Yushi Tanaka (田中 湧士, Tanaka Yūshi; born 5 October 1999) is a Japanese badminton player who competes in the men's…
Yushi Tanaka (田中 湧士, Tanaka Yūshi; born 5 October 1999) is a Japanese badminton player who competes in the men's singles event. He achieved a career-high world ranking of No. 17. Hailing from Kikuchi, Kumamoto, he is a member of the Japan national team and plays for the NTT East Badminton Team since graduating from Nihon University in April 2022. In 2024, Tanaka won his first BWF World Tour title at the Super 300 Orléans Masters. He subsequently won two additional Super 300 titles, the 2024 U.S. Open and the 2026 Swiss Open, and finished as the runner-up at the 2025 Australian Open (Super 500). Representing Japan, Tanaka was part of the squad that won the country's first men's team gold medal at the 2026 Asia Team Championships. Domestically, he is a two-time men's singles champion at the All Japan Championships, winning the title in 2021 and 2024.
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Kazuki Takahashi (髙橋 一輝, Takahashi Kazuki; born 2 October 1999) is a Japanese former footballer who playing as a…
Kazuki Takahashi (髙橋 一輝, Takahashi Kazuki; born 2 October 1999) is a Japanese former footballer who playing as a forward.
Sota Ogawa (小川 颯太, Ogawa Souta; born 1 October 1999) is a Japanese racing driver who last competed in the 2025 Super…
Sota Ogawa (小川 颯太, Ogawa Souta; born 1 October 1999) is a Japanese racing driver who last competed in the 2025 Super Taikyu – ST-X for Hitotsuyama Racing. Ogawa is the winner of the 2023 Formula Regional Japanese Championship.
Dragon Dia (ドラゴン・ダイヤ, Doragon Daiya) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in the Japanese…
Dragon Dia (ドラゴン・ダイヤ, Doragon Daiya) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in the Japanese promotion Dragongate, where he is a former Open the Brave Gate Champion, Open the Twin Gate Champion and Open the Triangle Gate Champion.
Meimi Tamura (田村芽実, Tamura Meimi; born October 30, 1998) is a Japanese actress and singer. She is a former member of…
Meimi Tamura (田村芽実, Tamura Meimi; born October 30, 1998) is a Japanese actress and singer. She is a former member of the Hello! Project group Angerme.
Yui Nakamizo (Japanese: 中溝 優生, Nakamizo Yui; born 29 October 1998) is a Japanese softball player who plays as an…
Yui Nakamizo (Japanese: 中溝 優生, Nakamizo Yui; born 29 October 1998) is a Japanese softball player who plays as an infielder for Denso Bright Pegasus and the Japan women's national softball team. She won gold medals in the women's softball tournament at the 2022 Asian Games and the 2026 Asian Games.
Taiyo Koga (古賀 太陽, Koga Taiyō; born October 28, 1998) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Kashiwa Reysol and…
Taiyo Koga (古賀 太陽, Koga Taiyō; born October 28, 1998) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Kashiwa Reysol and the Japan national team.
Hazuki Genma (born 28 October 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League club…
Hazuki Genma (born 28 October 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League club JEF United Chiba.
Hidehiro Sugai (須貝 英大, Sugai Hidehiro; born 27 October 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a left-back for J1…
Hidehiro Sugai (須貝 英大, Sugai Hidehiro; born 27 October 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a left-back for J1 League club Shimizu S-Pulse.
Kazane (風音, Kazane; born October 27, 1998) is a retired Japanese kickboxer, who fought professionally in RISE. He was…
Kazane (風音, Kazane; born October 27, 1998) is a retired Japanese kickboxer, who fought professionally in RISE. He was the 2021 RISE Dead of Alive Super Flyweight (-53 kg) Tournament winner and was a one-time RISE Super Flyweight (-53kg) title challenger. As of October 2021 he was the #2 ranked strawweight kickboxer in the world by Combat Press.
Veny (stylized in all caps, born October 27, 1998) is the ring-name of a Japanese professional wrestler currently…
Veny (stylized in all caps, born October 27, 1998) is the ring-name of a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer. She is best known for being with other wrestling promotions such as Pro Wrestling Wave and Seadlinnng. She is the first known transgender wrestler from Japan, having made her debut in 2015. She was formerly known as Asuka (朱崇花).
Takumi Yamanoi (山ノ井 拓己, Yamanoi Takumi; born October 25, 1998) is a Japanese football player who plays for Zweigen…
Takumi Yamanoi (山ノ井 拓己, Yamanoi Takumi; born October 25, 1998) is a Japanese football player who plays for Zweigen Kanazawa in the J3 League.
Masatora Kawano (川野 将虎, born 23 October 1998) is a Japanese race walker.
Kaho Nakayama (born 23 October 1998) is a Japanese female handball player player for Romanian handball club CSM Slatina…
Kaho Nakayama (born 23 October 1998) is a Japanese female handball player player for Romanian handball club CSM Slatina and the Japanese national team.
Miki Shimomura (下村 実生, Shimomura Miki; born 22 October 1998 in Tokyo) is a Japanese fashion model and former idol…
Miki Shimomura (下村 実生, Shimomura Miki; born 22 October 1998 in Tokyo) is a Japanese fashion model and former idol singer.
Keigo Tsunemoto (常本 佳吾, Tsunemoto Keigo; born 21 October 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…
Keigo Tsunemoto (常本 佳吾, Tsunemoto Keigo; born 21 October 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Swiss Super League club FC Basel.
Kai Sasaki (佐々木 快, Sasaki Kai; born 20 October 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for SC Sagamihara.
Akinori Ichikawa (市川 暉記, Ichikawa Akinori; born 19 October 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for…
Akinori Ichikawa (市川 暉記, Ichikawa Akinori; born 19 October 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J2 League club Yokohama FC.
Kōta Watanabe (渡辺 皓太, Watanabe Kōta; born October 18, 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays for J1 League club…
Kōta Watanabe (渡辺 皓太, Watanabe Kōta; born October 18, 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays for J1 League club Vissel Kobe.
Hisashi Appiah Tawiah (アピア タウィア 久, Appiah Tawiah Hisashi; born 18 October 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer…
Hisashi Appiah Tawiah (アピア タウィア 久, Appiah Tawiah Hisashi; born 18 October 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Kyoto Sanga.
Takaaki Sugino (杉野 正尭, Sugino Takaaki; born 18 October 1998) is a Japanese artistic gymnast. He won a gold medal with…
Takaaki Sugino (杉野 正尭, Sugino Takaaki; born 18 October 1998) is a Japanese artistic gymnast. He won a gold medal with the Japanese team at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Taiki Miyabe (宮部 大己, Miyabe Taiki; born 16 October 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a right-back for…
Taiki Miyabe (宮部 大己, Miyabe Taiki; born 16 October 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a right-back for Matsumoto Yamaga.
Takeaki Harigaya (針谷 岳晃, Harigaya Takeaki; born October 15, 1998) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for…
Takeaki Harigaya (針谷 岳晃, Harigaya Takeaki; born October 15, 1998) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Fukushima United FC.
Yudai Nagano (永野 雄大, Nagano Yūdai, born 15 October 1998) is a Japanese foil fencer. He competed in the 2020 Summer…
Yudai Nagano (永野 雄大, Nagano Yūdai, born 15 October 1998) is a Japanese foil fencer. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics and the helped win a gold medal for Japan in the 2024 Paris Olympics men's foil team event. Nagano earned a bronze medal in the 2022 Tokyo Fencing World Cup individual men's event.
Kyohei Yamashita (山下 恭平, Yamashita Kyōhei; born 12 October 1998) is a Japanese badminton player from Okayama Prefecture…
Kyohei Yamashita (山下 恭平, Yamashita Kyōhei; born 12 October 1998) is a Japanese badminton player from Okayama Prefecture who competes in men's and mixed doubles. A member of the Japanese national team, he plays for the NTT East team and has reached career-high world rankings of No. 13 in mixed doubles and No. 17 in men's doubles. Yamashita won a bronze medal in mixed doubles at the 2021 World Championships and two Super 300 titles: his maiden BWF World Tour title at the 2026 U.S. Open and the 2026 Canada Open. He has represented Japan in team competitions, winning bronze medals at the 2022 Asian Games and the Sudirman Cup in 2023 and 2025.
Miyabi Onitsuka (鬼塚 雅, Onitsuka Miyabi; born 12 October 1998) is a Japanese snowboarder.
Atsuya Kogita (小木田 敦也, Kogita Atsuya; born October 10, 1998) is a professional Japanese baseball pitcher for the Orix…
Atsuya Kogita (小木田 敦也, Kogita Atsuya; born October 10, 1998) is a professional Japanese baseball pitcher for the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Makoto Okazaki (岡崎 慎, Okazaki Makoto; born 10 October 1998) is a Japanese football player who plays as a centre-back…
Makoto Okazaki (岡崎 慎, Okazaki Makoto; born 10 October 1998) is a Japanese football player who plays as a centre-back for Kyushu Soccer League club Kagoshima United FC.
Haruka Funakubo (舟久保 遥香, Funakubo Haruka; born 10 October 1998 in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi) is a Japanese judoka.
Iori Yamasaki (山﨑伊織, Yamasaki Iori; born October 10, 1998) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Yomiuri…
Iori Yamasaki (山﨑伊織, Yamasaki Iori; born October 10, 1998) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Serena Motola (モトーラ世理奈, Motola Serena; born October 9, 1998) is a Japanese fashion model, actress and singer. She…
Serena Motola (モトーラ世理奈, Motola Serena; born October 9, 1998) is a Japanese fashion model, actress and singer. She signed with Box Corporation at age 16, and made her runway debut at the Amazon Fashion Week Tokyo F/W 2017 show. She is best known for being the face of Soen since 2017. Motola landed her first feature film role in the coming-of-age drama Girls' Encounter (2018). She received critical acclaim in 2020 for her lead role in the drama film Voices in the Wind, for which she won the Kinema Junpo Award for Best New Actress, and was nominated for several other accolades.
Ryoha Kitagawa (北川 綾巴, Kitagawa Ryōha; born 9 October 1998, in Aichi Prefecture) is a Japanese singer and model. She is…
Ryoha Kitagawa (北川 綾巴, Kitagawa Ryōha; born 9 October 1998, in Aichi Prefecture) is a Japanese singer and model. She is a former member of the idol groups SKE48 and AKB48, where she was a member of Team S and Team 4, respectively. She is the producer of the Nagoya-based idol group Onegai! Full House, which debuted in September 2021.
Akane Yanagisawa (栁澤 明希, Yanagisawa Akane; born 8 October 1998) is a Japanese competitor in synchronized swimming. She…
Akane Yanagisawa (栁澤 明希, Yanagisawa Akane; born 8 October 1998) is a Japanese competitor in synchronized swimming. She qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, in the team event. She competed in the 2019 FINA World Championships. Yanagisawa has also participated in several World Championships. In 2019, she won silver medals in both the women’s team free routine and the women’s free routine combination. In 2022, she continued to excel, securing silver in the women’s team technical routine and free combination, and a bronze in the women’s team free routine (InsideSynchro). In 2023, she earned a silver medal in the women’s team event at the Asian Games, along with additional silver and bronze medals at the World Championships. She also claimed gold and silver medals at World Cup events in Markham and Montpellier (InsideSynchro). As of 2024, Yanagisawa has accumulated 23 medals in major international competitions, including 10 gold, 11 silver, and 2 bronze (World Aquatics). Born in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, she began her athletic career in swimming before transitioning to synchronized swimming.
Kakeru Suminaga (住永 翔, Suminaga Kakeru; born 6 October 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder…
Kakeru Suminaga (住永 翔, Suminaga Kakeru; born 6 October 1998) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for ReinMeer Aomori
Takumi Hasegawa (長谷川 巧, Hasegawa Takumi; born October 6, 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a right back for…
Takumi Hasegawa (長谷川 巧, Hasegawa Takumi; born October 6, 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a right back for J2 League club Blaublitz Akita.
Kiho Miyashita (宮下希保, Miyashita Kiho; born October 6, 1998) is a Japanese basketball player who plays for Aisin AW…
Kiho Miyashita (宮下希保, Miyashita Kiho; born October 6, 1998) is a Japanese basketball player who plays for Aisin AW Wings of the Women's Japan Basketball League . She also plays for Japan women's national 3x3 team.
Misaki Morota (born 6 October 1998) is a Japanese pole vaulter. She is the national record holder and won the gold…
Misaki Morota (born 6 October 1998) is a Japanese pole vaulter. She is the national record holder and won the gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games. She was also a silver medalist at the previous edition of the Asian Games and the 2026 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships and a bronze medalist at the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships.
Kosuke Aita (born October 2, 1998, in Kitami, Hokkaido, Japan) is a Japanese curler.
Sakura Miwa (Japanese: 三輪 さくら; born 1 October 1998) is a Japanese softball pitcher who plays for SHIONOGI in the Japan…
Sakura Miwa (Japanese: 三輪 さくら; born 1 October 1998) is a Japanese softball pitcher who plays for SHIONOGI in the Japan Diamond Softball League and represents Japan internationally. She has won gold medals at the Asian Games and the Women's Softball World Cup and a silver medal at the World Games.
Yu Endo (遠藤 優, Endo Yu; Japanese: [endoː juː]; born 29 October 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as…
Yu Endo (遠藤 優, Endo Yu; Japanese: [endoː juː]; born 29 October 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Super League club West Ham United and the Japan national team.
Kaito Omomo (大桃 海斗, Omomo Kaito; born 28 October 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for…
Kaito Omomo (大桃 海斗, Omomo Kaito; born 28 October 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for Nagano Parceiro.
So Fujitani (藤谷 壮, Fujitani Sō; born 28 October 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Reilac Shiga FC. His elder…
So Fujitani (藤谷 壮, Fujitani Sō; born 28 October 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Reilac Shiga FC. His elder brother Takumi is also a professional footballer currently playing for J2 League side Tochigi SC.
Ishin Iihashi (飯橋 偉進, Iihashi Ishin), known mononymously as Ishin (stylized in all caps), is a Japanese professional…
Ishin Iihashi (飯橋 偉進, Iihashi Ishin), known mononymously as Ishin (stylized in all caps), is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to Dragongate. He is one half of the current Open The Twin Gate Champions with Yoshiki Kato, and is a former Open the Triangle and Open the Brave Gate Champion.
Shohei Kawakami (河上 将平, Kawakami Shohei; born 26 October 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a…
Shohei Kawakami (河上 将平, Kawakami Shohei; born 26 October 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Kamatamare Sanuki.
Yumeno Noda (born 25 October 1997) is a Japanese rugby union coach and former player. She competed for Japan at the…
Yumeno Noda (born 25 October 1997) is a Japanese rugby union coach and former player. She competed for Japan at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Ryōsuke Sota (曽田 陵介, Sota Ryōsuke; born October 24, 1997) is a Japanese actor and model.
Kota Wakabayashi (若林 康太, Wakabayashi Kōta; born 23 October 1997) is a Japanese athlete who specializes in the 400…
Kota Wakabayashi (若林 康太, Wakabayashi Kōta; born 23 October 1997) is a Japanese athlete who specializes in the 400 metres run. He competed in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2019 World Athletics Championships. Kota Wakabayashi gained his first international experience at the Asian Athletics Championships in Doha in 2019, where he won the gold medal with the Japanese 4 x 400 metre relay in 3:02.94 min and the bronze medal with the mixed relay in 3:20.29 min behind the teams from Bahrain and India.
Daizen Maeda (前田 大然, Maeda Daizen; born 20 October 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left…
Daizen Maeda (前田 大然, Maeda Daizen; born 20 October 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left winger or forward for Premier League club Ipswich Town and the Japan national team. Maeda began his career with Matsumoto Yamaga before spells with Mito HollyHock, Marítimo and Yokohama F. Marinos, where he finished as the J1 League top scorer in 2021. Since joining Celtic in 2022, Maeda has won multiple domestic honours and established himself as one of the club's key attacking players. He has represented Japan internationally since 2019, featuring at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, 2023 AFC Asian Cup and 2026 World Cup.
The Rampage from Exile Tribe (Japanese: ザ・ランページ・フロム・エグザイル・トライブ, stylized as THE RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE and also known…
The Rampage from Exile Tribe (Japanese: ザ・ランページ・フロム・エグザイル・トライブ, stylized as THE RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE and also known as The Rampage), is a J-pop vocal and dance group formed and managed by talent agency LDH and signed to Avex's record label Rhythm Zone. The Rampage is part of the collective supergroup, Exile Tribe and is composed of sixteen members. The group was formed in 2014 and the members were chosen from Exile's Vocal Battle Audition 4, Exile Performer Battle Audition and Global Japan Challenge auditions. The Rampage made their debut in January 2017 with the release of their first single "Lightning".
Ryoya Yamashita (山下 諒也, Yamashita Ryoya; born 19 October 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward…
Ryoya Yamashita (山下 諒也, Yamashita Ryoya; born 19 October 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for J1 League club Gamba Osaka.