Yukuto Omoya (面矢 行斗, Omoya Yukuto; born 29 August 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for SC…Yukuto Omoya (面矢 行斗, Omoya Yukuto; born 29 August 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for SC Sagamihara, on loan from Tochigi SC.
Yui Kawamoto (Japanese: 河本 結, romanized: Kawamoto Yui, born 29 August 1998) is a Japanese professional golfer who plays…Yui Kawamoto (Japanese: 河本 結, romanized: Kawamoto Yui, born 29 August 1998) is a Japanese professional golfer who plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour. Kawamoto turned professional in 2018, and made her LPGA Tour debut in 2020. In addition to golf, Kawamoto is known for her fashion sense, YouTube channel, and distinctive hair ribbons worn while playing.
Ayase Ueda (上田 綺世, Ueda Ayase; born 28 August 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a striker for…Ayase Ueda (上田 綺世, Ueda Ayase; born 28 August 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Lille and the Japan national team.
Daiki Kaneko (金子 大毅, Kaneko Daiki; born August 28, 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive…Daiki Kaneko (金子 大毅, Kaneko Daiki; born August 28, 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Júbilo Iwata. After starting his professional career with Shonan Bellmare, Kaneko has played over 140 league matches in the J1 League.
Himawari Akaho (赤穂 ひまわり, Akaho Himawari; born 28 August 1998) is a Japanese basketball player for Denso Iris and the…Himawari Akaho (赤穂 ひまわり, Akaho Himawari; born 28 August 1998) is a Japanese basketball player for Denso Iris and the Japanese national team. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal.
Yoshiyuki Koga (born 28 August 1998) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. He competed for Japan at the 2024 Summer…Yoshiyuki Koga (born 28 August 1998) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. He competed for Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Ryuga Tashiro (田代琉我, Tashiro Ryuga; born 27 August 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J2…Ryuga Tashiro (田代琉我, Tashiro Ryuga; born 27 August 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J2 League club Albirex Niigata.
Sae Kitakata (born 27 August 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for WE League club…Sae Kitakata (born 27 August 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for WE League club Nojima Stella.
Shuntaro Koga (古賀 俊太郎, Koga Shuntaro; born 27 August 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for…Shuntaro Koga (古賀 俊太郎, Koga Shuntaro; born 27 August 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for AC Nagano Parceiro.
Miwa Kuribayashi (栗林未和, Kuribayashi Miwa; born August 26, 1998) is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays…Miwa Kuribayashi (栗林未和, Kuribayashi Miwa; born August 26, 1998) is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for Fujitsu Red Wave of the Women's Japan Basketball League . She also plays for Japan women's national 3x3 team. She brought the U23 national team to a silver medal at the FIBA 3x3 Under-23 World Cup in Xi'an .
Taisei Irie (入江 大生, Irie Taisei; born August 26, 1998) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Yokohama…Taisei Irie (入江 大生, Irie Taisei; born August 26, 1998) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Tsubasa Sakakibara (榊原 翼, Sakakibara Tsubasa; born August 25, 1998) is a Japanese former professional baseballpitcher.…Tsubasa Sakakibara (榊原 翼, Sakakibara Tsubasa; born August 25, 1998) is a Japanese former professional baseballpitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Orix Buffaloes from 2017 to 2022.
Hiroki Maeda (前田 紘基, Maeda Hiroki; born 25 August 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for…Hiroki Maeda (前田 紘基, Maeda Hiroki; born 25 August 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for Verspah Oita.
Hayate Shirowa (城和 隼颯, Shirowa Hayate; born 25 August 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Hayate Shirowa (城和 隼颯, Shirowa Hayate; born 25 August 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Montedio Yamagata.
Sota Higashide (東出 壮太, Higashide Sota; born 24 August 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Sota Higashide (東出 壮太, Higashide Sota; born 24 August 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Solomon Kings.
Hiroki Hasegawa (長谷川 宙輝, Hasegawa Hiroki; born August 23, 1998) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays…Hiroki Hasegawa (長谷川 宙輝, Hasegawa Hiroki; born August 23, 1998) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Momoko Kobori (小堀 桃子, Kobori Momoko; born 22 August 1998) is a Japanese tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings…Momoko Kobori (小堀 桃子, Kobori Momoko; born 22 August 1998) is a Japanese tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of world No. 226 in singles, achieved on 22 April 2019, and No. 89 in doubles, achieved on 30 March 2026. She has won four singles titles and 27 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
Shōta Maruyama (丸山 翔大, Maruyama Shōta; born January 19, 1998 in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan) is a professional Japanese…Shōta Maruyama (丸山 翔大, Maruyama Shōta; born January 19, 1998 in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Misaki Matsuda (松田 美咲, Matsuda Misaki; born 21 August 1998) is a Japanese tennis player. Matsuda has a career-high…Misaki Matsuda (松田 美咲, Matsuda Misaki; born 21 August 1998) is a Japanese tennis player. Matsuda has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 254, achieved on 3 April 2023, and a best doubles ranking of world No. 210, reached on 21 November 2022. Matsuda won her first bigger title at the W75 Perth Tennis International, Australia in the doubles draw.
Daiki Fukazawa (深澤 大輝, Fukazawa Daiki; born 21 August 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J1…Daiki Fukazawa (深澤 大輝, Fukazawa Daiki; born 21 August 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J1 League club Avispa Fukuoka.
Jung Hoo Lee (Korean: 이정후; born August 20, 1998) is a South Korean professional baseball outfielder for the San…Jung Hoo Lee (Korean: 이정후; born August 20, 1998) is a South Korean professional baseball outfielder for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in the KBO League for the Kiwoom Heroes. Lee won the KBO League Rookie of the Year Award in 2017 and the KBO League Most Valuable Player Award in 2022. He won five consecutive Golden Glove Awards from 2018 to 2022. Lee has also played for the South Korea national baseball team at the 2019 WBSC Premier12, 2020 Summer Olympics, and the 2023 and 2026 World Baseball Classic. He is the son of Lee Jong-beom, a star player in the KBO league and with the nickname "Son of the Wind," earning the younger Lee the moniker "Grandson of the Wind."
Tenshin Nasukawa (Japanese: 那須川 天心, Nasukawa Tenshin; born August 18, 1998) is a Japanese professional boxer, former…Tenshin Nasukawa (Japanese: 那須川 天心, Nasukawa Tenshin; born August 18, 1998) is a Japanese professional boxer, former professional kickboxer and mixed martial artist. A generational talent, Nasukawa was regarded as a top pound for pound talent throughout most of his career as a professional kickboxer and one of the greatest kickboxers in the history of the sport. A professional kickboxer between 2012 and 2022, Nasukawa is the former RISE Bantamweight (55 kg) and RISE World Featherweight (57.5 kg) champion. He was also the ISKA Unified Rules Featherweight (57 kg) and Oriental Rules Bantamweight (55 kg) champion, as well as the 2017 Rizin Flyweight (57 kg) Kickboxing Tournament winner. At the end of his professional kickboxing career, in July 2022, Nasukawa was ranked as the best kickboxer under 58 kg and the best pound for pound kickboxer in the world by Combat Press.
Kaito Kawabata (川端 魁人, Kawabata Kaitō, born 17 August 1998) is a Japanese athlete who specializes in the 400 metres. He…Kaito Kawabata (川端 魁人, Kawabata Kaitō, born 17 August 1998) is a Japanese athlete who specializes in the 400 metres. He competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, equalling the national record.
Shunji Masuda (増田 隼司, Masuda Shunji; born 13 August 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder…Shunji Masuda (増田 隼司, Masuda Shunji; born 13 August 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Nara Club.\
Atsuki Itō (伊藤 敦樹, Itō Atsuki; born 11 August 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a…Atsuki Itō (伊藤 敦樹, Itō Atsuki; born 11 August 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a centre back for EFL Championship club Bolton Wanderers and the Japan national team.
Charles Boniface Nduka (ンドカ・チャールス, Ndoka Chārusu Bonifeisu; born 8 August 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently…Charles Boniface Nduka (ンドカ・チャールス, Ndoka Chārusu Bonifeisu; born 8 August 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for A-League Men club, Melbourne Victory.
Jefferson David Tabinas (Japanese: タビナス ジェファーソン; born August 7, 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a…Jefferson David Tabinas (Japanese: タビナス ジェファーソン; born August 7, 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back or a centre-back for Malaysia Super League club Selangor. Born in Japan, he plays for the Philippines national team.
Hyuga Endo (遠藤日向, Endō Hyūga, born 5 August 1998) is a Japanese long-distance runner. He won the 5000 metres at the…Hyuga Endo (遠藤日向, Endō Hyūga, born 5 August 1998) is a Japanese long-distance runner. He won the 5000 metres at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships.
Kanon Suzuki (Japanese: 鈴木 香音, Hepburn: Suzuki Kanon) is a former Japanese pop singer. She is a former ninth-generation…Kanon Suzuki (Japanese: 鈴木 香音, Hepburn: Suzuki Kanon) is a former Japanese pop singer. She is a former ninth-generation member of the Japanese girl group Morning Musume.
Seiya Hosokawa (細川 成也, Hosokawa Seiya; born August 4, 1998) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the…Seiya Hosokawa (細川 成也, Hosokawa Seiya; born August 4, 1998) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
Riho Akagi (Japanese: 赤木 里帆, born 4 August 1998) is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays as a guard for…Riho Akagi (Japanese: 赤木 里帆, born 4 August 1998) is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays as a guard for Fujitsu Red Wave in the Women's Japan Basketball League. She has represented Japan in international competitions at both youth and senior levels, including the FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women, the FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for Women and the 2026 Asian Games.
Yuki Aida (相田 勇樹, Aida Yūki; born 3 August 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Júbilo…Yuki Aida (相田 勇樹, Aida Yūki; born 3 August 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Júbilo Iwata.
Masaoki Shindo (Japanese: 眞藤 雅興, Hepburn: Shindō Masaoki; born August 3, 1998) is a Japanese manga artist from…Masaoki Shindo (Japanese: 眞藤 雅興, Hepburn: Shindō Masaoki; born August 3, 1998) is a Japanese manga artist from Kagoshima Prefecture. They debuted in 2016 after winning the Grand Treasure Award for their one-shot Twin Peach. Shindo is known for creating the manga series RuriDragon, which began its serialization in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine in June 2022.
Yuki Yoshidome (born 2 August 1998) is a Japanese female handball player for Hokkoku Bank and the Japanese national…Yuki Yoshidome (born 2 August 1998) is a Japanese female handball player for Hokkoku Bank and the Japanese national team. She represented Japan at the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship in Spain. She represented Japan again at the 2025 World Championship. At the 2022 Asian Championship, she won silver medals, losing to South Korea in the final. At the 2024 Asian Championship she won gold medals with the Japanese team.
Yoshiki Torikai (鳥海 芳樹, Torikai Yoshiki; born 1 August 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder…Yoshiki Torikai (鳥海 芳樹, Torikai Yoshiki; born 1 August 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for J1 League club Mito HollyHock.
Sayaka Hobara (保原 彩夏, Hobara Sayaka; born 30 July 1998) is a Japanese badminton player. A left-handed player from…Sayaka Hobara (保原 彩夏, Hobara Sayaka; born 30 July 1998) is a Japanese badminton player. A left-handed player from Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, she is a former World Junior Champion, winning the girls' doubles title in 2016 with Nami Matsuyama. She competes in both women's and mixed doubles, achieving career-high world rankings of No. 11 in women's doubles and No. 13 in mixed doubles. Hobara was a member of the Japanese team that won the bronze medal at the 2025 Sudirman Cup.
Teruki Hara (原 輝綺, Hara Teruki; born 30 July 1998) is a Japanese football player who plays as a right back or a…Teruki Hara (原 輝綺, Hara Teruki; born 30 July 1998) is a Japanese football player who plays as a right back or a defensive midfielder for J1 League Nagoya Grampus. He has represented Japan at under-20 level.
Go Murayama (村山 豪, Go Murayama; born (1998-07-30)30 July 1998) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Tokyo…Go Murayama (村山 豪, Go Murayama; born (1998-07-30)30 July 1998) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Tokyo Great Bears in V.League Division 1. He also is a member of Japan men's national volleyball team.
Naruki Terashima (寺島 成輝, Terashima Naruki; born July 30, 1998 in Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan) is a professional Japanese…Naruki Terashima (寺島 成輝, Terashima Naruki; born July 30, 1998 in Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Kazuki Fujimoto (藤本 一輝, Fujimoto Kazuki; born 29 July 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for…Kazuki Fujimoto (藤本 一輝, Fujimoto Kazuki; born 29 July 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for J1 League club Avispa Fukuoka.
Rio Azuma (born 27 July 1998) is a Japanese fencer. She represented Japan in the women's team foil event at the 2020…Rio Azuma (born 27 July 1998) is a Japanese fencer. She represented Japan in the women's team foil event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Maya Sakura (さくら まや, Sakura Maya; born Maya Kusano (草野 真耶) on 26 July 1998 in Obihiro, Hokkaidō, Japan) is an enka…Maya Sakura (さくら まや, Sakura Maya; born Maya Kusano (草野 真耶) on 26 July 1998 in Obihiro, Hokkaidō, Japan) is an enka singer and child actress. In 2008, she made her debut with the single "Tairyō Matsuri" (大漁まつり) at the age of 10. In 2009, she received a "New Artist" award at the 51st Annual Japan Record Awards, becoming the youngest person to do so. She also appeared as a special guest on the 60th Kōhaku Uta Gassen in the "children's Kōhaku" section of the program.
Uheiji Uehata (上畑 佑平士, Uehata Uheiji; born 25 July 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for…Uheiji Uehata (上畑 佑平士, Uehata Uheiji; born 25 July 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Fujieda MYFC.
Kotaro Fujikawa (藤川 虎太朗, Fujikawa Kotaro; born July 24, 1998) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for…Kotaro Fujikawa (藤川 虎太朗, Fujikawa Kotaro; born July 24, 1998) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Nagano Parceiro.
Kenta Inoue (井上 健太, Inoue Kenta; born 23 July 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for…Kenta Inoue (井上 健太, Inoue Kenta; born 23 July 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1 League club Shimizu S-Pulse.
Tomoaki Ōkubo (大久保 智明, Ōkubo Tomoaki; born 23 July 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a winger for J1…Tomoaki Ōkubo (大久保 智明, Ōkubo Tomoaki; born 23 July 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a winger for J1 League club Kashiwa Reysol.
Yura Matsuda (松田 悠良, Matsuda Yura; born 22 July 1998) is a retired Japanese competitive figure skater. She is the 2015…Yura Matsuda (松田 悠良, Matsuda Yura; born 22 July 1998) is a retired Japanese competitive figure skater. She is the 2015 Triglav Trophy silver medalist and 2016 Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy champion.
Rimu Matsuoka (松岡 瑠夢, Matsuoka Rimu; born July 22, 1998) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for…Rimu Matsuoka (松岡 瑠夢, Matsuoka Rimu; born July 22, 1998) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Matsumoto Yamaga FC.
Teruki Yoshino (吉野 光樹, Yoshino Teruki; born July 19, 1998) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a pitcher…Teruki Yoshino (吉野 光樹, Yoshino Teruki; born July 19, 1998) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a pitcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Hidenori Takahashi (高橋 秀典, Takahashi Hidenori; born 29 July 1999) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a…Hidenori Takahashi (高橋 秀典, Takahashi Hidenori; born 29 July 1999) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for J2 League club Blaublitz Akita.