Ayano Shimizu (清水 綾乃, Shimizu Ayano; born 11 April 1998) is a Japanese tennis player. Shimizu has a career-high singles…Ayano Shimizu (清水 綾乃, Shimizu Ayano; born 11 April 1998) is a Japanese tennis player. Shimizu has a career-high singles ranking of 175 by the WTA, reached on 13 May 2019, and a best doubles ranking of 106, achieved on 20 October 2025. Shimizu has won eight singles titles and 24 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She won her biggest title to date at the 2018 Kurume Cup, defeating Abbie Myers in the final.
Sarina Satomi (里見 紗李奈, Satomi Sarina; born 9 April 1998) is a Japanese para-badminton player who competes in…Sarina Satomi (里見 紗李奈, Satomi Sarina; born 9 April 1998) is a Japanese para-badminton player who competes in international elite competitions. She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won gold medals in women's singles WH1, and women's doubles WH1–WH2 events. She is twice a World women's singles champion and a world champion in the doubles with teammate Yuma Yamazaki.
Yusuke Murase (村瀬 悠介, Murase Yusuke; born 9 April 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for Japan…Yusuke Murase (村瀬 悠介, Murase Yusuke; born 9 April 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for Japan Football League club Veertien Mie.
Takeru Itakura (板倉 洸, Itakura Takeru; born 6 April 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for Renofa…Takeru Itakura (板倉 洸, Itakura Takeru; born 6 April 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for Renofa Yamaguchi FC.
Ryūsei Ogawa (小川 龍成, Ogawa Ryūsei; born April 5, 1998 in Takebayashi, Gunma Prefecture) is a professional Japanese…Ryūsei Ogawa (小川 龍成, Ogawa Ryūsei; born April 5, 1998 in Takebayashi, Gunma Prefecture) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Chiba Lotte Marines.
Taiga Matsuo (松尾 大河, Matsuo Taiga; born April 5, 1998, in Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball…Taiga Matsuo (松尾 大河, Matsuo Taiga; born April 5, 1998, in Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
Kazuaki Tateno (立野 和明, Tateno Kazuaki; born April 3, 1998) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a pitcher…Kazuaki Tateno (立野 和明, Tateno Kazuaki; born April 3, 1998) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a pitcher for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Kaku Bunkei (郭 玟慶, Kuo Wen-chin; born 1 April 1998) is a Taiwanese-born Japanese rugby union player who plays as a…Kaku Bunkei (郭 玟慶, Kuo Wen-chin; born 1 April 1998) is a Taiwanese-born Japanese rugby union player who plays as a prop. He currently plays for Shizuoka Blue Revs in Japan's domestic Japan Rugby League One. He was signed to the Sunwolves squad for the 2020 Super Rugby season, but did not make an appearance for the side.
Yui Shiozaki (born 31 March 1998) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2017 Women's Rugby…Yui Shiozaki (born 31 March 1998) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Takumi Sasaki (佐々木 匠, Sasaki Takumi; born March 30, 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Takumi Sasaki (佐々木 匠, Sasaki Takumi; born March 30, 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Negeri Sembilan.
Tomoya Miki (見木 友哉, Miki Tomoya; born 28 March 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder…Tomoya Miki (見木 友哉, Miki Tomoya; born 28 March 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1 League club Avispa Fukuoka.
Satoko Miyahara (宮原 知子, Miyahara Satoko; born March 26, 1998) is a Japanese retired figure skater. She is the 2015…Satoko Miyahara (宮原 知子, Miyahara Satoko; born March 26, 1998) is a Japanese retired figure skater. She is the 2015 World silver medalist, the 2018 World bronze medalist, the 2016 Four Continents champion, a two-time Four Continents silver medalist (2014, 2015), a two-time Grand Prix Final silver medalist (2015, 2016), a two-time Skate America champion (2017, 2018), the 2015 NHK Trophy champion, a four-time CS U.S. Classic champion (2015, 2016, 2018, 2019), the 2014 CS Lombardia Trophy champion, and a four-time Japanese national champion (2014–17). On the junior level, she is the 2012 JGP U.S. champion, the 2011 JGP Poland silver medalist, the 2012 Asian Figure Skating Trophy champion, and a two-time Japanese junior national champion (2012, 2013). She placed fourth at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Tatsuhiko Ito (伊藤達彦, Itō Tatsuhiko, born 23 March 1998) is a Japanese long-distance runner. On 4 December 2020, he…Tatsuhiko Ito (伊藤達彦, Itō Tatsuhiko, born 23 March 1998) is a Japanese long-distance runner. On 4 December 2020, he finished second to Akira Aizawa in the 10,000m race at the Japanese national championships in a time of 27:25.73 at the Nagai Stadium, Osaka. In doing so, he broke the old Japanese national record along with Akira Aizawa and ran the Olympic qualifying standard time to secure a place at his home 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Taiki Hirato (平戸 太貴, Hirato Taiki; born 18 April 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1 League…Taiki Hirato (平戸 太貴, Hirato Taiki; born 18 April 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1 League club Shimizu S-Pulse.
Remi Tsuruta (鶴田 玲美, born 18 April 1997) is a Japanese athlete. She competed in the women's 4 × 100 metres relay event…Remi Tsuruta (鶴田 玲美, born 18 April 1997) is a Japanese athlete. She competed in the women's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Koki Ugusa (宇草 孔基, Ugusa Koki; born April 17, 1997) is a Japanese baseball pitcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of…Koki Ugusa (宇草 孔基, Ugusa Koki; born April 17, 1997) is a Japanese baseball pitcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball. Ugusa played for Japan in the 2015 U-18 Baseball World Cup, and graduated from Joso Gakuin High School. He then attended Hosei University, and played for the school's baseball team. After playing in the USA vs. Japan Collegiate All-Star Series, Ugusa was selected by the Hiroshima Toyo Carp in the 2019 Nippon Professional Baseball draft as the team's second pick. Ugusa split the 2020 season between the Carp and their Western League affiliate. In his second professional season, Ugusa again spent time in the NPB and Western League.
Shota Umino (海野 翔太, Umino Shōta; born April 17, 1997) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is signed to New Japan…Shota Umino (海野 翔太, Umino Shōta; born April 17, 1997) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a former one-time IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion. He has also wrestled for Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro) in the United Kingdom and All Elite Wrestling (AEW) in the United States.
Fuka Koshiba (小芝 風花, Koshiba Fūka; born April 16, 1997 in Osaka Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actress represented by…Fuka Koshiba (小芝 風花, Koshiba Fūka; born April 16, 1997 in Osaka Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actress represented by the talent agency Top Coat.
Kenta Tanigawara (谷川原 健太, Tanigawara Kenta; born April 16, 1997) is a Japanese professional baseball catcher for the…Kenta Tanigawara (谷川原 健太, Tanigawara Kenta; born April 16, 1997) is a Japanese professional baseball catcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Yudai Shigeoka (Japanese: 重岡優大, Shigeoka Yudai; born 16 April 1997) is a Japanese former professional boxer who held…Yudai Shigeoka (Japanese: 重岡優大, Shigeoka Yudai; born 16 April 1997) is a Japanese former professional boxer who held the World Boxing Council (WBC) mini-flyweight title from 2023 to 2024. As of November 2023, he is ranked as the world's best active mini-flyweight by BoxRec.
Mayu Tsukamoto (born 15 April 1997) is a Japanese synchronized swimmer. She competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics. She…Mayu Tsukamoto (born 15 April 1997) is a Japanese synchronized swimmer. She competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics. She also participated at the 2018 Asian Games and won a silver medal in the team event.
Yōichi Naganuma (長沼 洋一, Naganuma Yōichi; born 14 April 1997) is a Japanese-Filipino professional footballer who plays…Yōichi Naganuma (長沼 洋一, Naganuma Yōichi; born 14 April 1997) is a Japanese-Filipino professional footballer who plays as a winger for J1 League club, Urawa Red Diamonds.
Taichi Kato (加藤 大智, Kato Taichi; born 14 April 1997) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a…Taichi Kato (加藤 大智, Kato Taichi; born 14 April 1997) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for Ehime FC and Gamba Osaka before retiring at the end of the 2022 season aged 25.
Rio Sakuma (佐久間 理央, Sakuma Rio; born 14 April 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who currently plays as a…Rio Sakuma (佐久間 理央, Sakuma Rio; born 14 April 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who currently plays as a centre-back or right-back for Singapore Premier League Club Geylang International FC, whom his the vice-captain.
Natsumi Asano (born 14 April 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer. She plays as a goalkeeper for WE League club…Natsumi Asano (born 14 April 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer. She plays as a goalkeeper for WE League club Chifure AS Elfen Saitama.
Keisuke Kurokawa (黒川 圭介, Kurokawa Keisuke; born 13 April 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays for D.C. United in…Keisuke Kurokawa (黒川 圭介, Kurokawa Keisuke; born 13 April 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays for D.C. United in Major League Soccer. His regular playing position is a left back.
Masashi Wada (和田 昌士, Wada Masashi; born 11 April 1997 in Yokohama) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for…Masashi Wada (和田 昌士, Wada Masashi; born 11 April 1997 in Yokohama) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for USL League One club Portland Hearts of Pine. A product of the Yokohama F. Marinos academy, Wada has also played for Renofa Yamaguchi, Blaublitz Akita, SC Sagamihara, Iwate Grulla Morioka and Thespa Gunma.
Nami Nabekura (鍋倉 那美, Nabekura Nami; born 11 April 1997) is a Japanese judoka. Nabekura's favorite technique is…Nami Nabekura (鍋倉 那美, Nabekura Nami; born 11 April 1997) is a Japanese judoka. Nabekura's favorite technique is Uchimata.
Ryōya Morishita (森下 龍矢, Morishita Ryōya; born 11 April 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Ryōya Morishita (森下 龍矢, Morishita Ryōya; born 11 April 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger for EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers and the Japan national team.
Ryoji Fujimori (藤森 亮志, Fujimori Ryōji; born 11 April 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder…Ryoji Fujimori (藤森 亮志, Fujimori Ryōji; born 11 April 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Seongnam FC.
Yumi Kajihara (梶原 悠未, Kajihara Yūmi; born 10 April 1997) is a Japanese professional female road racing and track…Yumi Kajihara (梶原 悠未, Kajihara Yūmi; born 10 April 1997) is a Japanese professional female road racing and track cyclist. She represented Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics, and won a silver medal in the women's omnium, becoming the first Japanese woman to win an Olympic medal in cycling.
Wakaba Tomita (born 9 April 1997) is a Japanese judoka. Tomita won a silver medal at the 2021 World Championships.…Wakaba Tomita (born 9 April 1997) is a Japanese judoka. Tomita won a silver medal at the 2021 World Championships. Tomita won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Paris held in Paris, France.
Haruna Suzuki (鈴木 春奈, Suzuki Haruna; born April 9, 1997 in Yokohama) is a Japanese former figure skater. She is the…Haruna Suzuki (鈴木 春奈, Suzuki Haruna; born April 9, 1997 in Yokohama) is a Japanese former figure skater. She is the 2011 Golden Spin of Zagreb silver medalist.
Takumi Komatsu (小松 拓幹, Komatsu Takumi; born 9 April 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for…Takumi Komatsu (小松 拓幹, Komatsu Takumi; born 9 April 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for Kamatamare Sanuki.
Taishi Hirooka (廣岡 大志, Hirooka Taishi; born April 9, 1997) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Orix…Taishi Hirooka (廣岡 大志, Hirooka Taishi; born April 9, 1997) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows and Yomiuri Giants.
Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger (騎士竜戦隊リュウソウジャー, Kishiryū Sentai Ryūsōjā; Knightosaur Squadron Ryusoulger) is a Japanese…Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger (騎士竜戦隊リュウソウジャー, Kishiryū Sentai Ryūsōjā; Knightosaur Squadron Ryusoulger) is a Japanese tokusatsu drama and the 43rd entry of the Toei Company's long-running Super Sentai series. Although the series primarily aired in the Reiwa era, it is considered the final Heisei era series as it began airing during it. It is also the fourth and final Super Sentai series to utilize the motif of dinosaurs, as well as the only one to utilize the motif of knights. It aired from March 17, 2019, to March 1, 2020, replacing Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger and Super Sentai Strongest Battle and was replaced by Mashin Sentai Kiramager. The program joining Kamen Rider Zi-O, later Kamen Rider Zero-One, in the Super Hero Time line-up on TV Asahi affiliate stations. Additionally, Ryusoulger began airing in South Korea in August 2019 as Power Rangers Dino Soul and its footage was adapted for Power Rangers Dino Fury.
Rintaro Tashima (田嶋 凜太郎, Tashima Rintarō; born 8 April 1997) is a Japanese football player who last played for Dinamo…Rintaro Tashima (田嶋 凜太郎, Tashima Rintarō; born 8 April 1997) is a Japanese football player who last played for Dinamo Zagreb II.
Kazuki Iwamoto (岩本 和希, Iwamoto Kazuki; born 7 April 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder…Kazuki Iwamoto (岩本 和希, Iwamoto Kazuki; born 7 April 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Kamatamare Sanuki.
Tomoki Iwata (岩田 智輝, Iwata Tomoki; born 7 April 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive…Tomoki Iwata (岩田 智輝, Iwata Tomoki; born 7 April 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL Championship club Birmingham City and the Japan national team.
Tomoko Takahashi (born 7 April 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for WE League club…Tomoko Takahashi (born 7 April 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for WE League club Albirex Niigata Ladies.
Aito Takeda (武田 愛斗, Takeda Aito; born April 6, 1997) also known as Aito (愛斗) is a professional Japanese baseball player…Aito Takeda (武田 愛斗, Takeda Aito; born April 6, 1997) also known as Aito (愛斗) is a professional Japanese baseball player for the Chiba Lotte Marines. He played outfield for the Saitama Seibu Lions from 2017 to 2023. He was selected by the Chiba Lotte Marines in the 2023 Active Player Draft.
Koki Sugimori (杉森 考起, Sugimori Kōki; born 5 April 1997 in Kasugai, Aichi, Japan) is a Japanese footballer who is a…Koki Sugimori (杉森 考起, Sugimori Kōki; born 5 April 1997 in Kasugai, Aichi, Japan) is a Japanese footballer who is a forward for Tochigi SC.
Hinako Sakurai (桜井 日奈子, Sakurai Hinako; born 2 April 1997, in Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese…Hinako Sakurai (桜井 日奈子, Sakurai Hinako; born 2 April 1997, in Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actress, model and tarento who has appeared in a number of feature films and television programmes. Sakurai is represented with Incent.
