Yoyoka Soma (Japanese: 相馬世世歌), known mononymously as YOYOKA (よよか), is a Japanese drummer from Ishikari. In 2018, at age…
Yoyoka Soma (Japanese: 相馬世世歌), known mononymously as YOYOKA (よよか), is a Japanese drummer from Ishikari. In 2018, at age 8, she gained international attention for an online video in which she covered Led Zeppelin's "Good Times Bad Times", which was uploaded to Vimeo as her entry for the 2018 Hit Like a Girl contest. As of October 2019, the video has 3.2 million views and David Grohl, Ian Paice, and Robert Plant all praised the video and her drumming capabilities. She has stated that John Bonham, Chris Coleman, and Benny Greb are her favorite drummers and Rage Against the Machine her favorite band.
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Cocona Hiraki (開心那, Hiraki Kokona; also Kokona Hiraki, born 26 August 2008) is a Japanese skateboarder. She won a…
Cocona Hiraki (開心那, Hiraki Kokona; also Kokona Hiraki, born 26 August 2008) is a Japanese skateboarder. She won a silver medal in the women's park event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, becoming the youngest Japanese athlete on record to participate in the Summer Olympic Games. She won a silver medal again in the women's park event at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Sora Matsushima (松島 輝空, Matsushima Sora; born 29 April 2007) is a Japanese professional table tennis player. He is the…
Sora Matsushima (松島 輝空, Matsushima Sora; born 29 April 2007) is a Japanese professional table tennis player. He is the current world rank 1 in men's singles, as well as the youngest male player in the current top 10 of the ITTF World Ranking. In August 2026, at the age of 19 years, 5 months, and 6 days, he became the youngest ever world rank 1 in men's singles, surpassing the previous record set by Lin Shidong, and the first Japanese player to hold the top spot since Seiji Ono in July 1980.
Ryusei Yamada (山田琉聖, Yamada Ryusei; born 25 March 2006) is a Japanese snowboarder.
Haruka Sakuraba (桜庭 遥花, Sakuraba Haruka; born 29 January 2006) is a Japanese model and singer from Hokkaido, affiliated…
Haruka Sakuraba (桜庭 遥花, Sakuraba Haruka; born 29 January 2006) is a Japanese model and singer from Hokkaido, affiliated with Asobisystem. After finishing in 19th place in Produce 101 Japan The Girls, she was hired as a regular model for Larme and later appeared on Ultra Teens Fes and Kansai Collection. She is also a member of the idol groups Cutie Street and PiKi.
Yuna Nagaoka (長岡 柚奈, Nagaoka Yuna; born July 13, 2005) is a Japanese pair skater. With partner Sumitada Moriguchi, she…
Yuna Nagaoka (長岡 柚奈, Nagaoka Yuna; born July 13, 2005) is a Japanese pair skater. With partner Sumitada Moriguchi, she is the 2026 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2025 Asian Winter Games bronze medalist, the 2025 CS Kinoshita Group Cup bronze medalist, and a two-time Japanese national champion. She represented Japan at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Keito Mombetsu (門別 啓人, Mombetsu Keito; born July 10, 2004) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a pitcher…
Keito Mombetsu (門別 啓人, Mombetsu Keito; born July 10, 2004) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Haruka Kasai (Japanese: 葛西 春香, Hepburn: Kasai Haruka; born 4 February 2004) is a Japanese Nordic combined skier and ski…
Haruka Kasai (Japanese: 葛西 春香, Hepburn: Kasai Haruka; born 4 February 2004) is a Japanese Nordic combined skier and ski jumper. She has won two bronze medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.
Yuna Kasai (葛西 優奈, Kasai Yūna; born February 4, 2004) is a Japanese Nordic combined skier and ski jumper. At the 2025…
Yuna Kasai (葛西 優奈, Kasai Yūna; born February 4, 2004) is a Japanese Nordic combined skier and ski jumper. At the 2025 World Championships, she won gold in the mass start. At the 2021 Nordic Combined World Cup, she won bronze in both mass start and individual Nordic combined.
Asahi Miyashita (宮下 朝陽, Miyashita Asahi; born January 26, 2004 in Kuromatsunai, Hokkaido, Japan) is a professional…
Asahi Miyashita (宮下 朝陽, Miyashita Asahi; born January 26, 2004 in Kuromatsunai, Hokkaido, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is an infielder for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Yosei Sato (佐藤 陽成, Sato Yosei; born 3 September 2003) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for Osaka…
Yosei Sato (佐藤 陽成, Sato Yosei; born 3 September 2003) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for Osaka University H&SS football team, also registered as a specially-designated player with Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo.
Momoka Horikawa (堀川桃香, Horikawa Momoka; born 10 July 2003) is a Japanese speed skater who represented Japan at the 2022…
Momoka Horikawa (堀川桃香, Horikawa Momoka; born 10 July 2003) is a Japanese speed skater who represented Japan at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Kuryu Matsuki (松木 玖生, Matsuki Kuryū; born 30 April 2003) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…
Kuryu Matsuki (松木 玖生, Matsuki Kuryū; born 30 April 2003) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and forward for EFL Championship club Southampton and the Japan national team. Matsuki began his senior career at FC Tokyo. In 2024, he joined English club Southampton. Matsuki spent the 2024–25 season on loan at Göztepe.
Ibuki Hoshi (星いぶき, Hoshi Ibuki) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working in the Japanese promotion Ice…
Ibuki Hoshi (星いぶき, Hoshi Ibuki) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working in the Japanese promotion Ice Ribbon where she is a one-time ICE Cross Infinity Champion. She is a former International Ribbon Tag Team Champion. She is currently inactive, due to maternity leave.
Haruka Nemoto (根本悠楓, Nemoto Haruka; born March 31, 2003) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a pitcher…
Haruka Nemoto (根本悠楓, Nemoto Haruka; born March 31, 2003) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a pitcher for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Mona Tateyama (Japanese: 舘山 萌菜; born 6 November 2002) is a Japanese basketball player who plays as a small forward for…
Mona Tateyama (Japanese: 舘山 萌菜; born 6 November 2002) is a Japanese basketball player who plays as a small forward for the Hitachi High-Tech Cougars in the Women's Japan Basketball League. She has represented Japan in international competition, including at the FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup and the 2026 Asian Games, where she won a silver medal.
Aoi is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese promotion Professional Wrestling Just Tap…
Aoi is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese promotion Professional Wrestling Just Tap Out, where she is the current Queen of JTO Champion in her third reign.
Mina Kobayashi (小林 未奈, Kobayashi Mina; born July 20, 2002 in Kushiro) is a Japanese curler from Sapporo, Hokkaido. She…
Mina Kobayashi (小林 未奈, Kobayashi Mina; born July 20, 2002 in Kushiro) is a Japanese curler from Sapporo, Hokkaido. She is the skip of the FORTIUS curling team. At the international level, she represented Japan at the 2019 World Mixed Curling Championship and the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics, winning silver in the mixed team competition.
Ryūshin Takeuchi (竹内龍臣, Takeuchi Ryūshin; born December 11, 2001 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan) is a Japanese…
Ryūshin Takeuchi (竹内龍臣, Takeuchi Ryūshin; born December 11, 2001 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
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.
Ren Nikaidō (二階堂 蓮, Nikaidō Ren; born 24 May 2001) is a Japanese ski jumper. He won three medals in ski jumping at the…
Ren Nikaidō (二階堂 蓮, Nikaidō Ren; born 24 May 2001) is a Japanese ski jumper. He won three medals in ski jumping at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Akane Shiga (Japanese: 志賀 紅音, しが あかね, Hepburn: Shiga Akane; born 3 March 2001) is a Japanese ice hockey player for PWHL…
Akane Shiga (Japanese: 志賀 紅音, しが あかね, Hepburn: Shiga Akane; born 3 March 2001) is a Japanese ice hockey player for PWHL Detroit of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) and member of the Japanese national team. She played for PWHL Ottawa in the inaugural season of the PWHL.
Myra Meadows (メドウズ 舞良, Medōzu Maira; born January 10, 2001), known professionally as Myra Arai (新井 舞良, Arai Maira), is…
Myra Meadows (メドウズ 舞良, Medōzu Maira; born January 10, 2001), known professionally as Myra Arai (新井 舞良, Arai Maira), is a Canadian-Japanese actress and model.
Nanako Todo (東藤 なな子, Todo Nanako; born 29 November 2000) is a Japanese professional basketball player for the Toyota…
Nanako Todo (東藤 なな子, Todo Nanako; born 29 November 2000) is a Japanese professional basketball player for the Toyota Boshoku Sunshine Rabbits of the Women's Japan Basketball League (WJBL). Todo represented Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal with the team.
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.
Yu Owada (大和田侑, Ōwada Yū) better known by his ring name Owadasan (オオワダサン, Ōwadasan) is a Japanese professional…
Yu Owada (大和田侑, Ōwada Yū) better known by his ring name Owadasan (オオワダサン, Ōwadasan) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is signed to Pro Wrestling Noah where he performs under his real name and is part of the Team 2000X stable. He also performs on the European independent circuit under the ring name Kouga.
Toya Nakamura (中村 桐耶, Nakamura Tōya; born July 23, 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre…
Toya Nakamura (中村 桐耶, Nakamura Tōya; born July 23, 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre back for J2 League club Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo.
Wataru Morishige (Japanese: 森重航, born 17 July 2000) is a Japanese speed skater who represented Japan at the 2022 Winter…
Wataru Morishige (Japanese: 森重航, born 17 July 2000) is a Japanese speed skater who represented Japan at the 2022 Winter Olympics and the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Kisara Sumiyoshi (Japanese: 住吉 輝紗良; born 8 March 2000) is a Japanese freestyle skier who competes internationally. She…
Kisara Sumiyoshi (Japanese: 住吉 輝紗良; born 8 March 2000) is a Japanese freestyle skier who competes internationally. She competed in the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2021, where she placed fourteenth in women's ski moguls.
Ryusei Nose (野瀬 龍世, Nose Ryusei; born 8 February 2000) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for…
Ryusei Nose (野瀬 龍世, Nose Ryusei; born 8 February 2000) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for FC Osaka.
Anju Nakamura (Japanese: 中村 安寿, Nakamura Anju; born 23 January 2000) is a Japanese Nordic combined skier.
Sora Igawa (井川 空, Igawa Sora; born 15 January 2000) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a…
Sora Igawa (井川 空, Igawa Sora; born 15 January 2000) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a centre back for J3 League club FC Gifu.
Ren Katō (加藤 蓮, Katō Ren; born 28 December 1999) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a left-back for club Kyoto Sanga.
Go Aoki (青木 豪, Aoki Gō; born December 6, 1999) is a Japanese male curler. At the national level, he is a 2018 Japan…
Go Aoki (青木 豪, Aoki Gō; born December 6, 1999) is a Japanese male curler. At the national level, he is a 2018 Japan men's champion curler. He is also a 2025 Asian Winter Games gold medalist, where he represented Japan with curling teammate Tori Koana.
Yuki Yomichi (夜道 雪, Yomichi Yuki; born November 21, 1999) is a Japanese voice actress, YouTuber, tarento and singer…
Yuki Yomichi (夜道 雪, Yomichi Yuki; born November 21, 1999) is a Japanese voice actress, YouTuber, tarento and singer from Sapporo who is affiliated with Quatre Stella. She is known for her role as Koguma, the protagonist of the anime television series Super Cub.
Ayuni D (アユニ・D), stylized as AYUNi D, born on October 12, 1999, is a Japanese singer, member of Japanese rock band…
Ayuni D (アユニ・D), stylized as AYUNi D, born on October 12, 1999, is a Japanese singer, member of Japanese rock band Pedro and former member of Japanese girl group Bish. She debuted as a solo artist under the name Aomushi in November 2021.
Kohei Takahashi (高橋 耕平, Takahashi Kohei; born 20 September 1999) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a…
Kohei Takahashi (高橋 耕平, Takahashi Kohei; born 20 September 1999) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Vanraure Hachinohe.
Hitomi Shiode (塩出 仁美, Shiode Hitomi; born 15 September 1999) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in…
Hitomi Shiode (塩出 仁美, Shiode Hitomi; born 15 September 1999) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays in the SV.League for Osaka Marvelous.
Kanzo Schinckel (Japanese: シンクル 寛造; born August 20, 1999) is a Japanese rugby union player who currently plays as a…
Kanzo Schinckel (Japanese: シンクル 寛造; born August 20, 1999) is a Japanese rugby union player who currently plays as a Prop for the Mitsubishi DynaBoars in Japan's League One.
Yuto Kawamura (川村 友斗, Kawamura Yūto; born August 13, 1999) is a Japanese professional baseball Outfielder for the…
Yuto Kawamura (川村 友斗, Kawamura Yūto; born August 13, 1999) is a Japanese professional baseball Outfielder for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Kurea Okino (Japanese: 沖野くれあ; born 12 July 1999) is a Japanese footballer who last played as a striker for Melbourne…
Kurea Okino (Japanese: 沖野くれあ; born 12 July 1999) is a Japanese footballer who last played as a striker for Melbourne Victory.
Aoi Shiga (Japanese: 志賀 葵, しが あおい, Hepburn: Shiga Aoi; born 4 July 1999) is a Japanese ice hockey player and member of…
Aoi Shiga (Japanese: 志賀 葵, しが あおい, Hepburn: Shiga Aoi; born 4 July 1999) is a Japanese ice hockey player and member of the Japanese national team, currently playing in the Swedish Women's Hockey League with Modo.¹
Ren Fujimura (藤村 怜, Fujimura Ren; born May 26, 1999) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for J3 League club…
Ren Fujimura (藤村 怜, Fujimura Ren; born May 26, 1999) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for J3 League club Thespa Gunma.
Masaki Satō (佐藤優樹, Satō Masaki) (born May 7, 1999, in Sapporo, Hokkaido) is a Japanese pop singer. She is a former…
Masaki Satō (佐藤優樹, Satō Masaki) (born May 7, 1999, in Sapporo, Hokkaido) is a Japanese pop singer. She is a former tenth-generation member of the pop group Morning Musume.
Daiki Sato (佐藤 大樹, Sato Daiki; born 23 April 1999) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for Júbilo…
Daiki Sato (佐藤 大樹, Sato Daiki; born 23 April 1999) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for Júbilo Iwata.
Talla Ndao (Japanese: ンダウ ターラ; born 23 December 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for…
Talla Ndao (Japanese: ンダウ ターラ; born 23 December 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Muang Loei United.
Yuto Furuya (古谷 優人, Furuya Yūto; born May 15, 1999 in Makubetsu, Hokkaido) is a Japanese professional baseball Pitcher…
Yuto Furuya (古谷 優人, Furuya Yūto; born May 15, 1999 in Makubetsu, Hokkaido) is a Japanese professional baseball Pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball.
Ami Wajima (和島あみ, Wajima Ami; born December 29, 1998) is a singer from Kutchan, Hokkaido who is signed to Pony Canyon.…
Ami Wajima (和島あみ, Wajima Ami; born December 29, 1998) is a singer from Kutchan, Hokkaido who is signed to Pony Canyon. After passing an audition held by the Japanese entertainment agency Horipro, she debuted in May 2016 with her first single "Gensō Drive", the title track of which was used as the opening theme to the Japanese anime television series The Lost Village. She released her first album I Am in February 2017. Wajima's music has been used in The Lost Village, Kuromukuro, and Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters. She has also performed in China, the Philippines, Singapore, and Indonesia. In July 2017, her management announced that she would put her career on hiatus for health reasons. She resumed her music activities in March 2018.
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
Kosuke Aita (born October 2, 1998, in Kitami, Hokkaido, Japan) is a Japanese curler.