Powell Obinna Obi (オビ パウエル オビンナ, Obi Paueru Obinna; born 18 December 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a…Powell Obinna Obi (オビ パウエル オビンナ, Obi Paueru Obinna; born 18 December 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J1 League club Avispa Fukuoka.
Shoma Uno (宇野 昌磨, Uno Shōma; born 17 December 1997) is a Japanese figure skater. As a singles skater, he is a…Shoma Uno (宇野 昌磨, Uno Shōma; born 17 December 1997) is a Japanese figure skater. As a singles skater, he is a three-time Olympic medalist (2018 silver, 2022 bronze, 2022 team silver), a two-time World champion (2022, 2023), and a two-time World silver medalist (2018, 2017). He was also the 2019 Four Continents champion, the 2022–23 Grand Prix Final champion, a fourteen-time Grand Prix medalist (8 gold, 6 silver), the 2017 Asian Winter Games champion, and a six-time Japanese national champion (2016–2019, 2022–2023). At the junior level, Uno is the 2015 World Junior champion, the 2014–15 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and 2012 Youth Olympic silver medalist. Uno is the first skater to successfully land a quadruple flip, and the second skater behind Yuzuru Hanyu to land a quadruple loop in an international competition. In 2023, Uno became the first man from Japan to win back-to-back world titles. He is also the historic record-holder for the highest score by a junior in the short program. After first retiring in 2024, Uno announced in May 2026 that he and his partner, Marin Honda, were returning to professional competition as an ice dance team.
Tomohisa Ohzeki (大関 友久, Ōzeki Tomohisa; born December 14, 1997 in Tsuchiura, Ibaraki) is a Japanese professional…Tomohisa Ohzeki (大関 友久, Ōzeki Tomohisa; born December 14, 1997 in Tsuchiura, Ibaraki) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Kōki Tachi (舘 幸希, Tachi Kōki; born 14 December 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a centre-back for…Kōki Tachi (舘 幸希, Tachi Kōki; born 14 December 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a centre-back for Shonan Bellmare.
Takuma Ominami (大南 拓磨, Ōminami Takuma; born 13 December 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for J1…Takuma Ominami (大南 拓磨, Ōminami Takuma; born 13 December 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for J1 League club V-Varen Nagasaki as a defender.
Jorn Pedersen (ピーダーセン 世穏, Pīdāsen Yorun; born 12 December 1997) is a Japanese footballer who playing as a forward and…Jorn Pedersen (ピーダーセン 世穏, Pīdāsen Yorun; born 12 December 1997) is a Japanese footballer who playing as a forward and currently play for Vanraure Hachinohe.
Kenya Suzuki (鈴木 健矢, Suzuki Kenya; born December 11, 1997 in Sodegaura, Chiba, Japan) is a Japanese professional…Kenya Suzuki (鈴木 健矢, Suzuki Kenya; born December 11, 1997 in Sodegaura, Chiba, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Ikuma Horishima (堀島 行真, Horishima Ikuma; born 11 December 1997) is a Japanese freestyle skier who competes…Ikuma Horishima (堀島 行真, Horishima Ikuma; born 11 December 1997) is a Japanese freestyle skier who competes internationally. He competed for Japan at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2017 in Sierra Nevada, Spain, where he won a gold medal in Moguls, and another gold medal in Dual moguls. Horishima won the bronze medal in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics men's moguls with a score of 81.48. He repeated the feat at the 2026 Winter Olympics, again winning the bronze medal in the men's moguls.
Mami Yokota (横田 真未, Yokota Mami; born 10 December 1997) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in the…Mami Yokota (横田 真未, Yokota Mami; born 10 December 1997) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in the SV.League for PFU BlueCats Ishikawa Kahoku.
Hyōga Ōta (born 9 December 1997) is a Japanese judoka. Ōta is the gold medallist of the 2018 Judo Grand Slam…Hyōga Ōta (born 9 December 1997) is a Japanese judoka. Ōta is the gold medallist of the 2018 Judo Grand Slam Ekaterinburg in the +100 kg category.
Takahiro Shikine (敷根 崇裕, Shikine Takahiro; born 7 December 1997) is a Japanese right-handed foil fencer, 2019 team…Takahiro Shikine (敷根 崇裕, Shikine Takahiro; born 7 December 1997) is a Japanese right-handed foil fencer, 2019 team Asian champion, 2019 individual Asian champion, and 2021 Olympian. Shikine competed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
Kazuki Sugiyama (杉山 一樹, Sugiyama Kazuki; born December 7, 1997) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the…Kazuki Sugiyama (杉山 一樹, Sugiyama Kazuki; born December 7, 1997) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Naoki Kanuma (鹿沼 直生, Kanuma Naoki; born 7 December 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive…Naoki Kanuma (鹿沼 直生, Kanuma Naoki; born 7 December 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for J2 League club Tokushima Vortis.
Shuto Abe (安部 柊斗, Abe Shūto; born 5 December 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for J1…Shuto Abe (安部 柊斗, Abe Shūto; born 5 December 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for J1 League club Gamba Osaka.
Aika Aoki (青木愛香, Aoki Aika) better known by her ring name Itsuki Aoki is a Japanese professional wrestler currently…Aika Aoki (青木愛香, Aoki Aika) better known by her ring name Itsuki Aoki is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer and is best known for her time in the Japanese promotions Oz Academy and Pro Wrestling Wave, where she is the current Regina di WAVE Champion in her first reign In World Wonder Ring Stardom, she is a member of Mi Vida Loca.
Atsuya Hirohata (廣畑敦也, Hirohata Atsuya; born December 3, 1997) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a…Atsuya Hirohata (廣畑敦也, Hirohata Atsuya; born December 3, 1997) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a pitcher for the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Yuzuki Satomi is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the lightweight division of K-1. He is a former Krush…Yuzuki Satomi is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the lightweight division of K-1. He is a former Krush Lightweight champion and K-1 Lightweight champion. As of July 2023 he was the No. 7 ranked super bantamweight kickboxer in the world by Combat Press.
Mizuki Saihara (born 2 December 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League…Mizuki Saihara (born 2 December 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina.
Seina Nakajima (中嶋星奈, Nakajima Seina; born December 2, 1997, in Karuizawa) is a Japanese curler from Nagano. She is the…Seina Nakajima (中嶋星奈, Nakajima Seina; born December 2, 1997, in Karuizawa) is a Japanese curler from Nagano. She is the third on the Chubu Electric Power curling team, which won the Japan Curling Championships in both 2017 and 2019. At the international level, she has represented Japan twice at the World Women's Curling Championship (2019, 2022) and the 2019 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships, where she won a silver medal.
Toshiya Tanaka (田中 稔也, Tanaka Toshiya; born December 2, 1997) is a Japanese football player who plays as a midfielder…Toshiya Tanaka (田中 稔也, Tanaka Toshiya; born December 2, 1997) is a Japanese football player who plays as a midfielder for Kagoshima United.
Arata Tatsukawa (立川 新, Tatsukawa Arata; born 30 November 1997) is a Japanese judoka. Tatsukawa participated at the 2018…Arata Tatsukawa (立川 新, Tatsukawa Arata; born 30 November 1997) is a Japanese judoka. Tatsukawa participated at the 2018 World Judo Championships, winning a medal.
Masato Tokida (常田 克人, Tokida Masato; born November 27, 1997) is a Japanese football player who play as a Centre-back…Masato Tokida (常田 克人, Tokida Masato; born November 27, 1997) is a Japanese football player who play as a Centre-back and currently play for J3 League club, SC Sagamihara.
So Matsushima (松島聡, Matsushima Sou, born November 27, 1997) is a Japanese idol, singer, actor, artist, and member of…So Matsushima (松島聡, Matsushima Sou, born November 27, 1997) is a Japanese idol, singer, actor, artist, and member of the group timelesz (formerly known as Sexy Zone). He is from the city of Shimada in Shizuoka prefecture.
Akira Osako (大迫 暁, Osako Akira; born 26 November 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J2 League…Akira Osako (大迫 暁, Osako Akira; born 26 November 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J2 League club Kataller Toyama.
Ryo Sato (佐藤 亮, Satō Ryō; born 24 November 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for Matsumoto…Ryo Sato (佐藤 亮, Satō Ryō; born 24 November 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for Matsumoto Yamaga FC, on loan from Tegevajaro Miyazaki.
Satomi Fukudome (福留 慧美, Fukudome Satomi; born 23 November 1997) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays…Satomi Fukudome (福留 慧美, Fukudome Satomi; born 23 November 1997) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in the SV.League for Victorina Himeji.
Chihiro Sawada (Japanese: 澤田 千優, Hepburn: Sawada Chihiro; born November 23, 1997) is a Japanese mixed martial artist…Chihiro Sawada (Japanese: 澤田 千優, Hepburn: Sawada Chihiro; born November 23, 1997) is a Japanese mixed martial artist and former wrestler, competing in the atomweight divisions of Shooto, Combate Global and ONE Championship. She is a former Shooto Women's Atomweight champion.
Kai Matsuzaki (松崎 快, Matsuzaki Kai; born 22 November 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer currently playing as a…Kai Matsuzaki (松崎 快, Matsuzaki Kai; born 22 November 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer currently playing as a winger for J1 League club Shimizu S-Pulse.
Reo Hatate (旗手 怜央, Hatate Reo; born 21 November 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a central…Reo Hatate (旗手 怜央, Hatate Reo; born 21 November 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for EFL Championship club Burnley and the Japan national team.
Tatsuhiko Noguchi (野口 竜彦, Noguchi Tatsuhiko; born 20 November 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a…Tatsuhiko Noguchi (野口 竜彦, Noguchi Tatsuhiko; born 20 November 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for Fagiano Okayama.
Kenya Onodera (小野寺 健也, Onodera Kenya; born 18 November 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender…Kenya Onodera (小野寺 健也, Onodera Kenya; born 18 November 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for Reilac Shiga FC.
Riku Kano (born 16 November 1997) is a Japanese professional boxer who challenged for the WBO mini-flyweight title in…Riku Kano (born 16 November 1997) is a Japanese professional boxer who challenged for the WBO mini-flyweight title in 2016. At the regional level, Kano has held the WBO Asia Pacific title at light flyweight and flyweight.
Suguri Hashitani (born 15 November 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for…Suguri Hashitani (born 15 November 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Frauen-Bundesliga club 1. FSV Mainz 05.
Kazuki Kawamura (河村 一輝, Kawamura Kazuki, born 13 November 1997) is a Japanese middle and long-distance runner, who…Kazuki Kawamura (河村 一輝, Kawamura Kazuki, born 13 November 1997) is a Japanese middle and long-distance runner, who specializes in the 1500 metres. He is the Japanese national record holder for the 1500 metres, with a time of 3:35.42. He also won the event at the 2021 and 2023 Japan Championships in Athletics.
Taishi Narikuni (born 13 November 1997) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. He won the gold medal in the men's 70 kg…Taishi Narikuni (born 13 November 1997) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. He won the gold medal in the men's 70 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. He also won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. His mother Akiko Iijima is a four-time medalist at the World Wrestling Championships, including two gold medals (1990 and 1991).
Yuma Funabashi (船橋 勇真, Funabashi Yuma; born 13 November 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender…Yuma Funabashi (船橋 勇真, Funabashi Yuma; born 13 November 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for FC Ryukyu.
Ren Ikeda (池田 廉, Ikeda Ren; born 10 November 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J3 League…Ren Ikeda (池田 廉, Ikeda Ren; born 10 November 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J3 League club FC Ryukyu.
Kazunari Ichimi (一美 和成, Ichimi Kazunari; born November 10, 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward and…Kazunari Ichimi (一美 和成, Ichimi Kazunari; born November 10, 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward and who plays for J1 League club Tokyo Verdy.
Masaya Kojima (小島 雅也, Kojima Masaya; born November 9, 1997) is a Japanese football player. He plays for FC Osaka from…Masaya Kojima (小島 雅也, Kojima Masaya; born November 9, 1997) is a Japanese football player. He plays for FC Osaka from 2026.
Ikki Kawasaki (川﨑 一輝, Kawasaki Ikki; born 8 November 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for…Ikki Kawasaki (川﨑 一輝, Kawasaki Ikki; born 8 November 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for Júbilo Iwata.
Hiroki Ohnishi (大西 広樹, Ohnishi Hiroki; born November 8, 1997) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Tokyo…Hiroki Ohnishi (大西 広樹, Ohnishi Hiroki; born November 8, 1997) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Tetsuya Chinen (知念 哲矢, Chinen Tetsuya; born 8 November 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Tetsuya Chinen (知念 哲矢, Chinen Tetsuya; born 8 November 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Tochigi City FC, on loan from Vegalta Sendai.
Yuki Yamamoto (山本 悠樹, Yamamoto Yūki; born 6 November 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defensive…Yuki Yamamoto (山本 悠樹, Yamamoto Yūki; born 6 November 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defensive midfielder for Kawasaki Frontale.
Kenta Kawanaka (川中賢太, Kawanaka Kenta; born 5 November 1997 in Osaka) is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for…Kenta Kawanaka (川中賢太, Kawanaka Kenta; born 5 November 1997 in Osaka) is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for Veertien Mie.
Shoya Ichihashi (Japanese: 市橋 翔哉; born November 5, 1997) is a Japanese pair skater. With his skating partner, Miyu…Shoya Ichihashi (Japanese: 市橋 翔哉; born November 5, 1997) is a Japanese pair skater. With his skating partner, Miyu Yunoki, he was the 2022 Japanese national champion. With his former partner, Riku Miura, he represented Japan at four ISU Championships. The two finished tenth at the 2018 Four Continents Championships in Taipei, Taiwan, and at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Miki Onaga (翁長 実希, Onaga Miki; born 4 November 1997 in Okinawa Prefecture) is a Japanese racing driver set to compete…Miki Onaga (翁長 実希, Onaga Miki; born 4 November 1997 in Okinawa Prefecture) is a Japanese racing driver set to compete for Nat Team KCMG in Kyojo Cup, which she won in 2022 for Fujita Yakkyoku Racing.
