Kenshiro Teraji (寺地 拳四朗, Teraji Kenshirō; born 6 January 1992), also known as Ken Shiro (ケンシロウ, Ken Shirō), is a…Kenshiro Teraji (寺地 拳四朗, Teraji Kenshirō; born 6 January 1992), also known as Ken Shiro (ケンシロウ, Ken Shirō), is a Japanese professional boxer. He has held world titles in three weight divisions from light-flyweight to junior-bantamweight including the World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior-bantamweight title since July 2026.
Naonobu Fujii (Japanese: 藤井 直伸, Hepburn: Fujii Naonobu; January 5, 1992 – March 10, 2023) was a Japanese volleyball…Naonobu Fujii (Japanese: 藤井 直伸, Hepburn: Fujii Naonobu; January 5, 1992 – March 10, 2023) was a Japanese volleyball player, who was also a member of the Japan men's national volleyball team and of Toray Arrows.
Shogo Ichimaru (一丸 尚伍, Ichimaru Shōgo; born (1992-01-04)4 January 1992) is a Japanese road and track cyclist. For road…Shogo Ichimaru (一丸 尚伍, Ichimaru Shōgo; born (1992-01-04)4 January 1992) is a Japanese road and track cyclist. For road racing, he lastly rode for UCI Continental team Shimano Racing Team. He won the silver medal in the team pursuit at the 2016 Asian Cycling Championships. Since 2022 he's a Keirin racer.
Takayuki Ueki (植木嵩行, Ueki Takayuki) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer…Takayuki Ueki (植木嵩行, Ueki Takayuki) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer, predominantly for DDT Pro-Wrestling, where he is a former one-time KO-D 10-Man Tag Team Champion. He is best known for his time in the Japanese promotions Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) and Pro Wrestling Freedoms (Freedoms).
Hiroaki Takao (高尾 宏明, Takao Hiroaki; born 2 January 1992) is a Japanese Olympic weightlifter. He represented his…Hiroaki Takao (高尾 宏明, Takao Hiroaki; born 2 January 1992) is a Japanese Olympic weightlifter. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Roderick Genki Dean (Japanese: ディーン・ロドリック・元気; born 30 December 1991) is a Japanese athlete who competes in the javelin…Roderick Genki Dean (Japanese: ディーン・ロドリック・元気; born 30 December 1991) is a Japanese athlete who competes in the javelin throw. He was born to a Japanese mother and a British father from Chester-le-Street, England. He has a degree in sports science from Waseda University.
Keisuke Takano (高野 圭佑, born December 28, 1991) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon…Keisuke Takano (高野 圭佑, born December 28, 1991) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chiba Lotte Marines and Hanshin Tigers, and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the CTBC Brothers.
Shuta Ishikawa (石川 柊太, Ishikawa Shūta; born December 27, 1991) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the…Shuta Ishikawa (石川 柊太, Ishikawa Shūta; born December 27, 1991) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He pitched a no-hitter in the Pacific League on August 18, 2023.
Tomohisa Sako (佐香 智久, Sakō Tomohisa; born December 26, 1991, Sapporo, Hokkaido) is a Japanese singer. He has several…Tomohisa Sako (佐香 智久, Sakō Tomohisa; born December 26, 1991, Sapporo, Hokkaido) is a Japanese singer. He has several singles and albums that have charted on the Oricon charts, including "Zutto", which reached at number 12 on the Oricon Singles Chart, and "Kimi Koi Calendar", which peaked at number 13, both in 2012. His album Hajimemashite reached at number 27 on the Oricon Albums Chart.
Kōhei Morihara (森原 康平, Morihara Kōhei; born December 26, 1991) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the…Kōhei Morihara (森原 康平, Morihara Kōhei; born December 26, 1991) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Sho Inagaki (稲垣 祥, Inagaki Shō; born 25 December 1991) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Nagoya Grampus and the…Sho Inagaki (稲垣 祥, Inagaki Shō; born 25 December 1991) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Nagoya Grampus and the Japan national team.
Masanori Abe (阿部 正紀, Masanori Abe; born 25 December 1991) is a retired Japanese professional footballer who played for…Masanori Abe (阿部 正紀, Masanori Abe; born 25 December 1991) is a retired Japanese professional footballer who played for FC Gifu.
Yamato Fushimi (伏見 大和 Fushimi Yamato, born December 24, 1991) is a Japanese volleyball player. He used to play for…Yamato Fushimi (伏見 大和 Fushimi Yamato, born December 24, 1991) is a Japanese volleyball player. He used to play for Japan men's national volleyball team and currently plays for Wolf Dogs Nagoya in V.League Division 1.
Shion Kokubun (國分 紫苑, Kokubun Shion) (born December 24, 1991, in Hokkaido, Japan) is a former Japanese figure skater.…Shion Kokubun (國分 紫苑, Kokubun Shion) (born December 24, 1991, in Hokkaido, Japan) is a former Japanese figure skater. She won the 2009 Golden Spin of Zagreb.
Takayuki Fukumura (福村 貴幸, Fukumura Takayuki; born December 22, 1991) is a Japanese former footballer who played as a…Takayuki Fukumura (福村 貴幸, Fukumura Takayuki; born December 22, 1991) is a Japanese former footballer who played as a defender. A mainstay of the J2 League with 300 league appearances, Fukumura is primarily known for his time at Kyoto Sanga.
Katsunori Hirai (平井 克典, Hirai Katsunori; born December 20, 1991) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who is a…Katsunori Hirai (平井 克典, Hirai Katsunori; born December 20, 1991) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Saitama Seibu Lions.
Shinnosuke Kakinaga (垣永 真之介, Kakinaga Shinnosuke; born 19 December 1991) is a Japanese professional rugby union player…Shinnosuke Kakinaga (垣永 真之介, Kakinaga Shinnosuke; born 19 December 1991) is a Japanese professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for Japan Rugby League One club Tokyo Sungoliath and the Japan national team.
Yuta Shitara (設楽 悠太, Shitara Yūta; born 18 December 1991) is a Japanese long-distance runner. He competed in the 10,000…Yuta Shitara (設楽 悠太, Shitara Yūta; born 18 December 1991) is a Japanese long-distance runner. He competed in the 10,000 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing finishing 23rd. Yuta Shitara competed in the 2018 edition of the Tokyo Marathon, where he, after falling off the lead pack at 32 km to seventh place, regrouped and advanced position to take second overall, at 2:06:11, which was a new Japanese National Record at the time. In doing so, he also won a prize of 100 million yen (roughly $936,000) that was offered to any Japanese man who could run a new national record.
Teruya Goto (後藤 輝也, Gotō Teruya; born December 18, 1991) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. He competed for Japan 7s at…Teruya Goto (後藤 輝也, Gotō Teruya; born December 18, 1991) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. He competed for Japan 7s at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil. He scored the first try in their upset against New Zealand at the Olympics.
Takuya Kinoshita (木下 拓哉, Kinoshita Takuya; born December 18, 1991) is a Japanese professional baseball catcher for the…Takuya Kinoshita (木下 拓哉, Kinoshita Takuya; born December 18, 1991) is a Japanese professional baseball catcher for the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Jin Izumisawa (泉澤 仁, Izumisawa Jin; born 17 December 1991) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Jin Izumisawa (泉澤 仁, Izumisawa Jin; born 17 December 1991) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for J3 League club FC Gifu.
Kazuki Nagasawa (長澤 和輝, Nagasawa Kazuki; pronounced [na̠ɡa̠za̠wa̠ ka̠zɯ̟ᵝkʲi]; born 16 December 1991) is a Japanese…Kazuki Nagasawa (長澤 和輝, Nagasawa Kazuki; pronounced [na̠ɡa̠za̠wa̠ ka̠zɯ̟ᵝkʲi]; born 16 December 1991) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for A-League club Wellington Phoenix.
Mitsuki Takahata (高畑 充希, Takahata Mitsuki; born December 14, 1991) is a Japanese actress and singer who is represented…Mitsuki Takahata (高畑 充希, Takahata Mitsuki; born December 14, 1991) is a Japanese actress and singer who is represented by the talent agency Horipro. She attended Hosei University as an undergraduate student. Her song "Hitomi Hiraite" is the Japanese theme song for Meet the Robinsons.
Maria Miyata (宮田 真理愛, Miyata Maria; born December 13, 1991, in Tokyo, Japan), better known as Nonoka Ono (おの ののか, Ono…Maria Miyata (宮田 真理愛, Miyata Maria; born December 13, 1991, in Tokyo, Japan), better known as Nonoka Ono (おの ののか, Ono Nonoka), is a Japanese entertainer and race queen who is represented by the talent agency, Platinum Production. Ono is nicknamed Nonokyan (ののきゃん).
Masaru Nakamura (中村 勝, Nakamura Masaru) (born December 11, 1991) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who is a…Masaru Nakamura (中村 勝, Nakamura Masaru) (born December 11, 1991) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters and Orix Buffaloes.
Akihiro Hakumura (白村 明弘, Hakumura Akihiro; born December 11, 1991) is a Japanese former professional baseball…Akihiro Hakumura (白村 明弘, Hakumura Akihiro; born December 11, 1991) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder. He has played in his entire career with the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
Satoru Uyama (宇山 賢, Uyama Satoru, born 10 December 1991) is a Japanese right-handed épée fencer, 2016 team Asian…Satoru Uyama (宇山 賢, Uyama Satoru, born 10 December 1991) is a Japanese right-handed épée fencer, 2016 team Asian champion, and 2021 team Olympic champion. Along with Koki Kano, Masaru Yamada, and Kazuyasu Minobe, Uyama was a member of the Japanese team that won gold in the team men's épée event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. It was Japan's first Olympic gold medal in fencing.
Shota Emi (翔太江見, Shōta Emi; born 8 December 1991) is a Japanese rugby union player who plays as a wing. He currently…Shota Emi (翔太江見, Shōta Emi; born 8 December 1991) is a Japanese rugby union player who plays as a wing. He currently plays for Suntory Sungoliath in Japan's domestic Top League. He represented the Sunwolves in the 2017 Super Rugby season, scoring a try after just 24 seconds in a match against the Cheetahs, the fastest try recorded in an 18-team Super Rugby competition. Emi also represented Japan at rugby sevens, playing for them at the 2013 World Cup.
Taijiro Mori (森 泰次郎, Mori Taijiro; born December 8, 1991) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Toyama…Taijiro Mori (森 泰次郎, Mori Taijiro; born December 8, 1991) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Toyama Shinjo in Hokushinetsu Football League.
Tomofumi Takajo (born 7 December 1991) is a Japanese judoka. Takajo is the silver medalist of the 2017 Judo Grand Slam…Tomofumi Takajo (born 7 December 1991) is a Japanese judoka. Takajo is the silver medalist of the 2017 Judo Grand Slam Baku in the –66 kg category.
Makoto Sawaguchi (澤口誠, born December 5, 1991) is a Japanese former professional basketball player who last played for…Makoto Sawaguchi (澤口誠, born December 5, 1991) is a Japanese former professional basketball player who last played for the Iwate Big Bulls of the B.League in Japan. He was selected by the Akita Northern Happinets with the 9th overall pick in the 2010 bj League draft.
Toshiya Okada (岡田 俊哉, Okada Toshiya; born December 5, 1991 in Hidaka District, Wakayama, Japan) is a professional…Toshiya Okada (岡田 俊哉, Okada Toshiya; born December 5, 1991 in Hidaka District, Wakayama, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons.
Maiko Fujimoto (born 4 December 1991) is a former Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2017…Maiko Fujimoto (born 4 December 1991) is a former Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Masahiro Usui (碓井 将大, Usui Masahiro; born December 3, 1991) is a Japanese actor and member of the acting troupe D-BOYS…Masahiro Usui (碓井 将大, Usui Masahiro; born December 3, 1991) is a Japanese actor and member of the acting troupe D-BOYS, produced by Watanabe Entertainment.
Kurumi Yoshida (吉田 胡桃, Yoshida Kurumi; born 1 December 1991) is a Japanese synchronized swimmer. She competed in the…Kurumi Yoshida (吉田 胡桃, Yoshida Kurumi; born 1 December 1991) is a Japanese synchronized swimmer. She competed in the women's team event at the 2012 Olympic Games. She was part of the Japanese team that won bronze at the 2016 Olympics. She was also part of the Japanese team that won bronze medal in the team technical routine, team free routine and free routine combination events at the 2015 World Championships.
Eiichi Katayama (片山 瑛一, Katayama Eiichi; born November 30, 1991, in Saitama) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a…Eiichi Katayama (片山 瑛一, Katayama Eiichi; born November 30, 1991, in Saitama) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a wing back for J1 League club Urawa Red Diamonds.
Kozue Setoguchi (born 30 November 1991) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League…Kozue Setoguchi (born 30 November 1991) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League club Chifure AS Elfen Saitama.
Miho Shingu (新宮 美歩, Shingū Miho; born 29 November 1991 in Hiroshima) is a Japanese track and field athlete who…Miho Shingu (新宮 美歩, Shingū Miho; born 29 November 1991 in Hiroshima) is a Japanese track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres and 800 metres. She was selected for the 4 × 400 metres relay member at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin at the age of 17, but did not compete. She won a gold medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2011 Asian Championships in Kobe with teammates Sayaka Aoki, Chisato Tanaka and Satomi Kubokura. She was also the 2011 Japanese champion in the 400 metres and a two-time Japanese champion in the 4 × 400 metres relay.
Akane Takayanagi (高柳 明音, Takayanagi Akane; born November 29, 1991 in Aichi Prefecture) is a former member of the…Akane Takayanagi (高柳 明音, Takayanagi Akane; born November 29, 1991 in Aichi Prefecture) is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group SKE48. She joined SKE48 as a second-generation trainee in March 2009, before being promoted to Team KII. She was a member of SKE48 Team KII, and a former member of NMB48 Team BII.
Terunofuji Haruo (Japanese: 照ノ富士 春雄; born 29 November 1991 as Gantulgyn Gan-Erdene (Mongolian: Гантулгын Ган-Эрдэнэ))…Terunofuji Haruo (Japanese: 照ノ富士 春雄; born 29 November 1991 as Gantulgyn Gan-Erdene (Mongolian: Гантулгын Ган-Эрдэнэ)) is a Mongolian-Japanese former professional sumo wrestler. The 73rd yokozuna of the sport, he wrestled for Isegahama stable. After his retirement in 2025, he took on the name Isegahama himself and managed his stable as stablemaster He entered professional sumo in January 2011 and took the second division jūryō championship in his debut as a sekitori in September 2013. He took the top makuuchi division championship in May 2015, only 25 tournaments after his professional debut. This earned him promotion to sumo's second-highest rank of ōzeki. Terunofuji then suffered from knee injuries and other health problems. Surviving kadoban status (in danger of demotion from the rank of ōzeki) on three previous occasions, he was finally demoted after the September 2017 tournament. After a long injury layoff he fell to the second-lowest jonidan division in March 2019 and staged a successful comeback and returned to the makuuchi division the following year, the first wrestler to do so from such a low rank. Terunofuji won his return tournament in the top division in July 2020. He earned his second promotion to ōzeki following a third championship win in March 2021, which he immediately followed with another tournament championship in May 2021. Following a runner-up performance in the July 2021 tournament, he was promoted to become the sport's 73rd yokozuna. He acquired Japanese citizenship the following month, taking the name Seizan Suginomori (杉野森 正山). Following the retirement of fellow Mongolian Hakuhō in September 2021, Terunofuji became the only active yokozuna, a position he continued to hold alone until his retirement in January 2025. Overall, he has ten top division championships, has been runner-up in seven tournaments, and has nine special prizes. Sumo commentator John Gunning called Terunofuji's comeback "a tale unparalleled in sumo history."
Mayuko Kawakita (河北 麻友子, Kawakita Mayuko; born November 28, 1991) is a Japanese-American actress and model, known for…Mayuko Kawakita (河北 麻友子, Kawakita Mayuko; born November 28, 1991) is a Japanese-American actress and model, known for her role as Rena on Fashion Story: Model, Nippon Television variety show Hirunandesu!, and Sekai no Hatemade Itte Q!. She is the 2003 winner of the Japan Bishōjo Contest which is a beauty pageant held by Oscar Promotion.
Satoshi Maruo (Japanese: 丸尾知司; born 28 November 1991) is a Japanese male athlete competing in the 50 kilometres race…Satoshi Maruo (Japanese: 丸尾知司; born 28 November 1991) is a Japanese male athlete competing in the 50 kilometres race walk. He represented Japan at the 2016 IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships and the 2017 World Championships in Athletics, finishing fifth at the latter event in a personal best of 3:43:03 hours The Japanese team was very successful at the event with all three men finishing in the top five. He is a member of the Aichi Steel athletics team.
Daichi Abe (Japanese: 阿部 大治, Abe Daichi; born November 27, 1991) is a Japanese mixed martial artist competing in the…Daichi Abe (Japanese: 阿部 大治, Abe Daichi; born November 27, 1991) is a Japanese mixed martial artist competing in the Welterweight division. He is the former DEEP Welterweight Champion. A professional mixed martial artist since 2016, he has competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and was also the Welterweight King of Pancrase.
Shinri Shioura (塩浦 慎理, Shioura Shinri; born 26 November 1991) is a Japanese freestyle swimmer. He won the bronze medal…Shinri Shioura (塩浦 慎理, Shioura Shinri; born 26 November 1991) is a Japanese freestyle swimmer. He won the bronze medal by swimming for the Japanese team in the 4 × 100 m medley event at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona alongside his teammates Ryosuke Irie, Kosuke Kitajima and Takuro Fujii.
Arisa Minamino (born 26 November 1991) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for WE League club…Arisa Minamino (born 26 November 1991) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for WE League club JEF United Chiba Ladies.
Yuko Takase (高瀬 優孝, Takase Yūkō; born November 25, 1991 in Saitama, Saitama) is a Japanese football player for Aventura…Yuko Takase (高瀬 優孝, Takase Yūkō; born November 25, 1991 in Saitama, Saitama) is a Japanese football player for Aventura Kawaguchi.
