Yu Endo (遠藤 優, Endo Yu; Japanese: [endoː juː]; born 29 October 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as…Yu Endo (遠藤 優, Endo Yu; Japanese: [endoː juː]; born 29 October 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Super League club West Ham United and the Japan national team.
Kaito Omomo (大桃 海斗, Omomo Kaito; born 28 October 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for…Kaito Omomo (大桃 海斗, Omomo Kaito; born 28 October 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for Nagano Parceiro.
So Fujitani (藤谷 壮, Fujitani Sō; born 28 October 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Reilac Shiga FC. His elder…So Fujitani (藤谷 壮, Fujitani Sō; born 28 October 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Reilac Shiga FC. His elder brother Takumi is also a professional footballer currently playing for J2 League side Tochigi SC.
Ishin Iihashi (飯橋 偉進, Iihashi Ishin), known mononymously as Ishin (stylized in all caps), is a Japanese professional…Ishin Iihashi (飯橋 偉進, Iihashi Ishin), known mononymously as Ishin (stylized in all caps), is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to Dragongate. He is one half of the current Open The Twin Gate Champions with Yoshiki Kato, and is a former Open the Triangle and Open the Brave Gate Champion.
Shohei Kawakami (河上 将平, Kawakami Shohei; born 26 October 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a…Shohei Kawakami (河上 将平, Kawakami Shohei; born 26 October 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Kamatamare Sanuki.
Yumeno Noda (born 25 October 1997) is a Japanese rugby union coach and former player. She competed for Japan at the…Yumeno Noda (born 25 October 1997) is a Japanese rugby union coach and former player. She competed for Japan at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Shuhei Sasahara (笹原 脩平, Sasahara Shūhei; born 22 November 1996) is a Japanese former footballer who played as a…Shuhei Sasahara (笹原 脩平, Sasahara Shūhei; born 22 November 1996) is a Japanese former footballer who played as a defender.
Mizuki Sonoda (born 21 November 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League…Mizuki Sonoda (born 21 November 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League club Albirex Niigata Ladies.
Shota Suzuki (鈴木 翔太, Suzuki Shota; born 21 November 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender…Shota Suzuki (鈴木 翔太, Suzuki Shota; born 21 November 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Fujieda MYFC.
Kaya Kazuma (萱 和磨; born 19 November 1996) is a Japanese artistic gymnast. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics…Kaya Kazuma (萱 和磨; born 19 November 1996) is a Japanese artistic gymnast. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, winning silver with the Japanese team and bronze in the pommel horse. He again competed at the 2024 games as part of the Japanese team which won gold in the all-around competition. He is also a two-time World champion with the Japanese team (2015, 2023) and a two-time World medalist on the pommel horse (2021 silver, 2015 bronze). He is the 2019 Universiade team and all-around champion.
Yuma Tongu (頓宮 裕真, Tongu Yuma; born November 17, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball player for the Orix…Yuma Tongu (頓宮 裕真, Tongu Yuma; born November 17, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball player for the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He plays catcher and infielder, specifically on every infield position outside of shortstop.
Keisuke Otoguro (乙黒圭祐, Otoguro Keisuke, born 16 November 1996) is a Japanese wrestler. He competed in the men's…Keisuke Otoguro (乙黒圭祐, Otoguro Keisuke, born 16 November 1996) is a Japanese wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle 74 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. At the 2018 World Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary, he competed in the men's 70 kg event where he was eliminated in his first match by Ikhtiyor Navruzov of Uzbekistan.
Hiroshi Kaino (甲斐野 央, Kaino Hiroshi; born November 16, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the…Hiroshi Kaino (甲斐野 央, Kaino Hiroshi; born November 16, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball.
Naoto Hasegawa (born 15 November 1996) is a Japanese high jumper. He competed for Japan at the 2023 World Athletics…Naoto Hasegawa (born 15 November 1996) is a Japanese high jumper. He competed for Japan at the 2023 World Athletics Championships and the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships.
Hiroto Ohhara (大原洋人, Ōhara Hiroto, born 14 November 1996 in Chiba) is a Japanese surfer. He placed 4th overall at the…Hiroto Ohhara (大原洋人, Ōhara Hiroto, born 14 November 1996 in Chiba) is a Japanese surfer. He placed 4th overall at the 2021 ISA World Surfing Games, earning qualification for the 2020 Summer Olympics. He competed in the men's shortboard event at the Olympics, where he was eliminated in the quarterfinals by eventual champion Ítalo Ferreira of Brazil.
Naoto Nishiguchi (西口 直人, born November 14, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten…Naoto Nishiguchi (西口 直人, born November 14, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He made his NPB debut in 2018, pitching in one game that season.
Hayato Nukui (温井 駿斗, Nukui Hayato; born 16 October 1996 in Takatsuki, Osaka) is a Japanese footballer who plays for…Hayato Nukui (温井 駿斗, Nukui Hayato; born 16 October 1996 in Takatsuki, Osaka) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Gainare Tottori from 2024.
Rion Azuma (東 李苑, Azuma Rion; born 13 November 1996 in Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture) is a Japanese tarento. She is a…Rion Azuma (東 李苑, Azuma Rion; born 13 November 1996 in Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture) is a Japanese tarento. She is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group SKE48 and was a member of Teams E and S. She is currently affiliated with Deep Skill.
Sho Yamamoto (山本 奨, Yamamoto Sho; born 12 November 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Sho Yamamoto (山本 奨, Yamamoto Sho; born 12 November 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Sabah.
Niki Urakami (浦上 仁騎, Urakami Niki; born 11 November 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J2…Niki Urakami (浦上 仁騎, Urakami Niki; born 11 November 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J2 League club Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo.
Kotaro Tokunaga (徳永 晃太郎, Tokunaga Kotaro; born 10 November 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a…Kotaro Tokunaga (徳永 晃太郎, Tokunaga Kotaro; born 10 November 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Azul Claro Numazu of J3 League.
Ryu Takao (髙尾 瑠, Takao Ryu; born 9 November 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo in…Ryu Takao (髙尾 瑠, Takao Ryu; born 9 November 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo in the J1 League. His regular playing position is a right back.
Momo Hirai (Japanese: 平井 もも, Hepburn: Hirai Momo; 平井 桃; born November 9, 1996), known mononymously as Momo (Korean: 모모…Momo Hirai (Japanese: 平井 もも, Hepburn: Hirai Momo; 平井 桃; born November 9, 1996), known mononymously as Momo (Korean: 모모; Japanese: モモ), is a Japanese singer, dancer, and rapper based in South Korea. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Twice, underJYP Entertainment and its subunit MiSaMo.
Ryōyū Kobayashi (小林 陵侑, Kobayashi Ryōyū; born 8 November 1996) is a Japanese ski jumper. As a ski jumper, he has won 37…Ryōyū Kobayashi (小林 陵侑, Kobayashi Ryōyū; born 8 November 1996) is a Japanese ski jumper. As a ski jumper, he has won 37 World Cup individual competitions, the World Cup overall title twice, Four Hills Tournament three times, and is an individual Olympics gold medalist. During his victorious 2018–19 World Cup season, Kobayashi scored 13 individual wins and won all six possible titles in a single season: the World Cup overall title, the Ski Flying World Cup overall, the Four Hills Tournament, the Raw Air tournament, the Planica7 tournament, and Willingen Five tournament. He is the third ski jumper in history to win the 'Grand Slam' of all four events in the 4Hills Tournament, the gold medal at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing on the normal hill and the silver on the large hill. With 252 metres (827 feet), the third longest jump in history, he is the current Japanese record holder. In an unofficial event near Akureyri, Iceland in April 2024, he achieved a distance of 291m after being airborne for around 10 seconds. It was an unofficial world record and is not being counted as a ski flying world record by FIS.
Yuta Koike (小池 裕太, Koike Yūta; born November 6, 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a left back and currently…Yuta Koike (小池 裕太, Koike Yūta; born November 6, 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a left back and currently plays for J2 League club Tochigi City.
Miho Manya (万屋 美穂, Manya Miho; born Nonember 5, 1996) is a Japanese former footballer who played as a defender. She…Miho Manya (万屋 美穂, Manya Miho; born Nonember 5, 1996) is a Japanese former footballer who played as a defender. She plays for Mynavi Sendai Ladies in the WE League. She played for Japan national team.
Akari Shiraki (born 4 November 1996) is a Japanese retired professional footballer. She last played as a forward for WE…Akari Shiraki (born 4 November 1996) is a Japanese retired professional footballer. She last played as a forward for WE League club MyNavi Sendai.
Tomohiro Anraku (安樂 智大, Anrakū Tōmohiro, born November 4, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the…Tomohiro Anraku (安樂 智大, Anrakū Tōmohiro, born November 4, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Mao Izumi (born 1 November 1996) is a Japanese judoka. Izumi is the gold medallist of the 2019 Judo Grand Slam…Mao Izumi (born 1 November 1996) is a Japanese judoka. Izumi is the gold medallist of the 2019 Judo Grand Slam Ekaterinburg in the –78 kg category.
Kenzo Tagawa (田川兼三, Tagawa Kenzō; born 31 October 1996) is a Japanese judoka. Tagawa is the gold medalist of the 2018…Kenzo Tagawa (田川兼三, Tagawa Kenzō; born 31 October 1996) is a Japanese judoka. Tagawa is the gold medalist of the 2018 Judo Grand Slam Düsseldorf in the –66 kg category.
Kan Nakamura (Japanese: 中村寛, Nakamura Kan; born August 6, 1996) is a Japanese kickboxer. He is the reinging Rajadamnern…Kan Nakamura (Japanese: 中村寛, Nakamura Kan; born August 6, 1996) is a Japanese kickboxer. He is the reinging Rajadamnern Stadium Lightweight Champion and a former RISE lightweight champion. As of August 2024, he was ranked as the seventh best featherweight (-64 kg) kickboxer in the world by Beyond Kickboxing and the ninth best super bantamweight kickboxer (-64 kg) in the world by Combat Press.
Shori Sato (佐藤 勝利, Satō Shōri; born 30 October 1996) is a Japanese idol, actor, and member of the idol group timelesz…Shori Sato (佐藤 勝利, Satō Shōri; born 30 October 1996) is a Japanese idol, actor, and member of the idol group timelesz, under Starto Entertainment. Sato entered Johnny & Associates on 30 October 2010.
Kota Watanabe (渡辺 晃大, Watanabe Kōta; born 30 October 1996) is a Japanese field hockey player who plays as a forward for…Kota Watanabe (渡辺 晃大, Watanabe Kōta; born 30 October 1996) is a Japanese field hockey player who plays as a forward for Japanese national team.
Takuto Yasuoka (安岡 拓斗, Yasuoka Takuto; born 29 October 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Takuto Yasuoka (安岡 拓斗, Yasuoka Takuto; born 29 October 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cambodian Premier League club Angkor Tiger.
Ryo Watanabe (渡邉 りょう, Watanabe Ryō; born 25 October 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward…Ryo Watanabe (渡邉 りょう, Watanabe Ryō; born 25 October 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Júbilo Iwata.
Shunnosuke Matsuki (松木 駿之介, Matsuki Shunnosuke; born 24 October 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays…Shunnosuke Matsuki (松木 駿之介, Matsuki Shunnosuke; born 24 October 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Fujieda MYFC.
Miyuki Uehara (Japanese: 上原 美幸; born 22 November 1995) is a Japanese female long-distance runner who competes in the…Miyuki Uehara (Japanese: 上原 美幸; born 22 November 1995) is a Japanese female long-distance runner who competes in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres. Born in Kagoshima, she attended high school there and after graduation became a professional corporate runner with Dai-ichi Life. She made her first progress at senior national level in 2015, coming seventh at the Japanese National Games, then took fifth over 5000 m at the 2016 Japan Championships in Athletics. As a junior athlete, she made her breakthrough at the Asian Cross Country Championships, leading the Japanese in the individual and team events for two junior gold medals. Later that year, she placed eighth on the track in the 3000 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics. She was on Japan's fourth-placed junior team at the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. In 2015, she improved her track bests to 15:21.40 minutes for the 5000 m and 32:16.66 minutes for the 10,000 m. Under the guidance of coach Sachiko Yamashita (a former world medallist in the marathon), she gained selection for Japan at the 2016 Summer Olympics and, after front-running her heat, she made it to the Olympic 5000 m final – only the second Japanese woman to achieve that feat.
Kei Hirose (廣瀬 慧, Hirose Kei; born 20 November 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder…Kei Hirose (廣瀬 慧, Hirose Kei; born 20 November 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Super League club Java United.
Yudai Tanaka (田中 雄大, Tanaka Yūdai; born November 17, 1995) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J1…Yudai Tanaka (田中 雄大, Tanaka Yūdai; born November 17, 1995) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J1 League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
Shoya Tōjō (東条 庄や, Tōjō Shōya; born 15 November 1995) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a winger for GD Vitória de…Shoya Tōjō (東条 庄や, Tōjō Shōya; born 15 November 1995) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a winger for GD Vitória de Sernache.
Daiki Yamamoto (山本 大貴, Yamamoto Daiki; born November 10, 1995 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan) is a professional Japanese…Daiki Yamamoto (山本 大貴, Yamamoto Daiki; born November 10, 1995 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played in NPB for the Chiba Lotte Marines.
Takahiro Kumagai (熊谷 敬宥, Kumagai Takahiro; born November 10, 1995, in Sendai, Miyagi) is a Japanese professional…Takahiro Kumagai (熊谷 敬宥, Kumagai Takahiro; born November 10, 1995, in Sendai, Miyagi) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Motoki Sakai (born 10 November 1995) is a Japanese handball player. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics, held…Motoki Sakai (born 10 November 1995) is a Japanese handball player. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics, held July–August 2021 in Tokyo.
Yudai Takenaka is a Japanese singer-songwriter, whistler, and YouTuber. He is the vocalist of the rock band Novelbright…Yudai Takenaka is a Japanese singer-songwriter, whistler, and YouTuber. He is the vocalist of the rock band Novelbright based on Osaka, Japan.