Sakura Fujiwara (藤原さくら, Fujiwara Sakura; born December 30, 1995) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and actress. She is…Sakura Fujiwara (藤原さくら, Fujiwara Sakura; born December 30, 1995) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and actress. She is managed by the agency Amuse Inc.
Tsuyoshi Yamasaki (山﨑 剛, Yamasaki Tsuyoshi; born December 29, 1995) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He…Tsuyoshi Yamasaki (山﨑 剛, Yamasaki Tsuyoshi; born December 29, 1995) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Chiba Lotte Marines.
Ryoya Iizumi (飯泉 涼矢, Iizumi Ryōya; born 28 December 1995) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for…Ryoya Iizumi (飯泉 涼矢, Iizumi Ryōya; born 28 December 1995) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for Blaublitz Akita.
Mikihiko Hashimoto (橋本幹彦, Hashimoto Mikihiko; born 27 December 1995) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of…Mikihiko Hashimoto (橋本幹彦, Hashimoto Mikihiko; born 27 December 1995) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House of Representatives since 2024. From 2018 to 2019, he served in the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.
Yugo Bandoh (板東 湧梧, Bandō Yūgo; born December 27, 1995 in Naruto, Tokushima, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball…Yugo Bandoh (板東 湧梧, Bandō Yūgo; born December 27, 1995 in Naruto, Tokushima, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball Pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Issei Onitsuka (鬼塚一聖, Onizuka Issei) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler. He is best known or his time with…Issei Onitsuka (鬼塚一聖, Onizuka Issei) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler. He is best known or his time with Gleat where he is a former G-Rush Champion and G-Infinity Champion. He is also known for his stint tenures with Wrestle-1 and All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW).
Seiya Tsutsumi (堤聖也) (born December 24, 1995) is a Japanese professional boxer. He is a two-time World Boxing…Seiya Tsutsumi (堤聖也) (born December 24, 1995) is a Japanese professional boxer. He is a two-time World Boxing Association (WBA) bantamweight champion having held the title since December 2025 until May 2026. and previously from 2024 to 2025.
Arisa Kimishima (君嶋 愛梨沙, Kimishima Arisa; born 23 December 1995 in Iwakuni) is a Japanese bobsledder and sprinter. As a…Arisa Kimishima (君嶋 愛梨沙, Kimishima Arisa; born 23 December 1995 in Iwakuni) is a Japanese bobsledder and sprinter. As a bobsledder, she competed in the two-woman event at the 2017 World Championships. As a sprinter, she is a former Japanese junior high school record holder in the 200 metres and the 2009 Japanese junior high school champion.
Sewon Okazawa (岡澤 セオン) (born 21 December 1995) is a Japanese boxer. He competed in the men's welterweight event at the…Sewon Okazawa (岡澤 セオン) (born 21 December 1995) is a Japanese boxer. He competed in the men's welterweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Mifuyu Koide (小出 深冬, Koide Mifuyu; born December 21, 1995) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. She competed at the 2016…Mifuyu Koide (小出 深冬, Koide Mifuyu; born December 21, 1995) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics for the Japan women's national rugby sevens team. Japan finished in 10th place overall. She was named in the Sakura Sevens squad to compete at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.
Shuhei Hoshino (星野 秀平, Hoshino Shuhei; born 19 December 1995), nicknamed Jumbo, is a Japanese professional footballer…Shuhei Hoshino (星野 秀平, Hoshino Shuhei; born 19 December 1995), nicknamed Jumbo, is a Japanese professional footballer who plays either as a centre-back or striker for Singapore Premier League club Geylang International. Shuhei is the current all-time top goal scorer of Balestier Khalsa with 43 goals.
Kaito Ishida (石田凱士, Ishida Kaito) (born December 19, 1995) is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for…Kaito Ishida (石田凱士, Ishida Kaito) (born December 19, 1995) is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Gleat, where he is a former two-times G-Rex Champion and former two-time G-Infinity Champion. He is also known for his work in Dragon Gate, where he was a one-time Open the Brave Gate Champion.
Kenichiro Fumita (文田 健一郎, Fumita Ken'ichirō; born 18 December 1995) is a Japanese Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the gold…Kenichiro Fumita (文田 健一郎, Fumita Ken'ichirō; born 18 December 1995) is a Japanese Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the gold medal in the 60 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. In 2017, he won a gold medal at Paris World Wrestling Championships in 59 kg.
Sei Kawahara (Japanese: 川原星, born December 17, 1995) is a Japanese figure skater. He won one medal on the ISU Junior…Sei Kawahara (Japanese: 川原星, born December 17, 1995) is a Japanese figure skater. He won one medal on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and made his Grand Prix debut at the 2015 Skate Canada International.
Yoshihide Kiryū (桐生 祥秀, Kiryū Yoshihide; born 15 December 1995) is a Japanese sprinter who specializes in the 100…Yoshihide Kiryū (桐生 祥秀, Kiryū Yoshihide; born 15 December 1995) is a Japanese sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. Born in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, Kiryū played football while at elementary school and became interested in track and field at junior high school, as his brother took part in the sport. In 2011, he won the under-16 national title in the 100 metres at the National Sports Festival of Japan, with a time of 10.58 seconds. The following year, Kiryū ran in the under-18 category at the same competition and broke the world youth best for the 100 metres by bettering Tamunosiki Atorudibo's record of 10.23 seconds by two hundredths of a second on 5 October 2012. Less than a month later, on 3 November 2012, Kiryū lowered his own record to 10.19 seconds. On 29 April 2013, Kiryū (still a student at Rakunan High School in Tō-ji) ran at the Oda Memorial meet and tied the World junior record of 10.01 seconds co-held by Darrel Brown and Jeffery Demps. The IAAF subsequently rejected the inclusion of the time as an official record due to the use of unapproved wind-speed measurement equipment on the track. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Kiryū won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay.
Ikumi Iwabuchi (born 14 December 1995) is a Japanese handball player for Omron Corporation and the Japanese national…Ikumi Iwabuchi (born 14 December 1995) is a Japanese handball player for Omron Corporation and the Japanese national team. She represented Japan at the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship in Spain.
Akihiro Higashida (東田 旺洋, born 13 December 1995) is a Japanese sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres event at…Akihiro Higashida (東田 旺洋, born 13 December 1995) is a Japanese sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres event at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Yūki Ishikawa (石川祐希, Ishikawa Yūki; born 11 December 1995) is a Japanese professional volleyball player who plays as an…Yūki Ishikawa (石川祐希, Ishikawa Yūki; born 11 December 1995) is a Japanese professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Efeler Ligi club Ziraat Bankkart and the Japan national team, which he captains. Ishikawa is the first volleyball player to have a wax figure in Japan. His wax figure is currently on display at Madame Tussauds Tokyo. He is also the first Japanese male player to win 2 gold medals at the CEV Champions League (2024–2025, 2025–2026) and 1 gold medal the FIVB Club World Championship (2025). Ishikawa was named as the "Best outside spiker" at the FIVB World Cup (2015, 2019), FIVB Nations League (2023, 2024), Asian Championship (2017, 2019, 2021), as well as the "Most valuable player" at the Asian Championship (2017, 2023). He is Powervolley Milano's all-time top scorer, with 1837 points for the club to his name.
Takumi Kusumoto (楠本 卓海, Kusumoto Takumi; born December 10, 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Takumi Kusumoto (楠本 卓海, Kusumoto Takumi; born December 10, 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Fujieda MYFC.
Hiroaki Sato (佐藤 洸彬, Satō Hiroaki; born December 6, 1995) is a Japanese retired figure skater. He was named in Japan's…Hiroaki Sato (佐藤 洸彬, Satō Hiroaki; born December 6, 1995) is a Japanese retired figure skater. He was named in Japan's team to the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. Sato ranked 17th in the short program, 14th in the free skate, and 15th overall. He has won three senior international medals.
Bushōzan Kotarō (Japanese: 武将山 虎太郎; born 6 December 1995 as Kotaro Fujiwara (藤原 虎太郎, Fujiwara Kotarō)) is a Japanese…Bushōzan Kotarō (Japanese: 武将山 虎太郎; born 6 December 1995 as Kotaro Fujiwara (藤原 虎太郎, Fujiwara Kotarō)) is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Mito, Ibaraki. His debut in maezumō was in January 2014. His highest rank has been maegashira 12.
Shinnosuke Tokuda (徳田 新之介, Tokuda Shinnosuke; born 6 December 1995) is a Japanese handball player for Saudi Arabian…Shinnosuke Tokuda (徳田 新之介, Tokuda Shinnosuke; born 6 December 1995) is a Japanese handball player for Saudi Arabian Khaleej Club and the Japanese national team. He participated at the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship.
Takumi Fujitani (藤谷 匠, Fujitani Takumi; born 6 December 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Takumi Fujitani (藤谷 匠, Fujitani Takumi; born 6 December 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Fukushima United FC. His younger brother So is also a professional footballer currently playing for J3 League side Matsumoto Yamaga FC.
Kokoro Kageura (影浦 心, Kageura Kokoro; born 6 December 1995) is a Japanese judoka. He won a medal at the 2019 World Judo…Kokoro Kageura (影浦 心, Kageura Kokoro; born 6 December 1995) is a Japanese judoka. He won a medal at the 2019 World Judo Championships. He won the 2021 World Judo Championships in the heavyweight division. In 2017, he won the gold medal in the men's +100 kg event at the Summer Universiade held in Taipei, Taiwan. In 2020, he became world-renowned after ending the 10-year unbeaten streak of legendary French judoka Teddy Riner during the 2020 Judo Grand Slam Paris, defeating him via ippon.
Akane Sakanoue (坂ノ上 茜, Sakanoue Akane) is a Japanese actress from Kumamoto Prefecture and affiliated to the talent…Akane Sakanoue (坂ノ上 茜, Sakanoue Akane) is a Japanese actress from Kumamoto Prefecture and affiliated to the talent agency Amuse. She is also talented in gymnastics, a trait that was demonstrated in her role as Asuna Yamase in 2015 Ultra Series, Ultraman X.
Shintaro Shimada (嶋田 慎太郎, Shimada Shintaro; born December 5, 1995 in Mashiki, Kumamoto) is a Japanese football player…Shintaro Shimada (嶋田 慎太郎, Shimada Shintaro; born December 5, 1995 in Mashiki, Kumamoto) is a Japanese football player for Zweigen Kanazawa.
Issei Otake (大竹 壱青, Ōtake Issei; born 3 December 1995) is a Japanese volleyball player. He plays in V.League 1 for…Issei Otake (大竹 壱青, Ōtake Issei; born 3 December 1995) is a Japanese volleyball player. He plays in V.League 1 for Panasonic Panthers and Japan's national team.
Anna Iriyama (入山 杏奈, Iriyama Anna; born December 3, 1995) is a Japanese model, actress, YouTuber and businessperson.…Anna Iriyama (入山 杏奈, Iriyama Anna; born December 3, 1995) is a Japanese model, actress, YouTuber and businessperson. She is a former member of the Japanese idol group AKB48, in which she was a member of Team A. She is represented by the talent agency Ohta Production. She was part of the cast for the telenovela Like and lived in Mexico from 2018 to 2019.
Keiju Okada (Japanese: 岡田奎樹, Okada Keiju, born 2 December 1995) is a Japanese sailor. He competed in the men's 470…Keiju Okada (Japanese: 岡田奎樹, Okada Keiju, born 2 December 1995) is a Japanese sailor. He competed in the men's 470 event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Yusuke Kizu (born 2 December 1995) is a Japanese rugby union player who generally plays as a prop. He represents Japan…Yusuke Kizu (born 2 December 1995) is a Japanese rugby union player who generally plays as a prop. He represents Japan internationally and plays for Toyota Verblitz in the Japanese Top League. He was included in the Japanese squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup, which was held in Japan for the first time and for the first time in Asia.
Niina Kishimoto (岸本 新菜, born 30 November 1995) is a Japanese triathlete. She competed in the women's event at the 2020…Niina Kishimoto (岸本 新菜, born 30 November 1995) is a Japanese triathlete. She competed in the women's event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. She also competed in the mixed relay event.
Yuya Mitsunaga (光永 祐也, Mitsunaga Yūya; born November 29, 1995) is a Japanese footballer as Defender, who currently play…Yuya Mitsunaga (光永 祐也, Mitsunaga Yūya; born November 29, 1995) is a Japanese footballer as Defender, who currently play for Shinagawa CC. So far, as of June 2022, in his first 9 years of footballing activity, he signed for clubs in all the 4 national-wide divisions plus the regional-wide Kantō Soccer League.
Katsuki Azuma (東 克樹, Azuma Katsuki; born November 29, 1995) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the…Katsuki Azuma (東 克樹, Azuma Katsuki; born November 29, 1995) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He was selected to the 2018 NPB All-Star game. On October 10, 2018, he was selected to the Japan national baseball team at the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series, but on October 18, 2018, he opted not to participate.
Mao Sasagawa (Japanese: 笹川真生, Hepburn: Sasagawa Mao) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and Vocaloid producer. He started…Mao Sasagawa (Japanese: 笹川真生, Hepburn: Sasagawa Mao) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and Vocaloid producer. He started his career releasing Vocaloid music on Nico Nico Douga under the name Tofuya (豆腐屋; lit. 'Tofu shop') at 17 years old. He switched to the name Nagisa (なぎさ) the following year. In 2017, he started releasing music under his real name (in romanization), mao sasagawa and released his first album, Graduation in 2018. Later that year, he started releasing music with his own voice, under his real name (in Kanji) and released his first major album, New Body (あたらしいからだ) in 2019. Since then, he has released two more albums, Welcome to Sunnyside (サニーサイドへようこそ) in 2023 and Strange Pop in 2025. Alongside his own activities, he also frequently works on music for other artists, most prominently, Rim from Kamitsubaki Studio.
Miyuki Uehara (Japanese: 上原 美幸; born 22 November 1995) is a Japanese female long-distance runner who competes in the…Miyuki Uehara (Japanese: 上原 美幸; born 22 November 1995) is a Japanese female long-distance runner who competes in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres. Born in Kagoshima, she attended high school there and after graduation became a professional corporate runner with Dai-ichi Life. She made her first progress at senior national level in 2015, coming seventh at the Japanese National Games, then took fifth over 5000 m at the 2016 Japan Championships in Athletics. As a junior athlete, she made her breakthrough at the Asian Cross Country Championships, leading the Japanese in the individual and team events for two junior gold medals. Later that year, she placed eighth on the track in the 3000 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics. She was on Japan's fourth-placed junior team at the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. In 2015, she improved her track bests to 15:21.40 minutes for the 5000 m and 32:16.66 minutes for the 10,000 m. Under the guidance of coach Sachiko Yamashita (a former world medallist in the marathon), she gained selection for Japan at the 2016 Summer Olympics and, after front-running her heat, she made it to the Olympic 5000 m final – only the second Japanese woman to achieve that feat.
Kei Hirose (廣瀬 慧, Hirose Kei; born 20 November 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder…Kei Hirose (廣瀬 慧, Hirose Kei; born 20 November 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Super League club Java United.
Yudai Tanaka (田中 雄大, Tanaka Yūdai; born November 17, 1995) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J1…Yudai Tanaka (田中 雄大, Tanaka Yūdai; born November 17, 1995) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J1 League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
Shoya Tōjō (東条 庄や, Tōjō Shōya; born 15 November 1995) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a winger for GD Vitória de…Shoya Tōjō (東条 庄や, Tōjō Shōya; born 15 November 1995) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a winger for GD Vitória de Sernache.
Daiki Yamamoto (山本 大貴, Yamamoto Daiki; born November 10, 1995 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan) is a professional Japanese…Daiki Yamamoto (山本 大貴, Yamamoto Daiki; born November 10, 1995 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played in NPB for the Chiba Lotte Marines.
Takahiro Kumagai (熊谷 敬宥, Kumagai Takahiro; born November 10, 1995, in Sendai, Miyagi) is a Japanese professional…Takahiro Kumagai (熊谷 敬宥, Kumagai Takahiro; born November 10, 1995, in Sendai, Miyagi) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Motoki Sakai (born 10 November 1995) is a Japanese handball player. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics, held…Motoki Sakai (born 10 November 1995) is a Japanese handball player. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics, held July–August 2021 in Tokyo.
Yudai Takenaka is a Japanese singer-songwriter, whistler, and YouTuber. He is the vocalist of the rock band Novelbright…Yudai Takenaka is a Japanese singer-songwriter, whistler, and YouTuber. He is the vocalist of the rock band Novelbright based on Osaka, Japan.
Yuki Ishikawa (石川勇希, Ishikawa Yūki) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler best known for his tenure with the…Yuki Ishikawa (石川勇希, Ishikawa Yūki) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler best known for his tenure with the Japanese promotion Big Japan Pro Wrestling where he is a two-time BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Champion and a one-time Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Champion.
Ado Onaiwu (オナイウ 阿道, Onaiu Ado; born 8 November 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for…Ado Onaiwu (オナイウ 阿道, Onaiu Ado; born 8 November 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for J1 League club Urawa Red Diamonds.