Mio Watanabe (渡辺 弥生, Watanabe Mio; born September 2, 1979) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 2-dan.
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Miyuki Yamada (born 15 September 2006) is a Japanese Paralympic swimmer. She represented Japan at the 2020 Summer…
Miyuki Yamada (born 15 September 2006) is a Japanese Paralympic swimmer. She represented Japan at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Sere Matsumura (松村 晟怜, Matsumura Sere; born 8 December 2003) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a centre…
Sere Matsumura (松村 晟怜, Matsumura Sere; born 8 December 2003) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a centre back for Shonan Bellmare.
Cocoro Toyoshima (豊島 心桜, Toyoshima Cocoro; born September 25, 2003) is a Japanese model and actress.
Natsuo Takizawa (滝澤 夏央, Takizawa Natsuo; born August 13, 2003) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the…
Natsuo Takizawa (滝澤 夏央, Takizawa Natsuo; born August 13, 2003) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Kaishu Hirano (平野海祝, born 14 October 2002) is a Japanese snowboarder who competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
🎓 Nihon University🏫 Kaishi International High School📅 Born October 14🎂 Born 2002📍 From Murakami, Niigata
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Teppei Yachida (谷内田 哲平, Yachida Teppei; born 1 November 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…
Teppei Yachida (谷内田 哲平, Yachida Teppei; born 1 November 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Super League club Bali United.
Himeno Sakatsume (坂詰 姫野, Sakatsume Himeno; born 3 August 2001) is a Japanese tennis player. She reached a career-high…
Himeno Sakatsume (坂詰 姫野, Sakatsume Himeno; born 3 August 2001) is a Japanese tennis player. She reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 115 by the WTA on 14 September 2026, and a best doubles ranking of No. 341 on 6 October 2025.
🎓 Joetsu University of Education🏫 Shoyo Gakuen High School📅 Born August 3🎂 Born 2001📍 From Jōetsu, Niigata💼 Tennis
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Haruki Yoshida (吉田 晴稀, Yoshida Haruki; born 20 April 2001) is a Japanese footballer who played as a defender for Edo…
Haruki Yoshida (吉田 晴稀, Yoshida Haruki; born 20 April 2001) is a Japanese footballer who played as a defender for Edo All United.
Kazuki Fujita (藤田 和輝, Fujita Kazuki; born 19 February 2001) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J1…
Kazuki Fujita (藤田 和輝, Fujita Kazuki; born 19 February 2001) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J1 League club Avispa Fukuoka.
Yuki Naito (内藤 祐希, Naitō Yūki; born 16 February 2001) is a Japanese tennis player. Naito has been ranked as high as…
Yuki Naito (内藤 祐希, Naitō Yūki; born 16 February 2001) is a Japanese tennis player. Naito has been ranked as high as world No. 169 in singles and No. 224 in doubles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). On the ITF Junior Circuit, Naito's career-high ranking was world No. 15.
Takuro Niki (仁木琢郎, Niki Takurō) is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to Active Advance Pro Wrestling, where he is…
Takuro Niki (仁木琢郎, Niki Takurō) is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to Active Advance Pro Wrestling, where he is a former two-time 2AW Openweight Champion. He is also known for competing in Tenryu Project and Wrestle-1.
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Kosei Shoji (荘司 康誠, Shoji Kosei; born October 13, 2000 in Niigata, Niigata, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball…
Kosei Shoji (荘司 康誠, Shoji Kosei; born October 13, 2000 in Niigata, Niigata, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Shion Homma (本間 至恩, Homma Shion; born 9 August 2000) is a Japanese professional football player who plays as a…
Shion Homma (本間 至恩, Homma Shion; born 9 August 2000) is a Japanese professional football player who plays as a midfielder for J1 League club FC Tokyo.
🏫 Kaishi Gakuen High School📅 Born August 9🎂 Born 2000📍 From Niigata(city), Niigata Prefecture💼 Football (Soccer)
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Akira Kurogane (鉄 アキラ, Kurogane Akira; born May 18, 2000) is Japanese professional wrestler. She works for World Wonder…
Akira Kurogane (鉄 アキラ, Kurogane Akira; born May 18, 2000) is Japanese professional wrestler. She works for World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is a member of Mi Vida Loca.
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Shosei Okamoto (岡本 將成, Okamoto Shōsei; born April 7, 2000) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J2…
Shosei Okamoto (岡本 將成, Okamoto Shōsei; born April 7, 2000) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J2 League club Kataller Toyama.
Sena Tomita (冨田 せな, Tomita Sena; born 5 October 1999) is a Japanese snowboarder. She competed in the 2018 Winter…
Sena Tomita (冨田 せな, Tomita Sena; born 5 October 1999) is a Japanese snowboarder. She competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics, and the 2022 Winter Olympics, where she won the bronze medal in the halfpipe event.
Mayu Karahashi (born 4 August 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League club…
Mayu Karahashi (born 4 August 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League club Chifure AS Elfen Saitama.
Taiki Watanabe (渡邊 泰基, Watanabe Taiki; born 22 April 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…
Taiki Watanabe (渡邊 泰基, Watanabe Taiki; born 22 April 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for J1 League club Yokohama F. Marinos.
Naoto Chino (知野 直人, Chino Naoto; born February 16, 1999 in Sanjō, Niigata, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball…
Naoto Chino (知野 直人, Chino Naoto; born February 16, 1999 in Sanjō, Niigata, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays as an infielder for the Chunichi Dragons.
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Minami Kato (加藤美南, Katō Minami; born January 15, 1999 in Niigata Prefecture) is a Japanese idol. She is a former member…
Minami Kato (加藤美南, Katō Minami; born January 15, 1999 in Niigata Prefecture) is a Japanese idol. She is a former member of AKB48's sister group NGT48 as a kenkyūsei and was the 2nd captain of the former Team NIII (pronounced N-Three).
Ayumu Hirano (平野 歩夢, Hirano Ayumu; born 29 November 1998) is a Japanese Olympic champion and three-time Olympic…
Ayumu Hirano (平野 歩夢, Hirano Ayumu; born 29 November 1998) is a Japanese Olympic champion and three-time Olympic medalist snowboarder and Olympic skateboarder. He won the silver medal in the superpipe in 2013 Winter X Games XVII at the age of 14, becoming the youngest medalist in X Games history, and won silver medals in the half-pipe at both the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang and the gold medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. He also competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo as a skateboarder, becoming one of the two athletes, the other being Jaqueline Mourão, who participated in all of the three consecutive Olympic Games in East Asia between 2018 and 2022.
🎓 Nihon University🏫 Kaishi International High School📅 Born November 29🎂 Born 1998📍 From Murakami, Niigata💼 Snowboarding💼 Skateboarding
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.
Kanta Kajiyama (梶山 幹太, Kajiyama Kanta; born April 24, 1998) is a Japanese football player for Veroskronos Tsuno.
Masahiro Sekiguchi (関口 正大, Sekiguchi Masahiro; born 21 April 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a right-back…
Masahiro Sekiguchi (関口 正大, Sekiguchi Masahiro; born 21 April 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a right-back for J1 League club V-Varen Nagasaki.
Akira Komata (古俣聖, born 31 January 1998) is a Japanese fencer. He competed in the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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.
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.
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.
Koto Abe (阿部 航斗, Abe Kōto; born 1 August 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a goalkeeper for J1 League…
Koto Abe (阿部 航斗, Abe Kōto; born 1 August 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a goalkeeper for J1 League club Cerezo Osaka, on loan from Júbilo Iwata.
Rio Sakuma (佐久間 理央, Sakuma Rio; born 14 April 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who currently plays as a…
Rio Sakuma (佐久間 理央, Sakuma Rio; born 14 April 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who currently plays as a centre-back or right-back for Singapore Premier League Club Geylang International FC, whom his the vice-captain.
Kota Saito (斎藤 宏太, Saitō Kōta; born April 10, 1997) is a former Japanese football player.
Tomoko Takahashi (born 7 April 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for WE League club…
Tomoko Takahashi (born 7 April 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for WE League club Albirex Niigata Ladies.
Satoshi Iizuka (飯塚 悟史, Iizuka Satoshi; born July 12, 1993 in Jōetsu, Niigata, Japan) is a professional Japanese…
Satoshi Iizuka (飯塚 悟史, Iizuka Satoshi; born July 12, 1993 in Jōetsu, Niigata, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars. Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors) NPB.com
Nanasei Iino (飯野 七聖, Iino Nanasei; born 2 October 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a right back for…
Nanasei Iino (飯野 七聖, Iino Nanasei; born 2 October 1996) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a right back for Vissel Kobe.
🎓 Kokushikan University🏫 Kaishi Gakuen High School📅 Born October 2🎂 Born 1996📍 From Jōetsu, Niigata💼 Football (Soccer)
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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).
Goson Sakai (酒井 高聖, Sakai Gōson; born March 20, 1996) is a Japanese retired football player. He is the younger brother…
Goson Sakai (酒井 高聖, Sakai Gōson; born March 20, 1996) is a Japanese retired football player. He is the younger brother of Gōtoku and Noriyoshi Sakai.
Sarii Ikegami (池上 紗理依, Ikegami Sarii; born 19 October 1995) is a Japanese actress, model, and gravure idol who has…
Sarii Ikegami (池上 紗理依, Ikegami Sarii; born 19 October 1995) is a Japanese actress, model, and gravure idol who has acted in a number of films, television series, radio and theatre productions, as well as modelling for magazines and videos. Born in Niigata Prefecture, she is represented with Anthem.
Arata Shiino (椎野 新, Shiino Arata; born October 10, 1995) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played…
Arata Shiino (椎野 新, Shiino Arata; born October 10, 1995) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks from 2018 to 2023.
Yutaro Yanagi (柳 雄太郎, Yanagi Yutaro; born June 26, 1995 in Kanagawa) is a Japanese football player who currently plays…
Yutaro Yanagi (柳 雄太郎, Yanagi Yutaro; born June 26, 1995 in Kanagawa) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Kamatamare Sanuki.
Arata Watanabe (渡邉 新太, Watanabe Arata; born August 5, 1995) is a Japanese football player for Mito HollyHock.
🎓 Ryutsu Keizai University🏫 Kaishi Gakuen High School📅 Born August 5🎂 Born 1995📍 From Niigata Prefecture💼 Football (Soccer)
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Fumika Baba (馬場 ふみか, Baba Fumika; born June 21, 1995) is a Japanese actress and model. She was scouted on a local…
Fumika Baba (馬場 ふみか, Baba Fumika; born June 21, 1995) is a Japanese actress and model. She was scouted on a local street when she was in high school, and started working as a model for the local free newspaper, Niigata Bishōjo Zukan. Baba was also part of a young performers troupe called Apricot. Baba made her acting debut in the 2014 film Puzzle, and won the Yokohama Film Festival's Best Newcomer Award in 2023 for her performance in Love is Light. She has expressed her admiration for the actress Fumi Nikaidō.
Koya Okuda (奥田 晃也, Okuda Koya; born October 1, 1994) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Fukushima United FC…
Koya Okuda (奥田 晃也, Okuda Koya; born October 1, 1994) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Fukushima United FC from 2026.
Kazuma Takai (高井 和馬, Takai Kazuma; born August 5, 1994) is a Japanese football player who play as an offensive…
Kazuma Takai (高井 和馬, Takai Kazuma; born August 5, 1994) is a Japanese football player who play as an offensive midfielder and currently play for J3 League club, SC Sagamihara.
Kazuki Kozuka (小塚 和季, Kozuka Kazuki; born 2 August 1994) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Shimizu S-Pulse as an…
Kazuki Kozuka (小塚 和季, Kozuka Kazuki; born 2 August 1994) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Shimizu S-Pulse as an attacking midfielder.
🏫 Teikyo Nagaoka High School📅 Born August 2🎂 Born 1994📍 From Mitsuke, Niigata Prefecture💼 Football (Soccer)
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Ryo Sato (佐藤 凌, Satō Ryō; born 21 July 1994) is a Japanese athletics competitor competing in the high jump. In 2019, he…
Ryo Sato (佐藤 凌, Satō Ryō; born 21 July 1994) is a Japanese athletics competitor competing in the high jump. In 2019, he competed in the men's high jump at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar. He did not qualify to compete in the final.
Naoki Kawaguchi (川口 尚紀, Kawaguchi Naoki; born 24 May 1994) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a right back for FC…
Naoki Kawaguchi (川口 尚紀, Kawaguchi Naoki; born 24 May 1994) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a right back for FC Ryukyu.
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Fumiya Hayakawa (早川 史哉, Hayakawa Fumiya; born 12 January 1994) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J2…
Fumiya Hayakawa (早川 史哉, Hayakawa Fumiya; born 12 January 1994) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J2 League club Albirex Niigata.
Reruhi Shimizu (清水 礼留飛, Shimizu Reruhi; born 4 December 1993) is a Japanese ski jumper from Myōkō, Niigata. Shimizu's…
Reruhi Shimizu (清水 礼留飛, Shimizu Reruhi; born 4 December 1993) is a Japanese ski jumper from Myōkō, Niigata. Shimizu's debut in FIS Ski Jumping World Cup took place in November 2012 in Lillehammer. On 23 November 2013, he won bronze at a team event with Japan in Klingenthal at large hill. His first name, Reruhi, refers to Austrian military officer Theodor Edler von Lerch, who introduced skiing to Japan in 1911.
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Yuma Hattori (Japanese: 服部勇馬, romanized: Hattori Yūma; born 13 November 1993) is a Japanese long-distance runner. In…
Yuma Hattori (Japanese: 服部勇馬, romanized: Hattori Yūma; born 13 November 1993) is a Japanese long-distance runner. In 2018, he won the Fukuoka Marathon in a time of 2:07:27. He qualified for the marathon at the 2020 Summer Olympics by finishing second in the 2019 Marathon Grand Championship with a time of 2:11.36.