Shingo Nishiyama (西山 真瑚, Nishiyama Shingo; born January 24, 2002) is a Japanese ice dancer. He and former partner Azusa…
Shingo Nishiyama (西山 真瑚, Nishiyama Shingo; born January 24, 2002) is a Japanese ice dancer. He and former partner Azusa Tanaka are the 2025 Asian Winter Games bronze medalists and two-time Japanese national silver medalists (2023–24, 2024–25). With his other former skating partner, Utana Yoshida, he was a two-time Japanese national junior ice dance champion (2019–20, 2020–21) and a 2020 Winter Youth Olympics champion in the team event. He also competed for one season with Ayumi Takanami, winning the bronze medal at the 2021–22 Japan Championships.
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Taiga Hata (畑 大雅, Hata Taiga; born 20 January 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays either as a…
Taiga Hata (畑 大雅, Hata Taiga; born 20 January 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays either as a wing-back or as a winger for Belgian Pro League club Sint-Truiden.
Kosei Numata (沼田 航征, Numata Kosei; born 12 January 2002) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Azul Claro Numazu.
Rinka Matsuda (born 5 December 2001) is a Japanese rugby union and sevens player. She competed for Japan at the 2021…
Rinka Matsuda (born 5 December 2001) is a Japanese rugby union and sevens player. She competed for Japan at the 2021 and 2025 Women's Rugby World Cups. She represented the Japanese women's sevens team at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Taiga Ishiura (石浦 大雅, Ishiura Taiga; born 22 November 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…
Taiga Ishiura (石浦 大雅, Ishiura Taiga; born 22 November 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Ryukyu.
Yu Shiotani (born 27 October 2001) is a Japanese Greco-Roman wrestler. He won one of the bronze medals in the 55 kg…
Yu Shiotani (born 27 October 2001) is a Japanese Greco-Roman wrestler. He won one of the bronze medals in the 55 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. He won the gold medal in the 55 kg event at the 2021 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Almaty, Kazakhstan. He also won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Mele Yua Havili Kagawa (born 29 September 2001) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2025…
Mele Yua Havili Kagawa (born 29 September 2001) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.
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.
Seiji Kimura (木村 誠二, Kimura Seiji; born 24 August 2001) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a centre back for Belgian…
Seiji Kimura (木村 誠二, Kimura Seiji; born 24 August 2001) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a centre back for Belgian Pro League club Westerlo.
Yukiya Uda (宇田 幸矢, Uda Yukiya; born 6 August 2001) is a Japanese table tennis player. He is also a member of the JOC…
Yukiya Uda (宇田 幸矢, Uda Yukiya; born 6 August 2001) is a Japanese table tennis player. He is also a member of the JOC Elite Academy (JOCエリートアカデミー) in Tokyo. He won the mixed doubles title at the 2019 World Junior Table Tennis Championships with Miyuu Kihara. In 2020, Yukiya won the 2020 Japanese National title, defeating Harimoto in the finals.
Riku Kobayashi (小林 里駆, Kobayashi Riku; born 2 August 2001) is a Japanese footballer who play as a Midfielder and…
Riku Kobayashi (小林 里駆, Kobayashi Riku; born 2 August 2001) is a Japanese footballer who play as a Midfielder and currently play for Kochi United.
Jin Sasaki (佐々木尽, Sasaki Jin, born 28 July 2001) is a Japanese professional boxer. He challenged for the WBO…
Jin Sasaki (佐々木尽, Sasaki Jin, born 28 July 2001) is a Japanese professional boxer. He challenged for the WBO welterweight title in 2025. Sasaki has held the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation welterweight title since May 2026 and the WBO Asia Pacific and Japanese titles in the same weight division since September 2026. He is also a former WBO Asia Pacific super-lightweight champion.
Nao Ando (born 17 July 2001) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2025 Women's Rugby World…
Nao Ando (born 17 July 2001) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Yuki Kasahara (笠原 友希, Kasahara Yūki; born June 3, 2001) is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the super…
Yuki Kasahara (笠原 友希, Kasahara Yūki; born June 3, 2001) is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the super featherweight division of Shoot Boxing. A professional competitor since 2017, he is a two-weight Shootboxing champion, having held the Japan Super Featherweight title since 2021, and the Japan Featherweight title between 2020 and 2021. As of July 2022 he was the #6 ranked Bantamweight in the world by Combat Press.
Noah Kenshin Browne (ブラウン ノア 賢信, Buraun Noa Kenshin; born May 27, 2001) is a professional footballer who playing as a…
Noah Kenshin Browne (ブラウン ノア 賢信, Buraun Noa Kenshin; born May 27, 2001) is a professional footballer who playing as a forward and currently play for Fagiano Okayama. Born in Canada, Browne represented Japan at youth international level.
Yu Hirosawa (廣澤 優, Hirosawa Yu; born 27 April 2001) is a Japanese professional pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of…
Yu Hirosawa (廣澤 優, Hirosawa Yu; born 27 April 2001) is a Japanese professional pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Shino Matsuda (born 27 March 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for WE League club…
Shino Matsuda (born 27 March 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for WE League club Tokyo Verdy Beleza.
Daiki Odashima (小田嶋大樹, Odashima Daiki) is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to Pro Wrestling Noah where he is a…
Daiki Odashima (小田嶋大樹, Odashima Daiki) is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to Pro Wrestling Noah where he is a former GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion. He sporadically competes for various promotions of the Japanese independent scene.
Ai Ogura (Japanese: 小椋 藍, Hepburn: Ogura Ai; born 26 January 2001) is a Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle racer who…
Ai Ogura (Japanese: 小椋 藍, Hepburn: Ogura Ai; born 26 January 2001) is a Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle racer who competes in the MotoGP World Championship for Trackhouse MotoGP Team. He will leave Trackhouse at the end of the 2026 season to join Yamaha. Ogura was crowned 2024 Moto2 World Champion with MT Helmets – MSi, being the first Japanese rider to win a world championship in fifteen years since Hiroshi Aoyama in 2009. He previously competed in Moto2 and Moto3 for Idemitsu Honda Team Asia, finishing as championship runner-up in 2022. Ogura is the first Asia Talent Cup graduate to make it to MotoGP. He won his maiden race at 2026 Dutch GP for Trackhouse.
Wakaba Higuchi (樋口 新葉, Higuchi Wakaba; born January 2, 2001) is a Japanese retired figure skater. She is a 2022 Olympic…
Wakaba Higuchi (樋口 新葉, Higuchi Wakaba; born January 2, 2001) is a Japanese retired figure skater. She is a 2022 Olympic team event silver medalist, the 2018 World silver medalist, the 2024 Skate America champion, a three-time Grand Prix silver medalist (2017 Cup of China; 2020 NHK Trophy; 2024 Grand Prix de France), a three-time Grand Prix bronze medalist (2016 and 2021 Grand Prix de France; 2017 Rostelecom Cup), a three-time Challenger Series medalist, and a six-time Japanese national medalist (bronze in 2015 and 2025, silver in 2016, 2017, 2020, and 2022). On the junior level, she is a two-time World Junior bronze medalist (2015, 2016), the 2014–15 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, and a two-time Japan Junior national champion (2015, 2016). Higuchi is the seventeenth woman to land a clean triple Axel internationally, the fourth woman to land a clean triple Axel at the Olympics, and one of two women (the other being Mao Asada) to land multiple clean triple axels at a single Olympics.
Airi Miyakawa (宮川愛李, Miyakawa Airi), is a Japanese singer-songwriter who debuted in 2019 and is currently signed to NiM…
Airi Miyakawa (宮川愛李, Miyakawa Airi), is a Japanese singer-songwriter who debuted in 2019 and is currently signed to NiM RECORDS label, a subsidiary of B Zone. She is the younger sister of fellow singer Taisei Miyakawa.
Megu Hamada (Japanese: 浜田 芽来, born 27 December 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for…
Megu Hamada (Japanese: 浜田 芽来, born 27 December 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for RB Omiya Ardija Women in the WE League and the Japan national team. She was part of the Japan squad that won the women's football gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games.
Yuumi Kawai or Yūmi Kawai (河合 優実, Kawai Yūmi; born December 19, 2000 in Tokyo) is a Japanese actress.
Shu Morooka (師岡 柊生, Morooka Shu; born 9 December 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for…
Shu Morooka (師岡 柊生, Morooka Shu; born 9 December 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for J1 League club Avispa Fukuoka.
Reo Yasunaga (安永 玲央, Yasunaga Reo; born 19 November 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…
Reo Yasunaga (安永 玲央, Yasunaga Reo; born 19 November 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Matsumoto Yamaga FC.
Shinta Karl Appelkamp (アペルカンプ 真大 カール, Aperukanpu Shinta Kāru; born 1 November 2000) is a German professional footballer…
Shinta Karl Appelkamp (アペルカンプ 真大 カール, Aperukanpu Shinta Kāru; born 1 November 2000) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club Greuther Fürth. Born in Japan, Appelkamp was a youth international for Japan before switching to represent Germany.
Oto Kanno (born 30 October 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League club…
Oto Kanno (born 30 October 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League club Tokyo Verdy Beleza.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Yuma Suwa (諏訪 悠磨, Suwa Yuma; born 29 August 2000), better known as Yuma, is a Japanese professional footballer who…
Yuma Suwa (諏訪 悠磨, Suwa Yuma; born 29 August 2000), better known as Yuma, is a Japanese professional footballer who plays either as a right-back or central-midfielder most recently for Singapore Premier League club Hougang United.
Ryu Joseph Hashimura (橋村 龍ジョセフ, Hashimura Ryujosefu; born August 23, 2000) is a Japanese ex-football player and current…
Ryu Joseph Hashimura (橋村 龍ジョセフ, Hashimura Ryujosefu; born August 23, 2000) is a Japanese ex-football player and current Futsal player. He currently plays for Jonetu Loneliness Fuchu.
Hiroya Matsumoto (松本 大弥, Matsumoto Hiroya; born 10 August 2000) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defensive…
Hiroya Matsumoto (松本 大弥, Matsumoto Hiroya; born 10 August 2000) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for J1 League club Shonan Bellmare.
Kota Yazawa (矢澤 宏太, Yazawa Kota; born August 2, 2000) is a professional baseball player for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham…
Kota Yazawa (矢澤 宏太, Yazawa Kota; born August 2, 2000) is a professional baseball player for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball. He plays as a two-way player.
Ryo Takahashi (高橋 亮, Takahashi Ryō; born 11 July 2000) is a Japanese football player currently playing as a defender…
Ryo Takahashi (高橋 亮, Takahashi Ryō; born 11 July 2000) is a Japanese football player currently playing as a defender for Langwarrin SC.
Shuto Nakano (中野 就斗, Nakano Shuto; born 27 June 2000) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a wing-back…
Shuto Nakano (中野 就斗, Nakano Shuto; born 27 June 2000) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a wing-back, full-back or centre back for Sanfrecce Hiroshima and the Japan national team.
Kennedy Egbus Mikuni (三國 ケネディエブス, Mikuni Kenedeiebusu; born 23 June 2000) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a…
Kennedy Egbus Mikuni (三國 ケネディエブス, Mikuni Kenedeiebusu; born 23 June 2000) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a centre-back for J1 League club Avispa Fukuoka, on loan from Nagoya Grampus.
Vaundy is a Japanese musician. He started his career in 2019 by independently uploading online, before breaking out…
Vaundy is a Japanese musician. He started his career in 2019 by independently uploading online, before breaking out late in the year with the song "Tokyo Flash". He has released songs for multiple anime and live action TV series, most famously "Hadaka No Yusha" for Ranking of Kings and "Chainsaw Blood" for Chainsaw Man.
Haruto Yasumoto (安本 晴翔, Yasumoto Haruto, born 27 May 2000) is a Japanese kickboxer and muay thai fighter, currently…
Haruto Yasumoto (安本 晴翔, Yasumoto Haruto, born 27 May 2000) is a Japanese kickboxer and muay thai fighter, currently competing in the featherweight division of RISE, where he is the current champion. He is the former KNOCKOUT RED and WBC Muaythai Japan Featherweight champion. A professional competitor since 2016, he is the former REBELS two-weight champion and the WPMF World featherweight champion. Prior to making his professional debut, Yasumoto had a lengthy amateur career, during which he captured a grand total of 24 championships.
Taisei Miyashiro (宮代 大聖, Miyashiro Taisei; born 26 May 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…
Taisei Miyashiro (宮代 大聖, Miyashiro Taisei; born 26 May 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward or a winger for Segunda División club Las Palmas and the Japan national team.
Kōta Shōji (荘司 宏太, Shōji Kōta; born May 22, 2000 in Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player.…
Kōta Shōji (荘司 宏太, Shōji Kōta; born May 22, 2000 in Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. In 2025 he won the CL Nippon Professional Baseball Rookie of the Year Award.
Atsushi Katsumata (勝又 温史, Katsumata Atsushi; born May 22, 2000 in Komae, Tokyo, Japan) is a professional Japanese…
Atsushi Katsumata (勝又 温史, Katsumata Atsushi; born May 22, 2000 in Komae, Tokyo, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is an outfielder for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Yuki Tsunoda (Japanese: 角田 裕毅, Hepburn: Tsunoda Yūki; pronounced [tsɯnoda jɯ̟ᵝːkʲi]; born 11 May 2000) is a Japanese…
Yuki Tsunoda (Japanese: 角田 裕毅, Hepburn: Tsunoda Yūki; pronounced [tsɯnoda jɯ̟ᵝːkʲi]; born 11 May 2000) is a Japanese racing driver who serves as a reserve driver in Formula One for Red Bull Racing and Racing Bulls. Tsunoda competed in Formula One full-time from 2021 to 2025, and served as an understudy in 2026. Born in Sagamihara and raised in Tokyo, Tsunoda began competitive kart racing aged nine. Supported by Honda since 2016 through the Honda Formula Dream Project, Tsunoda graduated to junior formulae the same year. He won his first full championship at the JAF Japan F4 East Series in 2017, winning the F4 Japanese Championship the next season. In 2019, he progressed to FIA Formula 3 with Jenzer and became a member of the Red Bull Junior Team, before finishing third in his rookie season of FIA Formula 2 in 2020 with Carlin. Tsunoda debuted in Formula One for AlphaTauri in 2021, using a Honda powertrain alongside Pierre Gasly; he finished a career-best fourth at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that year. Tsunoda retained his seat at AlphaTauri in 2022 and 2023, partnering Nyck de Vries and Daniel Ricciardo in the latter. He remained at the team for the 2024 season as they re-branded to Racing Bulls, before his promotion to senior team Red Bull for the Japanese Grand Prix onwards in 2025. Replaced by Isack Hadjar for 2026, Tsunoda became the reserve driver for both teams and returned at the Dutch Grand Prix for Racing Bulls.
Yui Hiwatashi (樋渡結依, Hiwatashi Yui; born 30 April 2000 in Saitama Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese idol and former…
Yui Hiwatashi (樋渡結依, Hiwatashi Yui; born 30 April 2000 in Saitama Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese idol and former member of the groups AKB48 and Karat. She is represented by the talent agency AKS. Multiples of her singles with AKB48 have reached No. 1 on Oricon and Billboard Japan charts, and Sustainable was the number one selling single in Japan in 2019. The album Bokutachi wa, Ano Hi no Yoake o Shitteiru was certified double platinum by the RIAJ.
Rei Hirakawa (平川 怜, Hirakawa Rei; born 20 April 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder…
Rei Hirakawa (平川 怜, Hirakawa Rei; born 20 April 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1 League club Tokyo Verdy.
Tetsuya Izuchi (井土徹也, Izuchi Tetsuya) is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist currently signed to…
Tetsuya Izuchi (井土徹也, Izuchi Tetsuya) is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist currently signed to Gleat, where he is a former G-Infinity Champion and a member of Black Generation International. He is also known for his tenure with Pro Wrestling Heat Up.
Maria Takeda (竹田真里亜, Takeda Maria) mononymously known as Maria is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working…
Maria Takeda (竹田真里亜, Takeda Maria) mononymously known as Maria is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for Marvelous That's Women Pro Wrestling. She is also known for her tenure with Pro Wrestling Wave. She also represents one-half of the Marvelous tag team Magenta with Riko Kawahata.