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Chiba Lotte Marines.
Taiga Matsuo (松尾 大河, Matsuo Taiga; born April 5, 1998, in Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball…
Taiga Matsuo (松尾 大河, Matsuo Taiga; born April 5, 1998, in Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
Kazuaki Tateno (立野 和明, Tateno Kazuaki; born April 3, 1998) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a pitcher…
Kazuaki Tateno (立野 和明, Tateno Kazuaki; born April 3, 1998) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a pitcher for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Yoshiatsu Oiji (生地 慶充, Oiji Yoshiatsu; born April 2, 1998) is a Japanese football player currently playing for FC Gifu.
Kaku Bunkei (郭 玟慶, Kuo Wen-chin; born 1 April 1998) is a Taiwanese-born Japanese rugby union player who plays as a…
Kaku Bunkei (郭 玟慶, Kuo Wen-chin; born 1 April 1998) is a Taiwanese-born Japanese rugby union player who plays as a prop. He currently plays for Shizuoka Blue Revs in Japan's domestic Japan Rugby League One. He was signed to the Sunwolves squad for the 2020 Super Rugby season, but did not make an appearance for the side.
Nana Fujii (藤井 奈々, Fujii Nana; born March 31, 1998) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 1-dan.
Yui Shiozaki (born 31 March 1998) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2017 Women's Rugby…
Yui Shiozaki (born 31 March 1998) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Gen Naganuma (born 31 March 1998) is a Japanese javelin thrower.
Takumi Sasaki (佐々木 匠, Sasaki Takumi; born March 30, 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…
Takumi Sasaki (佐々木 匠, Sasaki Takumi; born March 30, 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Negeri Sembilan.
Tomoya Miki (見木 友哉, Miki Tomoya; born 28 March 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder…
Tomoya Miki (見木 友哉, Miki Tomoya; born 28 March 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1 League club Avispa Fukuoka.
Satoko Miyahara (宮原 知子, Miyahara Satoko; born March 26, 1998) is a Japanese retired figure skater. She is the 2015…
Satoko Miyahara (宮原 知子, Miyahara Satoko; born March 26, 1998) is a Japanese retired figure skater. She is the 2015 World silver medalist, the 2018 World bronze medalist, the 2016 Four Continents champion, a two-time Four Continents silver medalist (2014, 2015), a two-time Grand Prix Final silver medalist (2015, 2016), a two-time Skate America champion (2017, 2018), the 2015 NHK Trophy champion, a four-time CS U.S. Classic champion (2015, 2016, 2018, 2019), the 2014 CS Lombardia Trophy champion, and a four-time Japanese national champion (2014–17). On the junior level, she is the 2012 JGP U.S. champion, the 2011 JGP Poland silver medalist, the 2012 Asian Figure Skating Trophy champion, and a two-time Japanese junior national champion (2012, 2013). She placed fourth at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Tatsuhiko Ito (伊藤達彦, Itō Tatsuhiko, born 23 March 1998) is a Japanese long-distance runner. On 4 December 2020, he…
Tatsuhiko Ito (伊藤達彦, Itō Tatsuhiko, born 23 March 1998) is a Japanese long-distance runner. On 4 December 2020, he finished second to Akira Aizawa in the 10,000m race at the Japanese national championships in a time of 27:25.73 at the Nagai Stadium, Osaka. In doing so, he broke the old Japanese national record along with Akira Aizawa and ran the Olympic qualifying standard time to secure a place at his home 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Haruma Saikyo is a Japanese kickboxer, fighting out of Tokyo, Japan. He is the former Krush Featherweight champion. As…
Haruma Saikyo is a Japanese kickboxer, fighting out of Tokyo, Japan. He is the former Krush Featherweight champion. As of 1 August 2020, he is ranked the #9 strawweight in the world by Combat Press.
Sakura Miyawaki (宮脇咲良, Miyawaki Sakura; born March 19, 1998), also known mononymously as Sakura, is a Japanese singer…
Sakura Miyawaki (宮脇咲良, Miyawaki Sakura; born March 19, 1998), also known mononymously as Sakura, is a Japanese singer and actress based in South Korea. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Le Sserafim, and a former member of South Korean–Japanese girl group Iz*One and Japanese girl groups AKB48 and its sister group HKT48. Miyawaki began her music career with the girl group HKT48 in 2011 and was a concurrent member of their sister group AKB48 from 2014 to 2018. During her tenure, she held center positions for the singles "Kimi wa Melody" and "No Way Man". Miyawaki took a hiatus from HKT48 in 2018 after placing second in the reality competition show Produce 48, joining the girl group Iz*One until 2021, then leaving HKT48 a few months later to pursue her idol career in South Korea by joining Le Sserafim, which debuted in May 2022.
Yukiko Takahata (高畑 祐紀子, Takahata Yukiko; born 18 March 1998) is a former Japanese badminton player from the Yonex…
Yukiko Takahata (高畑 祐紀子, Takahata Yukiko; born 18 March 1998) is a former Japanese badminton player from the Yonex team. In 2017, she became the women's doubles runner-up at the Osaka International tournament partnered with Ayako Sakuramoto. She won her first senior international title at the Spanish International tournament with Sakuramoto. Takahata started to represent the national team in the 2015 World Junior Championships held in Lima, Peru, and helped the team reach the semifinals. At the BWF Grand Prix events, her best result was a runner-up at the 2017 New Zealand Open. Teamed-up with Sakuramoto, Takahata won seven of eight finals of the 2018 BWF World Tour, with a title of Super 500 tournament from Singapore Open, three titles of Super 300 tournament from Swiss, New Zealand, and Australia Open; and three titles of Super 100 tournament. She participated at the 2019 Asia Mixed Team Championships, and won the silver medal after the team lost to the Chinese in the final.
Dan Onodera (小野寺 暖, Onodera Dan; born March 17, 1998) is a professional Japanese baseball outfielder for the Hanshin…
Dan Onodera (小野寺 暖, Onodera Dan; born March 17, 1998) is a professional Japanese baseball outfielder for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Yuto Seko (born 16 March 1998) is a Japanese high jumper. He was a silver medalist at the 2024 Asian Indoor Athletics…
Yuto Seko (born 16 March 1998) is a Japanese high jumper. He was a silver medalist at the 2024 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships.
Ryuichiro Sakai (坂井 隆一郎, Sakai Ryūichirō; born 14 March 1998) is a Japanese sprinter who specializes in the 100 meters.…
Ryuichiro Sakai (坂井 隆一郎, Sakai Ryūichirō; born 14 March 1998) is a Japanese sprinter who specializes in the 100 meters. In 2023, he won the 100 meters at the Japanese Championships. He also competed in the same event at the 2022 and 2023 World Championships, reaching the semi finals in 2022. In 2024, he qualified for the 100 meters at the 2024 Summer Olympics based on his world ranking.