Aika Imaizumi (今泉 愛夏, Imaizumi Aika; born July 29, 1995), known professionally as Lovely Summer Chan (ラブリーサマーちゃん…Aika Imaizumi (今泉 愛夏, Imaizumi Aika; born July 29, 1995), known professionally as Lovely Summer Chan (ラブリーサマーちゃん, Raburī Samā-chan), is a Japanese singer and songwriter. From 2014 to 2015, she was the lead vocalist of the band For Tracy Hyde.
Takuto Kominami (Japanese: 小南 拓人, born 26 July 1995) is a Japanese athlete specializing in the javelin throw. He…Takuto Kominami (Japanese: 小南 拓人, born 26 July 1995) is a Japanese athlete specializing in the javelin throw. He represented Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the javelin throw.
Sho Otsuka (大塚 翔, Otsuka Sho; born July 25, 1995) is a Japanese football player. He is the son of former footballer and…Sho Otsuka (大塚 翔, Otsuka Sho; born July 25, 1995) is a Japanese football player. He is the son of former footballer and manager Ichiro Otsuka.
Norimichi Yamamoto (山本 義道, Yamamoto Norimichi; born July 25, 1995) is a Japanese football player, currently playing for…Norimichi Yamamoto (山本 義道, Yamamoto Norimichi; born July 25, 1995) is a Japanese football player, currently playing for Zweigen Kanazawa.
Meisei Chikara (Japanese: 明生 力; born Meisei Kawabata (川畑 明生, Kawabata Meisei) on July 24, 1995) is a Japanese…Meisei Chikara (Japanese: 明生 力; born Meisei Kawabata (川畑 明生, Kawabata Meisei) on July 24, 1995) is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Setouchi, Kagoshima. He debuted in sumo wrestling in July 2011 and made his makuuchi debut in July 2018. His highest rank has been sekiwake. He wrestles for Tatsunami stable. Unusually for a top-class sumo wrestler, he uses his given name as his shikona.
Seiya Nakano (中野誠也, Nakano Seiya; born 23 July 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for…Seiya Nakano (中野誠也, Nakano Seiya; born 23 July 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for J2 League club Vanraure Hachinohe.
Ayaka Hitosato née Toko (Japanese: 人里亜矢可 née 床, Hepburn: Hitozato Ayaka née Toko; born 22 August 1994) is a Japanese…Ayaka Hitosato née Toko (Japanese: 人里亜矢可 née 床, Hepburn: Hitozato Ayaka née Toko; born 22 August 1994) is a Japanese ice hockey player and member of the Japanese national team, currently playing in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) with Linköping HC. She previously served as captain to the Seibu Princess Rabbits of the Women's Japan Ice Hockey League (WJIHL) and All-Japan Women's Ice Hockey Championship.
Yudai Mori (森 雄大, born August 19, 1994, in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for…Yudai Mori (森 雄大, born August 19, 1994, in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Seiya Suzuki (鈴木 誠也, Suzuki Seiya; Japanese pronunciation: [sɯ̥dzɯꜜkʲi̥ seːꜜja], born August 18, 1994) is a Japanese…Seiya Suzuki (鈴木 誠也, Suzuki Seiya; Japanese pronunciation: [sɯ̥dzɯꜜkʲi̥ seːꜜja], born August 18, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball right fielder and designated hitter for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp. Suzuki is a five-time NPB All-Star, six-time NPB Best Nine Award winner, and a five-time winner of the NPB Golden Glove Award. Internationally, Suzuki represents Japan. Seiya Suzuki is the third Cubs player in the last 100 seasons to start his career with an eight-game hitting streak, joining Andy Pafko (nine in 1943) and Joe Munson (nine in 1925). He is the second Japanese player with an eight-game hit streak to begin his MLB career.
Riyu Ohta (太田りゆ, Ōhta Riyu; born 17 August 1994) is a Japanese track cyclist representing Team Bridgestone Cycling at…Riyu Ohta (太田りゆ, Ōhta Riyu; born 17 August 1994) is a Japanese track cyclist representing Team Bridgestone Cycling at the professional level and the Japanese national cycling team. She is also active in Japan as a keirin cyclist.
Yukio Naya (納谷幸男, Naya Yukio; born August 17, 1994) is a Japanese professional wrestler, working for the Japanese…Yukio Naya (納谷幸男, Naya Yukio; born August 17, 1994) is a Japanese professional wrestler, working for the Japanese professional wrestling promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT). He is a former KO-D 8-Man Tag Team Champion and co-holder of the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship. Hailing from a sumo family, he is the son of former sekiwake Takatōriki and grandson of the 48th yokozuna Taihō. He has three younger brothers, Takamori, Konosuke and Kosei, who all compete in sumo under the respective shikona Naya, Ōhō and Mudōhō.
Hiroki Mawatari (馬渡 洋樹, Mawatari Hiroki; born August 16, 1994) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for…Hiroki Mawatari (馬渡 洋樹, Mawatari Hiroki; born August 16, 1994) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J1 League club Tokyo Verdy.
Airi Hatakeyama (畠山 愛理, Hatakeyama Airi; born (1994-08-16)16 August 1994) is a former group rhythmic gymnast and…Airi Hatakeyama (畠山 愛理, Hatakeyama Airi; born (1994-08-16)16 August 1994) is a former group rhythmic gymnast and current television reporter in Japan.
Riho Takada (高田 里穂, Takada Riho; born August 16, 1994 in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actress and…Riho Takada (高田 里穂, Takada Riho; born August 16, 1994 in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actress and model. She is best known for her role as Hina Izumi in the tokusatsu series Kamen Rider OOO.
Yūta Kuroki (黒木 優太, Kuroki Yūta; born August 16, 1994 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball…Yūta Kuroki (黒木 優太, Kuroki Yūta; born August 16, 1994 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Orix Buffaloes, with whom he won the Japan Series in 2022, and the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
Kosuke Hagino (萩野公介, Hagino Kōsuke; born 15 August 1994) is a Japanese former competitive swimmer who specialized in…Kosuke Hagino (萩野公介, Hagino Kōsuke; born 15 August 1994) is a Japanese former competitive swimmer who specialized in the individual medley and 200 m freestyle. He is a four-time Olympic medalist, most notably winning gold in the 400 m individual medley at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Hagino holds the Asian Records in the 400 m individual medley (long course), the 100 m and 200 m individual medley (short course). With Team Japan, he holds the Asian Record for the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay (short course). Hagino attends Toyo University, and is coached by Norimasa Hirai. He is one of the only two Asians to have been voted World Swimmer of the Year.
Junki Hata (畑 潤基, Hata Junki; born August 14, 1994) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward/midfielder for J2…Junki Hata (畑 潤基, Hata Junki; born August 14, 1994) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward/midfielder for J2 League club Blaublitz Akita.
Kosuke Fujioka (藤岡 浩介, Fujioka Kosuke; born 13 August 1994) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for…Kosuke Fujioka (藤岡 浩介, Fujioka Kosuke; born 13 August 1994) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for Renofa Yamaguchi FC.
Yukina Kashiwa (柏 幸奈, Kashiwa Yukina; born August 12, 1994) is a former Japanese actress and idol singer. She was in…Yukina Kashiwa (柏 幸奈, Kashiwa Yukina; born August 12, 1994) is a former Japanese actress and idol singer. She was in the girl groups Momoiro Clover Z and Nogizaka46.
Harutomo Tsuji (辻東倫, Tsuji Harutomo; born August 11, 1994) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder and…Harutomo Tsuji (辻東倫, Tsuji Harutomo; born August 11, 1994) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder and current member of the Japan national Baseball5 team, where he plays as right-handed batter and pitcher. Tsuji spent five seasons playing for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
The Rampage from Exile Tribe (Japanese: ザ・ランページ・フロム・エグザイル・トライブ, stylized as THE RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE and also known…The Rampage from Exile Tribe (Japanese: ザ・ランページ・フロム・エグザイル・トライブ, stylized as THE RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE and also known as The Rampage), is a J-pop vocal and dance group formed and managed by talent agency LDH and signed to Avex's record label Rhythm Zone. The Rampage is part of the collective supergroup, Exile Tribe and is composed of sixteen members. The group was formed in 2014 and the members were chosen from Exile's Vocal Battle Audition 4, Exile Performer Battle Audition and Global Japan Challenge auditions. The Rampage made their debut in January 2017 with the release of their first single "Lightning".
Chisato Doihata (土井畑 知里, Doihata Chisato; born 9 August 1994) is a Japanese individual and synchronised trampoline…Chisato Doihata (土井畑 知里, Doihata Chisato; born 9 August 1994) is a Japanese individual and synchronised trampoline gymnast, representing her nation at international competitions. She competed at world championships, including at the 2011, 2013 and 2015 Trampoline World Championships. She was employed by the Mitsubishi Electric on 1 April 2017.
Kazuki Tanaka (田中 和基, Tanaka Kazuki; born August 8, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Tohoku…Kazuki Tanaka (田中 和基, Tanaka Kazuki; born August 8, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Kana Nakada (Japanese: 中田 花奈, Hepburn: Nakada Kana; born (1994-08-06)August 6, 1994) is a Japanese professional mahjong…Kana Nakada (Japanese: 中田 花奈, Hepburn: Nakada Kana; born (1994-08-06)August 6, 1994) is a Japanese professional mahjong player, television personality, entrepreneur, gravure idol, and author. She is a member of the Beast X (read as "Beast Ten") mahjong team and a former founding member of the girl group Nogizaka46.
Kazuma Takai (高井 和馬, Takai Kazuma; born August 5, 1994) is a Japanese football player who play as an offensive…Kazuma Takai (高井 和馬, Takai Kazuma; born August 5, 1994) is a Japanese football player who play as an offensive midfielder and currently play for J3 League club, SC Sagamihara.
Kazuma Ōseto (大瀬戸一馬, Ōseto Kazuma; born 5 August 1994) is a Japanese sprinter. He won a silver medal in the 100 m at…Kazuma Ōseto (大瀬戸一馬, Ōseto Kazuma; born 5 August 1994) is a Japanese sprinter. He won a silver medal in the 100 m at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics, behind Odail Todd.
Mayuko Fukuda (Japanese: 福田 麻由子, Hepburn: Fukuda Mayuko; born August 4, 1994) is a Japanese actress who made her debut…Mayuko Fukuda (Japanese: 福田 麻由子, Hepburn: Fukuda Mayuko; born August 4, 1994) is a Japanese actress who made her debut in 1998. She was managed by the talent agency FLaMme. Her father, Kenji Fukuda, is a drummer in the band Kasutera when Fukuda's father attended Waseda University in Tokyo after he moved from Shūnan, Yamaguchi. Now Kenji Fukuda works at a IT Company in Tokyo.
Tatsurō Hamada (濱田 達郎, Hamada Tatsurō; born August 4, 1994 in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball…Tatsurō Hamada (濱田 達郎, Hamada Tatsurō; born August 4, 1994 in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball pitcher. He played for the Chunichi Dragons for 9-years. During his time in high school, Hamada was rated alongside Shintaro Fujinami (now of the Hanshin Tigers) and Shohei Ohtani (now of the Los Angeles Angels) as one of the top 3 pitchers in his age bracket.
Ryūta Arakawa (荒川龍太, Arakawa Ryūta, born 3 August 1994) is a Japanese rower. Born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, he…Ryūta Arakawa (荒川龍太, Arakawa Ryūta, born 3 August 1994) is a Japanese rower. Born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, he graduated from Hitotsubashi University Faculty of Law in 2017. He is a member of NTT East Rowing Club. He won a bronze medal in the single scull representing Japan at the 2018 Asian Games. He represented Japan in the single scull at the 2020 Summer Olympics, finishing sixth in the second semifinal. He won a silver medal at the 2022 Asian Games.
Kazuki Kozuka (小塚 和季, Kozuka Kazuki; born 2 August 1994) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Shimizu S-Pulse as an…Kazuki Kozuka (小塚 和季, Kozuka Kazuki; born 2 August 1994) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Shimizu S-Pulse as an attacking midfielder.
Risa Sugimoto (杉本 梨沙, Sugimoto Risa; born 1 August 1994) is a Japanese female professional squash player who represents…Risa Sugimoto (杉本 梨沙, Sugimoto Risa; born 1 August 1994) is a Japanese female professional squash player who represents Japan women's national squash team internationally. She achieved her career-highest PSA ranking of World No. 127 in January 2018 during the 2017-18 PSA World Tour.
Sayaka Hirota (廣田 彩花, Hirota Sayaka; born 1 August 1994) is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with Gifu Bluvic…Sayaka Hirota (廣田 彩花, Hirota Sayaka; born 1 August 1994) is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with Gifu Bluvic team. She and her partner Yuki Fukushima won the 2017 Most Improved Player of the Year award. Hirota and Fukushima were ranked world No. 1 at the BWF World Ranking on 21 June 2018.
Yukikazu Karino (狩野 行寿, Karino Yukikazu; born July 31, 1994 in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan) is a professional Japanese…Yukikazu Karino (狩野 行寿, Karino Yukikazu; born July 31, 1994 in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
Kohei Matsumoto (松本 孝平, Matsumoto Kōhei; born 31 July 1994), is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Kohei Matsumoto (松本 孝平, Matsumoto Kōhei; born 31 July 1994), is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for FC Osaka.
Fumiya Hojo (北條 史也, Hōjō Fumiya; born July 29, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder, playing for the…Fumiya Hojo (北條 史也, Hōjō Fumiya; born July 29, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder, playing for the Hanshin Tigers in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Keishi Kusumi (楠美 圭史, Kusumi Keishi; born 25 July 1994 in Mitaka, Tokyo) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a…Keishi Kusumi (楠美 圭史, Kusumi Keishi; born 25 July 1994 in Mitaka, Tokyo) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J2 League club FC Imabari.
Yasunari Kodama (born 24 July 1994) is a Japanese volleyball player. He was a part of the Japan men's national…Yasunari Kodama (born 24 July 1994) is a Japanese volleyball player. He was a part of the Japan men's national volleyball team. He used to play for University of Tsukuba, and currently plays for the Panasonic Panthers on the club level.
Natsumi Akiyama (born 23 July 1994) is a Japanese handball player for Aranmare Toyama and the Japanese national team.…Natsumi Akiyama (born 23 July 1994) is a Japanese handball player for Aranmare Toyama and the Japanese national team. She has previously played for the Hungarian clubs Kisvárdai KC and Szombathelyi KKA, as well as Hokkoku Bank in Japan. She represented Japan at the 2019 World Women's Handball Championship. She represented Japan again at the 2025 World Championship. At the 2024 Asian Championship she won gold medals with the Japanese team.
Tatsuaki Gyo Shojima (庄島 辰尭 born August 18, 1993) is a former professional American football center who spent his…Tatsuaki Gyo Shojima (庄島 辰尭 born August 18, 1993) is a former professional American football center who spent his three-year career with the Obic Seagulls of the Japanese X-League. He played college football for the UCLA Bruins as a walk-on student-athlete under head coach Jim Mora. As a redshirt junior, Shojima became the first Japanese-born student-athlete of full Japanese heritage, nationality and citizenship to play in an NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) game.
Riki Harakawa (原川 力, Harakawa Riki; born 18 August 1993) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kashiwa…Riki Harakawa (原川 力, Harakawa Riki; born 18 August 1993) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kashiwa Reysol.
Shunta Tanaka (田中 俊太, Tanaka Shunta; born August 18, 1993) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder. He previous…Shunta Tanaka (田中 俊太, Tanaka Shunta; born August 18, 1993) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder. He previous played for the Yomiuri Giants and the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). On November 16, 2018, he was selected Yomiuri Giants roster at the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series exhibition game against MLB All-Stars. His elder brother Kosuke is also a professional baseball player currently playing for Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball.
Momona Kitō (Japanese: 鬼頭 桃菜, Hepburn: Kitō Momona; born August 16, 1993), known professionally as Yua Mikami…Momona Kitō (Japanese: 鬼頭 桃菜, Hepburn: Kitō Momona; born August 16, 1993), known professionally as Yua Mikami (Japanese: 三上 悠亜, Hepburn: Mikami Yua), is a Japanese singer, YouTuber, and former adult video and film actress. She debuted as a member of the idol group SKE48 in 2009 before leaving in 2014. She entered the adult entertainment industry in 2015 under the Muteki label and became one of the most popular and best-selling contemporary AV idols, winning several awards in the process. Mikami performed under the S1 No. 1 Style label and has appeared in over 200 adult films (including compilations and VR-based AVs as well). In 2023, at the height of her popularity, Mikami retired from the AV industry and continues her career as a social media influencer and a businesswoman. Apart from performing in adult films, Mikami also remained active as a singer and idol. She is a member of the idol groups Ebisu Muscats since 2015 and Honey Popcorn since 2018. She also appears in the video games Yakuza 6 and Yakuza Kiwami 2.
Kento Hashimoto (橋本 拳人, Hashimoto Kento; born August 16, 1993) is a Japanese football player who plays as a defensive…Kento Hashimoto (橋本 拳人, Hashimoto Kento; born August 16, 1993) is a Japanese football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for J1 League club FC Tokyo and the Japan national team.
Ayu Nakada (仲田 歩夢; born August 15, 1993) is a Japanese professional football player who currently plays as a midfielder…Ayu Nakada (仲田 歩夢; born August 15, 1993) is a Japanese professional football player who currently plays as a midfielder for Japanese WE League club Omiya Ardija Ventus. She played for Japan at the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, winning silver at the former and bronze at the latter.
Yūsuke Kobayashi (born 12 August 1993) is a Japanese judoka. Kobayashi is the silver medalist of the 2017 Judo Grand…Yūsuke Kobayashi (born 12 August 1993) is a Japanese judoka. Kobayashi is the silver medalist of the 2017 Judo Grand Slam Tokyo in the –90 kg category.