Kazushi Imafuku (born 21 May 2007) is a Japanese swimmer specializing in distance freestyle. At 17 years old, Imafuku…
Kazushi Imafuku (born 21 May 2007) is a Japanese swimmer specializing in distance freestyle. At 17 years old, Imafuku broke the Japanese national record in the 1500 metres freestyle with a time of 14:50.18. The next year, he broke the 800 metres freestyle record at Japan's high school nationals. Despite a stomach illness, he won three silver medals at the 2025 World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships. At the 2026 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, Imafuku won silver in the 1500 m freestyle, reclaiming the Japanese record which had been taken by Kaito Tabuchi, lowering it to 14:42.59.
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Miyu Ito (伊藤美優, Itō Miyū; born 15 May 2007), also spelled Miyuu, is a Japanese skateboarder. She is a World…
Miyu Ito (伊藤美優, Itō Miyū; born 15 May 2007), also spelled Miyuu, is a Japanese skateboarder. She is a World Skateboarding Championship and Asian Games bronze medalist.
Ririna Hiramoto (平本 梨々菜, Hiramoto Ririna; born 19 May 2006) is a Japanese badminton player who competes in doubles. A…
Ririna Hiramoto (平本 梨々菜, Hiramoto Ririna; born 19 May 2006) is a Japanese badminton player who competes in doubles. A gold medalist in girls' doubles at the 2024 World Junior Championships, she won her first BWF World Tour title at the 2025 Kaohsiung Masters Super 100. Hiramoto achieved a career-high women's doubles ranking of No. 23. She currently plays for the Gifu Bluvic badminton team.
Ryujin Nasukawa (born May 16, 2006) is a Japanese kickboxer. He is the reigning ISKA K-1 World Strawweight champion and…
Ryujin Nasukawa (born May 16, 2006) is a Japanese kickboxer. He is the reigning ISKA K-1 World Strawweight champion and RISE Super Flyweight World champion. As of October 2024, he was the #10 ranked -53 kg kickboxer in the world according to Beyond Kickboxing.
Tokito Oda (小田 凱人, Oda Tokito, born 8 May 2006) is a Japanese professional wheelchair tennis player.
Mana Okamura (Japanese: 岡村 真; born 28 May 2005) is a Japanese artistic gymnast. She is the 2022 Asian Games balance…
Mana Okamura (Japanese: 岡村 真; born 28 May 2005) is a Japanese artistic gymnast. She is the 2022 Asian Games balance beam champion and all-around and team silver medalist. She represented Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Yuta Sakai (坂井優太, Yuuta Sakai; born 27 May 2005) is a Japanese professional boxer. As an amateur, Sakai won a gold…
Yuta Sakai (坂井優太, Yuuta Sakai; born 27 May 2005) is a Japanese professional boxer. As an amateur, Sakai won a gold medal at the 2022 Youth World Championships.
Yuri Hosei (born 20 May 2005) is a Palauan swimmer. She represented Palau at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the women's 50…
Yuri Hosei (born 20 May 2005) is a Palauan swimmer. She represented Palau at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the women's 50 metre freestyle. She is the sister of Jion Hosei, who also competed in the 2024 Summer Olympics. Together they carried the flag of Palau at the closing ceremony. Hosei is a student at Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan, and is a member of the university's swim team. She found out about her and her brother qualifying for the 2024 Summer Olympics after their mother called her while she was studying at a restaurant. She and her brother trained in Geneva a few weeks before the Games. Yuri Hosei competed in her event on 3 August 2024 at 11:05 a.m., making her Olympic debut. She competed in the third of the heats and swam a personal best time of 30.52 seconds. She placed equal sixth out of the eight swimmers in her heat, finished with a time not enough to progress to later rounds, and placed 64th overall. The eventual winner of the event was Sarah Sjöström of Sweden with a time of 23.71 seconds. After she competed, she praised her mother for encouraging the siblings to train hard. She also stated that she felt encouraged to compete due to other Oceanian athletes competing at the Games and Sophia University's swim team.
Jessica Yuri Wulf (ウルフ ジェシカ 結吏, Wulf Jessica Yuri; born 20 May 2005) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Vancouver…
Jessica Yuri Wulf (ウルフ ジェシカ 結吏, Wulf Jessica Yuri; born 20 May 2005) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Vancouver Rise FC in the Northern Super League.
Fuka Suga (菅 楓華, Suga Fuka) (born 17 May 2005) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour…
Fuka Suga (菅 楓華, Suga Fuka) (born 17 May 2005) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour where she has one win.
Nelson Yuichiro Ishiwatari (石渡 ネルソン, Ishiwatari Neruson; born 10 May 2005) is a Japanese professional footballer who…
Nelson Yuichiro Ishiwatari (石渡 ネルソン, Ishiwatari Neruson; born 10 May 2005) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian Pro League club Sint-Truiden.
Hironobu Shimizu (清水 啓伸, Shimizu Hironobu; born 8 May 2005) is a Japanese racing driver.
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.
Aoi Itō (Japanese: 伊藤 あおい, Hepburn: Itō Aoi; born 21 May 2004) is a Japanese tennis player. She has been ranked by the…
Aoi Itō (Japanese: 伊藤 あおい, Hepburn: Itō Aoi; born 21 May 2004) is a Japanese tennis player. She has been ranked by the WTA as high as No. 82 in singles, achieved on 18 August 2025, and No. 180 in doubles, reached on 16 September 2024. Ito has won one WTA 125 singles title.
Satsuki Odo (大藤 沙月, Ōdō Satsuki; born 16 May 2004) is a Japanese table tennis player.
Maika Hamano (Japanese: 浜野 まいか, Hamano Maika, pronounced [ha̠ma̠no̞ ma̠i̥ka̠]; born 9 May 2004) is a Japanese…
Maika Hamano (Japanese: 浜野 まいか, Hamano Maika, pronounced [ha̠ma̠no̞ ma̠i̥ka̠]; born 9 May 2004) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Chelsea and the Japan national team.
Haruto Yamada (山田 陽翔, Yamada Haruto; born May 9, 2004) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Saitama…
Haruto Yamada (山田 陽翔, Yamada Haruto; born May 9, 2004) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Daiya Kira (吉良大弥, Kira Daiya; born 30 May 2003) is a Japanese professional boxer who has held the World Boxing…
Daiya Kira (吉良大弥, Kira Daiya; born 30 May 2003) is a Japanese professional boxer who has held the World Boxing Association (WBA) light flyweight title since September 2026.
Mao Arai (Japanese: 新井 万央, Hepburn: Arai Mao; born 23 May 2003) is a Japanese judoka. She won a gold medal in the mixed…
Mao Arai (Japanese: 新井 万央, Hepburn: Arai Mao; born 23 May 2003) is a Japanese judoka. She won a gold medal in the mixed team event at the 2024 World Judo Championships held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. She is also a gold and bronze medalist from the 2024 Asian Championships, her older sister, Chizuru is also a former judoka who won gold in the 70 kg division at Tokyo 2020 Olympiad.
Naoki Arizono (有薗 直輝, Arizono Naoki; born May 21, 2003) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Hokkaido…
Naoki Arizono (有薗 直輝, Arizono Naoki; born May 21, 2003) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in Nippon Professional Baseball.
Sasuke Haraguchi (Japanese: 原口沙輔, Hepburn: Haraguchi Sasuke; born May 21, 2003) is a Japanese music producer, composer…
Sasuke Haraguchi (Japanese: 原口沙輔, Hepburn: Haraguchi Sasuke; born May 21, 2003) is a Japanese music producer, composer and Vocaloid musician best known for his 2023 song "Hito Mania". He began producing music digitally from a young age, and was noticed by the internet at age fourteen when a recording of him playing the Akai MPC on the streets of Harajuku went viral online. In 2018, he signed a deal with Warner Music Japan and would release J-pop singles under the alias Sasuke until his departure from the label in 2021. In 2023, he rebranded to his full name, and began to produce electronic Vocaloid songs influenced by hyperpop, gaining popularity after submitting his work to the semi-annual event The Vocaloid Collection. Since then, he has produced music for several media properties and released three studio albums, "Acetone" (2023), "Screen II" (2023), and "Isan" (2026).
Keito Hariya (針谷 奎人, Hariya Keito; born 18 May 2003) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays primarily as a…
Keito Hariya (針谷 奎人, Hariya Keito; born 18 May 2003) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays primarily as a centre-back for Singapore Premier League club Geylang International. Primarily a centre-back, he is also capable of playing either as defensive-midfielder or central-midfielder.
Ukyō Maegawa (前川 右京, Maegawa Ukyō; born May 18, 2003) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is an outfielder…
Ukyō Maegawa (前川 右京, Maegawa Ukyō; born May 18, 2003) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is an outfielder for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Yuki Hirashita (Japanese: 平下 結貴, born 14 May 2003) is a Japanese 3x3 basketball and basketball player who plays as a…
Yuki Hirashita (Japanese: 平下 結貴, born 14 May 2003) is a Japanese 3x3 basketball and basketball player who plays as a point guard. She plays for the Toyota Boshoku Sunshine Rabbits in the WJBL and represents Japan in international 3x3 basketball competitions. Hirashita won the gold medal with Japan in the women's 3x3 basketball tournament at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. She scored nine points in Japan's 21–11 victory over the Philippines in the final, including the decisive two-point basket that secured the gold medal.
Yuma Kagiyama (鍵山 優真, Kagiyama Yūma; born May 5, 2003) is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2022 and 2026 Olympic…
Yuma Kagiyama (鍵山 優真, Kagiyama Yūma; born May 5, 2003) is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2022 and 2026 Olympic silver medalist, a four-time World silver medalist (2021, 2022, 2024, 2026), the 2024 Four Continents Champion, a two-time Olympic silver medalist in the team event (2022, 2026), a three-time Grand Prix Final medalist, a nine-time Grand Prix medalist (eight gold, one bronze), a three-time ISU Challenger Series medalist (two gold, one silver) and a two-time Japanese national champion (2024–25, 2025–26). At the junior level, Kagiyama is the 2020 Youth Olympic champion, the 2020 World Junior silver medalist, and the 2019–20 Japan Junior national champion. Kagiyama is the former world junior record holder for the free skate and combined total score under the ISU Judging System. He is known for his speed, skating skills, and consistency.
Hirotoshi Ueno (上野 裕寿, Ueno Hirotoshi; May 5, 2003) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 6-dan.
Miyu Namba (難波 実夢, Nanba Miyu; born 31 May 2002) is a Japanese swimmer. At the Tokyo event of the 2018 FINA Swimming…
Miyu Namba (難波 実夢, Nanba Miyu; born 31 May 2002) is a Japanese swimmer. At the Tokyo event of the 2018 FINA Swimming World Cup, Namba won a silver medal in the Women's 400m freestyle, and a bronze medal in the 800m freestyle. In the 2019 World Cup, she took bronze in the 400m freestyle. She placed second in the 800m freestyle at the 2019 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships. In April 2021, Namba qualified to represent Japan at the 400m freestyle and 800m freestyle at the 2020 Summer Olympics. In the 400m freestyle qualifying competition, Namba was ahead of the field for most of the race, but lost to Waka Kobori with a time of 4:06.36 against Kobori's 4:06.34. Namba won the 800m freestyle qualifying final in 8:26.61, with Kobori second with 8:26.67. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Namba finished 20th in the 400m freestyle with a time of 4:13.49, and 17th in the 800m freestyle at 8:32.04, and did not qualify for either final.
Issei Mamehara (豆原 一成, Mamehara Issei; born May 30, 2002), is a Japanese singer and actor. He debuted as a member of…
Issei Mamehara (豆原 一成, Mamehara Issei; born May 30, 2002), is a Japanese singer and actor. He debuted as a member of the Japanese boy band JO1 in 2020, after placing first in the first season of Produce 101 Japan. He made his debut as an actor in 2021 and played Kamen Rider Chimera in the Kamen Rider Revice films.
Asahi Yokokawa (横川 旦陽, Yokokawa Asahi; born 26 May 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who last played either…
Asahi Yokokawa (横川 旦陽, Yokokawa Asahi; born 26 May 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who last played either as a central midfielder or right back for National Premier Leagues Victoria club Heidelberg United.
Seiya Yoshida (吉田 聖弥, Yoshida Seiya; born May 23, 2002 in Karatsu, Saga, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball…
Seiya Yoshida (吉田 聖弥, Yoshida Seiya; born May 23, 2002 in Karatsu, Saga, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He pitches for the Chunichi Dragons.
Shoki Nagano (長野 星輝, Nagano Shoki; born 22 May 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking…
Shoki Nagano (長野 星輝, Nagano Shoki; born 22 May 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for J3 League club FC Osaka.
Jumpei Kawarada (川原田 純平, Kawarada Jumpei; born May 21, 2002) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the…
Jumpei Kawarada (川原田 純平, Kawarada Jumpei; born May 21, 2002) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball(NPB).
Jo Shimoda (下田丈, Shimoda Jō; born 16 May 2002) is a Japanese professional motocross rider who currently competes in the…
Jo Shimoda (下田丈, Shimoda Jō; born 16 May 2002) is a Japanese professional motocross rider who currently competes in the AMA Supercross and Motocross championships for HRC Honda. He is the 2025 SMX 250cc Champion.
Kenneth Otabor (born 13 May 2002) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tochigi SC.
Masaki Yumiba (弓場 将輝, Yumiba Masaki; born 13 May 2002) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Shimizu…
Masaki Yumiba (弓場 将輝, Yumiba Masaki; born 13 May 2002) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Shimizu S-Pulse.
Katsuya Hashimoto (橋本 勝也, Hashimoto Katsuya; born May 9, 2002 in Miharu, Fukushima, Japan) is a Japanese wheelchair…
Katsuya Hashimoto (橋本 勝也, Hashimoto Katsuya; born May 9, 2002 in Miharu, Fukushima, Japan) is a Japanese wheelchair rugby player who currently plays for the Tohoku Stormers and the Japanese national team.
Takuto Minami (南 拓都, Minami Takuto; born 9 May 2002) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a winger or a right…
Takuto Minami (南 拓都, Minami Takuto; born 9 May 2002) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a winger or a right back for Reilac Shiga FC.
Mei Shimada (島田 芽依, Shimida Mei; born 8 May 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for the…
Mei Shimada (島田 芽依, Shimida Mei; born 8 May 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Frauen-Bundesliga club Werder Bremen and the Japan national team. She is a gold medal winner for the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou.
Kentarō Shinogi (篠木 健太郎, Shinogi Kentarõ; born May 7, 2002 in Meiwa, Gunma, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball…
Kentarō Shinogi (篠木 健太郎, Shinogi Kentarõ; born May 7, 2002 in Meiwa, Gunma, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He pitches for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars. Shinogi was selected in the 2nd round of the 2024 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.
Hayato Inamura (稲村 隼翔, Inamura Hayato; born 6 May 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as left-back or…
Hayato Inamura (稲村 隼翔, Inamura Hayato; born 6 May 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as left-back or centre-back for J1 League club FC Tokyo.
Shuto Tanabe (田邉 秀斗, Tanabe Shuto; born 5 May 2002) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a right-back for J1 League…
Shuto Tanabe (田邉 秀斗, Tanabe Shuto; born 5 May 2002) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a right-back for J1 League club Tokyo Verdy.
Taku Inafuku (稲福 卓, Inafuku Taku; born 2 May 2002) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for…
Taku Inafuku (稲福 卓, Inafuku Taku; born 2 May 2002) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Matsumoto Yamaga.
Masato Sasaki (佐々木 雅士, Sasaki Masato; born 1 May 2002) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Iwaki FC…
Masato Sasaki (佐々木 雅士, Sasaki Masato; born 1 May 2002) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Iwaki FC, on loan from Kashiwa Reysol.
Shū Yamagata (山縣 秀, Yamagata Shū; born May 1, 2002) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Hokkaido…
Shū Yamagata (山縣 秀, Yamagata Shū; born May 1, 2002) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in Nippon Professional Baseball.
Mana Nishizaki (西崎 愛菜, Nishizaki Mana; born 1 May 2002) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in the…
Mana Nishizaki (西崎 愛菜, Nishizaki Mana; born 1 May 2002) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in the SV.League for Osaka Marvelous.
Manato Yamada (山田 真夏斗, Yamada Manato; born 31 May 2001) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for…
Manato Yamada (山田 真夏斗, Yamada Manato; born 31 May 2001) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Matsumoto Yamaga.
Aoto Suzuki (鈴木 碧斗, born 30 May 2001) is a Japanese athlete. He competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the…
Aoto Suzuki (鈴木 碧斗, born 30 May 2001) is a Japanese athlete. He competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Ryusei Takeoka (武岡 龍世, Takeoka Ryusei; born May 28, 2001 in Yoshinogawa, Tokushima, Japan) is a professional Japanese…
Ryusei Takeoka (武岡 龍世, Takeoka Ryusei; born May 28, 2001 in Yoshinogawa, Tokushima, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Naoya Takahashi (髙橋 直也, Takahashi Naoya; born 28 May 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…
Naoya Takahashi (髙橋 直也, Takahashi Naoya; born 28 May 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Shonan Bellmare.
Angerme (アンジュルム, Anjurumu), formerly Smileage (スマイレージ, Sumairēji; stylized as S/mileage, from 2009–2015), is a Japanese…
Angerme (アンジュルム, Anjurumu), formerly Smileage (スマイレージ, Sumairēji; stylized as S/mileage, from 2009–2015), is a Japanese idol girl group from the musical collective Hello! Project. Since the group's formation in 2009, the group has seen changes in membership. The current members consist of Layla Ise, Rin Hashisako, Rin Kawana, Shion Tamenaga, Wakana Matsumoto, Yuki Hirayama, Yukiho Shimoitani, Hana Goto, and Momoha Nagano. The group was formed in 2009 under the name Smileage, consisting of four members of Hello! Project's trainee group, Hello Pro Egg. They released their debut single, "Suki-chan", under an indie label in the same year. The group made their major label debut in 2010 with the single "Yume Miru 15", in which they won the Japan Record Award for Best New Artist the same year. In 2015, the group changed their name to Angerme.