Sōjirō Higuchi (Japanese: 樋口 壮士朗, Hepburn: Higuchi Sōjirō; born September 19, 1992), best known as Jiro "Ikemen"…Sōjirō Higuchi (Japanese: 樋口 壮士朗, Hepburn: Higuchi Sōjirō; born September 19, 1992), best known as Jiro "Ikemen" Kuroshio (黒潮"イケメン"二郎, Kuroshio "Ikemen" Jirō) and currently performing as Kuroshio Tokyo Japan (黒潮TOKYOジャパン, Kuroshio Tōkyō Japan), is a Japanese professional wrestler and Internet personality. Higuchi is known for his work in the Wrestle-1 promotion, where he was a former Wrestle-1 Result Champion and Wrestle-1 Tag Team Champion before leaving the promotion in January 2019. He worked for WWE from 2020 until his release in 2023, performing for the NXT brand under the ring name Ikemen Jiro, where he notably formed a tag team with Kushida known as Jacket Time. Higuchi portrays an ikemen character, reflected in his aliases, ring attire and mannerisms. Since his release from WWE in 2023, he has gone under the ring name Kuroshio Tokyo Japan, retaining his ikemen character in the process.
Yuta Ito (伊藤 優汰, Itō Yūta; born September 18, 1992) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a winger for Moriyama Samurai…Yuta Ito (伊藤 優汰, Itō Yūta; born September 18, 1992) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a winger for Moriyama Samurai 2000.
Atsushi Kawata (河田 篤秀, Kawata Atsushi; born September 18, 1992) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Atsushi Kawata (河田 篤秀, Kawata Atsushi; born September 18, 1992) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for J3 League club Kochi United SC. During his time at Albirex Niigata (S), Kawata led the White Swans to being the first club in Singapore football history to achieve all the unprecedented sweep of all four of the league's major trophies, the 2016 S.League, 2016 Singapore Cup, 2016 Singapore League Cup and the 2016 Singapore Community Shield which led him to won the 2016 S.League Player Of The Year.
Yuki Irie (入江 ゆき, Irie Yuki; born 17 September 1992) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. Her married name is Yuki Tanaka.…Yuki Irie (入江 ゆき, Irie Yuki; born 17 September 1992) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. Her married name is Yuki Tanaka. In 2018, she won the silver medal in the women's 50 kg event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia. In the final, she lost to Vinesh Phogat of India. In 2015, she won the gold medal in the women's 48 kg event at the 2015 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Doha, Qatar. She won the same event at the 2019 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Xi'an, China.
Shogo Nakamura (Japanese: 中村匠吾, romanized: Nakamura Shōgo; born 16 September 1992) is a Japanese long-distance runner.…Shogo Nakamura (Japanese: 中村匠吾, romanized: Nakamura Shōgo; born 16 September 1992) is a Japanese long-distance runner. He qualified for the marathon at the 2020 Summer Olympics by winning the 2019 Marathon Grand Championship with a time of 2:11:28, closely beating out Yuma Hattori and national record holder Suguru Osako.
Takuya Kitade (北出卓也, Kitade Takuya; born 14 September 1992) is a Japanese rugby union player who plays as a Hooker. He…Takuya Kitade (北出卓也, Kitade Takuya; born 14 September 1992) is a Japanese rugby union player who plays as a Hooker. He currently plays for Kobelco Kobe Steelers in Japan's domestic Top League.
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.
Hiroki Ino (猪野広樹, Ino Hiroki; born September 11, 1992) is a Japanese actor associated with Stardust Promotion's Section…Hiroki Ino (猪野広樹, Ino Hiroki; born September 11, 1992) is a Japanese actor associated with Stardust Promotion's Section 2. Ino debuted as an actor in 2009 and has notably appeared in the films Demolition Girl (2017) and Touken Ranbu (2019). He has also starred in several stage play adaptations, such as Hyper Projection Engeki: Haikyu!!, Blood Blockade Battlefront, My Hero Academia: The "Ultra" Stage, and Persona 5: The Stage.
Yoshinori Suzuki (鈴木 義宜, Suzuki Yoshinori; born 11 September 1992 in Miyazaki, Miyazaki) is a Japanese footballer who…Yoshinori Suzuki (鈴木 義宜, Suzuki Yoshinori; born 11 September 1992 in Miyazaki, Miyazaki) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a centre-back for Japanese club Kyoto Sanga FC.
Hayato Isomura (磯村 勇斗, Isomura Hayato; born September 11, 1992) is a Japanese actor who is represented by the talent…Hayato Isomura (磯村 勇斗, Isomura Hayato; born September 11, 1992) is a Japanese actor who is represented by the talent agency Blue Label.
Sachiya Yamasaki (山崎 福也, Yamasaki Sachiya; born September 9, 1992 in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan) is a Japanese…Sachiya Yamasaki (山崎 福也, Yamasaki Sachiya; born September 9, 1992 in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Noriko Taniguchi (谷口 令子, Taniguchi Noriko; born September 7, 1992) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. She was a member…Noriko Taniguchi (谷口 令子, Taniguchi Noriko; born September 7, 1992) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. She was a member of the Japan women's national rugby sevens team at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She won a silver medal at the 2014 Asian Games in rugby sevens.
Kenki Fukuoka (福岡 堅樹, Fukuoka Kenki; born 7 September 1992) is a Japanese former rugby union player. He was named in…Kenki Fukuoka (福岡 堅樹, Fukuoka Kenki; born 7 September 1992) is a Japanese former rugby union player. He was named in Japan's squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. He was selected for Japan's 2016 Olympic sevens squad and included in the squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup, held in Japan for the first time. Fukuoka won the man of the match award in Japan's victory against Scotland in the 2019 World Cup on 13 October 2019; a victory that saw Japan reach the competition's knockout stage for the first time. In 2021, he entered the Medical school of Juntendo University for professional doctor career.
Shiho Tanaka (田中志穗, Tanaka Shiho; born 5 September 1992) is a Japanese retired badminton player who affiliates with…Shiho Tanaka (田中志穗, Tanaka Shiho; born 5 September 1992) is a Japanese retired badminton player who affiliates with Hokuto Bank team. She was the bronze medalists at the 2018 World Championships in the women's doubles, and at the 2015 Summer Universiade in the women's singles. She won the year-end tournament Superseries Finals in 2017. Tanaka was part of Japanese winning team at the 2017 Asia Mixed Team Championships, 2018 Uber Cup, and at the 2018 Asia Women's Team Championships.
Ryota Kuwajima (桑島 良汰, Kuwajima Ryota; born 5 September 1992) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward…Ryota Kuwajima (桑島 良汰, Kuwajima Ryota; born 5 September 1992) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for Nara Club.
Yutaka Nagare (流 大, Nagare Yutaka; born 4 September 1992) is a Japanese professional rugby union coach and former…Yutaka Nagare (流 大, Nagare Yutaka; born 4 September 1992) is a Japanese professional rugby union coach and former player who currently coaches with the Tokyo Sungoliath in the Japan Rugby League One (JRLO). Nagare formerly played for the Tokyo Sungoliath between 2015 and 2026, and the Sunwolves in the Super Rugby competition in 2018, as well as the Japan national team.
Shota Sometani (染谷 将太, Sometani Shōta) is a Japanese actor from Koto, Tokyo. He is known for his protagonist roles in…Shota Sometani (染谷 将太, Sometani Shōta) is a Japanese actor from Koto, Tokyo. He is known for his protagonist roles in Himizu and Parasyte.
Hayato Mine (峯 勇斗, Mine Hayato; born August 31, 1992) is a Japanese football player, who plays for Briobecca Urayasu as…Hayato Mine (峯 勇斗, Mine Hayato; born August 31, 1992) is a Japanese football player, who plays for Briobecca Urayasu as a forward.
Hiroki Akimoto (秋元 皓貴, Akimoto Hiroki; born August 31, 1992) is a Japanese kickboxer. He competes in ONE Championship's…Hiroki Akimoto (秋元 皓貴, Akimoto Hiroki; born August 31, 1992) is a Japanese kickboxer. He competes in ONE Championship's bantamweight and flyweight division, where he is the former ONE Kickboxing Bantamweight World Champion. As of June 2022, he is ranked as the second-best featherweight kickboxer in the world by Combat Press. He's been ranked in the top ten since December 2021.
Naoya Fukumori (福森 直也, Fukumori Naoya; born 29 August 1992 in Osaka) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender…Naoya Fukumori (福森 直也, Fukumori Naoya; born 29 August 1992 in Osaka) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for FC Imabari.
Yūta Kakita (柿田 裕太, Kakita Yūta; born August 27, 1992 in Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball…Yūta Kakita (柿田 裕太, Kakita Yūta; born August 27, 1992 in Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball pitcher, who is a free agent. He previously played for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
Kengo Kitagawa (北川 賢吾, Kitagawa Kengo; born 27 Aug 1992) is a Japanese rugby union player who plays as a Prop. He…Kengo Kitagawa (北川 賢吾, Kitagawa Kengo; born 27 Aug 1992) is a Japanese rugby union player who plays as a Prop. He currently plays for Kubota Spears in Japan's domestic Top League.
Teruki Tanaka (田中 輝希, Tanaka Teruki; born 26 August 1992) is a Japanese football player who lastly played as midfielder…Teruki Tanaka (田中 輝希, Tanaka Teruki; born 26 August 1992) is a Japanese football player who lastly played as midfielder for V-Varen Nagasaki.
Shintaro Shimizu (清水 慎太郎, Shimizu Shintarō; born August 23, 1992) is a former Japanese professional footballer who…Shintaro Shimizu (清水 慎太郎, Shimizu Shintarō; born August 23, 1992) is a former Japanese professional footballer who currently plays as a forward for Cambodian Premier League club ISI Dangkor Senchey.
Yuka Kono (河野 有香, Kōno Yuka) (born August 23, 1992) is a Japanese former figure skater. She won the silver medal at the…Yuka Kono (河野 有香, Kōno Yuka) (born August 23, 1992) is a Japanese former figure skater. She won the silver medal at the 2010 Merano Cup.
Sho Sakai (坂井 丞, Sakai Shō; born 22 August 1992) is a Japanese diver. He competed in the men's 3 metre springboard at…Sho Sakai (坂井 丞, Sakai Shō; born 22 August 1992) is a Japanese diver. He competed in the men's 3 metre springboard at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he was eliminated in the preliminary rounds, finishing 22nd out of 29 competitors. He has qualified to represent Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Ryuichi Kihara (木原 龍一, Kihara Ryūichi; born August 22, 1992) is a Japanese retired pair skater. He and pair partner…Ryuichi Kihara (木原 龍一, Kihara Ryūichi; born August 22, 1992) is a Japanese retired pair skater. He and pair partner, Riku Miura, are the 2026 Olympic pair skating champions, two-time Olympic team event silver medalists (2022, 2026), two-time World Champions (2023, 2025), two-time World silver medalists (2022, 2024), two-time Four Continents champions (2023, 2025), two-time Grand Prix Final champions (2022–23, 2025–26), eight-time ISU Grand Prix medalists (five golds, two silvers, one bronze), three-time ISU Challenger Series medalists (one gold, two silvers), and two-time Japanese national champions (2019–20, 2024–25). Miura and Kihara are the first Japanese pair skating team to win gold at an ISU Grand Prix event, an ISU Grand Prix Final, an ISU Championships, and a Winter Olympic Games. They are also one of only few skaters to achieve a Career Golden Slam. He also previously competed with Narumi Takahashi and Miu Suzaki, representing Japan at the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics, respectively. As a singles skater, he is a two-time bronze medalist on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and the 2010–11 Japanese Junior silver medalist.
Kenzo Nambu (南部 健造, Nambu Kenzo; born 22 August 1992) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking…Kenzo Nambu (南部 健造, Nambu Kenzo; born 22 August 1992) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger.
Miho Shishiuchi (獅子内 美帆, Shishiuchi Miho; born 21 August 1992) is a Japanese ice hockey player and member of the…Miho Shishiuchi (獅子内 美帆, Shishiuchi Miho; born 21 August 1992) is a Japanese ice hockey player and member of the Japanese national team. She plays with Toyota Cygnus in the Women's Japan Ice Hockey League (WJIHL) and All-Japan Women's Ice Hockey Championship. Shishiuchi has represented Japan with the senior national team since 2010, during which time she has participated in three Winter Olympic Games and six IIHF Women's World Championship tournaments. She also won a silver medal 2011 Asian Winter Games and a gold medal at the 2012 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia.
Tomoya Tamura (田村 朋也, Tamura Tomoya; born 20 August 1992) is a Japanese sprinter. He competed in the men's 4 × 400…Tomoya Tamura (田村 朋也, Tamura Tomoya; born 20 August 1992) is a Japanese sprinter. He competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Naoki Sanda (三田 尚希, Sanda Naoki; born 16 August 1992) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for…Naoki Sanda (三田 尚希, Sanda Naoki; born 16 August 1992) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Nagano Parceiro.
Kaori Ozawa (小澤 かおり, Ozawa Kaori; born August 16, 1992 in Ota, Gunma, Japan), better known by her stage name Zawachin…Kaori Ozawa (小澤 かおり, Ozawa Kaori; born August 16, 1992 in Ota, Gunma, Japan), better known by her stage name Zawachin (ざわちん), is a Japanese idol, make-up artist and television personality who was originally known for her impersonation of Tomomi Itano of AKB48. She has 400,000 followers on her official blog. However, she has been highly criticized by public on all social media forums owing to her unethical remarks and questionable acts. On 18 September 2017, Zawachin posted four images of mesmerizing views of Tokyo DisneySea on her blog with a comment. Shortly, it became clear that the images were simply taken from a Twitter post done by an amateur photographer. The comment posted on her blog was also exactly the same with the photographer's original comment. Moreover, Zawachin erased the copyright information of the photographer that was put on one of the images.
Shun Ishiwaka (石若駿, born 1992) is a Japanese jazz drummer. He has performed alongside artists such as Hiromi Uehara, Ai…Shun Ishiwaka (石若駿, born 1992) is a Japanese jazz drummer. He has performed alongside artists such as Hiromi Uehara, Ai Kuwabara, Sakura Fujiwara, Jason Moran, Kurt Rosenwinkel, John Scofield, and Chris Potter.
Masato Okumura (奥村 政稔, Okumura Masato; born August 14, 1992) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher, and…Masato Okumura (奥村 政稔, Okumura Masato; born August 14, 1992) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher, and current fourth squad pitching coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He played in NPB for the Hawks from 2019 to 2023.
Shuhei Matsubara (松原 修平, Matsubara Shuhei; born August 11, 1992) is a Japanese football player who plays as a…Shuhei Matsubara (松原 修平, Matsubara Shuhei; born August 11, 1992) is a Japanese football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Mito HollyHock.
Kohei Arihara (有原 航平, Arihara Kōhei; born August 11, 1992) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hokkaido…Kohei Arihara (有原 航平, Arihara Kōhei; born August 11, 1992) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, and in NPB for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
Akihito Ozawa (小澤 章人, Ozawa Akihito; born August 10, 1992) is a Japanese football player who plays for J3 League club…Akihito Ozawa (小澤 章人, Ozawa Akihito; born August 10, 1992) is a Japanese football player who plays for J3 League club FC Ryukyu.
Shota Nakazaki (中﨑 翔太, Nakazaki Shota; born August 10, 1992 in Takarabe, Kagoshima, Japan) is a professional Japanese…Shota Nakazaki (中﨑 翔太, Nakazaki Shota; born August 10, 1992 in Takarabe, Kagoshima, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp. He was selected for the 2018 NPB All-Star game.
Shuhei Fukuda (福田 周平, Fukuda Shuhei; born August 8, 1992) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Orix…Shuhei Fukuda (福田 周平, Fukuda Shuhei; born August 8, 1992) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Masaaki Murakami (村上 昌謙, Murakami Masaaki; born 7 August 1992 in Shiga) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a…Masaaki Murakami (村上 昌謙, Murakami Masaaki; born 7 August 1992 in Shiga) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J1 League club Kyoto Sanga.
Ryosuke Tada (夛田 凌輔, Tada Ryōsuke; born 7 August 1992 in Osaka) is a Japanese football player who plays for Giravanz…Ryosuke Tada (夛田 凌輔, Tada Ryōsuke; born 7 August 1992 in Osaka) is a Japanese football player who plays for Giravanz Kitakyushu.
Takumi Miyayoshi (宮吉 拓実, Miyayoshi Takumi; born 7 August 1992 in Shiga) is a Japanese football player currently playing…Takumi Miyayoshi (宮吉 拓実, Miyayoshi Takumi; born 7 August 1992 in Shiga) is a Japanese football player currently playing for Renofa Yamaguchi.
Kazuki Yabuta (薮田 和樹, Yabuta Kazuki; born August 7, 1992) is a professional Japanese baseball pitcher who is a free…Kazuki Yabuta (薮田 和樹, Yabuta Kazuki; born August 7, 1992) is a professional Japanese baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
Natsumi Tsunoda (Japanese: 角田夏実; born 6 August 1992) is a Japanese retired judoka. She won the gold medal at the…Natsumi Tsunoda (Japanese: 角田夏実; born 6 August 1992) is a Japanese retired judoka. She won the gold medal at the women's 48 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Jun Arima (Japanese: 有間 潤, Arima Jun; born 6 August 1992) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a…Jun Arima (Japanese: 有間 潤, Arima Jun; born 6 August 1992) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a Forward. He is currently a coach.