Moka Kuwagata (桑形 萌花, Kuwagata Moka; born 10 October 2002) is a Japanese judoka who competes in the women's 70 kg…Moka Kuwagata (桑形 萌花, Kuwagata Moka; born 10 October 2002) is a Japanese judoka who competes in the women's 70 kg division. Her specialty is uchimata.
Takumi Itō (伊藤 匠, Itō Takumi; October 10, 2002) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 9-dan. He is the current…Takumi Itō (伊藤 匠, Itō Takumi; October 10, 2002) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 9-dan. He is the current holder of the Eiō and Ōza titles.
Kokona Iwasaki (岩﨑心南, Iwasaki Kokona; born 8 October 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Kokona Iwasaki (岩﨑心南, Iwasaki Kokona; born 8 October 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vrouwen Eredivisie club Feyenoord.
Ai Tomioka (冨岡 愛, Tomioka Ai; born 6 October 2002) is a Japanese singer-songwriter. Debuting in 2022 with the single…Ai Tomioka (冨岡 愛, Tomioka Ai; born 6 October 2002) is a Japanese singer-songwriter. Debuting in 2022 with the single "Anata wa Natsumelo", Tomioka experienced commercial success with her 2023 single "Good Bye-bye" and her 2024 single "Koi Suru Wakusei 'Anata' ", which served as a commercial tie-in for the Netflix series Chastity High.
Ryūki Watarai (度会 隆輝, Watarai Ryūki; born October 4, 2002) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the…Ryūki Watarai (度会 隆輝, Watarai Ryūki; born October 4, 2002) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Nana Santa (Japanese: 三田 七南, romanized: Santa Nana; born 2 October 2002) is a Japanese basketball player who plays as a…Nana Santa (Japanese: 三田 七南, romanized: Santa Nana; born 2 October 2002) is a Japanese basketball player who plays as a small forward for ENEOS Sunflowers in the Women's Japan Basketball League. She has represented Japan in international competition, including the FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup and the women's basketball tournament at the 2026 Asian Games, where she won a silver medal.
Yudai Shoji (庄子 雄大, Shōji Yūdai; born October 2, 2002) is a Japanese professional baseball Infielder for the Fukuoka…Yudai Shoji (庄子 雄大, Shōji Yūdai; born October 2, 2002) is a Japanese professional baseball Infielder for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Juri Ito (Japanese: 伊東珠梨; born 2 October 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for…Juri Ito (Japanese: 伊東珠梨; born 2 October 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara and the Japan women's national football team.
Naoki Sutoh (須藤 直輝, Sutoh Naoki; born 1 October 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger and…Naoki Sutoh (須藤 直輝, Sutoh Naoki; born 1 October 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger and currently play for Australian club, Preston Lions in NPL Victoria.
Shunsuke Mito (三戸 舜介, Mito Shunsuke; born 28 September 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Shunsuke Mito (三戸 舜介, Mito Shunsuke; born 28 September 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club Sparta Rotterdam and the Japan national team.
Seri Ozaki (born 22 September 2002) is a Japanese fencer. She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics, winning the bronze…Seri Ozaki (born 22 September 2002) is a Japanese fencer. She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics, winning the bronze medal in the women's team sabre event.
Shoji Toyama (唐山 翔自, Tōyama Shōji; born 21 September 2002) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for J1…Shoji Toyama (唐山 翔自, Tōyama Shōji; born 21 September 2002) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for J1 League club Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo, on loan from Gamba Osaka.
Yuto Akihiro (秋広 優人, Akihiro Yuto; born September 17, 2002) is a Japanese professional baseball first baseman and…Yuto Akihiro (秋広 優人, Akihiro Yuto; born September 17, 2002) is a Japanese professional baseball first baseman and outfielder for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Yomiuri Giants. He stands at 200cm tall, tying him as the tallest player in Japanese baseball history, alongside Kenyu Abe and Shohei "Giant" Baba, both of which are former Giants players.
Ryonosuke Kabayama (樺山 諒乃介, Kabayama Ryonosuke; born 17 September 2002) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a winger…Ryonosuke Kabayama (樺山 諒乃介, Kabayama Ryonosuke; born 17 September 2002) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a winger for Ehime FC.
Suzu Suzuki (鈴季すず, Suzuki Suzu; born September 16, 2002) is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to World Wonder…Suzu Suzuki (鈴季すず, Suzuki Suzu; born September 16, 2002) is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is the current World of Stardom Champion in her first reign and the leader of Mi Vida Loca. She is best known for her time in Ice Ribbon and Pure-J, two Japanese professional wrestling promotions. Suzuki is a former one-time Goddesses of Stardom Champion and one-time Artist of Stardom Champion and the winner of the 2023 5 Star Grand Prix.
Lucas Tsuyoshi Honda (本田 ルーカス剛史, Honda Lucas Tsuyoshi; born September 15, 2002) is a Japanese figure skater, who…Lucas Tsuyoshi Honda (本田 ルーカス剛史, Honda Lucas Tsuyoshi; born September 15, 2002) is a Japanese figure skater, who currently competes in the pairs discipline with Ayumi Kagotani. With former partner, Sae Shimizu, they are the 2024–25 Japan national bronze medalists, two-time Japan Junior national champions (2023, 2024), and the 2024 JGP Turkey bronze medalists. As a singles skater, he is the 2021 CS Cup of Austria silver medalist, the 2020 NHK Trophy bronze medalist, and the 2020–21 Japan junior national champion.
Ayane Miyazaki (Japanese: 宮﨑 彩音, Hepburn: Miyazaki Ayane; born 15 September 2002) is a Japanese Nordic combined skier.…Ayane Miyazaki (Japanese: 宮﨑 彩音, Hepburn: Miyazaki Ayane; born 15 September 2002) is a Japanese Nordic combined skier. She medaled silver at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics individually and also as part of the Japanese ski jumping mixed team.
Keita Shiba (柴 圭汰, Shiba Keita; born 12 September 2002) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for…Keita Shiba (柴 圭汰, Shiba Keita; born 12 September 2002) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Fukushima United.
Konosuke Nishikawa (西川 幸之介, Nishikawa Konosuke; born 11 September 2002) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a…Konosuke Nishikawa (西川 幸之介, Nishikawa Konosuke; born 11 September 2002) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a goalkeeper for Mito HollyHock.
Ryūi Itō (伊藤 琉偉, Itō Ryūi; born September 11, 2002) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Tokyo Yakult…Ryūi Itō (伊藤 琉偉, Itō Ryūi; born September 11, 2002) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Ryo Hisatsune (Japanese: 久常 涼, born 9 September 2002) is a Japanese professional golfer, who plays on the PGA Tour. He…Ryo Hisatsune (Japanese: 久常 涼, born 9 September 2002) is a Japanese professional golfer, who plays on the PGA Tour. He won the 2023 Cazoo Open de France.
Kota Kaneko (金子駆大, Kaneko Kota; born 4 September 2002) is a Japanese professional golfer who plays on the European…Kota Kaneko (金子駆大, Kaneko Kota; born 4 September 2002) is a Japanese professional golfer who plays on the European Tour, where he claimed his first win in 2026 at the Austrian Alpine Open. He also plays on the Japan Golf Tour where he has won twice and topped the 2025 money list.
Keita Ueda (植田 啓太, Ueda Keita; born 3 September 2002) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for…Keita Ueda (植田 啓太, Ueda Keita; born 3 September 2002) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for J2 League club Kataller Toyama.
Atamifuji Sakutarō (Japanese: 熱海富士 朔太郎; born 3 September 2002 as Sakutarō Takei (武井 朔太郎, Takei Sakutarō)) is a Japanese…Atamifuji Sakutarō (Japanese: 熱海富士 朔太郎; born 3 September 2002 as Sakutarō Takei (武井 朔太郎, Takei Sakutarō)) is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Atami. He wrestles for the Isegahama stable and made his debut in November 2020. He won the championships in the two lowest divisions of jonokuchi and jonidan in early 2021. In November 2022, he was promoted to makuuchi, becoming one of the fastest in the history of professional sumo to reach the top division. His highest rank has been sekiwake, which he achieved in May 2026.
Akari Omori (大森朱莉, Omori Akari; born 3 September 2002) is a Japanese judoka. She won a gold medal at the 2026 World…Akari Omori (大森朱莉, Omori Akari; born 3 September 2002) is a Japanese judoka. She won a gold medal at the 2026 World Judo Championships.
Seiya Watanabe (渡部 聖弥, Watanabe Seiya; born August 31, 2002) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the…Seiya Watanabe (渡部 聖弥, Watanabe Seiya; born August 31, 2002) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Shunsuke Urata (浦田 俊輔, Urata Shunsuke; born August 30, 2002) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays…Shunsuke Urata (浦田 俊輔, Urata Shunsuke; born August 30, 2002) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Yomiuri Giants.
Keita Nakano (中野 桂太, Nakano Keita; born 27 August 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder…Keita Nakano (中野 桂太, Nakano Keita; born 27 August 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tegevajaro Miyazaki.
Nagisa Ikemoto (池本凪沙, Ikemoto Nagisa, born 25 August 2002) is a Japanese swimmer. She competed in the women's 4 × 200…Nagisa Ikemoto (池本凪沙, Ikemoto Nagisa, born 25 August 2002) is a Japanese swimmer. She competed in the women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics. At the 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, held in Suva, Fiji, Ikemoto won four bronze medals, one each in the 200 metre freestyle, 4×200 metre freestyle relay, 4×100 metre medley relay, 4×100 metre mixed medley relay.
Zion Suzuki (鈴木 彩艶, Suzuki Zaion; born 21 August 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for…Zion Suzuki (鈴木 彩艶, Suzuki Zaion; born 21 August 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Aston Villa. Born in the United States, he represents the Japan national team. Suzuki began his professional career with Japanese club Urawa Red Diamonds, signing his first professional contract at the age of 16 years, becoming the youngest player in the club's history to do so. He made his senior debut on 2 March 2021 in a J.League Cup match against Shonan Bellmare, and was part of the team that won the 2022 AFC Champions League and the 2022 Japanese Super Cup. After a loan at Sint-Truiden, Suzuki joined Serie A club Parma in 2024, where he played for two years before joining Premier League club Aston Villa in 2026. Suzuki has represented Japan at multiple youth levels and at senior level, playing for the country in the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Ryunosuke Sagara (相良 竜之介, Sagara Ryunosuke; born 17 August 2002) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a winger…Ryunosuke Sagara (相良 竜之介, Sagara Ryunosuke; born 17 August 2002) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a winger for Vegalta Sendai.
Kaili Shimbo (新保 海鈴, Shimbo Kaili; born 16 August 2002) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a winger for…Kaili Shimbo (新保 海鈴, Shimbo Kaili; born 16 August 2002) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a winger for Yokohama FC. He is the son of the former Japanese international defender, Hayuma Tanaka and Japan-Lebanese fashion model, Malia.
Koshiro Sumi (角 昂志郎, Sumi Kōshirō; born 13 August 2002) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1…Koshiro Sumi (角 昂志郎, Sumi Kōshirō; born 13 August 2002) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1 League club Gamba Osaka.
Satoshi Tanaka (田中 聡, Tanaka Satoshi; born 13 August 2002) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder…Satoshi Tanaka (田中 聡, Tanaka Satoshi; born 13 August 2002) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for German Bundesliga club Schalke 04 and the Japan national team.
Shino Matsuda (松田 詩野, Matsuda Shino; born 13 August 2002) is a Japanese surfer. She competed in the 2024 Summer…Shino Matsuda (松田 詩野, Matsuda Shino; born 13 August 2002) is a Japanese surfer. She competed in the 2024 Summer Olympics in the Women's shortboard event reaching round 3.
Hiroki Sekine (関根 大輝, Sekine Hiroki; born 11 August 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a right…Hiroki Sekine (関根 大輝, Sekine Hiroki; born 11 August 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a right back for 2. Bundesliga club Holstein Kiel, on loan from Ligue 2 club Reims, and the Japan national team.
Taiyo Nishino (西野 太陽, Nishino Taiyo; born 10 August 2002) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for…Taiyo Nishino (西野 太陽, Nishino Taiyo; born 10 August 2002) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for Shonan Bellmare.
Daito Yamamoto (山本 大斗, Yamamoto Daito; born August 9, 2002) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the…Daito Yamamoto (山本 大斗, Yamamoto Daito; born August 9, 2002) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Chiba Lotte Marines in Nippon Professional Baseball.
Hiroto Takahashi (髙橋 宏斗, Takahashi Hiroto; born August 9, 2002) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the…Hiroto Takahashi (髙橋 宏斗, Takahashi Hiroto; born August 9, 2002) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Takuma Otake (大嶽 拓馬, Otake Takuma; born 8 August 2002) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a left back for J3 League…Takuma Otake (大嶽 拓馬, Otake Takuma; born 8 August 2002) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a left back for J3 League club Ehime FC, on loan from Kashiwa Reysol.
Riko Gunji (郡司 莉子, Gunji Riko; born 31 July 2002) is a Japanese badminton player who competes in women's singles. A…Riko Gunji (郡司 莉子, Gunji Riko; born 31 July 2002) is a Japanese badminton player who competes in women's singles. A member of the Japanese national team, she plays for the Kumamoto Saishunkan team and has reached a career-high world ranking of No. 18. She is the gold medalist at the 2019 BWF World Junior Championships in the girls' singles. She secured her maiden BWF World Tour title at the 2024 Indonesia Masters Super 100 and won her first Super 300 title at the 2026 Canada Open. In team competitions, she was a member of the Japanese squad that won gold at the 2020 Asia Team Championships and earned bronze medals at the 2022 and 2026 Uber Cup.
Hikaru Naruoka (成岡 輝瑠, Naruoka Hikaru; born 28 July 2002) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J2…Hikaru Naruoka (成岡 輝瑠, Naruoka Hikaru; born 28 July 2002) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J2 League club, Renofa Yamaguchi.
Tatsunori Sakurai (櫻井 辰徳, Sakurai Tatsunori; born 26 July 2002) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defensive…Tatsunori Sakurai (櫻井 辰徳, Sakurai Tatsunori; born 26 July 2002) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for J2 League club Sagan Tosu.
Tomoka Inaba (稲葉ともか, Inaba Tomoka; born July 24, 2002) is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is signed to…Tomoka Inaba (稲葉ともか, Inaba Tomoka; born July 24, 2002) is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is signed to Professional Wrestling Just Tap Out. She also appears with JTO’s partners World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is a member of God's Eye. She is well known for working with other independent promotions such as Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Wave.
Rika Kihira (Japanese: 紀平 梨花; born 21 July 2002) is a Japanese figure skater. As a singles skater, she is a two-time…Rika Kihira (Japanese: 紀平 梨花; born 21 July 2002) is a Japanese figure skater. As a singles skater, she is a two-time Four Continents champion (2019, 2020), the 2018 Grand Prix Final champion, a four-time Grand Prix series medalist (2018 NHK Trophy gold, 2018 Internationaux de France gold, 2019 Skate Canada silver, 2019 NHK Trophy silver), a two-time International Challenge Cup champion, and a two-time Japanese national champion (2019, 2020). On the junior level, she is the 2016 JGP Slovenia champion, the 2016 JGP Czech Republic silver medalist, the 2017 JGP Latvia silver medalist, and the 2017 Japanese junior national champion. Kihira is the seventh woman to have landed the triple Axel jump in an International Skating Union competition, the first ever woman to land a triple Axel-triple toe loop combination, the first woman to land eight clean triples in a free skate, the second woman to land four clean triples in the short program, and the third woman to land twelve clean triples in one competition (all the maximum allowed under the Zayak rule).
Aoi is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese promotion Professional Wrestling Just Tap…Aoi is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese promotion Professional Wrestling Just Tap Out, where she is the current Queen of JTO Champion in her third reign.
Rio Omori (大森 理生, Omori Rio; born 21 July 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who play as a centre back and…Rio Omori (大森 理生, Omori Rio; born 21 July 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who play as a centre back and currently play for J1 League club FC Tokyo.
Mina Kobayashi (小林 未奈, Kobayashi Mina; born July 20, 2002 in Kushiro) is a Japanese curler from Sapporo, Hokkaido. She…Mina Kobayashi (小林 未奈, Kobayashi Mina; born July 20, 2002 in Kushiro) is a Japanese curler from Sapporo, Hokkaido. She is the skip of the FORTIUS curling team. At the international level, she represented Japan at the 2019 World Mixed Curling Championship and the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics, winning silver in the mixed team competition.
Rinka Watanabe (渡辺 倫果, Watanabe Rinka; born 19 July 2002) is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2024 Four Continents…Rinka Watanabe (渡辺 倫果, Watanabe Rinka; born 19 July 2002) is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2024 Four Continents bronze medalist, a four-time ISU Grand Prix medalist (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze), and a two-time ISU Challenger Series medalist (1 gold, 1 silver).