Hiyu Motoyama (元山 飛優, Motoyama Hiyu; born December 4, 1998) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the…Hiyu Motoyama (元山 飛優, Motoyama Hiyu; born December 4, 1998) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Tomoya Fujii (藤井 智也, Fujii Tomoya; born 4 December 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger…Tomoya Fujii (藤井 智也, Fujii Tomoya; born 4 December 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Shimizu S-Pulse.
Nanami Takenaka (竹中七海, Takenaka Nanami; born 2 December 1998) is a Japanese group rhythmic gymnast. She competed at the…Nanami Takenaka (竹中七海, Takenaka Nanami; born 2 December 1998) is a Japanese group rhythmic gymnast. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Yuka Nagai (永井 優香, Nagai Yūka; born November 30, 1998) is a Japanese former figure skater. She is the 2015 Skate Canada…Yuka Nagai (永井 優香, Nagai Yūka; born November 30, 1998) is a Japanese former figure skater. She is the 2015 Skate Canada International bronze medalist and 2016 Bavarian Open champion. She has finished in the top ten at two ISU Championships.
Shota Ogawa is a Japanese sport wrestler who competes in the men's Greco Roman category. He claimed bronze medal in the…Shota Ogawa is a Japanese sport wrestler who competes in the men's Greco Roman category. He claimed bronze medal in the men's 55 kg event during the 2019 World Wrestling Championships.
Ayumu Hirano (平野 歩夢, Hirano Ayumu; born 29 November 1998) is a Japanese Olympic champion and three-time Olympic…Ayumu Hirano (平野 歩夢, Hirano Ayumu; born 29 November 1998) is a Japanese Olympic champion and three-time Olympic medalist snowboarder and Olympic skateboarder. He won the silver medal in the superpipe in 2013 Winter X Games XVII at the age of 14, becoming the youngest medalist in X Games history, and won silver medals in the half-pipe at both the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang and the gold medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. He also competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo as a skateboarder, becoming one of the two athletes, the other being Jaqueline Mourão, who participated in all of the three consecutive Olympic Games in East Asia between 2018 and 2022.
Takuya Nogami (野上 拓哉, Nogami Takuya; born November 29, 1998) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Vonds Ichihara…Takuya Nogami (野上 拓哉, Nogami Takuya; born November 29, 1998) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Vonds Ichihara on loan from Verspah Oita.
Ryota Isobata (五十幡 亮汰, Isobata Ryota; born November 27, 1998 in Gyōda, Saitama, Japan) is a professional Japanese…Ryota Isobata (五十幡 亮汰, Isobata Ryota; born November 27, 1998 in Gyōda, Saitama, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays outfielder for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
Sho Hiramatsu (平松 昇, Hiramatsu Sho; born 26 November 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder…Sho Hiramatsu (平松 昇, Hiramatsu Sho; born 26 November 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Giravanz Kitakyushu from 2026.
Stephanie Mawuli (馬瓜ステファニー, Mauri Sutefani; born November 25, 1998) is a Japanese basketball player for Casademont…Stephanie Mawuli (馬瓜ステファニー, Mauri Sutefani; born November 25, 1998) is a Japanese basketball player for Casademont Zaragoza of the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto, in Spain. Previously, she played for the Toyota Antelopes of the Women's Japan Basketball League. She also plays for the Japan women's national 3x3 team. The younger Mawuli led the national U23 3x3 team to the World championship in 2019. She became the first-ever player to win both 5x5 and 3x3 medals at Asian Games in 2018. In 2023, Mawuli signed a contract to play on the training camp roster of the New York Liberty. On 11 May 2024, Mawuli was waived by the New York Liberty. On May 22, 2024 she signed for Casademont Zaragoza for the 2024-2025 season.
Hikaru Tomokiyo (友清 光, Tomokiyo Hikaru; born 25 November 1998) is a Japanese judoka. He won the gold medal in the men's…Hikaru Tomokiyo (友清 光, Tomokiyo Hikaru; born 25 November 1998) is a Japanese judoka. He won the gold medal in the men's welterweight (–81 kg) event at the 2019 Summer Universiade held in Naples, Italy.
Ryuichi Ichiki (一木 立一, Ichiki Ryuichi; born 24 November 1998) is a Japanese footballer who playing as a forward and…Ryuichi Ichiki (一木 立一, Ichiki Ryuichi; born 24 November 1998) is a Japanese footballer who playing as a forward and currently play for Vonds Ichihara.
Tsubasa Umeki (梅木 翼, Umeki Tsubasa; born 24 November 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder…Tsubasa Umeki (梅木 翼, Umeki Tsubasa; born 24 November 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Vegalta Sendai.
Riku Morioka (森岡 陸, Morioka Riku; born 20 November 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a centre back…Riku Morioka (森岡 陸, Morioka Riku; born 20 November 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a centre back for Montedio Yamagata.
Makito Uehara (上原 牧人, Uehara Makito; born 20 November 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J3…Makito Uehara (上原 牧人, Uehara Makito; born 20 November 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J3 League club Fukushima United FC.
Kenta Matsuyama (松山 健太, Matsuyama Kenta; born 17 November 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a…Kenta Matsuyama (松山 健太, Matsuyama Kenta; born 17 November 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a goalkeeper for J2 League club Tegevajaro Miyazaki.
Shohei Oyama (Japanese: 大山 祥平; born November 15, 1998) is a Japanese rugby union player who currently plays as a Prop…Shohei Oyama (Japanese: 大山 祥平; born November 15, 1998) is a Japanese rugby union player who currently plays as a Prop for the BlackRams Tokyo in Japan's League One. Oyama played rugby for Keio University. He has played for Junior Japan and for the Japan national under-20 rugby union team. In 2021, he joined the Honda HEAT.
Kanako Kobayashi (born 13 November 1998) is a Japanese rugby union player. She plays at center for Japan's women's…Kanako Kobayashi (born 13 November 1998) is a Japanese rugby union player. She plays at center for Japan's women's national rugby union team.
Rikuya Itō (伊東利来也, Itō Rikuya; born 10 November 1998) is a Japanese athlete who specializes in the 400 metres. He…Rikuya Itō (伊東利来也, Itō Rikuya; born 10 November 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.
Yuki Udagawa (宇田川 優希, Udagawa Yuki; born November 10, 1998 in Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan) is a professional Japanese…Yuki Udagawa (宇田川 優希, Udagawa Yuki; born November 10, 1998 in Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Orix Buffaloes.
Tsuyoshi Fujitake (藤武 剛, Fujitake Tsuyoshi; born 8 November 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a…Tsuyoshi Fujitake (藤武 剛, Fujitake Tsuyoshi; born 8 November 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for Tegevajaro Miyazaki.
Soma Watanabe (渡辺 壮馬, Watanabe Sōma) is a Japanese professional wrestler and kickboxer. He wrestles for the Japanese…Soma Watanabe (渡辺 壮馬, Watanabe Sōma) is a Japanese professional wrestler and kickboxer. He wrestles for the Japanese wrestling promotion Gleat, where he is the current G-Rush Champion in his first reign. He is also a former Lidet UWF World Champion and a one-time G-Rex Champion. Prior to his tenure at Gleat, Watanabe made appearances at wrestling events hosted by Wrestle-1 and Pro Wrestling Heat Up.
Hiroto Saiki (才木 浩人, Saiki Hiroto; born November 7, 1998) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hanshin…Hiroto Saiki (才木 浩人, Saiki Hiroto; born November 7, 1998) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Ryohei Oiwa (大岩 陵平, Ōiwa Ryōhei; born November 7, 1998) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is signed to New Japan…Ryohei Oiwa (大岩 陵平, Ōiwa Ryōhei; born November 7, 1998) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a member of the TMDK stable and the incumbent winner of the G1 Climax. He is also a former NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion.
Takehiro Tomiyasu (冨安 健洋, Tomiyasu Takehiro; born 5 November 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Takehiro Tomiyasu (冨安 健洋, Tomiyasu Takehiro; born 5 November 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or full-back for Premier League club Crystal Palace and the Japan national team. Beginning his career at Avispa Fukuoka, Tomiyasu had a spell with Belgian club Sint-Truiden and Italian club Bologna before joining Arsenal in 2021 for a reported fee of up to £17m. After terminating his Arsenal contract by mutual agreement in 2025, Tomiyasu spent one season with Ajax before returning to the Premier League with Crystal Palace. Having previously played for various youth levels, Tomiyasu received a call-up for Japan's senior team in 2018. He featured for the side that reached the final of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, and also played at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, 2023 Asian Cup and 2026 World Cup.
Kazuma Nagai (長井 一真, Nagai Kazuma; born 2 November 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender…Kazuma Nagai (長井 一真, Nagai Kazuma; born 2 November 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for J2 League club Blaublitz Akita.
Reiya Morishita (森下 怜哉, Morishita Reiya; born November 1, 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a centre back for…Reiya Morishita (森下 怜哉, Morishita Reiya; born November 1, 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a centre back for J2 League club Sagan Tosu.
Dragon Dia (ドラゴン・ダイヤ, Doragon Daiya) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in the Japanese…Dragon Dia (ドラゴン・ダイヤ, Doragon Daiya) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in the Japanese promotion Dragongate, where he is a former Open the Brave Gate Champion, Open the Twin Gate Champion and Open the Triangle Gate Champion.
Meimi Tamura (田村芽実, Tamura Meimi; born October 30, 1998) is a Japanese actress and singer. She is a former member of…Meimi Tamura (田村芽実, Tamura Meimi; born October 30, 1998) is a Japanese actress and singer. She is a former member of the Hello! Project group Angerme.
Yui Nakamizo (Japanese: 中溝 優生, Nakamizo Yui; born 29 October 1998) is a Japanese softball player who plays as an…Yui Nakamizo (Japanese: 中溝 優生, Nakamizo Yui; born 29 October 1998) is a Japanese softball player who plays as an infielder for Denso Bright Pegasus and the Japan women's national softball team. She won gold medals in the women's softball tournament at the 2022 Asian Games and the 2026 Asian Games.
Taiyo Koga (古賀 太陽, Koga Taiyō; born October 28, 1998) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Kashiwa Reysol and…Taiyo Koga (古賀 太陽, Koga Taiyō; born October 28, 1998) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Kashiwa Reysol and the Japan national team.
Hazuki Genma (born 28 October 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League club…Hazuki Genma (born 28 October 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League club JEF United Chiba.
Hidehiro Sugai (須貝 英大, Sugai Hidehiro; born 27 October 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a left-back for J1…Hidehiro Sugai (須貝 英大, Sugai Hidehiro; born 27 October 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a left-back for J1 League club Shimizu S-Pulse.
Kazane (風音, Kazane; born October 27, 1998) is a retired Japanese kickboxer, who fought professionally in RISE. He was…Kazane (風音, Kazane; born October 27, 1998) is a retired Japanese kickboxer, who fought professionally in RISE. He was the 2021 RISE Dead of Alive Super Flyweight (-53 kg) Tournament winner and was a one-time RISE Super Flyweight (-53kg) title challenger. As of October 2021 he was the #2 ranked strawweight kickboxer in the world by Combat Press.
Veny (stylized in all caps, born October 27, 1998) is the ring-name of a Japanese professional wrestler currently…Veny (stylized in all caps, born October 27, 1998) is the ring-name of a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer. She is best known for being with other wrestling promotions such as Pro Wrestling Wave and Seadlinnng. She is the first known transgender wrestler from Japan, having made her debut in 2015. She was formerly known as Asuka (朱崇花).
Takumi Yamanoi (山ノ井 拓己, Yamanoi Takumi; born October 25, 1998) is a Japanese football player who plays for Zweigen…Takumi Yamanoi (山ノ井 拓己, Yamanoi Takumi; born October 25, 1998) is a Japanese football player who plays for Zweigen Kanazawa in the J3 League.
Kaho Nakayama (born 23 October 1998) is a Japanese female handball player player for Romanian handball club CSM Slatina…Kaho Nakayama (born 23 October 1998) is a Japanese female handball player player for Romanian handball club CSM Slatina and the Japanese national team.
Miki Shimomura (下村 実生, Shimomura Miki; born 22 October 1998 in Tokyo) is a Japanese fashion model and former idol…Miki Shimomura (下村 実生, Shimomura Miki; born 22 October 1998 in Tokyo) is a Japanese fashion model and former idol singer.
Keigo Tsunemoto (常本 佳吾, Tsunemoto Keigo; born 21 October 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Keigo Tsunemoto (常本 佳吾, Tsunemoto Keigo; born 21 October 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Swiss Super League club FC Basel.
Akinori Ichikawa (市川 暉記, Ichikawa Akinori; born 19 October 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for…Akinori Ichikawa (市川 暉記, Ichikawa Akinori; born 19 October 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J2 League club Yokohama FC.
Kōta Watanabe (渡辺 皓太, Watanabe Kōta; born October 18, 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays for J1 League club…Kōta Watanabe (渡辺 皓太, Watanabe Kōta; born October 18, 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays for J1 League club Vissel Kobe.
Hisashi Appiah Tawiah (アピア タウィア 久, Appiah Tawiah Hisashi; born 18 October 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer…Hisashi Appiah Tawiah (アピア タウィア 久, Appiah Tawiah Hisashi; born 18 October 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Kyoto Sanga.
Takaaki Sugino (杉野 正尭, Sugino Takaaki; born 18 October 1998) is a Japanese artistic gymnast. He won a gold medal with…Takaaki Sugino (杉野 正尭, Sugino Takaaki; born 18 October 1998) is a Japanese artistic gymnast. He won a gold medal with the Japanese team at the 2024 Summer Olympics.