Ryoichi Akamatsu (Japanese: 赤松 諒一; born 2 May 1995), also spelled Ryōichi Akamatsu, is a Japanese high jumper from Gifu…Ryoichi Akamatsu (Japanese: 赤松 諒一; born 2 May 1995), also spelled Ryōichi Akamatsu, is a Japanese high jumper from Gifu Prefecture. He is a two-time Asian Indoor Champion in the high jump, and he won the 2023 Japanese Athletics Championships before placing 8th at the World Championships that year.
Shota Kaneko (金子 翔太, Kaneko Shōta; born 2 May 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for…Shota Kaneko (金子 翔太, Kaneko Shōta; born 2 May 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Matsumoto Yamaga FC.
Ryusei Ashizawa (born May 5, 1995) is a Japanese kickboxer and mixed martial artist currently competing in a…Ryusei Ashizawa (born May 5, 1995) is a Japanese kickboxer and mixed martial artist currently competing in a Bantamweight divisions of Rizin Fighting Federation. Between April and July 2022, he was ranked the tenth best bantamweight in the world by Combat Press.
Arisa Matsubara (松原 有沙, Matsubara Arisa; born May 1, 1995) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder. She…Arisa Matsubara (松原 有沙, Matsubara Arisa; born May 1, 1995) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder. She plays for Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara and the Japan national team.
Akira Hyodo (兵頭彰, Hyodo Akira) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler best known for his tenure with the Japanese…Akira Hyodo (兵頭彰, Hyodo Akira) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler best known for his tenure with the Japanese promotion Big Japan Pro Wrestling where he is a former Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Champion.
Ryo Watanabe (渡邉 諒, Watanabe Ryō; born April 30, 1995) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Hanshin…Ryo Watanabe (渡邉 諒, Watanabe Ryō; born April 30, 1995) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in MLB for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
Yuto Uchida (内田 裕斗, Uchida Yūto; born 29 April 1995 in Ibaraki, Osaka) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Vegalta…Yuto Uchida (内田 裕斗, Uchida Yūto; born 29 April 1995 in Ibaraki, Osaka) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Vegalta Sendai.
Kohei Kitagawa (北川 滉平, Kitagawa Kōhei; born 29 April 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Kohei Kitagawa (北川 滉平, Kitagawa Kōhei; born 29 April 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Basara Hyogo.
Saki Nagamine (永峰 咲希, Nagamine Saki) (born 28 April 1995) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA of…Saki Nagamine (永峰 咲希, Nagamine Saki) (born 28 April 1995) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour where she has four wins.
Shane Williamson (ウイリアムソン師円, Wiriamuson Shēn; born 28 April 1995) is an Australian–Japanese speed skater who competed…Shane Williamson (ウイリアムソン師円, Wiriamuson Shēn; born 28 April 1995) is an Australian–Japanese speed skater who competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Japan. He competed in the 5000 metres, where he finished 26th out of 26. Williamson made his World Cup debut in November 2013. As of September 2014, Williamson's best World Cup finish is 11th, in a 5000 m B race in 2013–14. His best overall finish in the World Cup is 46th, in the 2013–14 5000 and 10000 m. He is a member of the Nidec Sankyo speed skating team.
Hiroyasu Tamakawa (玉川 裕康, Tamakawa Hiroyasu; born 27 April 1995) is a Japanese (of Iranian father) handball player for…Hiroyasu Tamakawa (玉川 裕康, Tamakawa Hiroyasu; born 27 April 1995) is a Japanese (of Iranian father) handball player for Daido Steel and the Japanese national team. He participated at the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship.
Ryuto Yasuoka (保岡 龍斗, Yasuoka Ryūto; born April 27, 1995) is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for…Ryuto Yasuoka (保岡 龍斗, Yasuoka Ryūto; born April 27, 1995) is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for Akita Northern Happinets of the B.League in Japan. He also plays for Japan men's national 3x3 team, and competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics. He is the first Olympian from Edogawa University.
Ken Akamatsu (born 27 April 1995) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a left sided winger. On 2024, He has joined…Ken Akamatsu (born 27 April 1995) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a left sided winger. On 2024, He has joined Peninsula Power FC in Australia.
Kosei Nukina (貫名 航世, Nukina Kosei; born 26 April 1995) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for…Kosei Nukina (貫名 航世, Nukina Kosei; born 26 April 1995) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Vanraure Hachinohe.
Tomoya Koyamatsu (小屋松 知哉, Koyamatsu Tomoya; born 24 April 1995 in Kumiyama, Kyoto) is a Japanese professional…Tomoya Koyamatsu (小屋松 知哉, Koyamatsu Tomoya; born 24 April 1995 in Kumiyama, Kyoto) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for J1 League club Nagoya Grampus.
Kaisei Sone (曽根 海成, Sone Kaisei; born April 24, 1995) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder…Kaisei Sone (曽根 海成, Sone Kaisei; born April 24, 1995) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
Masaki Oya (大宅 真樹, born 23 April 1995) is a Japanese male volleyball player. He plays for Japan men's national…Masaki Oya (大宅 真樹, born 23 April 1995) is a Japanese male volleyball player. He plays for Japan men's national volleyball team and the Suntory Sunbirds in V.League 1, where he has served as captain since 2020–21 season. He was formerly the Japan U-23 national team's captain.
Kazuki Higa (Japanese: 比嘉一貴, born 23 April 1995) is a Japanese professional golfer. He has won eight times on the Japan…Kazuki Higa (Japanese: 比嘉一貴, born 23 April 1995) is a Japanese professional golfer. He has won eight times on the Japan Golf Tour, as well as topping the money list in 2022. In 2025, he won the Asian Tour Order of Merit.
Yuto Mori (森 勇人, Mori Yūto; born 21 April 1995 in Anjo, Aichi, Japan) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a…Yuto Mori (森 勇人, Mori Yūto; born 21 April 1995 in Anjo, Aichi, Japan) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kamatamare Sanuki in J3 League from 2023. He has previously played for both Nagoya Grampus and Gamba Osaka.
Shogo Nakahara (中原 彰吾, Nakahara Shōgo; born May 19, 1994 in Sapporo) is a Japanese football player who plays for…Shogo Nakahara (中原 彰吾, Nakahara Shōgo; born May 19, 1994 in Sapporo) is a Japanese football player who plays for Vegalta Sendai.
Daiki Kogure (小暮 大器, Kogure Daiki; born May 17, 1994 in Ryūgasaki, Ibaraki) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a…Daiki Kogure (小暮 大器, Kogure Daiki; born May 17, 1994 in Ryūgasaki, Ibaraki) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J3 League club Iwate Grulla Morioka.
Hayato Mizowaki (溝脇 隼人, Mizowaki Hayato; born May 17, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the…Hayato Mizowaki (溝脇 隼人, Mizowaki Hayato; born May 17, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Reika Sakurai (桜井 玲香, Sakurai Reika; born May 16, 1994) is a Japanese actress. She was a first generation member of the…Reika Sakurai (桜井 玲香, Sakurai Reika; born May 16, 1994) is a Japanese actress. She was a first generation member of the idol girl group Nogizaka46. She was also the captain of the group before her departure.
Izawa Takushi (Japanese: 伊沢拓司; born May 16, 1994) is a Japanese quiz contest player, YouTuber, entrepreneur and…Izawa Takushi (Japanese: 伊沢拓司; born May 16, 1994) is a Japanese quiz contest player, YouTuber, entrepreneur and television personality. He is the founder, as well as CEO and editor-in-chief of the YouTube and intellectual media group QuizKnock. He was nicknamed as "Quiz King of Tokyo University" (東大出身のクイズ王) or simply Quiz King.
Shunsuke Nakamura (中村 駿介, Nakamura Shunsuke; born 16 May 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who played as a…Shunsuke Nakamura (中村 駿介, Nakamura Shunsuke; born 16 May 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Akito Ōkura (大藏彰人, Ōkura Akito; born May 14, 1994) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He most recently played…Akito Ōkura (大藏彰人, Ōkura Akito; born May 14, 1994) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He most recently played pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons. He is currently a free agent. Ōkura is a graduate of Nihon University Ōgaki High School and Aichi Gakuin University. He played one season with the Tokushima Indigo Socks in the Shikoku Island League Plus where he posted a 3.00 ERA over 10 starts and 57 innings. On 26 October 2017, Ōkura was selected as the 1st draft pick in the development player round for the Chunichi Dragons at the 2017 NPB Draft and on 21 November signed a development player contract with a ¥2,000,000 moving allowance and a ¥3,000,000 yearly salary.
Tatsuhiro Tamura (田村 龍弘, Tamura Tatsuhiro; born May 13, 1994), is a Japanese professional baseball catcher. He…Tatsuhiro Tamura (田村 龍弘, Tamura Tatsuhiro; born May 13, 1994), is a Japanese professional baseball catcher. He currently plays for the Chiba Lotte Marines of the NPB. On February 27, 2019, he was selected for Japan national baseball team at the 2019 exhibition games against Mexico.
Ayumi Niekawa (牲川 歩見, Niekawa Ayumi; born 12 May 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper…Ayumi Niekawa (牲川 歩見, Niekawa Ayumi; born 12 May 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J2 League club Júbilo Iwata.
Ariana Mamiko Miyamoto (宮本・エリアナ・磨美子, Miyamoto Eriana Mamiko; born 12 May 1994) is a Japanese model and beauty pageant…Ariana Mamiko Miyamoto (宮本・エリアナ・磨美子, Miyamoto Eriana Mamiko; born 12 May 1994) is a Japanese model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Japan 2015. She represented Japan at the Miss Universe 2015 pageant and placed in the Top 10. In 2015 she became the first hāfu or multiracial woman to be Miss Japan.
Yuta Mishima (三島 勇太, Mishima Yuta; born 10 May 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as midfielder for…Yuta Mishima (三島 勇太, Mishima Yuta; born 10 May 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as midfielder for Bhutan Premier League club Paro.
Ai Suzuki (born 9 May 1994) is a Japanese professional golfer. Suzuki plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour where she has won…Ai Suzuki (born 9 May 1994) is a Japanese professional golfer. Suzuki plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour where she has won 22 times including 7 times in 2019. In November 2019, she won three consecutive tournaments, including the Toto Japan Classic, which was co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour. Suzuki led the LPGA of Japan Tour money list in 2017 and 2019.
Kazunari Ishii (石井 一成, Ishii Kazunari; born May 6, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Saitama…Kazunari Ishii (石井 一成, Ishii Kazunari; born May 6, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. His younger brother Takumi is also a professional baseball player who plays for Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Yusuke Masago (真砂 勇介, Masago Yusuke; born May 4, 1994) is a Chinese-Japanese professional baseball outfielder. He…Yusuke Masago (真砂 勇介, Masago Yusuke; born May 4, 1994) is a Chinese-Japanese professional baseball outfielder. He previously played for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball.
Emina Yamaguchi (山口 絵美菜, Yamaguchi Emina; born May 4, 1994) is a former Japanese women's professional shogi player who…Emina Yamaguchi (山口 絵美菜, Yamaguchi Emina; born May 4, 1994) is a former Japanese women's professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 1-kyū.
Akinari Kawazura (河面 旺成, Kawazura Akinari; born May 3, 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left…Akinari Kawazura (河面 旺成, Kawazura Akinari; born May 3, 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left back for the J1 League club Mito HollyHock, on loan from Nagoya Grampus.
Rikiya Matsuda (松田 力也, Matsuda Rikiya; born 3 May 1994) is a Japanese professional rugby union player who typically…Rikiya Matsuda (松田 力也, Matsuda Rikiya; born 3 May 1994) is a Japanese professional rugby union player who typically plays as a fly-half. Most recently contracted to the Japan Rugby League One club Saitama Wild Knights, Matsuda is a free agent. Matsuda also plays for the Japan national team.
Kosuke Shirai (白井 康介, Shirai Kōsuke; born 1 May 1994 in Aichi) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for…Kosuke Shirai (白井 康介, Shirai Kōsuke; born 1 May 1994 in Aichi) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1 League club Fagiano Okayama, on loan from FC Tokyo.
Ryusei Saito (齊藤 隆成, Saitō Ryūsei; born 30 April 1994 in Tondabayashi, Osaka) is a Japanese footballer who plays for FC…Ryusei Saito (齊藤 隆成, Saitō Ryūsei; born 30 April 1994 in Tondabayashi, Osaka) is a Japanese footballer who plays for FC Osaka.
Yu Miyahara (宮原 優, Miyahara Yū) is a Japanese wrestler who participated at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore.…Yu Miyahara (宮原 優, Miyahara Yū) is a Japanese wrestler who participated at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore. She won the gold medal in the girls' freestyle 46 kg event, defeating Lulia Leorda of Moldova in the final.
Ryosuke Maeda (前田 凌佑, Maeda Ryosuke; born 27 April 1994) is a Japanese football player for Royal Cambodian Armed Forces…Ryosuke Maeda (前田 凌佑, Maeda Ryosuke; born 27 April 1994) is a Japanese football player for Royal Cambodian Armed Forces in Cambodian Premier League.
Keisuke Sawada (澤田 圭佑, Sawada Keisuke; born April 27, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Chiba…Keisuke Sawada (澤田 圭佑, Sawada Keisuke; born April 27, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Chiba Lotte Marines of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Orix Buffaloes.
Minori Naito (内藤実穂, born 26 April 1994) is a Japanese softball player. She competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics and won…Minori Naito (内藤実穂, born 26 April 1994) is a Japanese softball player. She competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal.
Hirona Yamazaki (山崎 紘菜, Yamazaki Hirona; born April 25, 1994, in Chiba Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actress who is…Hirona Yamazaki (山崎 紘菜, Yamazaki Hirona; born April 25, 1994, in Chiba Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actress who is represented by the talent agency Toho Entertainment.
Hio Miyazawa (宮沢 氷魚, Miyazawa Hio; born April 24, 1994) is an American-born Japanese actor and model. He was born in…Hio Miyazawa (宮沢 氷魚, Miyazawa Hio; born April 24, 1994) is an American-born Japanese actor and model. He was born in San Francisco, United States. He is the son of musician Kazufumi Miyazawa and TV personality Dionne Mitsuoka.
Tomofumi Fujiyama (藤山 智史, Fujiyama Tomofumi; born April 23, 1994) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder…Tomofumi Fujiyama (藤山 智史, Fujiyama Tomofumi; born April 23, 1994) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J2 League club Blaublitz Akita.
Yūya Yanagi (柳 裕也, Yanagi Yūya; born April 22, 1994 in Miyakonojo, Miyazaki, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball…Yūya Yanagi (柳 裕也, Yanagi Yūya; born April 22, 1994 in Miyakonojo, Miyazaki, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He pitches for the Chunichi Dragons. Yanagi pitched for Yokohama High School at the Japanese High School Baseball Championship and captained his Meiji University side to the 2016 Meiji Jingu Tournament title. He has represented Japan at national level in various age groups on several occasions.
Yōta Kyōda (京田 陽太, Kyōda Yōta; born April 20, 1994 in Nomi, Ishikawa, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball…Yōta Kyōda (京田 陽太, Kyōda Yōta; born April 20, 1994 in Nomi, Ishikawa, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Chunichi Dragons. Kyōda was the 2017 Central League Rookie of the Year and was previously the player's representative for the Dragons.