Tsukimi Namiki (Japanese: 並木 月海. Namiki Tsukimi) is a Japanese amateur boxer. She won the bronze medal in the women's…Tsukimi Namiki (Japanese: 並木 月海. Namiki Tsukimi) is a Japanese amateur boxer. She won the bronze medal in the women's flyweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Keigo Hashimoto (橋本 啓吾, Hashimoto Keigo; born 17 September 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a…Keigo Hashimoto (橋本 啓吾, Hashimoto Keigo; born 17 September 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for J2 League club, Tegevajaro Miyazaki.
Issei Ishii (石井一成, Ishii Issei; born September 15, 1998) is a Japanese kickboxer and Muay Thai fighter. He is a former…Issei Ishii (石井一成, Ishii Issei; born September 15, 1998) is a Japanese kickboxer and Muay Thai fighter. He is a former K-1 Bantamweight Champion and WBC Muay Thai world champion.
Utami Hayashishita (林下詩美, Hayashishita Utami; born September 14, 1998) is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is…Utami Hayashishita (林下詩美, Hayashishita Utami; born September 14, 1998) is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is a member of Stars and a former World of Stardom Champion. She began her professional wrestling career in August 2018 with World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she became the leader of the Queen's Quest stable, a former three-time Goddesses of Stardom Champion, as well as Artist of Stardom Champion, Future of Stardom Champion and SWA World Champion. She won the 2020 5Star Grand Prix, the 2018 Goddesses of Stardom Tag League and the 2019 Trios Tag Team Tournament. Hayashishita is also a former one-time Pro-Wrestling: EVE International Champion. She departed Stardom in March 2024 to sign with Dream Star Fighting Marigold that April, where she became a one-time Marigold World Champion. She departed Marigold in May 2026 and returned to Stardom that same month. A winner of a WON Women’s Wrestling MVP award, a Stardom MVP Award, and Tokyo Sports Women's Wrestling Grand Prize in 2021, she is recognized as one of the most popular wrestlers on the modern joshi professional wrestling scene.
Haruka Komiyama (込山榛香 Komiyama Haruka, born September 12, 1998) is a Japanese idol, singer and model. She was a member…Haruka Komiyama (込山榛香 Komiyama Haruka, born September 12, 1998) is a Japanese idol, singer and model. She was a member of the Japanese girl group AKB48 and was an exclusive model for the Japanese teen-magazine LOVE Berry.
Taiga Hada (Japanese: 羽田 太河, Hepburn: Hada Taiga; born 12 September 1998) is a Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle racer who…Taiga Hada (Japanese: 羽田 太河, Hepburn: Hada Taiga; born 12 September 1998) is a Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle racer who competes in the ST1000 class of the All Japan Road Race Championship for Astemo Pro Honda SI Racing. He was crowned champion of the 2025 All Japan ST1000 class. Hada made his Grand Prix racing debut at the 2021 Spanish Grand Prix, replacing the injured Barry Baltus. For the 2022 season, Hada raced for Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team, replacing the retired Gabriel Rodrigo for the final eight races. For the 2023 season, Hada again raced for the Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team starting from the Italian round. He replaced Lorenzo Dalla Porta who left the team after the first five races.
Musashi Oyama (大山 武蔵, Oyama Musashi; born September 11, 1998) is a Japanese football player who plays for Kataller…Musashi Oyama (大山 武蔵, Oyama Musashi; born September 11, 1998) is a Japanese football player who plays for Kataller Toyama.
Hayato Horioka (堀岡 隼人, Horioka Hayato; born October 10, 1998) is a professional Japanese baseball pitcher for the…Hayato Horioka (堀岡 隼人, Horioka Hayato; born October 10, 1998) is a professional Japanese baseball pitcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Yomiuri Giants.
Yūdai Yamamoto (山本 祐大, Yamamoto Yūdai; born April 11, 1998 in Osaka, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball…Yūdai Yamamoto (山本 祐大, Yamamoto Yūdai; born April 11, 1998 in Osaka, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball catcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
Azusa Yamauchi (山内梓, Yamauchi Azusa; born 11 September 1998) is a Japanese archer. In 2019, she competed in the women's…Azusa Yamauchi (山内梓, Yamauchi Azusa; born 11 September 1998) is a Japanese archer. In 2019, she competed in the women's recurve event at the 2019 Summer Universiade held in Naples, Italy. She also competed in the women's individual event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Yuna Sato (born 11 September 1998) is a Japanese rugby union player. She plays Lock internationally for the Japan…Yuna Sato (born 11 September 1998) is a Japanese rugby union player. She plays Lock internationally for the Japan women's national rugby union team. She competed at the 2021 and the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cups.
Yota Sato (佐藤 瑶大, Sato Yota; born 10 September 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a centre back for J1 League…Yota Sato (佐藤 瑶大, Sato Yota; born 10 September 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a centre back for J1 League club Nagoya Grampus.
Daisuke Matsumoto (松本 大輔, Matsumoto Daisuke; born 10 September 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a…Daisuke Matsumoto (松本 大輔, Matsumoto Daisuke; born 10 September 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a centre back for Zweigen Kanazawa.
Ren Komatsu (小松 蓮, Komatsu Ren; born 10 September 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward…Ren Komatsu (小松 蓮, Komatsu Ren; born 10 September 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for J1 League club Vissel Kobe.
Daiki Sugioka (杉岡 大暉, Sugioka Daiki; born 8 September 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a left back for…Daiki Sugioka (杉岡 大暉, Sugioka Daiki; born 8 September 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a left back for Kashiwa Reysol. He has also represented the Japan national team.
Shōta Suzuki (鈴木 昭汰, Suzuki Shōta; born September 7, 1998) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Chiba…Shōta Suzuki (鈴木 昭汰, Suzuki Shōta; born September 7, 1998) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Naohiro Sugiyama (杉山 直宏, Sugiyama Naohiro; born 7 September 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder…Naohiro Sugiyama (杉山 直宏, Sugiyama Naohiro; born 7 September 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1 League club JEF United Chiba.
Rira Suzuki (鈴木 梨羅, Suzuki Rira) (born September 6, 1998) is a Japanese weightlifter. She won the silver medal in the…Rira Suzuki (鈴木 梨羅, Suzuki Rira) (born September 6, 1998) is a Japanese weightlifter. She won the silver medal in the women's 49 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Ryuhei Kuki (九鬼 隆平, Kuki Ryūhei; born September 5, 1998 in Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture) is a Japanese Professional…Ryuhei Kuki (九鬼 隆平, Kuki Ryūhei; born September 5, 1998 in Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture) is a Japanese Professional baseball Catcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball. He previously played for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
Neru Nagahama (Japanese: 長濱 ねる, Hepburn: Nagahama Neru) is a Japanese television personality, television presenter, and…Neru Nagahama (Japanese: 長濱 ねる, Hepburn: Nagahama Neru) is a Japanese television personality, television presenter, and actress. She is a former member of the idol girl groups Keyakizaka46 (now Sakurazaka46) and Hiragana Keyakizaka46 (now Hinatazaka46). Nagahama joined Keyakizaka46 in 2015 as the founding member of its subgroup Hiragana Keyakizaka46, and was briefly the only member of that subgroup. She left Hiragana Keyakizaka46 in 2017, Keyakizaka46 in 2019, and returned to the entertainment industry a year later as a television presenter and actress. She was also chairperson of the Tokyo Idol Festival from 2021 to 2026.
Kazuki Kijima (鬼島 和希, Kijima Kazuki; born 29 August 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder…Kazuki Kijima (鬼島 和希, Kijima Kazuki; born 29 August 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Azul Claro Numazu.
Yukuto Omoya (面矢 行斗, Omoya Yukuto; born 29 August 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for SC…Yukuto Omoya (面矢 行斗, Omoya Yukuto; born 29 August 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for SC Sagamihara, on loan from Tochigi SC.
Yui Kawamoto (Japanese: 河本 結, romanized: Kawamoto Yui, born 29 August 1998) is a Japanese professional golfer who plays…Yui Kawamoto (Japanese: 河本 結, romanized: Kawamoto Yui, born 29 August 1998) is a Japanese professional golfer who plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour. Kawamoto turned professional in 2018, and made her LPGA Tour debut in 2020. In addition to golf, Kawamoto is known for her fashion sense, YouTube channel, and distinctive hair ribbons worn while playing.
Ayase Ueda (上田 綺世, Ueda Ayase; born 28 August 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a striker for…Ayase Ueda (上田 綺世, Ueda Ayase; born 28 August 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Lille and the Japan national team.
Daiki Kaneko (金子 大毅, Kaneko Daiki; born August 28, 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive…Daiki Kaneko (金子 大毅, Kaneko Daiki; born August 28, 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Júbilo Iwata. After starting his professional career with Shonan Bellmare, Kaneko has played over 140 league matches in the J1 League.
Himawari Akaho (赤穂 ひまわり, Akaho Himawari; born 28 August 1998) is a Japanese basketball player for Denso Iris and the…Himawari Akaho (赤穂 ひまわり, Akaho Himawari; born 28 August 1998) is a Japanese basketball player for Denso Iris and the Japanese national team. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal.
Yoshiyuki Koga (born 28 August 1998) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. He competed for Japan at the 2024 Summer…Yoshiyuki Koga (born 28 August 1998) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. He competed for Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Ryuga Tashiro (田代琉我, Tashiro Ryuga; born 27 August 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J2…Ryuga Tashiro (田代琉我, Tashiro Ryuga; born 27 August 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J2 League club Albirex Niigata.
Sae Kitakata (born 27 August 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for WE League club…Sae Kitakata (born 27 August 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for WE League club Nojima Stella.
Shuntaro Koga (古賀 俊太郎, Koga Shuntaro; born 27 August 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for…Shuntaro Koga (古賀 俊太郎, Koga Shuntaro; born 27 August 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for AC Nagano Parceiro.
Miwa Kuribayashi (栗林未和, Kuribayashi Miwa; born August 26, 1998) is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays…Miwa Kuribayashi (栗林未和, Kuribayashi Miwa; born August 26, 1998) is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for Fujitsu Red Wave of the Women's Japan Basketball League . She also plays for Japan women's national 3x3 team. She brought the U23 national team to a silver medal at the FIBA 3x3 Under-23 World Cup in Xi'an .
Taisei Irie (入江 大生, Irie Taisei; born August 26, 1998) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Yokohama…Taisei Irie (入江 大生, Irie Taisei; born August 26, 1998) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Tsubasa Sakakibara (榊原 翼, Sakakibara Tsubasa; born August 25, 1998) is a Japanese former professional baseballpitcher.…Tsubasa Sakakibara (榊原 翼, Sakakibara Tsubasa; born August 25, 1998) is a Japanese former professional baseballpitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Orix Buffaloes from 2017 to 2022.
Hiroki Maeda (前田 紘基, Maeda Hiroki; born 25 August 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for…Hiroki Maeda (前田 紘基, Maeda Hiroki; born 25 August 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for Verspah Oita.
Hayate Shirowa (城和 隼颯, Shirowa Hayate; born 25 August 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Hayate Shirowa (城和 隼颯, Shirowa Hayate; born 25 August 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Montedio Yamagata.
Sota Higashide (東出 壮太, Higashide Sota; born 24 August 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Sota Higashide (東出 壮太, Higashide Sota; born 24 August 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Solomon Kings.
Hiroki Hasegawa (長谷川 宙輝, Hasegawa Hiroki; born August 23, 1998) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays…Hiroki Hasegawa (長谷川 宙輝, Hasegawa Hiroki; born August 23, 1998) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Momoko Kobori (小堀 桃子, Kobori Momoko; born 22 August 1998) is a Japanese tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings…Momoko Kobori (小堀 桃子, Kobori Momoko; born 22 August 1998) is a Japanese tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of world No. 226 in singles, achieved on 22 April 2019, and No. 89 in doubles, achieved on 30 March 2026. She has won four singles titles and 27 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
Shōta Maruyama (丸山 翔大, Maruyama Shōta; born January 19, 1998 in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan) is a professional Japanese…Shōta Maruyama (丸山 翔大, Maruyama Shōta; born January 19, 1998 in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Misaki Matsuda (松田 美咲, Matsuda Misaki; born 21 August 1998) is a Japanese tennis player. Matsuda has a career-high…Misaki Matsuda (松田 美咲, Matsuda Misaki; born 21 August 1998) is a Japanese tennis player. Matsuda has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 254, achieved on 3 April 2023, and a best doubles ranking of world No. 210, reached on 21 November 2022. Matsuda won her first bigger title at the W75 Perth Tennis International, Australia in the doubles draw.
Daiki Fukazawa (深澤 大輝, Fukazawa Daiki; born 21 August 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J1…Daiki Fukazawa (深澤 大輝, Fukazawa Daiki; born 21 August 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J1 League club Avispa Fukuoka.
Jung Hoo Lee (Korean: 이정후; born August 20, 1998) is a South Korean professional baseball outfielder for the San…Jung Hoo Lee (Korean: 이정후; born August 20, 1998) is a South Korean professional baseball outfielder for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in the KBO League for the Kiwoom Heroes. Lee won the KBO League Rookie of the Year Award in 2017 and the KBO League Most Valuable Player Award in 2022. He won five consecutive Golden Glove Awards from 2018 to 2022. Lee has also played for the South Korea national baseball team at the 2019 WBSC Premier12, 2020 Summer Olympics, and the 2023 and 2026 World Baseball Classic. He is the son of Lee Jong-beom, a star player in the KBO league and with the nickname "Son of the Wind," earning the younger Lee the moniker "Grandson of the Wind."
Tenshin Nasukawa (Japanese: 那須川 天心, Nasukawa Tenshin; born August 18, 1998) is a Japanese professional boxer, former…Tenshin Nasukawa (Japanese: 那須川 天心, Nasukawa Tenshin; born August 18, 1998) is a Japanese professional boxer, former professional kickboxer and mixed martial artist. A generational talent, Nasukawa was regarded as a top pound for pound talent throughout most of his career as a professional kickboxer and one of the greatest kickboxers in the history of the sport. A professional kickboxer between 2012 and 2022, Nasukawa is the former RISE Bantamweight (55 kg) and RISE World Featherweight (57.5 kg) champion. He was also the ISKA Unified Rules Featherweight (57 kg) and Oriental Rules Bantamweight (55 kg) champion, as well as the 2017 Rizin Flyweight (57 kg) Kickboxing Tournament winner. At the end of his professional kickboxing career, in July 2022, Nasukawa was ranked as the best kickboxer under 58 kg and the best pound for pound kickboxer in the world by Combat Press.
Kaito Kawabata (川端 魁人, Kawabata Kaitō, born 17 August 1998) is a Japanese athlete who specializes in the 400 metres. He…Kaito Kawabata (川端 魁人, Kawabata Kaitō, born 17 August 1998) is a Japanese athlete who specializes in the 400 metres. He competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, equalling the national record.
Shunji Masuda (増田 隼司, Masuda Shunji; born 13 August 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder…Shunji Masuda (増田 隼司, Masuda Shunji; born 13 August 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Nara Club.\
Atsuki Itō (伊藤 敦樹, Itō Atsuki; born 11 August 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a…Atsuki Itō (伊藤 敦樹, Itō Atsuki; born 11 August 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a centre back for EFL Championship club Bolton Wanderers and the Japan national team.
Charles Boniface Nduka (ンドカ・チャールス, Ndoka Chārusu Bonifeisu; born 8 August 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently…Charles Boniface Nduka (ンドカ・チャールス, Ndoka Chārusu Bonifeisu; born 8 August 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for A-League Men club, Melbourne Victory.
Jefferson David Tabinas (Japanese: タビナス ジェファーソン; born August 7, 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a…Jefferson David Tabinas (Japanese: タビナス ジェファーソン; born August 7, 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back or a centre-back for Malaysia Super League club Selangor. Born in Japan, he plays for the Philippines national team.
