Kota Minoura (箕浦康太, Minoura Kōta) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese promotion…
Kota Minoura (箕浦康太, Minoura Kōta) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese promotion Dragon Gate where he is a former Open the Twin Gate Champion and Open the Triangle Gate Champion.
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Famous People Born in 1998
1998: 359 people
Yuki Imai (今井 悠貴, Imai Yūki; born December 30, 1998) is a Japanese actor.
Ami Wajima (和島あみ, Wajima Ami; born December 29, 1998) is a singer from Kutchan, Hokkaido who is signed to Pony Canyon.…
Ami Wajima (和島あみ, Wajima Ami; born December 29, 1998) is a singer from Kutchan, Hokkaido who is signed to Pony Canyon. After passing an audition held by the Japanese entertainment agency Horipro, she debuted in May 2016 with her first single "Gensō Drive", the title track of which was used as the opening theme to the Japanese anime television series The Lost Village. She released her first album I Am in February 2017. Wajima's music has been used in The Lost Village, Kuromukuro, and Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters. She has also performed in China, the Philippines, Singapore, and Indonesia. In July 2017, her management announced that she would put her career on hiatus for health reasons. She resumed her music activities in March 2018.
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Harukiirario Koppu (コップ 晴紀イラリオ, Koppu Harukiirario, born 28 December 1998) is a Japanese water polo player. He competed…
Harukiirario Koppu (コップ 晴紀イラリオ, Koppu Harukiirario, born 28 December 1998) is a Japanese water polo player. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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Ryohei Wakizaka (脇坂 崚平, Wakizaka Ryohei; born 27 December 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a…
Ryohei Wakizaka (脇坂 崚平, Wakizaka Ryohei; born 27 December 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for YSCC Yokohama.
Kento Watanabe (渡部 健人, Watanabe Kento; born December 26, 1998) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays…
Kento Watanabe (渡部 健人, Watanabe Kento; born December 26, 1998) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Saitama Seibu Lions.
Hannah Stambaugh (スタンボー 華, Sutambō Hana; born 24 December 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…
Hannah Stambaugh (スタンボー 華, Sutambō Hana; born 24 December 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Boston Legacy FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
Keito Tsuna (綱啓永, Tsuna Keito; born December 24, 1998 in Funabashi, Chiba) is a Japanese actor working for Watanabe…
Keito Tsuna (綱啓永, Tsuna Keito; born December 24, 1998 in Funabashi, Chiba) is a Japanese actor working for Watanabe Entertainment.
Iroha Nagata (born 21 December 1998) is a Japanese rugby union and sevens player. She competed for Japan at the 2017…
Iroha Nagata (born 21 December 1998) is a Japanese rugby union and sevens player. She competed for Japan at the 2017, 2021 and the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cups.
Hakushi Hasegawa (Japanese: 長谷川白紙, Hepburn: Hasegawa Hakushi; born December 21, 1998) is a Japanese singer-songwriter…
Hakushi Hasegawa (Japanese: 長谷川白紙, Hepburn: Hasegawa Hakushi; born December 21, 1998) is a Japanese singer-songwriter born in Tokyo, Japan. After releasing music on SoundCloud and signing to netlabel Maltine Records, they made their debut with the release of their first EP, iPhone Six Plus, in 2016. They followed this up with their second EP, Somoku Hodo, in 2018 and their debut album, Air Ni Ni, in 2019, as well as a cover album, Bones of Dreams Attacked!, in 2020. In 2023, Hasegawa signed to American record label Brainfeeder and released their third original album, Mahōgakkō, in 2024. Hasegawa is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns.
Genki Koga (born 19 December 1998) is a Japanese judoka. Koga is the gold medalist of the 2019 Asian-Pacific Judo…
Genki Koga (born 19 December 1998) is a Japanese judoka. Koga is the gold medalist of the 2019 Asian-Pacific Judo Championships in the –60 kg category.
Yumi Tanaka (田中 佑美, Tanaka Yumi; born 15 December 1998) is a Japanese athlete specialising in the sprint hurdles. She…
Yumi Tanaka (田中 佑美, Tanaka Yumi; born 15 December 1998) is a Japanese athlete specialising in the sprint hurdles. She represented her country at the 2023 World Championships, at the 2022 Asian Games and at the Paris Olympic Games 2024. Her personal best in the event is 12.85 seconds (−0.3 m/s) set in Niigata in 2024. This is the currently 2nd best in Japanese history.
Takuto Otoguro (乙黒 拓斗, Otoguro Takuto; born December 13, 1998) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler who competes at 65…
Takuto Otoguro (乙黒 拓斗, Otoguro Takuto; born December 13, 1998) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler who competes at 65 kilograms. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Otoguro claimed the gold medal after beating the likes of defending World Champion Gadzhimurad Rashidov and three-time World Champion Haji Aliyev. A Cadet World Champion, Otoguro first broke into the senior scene when he went undefeated (16–0) in 2018, claiming the world championship and the national championship at age 19. He then went on to become a two–time Asian Continental Champion (claiming titles in 2020 and 2021).
🎓 Yamanashi Gakuin University🏫 Teikyo High School📅 Born December 13🎂 Born 1998📍 From Fuefuki, Yamanashi Prefecture
Chihiro Kato (加藤 千尋, Kato Chihiro; born 12 December 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder…
Chihiro Kato (加藤 千尋, Kato Chihiro; born 12 December 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Mito HollyHock.
Goki Kobayashi (Japanese: 小林豪己, Kobayashi Goki; born December 11, 1998) is a Japanese professional boxer.
🎓 Ashiya University🏫 Aioi Gakuin High School📅 Born December 11🎂 Born 1998📍 From Kakogawa, Hyōgo💼 Boxer
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Ami Yuasa (湯浅 亜実, Yuasa Ami, born December 11, 1998), also known mononymously as Ami, is a Japanese breakdancer and…
Ami Yuasa (湯浅 亜実, Yuasa Ami, born December 11, 1998), also known mononymously as Ami, is a Japanese breakdancer and Olympic gold medalist. She is the winner of the 2018 and 2023 Red Bull BC One world championship and the WDSF World Breaking Champions 2019 and 2022. She is a member of the Good Foot Crew.
🎓 Komazawa University🏫 Kawaguchi Municipal Kawaguchi High School📅 Born December 11🎂 Born 1998📍 From Saitama Prefecture💼 Dancer
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Motoki Hasegawa (長谷川 元希, Hasegawa Motoki; born 10 December 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for…
Motoki Hasegawa (長谷川 元希, Hasegawa Motoki; born 10 December 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1 League club V-Varen Nagasaki.
Kazuma Tsuboi (坪井 一真, Tsuboi Kazuma; born 9 December 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder…
Kazuma Tsuboi (坪井 一真, Tsuboi Kazuma; born 9 December 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Tiamo Hirakata from 2023.
Riku Nozawa (野澤 陸, Nozawa Riku; born 7 December 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for…
Riku Nozawa (野澤 陸, Nozawa Riku; born 7 December 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for Ventforet Kofu.
Moeka Minami (南 萌華, Minami Moeka; Japanese: [mina̠mi̠ moe̞ka̠]) born 7 December 1998 is a Japanese professional…
Moeka Minami (南 萌華, Minami Moeka; Japanese: [mina̠mi̠ moe̞ka̠]) born 7 December 1998 is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Super League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Japan national team.
🎓 University of Tsukuba🏫 Nanryo High School📅 Born December 7🎂 Born 1998📍 From Yoshikawa, Saitama💼 Football (Soccer)
Mina Sato (born 7 December 1998) is a Japanese track cyclist. She won a medal at the 2021 UCI Track Cycling World…
Mina Sato (born 7 December 1998) is a Japanese track cyclist. She won a medal at the 2021 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.
🏫 Chigasaki High School📅 Born December 7🎂 Born 1998📍 From Chigasaki, Kanagawa💼 Keirin (Bicycle Racing)💼 Cycling
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Seiya Katakura (片倉誠也, Katakura Seiya; born 5 December 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender…
Seiya Katakura (片倉誠也, Katakura Seiya; born 5 December 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for Zweigen Kanazawa.
Kazuki Dohana (堂鼻 起暉, Dohana Kazuki; born 5 December 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for…
Kazuki Dohana (堂鼻 起暉, Dohana Kazuki; born 5 December 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for J2 League club Shonan Bellmare.
Hiyu Motoyama (元山 飛優, Motoyama Hiyu; born December 4, 1998) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the…
Hiyu Motoyama (元山 飛優, Motoyama Hiyu; born December 4, 1998) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Tomoya Fujii (藤井 智也, Fujii Tomoya; born 4 December 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger…
Tomoya Fujii (藤井 智也, Fujii Tomoya; born 4 December 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Shimizu S-Pulse.
Shunto Kodama (児玉 駿斗, Kodama Shunto; born 3 December 1999) is a Japanese football player who plays for Tokushima Vortis.
Nanami Takenaka (竹中七海, Takenaka Nanami; born 2 December 1998) is a Japanese group rhythmic gymnast. She competed at the…
Nanami Takenaka (竹中七海, Takenaka Nanami; born 2 December 1998) is a Japanese group rhythmic gymnast. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Yuka Nagai (永井 優香, Nagai Yūka; born November 30, 1998) is a Japanese former figure skater. She is the 2015 Skate Canada…
Yuka Nagai (永井 優香, Nagai Yūka; born November 30, 1998) is a Japanese former figure skater. She is the 2015 Skate Canada International bronze medalist and 2016 Bavarian Open champion. She has finished in the top ten at two ISU Championships.
Shota Ogawa is a Japanese sport wrestler who competes in the men's Greco Roman category. He claimed bronze medal in the…
Shota Ogawa is a Japanese sport wrestler who competes in the men's Greco Roman category. He claimed bronze medal in the men's 55 kg event during the 2019 World Wrestling Championships.
🎓 Nippon Sport Science University🏫 Kasumigaura High School📅 Born November 29🎂 Born 1998📍 From Ibaraki Prefecture
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Ayumu Hirano (平野 歩夢, Hirano Ayumu; born 29 November 1998) is a Japanese Olympic champion and three-time Olympic…
Ayumu Hirano (平野 歩夢, Hirano Ayumu; born 29 November 1998) is a Japanese Olympic champion and three-time Olympic medalist snowboarder and Olympic skateboarder. He won the silver medal in the superpipe in 2013 Winter X Games XVII at the age of 14, becoming the youngest medalist in X Games history, and won silver medals in the half-pipe at both the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang and the gold medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. He also competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo as a skateboarder, becoming one of the two athletes, the other being Jaqueline Mourão, who participated in all of the three consecutive Olympic Games in East Asia between 2018 and 2022.
🎓 Nihon University🏫 Kaishi International High School📅 Born November 29🎂 Born 1998📍 From Murakami, Niigata💼 Snowboarding💼 Skateboarding
Takuya Nogami (野上 拓哉, Nogami Takuya; born November 29, 1998) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Vonds Ichihara…
Takuya Nogami (野上 拓哉, Nogami Takuya; born November 29, 1998) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Vonds Ichihara on loan from Verspah Oita.
Mao Fujita (Japanese: 藤田真央; born 28 November 1998) is a Japanese pianist.
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Ryota Isobata (五十幡 亮汰, Isobata Ryota; born November 27, 1998 in Gyōda, Saitama, Japan) is a professional Japanese…
Ryota Isobata (五十幡 亮汰, Isobata Ryota; born November 27, 1998 in Gyōda, Saitama, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays outfielder for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
Sho Hiramatsu (平松 昇, Hiramatsu Sho; born 26 November 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder…
Sho Hiramatsu (平松 昇, Hiramatsu Sho; born 26 November 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Giravanz Kitakyushu from 2026.
Stephanie Mawuli (馬瓜ステファニー, Mauri Sutefani; born November 25, 1998) is a Japanese basketball player for Casademont…
Stephanie Mawuli (馬瓜ステファニー, Mauri Sutefani; born November 25, 1998) is a Japanese basketball player for Casademont Zaragoza of the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto, in Spain. Previously, she played for the Toyota Antelopes of the Women's Japan Basketball League. She also plays for the Japan women's national 3x3 team. The younger Mawuli led the national U23 3x3 team to the World championship in 2019. She became the first-ever player to win both 5x5 and 3x3 medals at Asian Games in 2018. In 2023, Mawuli signed a contract to play on the training camp roster of the New York Liberty. On 11 May 2024, Mawuli was waived by the New York Liberty. On May 22, 2024 she signed for Casademont Zaragoza for the 2024-2025 season.
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Hikaru Tomokiyo (友清 光, Tomokiyo Hikaru; born 25 November 1998) is a Japanese judoka. He won the gold medal in the men's…
Hikaru Tomokiyo (友清 光, Tomokiyo Hikaru; born 25 November 1998) is a Japanese judoka. He won the gold medal in the men's welterweight (–81 kg) event at the 2019 Summer Universiade held in Naples, Italy.
Ryuichi Ichiki (一木 立一, Ichiki Ryuichi; born 24 November 1998) is a Japanese footballer who playing as a forward and…
Ryuichi Ichiki (一木 立一, Ichiki Ryuichi; born 24 November 1998) is a Japanese footballer who playing as a forward and currently play for Vonds Ichihara.
Tsubasa Umeki (梅木 翼, Umeki Tsubasa; born 24 November 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder…
Tsubasa Umeki (梅木 翼, Umeki Tsubasa; born 24 November 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Vegalta Sendai.
Takuya Yasui (安井 拓也, Yasui Takuya; born November 21, 1998) is a Japanese football player. He plays for JEF United Chiba.
🏫 Kobe Gakuin University Affiliated High School📅 Born November 21🎂 Born 1998📍 From Inami, Hyōgo💼 Football (Soccer)
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Riku Morioka (森岡 陸, Morioka Riku; born 20 November 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a centre back…
Riku Morioka (森岡 陸, Morioka Riku; born 20 November 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a centre back for Montedio Yamagata.
Makito Uehara (上原 牧人, Uehara Makito; born 20 November 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J3…
Makito Uehara (上原 牧人, Uehara Makito; born 20 November 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J3 League club Fukushima United FC.
Kenta Matsuyama (松山 健太, Matsuyama Kenta; born 17 November 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a…
Kenta Matsuyama (松山 健太, Matsuyama Kenta; born 17 November 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a goalkeeper for J2 League club Tegevajaro Miyazaki.
Shohei Oyama (Japanese: 大山 祥平; born November 15, 1998) is a Japanese rugby union player who currently plays as a Prop…
Shohei Oyama (Japanese: 大山 祥平; born November 15, 1998) is a Japanese rugby union player who currently plays as a Prop for the BlackRams Tokyo in Japan's League One. Oyama played rugby for Keio University. He has played for Junior Japan and for the Japan national under-20 rugby union team. In 2021, he joined the Honda HEAT.
🎓 Keio University🏫 Keio Senior High School📅 Born November 15🎂 Born 1998📍 From Kanagawa Prefecture💼 Rugby
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Kanako Kobayashi (born 13 November 1998) is a Japanese rugby union player. She plays at center for Japan's women's…
Kanako Kobayashi (born 13 November 1998) is a Japanese rugby union player. She plays at center for Japan's women's national rugby union team.
Yuna Taira (平 祐奈, Taira Yūna; born November 12, 1998) is a Japanese actress.
Rikuya Itō (伊東利来也, Itō Rikuya; born 10 November 1998) is a Japanese athlete who specializes in the 400 metres. He…
Rikuya Itō (伊東利来也, Itō Rikuya; born 10 November 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.
Yuki Udagawa (宇田川 優希, Udagawa Yuki; born November 10, 1998 in Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan) is a professional Japanese…
Yuki Udagawa (宇田川 優希, Udagawa Yuki; born November 10, 1998 in Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Orix Buffaloes.
Tani Yuuki (たにゆうき, Tani Yuuki; born November 9, 1998) is a Japanese male singer-songwriter from Chigasaki, Kanagawa.
Tsuyoshi Fujitake (藤武 剛, Fujitake Tsuyoshi; born 8 November 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a…
Tsuyoshi Fujitake (藤武 剛, Fujitake Tsuyoshi; born 8 November 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for Tegevajaro Miyazaki.
Soma Watanabe (渡辺 壮馬, Watanabe Sōma) is a Japanese professional wrestler and kickboxer. He wrestles for the Japanese…
Soma Watanabe (渡辺 壮馬, Watanabe Sōma) is a Japanese professional wrestler and kickboxer. He wrestles for the Japanese wrestling promotion Gleat, where he is the current G-Rush Champion in his first reign. He is also a former Lidet UWF World Champion and a one-time G-Rex Champion. Prior to his tenure at Gleat, Watanabe made appearances at wrestling events hosted by Wrestle-1 and Pro Wrestling Heat Up.
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