Yuka Kagami (Japanese: 鏡 優翔, Hepburn: Kagami Yūka; born 14 September 2001) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won…Yuka Kagami (Japanese: 鏡 優翔, Hepburn: Kagami Yūka; born 14 September 2001) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the women's 76 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. In 2023, she won the gold medal in her event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. She is a two-time medalist, including gold, at the Asian Wrestling Championships.
Junya Nishi (西 純矢, Nishi Junya; born September 13, 2001) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hanshin…Junya Nishi (西 純矢, Nishi Junya; born September 13, 2001) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). His registered name is Jun Nishi (西純, Nishi Jun)
Itsuki Someno (染野 唯月, Someno Itsuki; born 12 September 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Itsuki Someno (染野 唯月, Someno Itsuki; born 12 September 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward or a winger for J1 League club Tokyo Verdy.
HKT48 (read "H.K.T. Forty-eight") is a Japanese idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. HKT48 is named after the…HKT48 (read "H.K.T. Forty-eight") is a Japanese idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. HKT48 is named after the Hakata-ku ward of Fukuoka, where Akimoto originally intended to base the group. The group performs at City Bank HKT48 Theater in Fukuoka and has sold nearly 4 million copies of CDs in Japan.
Yuta Sugiura (杉浦 悠太, Sugiura Yuta; born 12 September 2001) is a Japanese professional golfer who plays on the Korn…Yuta Sugiura (杉浦 悠太, Sugiura Yuta; born 12 September 2001) is a Japanese professional golfer who plays on the Korn Ferry Tour, where he claimed his first win at the 2026 AdventHealth Championship. He also plays on the Japan Golf Tour where he has three victories and was the 2025 Rookie of the Year.
Koshiro Shimada (島田 高志郎, Shimada Kōshirō; born September 11, 2001) is a Japanese figure skater. With ice dance partner…Koshiro Shimada (島田 高志郎, Shimada Kōshirō; born September 11, 2001) is a Japanese figure skater. With ice dance partner, Ikura Kushida, he is the 2025–26 Japanese national silver medalist. As a singles skater, he is the 2022-23 Japanese national silver medalist, the 2024 Grand Prix de France silver medalist, a three-time ISU Challenger Series medalist, and the 2019 Bavarian Open champion. On the junior level, he is the 2018–19 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, a three-time ISU Junior Grand Prix medalist, and a two-time Japan Junior national medalist.
Yuzuka Inagaki is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the women's 59 kg event at the 2019 Asian…Yuzuka Inagaki is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the women's 59 kg event at the 2019 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Xi'an, China. In the same year, at the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2019 held in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, she won the gold medal in the women's 59 kg event. She also competed in the women's 59 kg event at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan without winning a medal. She was eliminated in her second match by Pooja Dhanda of India. She won the gold medal in the women's 62 kg event at the 2023 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Mao Hosoya (細谷 真大, Hosoya Mao; born 7 September 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for…Mao Hosoya (細谷 真大, Hosoya Mao; born 7 September 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for J1 League club Kashiwa Reysol and the Japan national team.
Ren Tomida (富田 蓮, Tomida Ren; born September 6, 2001) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a pitcher for…Ren Tomida (富田 蓮, Tomida Ren; born September 6, 2001) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Teppei Oka (岡 哲平, Oka Teppei; born 6 September 2001) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J1 League…Teppei Oka (岡 哲平, Oka Teppei; born 6 September 2001) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J1 League club Avispa Fukuoka, on loan from FC Tokyo.
Nagi Matsumoto (松本 凪生, Matsumoto Nagi; born 4 September 2001) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J2…Nagi Matsumoto (松本 凪生, Matsumoto Nagi; born 4 September 2001) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J2 League club Sagan Tosu.
Ayami Ito (伊藤 彩未, Ito Ayami; born September 3, 2001) is a Japanese curler from Sapporo. At the international level, she…Ayami Ito (伊藤 彩未, Ito Ayami; born September 3, 2001) is a Japanese curler from Sapporo. At the international level, she represented Japan at the 2021 World Women's Curling Championship.
Tsugumi Sakurai (born 3 September 2001) is a retired Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the women's…Tsugumi Sakurai (born 3 September 2001) is a retired Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the women's 57 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. She is a three-time gold medalist at the World Wrestling Championships (2021, 2022, and 2023). Sakurai also won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Ran Takahashi (髙橋 藍, Takahashi Ran; born 2 September 2001) is a Japanese volleyball player who currently plays as an…Ran Takahashi (髙橋 藍, Takahashi Ran; born 2 September 2001) is a Japanese volleyball player who currently plays as an outside hitter for PlusLiga club LKPS Lublin and the Japan national team. He previously played for Suntory Sunbirds in Japan's SV.League, Pallavolo Padova and Vero Volley Monza in the Italian Volleyball League, as well as Nippon Sport Science University at collegiate level.
Reo Kunimoto (国本 玲央, Kunimoto Reo) (born 1 September 2001) is a Japanese footballer currently playing for Rockdale…Reo Kunimoto (国本 玲央, Kunimoto Reo) (born 1 September 2001) is a Japanese footballer currently playing for Rockdale Ilinden in the Australian NPL NSW.
Karin Fujiyoshi (Japanese: 藤吉 夏鈴, romanized: Fujiyoshi Karin; born August 29, 2001) is a Japanese singer and actress.…Karin Fujiyoshi (Japanese: 藤吉 夏鈴, romanized: Fujiyoshi Karin; born August 29, 2001) is a Japanese singer and actress. She is a second generation member of the idol girl group Sakurazaka46.
826aska (はちにいろくあすか, Hachiniiroku Asuka; born August 26, 2001) is a Japanese electric organist from Fukui Prefecture.…826aska (はちにいろくあすか, Hachiniiroku Asuka; born August 26, 2001) is a Japanese electric organist from Fukui Prefecture. Her 2019 debut album, DEPARTURE, and her 2020 follow-up, possible, have both charted on the Oricon Albums Chart.
Hiroya Miyagi (宮城 大弥, Miyagi Hiroya; born August 25, 2001) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Orix…Hiroya Miyagi (宮城 大弥, Miyagi Hiroya; born August 25, 2001) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Seiji Kimura (木村 誠二, Kimura Seiji; born 24 August 2001) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a centre back for Belgian…Seiji Kimura (木村 誠二, Kimura Seiji; born 24 August 2001) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a centre back for Belgian Pro League club Westerlo.
Marin Honda (本田 真凜, Honda Marin; born August 21, 2001) is a Japanese figure skater. As a singles skater, she is the…Marin Honda (本田 真凜, Honda Marin; born August 21, 2001) is a Japanese figure skater. As a singles skater, she is the 2016 World Junior champion, the 2017 World Junior silver medalist, the 2015–16 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, and the 2016–17 Japanese Junior National bronze medalist. She is the former junior world record holder for the free program. In 2026, Honda came out of retirement to compete in the ice dance discipline with partner Shoma Uno.
Tatsuki Koja (古謝 樹, Koja Tatsuki; born August 18, 2001) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher…Tatsuki Koja (古謝 樹, Koja Tatsuki; born August 18, 2001) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Keita Ide (井出 敬大, Ide Keita; born 18 August 2001) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for Reilac…Keita Ide (井出 敬大, Ide Keita; born 18 August 2001) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for Reilac Shiga.
Ibrahim Junior Kuribara (栗原 イブラヒム ジュニア, Kuribara Iburahimu Junia; born 14 August 2001) is a Japanese footballer who…Ibrahim Junior Kuribara (栗原 イブラヒム ジュニア, Kuribara Iburahimu Junia; born 14 August 2001) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for SC Sagamihara from 2023.
Kyūto Ueda (上田 希由翔, Ueda Kyūto; born August 12, 2001 in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture) is a professional Japanese baseball…Kyūto Ueda (上田 希由翔, Ueda Kyūto; born August 12, 2001 in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Chiba Lotte Marines.
Yūtarō Oda (小田 裕太郎, Oda Yūtarō; born 12 August 2001) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward or a winger for…Yūtarō Oda (小田 裕太郎, Oda Yūtarō; born 12 August 2001) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward or a winger for Japanese J1 club Shonan Bellmare.
Moyuka Uchijima (内島 萌夏, Uchijima Moyuka; born 11 August 2001) is a Japanese professional tennis player. She has a…Moyuka Uchijima (内島 萌夏, Uchijima Moyuka; born 11 August 2001) is a Japanese professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 47, achieved on 5 May 2025, and a best doubles ranking of 86, reached on 21 July 2025. She has won one WTA Tour doubles title and two WTA 125 singles titles along with 13 titles in singles and eleven in doubles on the ITF Circuit.
Kōki Saitō (斉藤 光毅, Saitō Kōki; born 10 August 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL…Kōki Saitō (斉藤 光毅, Saitō Kōki; born 10 August 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL Championship side Queens Park Rangers and the Japan national team.
Daiki Hashimoto (橋本 大輝, Hashimoto Daiki; born 7 August 2001) is a Japanese artistic gymnast. Widely regarded as the…Daiki Hashimoto (橋本 大輝, Hashimoto Daiki; born 7 August 2001) is a Japanese artistic gymnast. Widely regarded as the successor of Kohei Uchimura, he won two gold medals at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in all-around and horizontal bar, as well as a silver in team. His Tokyo individual gold medal win made him the youngest Olympic All-Around champion, at age 19 years, 355 days. At the world championships, he has also won 3 golds, 5 silvers, and 1 bronze. Hashimoto became a member of the Japan men's national gymnastics team in 2019, while he was still studying at Funabashi Municipal High School. He has represented Japan in every major competition since then.
Yukiya Uda (宇田 幸矢, Uda Yukiya; born 6 August 2001) is a Japanese table tennis player. He is also a member of the JOC…Yukiya Uda (宇田 幸矢, Uda Yukiya; born 6 August 2001) is a Japanese table tennis player. He is also a member of the JOC Elite Academy (JOCエリートアカデミー) in Tokyo. He won the mixed doubles title at the 2019 World Junior Table Tennis Championships with Miyuu Kihara. In 2020, Yukiya won the 2020 Japanese National title, defeating Harimoto in the finals.
Rikuto Yokoyama (横山 陸人, Yokoyama Rikuto; born 5 August 2001) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Chiba…Rikuto Yokoyama (横山 陸人, Yokoyama Rikuto; born 5 August 2001) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Solomon Sakuragawa (櫻川 ソロモン, Sakuragawa Solomon; born 4 August 2001) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a…Solomon Sakuragawa (櫻川 ソロモン, Sakuragawa Solomon; born 4 August 2001) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for J1 League club Cerezo Osaka.
Himeno Sakatsume (坂詰 姫野, Sakatsume Himeno; born 3 August 2001) is a Japanese tennis player. She reached a career-high…Himeno Sakatsume (坂詰 姫野, Sakatsume Himeno; born 3 August 2001) is a Japanese tennis player. She reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 115 by the WTA on 14 September 2026, and a best doubles ranking of No. 341 on 6 October 2025.
Rui Nonaka (野中 瑠衣, Nonaka Rui; born 3 August 2001) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in the…Rui Nonaka (野中 瑠衣, Nonaka Rui; born 3 August 2001) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in the SV.League for Victorina Himeji.
Miyū Yamashita (山下 美夢有, Yamashita Miyū) (born 2 August 2001) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA…Miyū Yamashita (山下 美夢有, Yamashita Miyū) (born 2 August 2001) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour where she has 14 wins and the LPGA Tour. She won the 2025 AIG Women's Open by two strokes over Charley Hull and Minami Katsu. This is her first major victory and first win outside Japan.
Riku Kobayashi (小林 里駆, Kobayashi Riku; born 2 August 2001) is a Japanese footballer who play as a Midfielder and…Riku Kobayashi (小林 里駆, Kobayashi Riku; born 2 August 2001) is a Japanese footballer who play as a Midfielder and currently play for Kochi United.
Sōta Kawasaki (川﨑 颯太, Kawasaki Sōta; born 30 July 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive…Sōta Kawasaki (川﨑 颯太, Kawasaki Sōta; born 30 July 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for German Bundesliga club Mainz 05.
Shunsuke Iwai (岩井 俊介, Shunsuke Iwai; born July 31, 2001) is a Japanese professional baseball player. He is a pitcher…Shunsuke Iwai (岩井 俊介, Shunsuke Iwai; born July 31, 2001) is a Japanese professional baseball player. He is a pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Jin Sasaki (佐々木尽, Sasaki Jin, born 28 July 2001) is a Japanese professional boxer. He challenged for the WBO…Jin Sasaki (佐々木尽, Sasaki Jin, born 28 July 2001) is a Japanese professional boxer. He challenged for the WBO welterweight title in 2025. Sasaki has held the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation welterweight title since May 2026 and the WBO Asia Pacific and Japanese titles in the same weight division since September 2026. He is also a former WBO Asia Pacific super-lightweight champion.
Kaito Hirata (平田 海斗, Hirata Kaito; born 25 July 2001) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for…Kaito Hirata (平田 海斗, Hirata Kaito; born 25 July 2001) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Bokelj in Montenegro.
Hina Kawata (Japanese: 河田 陽菜, Hepburn: Kawata Hina; born July 23, 2001) is a Japanese actress. She was a member of the…Hina Kawata (Japanese: 河田 陽菜, Hepburn: Kawata Hina; born July 23, 2001) is a Japanese actress. She was a member of the girl group Hinatazaka46 (formerly Hiragana Keyakizaka46) from 2017 to 2025.
Natsuki Takeuchi (武内 夏暉, Takeuchi Natsuki; born July 21, 2001) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the…Natsuki Takeuchi (武内 夏暉, Takeuchi Natsuki; born July 21, 2001) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Nao Ando (born 17 July 2001) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2025 Women's Rugby World…Nao Ando (born 17 July 2001) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Shuma Mihara (三原 秀真, Mihara Shuma; born 16 July 2001) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for Azul Claro…Shuma Mihara (三原 秀真, Mihara Shuma; born 16 July 2001) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for Azul Claro Numazu.
Fūki Yamada (山田 楓喜, Yamada Fūki; born 10 July 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for J1…Fūki Yamada (山田 楓喜, Yamada Fūki; born 10 July 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for J1 League club FC Tokyo.
Kei Sakamoto (坂本 敬, Sakamoto Kei; born 5 July 2001) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for club Atletico…Kei Sakamoto (坂本 敬, Sakamoto Kei; born 5 July 2001) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for club Atletico Suzuka.
Aki Ueshima (Japanese: 上嶋 亜樹; born 5 July 2001) is a Japanese handball player who plays as a goalkeeper for French club…Aki Ueshima (Japanese: 上嶋 亜樹; born 5 July 2001) is a Japanese handball player who plays as a goalkeeper for French club ASUL Vaulx-en-Velin Handball and the Japan women's national team. She represented Japan at the 2025 IHF Women's World Handball Championship and won a silver medal in the women's tournament at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi–Nagoya. She previously played for clubs in the Netherlands, Japan and Iceland.
Fumiya Unoki (鵜木 郁哉, Unoki Fumiya; born 4 July 2001) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a winger or forward for J2…Fumiya Unoki (鵜木 郁哉, Unoki Fumiya; born 4 July 2001) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a winger or forward for J2 League club Vanraure Hachinohe.
Yuma Mori (森 夢真, Mori Yuma; born 2 July 2001) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Azul Claro…Yuma Mori (森 夢真, Mori Yuma; born 2 July 2001) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Azul Claro Numazu of J3 League.
