Liz Akama (赤間 凛音, Akama Rizu; born 8 January 2009) is a Japanese skateboarder who won a silver medal in women's street…Liz Akama (赤間 凛音, Akama Rizu; born 8 January 2009) is a Japanese skateboarder who won a silver medal in women's street skateboarding at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Mone Chiba (千葉 百音, Chiba Mone; born May 1, 2005) is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2025 World bronze medalist…Mone Chiba (千葉 百音, Chiba Mone; born May 1, 2005) is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2025 World bronze medalist, the 2026 World silver medalist, the 2024 Four Continents champion, the 2023 and 2026 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2024–25 Grand Prix Final silver medalist, a four-time Grand Prix medalist, a two-time Challenger Series medalist, the 2025 World University Games silver medalist, and the 2023 Japanese national silver medalist. She represented Japan at the 2026 Winter Olympics, placing fourth. Competing at the junior level, she is the 2022 JGP Poland I silver medalist, a two-time Japanese Junior medalist, and a two-time Challenge Cup junior champion.
Shun Sato (佐藤 駿, Satō Shun; born February 6, 2004) is a Japanese figure skater. He is a 2026 Olympic Games team event…Shun Sato (佐藤 駿, Satō Shun; born February 6, 2004) is a Japanese figure skater. He is a 2026 Olympic Games team event silver medalist, 2026 Olympic bronze medalist in the individual event, 2026 World bronze medalist, two-time Four Continents medalist (silver in 2024, bronze in 2023), a two-time Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, a nine-time Grand Prix medalist, a two-time ISU Challenger Series silver medalist, and the 2025–26 Japanese national silver medalist. At the junior level, Sato is the 2019–20 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and a two-time Japan Junior national silver medalist. He is also the former junior world record holder for the men's free skating and combined total score and is known for his jumping prowess.
Tomokazu Harimoto (張本 智和, Harimoto Tomokazu; born 27 June 2003) is a Japanese professional table tennis player. Born to…Tomokazu Harimoto (張本 智和, Harimoto Tomokazu; born 27 June 2003) is a Japanese professional table tennis player. Born to Chinese parents, he became a naturalized Japanese citizen in 2014. He won the world junior singles and team title at the 2016 World Junior Table Tennis Championships for Japan. In August 2017, he became the youngest ever winner of an ITTF World Tour men's singles title, winning the Czech Open title at the age of 14 years and 61 days. In December 2018, he became the youngest player to win the ITTF World Tour Grand Finals at the age of 15 years and 172 days.
Yuria Katō (加藤 結李愛, Katō Yuria; born February 15, 2003 in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture) is a Japanese women's professional…Yuria Katō (加藤 結李愛, Katō Yuria; born February 15, 2003 in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 2-dan.
Hidetoshi Takeda (武田 英寿, Takeda Hidetoshi; born 15 September 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Hidetoshi Takeda (武田 英寿, Takeda Hidetoshi; born 15 September 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Vegalta Sendai.
Misaki Haruyama (晴山 岬, Haruyama Misaki; born 30 June 2001) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for…Misaki Haruyama (晴山 岬, Haruyama Misaki; born 30 June 2001) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for FC Eddersheim.
Shunichiro Sato (佐藤 駿一郎) is a Japanese male volleyball player. He currently plays in Tokai University and a member of…Shunichiro Sato (佐藤 駿一郎) is a Japanese male volleyball player. He currently plays in Tokai University and a member of Japan men's national volleyball team. He used to be part of Japan U21 & U19 national team.
Norika Konno (今野 紀花, Konno Norika; born May 1, 2000) is a Japanese professional basketball player for the Eneos…Norika Konno (今野 紀花, Konno Norika; born May 1, 2000) is a Japanese professional basketball player for the Eneos Sunflowers of the Women's Japan Basketball League (WJBL).
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.
Orangestar is a Japanese Vocaloid music producer and composer. He began uploading songs to Niconico in 2013. In 2015…Orangestar is a Japanese Vocaloid music producer and composer. He began uploading songs to Niconico in 2013. In 2015, he released his first album Unfinished Eight Beats at the age of 17, which topped at rank 45 in Japan according to Oricon's weekly charts. Orangestar stopped his musical activities for about two years starting from 2017 due to his missionary responsibilities as a Mormon and became active again in 2020. Later that year, he married illustrator Kase (ja:夏背).
Ryo Ichiriki (一力 遼, Ichiriki Ryō; born 10 June 1997) is a Japanese professional 9-dan Go player. As Go player, he was a…Ryo Ichiriki (一力 遼, Ichiriki Ryō; born 10 June 1997) is a Japanese professional 9-dan Go player. As Go player, he was a pupil of So Kofuku. Since 2020 he has also worked as a journalist for Kahoku Shimpo.
Ayumi Ishida (石田亜佑美, Ishida Ayumi) (born 7 January 1997) is a Japanese singer. She is a former tenth-generation member…Ayumi Ishida (石田亜佑美, Ishida Ayumi) (born 7 January 1997) is a Japanese singer. She is a former tenth-generation member and sub-leader of the pop group Morning Musume.
Rika Hongo (Japanese: 本郷理華; born September 6, 1996) is a Japanese retired competitive figure skater who is a two-time…Rika Hongo (Japanese: 本郷理華; born September 6, 1996) is a Japanese retired competitive figure skater who is a two-time (2015–16) Four Continents bronze medalist, 2014 Rostelecom Cup champion, 2015 Finlandia Trophy champion and 2014–15 Japanese national silver medalist.
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).
Miwa Sasaki (born 20 May 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for WE League club MyNavi…Miwa Sasaki (born 20 May 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for WE League club MyNavi Sendai Ladies.
Kouji Miura (三浦 糀, Miura Kōji; born 28 March 1995) is a Japanese manga artist best known as the creator of the Blue Box…Kouji Miura (三浦 糀, Miura Kōji; born 28 March 1995) is a Japanese manga artist best known as the creator of the Blue Box and I Love You, My Teacher manga series. She won a special honorable mention for new artists at the 90th Weekly Shōnen Magazine Awards in 2013, and a second honorable mention at the 91st Weekly Shōnen Magazine Awards that same year. In 2017, her one-shot of I Love You, My Teacher won the Magazine Pocket One-Shot Award. Her one-shot Parasol Alliance won the Garyokin Pro Drawing King Award in 2019, and Blue Box won the Global Prize at the 2021 Next Manga Awards. She has used Satoshi Yūki and Amami as pseudonyms during her manga career.
Yuzuru Hanyu (羽生 結弦, Ha'nyū Yuzuru; Hiragana: はにゅう ゆづる; born December 7, 1994) is a Japanese figure skater and ice show…Yuzuru Hanyu (羽生 結弦, Ha'nyū Yuzuru; Hiragana: はにゅう ゆづる; born December 7, 1994) is a Japanese figure skater and ice show producer. Widely recognized as one of the greatest figure skaters in history for his well-rounded skills, achievements, innovations, longevity, popularity, and impact on the sport, he started skating at four years old and competed in the men's singles discipline from 2004 to 2022. Hanyu is the first men's singles skater in 66 years since Dick Button to win back-to-back Olympic titles (2014, 2018), and the first Asian Olympic champion in that discipline. He is a two-time World champion (2014, 2017), six-time Japanese national champion (2012–2015, 2020–2021), and the first singles skater to win four consecutive Grand Prix Finals (2013–2016). With his win at the 2020 Four Continents Championships, he became the first skater in men's singles to complete the Super Slam, having won all major international junior and senior titles in the course of his career. He is also the only singles skater to be ranked first in the ISU World Standings for five consecutive seasons (2014–2018). Hanyu broke world records 19 times, the most in singles since the introduction of the ISU Judging System in 2003, and was the first skater to land a quadruple loop jump in international competition among other achievements. He is also the only male single skater besides German Jan Hoffmann to win seven world championship medals in the post-war era since 1946. According to Nikkei Asia, Hanyu's move to professional level in 2022 marked the "end of an era" in competitive figure skating. His first major work as a professional is the ongoing Yuzuru Hanyu Ice Story series, with its prelude event Prologue (2022) being the first solo ice show and the Repray Tour (2023–24) the first solo tour production in figure skating. His second solo show Gift (2023) was the first ice skating event to be held at Tokyo Dome, breaking the record for the largest ice show audience with 35,000 people. Hanyu's Ice Story series, which has attracted more than 200,000 spectators in total by April 2026, opened a new genre of performing art and entertainment, weaving live skating performances into comprehensive, philosophical stories with elaborate on-screen narration. At 16 years old, Hanyu experienced the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in his hometown of Sendai, which fundamentally shaped his life and career, having participated in different charity events and dedicated various performances to the victims of the disaster. He is also the chairperson of Nippon TV's annual 3.11 commemoration ice show Yuzuru Hanyu Notte Stellata, inaugurated in 2023. Since the earthquake, Hanyu has donated a cumulative total of more than $3 million USD for reconstruction, disaster prevention, and other humanitarian efforts. The donations include the full prize money of his Olympic wins and all royalties from his best-selling autobiography series Blue Flames I–IV. In recognition of his achievements, Hanyu became the youngest recipient of the People's Honor Award (2018), bestowed by the Prime Minister of Japan, received Japan's Medal of Honor with purple ribbon twice (2014, 2018) and was awarded the Kikuchi Kan Prize (2022). He is the first figure skater to be nominated for the Laureus World Sports Award (2019) and was named the Most Valuable Skater at the inaugural ISU Skating Awards (2020). He was also featured in prestigious lists, such as Forbes' 30 Under 30 Asia (2018), ESPN's top 25 of greatest Olympians of the 21st century (#10), and the International Sports Press Association's list of most impactful male athletes of the last 100 years (#6) (both 2024). In 2022, he was ranked sixth in the list of most-searched athletes on Google Search worldwide.
Kyohei Yoshino (吉野 恭平, Yoshino Kyohei; born 8 November 1994 in Miyagi) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a centre…Kyohei Yoshino (吉野 恭平, Yoshino Kyohei; born 8 November 1994 in Miyagi) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a centre back or midfielder for Super League club Persija Jakarta.
Manami Kojima (小島 満菜美, Kojima Manami; born 7 November 1994) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in…Manami Kojima (小島 満菜美, Kojima Manami; born 7 November 1994) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in the League One Volleyball for LOVB Salt Lake.
Kaito Chida (千田 海人, Chida Kaito; born October 17, 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre…Kaito Chida (千田 海人, Chida Kaito; born October 17, 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre back for J1 League club Kashima Antlers.
Ryohei Michibuchi (Japanese: 道渕 諒平, romanized: Michibuchi Ryohei; born 16 June 1994) is a Japanese professional…Ryohei Michibuchi (Japanese: 道渕 諒平, romanized: Michibuchi Ryohei; born 16 June 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger.
Ryuga Suzuki (鈴木 隆雅, Suzuki Ryūga; born 28 February 1994) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Tochigi City FC as a…Ryuga Suzuki (鈴木 隆雅, Suzuki Ryūga; born 28 February 1994) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Tochigi City FC as a left back.
Mario Kuroba (黒羽 麻璃央, Kuroba Mario; born July 6, 1993) is a Japanese model and actor who is affiliated with Vithmic…Mario Kuroba (黒羽 麻璃央, Kuroba Mario; born July 6, 1993) is a Japanese model and actor who is affiliated with Vithmic Co., Ltd.
Airi Eino (永野 愛理, Eino Airi; born 19 January 1993) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Sendai, affiliated with…Airi Eino (永野 愛理, Eino Airi; born 19 January 1993) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Sendai, affiliated with 81 Produce. She is known for portraying Airi Hayashida in Wake Up, Girls!, Misanaria Bolenan in Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody, and Risa Fujiwara in Tamayomi.
Taiko Katono (上遠野 太洸, Katōno Taikō; born October 27, 1992) is a Japanese actor and model who was affiliated with…Taiko Katono (上遠野 太洸, Katōno Taikō; born October 27, 1992) is a Japanese actor and model who was affiliated with Evergreen Entertainment. He left the agency in March 2019 after 8 years and is now a freelancer. He is best known for his role as the character, Chase/Mashin Chaser/Kamen Rider Chaser from the Kamen Rider series Kamen Rider Drive.
Hikaru Minegishi (Japanese: 嶺岸 光, Minegishi Hikaru), also known by his nickname Pika, is a professional footballer who…Hikaru Minegishi (Japanese: 嶺岸 光, Minegishi Hikaru), also known by his nickname Pika, is a professional footballer who played as a winger for the Philippines national team.
Kanata Hongō (本郷 奏多, Hongō Kanata; born November 15, 1990) is a Japanese actor. He is part of Stardust Promotion and…Kanata Hongō (本郷 奏多, Hongō Kanata; born November 15, 1990) is a Japanese actor. He is part of Stardust Promotion and has appeared several times in music videos, movies, TV series, and magazines. His major breakthrough role was as Ryoma Echizen in the live-action film adaptation of The Prince of Tennis and became even more widely known when he was cast as Shin in Nana 2. In television, his most notable role was as Hinata in Himitsu no Hanazono and he starred in Seigi no Mikata. For the live-action feature film adaptation of Attack on Titan, he portrayed Armin Arlert. He has also been involved in anime voice acting as the lead character Ryōta Sakamoto in Btooom!. He is occasionally incorrectly credited as Sōta Hongō.
Takashi Ito (born February 14, 1990) is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for the Toyama Grouses of…Takashi Ito (born February 14, 1990) is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for the Toyama Grouses of the B.League in Japan. He played college basketball for Aoyama Gakuin University.
Yoshinori Sato (佐藤 由規, Satō Yoshinori; born 5 December 1989) also known as Yoshinori (由規) is a Japanese former…Yoshinori Sato (佐藤 由規, Satō Yoshinori; born 5 December 1989) also known as Yoshinori (由規) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows and Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Rakuten Monkeys.
Suguru Awaji (淡路 卓, Awaji Suguru; born 26 July 1989) is a Japanese fencer. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he won a silver…Suguru Awaji (淡路 卓, Awaji Suguru; born 26 July 1989) is a Japanese fencer. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he won a silver medal in the team foil event. In 2008, he was the Junior Men's Foil World Champion.
Toshihito Abe (阿部 俊人, Abe Toshihito; born December 23, 1988 in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture) is a Japanese professional…Toshihito Abe (阿部 俊人, Abe Toshihito; born December 23, 1988 in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Minori Chiba (千葉 美乃梨, Chiba Minori; born December 1, 1988) is a Japanese female announcer for NHK. She was born in…Minori Chiba (千葉 美乃梨, Chiba Minori; born December 1, 1988) is a Japanese female announcer for NHK. She was born in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.
Yūichi Sugita (杉田 祐一, Sugita Yūichi; born 18 September 1988) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. He has…Yūichi Sugita (杉田 祐一, Sugita Yūichi; born 18 September 1988) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. He has won one ATP singles title, and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 36 on 9 October 2017.
Chisako Jumonji (十文字 知佐子, Jūmonji Chisako; born August 24, 1988), better known by her ring name Dash Chisako (DASH・チサコ…Chisako Jumonji (十文字 知佐子, Jūmonji Chisako; born August 24, 1988), better known by her ring name Dash Chisako (DASH・チサコ, DASH Chisako), is a Japanese professional wrestler. She was trained by Meiko Satomura and has worked for her Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling promotion since her debut in July 2006. She is currently inactive due to pregnancy. For the first ten years of her career, Chisako was part of a tag team with her younger sister Sachiko, who worked under the ring name Sendai Sachiko, with the two winning the Sendai Girls World Tag Team Championship, Ice Ribbon's International Ribbon Tag Team Championship, JWP Joshi Puroresu's JWP and Daily Sports Women's Tag Team Championships and World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana's WWWD World Tag Team Championship as well as JWP's 2013 Tag League the Best tournament. Sachiko retired from professional wrestling in January 2016, forcing Chisako to start a singles career. In December 2017, Chisako won her first singles championship, the Pure-J Openweight Championship. Chisako has also wrestled in the United States for the Chikara promotion, where she won the 2016 King of Trios tournament as part of Team Sendai Girls.
Ayako Hara (原綾子, Hara Ayako) is a Japanese model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe Japan 2012. she…Ayako Hara (原綾子, Hara Ayako) is a Japanese model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe Japan 2012. she represented Japan at Miss Universe 2012 in Las Vegas.
Hiroshi Azuma (東 浩史, Azuma Hiroshi; born May 15, 1987) is a Japanese football player who plays for AC Nagano Parceiro…Hiroshi Azuma (東 浩史, Azuma Hiroshi; born May 15, 1987) is a Japanese football player who plays for AC Nagano Parceiro in J3 League.
Masayoshi Kato (加藤 政義, Katō Masayoshi) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder. He was born on April 28, 1987, in…Masayoshi Kato (加藤 政義, Katō Masayoshi) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder. He was born on April 28, 1987, in Sendai. Miyagi. He is currently playing for Yokohama DeNA BayStars of the NPB.
Shinya Makabe (真壁 伸弥, Makabe Shin'ya; born 26 March 1987) is a Japanese rugby union player. He was named in Japan's…Shinya Makabe (真壁 伸弥, Makabe Shin'ya; born 26 March 1987) is a Japanese rugby union player. He was named in Japan's squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Kenta Tanno (丹野 研太, Tanno Kenta; born August 30, 1986 in Miyagi) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Kenta Tanno (丹野 研太, Tanno Kenta; born August 30, 1986 in Miyagi) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Japan Football League club Tochigi SC.
Shugo Hayasaka (早坂 秀悟, Hayasaka Shūgo; born 22 January 1986) is a Japanese male track cyclist and professional keirin…Shugo Hayasaka (早坂 秀悟, Hayasaka Shūgo; born 22 January 1986) is a Japanese male track cyclist and professional keirin cyclist. He won the silver medal in the 1 km time trial at the 2016 Asian Cycling Championships.
Takayuki Kishi (Japanese: 岸 孝之, born December 4, 1984, in Taihaku-ku, Sendai) is a Japanese professional baseball…Takayuki Kishi (Japanese: 岸 孝之, born December 4, 1984, in Taihaku-ku, Sendai) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Saitama Seibu Lions. He was the 2008 Japan Series MVP.
Midori Kuzuoka (葛岡 碧, Kuzuoka Midori; born January 30, 1984, in Natori, Miyagi, Japan) is a Japanese model who is…Midori Kuzuoka (葛岡 碧, Kuzuoka Midori; born January 30, 1984, in Natori, Miyagi, Japan) is a Japanese model who is represented by the talent agency, Illume.
Nariyuki Masuda (増田 成幸, Nariyuki Masuda; born 23 October 1983) is a Japanese professional racing cyclist, who rides for…Nariyuki Masuda (増田 成幸, Nariyuki Masuda; born 23 October 1983) is a Japanese professional racing cyclist, who rides for UCI Continental team Astemo Utsunomiya Blitzen.
Yasuyuki Konno (今野 泰幸, Konno Yasuyuki; born 25 January 1983) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Yasuyuki Konno (今野 泰幸, Konno Yasuyuki; born 25 January 1983) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or defender and currently play for Nankatsu SC. He played for Japan national team. He regular plays as either a defensive midfielder or a centre back. He has previously played for Consadole Sapporo, FC Tokyo and Gamba Osaka.
