Naho Miyoshi (三好 南穂, Miyoshi Naho; born December 21, 1993) is a Japanese former professional basketball player. Miyoshi…Naho Miyoshi (三好 南穂, Miyoshi Naho; born December 21, 1993) is a Japanese former professional basketball player. Miyoshi played 10 seasons in the Women's Japan Basketball League (WJBL) for the Chanson V-Magic and Toyota Antelopes. She represented Japan in the women's tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and at the 2020 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal.
Masaki Nashimoto (梨本 真輝, Nashimoto Masaki; born December 12, 1993) is a Japanese sprinter. Nashimoto competed in the…Masaki Nashimoto (梨本 真輝, Nashimoto Masaki; born December 12, 1993) is a Japanese sprinter. Nashimoto competed in the 100 metre sprint at the 2009 Asian Youth Games and 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, both held in Singapore, winning gold and silver respectively. In the latter, Nashimoto lost out to Odean Skeen but beat favourite David Bolarinwa to silver in a photo finish. His personal best in the 100 metres is 10.38 seconds set in 2011.
Ikki Arai (新井 一耀, Arai Ikki; born November 8, 1993) is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for V-Varen Nagasaki…Ikki Arai (新井 一耀, Arai Ikki; born November 8, 1993) is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for V-Varen Nagasaki as a centre back.
Yuta Takahata (高畑 裕太, Takahata Yūta; born 13 September 1993 in Tokyo) is a Japanese actor and tarento. Takahata…Yuta Takahata (高畑 裕太, Takahata Yūta; born 13 September 1993 in Tokyo) is a Japanese actor and tarento. Takahata graduated from Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music. He is the eldest son of actress Atsuko Takahata and actor Ryosuke Otani, and his sister-in-law is actress Kotomi Takahata. Takahata is also related to Keiko Kitagawa and Daigo.
Tatsuki Kohatsu (古波津 辰希, Kohatsu Tatsuki; born September 11, 1993) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Tochigi…Tatsuki Kohatsu (古波津 辰希, Kohatsu Tatsuki; born September 11, 1993) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Tochigi City FC.
Kensuke Kondoh (近藤 健介, Kondō Kensuke; born August 9, 1993) is a Japanese professional baseball catcher, outfielder, and…Kensuke Kondoh (近藤 健介, Kondō Kensuke; born August 9, 1993) is a Japanese professional baseball catcher, outfielder, and third baseman for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
Ryosuke Hashimoto (橋本 良亮, Hashimoto Ryōsuke; born July 15, 1993 in Chiba Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese singer…Ryosuke Hashimoto (橋本 良亮, Hashimoto Ryōsuke; born July 15, 1993 in Chiba Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese singer managed by the male idol talent agency Johnny and Associates. He is a member of the boyband A.B.C-Z.
Keita Nakamura (中村 慶太, Nakamura Keita; born 30 June 1993) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an…Keita Nakamura (中村 慶太, Nakamura Keita; born 30 June 1993) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for J1 League club V-Varen Nagasaki.
Daichi Tagami (田上 大地, Tagami Daichi; born June 16, 1993) is a Japanese football player who plays as a defender for…Daichi Tagami (田上 大地, Tagami Daichi; born June 16, 1993) is a Japanese football player who plays as a defender for Fagiano Okayama.
Shingo Usami (宇佐見 真吾, Usami Shingo; born June 4, 1993) is a Japanese professional baseball catcher and infielder for…Shingo Usami (宇佐見 真吾, Usami Shingo; born June 4, 1993) is a Japanese professional baseball catcher and infielder for the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Yomiuri Giants and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
Hidetoshi Miyuki (三幸 秀稔, Miyuki Hidetoshi; born May 23, 1993) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Hidetoshi Miyuki (三幸 秀稔, Miyuki Hidetoshi; born May 23, 1993) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for K League 2 club Chungbuk Cheongju.
Takuya Miyamoto (宮本 拓弥, Miyamoto Takuya; born May 21, 1993) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for…Takuya Miyamoto (宮本 拓弥, Miyamoto Takuya; born May 21, 1993) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Vanraure Hachinohe.
Kazuhiro Goya (合谷 和弘, Gōya Kazuhiro; born April 21, 1993) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. He competed at the 2016…Kazuhiro Goya (合谷 和弘, Gōya Kazuhiro; born April 21, 1993) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics for Japan 7s. He played at the 2015 ARFU Men's Sevens Championships where Japan beat Hong Kong to qualify for the Olympics.
Ryosuke Yamanaka (山中 亮輔, Yamanaka Ryōsuke; born 20 April 1993) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Ryosuke Yamanaka (山中 亮輔, Yamanaka Ryōsuke; born 20 April 1993) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left back for J1 League club Kyoto Sanga.
Shun Takayama (髙山 俊, Takayama Shun; born April 18, 1993 in Funabashi, Chiba) is a Japanese professional baseball…Shun Takayama (髙山 俊, Takayama Shun; born April 18, 1993 in Funabashi, Chiba) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Hanshin Tigers in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Shinnosuke Shigenobu (重信 慎之介, Shigenobu Shinnosuke; born August 18, 1993) is a Japanese professional baseball…Shinnosuke Shigenobu (重信 慎之介, Shigenobu Shinnosuke; born August 18, 1993) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. On November 16, 2018, he was selected Yomiuri Giants roster at the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series exhibition game against MLB All-Stars.
Hina Iwasaki (岩崎比菜, Iwasaki Hina; born 27 March 1993) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House of…Hina Iwasaki (岩崎比菜, Iwasaki Hina; born 27 March 1993) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House of Representatives since 2026. She previously served as CEO of a management consulting firm.
Mana Sakura (Japanese: 紗倉まな, Hepburn: Sakura Mana; born March 23, 1993) is a Japanese AV idol, gravure model, novelist…Mana Sakura (Japanese: 紗倉まな, Hepburn: Sakura Mana; born March 23, 1993) is a Japanese AV idol, gravure model, novelist and singer. Originally debuting as a model, she transitioned to AV in 2012, becoming an exclusive performer for Soft On Demand and starred over 150 adult films since her debut. Sakura is considered one of the most popular and recognizable contemporary AV idols as she managed to crossover into mainstream entertainment with regular appearances in television, films and even video games as well. She also became an accomplished author, publishing several novels, magazine essays and running columns.
Kazumi Sasaki (佐々木一美, Sasaki Kazumi) (née Sugiura), better known by her ring name Rin Kadokura (門倉凛, Kadokura Rin) is a…Kazumi Sasaki (佐々木一美, Sasaki Kazumi) (née Sugiura), better known by her ring name Rin Kadokura (門倉凛, Kadokura Rin) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler. She is best known for her tenure with the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Pro Wrestling Wave where she is a former Wave Tag Team Champion.
Kōki Yamashita (山下 幸輝, Yamashita Kōki; born January 31, 1993) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays…Kōki Yamashita (山下 幸輝, Yamashita Kōki; born January 31, 1993) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
Kisato Nakamura (中村妃智, born (1993-01-07)7 January 1993) is a Japanese track cyclist. She won a silver medal in the team…Kisato Nakamura (中村妃智, born (1993-01-07)7 January 1993) is a Japanese track cyclist. She won a silver medal in the team pursuit at the 2016 Asian Cycling Championships. She qualified to represent Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Junya Imase (今瀬 淳也, Imase Junya; born January 3, 1993 in Chiba) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Kataller…Junya Imase (今瀬 淳也, Imase Junya; born January 3, 1993 in Chiba) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Kataller Toyama.
Shunma Katsumata (勝俣瞬馬, Katsumata Shunma; born September 12, 1992) is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently…Shunma Katsumata (勝俣瞬馬, Katsumata Shunma; born September 12, 1992) is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for the Japanese professional wrestling promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT), where is the current DDT Extreme Champion in his fourth reign.
Tatsuya Sase (佐瀬 達也, Sase Tatsuya; born 25 November 1991) is a Japanese footballer. He played for Goyo of the Mongolian…Tatsuya Sase (佐瀬 達也, Sase Tatsuya; born 25 November 1991) is a Japanese footballer. He played for Goyo of the Mongolian Premier League in 2017.
Berryz Kobo (Berryz工房, Berryz Kōbō; lit. "Berryz Workshop") was a Japanese idol girl group formed by Up-Front Promotion…Berryz Kobo (Berryz工房, Berryz Kōbō; lit. "Berryz Workshop") was a Japanese idol girl group formed by Up-Front Promotion in 2004 and associated with Hello! Project. The group's members consisted of Hello! Project Kids members Saki Shimizu, Momoko Tsugunaga, Miyabi Natsuyaki, Chinami Tokunaga, Maasa Sudo, Yurina Kumai, and Risako Sugaya; Maiha Ishimura left the group in 2005. Berryz Kobo debuted with their first single in March of the same year. In 2007, Berryz Kobo became the youngest act ever to give a solo concert at Saitama Super Arena. In 2008, the group received the Best Asian Newcomer Award at the Asia Song Festival and a Cable Music Award at the 41st Japan Cable Awards ceremony. As of December 2014, the group had released 36 singles, nine studio albums, one EP and one compilation album. Berryz Kobo's combined CD and DVD sales exceeded one million copies in Japan alone.
Keisuke Kobayashi (小林 慶祐, Kobayashi, Keisuke; born November 2, 1992) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for…Keisuke Kobayashi (小林 慶祐, Kobayashi, Keisuke; born November 2, 1992) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Oisix Niigata Albirex of the Baseball Challenge League (BCL). He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Orix Buffaloes and Hanshin Tigers.
Shoto Suzuki (鈴木 翔登, Suzuki Shōto; born 16 October 1992 in Saitama) is a Japanese footballer who will play for Criacao…Shoto Suzuki (鈴木 翔登, Suzuki Shōto; born 16 October 1992 in Saitama) is a Japanese footballer who will play for Criacao Shinjuku from 2023.
Mikiko Ando (安藤 美希子, Andō Mikiko; born (1992-09-30)30 September 1992) is a Japanese weightlifter. She competed at the…Mikiko Ando (安藤 美希子, Andō Mikiko; born (1992-09-30)30 September 1992) is a Japanese weightlifter. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's 59 kg, winning a bronze medal.
Tatsuya Kumagai (熊谷達也, Kumagai Tatsuya; born 25 September 1992, in Tōgane) is a Japanese footballer who last played for…Tatsuya Kumagai (熊谷達也, Kumagai Tatsuya; born 25 September 1992, in Tōgane) is a Japanese footballer who last played for Blaublitz Akita.
This is a list of J.League designated special players, picked by J.League clubs from universities and high schools all…This is a list of J.League designated special players, picked by J.League clubs from universities and high schools all over Japan.
Hayato Mine (峯 勇斗, Mine Hayato; born August 31, 1992) is a Japanese football player, who plays for Briobecca Urayasu as…Hayato Mine (峯 勇斗, Mine Hayato; born August 31, 1992) is a Japanese football player, who plays for Briobecca Urayasu as a forward.
Natsumi Tsunoda (Japanese: 角田夏実; born 6 August 1992) is a Japanese retired judoka. She won the gold medal at the…Natsumi Tsunoda (Japanese: 角田夏実; born 6 August 1992) is a Japanese retired judoka. She won the gold medal at the women's 48 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Ayumi Uekusa (植草 歩, Uekusa Ayumi; born July 25, 1992) is a Japanese karateka. Competing in the +68 kg kumite division…Ayumi Uekusa (植草 歩, Uekusa Ayumi; born July 25, 1992) is a Japanese karateka. Competing in the +68 kg kumite division she won gold medals at the World Karate Federation's 2016 World Championships, 2017 and 2022 Asian Championships, and at the 2018 Asian Games. She has also won several bronze and silver medals at the World Championships, Asian Championships, and Asian Games. She won a gold medal at the 2023 Karate 1-Premier League Cairo in January, and after taking gold in the 2023 Karate 1-Premier League Dublin that September, she was awarded the title of "Grand Winner" in her weight division for the year — her fourth such award after 2017, 2018, and 2020.
Shigeto Masuda (増田 繁人, Masuda Shigeto; born June 11, 1992) is a Japanese football player who plays for NPL Victoria…Shigeto Masuda (増田 繁人, Masuda Shigeto; born June 11, 1992) is a Japanese football player who plays for NPL Victoria club Heidelberg United.
Kotaro Shimano (born 8 June 1992) is a retired Japanese kickboxer, who fought out of Futtsu, Japan. He is the former…Kotaro Shimano (born 8 June 1992) is a retired Japanese kickboxer, who fought out of Futtsu, Japan. He is the former Krush Super Featherweight champion. Shimano was continuously ranked as a top ten –60 kg (132 lbs) kickboxer by Combat Press between May 2019 and June 2021.
Nanae Suzuki (Japanese: 鈴木菜々江, Suzuki Nanae; born 12 May 1992) is a Japanese former professional boxer who held the WBO…Nanae Suzuki (Japanese: 鈴木菜々江, Suzuki Nanae; born 12 May 1992) is a Japanese former professional boxer who held the WBO atomweight title from 25 February 2022 to 1 September 2022. At the regional level, Suzuki held the Japanese atomweight title from 2018 to 2019.
Masayoshi Fukuda (福田 将儀, born April 17, 1992, in Sanmu, Chiba Prefecture) is a Japanese former professional baseball…Masayoshi Fukuda (福田 将儀, born April 17, 1992, in Sanmu, Chiba Prefecture) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He played for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles from 2015 to 2017.
Koki Matsuzawa (松澤 香輝, Matsuzawa Koki; born 3 April 1992) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a goalkeeper…Koki Matsuzawa (松澤 香輝, Matsuzawa Koki; born 3 April 1992) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a goalkeeper for Vegalta Sendai.
Naoto Tobe (戸邉 直人, Tobe Naoto; born 31 March 1992) is a Japanese high jumper. He competed at the 2015 World…Naoto Tobe (戸邉 直人, Tobe Naoto; born 31 March 1992) is a Japanese high jumper. He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without qualifying for the final. His personal bests in the event are 2.32 metres outdoors (Lignano Sabbiadoro 2018) and 2.35 metres indoors (Karlsruhe 2019). Tobe received a PhD degree in Sport science from the University of Tsukuba in 2019.
Rioka Kanda (神田 莉緒香 Kanda Rioka, born 26 March 1992) is a Japanese singer-songwriter, radio personality, and actress…Rioka Kanda (神田 莉緒香 Kanda Rioka, born 26 March 1992) is a Japanese singer-songwriter, radio personality, and actress from Urayasu City in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
Koharu Sugawara (菅原 小春, Sugawara Koharu; born 14 February 1992) is a Japanese dancer, choreographer, and model from…Koharu Sugawara (菅原 小春, Sugawara Koharu; born 14 February 1992) is a Japanese dancer, choreographer, and model from Sanmu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
Yuka Sato (佐藤 優香, Satō Yuka; born 1992, Chiba) is a Japanese triathlete. She won a gold medal in the Girls' Triathlon…Yuka Sato (佐藤 優香, Satō Yuka; born 1992, Chiba) is a Japanese triathlete. She won a gold medal in the Girls' Triathlon event at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.
Narumi Takahashi (高橋 成美, Takahashi Narumi; born January 15, 1992) is a Japanese retired pair skater and six-time…Narumi Takahashi (高橋 成美, Takahashi Narumi; born January 15, 1992) is a Japanese retired pair skater and six-time Japanese national champion (2009-2012, 2014, 2015). With former partner Mervin Tran, she was the 2012 World bronze medalist, the 2010 Junior World silver medalist, and the 2010–11 Junior Grand Prix Final champion. They were the first pair to win a World medal for Japan. She has also skated with Ryo Shibata, Ryuichi Kihara and Alexandr Zaboev.
Jin Izumisawa (泉澤 仁, Izumisawa Jin; born 17 December 1991) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…Jin Izumisawa (泉澤 仁, Izumisawa Jin; born 17 December 1991) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for J3 League club FC Gifu.
Kazuki Nagasawa (長澤 和輝, Nagasawa Kazuki; pronounced [na̠ɡa̠za̠wa̠ ka̠zɯ̟ᵝkʲi]; born 16 December 1991) is a Japanese…Kazuki Nagasawa (長澤 和輝, Nagasawa Kazuki; pronounced [na̠ɡa̠za̠wa̠ ka̠zɯ̟ᵝkʲi]; born 16 December 1991) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for A-League club Wellington Phoenix.
