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.
Asuka Antonio "Aska" Cambridge (ケンブリッジ 飛鳥, Kenburijji Asuka; born 31 May 1993) is a Jamaican-born Japanese track and…Asuka Antonio "Aska" Cambridge (ケンブリッジ 飛鳥, Kenburijji Asuka; born 31 May 1993) is a Jamaican-born Japanese track and field sprinter who competes in the 100 metres and 200 metres. His personal best of 10.03 in the 100m gives him Japan's 6th fastest time. He is a two-time East Asian Games gold medallist and a relay bronze medallist at the World Junior Championships in Athletics. His mother is Japanese and his father is Jamaican. In the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Cambridge was part of the 4 × 100 m relay for Japan, which took the silver medal in the final.
Naohisa Takato (髙藤直寿, Takatō Naohisa; born 30 May 1993) is a Japanese retired judoka. Takato was the top ranked judoka…Naohisa Takato (髙藤直寿, Takatō Naohisa; born 30 May 1993) is a Japanese retired judoka. Takato was the top ranked judoka in the world in the extra-lightweight division. He became one of judo's most prominent fighters by winning the 2013 World Championships. In the same year, he also won the World Masters in Tyumen, and the prestigious Grand Slams in Paris, Tokyo and a year earlier in Moscow 2012. With these successes, Takato was ranked No. 1 in the world in 2013 and 2014. He had an all-win record in 2013. Specializing in drop kata guruma, his physical and technical fighting style has become iconic in judo. Takato was one of the most searched judokas in 2015. He once was the most decorated judoka on the IJF World Tour, having notably won eleven gold medals in Grand Slam competitions. Takato won a bronze medal as Japan's extra-lightweight representative at the 2016 Olympics and won the gold medal in the same event at the 2020 Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.
Asagyokusei Taiko (Japanese 朝玉勢 大幸, born May 29, 1993, as Kazuma Tamaki) is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from…Asagyokusei Taiko (Japanese 朝玉勢 大幸, born May 29, 1993, as Kazuma Tamaki) is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Mie Prefecture. He debuted in January 2016 and he reached his highest rank of jūryō 12 in January 2020. He wrestles for Takasago stable.
Masashi Kamekawa (亀川 諒史, Kamekawa Masashi; born 28 May 1993) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J3…Masashi Kamekawa (亀川 諒史, Kamekawa Masashi; born 28 May 1993) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J3 League club Renofa Yamaguchi.
Toshitake Yokoo (横尾 俊建, Yokoo Toshitake; born May 27, 1993 in Tama, Tokyo) is a Japanese retired professional baseball…Toshitake Yokoo (横尾 俊建, Yokoo Toshitake; born May 27, 1993 in Tama, Tokyo) is a Japanese retired professional baseball infielder.
Rei Tachibana (born 25 May 1993) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League club…Rei Tachibana (born 25 May 1993) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League club Chifure AS Elfen Saitama.
Genta Masuno (Japanese: 増野 元太; born 24 May 1993 in Hakodate) is a Japanese athlete specialising in the 110 metres…Genta Masuno (Japanese: 増野 元太; born 24 May 1993 in Hakodate) is a Japanese athlete specialising in the 110 metres hurdles. He won the bronze medal at the 2015 Summer Universiade. In addition, he finished fourth at the 2014 Asian Games. His personal best in the event is 13.58 seconds (+0.4 m/s) set in Fukushima in 2014.
Hidetoshi Miyuki (三幸 秀稔, Miyuki Hidetoshi; born May 23, 1993) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Hidetoshi Miyuki (三幸 秀稔, Miyuki Hidetoshi; born May 23, 1993) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for K League 2 club Chungbuk Cheongju.
Takuya Miyamoto (宮本 拓弥, Miyamoto Takuya; born May 21, 1993) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for…Takuya Miyamoto (宮本 拓弥, Miyamoto Takuya; born May 21, 1993) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Vanraure Hachinohe.
Hikari Takagi (高木 ひかり, Takagi Hikari; born May 21, 1993) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender. She plays…Hikari Takagi (高木 ひかり, Takagi Hikari; born May 21, 1993) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender. She plays for Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara and the Japan national team.
Hiroki Matsueda (松枝博輝, born 20 May 1993) is a Japanese long-distance runner. He is expected to compete in the 5000…Hiroki Matsueda (松枝博輝, born 20 May 1993) is a Japanese long-distance runner. He is expected to compete in the 5000 metres at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He also won the 5000 m at the 2017 and 2019 Japanese Championships and won the bronze medal in the same event at the 2019 Asian Athletics Championships. As of 2022, he is part of the Fujitsu athletics team.
Shuya Akamatsu (赤松 秀哉, Akamatsu Shuya; born 19 May 1993) is a Japanese footballer playing as a centre-back. He…Shuya Akamatsu (赤松 秀哉, Akamatsu Shuya; born 19 May 1993) is a Japanese footballer playing as a centre-back. He currently play for Briobecca Urayasu.
Kohei Uchida (内田 航平, Uchida Kōhei; born 19 May 1993) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder…Kohei Uchida (内田 航平, Uchida Kōhei; born 19 May 1993) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tochigi SC.
Ryunosuke Kamiki (神木 隆之介, Kamiki Ryūnosuke; born 19 May 1993) is a Japanese actor. Starting his career as a child…Ryunosuke Kamiki (神木 隆之介, Kamiki Ryūnosuke; born 19 May 1993) is a Japanese actor. Starting his career as a child prodigy, he has garnered critical acclaim and numerous awards for his performances across 25 years in the industry. Kamiki debuted in a 1995 commercial. Four years later, he had a leading role in the television drama Good News (1999). His early film roles include Spirited Away (2001), Bayside Shakedown 2 (2003), Howl's Moving Castle (2004), Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur 2006 (2006) and Big Man Japan (2007). He had his first leading roles in Takashi Miike's The Great Yokai War (2005) and Daihachi Yoshida's The Kirishima Thing (2012) and played supporting characters in Keishi Ōtomo's jidaigeki actioners Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno and Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends as well as Miike's horror film As the Gods Will (all 2014). In 2016, Kamiki voiced the lead in Makoto Shinkai's anime film Your Name, for which he won the Best Actor Award at the 11th Seiyu Awards. After this, he collaborated with Shinkai again on Weathering with You (2019) and Suzume (2022) as supporting characters. Kamiki later co-starred with Minami Hamabe in two productions released in 2023: the TV drama series Ranman and Takashi Yamazaki's Godzilla Minus One. His performance in the latter earned him global critical acclaim and the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actor.
Jingi Irie (入江 甚儀, Irie Jingi; born 18 May 1993, in Tokyo) is a Japanese actor. He is represented with Ken-On. He…Jingi Irie (入江 甚儀, Irie Jingi; born 18 May 1993, in Tokyo) is a Japanese actor. He is represented with Ken-On. He graduated from Horikoshi High School. He is a member of Men On Style.
Ryōhei Shirasaki (白崎 凌兵, Shirasaki Ryōhei; born 18 May 1993) is a Japanese football player for FC Machida Zelvia.…Ryōhei Shirasaki (白崎 凌兵, Shirasaki Ryōhei; born 18 May 1993) is a Japanese football player for FC Machida Zelvia. Shirasaki has made over 300 league appearances, with more than 180 of them in the J1 League. Described in the 2017 season as a "key player" for Shimizu S-Pulse, he has spent most of his career with the club.
Shota Kikuchi (菊池 将太, Kikuchi Shota; born 14 May 1993) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for…Shota Kikuchi (菊池 将太, Kikuchi Shota; born 14 May 1993) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for Tokyo United.
Kouki Arai (新井康植, Arai Kōki; born 14 May 1993) is a Japanese rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half. He currently…Kouki Arai (新井康植, Arai Kōki; born 14 May 1993) is a Japanese rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half. He currently plays for the Canon Eagles in Japan's domestic Top League.
Tomoya Inukai (犬飼 智也, Inukai Tomoya; born May 12, 1993) is a Japanese footballer who plays for J1 League club Kashiwa…Tomoya Inukai (犬飼 智也, Inukai Tomoya; born May 12, 1993) is a Japanese footballer who plays for J1 League club Kashiwa Reysol. After starting his career with Shimizu S-Pulse, Inukai has spent most of his career in the J1 League, making over 180 appearances in the league.
Masaaki Noiri (野杁 正明, Noiri Masaaki; born May 11, 1993) is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the…Masaaki Noiri (野杁 正明, Noiri Masaaki; born May 11, 1993) is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the Featherweight Division of ONE Championship, where he is a former interim Featherweight Kickboxing World Champion. He is a two-weight K-1 champion, having held the K-1 World GP Super Lightweight Championship between 2017 and 2018 and the K-1 World GP Welterweight Championship between 2021 and 2024, as well as a one-time Grand Prix winner, having won the 2021 K-1 World Welterweight Grand Prix. He began practicing karate as a teenager and had great success in both full contact karate and amateur kickboxing in his early teens, which included winning the K-1 Koshien 62 kg (136 lb) schoolboys tournament in 2009, two JKJO titles and a Shin Karate title. After turning professional in 2010, he became a mainstay in the Krush promotion and was victorious in the 2011 Krush Under-22 ~63kg Supernova~ Tournament. Combat Press ranked him as the No. 1 super-featherweight kickboxer in the world between October 2021 and March 2023. He was then removed from the rankings after he moved to the lightweight division. Combat Press also ranked him among the top ten featherweights continuously from September 2014 to January 2021.
Ryosuke Yamada (Japanese: 山田 涼介, Hepburn: Yamada Ryōsuke; born May 9, 1993) is a Japanese singer and actor. He is a…Ryosuke Yamada (Japanese: 山田 涼介, Hepburn: Yamada Ryōsuke; born May 9, 1993) is a Japanese singer and actor. He is a member of Hey! Say! JUMP. Yamada rose to prominence as a teen idol in 2007 following his role in the Japanese television series Tantei Gakuen Q. After launching his music career in 2007 as a member of Hey! Say! JUMP, he released his debut solo single, "Mystery Virgin" in 2013. Besides his music group activities, he mainly focuses on acting. As an actor, he is best known for portraying Hajime Kindaichi in live-action drama series Kindaichi Case Files (2013–2014), Nagisa Shiota in Assassination Classroom (2015–2016), and Edward Elric in the live-action film series Fullmetal Alchemist (2017–2022). Yamada's portrayal of Nagisa Shiota earned him the 2016 Japan Academy Award for Newcomer of the Year.
Hironori Tsuetaki (潰滝 大記, Tsuetaki Hironori; born 8 May 1993) is a Japanese long-distance runner. He represented his…Hironori Tsuetaki (潰滝 大記, Tsuetaki Hironori; born 8 May 1993) is a Japanese long-distance runner. He represented his country in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2017 World Championships without qualifying for the final.
Kyohei Nagae (永江 恭平, Nagae Kyōhei; born May 7, 1993) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder who is currently a…Kyohei Nagae (永江 恭平, Nagae Kyōhei; born May 7, 1993) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder who is currently a free agent. He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Saitama Seibu Lions.
Churanoumi Yoshihisa (Japanese: 美ノ海 義久; born 6 May 1993 as Shinji Kizaki (木﨑 信志, Kizaki Shinji)) is a professional…Churanoumi Yoshihisa (Japanese: 美ノ海 義久; born 6 May 1993 as Shinji Kizaki (木﨑 信志, Kizaki Shinji)) is a professional Japanese sumo wrestler from Okinawa Prefecture who debuted in March 2016. He has won three lower-division championships and reached the top makuuchi division in January 2024. His highest rank is maegashira 2. He wrestles for Kise stable. His younger brother was his stablemate at Kise under the shikona Kizakiumi (木崎海) until his retirement in August 2020.
Takahiro Nishimura (西村 天裕, Nishimura Takahiro; born May 5, 1993, in Wakayama, Wakayama, Japan) is a professional…Takahiro Nishimura (西村 天裕, Nishimura Takahiro; born May 5, 1993, in Wakayama, Wakayama, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball pitcher for the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played in NPB for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
Saki Kashima (鹿島沙希, Kashima Saki; born May 5, 1993) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler best known for her…Saki Kashima (鹿島沙希, Kashima Saki; born May 5, 1993) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler best known for her tenure with World Wonder Ring Stardom where she is a former five-time Artist of Stardom Champion, one-time Goddesses of Stardom Champion and a two-time High Speed Champion. Kashima was a member of three different stables: Stars, Oedo Tai and God's Eye.
Kohei Yamakoshi (山越 康平, Yamakoshi Kōhei; born 4 May 1993) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender…Kohei Yamakoshi (山越 康平, Yamakoshi Kōhei; born 4 May 1993) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for the J2 League club Tokushima Vortis.
Taisuke Mizuno (水野 泰輔, Mizuno Taisuke; born 4 May 1993) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder…Taisuke Mizuno (水野 泰輔, Mizuno Taisuke; born 4 May 1993) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vonds Ichihara.