Takaya Kimura (木村 太哉, Kimura Takaya; born 25 August 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder…Takaya Kimura (木村 太哉, Kimura Takaya; born 25 August 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Fagiano Okayama.
Ryō Endō (遠藤 凌, Endō Ryō; born 6 July 2002) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J2 League club Iwaki…Ryō Endō (遠藤 凌, Endō Ryō; born 6 July 2002) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J2 League club Iwaki FC.
Takahisa Hayakawa (早川 隆久, Hayakawa Takahisa; born July 6, 1998) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays…Takahisa Hayakawa (早川 隆久, Hayakawa Takahisa; born July 6, 1998) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Yoshitake Suzuki (鈴木 喜丈, Suzuki Yoshitake; born July 6, 1998) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Fagiano…Yoshitake Suzuki (鈴木 喜丈, Suzuki Yoshitake; born July 6, 1998) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Fagiano Okayama.
Shogo Asada (麻田 将吾, Asada Shogo; born 6 July 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for…Shogo Asada (麻田 将吾, Asada Shogo; born 6 July 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Kashiwa Reysol.
Honoka Hashimoto (橋本 帆乃香, Hashimoto Honoka; born 5 July 1998) is a Japanese table tennis player. She won a medal at the…Honoka Hashimoto (橋本 帆乃香, Hashimoto Honoka; born 5 July 1998) is a Japanese table tennis player. She won a medal at the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships.
Hōsei Takata (髙田 萌生, born July 4, 1998) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who played for the Yomiuri Giants…Hōsei Takata (髙田 萌生, born July 4, 1998) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who played for the Yomiuri Giants and Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball from 2018 to 2022.
Masaya Kyōyama (京山 将弥, Kyōyama Masaya; born July 4, 1998 in) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the…Masaya Kyōyama (京山 将弥, Kyōyama Masaya; born July 4, 1998 in) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Rakuten Monkeys of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars, and in the KBO League for the Lotte Giants.
Minami Katsu (Japanese: 勝みなみ, born 1 July 1998) is a Japanese professional golfer. She is the youngest winner in the…Minami Katsu (Japanese: 勝みなみ, born 1 July 1998) is a Japanese professional golfer. She is the youngest winner in the history of the LPGA of Japan Tour when she won the KKT Cup Vantelin Ladies Open as an amateur on 20 April 2014 at age 15.
Natsumi Okamoto (岡本 夏美, Okamoto Natsumi; born 1 July 1998, in Kanagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese actress and fashion…Natsumi Okamoto (岡本 夏美, Okamoto Natsumi; born 1 July 1998, in Kanagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese actress and fashion model. She is represented with Ever Green Entertainment. Okamoto won the Grand Prix in the audition for the magazine Love Berry in 2011, became an exclusive model later on until 2012, and later became an exclusive model for the magazine Nicola. She is now an exclusive model for Seventeen. One of Okamoto's prominent activities is when she appeared as an Oha Girl in the television program Oha Suta from 2012 to 2013. In contrast to her modelling activities, she appear in television dramas such as Yakō Kanran-sha, GTO and Hell Teacher Nūbē since 2013, and gained particular attention when she appeared in GTO in 2014, in which it dramatically increased her recognition as an actress.
Yukihiro Iwata (岩田 幸宏, Iwata Yukihiro; born July 31, 1997 in Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball…Yukihiro Iwata (岩田 幸宏, Iwata Yukihiro; born July 31, 1997 in Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays outfielder for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Takurō Kaneko (金子 拓郎, Kaneko Takurō; born 30 July 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger or…Takurō Kaneko (金子 拓郎, Kaneko Takurō; born 30 July 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger or midfielder for Urawa Red Diamonds.
Sho Shimabukuro (島袋 将, Shimabukuro Shō, born 30 July 1997) is a Japanese professional tennis player. Shimabukuro has a…Sho Shimabukuro (島袋 将, Shimabukuro Shō, born 30 July 1997) is a Japanese professional tennis player. Shimabukuro has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 87 achieved on 24 August 2026 and a doubles ranking of No. 376 achieved on 16 September 2024. He is currently the No. 1 Japanese player. Shimabukuro represents Japan at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 1–0.
Daichi Ishii (石井 大智, Ishii Daichi; born July 29, 1997) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hanshin…Daichi Ishii (石井 大智, Ishii Daichi; born July 29, 1997) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Goki Tajima (田嶋 剛希, Tajima Goki; born 27 July 1997) is a Japanese judoka who competes in the men's 90 kg division. He…Goki Tajima (田嶋 剛希, Tajima Goki; born 27 July 1997) is a Japanese judoka who competes in the men's 90 kg division. He is a four-time gold medalist at the World Judo Championships, three of them in the mixed team competition.
Daiki Yoshida (吉田 大喜, Yoshida Daiki; born July 27, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball player. He plays pitcher…Daiki Yoshida (吉田 大喜, Yoshida Daiki; born July 27, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Hiroki Noda (野田 裕喜, Noda Hiroki; born 27 July, 1997) is a Japanese footballer who currently plays as a centre-back for…Hiroki Noda (野田 裕喜, Noda Hiroki; born 27 July, 1997) is a Japanese footballer who currently plays as a centre-back for J3 League club Matsumoto Yamaga.
Rena Takeda (武田 玲奈, Takeda Rena; born July 27, 1997), nicknamed Renarena (れなれな), is a Japanese actress and model…Rena Takeda (武田 玲奈, Takeda Rena; born July 27, 1997), nicknamed Renarena (れなれな), is a Japanese actress and model affiliated with Vithmic Co., Ltd.
Daiki Yamagiwa (山極 大貴, Yamagiwa Daiki; born 24 July 1998) is a Japanese rugby union player who plays as a Lock. He…Daiki Yamagiwa (山極 大貴, Yamagiwa Daiki; born 24 July 1998) is a Japanese rugby union player who plays as a Lock. He currently plays for Green Rockets Tokatsu in Japan's domestic Top League. He was a candidate for the U20 Japan National Team, but he was not selected.
Yūsuke Matsuo (松尾 佑介, Matsuo Yūsuke; born 23 July 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for…Yūsuke Matsuo (松尾 佑介, Matsuo Yūsuke; born 23 July 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for J1 League club Machida Zelvia.
Rikako Kobayashi (小林 里歌子, Kobayashi Rikako; born 21 July 1997) is a Japanese professional football player who plays as…Rikako Kobayashi (小林 里歌子, Kobayashi Rikako; born 21 July 1997) is a Japanese professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Tokyo Verdy Beleza the Japan national team. She is the sister of footballer Seigo Kobayashi.
Shugo Tsuji (辻 周吾, Tsuji Shūgo; born 21 July 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for…Shugo Tsuji (辻 周吾, Tsuji Shūgo; born 21 July 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ehime FC.
Louis Okoye (オコエ 瑠偉, Okoe Rui; born July 21, 1997) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent.…Louis Okoye (オコエ 瑠偉, Okoe Rui; born July 21, 1997) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and Yomiuri Giants.
Akira Aizawa (相澤晃, born 18 July 1997) is a Japanese long-distance runner. On 4 December 2020, he won the 10,000m race…Akira Aizawa (相澤晃, born 18 July 1997) is a Japanese long-distance runner. On 4 December 2020, he won the 10,000m race at the Japanese national championships in a time of 27:18:75 at the Nagai Stadium, Osaka. In doing so, he broke the Japanese national record and ran the Olympic qualifying standard time to secure a place at his home 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Yuki Kawakami (川上 優樹, Kawakami Yūki; born 18 July 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for…Yuki Kawakami (川上 優樹, Kawakami Yūki; born 18 July 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for Kataller Toyama.
Takeru Kishimoto (岸本 武流, Kishimoto, Takeru; born 16 July 1997 in Nara) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays…Takeru Kishimoto (岸本 武流, Kishimoto, Takeru; born 16 July 1997 in Nara) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a right winger or a right back for J1 League club Gamba Osaka.
Takuma Goto (後藤 卓磨, Goto Takuma; born 16 July 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Nara…Takuma Goto (後藤 卓磨, Goto Takuma; born 16 July 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Nara Club, on loan from FC Tiamo Hirakata.
Takashi Abe (安部 崇士, Abe Takashi; born 15 July 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for…Takashi Abe (安部 崇士, Abe Takashi; born 15 July 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for Tegevajaro Miyazaki, on loan from Montedio Yamagata.
Kazuya Ando (安藤 一哉, Ando Kazuya; born 15 July 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for AC…Kazuya Ando (安藤 一哉, Ando Kazuya; born 15 July 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for AC Nagano Parceiro.
Takashi Umino (海野 隆司, Umino Takashi; born July 15, 1997) is a Japanese professional baseball catcher for the Fukuoka…Takashi Umino (海野 隆司, Umino Takashi; born July 15, 1997) is a Japanese professional baseball catcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Yuki Kakita (垣田 裕暉, Kakita Yūki; born 14 July 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for J1…Yuki Kakita (垣田 裕暉, Kakita Yūki; born 14 July 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for J1 League club Kashiwa Reysol and the Japan national team. Kakita came through the youth academy at Kashima Antlers and began his professional career there in 2016. He had loan spells at Zweigen Kanazawa in 2017, Tokushima Vortis in 2020 and Sagan Tosu in 2022 before joining Kashiwa Reysol in 2024. Kakita has earned 2 caps for the Japan national team.
Kenya Mitsuhashi (三橋 健也, Mitsuhashi Ken'ya; born 11 July 1997) is a Japanese badminton player. He was a silver medalist…Kenya Mitsuhashi (三橋 健也, Mitsuhashi Ken'ya; born 11 July 1997) is a Japanese badminton player. He was a silver medalist in the men's doubles at the 2017 Summer Universiade.
Kazuya Konno (紺野 和也, Konno Kazuya; born 11 July 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a winger and second striker…Kazuya Konno (紺野 和也, Konno Kazuya; born 11 July 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a winger and second striker for J1 League club Kawasaki Frontale.
Ryo Hatsuse (初瀬 亮, Hatsuse Ryō; born 10 July 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left back for…Ryo Hatsuse (初瀬 亮, Hatsuse Ryō; born 10 July 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left back for Gamba Osaka.
Kento Kawata (川田 拳登, Kawata Kento; born July 9, 1997) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Vonds…Kento Kawata (川田 拳登, Kawata Kento; born July 9, 1997) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Vonds Ichihara.
Shiho Matsubara (松原 志歩, Matsubara Shiho; pronounced [matsɯbaɾa ɕiho]; born 7 July 1997) is a Japanese professional…Shiho Matsubara (松原 志歩, Matsubara Shiho; pronounced [matsɯbaɾa ɕiho]; born 7 July 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Damallsvenskan club Piteå IF. She previously played for Nadeshiko League and WE League clubs Cerezo Osaka Sakai, Albirex Niigata and Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina, and for Kvindeliga club Fortuna Hjørring. Matsubara is the older sister of Yuna Matsubara, who is also a professional footballer (currently playing for WE League club INAC Kobe Leonessa).
Fugo Segawa (世川 楓悟, Segawa Fūgo; born 7 July 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for…Fugo Segawa (世川 楓悟, Segawa Fūgo; born 7 July 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for TSS Rovers in League1 British Columbia.
Narumi Miura (三浦 成美, Miura Narumi; born 3 July 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder…Narumi Miura (三浦 成美, Miura Narumi; born 3 July 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club Utah Royals and the Japan national team.
Makoto Lavemai (ラベマイまこと, born Makoto Ebuchi, July 2, 1997) is a Japanese women's rugby union player. She plays as a…Makoto Lavemai (ラベマイまこと, born Makoto Ebuchi, July 2, 1997) is a Japanese women's rugby union player. She plays as a tighthead prop. She played for Yokogawa Musashino Artemi Stars. She competed for Japan at the 2017 and 2021 Women's Rugby World Cups.
Minoru Hanafusa (花房 稔, Hanafusa Minoru; born 30 July 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for…Minoru Hanafusa (花房 稔, Hanafusa Minoru; born 30 July 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for YSCC Yokohama.
Kōya Fujii (藤井 皓哉, Fujii Kōya; born July 29, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank…Kōya Fujii (藤井 皓哉, Fujii Kōya; born July 29, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
Wataru Sasaki (佐々木 渉, Sasaki Wataru; born July 28, 1996, in Mitaka, Tokyo) is a Japanese football player for Kamatamare…Wataru Sasaki (佐々木 渉, Sasaki Wataru; born July 28, 1996, in Mitaka, Tokyo) is a Japanese football player for Kamatamare Sanuki.
Kazuhiro Yoshimura (吉村 和弘, Yoshimura Kazuhiro; born 28 July 1996) is a Japanese table tennis player. He is the younger…Kazuhiro Yoshimura (吉村 和弘, Yoshimura Kazuhiro; born 28 July 1996) is a Japanese table tennis player. He is the younger brother of Maharu Yoshimura. He was the singles winner of the 2018 Hong Kong Open.
Kotomi Misawa (born 28 July 1996), popularly known as KOTOMI, is a retired Japanese kickboxer, who competed in K-1 and…Kotomi Misawa (born 28 July 1996), popularly known as KOTOMI, is a retired Japanese kickboxer, who competed in K-1 and Krush, where she was the Krush Women's Flyweight champion. She was ranked as a top ten pound for pound female kickboxer by Combat Press between February 2021 and April 2023, as well as by Beyond Kick between November 2022 and April 2023.
Yūki Ōhashi (大橋 祐紀, Ōhashi Yūki; born July 27, 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for…Yūki Ōhashi (大橋 祐紀, Ōhashi Yūki; born July 27, 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers and the Japan national team.
Takuma Kubo (久保拓眞, Kubo Takuma; born July 27, 1996 in Imari, Saga, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player.…Takuma Kubo (久保拓眞, Kubo Takuma; born July 27, 1996 in Imari, Saga, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Koya Kitagawa (北川 航也, Kitagawa Kōya; born 26 July 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward or…Koya Kitagawa (北川 航也, Kitagawa Kōya; born 26 July 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward or a winger for Shimizu S-Pulse.