Ryuhei Kuki (九鬼 隆平, Kuki Ryūhei; born September 5, 1998 in Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture) is a Japanese Professional…Ryuhei Kuki (九鬼 隆平, Kuki Ryūhei; born September 5, 1998 in Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture) is a Japanese Professional baseball Catcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball. He previously played for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
Neru Nagahama (Japanese: 長濱 ねる, Hepburn: Nagahama Neru) is a Japanese television personality, television presenter, and…Neru Nagahama (Japanese: 長濱 ねる, Hepburn: Nagahama Neru) is a Japanese television personality, television presenter, and actress. She is a former member of the idol girl groups Keyakizaka46 (now Sakurazaka46) and Hiragana Keyakizaka46 (now Hinatazaka46). Nagahama joined Keyakizaka46 in 2015 as the founding member of its subgroup Hiragana Keyakizaka46, and was briefly the only member of that subgroup. She left Hiragana Keyakizaka46 in 2017, Keyakizaka46 in 2019, and returned to the entertainment industry a year later as a television presenter and actress. She was also chairperson of the Tokyo Idol Festival from 2021 to 2026.
Naoya Matsumoto (松本 直也, Matsumoto Naoya; born 30 September 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a…Naoya Matsumoto (松本 直也, Matsumoto Naoya; born 30 September 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for Kamatamare Sanuki.
Takatora Kondo (近藤 高虎, Kondō Takatora; born 28 September 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a…Takatora Kondo (近藤 高虎, Kondō Takatora; born 28 September 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a left-back for FC Imabari.
Ryotaro Nakamura (中村 亮太朗, Nakamura Ryotaro; born 27 September 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as…Ryotaro Nakamura (中村 亮太朗, Nakamura Ryotaro; born 27 September 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for J2 League club Montedio Yamagata.
Tsukasa Shimomura (下村 司, Shimomura Tsukasa; born 26 September 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as…Tsukasa Shimomura (下村 司, Shimomura Tsukasa; born 26 September 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Lao League 1 club Young Elephants.
Tomoyasu Yoshida (吉田 朋恭, Yoshida Tomoyasu; born 24 September 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a…Tomoyasu Yoshida (吉田 朋恭, Yoshida Tomoyasu; born 24 September 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for FC Basara Hyogo.
Tatsuki Suzuki (鈴木 竜生, Suzuki Tatsuki; born 24 September 1997) is a Japanese former professional motorcycle racer. He…Tatsuki Suzuki (鈴木 竜生, Suzuki Tatsuki; born 24 September 1997) is a Japanese former professional motorcycle racer. He competed in Moto3 from 2015 to 2024, and is a 3-time race winner in the category. Suzuki is the 2006 champion of the Japanese Pit Bike Championship.
Tomoyuki Doi (土井 智之, Doi Tomoyuki; born 24 September 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays primarily as…Tomoyuki Doi (土井 智之, Doi Tomoyuki; born 24 September 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays primarily as a striker for Thai League 1 club, Chonburi. Doi is known for his finishing, long range efforts and technical abilities. Doi won the Singapore Premier League 'Player Of The Year' award in the 2021 and 2024–25 season. He also holds the record for scoring 44 league goals in a single season in the 24–25 season, the most of any top flight footballer that season.
Yumiko Takino (Japanese: 瀧野 由美子, Hepburn: Takino Yumiko; born 24 September 1997) is a Japanese tarento, model…Yumiko Takino (Japanese: 瀧野 由美子, Hepburn: Takino Yumiko; born 24 September 1997) is a Japanese tarento, model, presenter, actress and former idol singer. She was a member of STU48 and the lead performer for the title songs in the group's first five singles, and is also known for her saxophone playing.
Tatsuo Ebina (蝦名 達夫, Ebina Tatsuo; born September 20, 1997 in Aomori, Aomori, Japan) is a Japanese professional…Tatsuo Ebina (蝦名 達夫, Ebina Tatsuo; born September 20, 1997 in Aomori, Aomori, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Yuka Okamoto (岡本 祐花; born 20 September 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Northern…Yuka Okamoto (岡本 祐花; born 20 September 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Northern Super League club Vancouver Rise FC.
Yūki Katō (加藤 有輝, Katō Yūki; born 20 September 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper…Yūki Katō (加藤 有輝, Katō Yūki; born 20 September 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J2 League club RB Omiya Ardija.
Akira Matsuzawa (松澤 彰, Matsuzawa Akira; born 18 September 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward…Akira Matsuzawa (松澤 彰, Matsuzawa Akira; born 18 September 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for SC Sagamihara.
Raichel Bativakalolo (born 18 September 1997) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. She competed in the women's tournament…Raichel Bativakalolo (born 18 September 1997) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She was born in Tokyo to a Fijian father and a Japanese mother.
Hiroto Iwabuchi (岩渕 弘人, Iwabuchi Hiroto; born 17 September 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Hiroto Iwabuchi (岩渕 弘人, Iwabuchi Hiroto; born 17 September 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for J2 League club Vegalta Sendai.
Miho Minei (born 16 September 1997) is a Japanese judoka. Minei is the silver medalist from the 2016 Judo Grand Slam…Miho Minei (born 16 September 1997) is a Japanese judoka. Minei is the silver medalist from the 2016 Judo Grand Slam Tokyo in the –63 kg category.
Ai Soma (born 15 September 1997) is a Japanese swimmer. She competed in the women's 50 metre butterfly event at the…Ai Soma (born 15 September 1997) is a Japanese swimmer. She competed in the women's 50 metre butterfly event at the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Hangzhou, China.
Hikaru Kawase (川瀬 晃, Kawase Hikaru; born September 15, 1997) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the…Hikaru Kawase (川瀬 晃, Kawase Hikaru; born September 15, 1997) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Hayato Hasegawa (長谷川 隼, Hasegawa Hayato; born 14 September 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a…Hayato Hasegawa (長谷川 隼, Hasegawa Hayato; born 14 September 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for AC Nagano Parceiro.
Rana Nakano (中野 蘭菜, Nakano Rana; born 10 September 1997) is a Japanese individual trampoline gymnast, at international…Rana Nakano (中野 蘭菜, Nakano Rana; born 10 September 1997) is a Japanese individual trampoline gymnast, at international competitions. To date, she has competed in the 2014 and 2015 Trampoline World Championships, and Rio 2016 Summer Olympics. In 2014, she won the silver medal in the girls' trampoline event at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics held in Nanjing, China.
Yumi Arima (有馬 優美, Arima Yūmi; born 9 September 1997) is a Japanese water polo player who was ranked 7th in the overall…Yumi Arima (有馬 優美, Arima Yūmi; born 9 September 1997) is a Japanese water polo player who was ranked 7th in the overall Top Scorers at the 2017 World Championships and 3rd at the 2019 World Championships. She was part of the team in the women's water polo tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Tsukushi Haruka (春輝つくし, Haruka Tsukushi; born September 6, 1997) is a retired Japanese professional wrestler. Trained…Tsukushi Haruka (春輝つくし, Haruka Tsukushi; born September 6, 1997) is a retired Japanese professional wrestler. Trained by Emi Sakura, Tsukushi made her debut for her Ice Ribbon promotion in January 2010 as part of a trial series with Kurumi. After winning the fan voting, Tsukushi was made an official part of Ice Ribbon's roster the following March and she has since wrestled regularly for the promotion. She is a former one-time ICE×60 Champion, record ten-time International Ribbon Tag Team Champion and record three-time IW19 Champion. Tsukushi's accomplishments outside of Ice Ribbon include winning DDT Pro-Wrestling's Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship, JWP Joshi Puroresu's 2014 Tag League the Best and Reina Joshi Puroresu's Reina World Tag Team Championship.
Miki Koyama (小山 美姫, Koyama Miki; born 5 September 1997 in Yokohama) is a Japanese racing driver, currently racing in…Miki Koyama (小山 美姫, Koyama Miki; born 5 September 1997 in Yokohama) is a Japanese racing driver, currently racing in the Super GT Series GT300 class for äpr. She is best known for her time racing in the W Series from 2019 to 2021, and for becoming the first woman to win an FIA-sanctioned, all-gender single-seater championship when she won the 2022 Formula Regional Japanese Championship. She is part of the Toyota Gazoo Racing Driver Challenge program.
Teppei Nagoe (Japanese: 名越 哲平, Hepburn: Nagoe Teppei; born 5 September 1997) is a Japanese former motorcycle racer. He…Teppei Nagoe (Japanese: 名越 哲平, Hepburn: Nagoe Teppei; born 5 September 1997) is a Japanese former motorcycle racer. He was the All Japan Road Race J-GP2 class champion in 2019, and later competed in the premier JSB1000 class between 2021 and 2025. Nagoe won the 2024 Suzuka 8 Hours alongside Takumi Takahashi and Johann Zarco. He also competed in three Grands Prix of the Moto2 World Championship in 2019. He was the first rider to be selected for Shinya Nakano's 56Racing development program.
Mariko Kihara (born September 4, 1997) is a Japanese figure skater. She has won three senior internationals – the 2014…Mariko Kihara (born September 4, 1997) is a Japanese figure skater. She has won three senior internationals – the 2014 Coupe du Printemps, 2015 Bavarian Open, and 2016 Triglav Trophy.
Yuta Shimozawa (下澤 悠太, Shimozawa Yuta; born 4 September 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a…Yuta Shimozawa (下澤 悠太, Shimozawa Yuta; born 4 September 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Tegevajaro Miyazaki.
Mana Sasaki (佐々木真菜, Sasaki Mana; born 2 September 1997) is a visually impaired Japanese para athlete who competes in…Mana Sasaki (佐々木真菜, Sasaki Mana; born 2 September 1997) is a visually impaired Japanese para athlete who competes in T13 sprint events. She represented Japan at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics.
Kento Nakamura (中村 健人, Nakamura Kento; born 1 September 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a…Kento Nakamura (中村 健人, Nakamura Kento; born 1 September 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Reilac Shiga FC.
Takumi Hayashi (林拓海, Hayashi Takumi; born 1 September 1997) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House…Takumi Hayashi (林拓海, Hayashi Takumi; born 1 September 1997) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House of Representatives since 2026. He previously worked as a school counselor.
Haruka Yamada (山田 遥楓, Yamada Haruka; born September 30, 1996) is a professional Japanese baseball infielder for the…Haruka Yamada (山田 遥楓, Yamada Haruka; born September 30, 1996) is a professional Japanese baseball infielder for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Saitama Seibu Lions and the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
Rio Takizawa (born 30 September 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for…Rio Takizawa (born 30 September 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Frauen-Bundesliga club 1. FSV Mainz 05.
Rikiya Motegi (茂木 力也, Motegi Rikiya; born 27 September 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Rikiya Motegi (茂木 力也, Motegi Rikiya; born 27 September 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for J2 League club RB Omiya Ardija.
Yuya Himeno (姫野 宥弥, Himeno Yūya; born 27 September 1996 in Ōita, Ōita) is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for…Yuya Himeno (姫野 宥弥, Himeno Yūya; born 27 September 1996 in Ōita, Ōita) is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for Vanraure Hachinohe.
Mami Ueno (上野 真実, Ueno Mami; born September 27, 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for Sanfrecce…Mami Ueno (上野 真実, Ueno Mami; born September 27, 1996) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the WE League and for the Japan national team.
Ryo Watanabe (渡邊 龍, Watanabe Ryo; born 24 September 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Ryo Watanabe (渡邊 龍, Watanabe Ryo; born 24 September 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vanraure Hachinohe.
Kensei Nakashima (中島 賢星, Nakashima Kensei, born 23 September 1996 in Saga, Japan) is a Japanese football player who…Kensei Nakashima (中島 賢星, Nakashima Kensei, born 23 September 1996 in Saga, Japan) is a Japanese football player who plays as a midfielder for Renofa Yamaguchi FC.
Yuki Nemoto (根本悠生, Nemoto Yūki; born September 22, 1996) is a Japanese racing driver who last competed in Super GT for…Yuki Nemoto (根本悠生, Nemoto Yūki; born September 22, 1996) is a Japanese racing driver who last competed in Super GT for apr, and in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup with Vincenzo Sospiri Racing. He has spent most of his career racing in Italy with VSR, winning the Italian GT Championship twice with the team - once in the Sprint category in 2020, and again in the Endurance Championship in 2022.
Naoki Nakamura (中村直幹, Nakamura Naoki; born 19 September 1996 in Rumoi) is a Japanese ski jumper. Team bronze medalist…Naoki Nakamura (中村直幹, Nakamura Naoki; born 19 September 1996 in Rumoi) is a Japanese ski jumper. Team bronze medalist at the 2016 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships. His younger sister, Anju Nakamura, competes in the Nordic Combined. His best individual result so far is 3rd place in the competition in Ruka in the season 2022–23.
Julian Jrummi Walsh (ウォルシュ・ジュリアン・ジャミイ Uorushu Jurian Jamii, born 18 September 1996 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a…Julian Jrummi Walsh (ウォルシュ・ジュリアン・ジャミイ Uorushu Jurian Jamii, born 18 September 1996 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican-born Japanese track and field athlete competing in the sprints. He is the son of reggae drummer Emanuel Walsh (Pablo Moses, the Mighty Diamonds, Garnett Silk and John Holt), who married a Japanese woman and has lived in Japan for almost 20 years. Walsh moved to Japan as a toddler and grew up in Higashimurayama. He started running track in 10th grade, but his school had no facilities to practice on and no coach. He couldn't take track seriously until the following year. After two seasons, he led off the Japanese silver medal winning relay team at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics. That same summer he moved into senior level competition, anchoring the Asian-Pacific 4x400 metres relay team at the 2014 IAAF Continental Cup. Two years later, he qualified for the 2016 Olympics in the 400 metres, by running a 45.35 at the Japanese Olympic Trials in Nagoya at age 19.
Jurato Ikeda (池田 樹雷人, Ikeda, Jurato; born 17 September 1996 in Tokyo) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender…Jurato Ikeda (池田 樹雷人, Ikeda, Jurato; born 17 September 1996 in Tokyo) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J3 League club Kagoshima United.
Tomoya Kitamura (北村 知也, Kitamura Tomoya; born 15 September 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a…Tomoya Kitamura (北村 知也, Kitamura Tomoya; born 15 September 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for Tegevajaro Miyazaki.
Haruka Enomoto (榎本遼香, Enomoto Haruka; born 14 September 1996) is a Japanese diver. She competed in the 2017 Summer…Haruka Enomoto (榎本遼香, Enomoto Haruka; born 14 September 1996) is a Japanese diver. She competed in the 2017 Summer Universiade, 2017 FINA Diving Grand Prix, and 2021 FINA Diving World Cup. She qualified to represent Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Daizo Horikoshi (堀越 大蔵, Horikoshi Daizo; born 14 September 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Daizo Horikoshi (堀越 大蔵, Horikoshi Daizo; born 14 September 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Australian NPL NSW club NWS Spirit.
Katsuya Nakano (中野 克哉, Nakano Katsuya; born 13 September 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Katsuya Nakano (中野 克哉, Nakano Katsuya; born 13 September 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for J3 League club Tochigi SC.
Takumi Hama (濱 託巳, Hama Takumi; born 11 September 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for…Takumi Hama (濱 託巳, Hama Takumi; born 11 September 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Kochi United SC.
Yuya Aoki (青木優也, Aoki Yūya) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW). He…Yuya Aoki (青木優也, Aoki Yūya) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW). He is a former BJW Junior Heavyweight Champion, Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Champion and former longest reign one-time BJW World Strong Heavyweight Champion.
Taisei Urushihara (漆原 大晟, Urushihara Taisei; born September 10, 1996) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is…Taisei Urushihara (漆原 大晟, Urushihara Taisei; born September 10, 1996) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).