Yūdai Fujiwara (藤原 優大, Fujiwara Yūdai; born 29 June 2002) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a centre back…
Yūdai Fujiwara (藤原 優大, Fujiwara Yūdai; born 29 June 2002) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a centre back for J2 League club Albirex Niigata.
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Atsuya Ogawa (Japanese: 小川 敦也; born 24 June 2002) is a Japanese professional basketball player for Utsunomiya Brex of…
Atsuya Ogawa (Japanese: 小川 敦也; born 24 June 2002) is a Japanese professional basketball player for Utsunomiya Brex of the B.League. He plays as a point guard and has represented Japan at youth and senior international level. Ogawa won a silver medal with Japan in the men's tournament at the 2026 Asian Games.
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Akihiro Takada (高田 明浩, Takada Akihiro; born June 20, 2002) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 5-dan.
🏫 Kakamihara High School📅 Born June 20🎂 Born 2002📍 From Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture💼 Go (board game)
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Miyu Nagasaki (長﨑 美柚, Nagasaki Miyū; born 15 June 2002) is a Japanese table tennis player.
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Shun Okamoto (岡本 駿, Okamoto Shun; extra) born June 12, 2002 in Katsuura, Katsuura District, Tokushima, Japan is a…
Shun Okamoto (岡本 駿, Okamoto Shun; extra) born June 12, 2002 in Katsuura, Katsuura District, Tokushima, Japan is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
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Taika Nakashima (中島 大嘉, Nakashima Taika; born 8 June 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a striker…
Taika Nakashima (中島 大嘉, Nakashima Taika; born 8 June 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a striker for J3 League club Thespa Gunma.
Funa Yanase (Japanese: 柳瀬 楓菜, born 6 June 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for…
Funa Yanase (Japanese: 柳瀬 楓菜, born 6 June 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina in the WE League and the Japan national team. She won a gold medal with Japan at the 2026 Asian Games.
Sakiko Odaka (小高 佐季子, Odaka Sakiko; born June 4, 2002) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 1-dan.
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Miyu Namba (難波 実夢, Nanba Miyu; born 31 May 2002) is a Japanese swimmer. At the Tokyo event of the 2018 FINA Swimming…
Miyu Namba (難波 実夢, Nanba Miyu; born 31 May 2002) is a Japanese swimmer. At the Tokyo event of the 2018 FINA Swimming World Cup, Namba won a silver medal in the Women's 400m freestyle, and a bronze medal in the 800m freestyle. In the 2019 World Cup, she took bronze in the 400m freestyle. She placed second in the 800m freestyle at the 2019 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships. In April 2021, Namba qualified to represent Japan at the 400m freestyle and 800m freestyle at the 2020 Summer Olympics. In the 400m freestyle qualifying competition, Namba was ahead of the field for most of the race, but lost to Waka Kobori with a time of 4:06.36 against Kobori's 4:06.34. Namba won the 800m freestyle qualifying final in 8:26.61, with Kobori second with 8:26.67. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Namba finished 20th in the 400m freestyle with a time of 4:13.49, and 17th in the 800m freestyle at 8:32.04, and did not qualify for either final.
🎓 Kindai University🏫 Tenri High School📅 Born May 31🎂 Born 2002📍 From Nara(city), Nara Prefecture💼 Competitive Swimming・Swimming
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Issei Mamehara (豆原 一成, Mamehara Issei; born May 30, 2002), is a Japanese singer and actor. He debuted as a member of…
Issei Mamehara (豆原 一成, Mamehara Issei; born May 30, 2002), is a Japanese singer and actor. He debuted as a member of the Japanese boy band JO1 in 2020, after placing first in the first season of Produce 101 Japan. He made his debut as an actor in 2021 and played Kamen Rider Chimera in the Kamen Rider Revice films.
Asahi Yokokawa (横川 旦陽, Yokokawa Asahi; born 26 May 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who last played either…
Asahi Yokokawa (横川 旦陽, Yokokawa Asahi; born 26 May 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who last played either as a central midfielder or right back for National Premier Leagues Victoria club Heidelberg United.
Seiya Yoshida (吉田 聖弥, Yoshida Seiya; born May 23, 2002 in Karatsu, Saga, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball…
Seiya Yoshida (吉田 聖弥, Yoshida Seiya; born May 23, 2002 in Karatsu, Saga, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He pitches for the Chunichi Dragons.
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Shoki Nagano (長野 星輝, Nagano Shoki; born 22 May 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking…
Shoki Nagano (長野 星輝, Nagano Shoki; born 22 May 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for J3 League club FC Osaka.
Jumpei Kawarada (川原田 純平, Kawarada Jumpei; born May 21, 2002) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the…
Jumpei Kawarada (川原田 純平, Kawarada Jumpei; born May 21, 2002) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball(NPB).
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Jo Shimoda (下田丈, Shimoda Jō; born 16 May 2002) is a Japanese professional motocross rider who currently competes in the…
Jo Shimoda (下田丈, Shimoda Jō; born 16 May 2002) is a Japanese professional motocross rider who currently competes in the AMA Supercross and Motocross championships for HRC Honda. He is the 2025 SMX 250cc Champion.
Kenneth Otabor (born 13 May 2002) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tochigi SC.
Masaki Yumiba (弓場 将輝, Yumiba Masaki; born 13 May 2002) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Shimizu…
Masaki Yumiba (弓場 将輝, Yumiba Masaki; born 13 May 2002) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Shimizu S-Pulse.
Katsuya Hashimoto (橋本 勝也, Hashimoto Katsuya; born May 9, 2002 in Miharu, Fukushima, Japan) is a Japanese wheelchair…
Katsuya Hashimoto (橋本 勝也, Hashimoto Katsuya; born May 9, 2002 in Miharu, Fukushima, Japan) is a Japanese wheelchair rugby player who currently plays for the Tohoku Stormers and the Japanese national team.
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Takuto Minami (南 拓都, Minami Takuto; born 9 May 2002) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a winger or a right…
Takuto Minami (南 拓都, Minami Takuto; born 9 May 2002) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a winger or a right back for Reilac Shiga FC.
Mei Shimada (島田 芽依, Shimida Mei; born 8 May 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for the…
Mei Shimada (島田 芽依, Shimida Mei; born 8 May 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Frauen-Bundesliga club Werder Bremen and the Japan national team. She is a gold medal winner for the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou.
Kentarō Shinogi (篠木 健太郎, Shinogi Kentarõ; born May 7, 2002 in Meiwa, Gunma, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball…
Kentarō Shinogi (篠木 健太郎, Shinogi Kentarõ; born May 7, 2002 in Meiwa, Gunma, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He pitches for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars. Shinogi was selected in the 2nd round of the 2024 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.
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Hayato Inamura (稲村 隼翔, Inamura Hayato; born 6 May 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as left-back or…
Hayato Inamura (稲村 隼翔, Inamura Hayato; born 6 May 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as left-back or centre-back for J1 League club FC Tokyo.
Shuto Tanabe (田邉 秀斗, Tanabe Shuto; born 5 May 2002) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a right-back for J1 League…
Shuto Tanabe (田邉 秀斗, Tanabe Shuto; born 5 May 2002) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a right-back for J1 League club Tokyo Verdy.
Taku Inafuku (稲福 卓, Inafuku Taku; born 2 May 2002) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for…
Taku Inafuku (稲福 卓, Inafuku Taku; born 2 May 2002) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Matsumoto Yamaga.
Masato Sasaki (佐々木 雅士, Sasaki Masato; born 1 May 2002) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Iwaki FC…
Masato Sasaki (佐々木 雅士, Sasaki Masato; born 1 May 2002) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Iwaki FC, on loan from Kashiwa Reysol.
🏫 Nippon Taiiku University Kashiwa High School📅 Born May 1🎂 Born 2002📍 From Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture💼 Football (Soccer)
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Shū Yamagata (山縣 秀, Yamagata Shū; born May 1, 2002) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Hokkaido…
Shū Yamagata (山縣 秀, Yamagata Shū; born May 1, 2002) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in Nippon Professional Baseball.
Mana Nishizaki (西崎 愛菜, Nishizaki Mana; born 1 May 2002) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in the…
Mana Nishizaki (西崎 愛菜, Nishizaki Mana; born 1 May 2002) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in the SV.League for Osaka Marvelous.
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Gaku Inaba (稲葉 楽, Inaba Gaku; born 27 April 2002) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for ReinMeer Aomori…
Gaku Inaba (稲葉 楽, Inaba Gaku; born 27 April 2002) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for ReinMeer Aomori from 2023, on loan from Zweigen Kanazawa.
Naoki Goto (後東 尚輝, Goto Naoki; born 26 April 2002) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a goalkeeper for…
Naoki Goto (後東 尚輝, Goto Naoki; born 26 April 2002) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a goalkeeper for Tokushima Vortis.
Futaba Ito (伊藤 ふたば, Ito Futaba; born 25 April 2002) is a Japanese professional competition climber, sport climber and…
Futaba Ito (伊藤 ふたば, Ito Futaba; born 25 April 2002) is a Japanese professional competition climber, sport climber and boulderer. She participates in both competition bouldering and competition lead climbing events. She won the IFSC Climbing Asian Youth Championships in lead and bouldering events in 2016, as well as Bouldering Japan Cup in 2017. She participated in combined and speed events at the 2018 Asian Games.
Miyu Matsuda (松田 光由, Matsuda Miyu; born April 25, 2002), better known by her ring name Miyu Amasaki (天咲 光由, Amasaki…
Miyu Matsuda (松田 光由, Matsuda Miyu; born April 25, 2002), better known by her ring name Miyu Amasaki (天咲 光由, Amasaki Miyu) is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom where she is one half of the current Goddesses of Stardom Champions and a member of Neo Genesis. She is also a former Future of Stardom Champion and Artist of Stardom Champion.
Reoto Kodama (兒玉 澪王斗, Kodama Reoto; born 24 April 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for…
Reoto Kodama (兒玉 澪王斗, Kodama Reoto; born 24 April 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Portuguese Liga 3 club AD Fafe.
Seiryū Uchi (内 星龍, Uchi Seiryū; born April 24, 2002 in Suita, Osaka, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player.…
Seiryū Uchi (内 星龍, Uchi Seiryū; born April 24, 2002 in Suita, Osaka, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
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Yusuke Mitsui (三井 優介, Mitsui Yusuke; born 22 April 2002) is a Japanese racing driver. He finished runner-up in the 2022…
Yusuke Mitsui (三井 優介, Mitsui Yusuke; born 22 April 2002) is a Japanese racing driver. He finished runner-up in the 2022 F4 Japanese Championship. He was a member of the Honda Formula Dream Project.
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Ami Yamamoto (山本 亜美, Yamamoto Ami; born 19 April 2002) is a Japanese athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles.…
Ami Yamamoto (山本 亜美, Yamamoto Ami; born 19 April 2002) is a Japanese athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles. She represented her country at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships and the 2023 World Championships. Her personal best in the event is 56.06 seconds set in Osaka in 2023. This is the current 5th place in Japan history.
Seiya Satsukida (五月田 星矢, Satsukida Seiya; born 18 April 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…
Seiya Satsukida (五月田 星矢, Satsukida Seiya; born 18 April 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Haruki Matsui (松井 治輝, Matsui Haruki; born 12 April 2002) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for…
Haruki Matsui (松井 治輝, Matsui Haruki; born 12 April 2002) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Maruyasu Okazaki, on loan from FC Imabari.
Warner Dearns (ワーナー ディアンズ, Wānā Dianzu; born 11 April 2002) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a lock…
Warner Dearns (ワーナー ディアンズ, Wānā Dianzu; born 11 April 2002) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for Japan Rugby League One club Toshiba Brave Lupus. Born in New Zealand but moved to Japan at the age of 14 years old, he represents Japan at international level after qualifying on residency grounds.
Aiki Miyahara (宮原 愛輝, Miyahara Aiki; born 10 April 2002) is a Japanese footballer who last played as a forward for…
Aiki Miyahara (宮原 愛輝, Miyahara Aiki; born 10 April 2002) is a Japanese footballer who last played as a forward for Roasso Kumamoto. He is currently a free agent.
Kyota Tokiwa (常盤 亨太, Tokiwa Kyota; born 9 April 2002) is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for FC Tokyo.
Urara Watanabe (渡部麗, Watanabe Urara; pronounced [ɰa̠ta̠na̠be̞ ɯɾa̠ɾa̠]; born 8 April 2002) is a Japanese professional…
Urara Watanabe (渡部麗, Watanabe Urara; pronounced [ɰa̠ta̠na̠be̞ ɯɾa̠ɾa̠]; born 8 April 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Damallsvenskan club Djurgårdens IF.
Megumi Ito (born 7 April 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League club…
Megumi Ito (born 7 April 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina.
Kimiya Moriyama (森山 公弥, Moriyama Kimiya; born 4 April 2002) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender…
Kimiya Moriyama (森山 公弥, Moriyama Kimiya; born 4 April 2002) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for J2 League club Oita Trinita, on loan from Avispa Fukuoka.
This is a list of J.League designated special players, picked by J.League clubs from universities and high schools all…
This is a list of J.League designated special players, picked by J.League clubs from universities and high schools all over Japan.
Shiho Matsumoto (Japanese: 松本信歩; born 3 April 2002) is a Japanese competitive swimmer who specialises in the individual…
Shiho Matsumoto (Japanese: 松本信歩; born 3 April 2002) is a Japanese competitive swimmer who specialises in the individual medley and freestyle events. She represented Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris and the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi–Nagoya. At the 2026 Asian Games, she won a silver medal in the mixed 4 × 100 metre medley relay and a bronze medal in the women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay.
Yuito Obara (Japanese: 小原 唯和, born April 2, 2002) is a Japanese actor and fashion model. He was a finalist in the 28th…
Yuito Obara (Japanese: 小原 唯和, born April 2, 2002) is a Japanese actor and fashion model. He was a finalist in the 28th Junon Superboy Contest.
Yuki Joseph Nakajima (中島 佑気 ジョセフ, Nakajima Yuki Joseph; born 30 March 2002) is a Japanese sprinter who specializes in…
Yuki Joseph Nakajima (中島 佑気 ジョセフ, Nakajima Yuki Joseph; born 30 March 2002) is a Japanese sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. He competed in the 400 metres at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, where he qualified for the semi-final. He competed at the 2025 World Athletics Championships, in Tokyo, Japan, running a personal best and Japanese national record 44.44 seconds in his heat before qualifying for the 400 metres final, placing sixth overall. He also ran at the championships in the men's 4 x 400 metres relay.
Sena Miyake (三宅 星南, Miyake Sena; born 26 March 2002) is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2019 Coupe du Printemps…
Sena Miyake (三宅 星南, Miyake Sena; born 26 March 2002) is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2019 Coupe du Printemps champion, 2022 Egna Spring Trophy silver medalist, and placed fourth at the 2022 Four Continents Championships. On the junior level, he is a two-time Japanese national junior medalist, the 2017 Asian Open champion, and competed in the final segment at the 2018 World Junior Championships.
Kimito Nono (濃野 公人, Nōno Kimito; born 26 March 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a right back…
Kimito Nono (濃野 公人, Nōno Kimito; born 26 March 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a right back for Major League Soccer club D.C. United.
Allon Tatsunami Clay (born 25 March 2002) is a Japanese middle-distance runner who primarily runs the 800 metres. He is…
Allon Tatsunami Clay (born 25 March 2002) is a Japanese middle-distance runner who primarily runs the 800 metres. He is a Japanese indoor national record and Asian indoor record holder.