Taishi Narikuni (born 13 November 1997) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. He won the gold medal in the men's 70 kg…Taishi Narikuni (born 13 November 1997) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. He won the gold medal in the men's 70 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. He also won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. His mother Akiko Iijima is a four-time medalist at the World Wrestling Championships, including two gold medals (1990 and 1991).
Yuma Funabashi (船橋 勇真, Funabashi Yuma; born 13 November 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender…Yuma Funabashi (船橋 勇真, Funabashi Yuma; born 13 November 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for FC Ryukyu.
Ren Ikeda (池田 廉, Ikeda Ren; born 10 November 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J3 League…Ren Ikeda (池田 廉, Ikeda Ren; born 10 November 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J3 League club FC Ryukyu.
Kazunari Ichimi (一美 和成, Ichimi Kazunari; born November 10, 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward and…Kazunari Ichimi (一美 和成, Ichimi Kazunari; born November 10, 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward and who plays for J1 League club Tokyo Verdy.
Masaya Kojima (小島 雅也, Kojima Masaya; born November 9, 1997) is a Japanese football player. He plays for FC Osaka from…Masaya Kojima (小島 雅也, Kojima Masaya; born November 9, 1997) is a Japanese football player. He plays for FC Osaka from 2026.
Ikki Kawasaki (川﨑 一輝, Kawasaki Ikki; born 8 November 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for…Ikki Kawasaki (川﨑 一輝, Kawasaki Ikki; born 8 November 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for Júbilo Iwata.
Hiroki Ohnishi (大西 広樹, Ohnishi Hiroki; born November 8, 1997) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Tokyo…Hiroki Ohnishi (大西 広樹, Ohnishi Hiroki; born November 8, 1997) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Tetsuya Chinen (知念 哲矢, Chinen Tetsuya; born 8 November 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Tetsuya Chinen (知念 哲矢, Chinen Tetsuya; born 8 November 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Tochigi City FC, on loan from Vegalta Sendai.
Yuki Yamamoto (山本 悠樹, Yamamoto Yūki; born 6 November 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defensive…Yuki Yamamoto (山本 悠樹, Yamamoto Yūki; born 6 November 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defensive midfielder for Kawasaki Frontale.
Kenta Kawanaka (川中賢太, Kawanaka Kenta; born 5 November 1997 in Osaka) is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for…Kenta Kawanaka (川中賢太, Kawanaka Kenta; born 5 November 1997 in Osaka) is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for Veertien Mie.
Shoya Ichihashi (Japanese: 市橋 翔哉; born November 5, 1997) is a Japanese pair skater. With his skating partner, Miyu…Shoya Ichihashi (Japanese: 市橋 翔哉; born November 5, 1997) is a Japanese pair skater. With his skating partner, Miyu Yunoki, he was the 2022 Japanese national champion. With his former partner, Riku Miura, he represented Japan at four ISU Championships. The two finished tenth at the 2018 Four Continents Championships in Taipei, Taiwan, and at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Miki Onaga (翁長 実希, Onaga Miki; born 4 November 1997 in Okinawa Prefecture) is a Japanese racing driver set to compete…Miki Onaga (翁長 実希, Onaga Miki; born 4 November 1997 in Okinawa Prefecture) is a Japanese racing driver set to compete for Nat Team KCMG in Kyojo Cup, which she won in 2022 for Fujita Yakkyoku Racing.
Yohei Komatsu (born 2 November 1997) is a Japanese long-distance runner. In 2019, he competed in the senior men's race…Yohei Komatsu (born 2 November 1997) is a Japanese long-distance runner. In 2019, he competed in the senior men's race at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Aarhus, Denmark. He finished in 92nd place.
Kairi Harayama (原山 海里, Harayama Kairi; born 1 November 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder…Kairi Harayama (原山 海里, Harayama Kairi; born 1 November 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Vanraure Hachinohe.
Seika Izawa (Japanese: 伊澤星花, Seika Izawa; born November 1, 1997) is a Japanese mixed martial artist, currently…Seika Izawa (Japanese: 伊澤星花, Seika Izawa; born November 1, 1997) is a Japanese mixed martial artist, currently competing in the atomweight division of Rizin Fighting Federation. She is the former Jewels Strawweight, Rizin Super Atomweight, and current Jewels Atomweight champion. As of January 3, 2022, Izawa is ranked as the best atomweight in the world by both Fight Matrix and Sherdog.
Yuzuho Shiokoshi (塩越 柚歩, Shiokoshi Yuzuho; born 1 November 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for…Yuzuho Shiokoshi (塩越 柚歩, Shiokoshi Yuzuho; born 1 November 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Urawa Reds in the WE League. She has also played for the Japan national team.
Yu Endo (遠藤 優, Endo Yu; Japanese: [endoː juː]; born 29 October 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as…Yu Endo (遠藤 優, Endo Yu; Japanese: [endoː juː]; born 29 October 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Super League club West Ham United and the Japan national team.
Kaito Omomo (大桃 海斗, Omomo Kaito; born 28 October 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for…Kaito Omomo (大桃 海斗, Omomo Kaito; born 28 October 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for Nagano Parceiro.
So Fujitani (藤谷 壮, Fujitani Sō; born 28 October 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Reilac Shiga FC. His elder…So Fujitani (藤谷 壮, Fujitani Sō; born 28 October 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Reilac Shiga FC. His elder brother Takumi is also a professional footballer currently playing for J2 League side Tochigi SC.
Ishin Iihashi (飯橋 偉進, Iihashi Ishin), known mononymously as Ishin (stylized in all caps), is a Japanese professional…Ishin Iihashi (飯橋 偉進, Iihashi Ishin), known mononymously as Ishin (stylized in all caps), is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to Dragongate. He is one half of the current Open The Twin Gate Champions with Yoshiki Kato, and is a former Open the Triangle and Open the Brave Gate Champion.
Shohei Kawakami (河上 将平, Kawakami Shohei; born 26 October 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a…Shohei Kawakami (河上 将平, Kawakami Shohei; born 26 October 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Kamatamare Sanuki.
Yumeno Noda (born 25 October 1997) is a Japanese rugby union coach and former player. She competed for Japan at the…Yumeno Noda (born 25 October 1997) is a Japanese rugby union coach and former player. She competed for Japan at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Kota Wakabayashi (若林 康太, Wakabayashi Kōta; born 23 October 1997) is a Japanese athlete who specializes in the 400…Kota Wakabayashi (若林 康太, Wakabayashi Kōta; born 23 October 1997) is a Japanese athlete who specializes in the 400 metres run. He competed in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2019 World Athletics Championships. Kota Wakabayashi gained his first international experience at the Asian Athletics Championships in Doha in 2019, where he won the gold medal with the Japanese 4 x 400 metre relay in 3:02.94 min and the bronze medal with the mixed relay in 3:20.29 min behind the teams from Bahrain and India.
Daizen Maeda (前田 大然, Maeda Daizen; born 20 October 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left…Daizen Maeda (前田 大然, Maeda Daizen; born 20 October 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left winger or forward for Premier League club Ipswich Town and the Japan national team. Maeda began his career with Matsumoto Yamaga before spells with Mito HollyHock, Marítimo and Yokohama F. Marinos, where he finished as the J1 League top scorer in 2021. Since joining Celtic in 2022, Maeda has won multiple domestic honours and established himself as one of the club's key attacking players. He has represented Japan internationally since 2019, featuring at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, 2023 AFC Asian Cup and 2026 World Cup.
The Rampage from Exile Tribe (Japanese: ザ・ランページ・フロム・エグザイル・トライブ, stylized as THE RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE and also known…The Rampage from Exile Tribe (Japanese: ザ・ランページ・フロム・エグザイル・トライブ, stylized as THE RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE and also known as The Rampage), is a J-pop vocal and dance group formed and managed by talent agency LDH and signed to Avex's record label Rhythm Zone. The Rampage is part of the collective supergroup, Exile Tribe and is composed of sixteen members. The group was formed in 2014 and the members were chosen from Exile's Vocal Battle Audition 4, Exile Performer Battle Audition and Global Japan Challenge auditions. The Rampage made their debut in January 2017 with the release of their first single "Lightning".
Ryoya Yamashita (山下 諒也, Yamashita Ryoya; born 19 October 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward…Ryoya Yamashita (山下 諒也, Yamashita Ryoya; born 19 October 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for J1 League club Gamba Osaka.
Hikaru Yumura (born 18 October 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League club…Hikaru Yumura (born 18 October 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League club Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara.
Yusuke Takahashi (高橋 悠介, Takahashi Yūsuke; born 17 October 1997) is a Japanese tennis player. Takahashi has a career…Yusuke Takahashi (高橋 悠介, Takahashi Yūsuke; born 17 October 1997) is a Japanese tennis player. Takahashi has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 238 achieved on 7 August 2017 and a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 375 achieved on 5 February 2018. Takahashi made his ATP main draw debut at the 2017 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships after defeating Adrián Menéndez-Maceiras and Vasek Pospisil in qualifying.
Seiya Maikuma (毎熊 晟矢, Maikuma Seiya; born 16 October 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Seiya Maikuma (毎熊 晟矢, Maikuma Seiya; born 16 October 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Eredivisie club AZ.
Miho Yoshimura (吉村美穂, Yoshimura Miho; born 14 October 1997) is a Japanese fencer. She competed at the 2024 Summer…Miho Yoshimura (吉村美穂, Yoshimura Miho; born 14 October 1997) is a Japanese fencer. She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the Women's épée, where she defeated Sun Yiwen, the 2020 Summer Olympics gold medalist, in the second round. She was defeated by Vlada Kharkova in the round of 16.
Ryuya Ohata (大畑 隆也, Ohata Ryuya; born 12 October 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for…Ryuya Ohata (大畑 隆也, Ohata Ryuya; born 12 October 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for Thespa Gunma.
Kanna Asakura (Japanese: 浅倉栞南; born October 12, 1997, in Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan) is a female Japanese retired mixed…Kanna Asakura (Japanese: 浅倉栞南; born October 12, 1997, in Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan) is a female Japanese retired mixed martial artist. She competed in the Atomweight (106 lb) division and completed with the Rizin Fighting Federation. She is the #6 ranked Atomweight in the world according to Sherdog and #6 Atomweight according to Fight Matrix.
Nanami Atsugi (厚木 那奈美, Atsugi Nanami; born 11 October 1997) is a Japanese voice actress associated with 81 Produce and…Nanami Atsugi (厚木 那奈美, Atsugi Nanami; born 11 October 1997) is a Japanese voice actress associated with 81 Produce and Avex Pictures. She is best known for voicing Itsuka Atsugi in Wake Up, Girls! New Chapter! and Rinka Aoba in Kiratto Pri Chan.
Taisei Tsurusaki (津留﨑 大成, born October 10, 1997) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten…Taisei Tsurusaki (津留﨑 大成, born October 10, 1997) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NBP). He made his NPB debut in 2020.
Mamiko Matsumoto (born 9 October 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for…Mamiko Matsumoto (born 9 October 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Frauen-Bundesliga club Mainz 05.
Honoya Shoji (庄司 朋乃也, Shoji Honoya; born 8 October 1997 in Gunma) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Zweigen…Honoya Shoji (庄司 朋乃也, Shoji Honoya; born 8 October 1997 in Gunma) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Zweigen Kanazawa.
Tina Tamashiro (玉城 ティナ, Tamashiro Tina; born October 8, 1997) is a Japanese actress and model. She was scouted by the…Tina Tamashiro (玉城 ティナ, Tamashiro Tina; born October 8, 1997) is a Japanese actress and model. She was scouted by the president of her agency when she was walking home with her friends. In July 2012, Tamashiro won the Kodansha sponsored Miss iD 2013 Grand Prix. In a Vivi interview she said she wanted to be a "model idol".
Shinnosuke Ogasawara (小笠原 慎之介, Ogasawara Shinnosuke; born October 8, 1997) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher…Shinnosuke Ogasawara (小笠原 慎之介, Ogasawara Shinnosuke; born October 8, 1997) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Chunichi Dragons, and in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals. Ogasawara was the winning pitcher at the 2015 Summer Koshien tournament and was regarded as the second best high school pitching prospect in the 2015 NPB draft behind Gifu Commercial High School's Jumpei Takahashi. He holds the record for the worst start to a rookie season in the Japanese Central League going 0–5 in decisions before registering his first professional win. He has represented Japan on the international stage at under-15 and under-18 level helping his country to a runner-up position in the 2015 U-18 Baseball World Cup.
Itsuki Murabayashi (村林 一輝, Murabayashi Itsuki; born October 6, 1997) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for…Itsuki Murabayashi (村林 一輝, Murabayashi Itsuki; born October 6, 1997) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Keita Yoshioka (喜岡 佳太, Yoshioka Keita; born 5 October 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender…Keita Yoshioka (喜岡 佳太, Yoshioka Keita; born 5 October 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for Renofa Yamaguchi.
Jelani Reshaun Sumiyoshi (住吉 ジェラニ レショーン, Sumiyoshi Jerani Reshōn; ; born October 5, 1997) is an American soccer player…Jelani Reshaun Sumiyoshi (住吉 ジェラニ レショーン, Sumiyoshi Jerani Reshōn; ; born October 5, 1997) is an American soccer player who plays as a center-back for J1 League club Shimizu S-Pulse.
Hana Wakimoto (脇元 華, Wakimoto Hana) (born 4 October 1997) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA of…Hana Wakimoto (脇元 華, Wakimoto Hana) (born 4 October 1997) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour where she has one win.
Juri Takahashi (高橋 朱里, Takahashi Juri; born 3 October 1997 in Ibaraki Prefecture), also known mononymously as Juri…Juri Takahashi (高橋 朱里, Takahashi Juri; born 3 October 1997 in Ibaraki Prefecture), also known mononymously as Juri (Korean: 쥬리; Japanese: ジュリ), is a Japanese singer based in South Korea. She is a former member of South Korean girl group Rocket Punch and Japanese girl group AKB48.
Keishō Amiya (網谷 圭将, Amiya Keishō; born October 3, 1997) is a professional Japanese baseball player, who is currently a…Keishō Amiya (網谷 圭将, Amiya Keishō; born October 3, 1997) is a professional Japanese baseball player, who is currently a free agent. He previously played catcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
Fumiya Motomae (本前 郁也, Motomae Fumiya; born October 2, 1997) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a…Fumiya Motomae (本前 郁也, Motomae Fumiya; born October 2, 1997) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a pitcher for the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Taiga Ishida (born 1 October 1997) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. He competed for Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics…Taiga Ishida (born 1 October 1997) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. He competed for Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
