Aki Sakai (酒井亜紀, Sakai Aki; born 19 September 2001) is a Japanese racing cyclist who represents Team Rakuten K Dreams…Aki Sakai (酒井亜紀, Sakai Aki; born 19 September 2001) is a Japanese racing cyclist who represents Team Rakuten K Dreams at professional level and the Japanese national cycling team. She is also active in Japan as a keirin cyclist.
Minori Suzuki (鈴木みのり, Suzuki Minori; born September 18, 2001) is a Japanese curler from Karuizawa, Nagano. She is the…Minori Suzuki (鈴木みのり, Suzuki Minori; born September 18, 2001) is a Japanese curler from Karuizawa, Nagano. She is the second on the Chubu Electric Power curling team, which is skipped by Ikue Kitazawa. At the international level, she has represented Japan twice at the World Junior Curling Championships (2019, 2020) as well as the 2022 World Women's Curling Championship.
Hijiri Katō (加藤 聖, Katō Hijiri; born 16 September 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left-back…Hijiri Katō (加藤 聖, Katō Hijiri; born 16 September 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for J2 League club RB Omiya Ardija.
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.
Shun Ayukawa (鮎川 峻, Ayukawa Shun; born 15 September 2001) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for…Shun Ayukawa (鮎川 峻, Ayukawa Shun; born 15 September 2001) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for J1 League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
Yuka Kagami (Japanese: 鏡 優翔, Hepburn: Kagami Yūka; born 14 September 2001) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won…Yuka Kagami (Japanese: 鏡 優翔, Hepburn: Kagami Yūka; born 14 September 2001) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the women's 76 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. In 2023, she won the gold medal in her event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. She is a two-time medalist, including gold, at the Asian Wrestling Championships.
Junya Nishi (西 純矢, Nishi Junya; born September 13, 2001) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hanshin…Junya Nishi (西 純矢, Nishi Junya; born September 13, 2001) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). His registered name is Jun Nishi (西純, Nishi Jun)
Itsuki Someno (染野 唯月, Someno Itsuki; born 12 September 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Itsuki Someno (染野 唯月, Someno Itsuki; born 12 September 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward or a winger for J1 League club Tokyo Verdy.
HKT48 (read "H.K.T. Forty-eight") is a Japanese idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. HKT48 is named after the…HKT48 (read "H.K.T. Forty-eight") is a Japanese idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. HKT48 is named after the Hakata-ku ward of Fukuoka, where Akimoto originally intended to base the group. The group performs at City Bank HKT48 Theater in Fukuoka and has sold nearly 4 million copies of CDs in Japan.
Yuta Sugiura (杉浦 悠太, Sugiura Yuta; born 12 September 2001) is a Japanese professional golfer who plays on the Korn…Yuta Sugiura (杉浦 悠太, Sugiura Yuta; born 12 September 2001) is a Japanese professional golfer who plays on the Korn Ferry Tour, where he claimed his first win at the 2026 AdventHealth Championship. He also plays on the Japan Golf Tour where he has three victories and was the 2025 Rookie of the Year.
Koshiro Shimada (島田 高志郎, Shimada Kōshirō; born September 11, 2001) is a Japanese figure skater. With ice dance partner…Koshiro Shimada (島田 高志郎, Shimada Kōshirō; born September 11, 2001) is a Japanese figure skater. With ice dance partner, Ikura Kushida, he is the 2025–26 Japanese national silver medalist. As a singles skater, he is the 2022-23 Japanese national silver medalist, the 2024 Grand Prix de France silver medalist, a three-time ISU Challenger Series medalist, and the 2019 Bavarian Open champion. On the junior level, he is the 2018–19 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, a three-time ISU Junior Grand Prix medalist, and a two-time Japan Junior national medalist.
Yuzuka Inagaki is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the women's 59 kg event at the 2019 Asian…Yuzuka Inagaki is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the women's 59 kg event at the 2019 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Xi'an, China. In the same year, at the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2019 held in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, she won the gold medal in the women's 59 kg event. She also competed in the women's 59 kg event at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan without winning a medal. She was eliminated in her second match by Pooja Dhanda of India. She won the gold medal in the women's 62 kg event at the 2023 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Mao Hosoya (細谷 真大, Hosoya Mao; born 7 September 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for…Mao Hosoya (細谷 真大, Hosoya Mao; born 7 September 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for J1 League club Kashiwa Reysol and the Japan national team.
Ren Tomida (富田 蓮, Tomida Ren; born September 6, 2001) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a pitcher for…Ren Tomida (富田 蓮, Tomida Ren; born September 6, 2001) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Teppei Oka (岡 哲平, Oka Teppei; born 6 September 2001) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J1 League…Teppei Oka (岡 哲平, Oka Teppei; born 6 September 2001) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J1 League club Avispa Fukuoka, on loan from FC Tokyo.
Nagi Matsumoto (松本 凪生, Matsumoto Nagi; born 4 September 2001) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J2…Nagi Matsumoto (松本 凪生, Matsumoto Nagi; born 4 September 2001) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J2 League club Sagan Tosu.
Ayami Ito (伊藤 彩未, Ito Ayami; born September 3, 2001) is a Japanese curler from Sapporo. At the international level, she…Ayami Ito (伊藤 彩未, Ito Ayami; born September 3, 2001) is a Japanese curler from Sapporo. At the international level, she represented Japan at the 2021 World Women's Curling Championship.
Tsugumi Sakurai (born 3 September 2001) is a retired Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the women's…Tsugumi Sakurai (born 3 September 2001) is a retired Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the women's 57 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. She is a three-time gold medalist at the World Wrestling Championships (2021, 2022, and 2023). Sakurai also won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Ran Takahashi (髙橋 藍, Takahashi Ran; born 2 September 2001) is a Japanese volleyball player who currently plays as an…Ran Takahashi (髙橋 藍, Takahashi Ran; born 2 September 2001) is a Japanese volleyball player who currently plays as an outside hitter for PlusLiga club LKPS Lublin and the Japan national team. He previously played for Suntory Sunbirds in Japan's SV.League, Pallavolo Padova and Vero Volley Monza in the Italian Volleyball League, as well as Nippon Sport Science University at collegiate level.
Reo Kunimoto (国本 玲央, Kunimoto Reo) (born 1 September 2001) is a Japanese footballer currently playing for Rockdale…Reo Kunimoto (国本 玲央, Kunimoto Reo) (born 1 September 2001) is a Japanese footballer currently playing for Rockdale Ilinden in the Australian NPL NSW.
Sora Nishimura (born 29 September 2000) is a Japanese rugby union player. She represented Japan at the 2025 Women's…Sora Nishimura (born 29 September 2000) is a Japanese rugby union player. She represented Japan at the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Lilas Ikuta (Japanese: 幾田 りら, Hepburn: Ikuta Rira; born September 25, 2000) is a Japanese singer and songwriter. She is…Lilas Ikuta (Japanese: 幾田 りら, Hepburn: Ikuta Rira; born September 25, 2000) is a Japanese singer and songwriter. She is best known as the vocalist of the duo Yoasobi with producer Ayase, under the stage name Ikura, and a former member of the cover group Plusonica. After numerous singles and extended play releases, Ikuta released two studio albums, Sketch (2023) and Laugh (2025), which peaked in the Oricon Albums Chart's top ten and were supported by the Japan top-40 singles, "Sparkle", "Lens", "Hyakka Ryōran", and "Koikaze".
Wataru Tanaka (田中 渉, Tanaka Wataru; born 23 September 2000) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder…Wataru Tanaka (田中 渉, Tanaka Wataru; born 23 September 2000) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Kagoshima United.
Naoki Tajima (田島 尚輝, Tajima Naoki; born 21 September 2000) is a Japanese tennis player. Tajima has a career high ATP…Naoki Tajima (田島 尚輝, Tajima Naoki; born 21 September 2000) is a Japanese tennis player. Tajima has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 603 achieved on 20 January 2021 and a doubles rankings of No. 245 achieved on 16 February 2026. Tajima won the 2018 French Open – Boys' doubles title.
Hinako Tomitaka (冨髙 日向子, Tomitaka Hinako) (born 21 September 2000) is a Japanese freestyle skier who competes…Hinako Tomitaka (冨髙 日向子, Tomitaka Hinako) (born 21 September 2000) is a Japanese freestyle skier who competes internationally. She competed in the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2021, where she placed fifth in women's ski moguls. Competing at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Valtellina, Tomitaka finished in fourth place in the moguls, missing out on the bronze medal on a tiebreak.
Yutaro Watanabe (渡邉 勇太朗, Watanabe Yutaro; born September 21, 2000, in Hanyū, Saitama, Japan) is a professional Japanese…Yutaro Watanabe (渡邉 勇太朗, Watanabe Yutaro; born September 21, 2000, in Hanyū, Saitama, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a pitcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Ryūhei Obata (小幡 竜平, Obata, Ryūhei; born September 21, 2000 in Ōita City, Ōita Prefecture, Japan) is a professional…Ryūhei Obata (小幡 竜平, Obata, Ryūhei; born September 21, 2000 in Ōita City, Ōita Prefecture, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball infielder for the Hanshin Tigers.
Kei Oshiro (大城 蛍, Oshiro Kei; born 16 September 2000) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a centre back for…Kei Oshiro (大城 蛍, Oshiro Kei; born 16 September 2000) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a centre back for Malaysia Super League club Negeri Sembilan.
Keita Takahata (高畑 奎汰, Takahata Keita; born 16 September 2000) is a Japanese footballer who playing as a midfielder and…Keita Takahata (高畑 奎汰, Takahata Keita; born 16 September 2000) is a Japanese footballer who playing as a midfielder and currently play for J1 League club, V-Varen Nagasaki.
Hanako Ueda (上田華子, Ueda Hanako) better known mononymously by her ring name Hanako (stylized as HANAKO), is a Japanese…Hanako Ueda (上田華子, Ueda Hanako) better known mononymously by her ring name Hanako (stylized as HANAKO), is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is a member of Stars and a former Future of Stardom Champion.
Ikuma Sekigawa (関川 郁万, Sekigawa Ikuma; born 13 September 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Ikuma Sekigawa (関川 郁万, Sekigawa Ikuma; born 13 September 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre back for J1 League club Kashima Antlers.
Teppei Natori (名取鉄平, Natori Teppei; born 11 September 2000) is a Japanese racing driver who currently competes in Super…Teppei Natori (名取鉄平, Natori Teppei; born 11 September 2000) is a Japanese racing driver who currently competes in Super GT for Kondo Racing in the GT300 class. He is best known for becoming Super Formula Lights champion in 2021.
Daiju Nomura (野村 大樹, Nomura Daiju; born September 10, 2000) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder and catcher…Daiju Nomura (野村 大樹, Nomura Daiju; born September 10, 2000) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder and catcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
Takuya Hiruma (蛭間 拓哉, Hiruma Takuya; born September 8, 2000) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays…Takuya Hiruma (蛭間 拓哉, Hiruma Takuya; born September 8, 2000) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays outfielder for the Saitama Seibu Lions.
Issei Ouchi (大内 一生, Ouchi Issei; born 8 September 2000) is a professional footballer currently playing as a goalkeeper…Issei Ouchi (大内 一生, Ouchi Issei; born 8 September 2000) is a professional footballer currently playing as a goalkeeper for J1 League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Born in Italy, Ouchi has represented Japan at youth international level.
Sota Miura (三浦 颯太, Miura Sota; born 7 September 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left back…Sota Miura (三浦 颯太, Miura Sota; born 7 September 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left back for J1 League club Kawasaki Frontale and the Japan national team.
Shiryu Fujiwara (藤原志龍, Fujiwara Shiryu; born 23 September 2000) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for…Shiryu Fujiwara (藤原志龍, Fujiwara Shiryu; born 23 September 2000) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tegevajaro Miyazaki, on loan from Tokushima Vortis.
Shinnosuke Fukuda (Japanese: 福田 心之助; born 4 September 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Shinnosuke Fukuda (Japanese: 福田 心之助; born 4 September 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw, on loan from J1 League club Kyoto Sanga.
Kotaro Arima (有馬 幸太郎, Arima Kotaro; born 3 September 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward…Kotaro Arima (有馬 幸太郎, Arima Kotaro; born 3 September 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for J2 League club Oita Trinita.
Hitomi Hatakeda (畠田 瞳, Hatakeda Hitomi; born (2000-09-01)1 September 2000) is a Japanese former artistic gymnast who…Hitomi Hatakeda (畠田 瞳, Hatakeda Hitomi; born (2000-09-01)1 September 2000) is a Japanese former artistic gymnast who competed at the 2020 Olympic Games. She is the 2019 Summer Universiade champion in the team, all-around, uneven bars, and balance beam. She is also the 2020 American Cup all-around bronze medalist.
Kotaro Daigo (Japanese: 醍醐 虎汰朗, Hepburn: Daigo Kotarō; born 1 September 2000) is a Japanese actor affiliated with…Kotaro Daigo (Japanese: 醍醐 虎汰朗, Hepburn: Daigo Kotarō; born 1 September 2000) is a Japanese actor affiliated with A-Light. He had a leading role for the film Weathering with You.
Shūto Machino (町野 修斗, Machino Shūto; born 30 September 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Shūto Machino (町野 修斗, Machino Shūto; born 30 September 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach and the Japan national team. Machino was called-up for the national team to represent Japan at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, as a replacement for the injured Yuta Nakayama.
Rui Yokoyama (横山 塁, Yokoyama Rui; born 30 September 1999) is a Japanese footballer who play as a midfielder and…Rui Yokoyama (横山 塁, Yokoyama Rui; born 30 September 1999) is a Japanese footballer who play as a midfielder and currently play for Montedio Yamagata.
Hiroto Taniguchi (谷口 栄斗, Taniguchi Hiroto; born 30 September 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Hiroto Taniguchi (谷口 栄斗, Taniguchi Hiroto; born 30 September 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre back and currently play for J1 League club, Kawasaki Frontale.
Mikiya Eto (衛藤 幹弥, Etō Mikiya; born 29 September 1999) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for…Mikiya Eto (衛藤 幹弥, Etō Mikiya; born 29 September 1999) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for Kagoshima United.
Rina Gonoi (五ノ井 里奈, Gonoi Rina; born September 29, 1999) is a Japanese judoka and former soldier of the Japan Ground…Rina Gonoi (五ノ井 里奈, Gonoi Rina; born September 29, 1999) is a Japanese judoka and former soldier of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF). She was sexually assaulted by senior male JGSDF officers, forcing her to quit the military after her complaints of sexual assault were dismissed by superior officers.
Ayuka Suzuki (鈴木歩佳, Suzuki Ayuka; born 27 September 1999) is a Japanese former group rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2025…Ayuka Suzuki (鈴木歩佳, Suzuki Ayuka; born 27 September 1999) is a Japanese former group rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2025 World group all-around champion, the 2019 World group all-around silver and the 2017 World group all-around bronze medalist. She represented Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the group all-around.
Nagino Maruyama (born September 26, 1999) is a Japanese classical pianist from Aichi Prefecture, Japan. She rose to…Nagino Maruyama (born September 26, 1999) is a Japanese classical pianist from Aichi Prefecture, Japan. She rose to international fame by becoming the youngest contestant ever when she participated in XVII International Chopin Piano Competition in 2015.
Kurumi Imai (今井 胡桃, Imai Kurumi; born 24 September 1999) is a Japanese snowboarder. She competed in the 2018 Winter…Kurumi Imai (今井 胡桃, Imai Kurumi; born 24 September 1999) is a Japanese snowboarder. She competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Fumimaru Taura (田浦 文丸, Taura Fumimaru; born September 21, 1999) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the…Fumimaru Taura (田浦 文丸, Taura Fumimaru; born September 21, 1999) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
