Yuya Takazawa (髙澤 優也, Takazawa Yuya; born 19 February 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for…Yuya Takazawa (髙澤 優也, Takazawa Yuya; born 19 February 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for club Thespa Gunma.
Yuya Asano (浅野 雄也, Asano Yūya; born 17 February 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking…Yuya Asano (浅野 雄也, Asano Yūya; born 17 February 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a forward for J1 League club Nagoya Grampus. His elder brother Takuma is also a professional footballer.
Yūta Nakayama (中山 雄太, Nakayama Yūta; born 16 February 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for Serbian…Yūta Nakayama (中山 雄太, Nakayama Yūta; born 16 February 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for Serbian SuperLiga club Red Star Belgrade. He can play centre back, left back, or defensive midfielder.
Daihachi Okamura (岡村 大八, Okamura Daihachi; born 15 February 1997) is a Japanese footballer who play as a centre back…Daihachi Okamura (岡村 大八, Okamura Daihachi; born 15 February 1997) is a Japanese footballer who play as a centre back and currently play for Machida Zelvia.
Katsuaki Endo (遠藤 功章, Endo Katsuaki; born 13 February 1997) is a Japanese Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the gold medal…Katsuaki Endo (遠藤 功章, Endo Katsuaki; born 13 February 1997) is a Japanese Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the gold medal in the 2022 Asian Games. He defeated Meirzhan Shermakhanbet of Kazakhstan in his gold medal match.
Ren Ayabe (綾部蓮, Ayabe Ren) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW). He…Ren Ayabe (綾部蓮, Ayabe Ren) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW). He is also makes appearances for Professional Wrestling Just Tap Out (JTO) and on the Japanese independent scene promotions.
Minami Ando (安藤 みなみ, Andō Minami; born 12 February 1997) is a Japanese table tennis player. She was the winner of the…Minami Ando (安藤 みなみ, Andō Minami; born 12 February 1997) is a Japanese table tennis player. She was the winner of the 2016 Finlandia Open. She has also won several medals from both the 2017 Summer Universiade and the 2019 Summer Universiade.
Yuumi Shida (志田 友美, Shida Yūmi; born February 11, 1997, in Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese model and…Yuumi Shida (志田 友美, Shida Yūmi; born February 11, 1997, in Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese model and actress who is affiliated with FirstOrder. She is best known for her role as Mai Takatsukasa/Maiden of Fate, the main heroine of the Kamen Rider series Kamen Rider Gaim.
Nao Suzuki (鈴木 奈央, Suzuki Nao; born 9 February 1997) is a Japanese racing cyclist. She rode in the women's scratch…Nao Suzuki (鈴木 奈央, Suzuki Nao; born 9 February 1997) is a Japanese racing cyclist. She rode in the women's scratch event at the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.
Kazuya Shimizu (清水 和也, Shimizu Kazuya; born 6 February 1997) is a Japanese futsal player who plays for Nagoya Oceans…Kazuya Shimizu (清水 和也, Shimizu Kazuya; born 6 February 1997) is a Japanese futsal player who plays for Nagoya Oceans and the Japan national team.
Takumi Kamijima (上島 拓巳, Kamijima Takumi; born 5 February 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Takumi Kamijima (上島 拓巳, Kamijima Takumi; born 5 February 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for J1 League club Avispa Fukuoka.
Karin Miyawaki (宮脇 花綸, Miyawaki Karin; born 4 February 1997) is a Japanese fencer. She has won medals at several…Karin Miyawaki (宮脇 花綸, Miyawaki Karin; born 4 February 1997) is a Japanese fencer. She has won medals at several editions of the Asian Fencing Championships and, in 2014, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's team foil event at the 2014 Asian Games held in Incheon, South Korea.
Ryōsuke Takashima (born 4 February 1997) is a Japanese politician who has served as mayor of Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture…Ryōsuke Takashima (born 4 February 1997) is a Japanese politician who has served as mayor of Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture since April 2023. He is known as the youngest elected mayor in Japan, being 26 years old at the time of the election on 23 April 2023.
Ayami Nakajo (中条 あやみ, Nakajō Ayami; born February 4, 1997) is a Japanese actress and model who is affiliated with Ten…Ayami Nakajo (中条 あやみ, Nakajō Ayami; born February 4, 1997) is a Japanese actress and model who is affiliated with Ten Carat.
Kona Takahashi (高橋 光成, Takahashi Kōna; born February 3, 1997) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the…Kona Takahashi (高橋 光成, Takahashi Kōna; born February 3, 1997) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Yūki Takahashi (髙橋 優貴, Takahashi Yūki; born February 1, 1997 in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan) is a professional Japanese…Yūki Takahashi (髙橋 優貴, Takahashi Yūki; born February 1, 1997 in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants.
Ryosuke Kojima (小島 亨介, Kojima Ryōsuke; born January 30, 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Ryosuke Kojima (小島 亨介, Kojima Ryōsuke; born January 30, 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J1 League club Kashiwa Reysol.
Taisei Marukawa (丸川 太誠, Marukawa Taisei; born 30 January 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Taisei Marukawa (丸川 太誠, Marukawa Taisei; born 30 January 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Super League club Dewa United Banten.
Itsuki Urata (浦田 樹, Urata Itsuki; born 29 January 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left-back…Itsuki Urata (浦田 樹, Urata Itsuki; born 29 January 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Croatian Football League club Slaven Belupo.
Asahi Masuyama (増山 朝陽, Masuyama Asahi; born January 29, 1997 in Fukuoka) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a…Asahi Masuyama (増山 朝陽, Masuyama Asahi; born January 29, 1997 in Fukuoka) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1 League club V-Varen Nagasaki, on loan from FC Machida Zelvia.
Akihiro Kaneko (Japanese: 金子晃大, Kaneko Akihiro; born January 29, 1997) is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in…Akihiro Kaneko (Japanese: 金子晃大, Kaneko Akihiro; born January 29, 1997) is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the super bantamweight division of K-1. A professional competitor since 2016, Kaneko is a former K-1 Super Bantamweight champion and a former Krush Bantamweight champion. As of August 2023, he is ranked as the fourth best flyweight (-56.7 kg) kickboxer in the world by Combat Press and the fourth best super flyweight (-55 kg) kickboxer by Beyond Kickboxing. He's been ranked in the flyweight top ten by Combat Press continually since September 2020. He was ranked in the strawweight top ten by Combat Press between May 2019 and August 2020.
Mao Inoue (井上麻生, Inoue Mao; born January 28, 1997), better known mononymously as Mao (stylized in all caps), is a…Mao Inoue (井上麻生, Inoue Mao; born January 28, 1997), better known mononymously as Mao (stylized in all caps), is a Japanese professional wrestler. As of 2015, he is signed to DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT), where he is the leader of Strange Love Connection and is the current KO-D Openweight Champion in his first reign.
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.
Ko Itakura (板倉 滉, Itakura Kō; born 27 January 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or…Ko Itakura (板倉 滉, Itakura Kō; born 27 January 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach and captains the Japan national team. Known for his ball-playing ability, versatility, and defensive anticipation, Itakura began his career in the J1 League with Kawasaki Frontale before moving to Europe in 2019. After successful loan spells at Groningen and Schalke 04, he joined Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2022 and established himself in the Bundesliga with the club. In 2025, he became the first Japanese player in history to sign for Ajax, and returned to Mönchengladbach a year later.
Eriko Goya (Japanese: 呉屋絵理子) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina in the WE…Eriko Goya (Japanese: 呉屋絵理子) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina in the WE League, the top flight of women's association football in Japan.
Yuma Imagawa (今川優馬, Imagawa Yuma; born January 25, 1997 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan) is a professional Japanese…Yuma Imagawa (今川優馬, Imagawa Yuma; born January 25, 1997 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is an outfielder for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Kouki Amarei (天麗皇希, Amarei Kōki; born January 23, 1997) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently performing in the…Kouki Amarei (天麗皇希, Amarei Kōki; born January 23, 1997) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently performing in the Japanese promotion Dream Star Fighting Marigold where she is one-half of the current Marigold Twin Star Champions in her first reign. She is previously known for her short tenure with Actwres girl'Z.
Ryuhei Oishi (大石 竜平, Ōishi Ryūhei; born 21 January 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward…Ryuhei Oishi (大石 竜平, Ōishi Ryūhei; born 21 January 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Blaublitz Akita.
Anly (born January 20, 1997) is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter from Ie, Okinawa. She started playing the guitar at…Anly (born January 20, 1997) is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter from Ie, Okinawa. She started playing the guitar at six years old, and started writing music in junior high school. In high school, she played live at various locations in Okinawa and Tokyo, allowing her to release two indie singles in 2015 before being signed to Sony Music Records. She released her debut single "Taiyō ni Warae" in 2015 and her debut album Anly One in 2017.
Faulua Makisi (マキシ ファウルア, Faurua makishi; born 20 January 1997) is a Japanese rugby union player who plays as a…Faulua Makisi (マキシ ファウルア, Faurua makishi; born 20 January 1997) is a Japanese rugby union player who plays as a flanker. He currently plays for Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay in Japan's domestic Japan Rugby League One.
Kengo Ohta (太田 賢吾, Ohta, Kengo; born January 19, 1997) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder…Kengo Ohta (太田 賢吾, Ohta, Kengo; born January 19, 1997) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Daisuke Sakai (坂井 大将, Sakai Daisuke; born 18 January 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger…Daisuke Sakai (坂井 大将, Sakai Daisuke; born 18 January 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Singapore Premier League club Young Lions, on loan from Indonesian club PSM Makassar.
Hayato Otani (大谷 駿斗, Ōtani Hayato; born January 17, 1997) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Zweigen…Hayato Otani (大谷 駿斗, Ōtani Hayato; born January 17, 1997) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Zweigen Kanazawa.
Miho Igarashi (born 17 January 1997) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the 50 kg event at the…Miho Igarashi (born 17 January 1997) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the 50 kg event at the 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships in New Delhi, India. She won the gold medal in the women's 48 kg event at the 2015 World Junior Wrestling Championships held in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil. She also won the gold medal in this event at the 2016 World Junior Wrestling Championships held in Mâcon, France. At the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, she won the silver medal in the 48 kg event.
Ryūsei Satō (佐藤 龍世, Satō Ryūsei; born January 15, 1997) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Chunichi…Ryūsei Satō (佐藤 龍世, Satō Ryūsei; born January 15, 1997) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Saitama Seibu Lions and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
Kyoka Goshima (born 15 January 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for WE League club…Kyoka Goshima (born 15 January 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for WE League club AC Nagano Parceiro.
Daigo Kamikawabata (上川畑 大悟, Kamikawabata Daigo; born January 12, 1997) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder…Daigo Kamikawabata (上川畑 大悟, Kamikawabata Daigo; born January 12, 1997) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Aimi Kunitake (國武 愛美, Kunitake Aimi; born January 10, 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender. She plays…Aimi Kunitake (國武 愛美, Kunitake Aimi; born January 10, 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender. She plays for Mynavi Sendai and the Japan national team.
Yoshiaki Watanabe (渡邊 佳明, Watanabe Yoshiaki; born January 8, 1997 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan) is a professional…Yoshiaki Watanabe (渡邊 佳明, Watanabe Yoshiaki; born January 8, 1997 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infield and outfield for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Senri Kawaguchi (川口 千里, Kawaguchi Senri) is a Japanese drummer. In Japan, she is sometimes known as tekazuhime (手数姫)…Senri Kawaguchi (川口 千里, Kawaguchi Senri) is a Japanese drummer. In Japan, she is sometimes known as tekazuhime (手数姫), ("Princess of Many Strokes"). She has the image of a gecko on the front of her 20-inch bass drum, and on her Zildjian drumsticks. She has won many awards for her drumming.
Yuto Nakashima (中島佑斗, Nakashima Yūto; born January 7, 1997) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is signed to New…Yuto Nakashima (中島佑斗, Nakashima Yūto; born January 7, 1997) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he performs under the ring name Yuto-Ice. He is a member of the Unbound Co. stable and is one-half of the Knock Out Brothers with stablemate Oskar. With Oskar, he is one-half of the current IWGP Tag Team Champions in their second reign as a team, and also one-third of the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champions with Oskar and Jeff Cobb. Known for his martial arts background, he has competed internationally, including notable appearances in Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro) and Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw).
Ayumi Ishida (石田亜佑美, Ishida Ayumi) (born 7 January 1997) is a Japanese singer. She is a former tenth-generation member…Ayumi Ishida (石田亜佑美, Ishida Ayumi) (born 7 January 1997) is a Japanese singer. She is a former tenth-generation member and sub-leader of the pop group Morning Musume.
Hiroto Morooka (諸岡 裕人, Morooka Hiroto; born 4 January 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Hiroto Morooka (諸岡 裕人, Morooka Hiroto; born 4 January 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1 League club Kyoto Sanga.
Kotaro Tachikawa (立川 小太郎, Tachikawa Kotarō; born 4 January 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Kotaro Tachikawa (立川 小太郎, Tachikawa Kotarō; born 4 January 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club FC Imabari.
