Sarah Asahina (朝比奈 沙羅, Asahina Sara; born 22 October 1996) is a Japanese judoka. She won a silver medal at the 2017…Sarah Asahina (朝比奈 沙羅, Asahina Sara; born 22 October 1996) is a Japanese judoka. She won a silver medal at the 2017 World Judo Championships in Budapest.
Takuma Nishimura (西村 拓真, Nishimura Takuma; born October 22, 1996) is a Japanese football player. He plays as a Forward…Takuma Nishimura (西村 拓真, Nishimura Takuma; born October 22, 1996) is a Japanese football player. He plays as a Forward and is set to play for J1 League club, Machida Zelvia from 2025 and the Japan national team.
Miyu Nakashio (born October 21, 1996) is a Japanese figure skater. She won gold at the 2014 ISU Junior Grand Prix in…Miyu Nakashio (born October 21, 1996) is a Japanese figure skater. She won gold at the 2014 ISU Junior Grand Prix in Estonia. Making her senior international debut, she won the gold medal at the Triglav Trophy in April 2015.
Haruka Shimada (Japanese: 島田 知佳, Shimada Haruka; born 21 October 1996) is a Japanese kickboxer, who competed in the…Haruka Shimada (Japanese: 島田 知佳, Shimada Haruka; born 21 October 1996) is a Japanese kickboxer, who competed in the atomweight division of RISE, where she is the current RISE atomweight champion. As of June 2025, she is ranked as the eighth-best women's atomweight kickboxer in the world by Beyond Kickboxing.
Tōko Miura (Japanese: 三浦透子, Hepburn: Miura Tōko; born October 20, 1996) is a Japanese actress and singer. She is best…Tōko Miura (Japanese: 三浦透子, Hepburn: Miura Tōko; born October 20, 1996) is a Japanese actress and singer. She is best known internationally for her role in the 2021 film Drive My Car as well as her work on the soundtrack of the 2019 animated film Weathering with You. Miura collaborated with the band Radwimps on said soundtrack and most notably made the song "Grand Escape (グランドエスケープ)," which peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.
Masako Furuichi (Japanese: 古市 雅子, Hepburn: Furuichi Masako; born 20 October 1996) Masako Furuichi (born 20 October…Masako Furuichi (Japanese: 古市 雅子, Hepburn: Furuichi Masako; born 20 October 1996) Masako Furuichi (born 20 October 1996) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the women's 72 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway. She is also a two-time medalist at the Asian Wrestling Championships.
Yuto Oshiro (大城 佑斗, Oshiro Yuto; born 19 October 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for…Yuto Oshiro (大城 佑斗, Oshiro Yuto; born 19 October 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Nagano Parceiro.
Shota Yomesaka (嫁阪 翔太, Yomesaka Shōta) is a Japanese football player. He is currently contracted to J3 League side Nara…Shota Yomesaka (嫁阪 翔太, Yomesaka Shōta) is a Japanese football player. He is currently contracted to J3 League side Nara Club<
Iwana Kobayashi (小林 岩魚, Kobayashi Iwana; born 17 October 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a…Iwana Kobayashi (小林 岩魚, Kobayashi Iwana; born 17 October 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Ventforet Kofu of J2 League.
Suzumi Takayama (高山涼深, Takayama Suzumi, born October 19, 1996) is a Japanese professional boxer. He currently competes…Suzumi Takayama (高山涼深, Takayama Suzumi, born October 19, 1996) is a Japanese professional boxer. He currently competes in the super-flyweight division.
Hiromasa Funabasama (船迫 大雅, Funabasama Hiromasa; born October 16, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for…Hiromasa Funabasama (船迫 大雅, Funabasama Hiromasa; born October 16, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Noboru Shimizu (清水 昇, Shimizu Noboru; born October 25, 1996 in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan) is a professional Japanese…Noboru Shimizu (清水 昇, Shimizu Noboru; born October 25, 1996 in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Hiroshi Yoshinaga (吉永 大志, Yoshinaga Hiroshi; born 14 October 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a…Hiroshi Yoshinaga (吉永 大志, Yoshinaga Hiroshi; born 14 October 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Fukushima United.
Yuka Anzai (born 14 October 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League club…Yuka Anzai (born 14 October 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League club JEF United Chiba Ladies.
Hiroaki Aoyama (青山 景昌, Aoyama Hiroaki; born 14 October 1996) is a retired Japanese footballer who played as a…Hiroaki Aoyama (青山 景昌, Aoyama Hiroaki; born 14 October 1996) is a retired Japanese footballer who played as a midfielder.
Sotaro Shimauchi (島内 颯太郎, Shimauchi Sotaro; born October 14, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the…Sotaro Shimauchi (島内 颯太郎, Shimauchi Sotaro; born October 14, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Hikaru Ohta (太田 光, Ohta Hikaru; born October 14, 1996) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays catcher for…Hikaru Ohta (太田 光, Ohta Hikaru; born October 14, 1996) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays catcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Ikue Kitazawa (北澤 育恵, Kitazawa Ikue; born October 12, 1996 in Karuizawa) is a Japanese curler from Saku, Nagano. She is…Ikue Kitazawa (北澤 育恵, Kitazawa Ikue; born October 12, 1996 in Karuizawa) is a Japanese curler from Saku, Nagano. She is the skip of the Chubu Electric Power curling team, which won the Japan Curling Championships in both 2017 and 2019. At the international level, she has represented Japan twice at the World Women's Curling Championship (2019, 2022) and the 2019 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships, where she won a silver medal.
Satoshi Iizuka (飯塚 悟史, Iizuka Satoshi; born July 12, 1993 in Jōetsu, Niigata, Japan) is a professional Japanese…Satoshi Iizuka (飯塚 悟史, Iizuka Satoshi; born July 12, 1993 in Jōetsu, Niigata, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars. Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors) NPB.com
Yukinori Kishida (岸田 行倫, Kishida Yukinori; born October 10, 1996) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays…Yukinori Kishida (岸田 行倫, Kishida Yukinori; born October 10, 1996) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays catcher for the Yomiuri Giants.
Sara Takanashi (高梨 沙羅, Takanashi Sara) (born 8 October 1996) is a Japanese ski jumper. She is one of the most…Sara Takanashi (高梨 沙羅, Takanashi Sara) (born 8 October 1996) is a Japanese ski jumper. She is one of the most successful female ski jumpers to date, as well as one of the most successful athletes in the history of the sport, having won four World Cup overall titles (an all-time female record), seven World Championship medals, and two bronze Winter Olympics medals. As of October 2026, Takanashi holds the record for the most individual World Cup wins, male or female, with 63. She also has three Guinness World Records certificates for the most podium finishes in the Ski Jumping World Cup, the most individual victories by a female in the Ski Jumping World Cup, and the most Ski Jumping World Cup individual victories in a career (overall).
Naoto Arai (新井 直人, Arai Naoto; born 7 October 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for…Naoto Arai (新井 直人, Arai Naoto; born 7 October 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for J1 League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Arai has spent most of his career playing in the J1 League and the J2 League, mainly for Albirex Niigata. He has also spent time at Cerezo Osaka, Tokushima Vortis and Sanfreece Hiroshima.
Kazuki Takahashi (高橋 一輝, Takahashi Kazuki; born 6 October 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for…Kazuki Takahashi (高橋 一輝, Takahashi Kazuki; born 6 October 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for K League 1 club, Bucheon FC.
Yoshio Koizumi (小泉 佳穂, Koizumi Yoshio; born 5 October 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an…Yoshio Koizumi (小泉 佳穂, Koizumi Yoshio; born 5 October 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for J1 League club Kashiwa Reysol.
Kotori Shigemoto (重本 ことり, Shigemoro Kotori; born 5 October 1996, in Tokushima Prefecture) is a Japanese tarento…Kotori Shigemoto (重本 ことり, Shigemoro Kotori; born 5 October 1996, in Tokushima Prefecture) is a Japanese tarento, fashion model, singer and voice actress. She is a former member and leader of Dream5. She is nicknamed Kotori (ことり). She is currently represented with Gold.
Yudai Ogawa (小川 雄大, Ogawa Yudai; Khmer: យូឌៃ អូកាវ៉ា) (born 4 October 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a…Yudai Ogawa (小川 雄大, Ogawa Yudai; Khmer: យូឌៃ អូកាវ៉ា) (born 4 October 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cambodian Premier League club ISI Dangkor Senchey. Born in Japan, he plays for the Cambodia national team.
Masaru Fujii (藤井 聖, Fujii Masaru; born October 3, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Tohoku…Masaru Fujii (藤井 聖, Fujii Masaru; born October 3, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Shunsuke Motegi (茂木 駿佑, Motegi Shunsuke; born October 2, 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for…Shunsuke Motegi (茂木 駿佑, Motegi Shunsuke; born October 2, 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J3 League club FC Ryukyu.
Ryōma Watanabe (渡邊 凌磨, Watanabe Ryōma; born 2 October 1996) is a Japanese football player who plays for Urawa Red…Ryōma Watanabe (渡邊 凌磨, Watanabe Ryōma; born 2 October 1996) is a Japanese football player who plays for Urawa Red Diamonds.
Nanasei Iino (飯野 七聖, Iino Nanasei; born 2 October 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a right back for…Nanasei Iino (飯野 七聖, Iino Nanasei; born 2 October 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a right back for Vissel Kobe.
Aya Ohori (大堀 彩, Ōhori Aya; born 2 October 1996) is a former Japanese professional badminton player from Aizuwakamatsu…Aya Ohori (大堀 彩, Ōhori Aya; born 2 October 1996) is a former Japanese professional badminton player from Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. She is affiliated with the Tonami Transportation badminton club. Ohori represented Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Haruka Yamada (山田 遥楓, Yamada Haruka; born September 30, 1996) is a professional Japanese baseball infielder for the…Haruka Yamada (山田 遥楓, Yamada Haruka; born September 30, 1996) is a professional Japanese baseball infielder for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Saitama Seibu Lions and the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
Rio Takizawa (born 30 September 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for…Rio Takizawa (born 30 September 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Frauen-Bundesliga club 1. FSV Mainz 05.
Rikiya Motegi (茂木 力也, Motegi Rikiya; born 27 September 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Rikiya Motegi (茂木 力也, Motegi Rikiya; born 27 September 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for J2 League club RB Omiya Ardija.
Yuya Himeno (姫野 宥弥, Himeno Yūya; born 27 September 1996 in Ōita, Ōita) is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for…Yuya Himeno (姫野 宥弥, Himeno Yūya; born 27 September 1996 in Ōita, Ōita) is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for Vanraure Hachinohe.
Mami Ueno (上野 真実, Ueno Mami; born September 27, 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for Sanfrecce…Mami Ueno (上野 真実, Ueno Mami; born September 27, 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the WE League and for the Japan national team.
Ryo Watanabe (渡邊 龍, Watanabe Ryo; born 24 September 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Ryo Watanabe (渡邊 龍, Watanabe Ryo; born 24 September 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vanraure Hachinohe.
Kensei Nakashima (中島 賢星, Nakashima Kensei, born 23 September 1996 in Saga, Japan) is a Japanese football player who…Kensei Nakashima (中島 賢星, Nakashima Kensei, born 23 September 1996 in Saga, Japan) is a Japanese football player who plays as a midfielder for Renofa Yamaguchi FC.
Yuki Nemoto (根本悠生, Nemoto Yūki; born September 22, 1996) is a Japanese racing driver who last competed in Super GT for…Yuki Nemoto (根本悠生, Nemoto Yūki; born September 22, 1996) is a Japanese racing driver who last competed in Super GT for apr, and in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup with Vincenzo Sospiri Racing. He has spent most of his career racing in Italy with VSR, winning the Italian GT Championship twice with the team - once in the Sprint category in 2020, and again in the Endurance Championship in 2022.
Naoki Nakamura (中村直幹, Nakamura Naoki; born 19 September 1996 in Rumoi) is a Japanese ski jumper. Team bronze medalist…Naoki Nakamura (中村直幹, Nakamura Naoki; born 19 September 1996 in Rumoi) is a Japanese ski jumper. Team bronze medalist at the 2016 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships. His younger sister, Anju Nakamura, competes in the Nordic Combined. His best individual result so far is 3rd place in the competition in Ruka in the season 2022–23.
Julian Jrummi Walsh (ウォルシュ・ジュリアン・ジャミイ Uorushu Jurian Jamii, born 18 September 1996 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a…Julian Jrummi Walsh (ウォルシュ・ジュリアン・ジャミイ Uorushu Jurian Jamii, born 18 September 1996 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican-born Japanese track and field athlete competing in the sprints. He is the son of reggae drummer Emanuel Walsh (Pablo Moses, the Mighty Diamonds, Garnett Silk and John Holt), who married a Japanese woman and has lived in Japan for almost 20 years. Walsh moved to Japan as a toddler and grew up in Higashimurayama. He started running track in 10th grade, but his school had no facilities to practice on and no coach. He couldn't take track seriously until the following year. After two seasons, he led off the Japanese silver medal winning relay team at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics. That same summer he moved into senior level competition, anchoring the Asian-Pacific 4x400 metres relay team at the 2014 IAAF Continental Cup. Two years later, he qualified for the 2016 Olympics in the 400 metres, by running a 45.35 at the Japanese Olympic Trials in Nagoya at age 19.
Jurato Ikeda (池田 樹雷人, Ikeda, Jurato; born 17 September 1996 in Tokyo) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender…Jurato Ikeda (池田 樹雷人, Ikeda, Jurato; born 17 September 1996 in Tokyo) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J3 League club Kagoshima United.
Tomoya Kitamura (北村 知也, Kitamura Tomoya; born 15 September 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a…Tomoya Kitamura (北村 知也, Kitamura Tomoya; born 15 September 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for Tegevajaro Miyazaki.
Haruka Enomoto (榎本遼香, Enomoto Haruka; born 14 September 1996) is a Japanese diver. She competed in the 2017 Summer…Haruka Enomoto (榎本遼香, Enomoto Haruka; born 14 September 1996) is a Japanese diver. She competed in the 2017 Summer Universiade, 2017 FINA Diving Grand Prix, and 2021 FINA Diving World Cup. She qualified to represent Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Daizo Horikoshi (堀越 大蔵, Horikoshi Daizo; born 14 September 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Daizo Horikoshi (堀越 大蔵, Horikoshi Daizo; born 14 September 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Australian NPL NSW club NWS Spirit.
Katsuya Nakano (中野 克哉, Nakano Katsuya; born 13 September 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Katsuya Nakano (中野 克哉, Nakano Katsuya; born 13 September 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for J3 League club Tochigi SC.
Takumi Hama (濱 託巳, Hama Takumi; born 11 September 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for…Takumi Hama (濱 託巳, Hama Takumi; born 11 September 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Kochi United SC.
Yuya Aoki (青木優也, Aoki Yūya) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW). He…Yuya Aoki (青木優也, Aoki Yūya) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW). He is a former BJW Junior Heavyweight Champion, Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Champion and former longest reign one-time BJW World Strong Heavyweight Champion.
