Ryu Takao (髙尾 瑠, Takao Ryu; born 9 November 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo in…Ryu Takao (髙尾 瑠, Takao Ryu; born 9 November 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo in the J1 League. His regular playing position is a right back.
Momo Hirai (Japanese: 平井 もも, Hepburn: Hirai Momo; 平井 桃; born November 9, 1996), known mononymously as Momo (Korean: 모모…Momo Hirai (Japanese: 平井 もも, Hepburn: Hirai Momo; 平井 桃; born November 9, 1996), known mononymously as Momo (Korean: 모모; Japanese: モモ), is a Japanese singer, dancer, and rapper based in South Korea. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Twice, underJYP Entertainment and its subunit MiSaMo.
Ryōyū Kobayashi (小林 陵侑, Kobayashi Ryōyū; born 8 November 1996) is a Japanese ski jumper. As a ski jumper, he has won 37…Ryōyū Kobayashi (小林 陵侑, Kobayashi Ryōyū; born 8 November 1996) is a Japanese ski jumper. As a ski jumper, he has won 37 World Cup individual competitions, the World Cup overall title twice, Four Hills Tournament three times, and is an individual Olympics gold medalist. During his victorious 2018–19 World Cup season, Kobayashi scored 13 individual wins and won all six possible titles in a single season: the World Cup overall title, the Ski Flying World Cup overall, the Four Hills Tournament, the Raw Air tournament, the Planica7 tournament, and Willingen Five tournament. He is the third ski jumper in history to win the 'Grand Slam' of all four events in the 4Hills Tournament, the gold medal at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing on the normal hill and the silver on the large hill. With 252 metres (827 feet), the third longest jump in history, he is the current Japanese record holder. In an unofficial event near Akureyri, Iceland in April 2024, he achieved a distance of 291m after being airborne for around 10 seconds. It was an unofficial world record and is not being counted as a ski flying world record by FIS.
Yuta Koike (小池 裕太, Koike Yūta; born November 6, 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a left back and currently…Yuta Koike (小池 裕太, Koike Yūta; born November 6, 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a left back and currently plays for J2 League club Tochigi City.
Miho Manya (万屋 美穂, Manya Miho; born Nonember 5, 1996) is a Japanese former footballer who played as a defender. She…Miho Manya (万屋 美穂, Manya Miho; born Nonember 5, 1996) is a Japanese former footballer who played as a defender. She plays for Mynavi Sendai Ladies in the WE League. She played for Japan national team.
Akari Shiraki (born 4 November 1996) is a Japanese retired professional footballer. She last played as a forward for WE…Akari Shiraki (born 4 November 1996) is a Japanese retired professional footballer. She last played as a forward for WE League club MyNavi Sendai.
Tomohiro Anraku (安樂 智大, Anrakū Tōmohiro, born November 4, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the…Tomohiro Anraku (安樂 智大, Anrakū Tōmohiro, born November 4, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Mao Izumi (born 1 November 1996) is a Japanese judoka. Izumi is the gold medallist of the 2019 Judo Grand Slam…Mao Izumi (born 1 November 1996) is a Japanese judoka. Izumi is the gold medallist of the 2019 Judo Grand Slam Ekaterinburg in the –78 kg category.
Kenzo Tagawa (田川兼三, Tagawa Kenzō; born 31 October 1996) is a Japanese judoka. Tagawa is the gold medalist of the 2018…Kenzo Tagawa (田川兼三, Tagawa Kenzō; born 31 October 1996) is a Japanese judoka. Tagawa is the gold medalist of the 2018 Judo Grand Slam Düsseldorf in the –66 kg category.
Kan Nakamura (Japanese: 中村寛, Nakamura Kan; born August 6, 1996) is a Japanese kickboxer. He is the reinging Rajadamnern…Kan Nakamura (Japanese: 中村寛, Nakamura Kan; born August 6, 1996) is a Japanese kickboxer. He is the reinging Rajadamnern Stadium Lightweight Champion and a former RISE lightweight champion. As of August 2024, he was ranked as the seventh best featherweight (-64 kg) kickboxer in the world by Beyond Kickboxing and the ninth best super bantamweight kickboxer (-64 kg) in the world by Combat Press.
Shori Sato (佐藤 勝利, Satō Shōri; born 30 October 1996) is a Japanese idol, actor, and member of the idol group timelesz…Shori Sato (佐藤 勝利, Satō Shōri; born 30 October 1996) is a Japanese idol, actor, and member of the idol group timelesz, under Starto Entertainment. Sato entered Johnny & Associates on 30 October 2010.
Kota Watanabe (渡辺 晃大, Watanabe Kōta; born 30 October 1996) is a Japanese field hockey player who plays as a forward for…Kota Watanabe (渡辺 晃大, Watanabe Kōta; born 30 October 1996) is a Japanese field hockey player who plays as a forward for Japanese national team.
Takuto Yasuoka (安岡 拓斗, Yasuoka Takuto; born 29 October 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Takuto Yasuoka (安岡 拓斗, Yasuoka Takuto; born 29 October 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cambodian Premier League club Angkor Tiger.
Ryo Watanabe (渡邉 りょう, Watanabe Ryō; born 25 October 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward…Ryo Watanabe (渡邉 りょう, Watanabe Ryō; born 25 October 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Júbilo Iwata.
Shunnosuke Matsuki (松木 駿之介, Matsuki Shunnosuke; born 24 October 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays…Shunnosuke Matsuki (松木 駿之介, Matsuki Shunnosuke; born 24 October 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Fujieda MYFC.
Yuki Kimura (木村 有希, Kimura Yuki; born October 23, 1996 in Kanagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese fashion model and tarento.…Yuki Kimura (木村 有希, Kimura Yuki; born October 23, 1996 in Kanagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese fashion model and tarento. She is better known by her stage name Yukipoyo (ゆきぽよ). She is represented by her agency VIP Models Agency.
Fumiya Ono (小野 郁, Ono Fumiya; born October 23, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Chiba Lotte…Fumiya Ono (小野 郁, Ono Fumiya; born October 23, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Chiba Lotte Marines of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (坂元 達裕, Sakamoto Tatsuhiro; born 22 October 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as…Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (坂元 達裕, Sakamoto Tatsuhiro; born 22 October 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Coventry City and the Japan national team.
Sarah Asahina (朝比奈 沙羅, Asahina Sara; born 22 October 1996) is a Japanese judoka. She won a silver medal at the 2017…Sarah Asahina (朝比奈 沙羅, Asahina Sara; born 22 October 1996) is a Japanese judoka. She won a silver medal at the 2017 World Judo Championships in Budapest.
Takuma Nishimura (西村 拓真, Nishimura Takuma; born October 22, 1996) is a Japanese football player. He plays as a Forward…Takuma Nishimura (西村 拓真, Nishimura Takuma; born October 22, 1996) is a Japanese football player. He plays as a Forward and is set to play for J1 League club, Machida Zelvia from 2025 and the Japan national team.
Miyu Nakashio (born October 21, 1996) is a Japanese figure skater. She won gold at the 2014 ISU Junior Grand Prix in…Miyu Nakashio (born October 21, 1996) is a Japanese figure skater. She won gold at the 2014 ISU Junior Grand Prix in Estonia. Making her senior international debut, she won the gold medal at the Triglav Trophy in April 2015.
Haruka Shimada (Japanese: 島田 知佳, Shimada Haruka; born 21 October 1996) is a Japanese kickboxer, who competed in the…Haruka Shimada (Japanese: 島田 知佳, Shimada Haruka; born 21 October 1996) is a Japanese kickboxer, who competed in the atomweight division of RISE, where she is the current RISE atomweight champion. As of June 2025, she is ranked as the eighth-best women's atomweight kickboxer in the world by Beyond Kickboxing.
Tōko Miura (Japanese: 三浦透子, Hepburn: Miura Tōko; born October 20, 1996) is a Japanese actress and singer. She is best…Tōko Miura (Japanese: 三浦透子, Hepburn: Miura Tōko; born October 20, 1996) is a Japanese actress and singer. She is best known internationally for her role in the 2021 film Drive My Car as well as her work on the soundtrack of the 2019 animated film Weathering with You. Miura collaborated with the band Radwimps on said soundtrack and most notably made the song "Grand Escape (グランドエスケープ)," which peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100.
Masako Furuichi (Japanese: 古市 雅子, Hepburn: Furuichi Masako; born 20 October 1996) Masako Furuichi (born 20 October…Masako Furuichi (Japanese: 古市 雅子, Hepburn: Furuichi Masako; born 20 October 1996) Masako Furuichi (born 20 October 1996) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the women's 72 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway. She is also a two-time medalist at the Asian Wrestling Championships.
Yuto Oshiro (大城 佑斗, Oshiro Yuto; born 19 October 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for…Yuto Oshiro (大城 佑斗, Oshiro Yuto; born 19 October 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Nagano Parceiro.
Shota Yomesaka (嫁阪 翔太, Yomesaka Shōta) is a Japanese football player. He is currently contracted to J3 League side Nara…Shota Yomesaka (嫁阪 翔太, Yomesaka Shōta) is a Japanese football player. He is currently contracted to J3 League side Nara Club<
Iwana Kobayashi (小林 岩魚, Kobayashi Iwana; born 17 October 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a…Iwana Kobayashi (小林 岩魚, Kobayashi Iwana; born 17 October 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Ventforet Kofu of J2 League.
Suzumi Takayama (高山涼深, Takayama Suzumi, born October 19, 1996) is a Japanese professional boxer. He currently competes…Suzumi Takayama (高山涼深, Takayama Suzumi, born October 19, 1996) is a Japanese professional boxer. He currently competes in the super-flyweight division.
Hiromasa Funabasama (船迫 大雅, Funabasama Hiromasa; born October 16, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for…Hiromasa Funabasama (船迫 大雅, Funabasama Hiromasa; born October 16, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Noboru Shimizu (清水 昇, Shimizu Noboru; born October 25, 1996 in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan) is a professional Japanese…Noboru Shimizu (清水 昇, Shimizu Noboru; born October 25, 1996 in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Hiroshi Yoshinaga (吉永 大志, Yoshinaga Hiroshi; born 14 October 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a…Hiroshi Yoshinaga (吉永 大志, Yoshinaga Hiroshi; born 14 October 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Fukushima United.
Yuka Anzai (born 14 October 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League club…Yuka Anzai (born 14 October 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League club JEF United Chiba Ladies.
Hiroaki Aoyama (青山 景昌, Aoyama Hiroaki; born 14 October 1996) is a retired Japanese footballer who played as a…Hiroaki Aoyama (青山 景昌, Aoyama Hiroaki; born 14 October 1996) is a retired Japanese footballer who played as a midfielder.
Sotaro Shimauchi (島内 颯太郎, Shimauchi Sotaro; born October 14, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the…Sotaro Shimauchi (島内 颯太郎, Shimauchi Sotaro; born October 14, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Hikaru Ohta (太田 光, Ohta Hikaru; born October 14, 1996) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays catcher for…Hikaru Ohta (太田 光, Ohta Hikaru; born October 14, 1996) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays catcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Ikue Kitazawa (北澤 育恵, Kitazawa Ikue; born October 12, 1996 in Karuizawa) is a Japanese curler from Saku, Nagano. She is…Ikue Kitazawa (北澤 育恵, Kitazawa Ikue; born October 12, 1996 in Karuizawa) is a Japanese curler from Saku, Nagano. She is the skip of 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.
Satoshi Iizuka (飯塚 悟史, Iizuka Satoshi; born July 12, 1993 in Jōetsu, Niigata, Japan) is a professional Japanese…Satoshi Iizuka (飯塚 悟史, Iizuka Satoshi; born July 12, 1993 in Jōetsu, Niigata, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars. Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors) NPB.com
Yukinori Kishida (岸田 行倫, Kishida Yukinori; born October 10, 1996) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays…Yukinori Kishida (岸田 行倫, Kishida Yukinori; born October 10, 1996) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays catcher for the Yomiuri Giants.
Sara Takanashi (高梨 沙羅, Takanashi Sara) (born 8 October 1996) is a Japanese ski jumper. She is one of the most…Sara Takanashi (高梨 沙羅, Takanashi Sara) (born 8 October 1996) is a Japanese ski jumper. She is one of the most successful female ski jumpers to date, as well as one of the most successful athletes in the history of the sport, having won four World Cup overall titles (an all-time female record), seven World Championship medals, and two bronze Winter Olympics medals. As of October 2026, Takanashi holds the record for the most individual World Cup wins, male or female, with 63. She also has three Guinness World Records certificates for the most podium finishes in the Ski Jumping World Cup, the most individual victories by a female in the Ski Jumping World Cup, and the most Ski Jumping World Cup individual victories in a career (overall).
Naoto Arai (新井 直人, Arai Naoto; born 7 October 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for…Naoto Arai (新井 直人, Arai Naoto; born 7 October 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for J1 League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Arai has spent most of his career playing in the J1 League and the J2 League, mainly for Albirex Niigata. He has also spent time at Cerezo Osaka, Tokushima Vortis and Sanfreece Hiroshima.
Kazuki Takahashi (高橋 一輝, Takahashi Kazuki; born 6 October 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for…Kazuki Takahashi (高橋 一輝, Takahashi Kazuki; born 6 October 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for K League 1 club, Bucheon FC.
Yoshio Koizumi (小泉 佳穂, Koizumi Yoshio; born 5 October 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an…Yoshio Koizumi (小泉 佳穂, Koizumi Yoshio; born 5 October 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for J1 League club Kashiwa Reysol.
Kotori Shigemoto (重本 ことり, Shigemoro Kotori; born 5 October 1996, in Tokushima Prefecture) is a Japanese tarento…Kotori Shigemoto (重本 ことり, Shigemoro Kotori; born 5 October 1996, in Tokushima Prefecture) is a Japanese tarento, fashion model, singer and voice actress. She is a former member and leader of Dream5. She is nicknamed Kotori (ことり). She is currently represented with Gold.
Yudai Ogawa (小川 雄大, Ogawa Yudai; Khmer: យូឌៃ អូកាវ៉ា) (born 4 October 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a…Yudai Ogawa (小川 雄大, Ogawa Yudai; Khmer: យូឌៃ អូកាវ៉ា) (born 4 October 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cambodian Premier League club ISI Dangkor Senchey. Born in Japan, he plays for the Cambodia national team.
Masaru Fujii (藤井 聖, Fujii Masaru; born October 3, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Tohoku…Masaru Fujii (藤井 聖, Fujii Masaru; born October 3, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Shunsuke Motegi (茂木 駿佑, Motegi Shunsuke; born October 2, 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for…Shunsuke Motegi (茂木 駿佑, Motegi Shunsuke; born October 2, 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J3 League club FC Ryukyu.
Ryōma Watanabe (渡邊 凌磨, Watanabe Ryōma; born 2 October 1996) is a Japanese football player who plays for Urawa Red…Ryōma Watanabe (渡邊 凌磨, Watanabe Ryōma; born 2 October 1996) is a Japanese football player who plays for Urawa Red Diamonds.
Nanasei Iino (飯野 七聖, Iino Nanasei; born 2 October 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a right back for…Nanasei Iino (飯野 七聖, Iino Nanasei; born 2 October 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a right back for Vissel Kobe.
