Keisuke Oyama (大山 啓輔, Ōyama Keisuke; born 7 May 1995 in Saitama) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Zweigen…Keisuke Oyama (大山 啓輔, Ōyama Keisuke; born 7 May 1995 in Saitama) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Zweigen Kanazawa.
Takuya Shigehiro (重廣 卓也, Shigehiro Takuya; born 5 May 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Takuya Shigehiro (重廣 卓也, Shigehiro Takuya; born 5 May 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tokushima Vortis.
Kota Umeda (梅田公太, Umeda Kōta) is a Japanese professional wrestler best known for his time with the Japanese promotion…Kota Umeda (梅田公太, Umeda Kōta) is a Japanese professional wrestler best known for his time with the Japanese promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling where he is a former KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champion.
Masatoshi Ishida (石田 雅俊, Ishida Masatoshi; born May 4, 1995) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Daejeon Hana…Masatoshi Ishida (石田 雅俊, Ishida Masatoshi; born May 4, 1995) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Daejeon Hana Citizen as a midfielder.
Raibu Katayama (片山 來夢, Katayama Raibu; born 4 May 1995) is a Japanese snowboarder who competed in the men's halfpipe at…Raibu Katayama (片山 來夢, Katayama Raibu; born 4 May 1995) is a Japanese snowboarder who competed in the men's halfpipe at the 2018 Winter Olympics. He finished 7th overall.
Ryoichi Akamatsu (Japanese: 赤松 諒一; born 2 May 1995), also spelled Ryōichi Akamatsu, is a Japanese high jumper from Gifu…Ryoichi Akamatsu (Japanese: 赤松 諒一; born 2 May 1995), also spelled Ryōichi Akamatsu, is a Japanese high jumper from Gifu Prefecture. He is a two-time Asian Indoor Champion in the high jump, and he won the 2023 Japanese Athletics Championships before placing 8th at the World Championships that year.
Shota Kaneko (金子 翔太, Kaneko Shōta; born 2 May 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for…Shota Kaneko (金子 翔太, Kaneko Shōta; born 2 May 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Matsumoto Yamaga FC.
Ryusei Ashizawa (born May 5, 1995) is a Japanese kickboxer and mixed martial artist currently competing in a…Ryusei Ashizawa (born May 5, 1995) is a Japanese kickboxer and mixed martial artist currently competing in a Bantamweight divisions of Rizin Fighting Federation. Between April and July 2022, he was ranked the tenth best bantamweight in the world by Combat Press.
Arisa Matsubara (松原 有沙, Matsubara Arisa; born May 1, 1995) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder. She…Arisa Matsubara (松原 有沙, Matsubara Arisa; born May 1, 1995) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder. She plays for Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara and the Japan national team.
Akira Hyodo (兵頭彰, Hyodo Akira) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler best known for his tenure with the Japanese…Akira Hyodo (兵頭彰, Hyodo Akira) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler best known for his tenure with the Japanese promotion Big Japan Pro Wrestling where he is a former Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Champion.
Ryo Watanabe (渡邉 諒, Watanabe Ryō; born April 30, 1995) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Hanshin…Ryo Watanabe (渡邉 諒, Watanabe Ryō; born April 30, 1995) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in MLB for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
Yuto Uchida (内田 裕斗, Uchida Yūto; born 29 April 1995 in Ibaraki, Osaka) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Vegalta…Yuto Uchida (内田 裕斗, Uchida Yūto; born 29 April 1995 in Ibaraki, Osaka) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Vegalta Sendai.
Kohei Kitagawa (北川 滉平, Kitagawa Kōhei; born 29 April 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Kohei Kitagawa (北川 滉平, Kitagawa Kōhei; born 29 April 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Basara Hyogo.
Saki Nagamine (永峰 咲希, Nagamine Saki) (born 28 April 1995) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA of…Saki Nagamine (永峰 咲希, Nagamine Saki) (born 28 April 1995) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour where she has four wins.
Shane Williamson (ウイリアムソン師円, Wiriamuson Shēn; born 28 April 1995) is an Australian–Japanese speed skater who competed…Shane Williamson (ウイリアムソン師円, Wiriamuson Shēn; born 28 April 1995) is an Australian–Japanese speed skater who competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Japan. He competed in the 5000 metres, where he finished 26th out of 26. Williamson made his World Cup debut in November 2013. As of September 2014, Williamson's best World Cup finish is 11th, in a 5000 m B race in 2013–14. His best overall finish in the World Cup is 46th, in the 2013–14 5000 and 10000 m. He is a member of the Nidec Sankyo speed skating team.
Hiroyasu Tamakawa (玉川 裕康, Tamakawa Hiroyasu; born 27 April 1995) is a Japanese (of Iranian father) handball player for…Hiroyasu Tamakawa (玉川 裕康, Tamakawa Hiroyasu; born 27 April 1995) is a Japanese (of Iranian father) handball player for Daido Steel and the Japanese national team. He participated at the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship.
Ryuto Yasuoka (保岡 龍斗, Yasuoka Ryūto; born April 27, 1995) is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for…Ryuto Yasuoka (保岡 龍斗, Yasuoka Ryūto; born April 27, 1995) is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for Akita Northern Happinets of the B.League in Japan. He also plays for Japan men's national 3x3 team, and competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics. He is the first Olympian from Edogawa University.
Ken Akamatsu (born 27 April 1995) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a left sided winger. On 2024, He has joined…Ken Akamatsu (born 27 April 1995) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a left sided winger. On 2024, He has joined Peninsula Power FC in Australia.
Kosei Nukina (貫名 航世, Nukina Kosei; born 26 April 1995) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for…Kosei Nukina (貫名 航世, Nukina Kosei; born 26 April 1995) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Vanraure Hachinohe.
Tomoya Koyamatsu (小屋松 知哉, Koyamatsu Tomoya; born 24 April 1995 in Kumiyama, Kyoto) is a Japanese professional…Tomoya Koyamatsu (小屋松 知哉, Koyamatsu Tomoya; born 24 April 1995 in Kumiyama, Kyoto) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for J1 League club Nagoya Grampus.
Kaisei Sone (曽根 海成, Sone Kaisei; born April 24, 1995) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder…Kaisei Sone (曽根 海成, Sone Kaisei; born April 24, 1995) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
Masaki Oya (大宅 真樹, born 23 April 1995) is a Japanese male volleyball player. He plays for Japan men's national…Masaki Oya (大宅 真樹, born 23 April 1995) is a Japanese male volleyball player. He plays for Japan men's national volleyball team and the Suntory Sunbirds in V.League 1, where he has served as captain since 2020–21 season. He was formerly the Japan U-23 national team's captain.
Kazuki Higa (Japanese: 比嘉一貴, born 23 April 1995) is a Japanese professional golfer. He has won eight times on the Japan…Kazuki Higa (Japanese: 比嘉一貴, born 23 April 1995) is a Japanese professional golfer. He has won eight times on the Japan Golf Tour, as well as topping the money list in 2022. In 2025, he won the Asian Tour Order of Merit.
Yuto Mori (森 勇人, Mori Yūto; born 21 April 1995 in Anjo, Aichi, Japan) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a…Yuto Mori (森 勇人, Mori Yūto; born 21 April 1995 in Anjo, Aichi, Japan) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kamatamare Sanuki in J3 League from 2023. He has previously played for both Nagoya Grampus and Gamba Osaka.
Kei Koizumi (小泉 慶, Koizumi Kei; born 19 April 1995) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or…Kei Koizumi (小泉 慶, Koizumi Kei; born 19 April 1995) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or right back for J1 League club Shimizu S-Pulse.
Ryo Germain (ジャーメイン 良, Jāmein Ryō; born 19 April 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for…Ryo Germain (ジャーメイン 良, Jāmein Ryō; born 19 April 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for J1 League club Shimizu S-Pulse and the Japan national team.
Takahiro Sekine (関根 貴大, Sekine Takahiro; born 19 April 1995) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a winger for…Takahiro Sekine (関根 貴大, Sekine Takahiro; born 19 April 1995) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a winger for A-League Men club Sydney FC.
Haruno Nemoto (根本 葉瑠乃, Nemoto Haruno; born 18 April 1995) is a Japanese basketball player for Mitsubishi Electric…Haruno Nemoto (根本 葉瑠乃, Nemoto Haruno; born 18 April 1995) is a Japanese basketball player for Mitsubishi Electric Koalas and the Japanese national team. She participated at the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.
Nobuya Kato (加藤 修也, Katō Nobuya; born 16 April 1995) is a Japanese sprinter. He competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres…Nobuya Kato (加藤 修也, Katō Nobuya; born 16 April 1995) is a Japanese sprinter. He competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Toru Takagiwa (高木和 徹, Takagiwa Toru; born April 15, 1995, in Nogi, Tochigi) is a Japanese football player who play as a…Toru Takagiwa (高木和 徹, Takagiwa Toru; born April 15, 1995, in Nogi, Tochigi) is a Japanese football player who play as a Goalkeeper and currently play for J2 League club, FC Imabari.
Yosuke Akiyama (秋山 陽介, Akiyama Yosuke; born April 13, 1995) is a Japanese football player who currently join for…Yosuke Akiyama (秋山 陽介, Akiyama Yosuke; born April 13, 1995) is a Japanese football player who currently join for Rockdale Ilinden in 2027 National Premier Leagues NSW Men's in Australia.
Ryota Hayashi (林 遼太, Hayashi Ryōta; born 10 April 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who currently plays as a…Ryota Hayashi (林 遼太, Hayashi Ryōta; born 10 April 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Hong Kong Premier League club HKFC. Besides Japan, he has played in Cambodia and Sri Lanka.
Konami Soga (曽我こなみ, Soga Konami; born 9 April 1995) is a Japanese speed skater. She participated at the 2019 World…Konami Soga (曽我こなみ, Soga Konami; born 9 April 1995) is a Japanese speed skater. She participated at the 2019 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships, winning a medal.
Shogo Yoshikawa (吉川 翔梧, Yoshikawa Shōgo; born April 8, 1995) is a Japanese football player who plays as a midfielder…Shogo Yoshikawa (吉川 翔梧, Yoshikawa Shōgo; born April 8, 1995) is a Japanese football player who plays as a midfielder for Campbelltown City.
Kenta Araki (荒木 健太, Araki Kenta, born 6 April 1995) is a Japanese water polo player who competed in the 2020 Summer…Kenta Araki (荒木 健太, Araki Kenta, born 6 April 1995) is a Japanese water polo player who competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics. At the club level he played for Australian side UWA Torpedoes in 2018. 福岡工業高校出身
Hey! Say! JUMP (HSJ or JUMP) is a seven-member Japanese boy band under the Japanese talent agency Starto Entertainment…Hey! Say! JUMP (HSJ or JUMP) is a seven-member Japanese boy band under the Japanese talent agency Starto Entertainment (formerly from Johnny & Associates). The group is split into two sub-groups: Hey! Say! BEST and Hey! Say! 7. In Japan they sold more than 10 million physical copies. Hey! Say! JUMP originally debuted with ten members, the largest group in Johnny's history. In 2011, Ryutaro Morimoto was indefinitely suspended from the group following an underage smoking scandal. On April 11, 2021, Keito Okamoto announced that he would be leaving the group in order to pursue an acting career but would be remaining under Johnny & Associates. On August 28, 2025 Yuto Nakajima announced he would graduate from the group.
Masataka Morizono (森薗 政崇, Morizono Masataka; born 5 April 1995) is a Japanese table tennis player. With doubles partner…Masataka Morizono (森薗 政崇, Morizono Masataka; born 5 April 1995) is a Japanese table tennis player. With doubles partner Yuya Oshima, he won the gold medal in the men's doubles event at both the 2015 and 2017 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals, as well as winning a silver medal in men's doubles at the 2017 World Championships.
Naoto Sawai (澤井 直人, Sawai Naoto; born 3 April 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for…Naoto Sawai (澤井 直人, Sawai Naoto; born 3 April 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Criacao Shinjuku
Takeshi Miyamoto (宮本 丈, Miyamoto Takeshi; born April 3, 1995 in Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese professional…Takeshi Miyamoto (宮本 丈, Miyamoto Takeshi; born April 3, 1995 in Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball player. He plays infielder for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Kouji Miura (三浦 糀, Miura Kōji; born 28 March 1995) is a Japanese manga artist best known as the creator of the Blue Box…Kouji Miura (三浦 糀, Miura Kōji; born 28 March 1995) is a Japanese manga artist best known as the creator of the Blue Box and I Love You, My Teacher manga series. She won a special honorable mention for new artists at the 90th Weekly Shōnen Magazine Awards in 2013, and a second honorable mention at the 91st Weekly Shōnen Magazine Awards that same year. In 2017, her one-shot of I Love You, My Teacher won the Magazine Pocket One-Shot Award. Her one-shot Parasol Alliance won the Garyokin Pro Drawing King Award in 2019, and Blue Box won the Global Prize at the 2021 Next Manga Awards. She has used Satoshi Yūki and Amami as pseudonyms during her manga career.
Daisuke Matsunaga (松永 大介, Matsunaga Daisuke; born 24 March 1995) is a Japanese male racewalking athlete who competes in…Daisuke Matsunaga (松永 大介, Matsunaga Daisuke; born 24 March 1995) is a Japanese male racewalking athlete who competes in the 20 kilometres race walk. He holds a personal best of 1:18:53 hours. He represented his nation at the 2016 Summer Olympics and was the 2014 World Junior champion. He made his first impact at the 2012 Asian Junior Athletics Championships, taking a silver, then won the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics in a championship record of 39:27.19 minutes. He also took a silver in the junior race behind Gao Wenkui at the 2014 IAAF World Race Walking Cup in China. Moving into the senior ranks he took bronze medals at the 2015 Asian Race Walking Championships and the 2015 Summer Universiade He started 2016 with a win at the Asian Race Walking Championships. He was selected to represent Japan at the 2016 Summer Olympics and placed seventh in the final.
Rinya Nakamura (Japanese: 中村倫也, Nakamura Rinya; born 23 March 1995) is a Japanese mixed martial artist and former…Rinya Nakamura (Japanese: 中村倫也, Nakamura Rinya; born 23 March 1995) is a Japanese mixed martial artist and former freestyle wrestler who currently competes in the bantamweight division. Competing at 61 kilograms, Nakamura became the 2017 U23 World Champion during his wrestling career, before retiring at age 25 to pursue mixed martial arts.
Ippey Shinozuka or Ippey Sinodzuka (イッペイ・シノヅカ, Russian: Иппэй Синодзука; born 20 March 1995) is a former professional…Ippey Shinozuka or Ippey Sinodzuka (イッペイ・シノヅカ, Russian: Иппэй Синодзука; born 20 March 1995) is a former professional footballer. Born in Japan, he has represented Russia at youth level.
Koji Miyajiki (宮食行次, Miyajiki Koji; born March 20, 1995 in Suita, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese goalball player and a…Koji Miyajiki (宮食行次, Miyajiki Koji; born March 20, 1995 in Suita, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese goalball player and a member of Japanese men's national team. Miyajiki was a part of the Japan roster in the men's goalball tournament of the 2020 Summer Paralympics. He was on the team that won silver in the men's tournament, at the 2022 Asian Para Games. Miyajiki was on the team that won gold in the men's tournament, at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
Tsubasa Hisahara (久原 翼 or ひさはら つばさ, Hisahara Tsubasa; born 18 March 1995) is a male Japanese former Volleyball player…Tsubasa Hisahara (久原 翼 or ひさはら つばさ, Hisahara Tsubasa; born 18 March 1995) is a male Japanese former Volleyball player who played for Panasonic Panthers in V.League Division 1. He used to be the captain of Japanese youth national team and was a part of Japan men's national volleyball team.
Shōtarō Kasahara (笠原 祥太郎, Kasahara Shōtarō; born March 17, 1995) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the…Shōtarō Kasahara (笠原 祥太郎, Kasahara Shōtarō; born March 17, 1995) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Mid East Falcons of Baseball United. He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars and Chunichi Dragons and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the TSG Hawks.
Mariko Morimoto (born 17 March 1995) is a Japanese triple jumper. She is the Japanese national record holder in the…Mariko Morimoto (born 17 March 1995) is a Japanese triple jumper. She is the Japanese national record holder in the event.