Hidetora Hanada (Japanese: 花田 秀虎, Hepburn: Hanada Hidetora), born October 30, 2001) is a Japanese gridiron football…Hidetora Hanada (Japanese: 花田 秀虎, Hepburn: Hanada Hidetora), born October 30, 2001) is a Japanese gridiron football player and former amateur sumo wrestler. He played college football for the Colorado State Rams.
Yu Shiotani (born 27 October 2001) is a Japanese Greco-Roman wrestler. He won one of the bronze medals in the 55 kg…Yu Shiotani (born 27 October 2001) is a Japanese Greco-Roman wrestler. He won one of the bronze medals in the 55 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. He won the gold medal in the 55 kg event at the 2021 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Almaty, Kazakhstan. He also won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Yuan Matsuhashi (松橋 優安, Matsuhashi Yuan; born 27 October 2001) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a…Yuan Matsuhashi (松橋 優安, Matsuhashi Yuan; born 27 October 2001) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Tokyo Verdy.
Asami Ueno (上野愛咲美, Ueno Asami), born 26 October 2001, is a Japanese professional Go player at Nihon Ki-in since 2016.…Asami Ueno (上野愛咲美, Ueno Asami), born 26 October 2001, is a Japanese professional Go player at Nihon Ki-in since 2016. Risa Ueno, who became a professional Go player in April 2019, is her younger sister.
Yuito Suzuki (鈴木 唯人, Suzuki Yuito; born 25 October 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an…Yuito Suzuki (鈴木 唯人, Suzuki Yuito; born 25 October 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Bundesliga club SC Freiburg and the Japan national team.
Riku Yanagisawa (栁澤李空, Yanagisawa Riku; born 10 October 2001) is a Japanese curler. He is a three-time Japanese men's…Riku Yanagisawa (栁澤李空, Yanagisawa Riku; born 10 October 2001) is a Japanese curler. He is a three-time Japanese men's champion skip.
Yuto Kishina (born October 15, 2001) is a retired Japanese figure skater. He is the 2020 Bavarian Open bronze medalist.…Yuto Kishina (born October 15, 2001) is a retired Japanese figure skater. He is the 2020 Bavarian Open bronze medalist. At the Junior level, he is the 2018 JGP Lithuania bronze medalist, 2018 Challenge Cup silver medalist, and 2017 Coupe du Printemps champion.
Mao Saigo (西郷 真央, Saigo Mao) (born 8 October 2001) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA of Japan…Mao Saigo (西郷 真央, Saigo Mao) (born 8 October 2001) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour where she won three of the first five tournaments of the 2022 season, and the LPGA Tour.
Kaiga Murakoshi (村越 凱光, Murakoshi Kaiga; born 7 October 2001) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a…Kaiga Murakoshi (村越 凱光, Murakoshi Kaiga; born 7 October 2001) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for J2 League club Tegevajaro Miyazaki.
Sakura Endō (遠藤 さくら, Endō Sakura; born 3 October 2001) is a Japanese singer, actress, and model. She is a fourth…Sakura Endō (遠藤 さくら, Endō Sakura; born 3 October 2001) is a Japanese singer, actress, and model. She is a fourth generation member of the idol girl group Nogizaka46.
Takeshi Masada (正田 壮史, Masada Takeshi; born October 2, 2001) is a Japanese professional wrestler working for the…Takeshi Masada (正田 壮史, Masada Takeshi; born October 2, 2001) is a Japanese professional wrestler working for the Japanese promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling where he is a former four-time Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion.
Mele Yua Havili Kagawa (born 29 September 2001) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2025…Mele Yua Havili Kagawa (born 29 September 2001) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.
This is a list of J.League designated special players, picked by J.League clubs from universities and high schools all…This is a list of J.League designated special players, picked by J.League clubs from universities and high schools all over Japan.
Hideki Nagaoka (長岡 秀樹, Nagaoka Hideki; born September 26, 2001) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the…Hideki Nagaoka (長岡 秀樹, Nagaoka Hideki; born September 26, 2001) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Kenki Imaizumi (born 26 September 2001) is a Japanese sprinter. He is the Japanese and Asian record holder in the 300…Kenki Imaizumi (born 26 September 2001) is a Japanese sprinter. He is the Japanese and Asian record holder in the 300 m. He won the bronze medal at the Asian Athletics Championships in the mixed 4 × 400 m relay. He competed at the 2025 World Athletics Championships.
Takayuki Takayasu (高安 孝幸, Takayasu Takayuki; born 25 September 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as…Takayuki Takayasu (高安 孝幸, Takayasu Takayuki; born 25 September 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for fifth-tier Kyushu Soccer League club J-Lease.
Hikaru Takahashi (髙橋 ひかる, Takahashi Hikaru; born September 22, 2001) is a Japanese actress and model, currently…Hikaru Takahashi (髙橋 ひかる, Takahashi Hikaru; born September 22, 2001) is a Japanese actress and model, currently affiliated to Oscar Promotion.
Ayumu Iwasa (Japanese: 岩佐 歩夢, Hepburn: Iwasa Ayumu; Japanese pronunciation: [iɰᵝa̠sa̠ a̠jɯ̟ᵝmɯ̟ᵝ], born 22 September…Ayumu Iwasa (Japanese: 岩佐 歩夢, Hepburn: Iwasa Ayumu; Japanese pronunciation: [iɰᵝa̠sa̠ a̠jɯ̟ᵝmɯ̟ᵝ], born 22 September 2001) is a Japanese racing driver who currently competes in the Super Formula Championship for Team Mugen, winning the championship in 2025. A member of the Honda Formula Dream Project and Red Bull Junior Team, Iwasa previously competed with DAMS in the FIA Formula 2 Championship, earning the Anthoine Hubert Award by finishing fifth overall in 2022 before finishing fourth the following year. He is the 2020 French F4 champion.
Henry Heroki Mochizuki (望月 ヘンリー 海輝, Mochizuki Henrī Hiroki; born 20 September 2001)is a Japanese professional…Henry Heroki Mochizuki (望月 ヘンリー 海輝, Mochizuki Henrī Hiroki; born 20 September 2001)is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for J.League club Machida Zelvia and the Japan national team.
Masato Shigemi (重見 柾斗, Shigemi Masato; born September 20, 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for J1…Masato Shigemi (重見 柾斗, Shigemi Masato; born September 20, 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for J1 League club Avispa Fukuoka.
Aki Sakai (酒井亜紀, Sakai Aki; born 19 September 2001) is a Japanese racing cyclist who represents Team Rakuten K Dreams…Aki Sakai (酒井亜紀, Sakai Aki; born 19 September 2001) is a Japanese racing cyclist who represents Team Rakuten K Dreams at professional level and the Japanese national cycling team. She is also active in Japan as a keirin cyclist.
Minori Suzuki (鈴木みのり, Suzuki Minori; born September 18, 2001) is a Japanese curler from Karuizawa, Nagano. She is the…Minori Suzuki (鈴木みのり, Suzuki Minori; born September 18, 2001) is a Japanese curler from Karuizawa, Nagano. She is the second on the Chubu Electric Power curling team, which is skipped by Ikue Kitazawa. At the international level, she has represented Japan twice at the World Junior Curling Championships (2019, 2020) as well as the 2022 World Women's Curling Championship.
Hijiri Katō (加藤 聖, Katō Hijiri; born 16 September 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left-back…Hijiri Katō (加藤 聖, Katō Hijiri; born 16 September 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for J2 League club RB Omiya Ardija.
Hidetoshi Takeda (武田 英寿, Takeda Hidetoshi; born 15 September 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Hidetoshi Takeda (武田 英寿, Takeda Hidetoshi; born 15 September 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Vegalta Sendai.
Shun Ayukawa (鮎川 峻, Ayukawa Shun; born 15 September 2001) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for…Shun Ayukawa (鮎川 峻, Ayukawa Shun; born 15 September 2001) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for J1 League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
Yuka Kagami (Japanese: 鏡 優翔, Hepburn: Kagami Yūka; born 14 September 2001) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won…Yuka Kagami (Japanese: 鏡 優翔, Hepburn: Kagami Yūka; born 14 September 2001) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the women's 76 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. In 2023, she won the gold medal in her event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. She is a two-time medalist, including gold, at the Asian Wrestling Championships.
Junya Nishi (西 純矢, Nishi Junya; born September 13, 2001) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hanshin…Junya Nishi (西 純矢, Nishi Junya; born September 13, 2001) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). His registered name is Jun Nishi (西純, Nishi Jun)
Itsuki Someno (染野 唯月, Someno Itsuki; born 12 September 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Itsuki Someno (染野 唯月, Someno Itsuki; born 12 September 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward or a winger for J1 League club Tokyo Verdy.
HKT48 (read "H.K.T. Forty-eight") is a Japanese idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. HKT48 is named after the…HKT48 (read "H.K.T. Forty-eight") is a Japanese idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. HKT48 is named after the Hakata-ku ward of Fukuoka, where Akimoto originally intended to base the group. The group performs at City Bank HKT48 Theater in Fukuoka and has sold nearly 4 million copies of CDs in Japan.
Yuta Sugiura (杉浦 悠太, Sugiura Yuta; born 12 September 2001) is a Japanese professional golfer who plays on the Korn…Yuta Sugiura (杉浦 悠太, Sugiura Yuta; born 12 September 2001) is a Japanese professional golfer who plays on the Korn Ferry Tour, where he claimed his first win at the 2026 AdventHealth Championship. He also plays on the Japan Golf Tour where he has three victories and was the 2025 Rookie of the Year.
Koshiro Shimada (島田 高志郎, Shimada Kōshirō; born September 11, 2001) is a Japanese figure skater. With ice dance partner…Koshiro Shimada (島田 高志郎, Shimada Kōshirō; born September 11, 2001) is a Japanese figure skater. With ice dance partner, Ikura Kushida, he is the 2025–26 Japanese national silver medalist. As a singles skater, he is the 2022-23 Japanese national silver medalist, the 2024 Grand Prix de France silver medalist, a three-time ISU Challenger Series medalist, and the 2019 Bavarian Open champion. On the junior level, he is the 2018–19 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, a three-time ISU Junior Grand Prix medalist, and a two-time Japan Junior national medalist.
Yuzuka Inagaki is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the women's 59 kg event at the 2019 Asian…Yuzuka Inagaki is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the women's 59 kg event at the 2019 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Xi'an, China. In the same year, at the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2019 held in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, she won the gold medal in the women's 59 kg event. She also competed in the women's 59 kg event at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan without winning a medal. She was eliminated in her second match by Pooja Dhanda of India. She won the gold medal in the women's 62 kg event at the 2023 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Mao Hosoya (細谷 真大, Hosoya Mao; born 7 September 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for…Mao Hosoya (細谷 真大, Hosoya Mao; born 7 September 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for J1 League club Kashiwa Reysol and the Japan national team.
Ren Tomida (富田 蓮, Tomida Ren; born September 6, 2001) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a pitcher for…Ren Tomida (富田 蓮, Tomida Ren; born September 6, 2001) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Teppei Oka (岡 哲平, Oka Teppei; born 6 September 2001) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J1 League…Teppei Oka (岡 哲平, Oka Teppei; born 6 September 2001) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J1 League club Avispa Fukuoka, on loan from FC Tokyo.
Nagi Matsumoto (松本 凪生, Matsumoto Nagi; born 4 September 2001) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J2…Nagi Matsumoto (松本 凪生, Matsumoto Nagi; born 4 September 2001) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J2 League club Sagan Tosu.
Ayami Ito (伊藤 彩未, Ito Ayami; born September 3, 2001) is a Japanese curler from Sapporo. At the international level, she…Ayami Ito (伊藤 彩未, Ito Ayami; born September 3, 2001) is a Japanese curler from Sapporo. At the international level, she represented Japan at the 2021 World Women's Curling Championship.
Tsugumi Sakurai (born 3 September 2001) is a retired Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the women's…Tsugumi Sakurai (born 3 September 2001) is a retired Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the women's 57 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. She is a three-time gold medalist at the World Wrestling Championships (2021, 2022, and 2023). Sakurai also won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Ran Takahashi (髙橋 藍, Takahashi Ran; born 2 September 2001) is a Japanese volleyball player who currently plays as an…Ran Takahashi (髙橋 藍, Takahashi Ran; born 2 September 2001) is a Japanese volleyball player who currently plays as an outside hitter for PlusLiga club LKPS Lublin and the Japan national team. He previously played for Suntory Sunbirds in Japan's SV.League, Pallavolo Padova and Vero Volley Monza in the Italian Volleyball League, as well as Nippon Sport Science University at collegiate level.
Reo Kunimoto (国本 玲央, Kunimoto Reo) (born 1 September 2001) is a Japanese footballer currently playing for Rockdale…Reo Kunimoto (国本 玲央, Kunimoto Reo) (born 1 September 2001) is a Japanese footballer currently playing for Rockdale Ilinden in the Australian NPL NSW.
Karin Fujiyoshi (Japanese: 藤吉 夏鈴, romanized: Fujiyoshi Karin; born August 29, 2001) is a Japanese singer and actress.…Karin Fujiyoshi (Japanese: 藤吉 夏鈴, romanized: Fujiyoshi Karin; born August 29, 2001) is a Japanese singer and actress. She is a second generation member of the idol girl group Sakurazaka46.
826aska (はちにいろくあすか, Hachiniiroku Asuka; born August 26, 2001) is a Japanese electric organist from Fukui Prefecture.…826aska (はちにいろくあすか, Hachiniiroku Asuka; born August 26, 2001) is a Japanese electric organist from Fukui Prefecture. Her 2019 debut album, DEPARTURE, and her 2020 follow-up, possible, have both charted on the Oricon Albums Chart.
Hiroya Miyagi (宮城 大弥, Miyagi Hiroya; born August 25, 2001) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Orix…Hiroya Miyagi (宮城 大弥, Miyagi Hiroya; born August 25, 2001) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Seiji Kimura (木村 誠二, Kimura Seiji; born 24 August 2001) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a centre back for Belgian…Seiji Kimura (木村 誠二, Kimura Seiji; born 24 August 2001) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a centre back for Belgian Pro League club Westerlo.
Marin Honda (本田 真凜, Honda Marin; born August 21, 2001) is a Japanese figure skater. As a singles skater, she is the…Marin Honda (本田 真凜, Honda Marin; born August 21, 2001) is a Japanese figure skater. As a singles skater, she is the 2016 World Junior champion, the 2017 World Junior silver medalist, the 2015–16 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, and the 2016–17 Japanese Junior National bronze medalist. She is the former junior world record holder for the free program. In 2026, Honda came out of retirement to compete in the ice dance discipline with partner Shoma Uno.
Tatsuki Koja (古謝 樹, Koja Tatsuki; born August 18, 2001) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher…Tatsuki Koja (古謝 樹, Koja Tatsuki; born August 18, 2001) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Keita Ide (井出 敬大, Ide Keita; born 18 August 2001) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for Reilac…Keita Ide (井出 敬大, Ide Keita; born 18 August 2001) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for Reilac Shiga.
Ibrahim Junior Kuribara (栗原 イブラヒム ジュニア, Kuribara Iburahimu Junia; born 14 August 2001) is a Japanese footballer who…Ibrahim Junior Kuribara (栗原 イブラヒム ジュニア, Kuribara Iburahimu Junia; born 14 August 2001) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for SC Sagamihara from 2023.
