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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Tamami Nakada (born 21 December 1997) is a Japanese professional basketball player for JX-Eneos Sunflowers and the…Tamami Nakada (born 21 December 1997) is a Japanese professional basketball player for JX-Eneos Sunflowers and the Japanese national team. She represented Japan at the 2021 FIBA Women's Asia Cup, where the team won the gold medal.
Keita Suzuki (Japanese: 鈴木 圭太; born 20 December 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender or…Keita Suzuki (Japanese: 鈴木 圭太; born 20 December 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder, most recently for Tajikistan Higher League club Istiklol.
Yuki Yoza (Japanese: 与座優貴, Yoza Yuki; born December 20, 1997) is a Japanese professional kickboxer and former Kyokushin…Yuki Yoza (Japanese: 与座優貴, Yoza Yuki; born December 20, 1997) is a Japanese professional kickboxer and former Kyokushin practitioner, who currently competes in the Bantamweight Kickboxing division of ONE Championship. He is the former K-1 lightweight champion. As of September 2025, Yoza is ranked the #8 pound-for-pound kickboxer in the world by Beyond Kick.
Takuya Hitomi (人見 拓哉, Hitomi Takuya; born 18 December 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for…Takuya Hitomi (人見 拓哉, Hitomi Takuya; born 18 December 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for Reilac Shiga FC.
Himawari Sato (佐藤向日葵, Satō Himawari) better known mononymously by her ring name Himawari (ヒマワリ, Himawari) (often…Himawari Sato (佐藤向日葵, Satō Himawari) better known mononymously by her ring name Himawari (ヒマワリ, Himawari) (often stylized as HIMAWARI) is a Japanese professional wrestler and stage actress signed to Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling (TJPW). She is also known for sporadically competing in various promotions from the Japanese independent scene.
Powell Obinna Obi (オビ パウエル オビンナ, Obi Paueru Obinna; born 18 December 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a…Powell Obinna Obi (オビ パウエル オビンナ, Obi Paueru Obinna; born 18 December 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J1 League club Avispa Fukuoka.
Shoma Uno (宇野 昌磨, Uno Shōma; born 17 December 1997) is a Japanese figure skater. As a singles skater, he is a…Shoma Uno (宇野 昌磨, Uno Shōma; born 17 December 1997) is a Japanese figure skater. As a singles skater, he is a three-time Olympic medalist (2018 silver, 2022 bronze, 2022 team silver), a two-time World champion (2022, 2023), and a two-time World silver medalist (2018, 2017). He was also the 2019 Four Continents champion, the 2022–23 Grand Prix Final champion, a fourteen-time Grand Prix medalist (8 gold, 6 silver), the 2017 Asian Winter Games champion, and a six-time Japanese national champion (2016–2019, 2022–2023). At the junior level, Uno is the 2015 World Junior champion, the 2014–15 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and 2012 Youth Olympic silver medalist. Uno is the first skater to successfully land a quadruple flip, and the second skater behind Yuzuru Hanyu to land a quadruple loop in an international competition. In 2023, Uno became the first man from Japan to win back-to-back world titles. He is also the historic record-holder for the highest score by a junior in the short program. After first retiring in 2024, Uno announced in May 2026 that he and his partner, Marin Honda, were returning to professional competition as an ice dance team.
Tomohisa Ohzeki (大関 友久, Ōzeki Tomohisa; born December 14, 1997 in Tsuchiura, Ibaraki) is a Japanese professional…Tomohisa Ohzeki (大関 友久, Ōzeki Tomohisa; born December 14, 1997 in Tsuchiura, Ibaraki) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Kōki Tachi (舘 幸希, Tachi Kōki; born 14 December 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a centre-back for…Kōki Tachi (舘 幸希, Tachi Kōki; born 14 December 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a centre-back for Shonan Bellmare.
Takuma Ominami (大南 拓磨, Ōminami Takuma; born 13 December 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for J1…Takuma Ominami (大南 拓磨, Ōminami Takuma; born 13 December 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for J1 League club V-Varen Nagasaki as a defender.
Jorn Pedersen (ピーダーセン 世穏, Pīdāsen Yorun; born 12 December 1997) is a Japanese footballer who playing as a forward and…Jorn Pedersen (ピーダーセン 世穏, Pīdāsen Yorun; born 12 December 1997) is a Japanese footballer who playing as a forward and currently play for Vanraure Hachinohe.
Kenya Suzuki (鈴木 健矢, Suzuki Kenya; born December 11, 1997 in Sodegaura, Chiba, Japan) is a Japanese professional…Kenya Suzuki (鈴木 健矢, Suzuki Kenya; born December 11, 1997 in Sodegaura, Chiba, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Ikuma Horishima (堀島 行真, Horishima Ikuma; born 11 December 1997) is a Japanese freestyle skier who competes…Ikuma Horishima (堀島 行真, Horishima Ikuma; born 11 December 1997) is a Japanese freestyle skier who competes internationally. He competed for Japan at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2017 in Sierra Nevada, Spain, where he won a gold medal in Moguls, and another gold medal in Dual moguls. Horishima won the bronze medal in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics men's moguls with a score of 81.48. He repeated the feat at the 2026 Winter Olympics, again winning the bronze medal in the men's moguls.
Mami Yokota (横田 真未, Yokota Mami; born 10 December 1997) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in the…Mami Yokota (横田 真未, Yokota Mami; born 10 December 1997) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in the SV.League for PFU BlueCats Ishikawa Kahoku.
Hyōga Ōta (born 9 December 1997) is a Japanese judoka. Ōta is the gold medallist of the 2018 Judo Grand Slam…Hyōga Ōta (born 9 December 1997) is a Japanese judoka. Ōta is the gold medallist of the 2018 Judo Grand Slam Ekaterinburg in the +100 kg category.
Takahiro Shikine (敷根 崇裕, Shikine Takahiro; born 7 December 1997) is a Japanese right-handed foil fencer, 2019 team…Takahiro Shikine (敷根 崇裕, Shikine Takahiro; born 7 December 1997) is a Japanese right-handed foil fencer, 2019 team Asian champion, 2019 individual Asian champion, and 2021 Olympian. Shikine competed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
Kazuki Sugiyama (杉山 一樹, Sugiyama Kazuki; born December 7, 1997) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the…Kazuki Sugiyama (杉山 一樹, Sugiyama Kazuki; born December 7, 1997) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Naoki Kanuma (鹿沼 直生, Kanuma Naoki; born 7 December 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive…Naoki Kanuma (鹿沼 直生, Kanuma Naoki; born 7 December 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for J2 League club Tokushima Vortis.
Shuto Abe (安部 柊斗, Abe Shūto; born 5 December 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for J1…Shuto Abe (安部 柊斗, Abe Shūto; born 5 December 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for J1 League club Gamba Osaka.
Aika Aoki (青木愛香, Aoki Aika) better known by her ring name Itsuki Aoki is a Japanese professional wrestler currently…Aika Aoki (青木愛香, Aoki Aika) better known by her ring name Itsuki Aoki is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer and is best known for her time in the Japanese promotions Oz Academy and Pro Wrestling Wave, where she is the current Regina di WAVE Champion in her first reign In World Wonder Ring Stardom, she is a member of Mi Vida Loca.
Atsuya Hirohata (廣畑敦也, Hirohata Atsuya; born December 3, 1997) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a…Atsuya Hirohata (廣畑敦也, Hirohata Atsuya; born December 3, 1997) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a pitcher for the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Yuzuki Satomi is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the lightweight division of K-1. He is a former Krush…Yuzuki Satomi is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the lightweight division of K-1. He is a former Krush Lightweight champion and K-1 Lightweight champion. As of July 2023 he was the No. 7 ranked super bantamweight kickboxer in the world by Combat Press.
Mizuki Saihara (born 2 December 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League…Mizuki Saihara (born 2 December 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina.
Seina Nakajima (中嶋星奈, Nakajima Seina; born December 2, 1997, in Karuizawa) is a Japanese curler from Nagano. She is the…Seina Nakajima (中嶋星奈, Nakajima Seina; born December 2, 1997, in Karuizawa) is a Japanese curler from Nagano. She is the third on the Chubu Electric Power curling team, which won the Japan Curling Championships in both 2017 and 2019. At the international level, she has represented Japan twice at the World Women's Curling Championship (2019, 2022) and the 2019 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships, where she won a silver medal.
Toshiya Tanaka (田中 稔也, Tanaka Toshiya; born December 2, 1997) is a Japanese football player who plays as a midfielder…Toshiya Tanaka (田中 稔也, Tanaka Toshiya; born December 2, 1997) is a Japanese football player who plays as a midfielder for Kagoshima United.
Arata Tatsukawa (立川 新, Tatsukawa Arata; born 30 November 1997) is a Japanese judoka. Tatsukawa participated at the 2018…Arata Tatsukawa (立川 新, Tatsukawa Arata; born 30 November 1997) is a Japanese judoka. Tatsukawa participated at the 2018 World Judo Championships, winning a medal.
Masato Tokida (常田 克人, Tokida Masato; born November 27, 1997) is a Japanese football player who play as a Centre-back…Masato Tokida (常田 克人, Tokida Masato; born November 27, 1997) is a Japanese football player who play as a Centre-back and currently play for J3 League club, SC Sagamihara.
So Matsushima (松島聡, Matsushima Sou, born November 27, 1997) is a Japanese idol, singer, actor, artist, and member of…So Matsushima (松島聡, Matsushima Sou, born November 27, 1997) is a Japanese idol, singer, actor, artist, and member of the group timelesz (formerly known as Sexy Zone). He is from the city of Shimada in Shizuoka prefecture.
Akira Osako (大迫 暁, Osako Akira; born 26 November 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J2 League…Akira Osako (大迫 暁, Osako Akira; born 26 November 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J2 League club Kataller Toyama.
Ryo Sato (佐藤 亮, Satō Ryō; born 24 November 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for Matsumoto…Ryo Sato (佐藤 亮, Satō Ryō; born 24 November 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for Matsumoto Yamaga FC, on loan from Tegevajaro Miyazaki.
Satomi Fukudome (福留 慧美, Fukudome Satomi; born 23 November 1997) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays…Satomi Fukudome (福留 慧美, Fukudome Satomi; born 23 November 1997) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in the SV.League for Victorina Himeji.
Chihiro Sawada (Japanese: 澤田 千優, Hepburn: Sawada Chihiro; born November 23, 1997) is a Japanese mixed martial artist…Chihiro Sawada (Japanese: 澤田 千優, Hepburn: Sawada Chihiro; born November 23, 1997) is a Japanese mixed martial artist and former wrestler, competing in the atomweight divisions of Shooto, Combate Global and ONE Championship. She is a former Shooto Women's Atomweight champion.
Kenta Fukuda (福田健太, Fukuda Kenta; born 19 December 1996) is a Japanese professional rugby union player who plays as a…Kenta Fukuda (福田健太, Fukuda Kenta; born 19 December 1996) is a Japanese professional rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for Japan Rugby League One club Toyota Verblitz and the Japan national team.
Mayu Ikejiri (池尻 茉由, Ikejiri Mayu; born December 19, 1996) is a Japanese football player. She plays as a forward for…Mayu Ikejiri (池尻 茉由, Ikejiri Mayu; born December 19, 1996) is a Japanese football player. She plays as a forward for Mynavi Sendai in the WE League and Japan national team.
Kōki Saitō (齋藤 綱記, Saitō Kōki; born December 18, 1996) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for…Kōki Saitō (齋藤 綱記, Saitō Kōki; born December 18, 1996) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons. He previously played for the Orix Buffaloes and the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
Juri Kawano (born 16 December 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Nadeshiko League…Juri Kawano (born 16 December 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Nadeshiko League Division 1 club NHK Spring Yokohama FC Seagulls. She is a former WE League player.