Rui Araki (荒木 琉偉, Araki Rui; born 14 October 2007) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for…
Rui Araki (荒木 琉偉, Araki Rui; born 14 October 2007) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J1 League club Gamba Osaka.
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Mana Okamura (Japanese: 岡村 真; born 28 May 2005) is a Japanese artistic gymnast. She is the 2022 Asian Games balance…
Mana Okamura (Japanese: 岡村 真; born 28 May 2005) is a Japanese artistic gymnast. She is the 2022 Asian Games balance beam champion and all-around and team silver medalist. She represented Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Yuri Hosei (born 20 May 2005) is a Palauan swimmer. She represented Palau at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the women's 50…
Yuri Hosei (born 20 May 2005) is a Palauan swimmer. She represented Palau at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the women's 50 metre freestyle. She is the sister of Jion Hosei, who also competed in the 2024 Summer Olympics. Together they carried the flag of Palau at the closing ceremony. Hosei is a student at Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan, and is a member of the university's swim team. She found out about her and her brother qualifying for the 2024 Summer Olympics after their mother called her while she was studying at a restaurant. She and her brother trained in Geneva a few weeks before the Games. Yuri Hosei competed in her event on 3 August 2024 at 11:05 a.m., making her Olympic debut. She competed in the third of the heats and swam a personal best time of 30.52 seconds. She placed equal sixth out of the eight swimmers in her heat, finished with a time not enough to progress to later rounds, and placed 64th overall. The eventual winner of the event was Sarah Sjöström of Sweden with a time of 23.71 seconds. After she competed, she praised her mother for encouraging the siblings to train hard. She also stated that she felt encouraged to compete due to other Oceanian athletes competing at the Games and Sophia University's swim team.
Sakura Mizutani (born 13 December 2003) is a Japanese rugby union and sevens player. She competed for Japan at the 2024…
Sakura Mizutani (born 13 December 2003) is a Japanese rugby union and sevens player. She competed for Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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Akari Fujinami (Japanese: 藤波朱理; born 11 November 2003) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the…
Akari Fujinami (Japanese: 藤波朱理; born 11 November 2003) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the women's 53 kg event at the 2024 Paris Olympics. She won 155 straight national and international bouts after her loss at the National Junior High School Wrestling Championships in 2017. Her streak ended at the 2026 Asian Games after being pinned by Il Sim Son.
🏫 Inabe Sogo Gakuen High School📅 Born November 11🎂 Born 2003📍 From Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture💼 Wrestling
Hidemasa Koda (甲田 英將, Koda Hidemasa; born 2 October 2003), also known as Hide, is a Japanese footballer currently…
Hidemasa Koda (甲田 英將, Koda Hidemasa; born 2 October 2003), also known as Hide, is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for J1 League club Nagoya Grampus.
Ukyō Maegawa (前川 右京, Maegawa Ukyō; born May 18, 2003) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is an outfielder…
Ukyō Maegawa (前川 右京, Maegawa Ukyō; born May 18, 2003) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is an outfielder for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
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Juri Ito (Japanese: 伊東珠梨; born 2 October 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for…
Juri Ito (Japanese: 伊東珠梨; born 2 October 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara and the Japan women's national football team.
Jo Shimoda (下田丈, Shimoda Jō; born 16 May 2002) is a Japanese professional motocross rider who currently competes in the…
Jo Shimoda (下田丈, Shimoda Jō; born 16 May 2002) is a Japanese professional motocross rider who currently competes in the AMA Supercross and Motocross championships for HRC Honda. He is the 2025 SMX 250cc Champion.
Takuto Minami (南 拓都, Minami Takuto; born 9 May 2002) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a winger or a right…
Takuto Minami (南 拓都, Minami Takuto; born 9 May 2002) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a winger or a right back for Reilac Shiga FC.
Yūki Okabayashi (岡林 勇希, Okabayashi Yūki; born February 22, 2002) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the…
Yūki Okabayashi (岡林 勇希, Okabayashi Yūki; born February 22, 2002) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Taiga Ueda (上田 大河, Ueda Taiga; born November 15, 2001) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Saitama…
Taiga Ueda (上田 大河, Ueda Taiga; born November 15, 2001) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Yuzuka Inagaki is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the women's 59 kg event at the 2019 Asian…
Yuzuka Inagaki is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the women's 59 kg event at the 2019 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Xi'an, China. In the same year, at the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2019 held in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, she won the gold medal in the women's 59 kg event. She also competed in the women's 59 kg event at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan without winning a medal. She was eliminated in her second match by Pooja Dhanda of India. She won the gold medal in the women's 62 kg event at the 2023 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Shunsuke Togami (戸上 隼輔, Togami Shunsuke; born 24 August 2001) is a Japanese table tennis player.
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Yuma Mori (森 夢真, Mori Yuma; born 2 July 2001) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Azul Claro…
Yuma Mori (森 夢真, Mori Yuma; born 2 July 2001) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Azul Claro Numazu of J3 League.
Yuka Saso (笹生 優花, Sasō Yūka) (born 20 June 2001) is a Filipino and Japanese professional golfer. Saso was born in the…
Yuka Saso (笹生 優花, Sasō Yūka) (born 20 June 2001) is a Filipino and Japanese professional golfer. Saso was born in the Philippines, competing for the country through 2021, having won the first ever gold medal for the Philippines in both women's individual and women's team event in Asian Games golf competitions. As of 2022, she represents Japan.
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Naoto Miki (born 8 May 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward or a winger for Gainare…
Naoto Miki (born 8 May 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward or a winger for Gainare Tottori.
Yuya Taguchi (田口 裕也, Taguchi Yuya; born 8 April 2001) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for Matsumoto…
Yuya Taguchi (田口 裕也, Taguchi Yuya; born 8 April 2001) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for Matsumoto Yamaga FC.
Ryuhei Yamamoto (山本 龍平, Yamamoto Ryuhei; born 16 July 2000) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a left…
Ryuhei Yamamoto (山本 龍平, Yamamoto Ryuhei; born 16 July 2000) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a left midfielder for Renofa Yamaguchi.
Yuji Nishida (西田 有志, Nishida Yūji; born (2000-01-30)30 January 2000) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays as an…
Yuji Nishida (西田 有志, Nishida Yūji; born (2000-01-30)30 January 2000) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays as an opposite for SV League club Osaka Bluteon, which he captains, and the Japanese national team. Nishida made his debut with JTEKT Stings at V.League on 6 January 2018 in a match against Sakai's Osaka Blazers Sakai, and made his first international performance with the Japanese national team in 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League. Nishida transferred to play for Volley Callipo in the Italian Volleyball League for the 2021–22 season. Nishida led the national team to seventh place at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, its best result in 29 years, as well as in 2024 Paris Olympics which they finished in 7th place after losing in the quarterfinal match to Italy.
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Akie Hanai is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won the silver medal in the women's 59 kg event at the 2021 World…
Akie Hanai is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won the silver medal in the women's 59 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway.
🎓 Shigakkan University🏫 Shigakukan High School📅 Born November 22🎂 Born 1999📍 From Kisosaki, Mie Prefecture💼 Wrestling
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Ehoto Osogaguchi (獺ヶ口 笑保人, Osogaguchi Ehoto; October 22, 1999) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 4-dan.
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Shūto Machino (町野 修斗, Machino Shūto; born 30 September 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…
Shūto Machino (町野 修斗, Machino Shūto; born 30 September 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach and the Japan national team. Machino was called-up for the national team to represent Japan at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, as a replacement for the injured Yuta Nakayama.
Kaho Iwano (岩野 夏帆; born 6 August 1999) is a Japanese water polo player. She was selected to the Japan women's national…
Kaho Iwano (岩野 夏帆; born 6 August 1999) is a Japanese water polo player. She was selected to the Japan women's national water polo team, for the 2020 Summer Olympics. She participated in the 2019 Summer Universiade. She plays for Shumei University.
🎓 Shumei University🏫 Shumei Eiko High School📅 Born August 6🎂 Born 1999📍 From Inabe, Mie Prefecture💼 Water Polo
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Atsuki Yuasa (湯浅 京己, Yuasa Atsuki; born July 17, 1999) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a pitcher for…
Atsuki Yuasa (湯浅 京己, Yuasa Atsuki; born July 17, 1999) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Hiroki Miura (三浦宏規, Miura Hiroki, born March 24, 1999) is a Japanese stage actor associated with Will-B International…
Hiroki Miura (三浦宏規, Miura Hiroki, born March 24, 1999) is a Japanese stage actor associated with Will-B International Inc..
Haruna Murayama (村山春菜, Murayama Haruna; née Okuno (奥野), born 18 March 1999) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. In 2017…
Haruna Murayama (村山春菜, Murayama Haruna; née Okuno (奥野), born 18 March 1999) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. In 2017, she won a gold medal at Paris World Wrestling Championships in 55 kg, later adding to that a gold each in the same weight division at the 2018 and 2023 World Wrestling Championships.
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Atsushi Miyake (三宅淳詞, Miyake Atsushi; born 17 March 1999) is a Japanese racing driver currently competing in the Super…
Atsushi Miyake (三宅淳詞, Miyake Atsushi; born 17 March 1999) is a Japanese racing driver currently competing in the Super GT Series for Kondo Racing. He has been competing full-time in the Super GT, first for Max Racing between 2020 and 2023, then switching to Nismo Racing for 2024 and 2025. Miyake previously raced in the Super Formula Championship for ThreeBond Racing in 2025 and 2024, and for Team Goh in the 2022 season.
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Yuto Kide (木出 雄斗, Kide Yuto; born 13 February 1999) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for…
Yuto Kide (木出 雄斗, Kide Yuto; born 13 February 1999) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for Kagoshima United.
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.
🎓 National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya🏫 Sabae High School📅 Born October 18🎂 Born 1998📍 From Tsu, Mie💼 Gymnastics
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Sota Higashide (東出 壮太, Higashide Sota; born 24 August 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a…
Sota Higashide (東出 壮太, Higashide Sota; born 24 August 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Solomon Kings.
Kaito Kawabata (川端 魁人, Kawabata Kaitō, born 17 August 1998) is a Japanese athlete who specializes in the 400 metres. He…
Kaito Kawabata (川端 魁人, Kawabata Kaitō, born 17 August 1998) is a Japanese athlete who specializes in the 400 metres. He competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, equalling the national record.
Mei Miyamoto (Japanese: 宮本芽依, Miyamoto Mei; born May 23, 1998) is a Japanese professional kickboxer. She is the current…
Mei Miyamoto (Japanese: 宮本芽依, Miyamoto Mei; born May 23, 1998) is a Japanese professional kickboxer. She is the current RISE Women's Mini Flyweight champion. As of May 2024, she is ranked as the fourth best women's strawweight kickboxer in the world by Beyond Kickboxing.
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Kaede Maegawa (born 24 February 1998) is a Japanese Paralympic sprinter and long jumper who competes in international…
Kaede Maegawa (born 24 February 1998) is a Japanese Paralympic sprinter and long jumper who competes in international track and field competitions. She competed at the 2016, 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics. In 2021, Maegawa published a children's book about a black Labrador dog who has a prosthetic leg, she depicted the dog like herself who has a disability and her family's pet dog, Ku, who is also a black Labrador. The book was written and illustrated by Maegawa while she was competing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
🎓 Aichi Iryo Gakuin Junior College🏫 Tsu Higashi High School📅 Born February 24🎂 Born 1998📍 From Tsu, Mie💼 Track and Field
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Kōki Tachi (舘 幸希, Tachi Kōki; born 14 December 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a centre-back for…
Kōki Tachi (舘 幸希, Tachi Kōki; born 14 December 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a centre-back for Shonan Bellmare.
Reo Hatate (旗手 怜央, Hatate Reo; born 21 November 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a central…
Reo Hatate (旗手 怜央, Hatate Reo; born 21 November 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for EFL Championship club Burnley and the Japan national team.
🎓 Juntendo University🏫 Shizuoka Gakuen Junior and Senior High School📅 Born November 21🎂 Born 1997📍 From Suzuka, Mie💼 Football (Soccer)
Taishi Narikuni (born 13 November 1997) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. He won the gold medal in the men's 70 kg…
Taishi Narikuni (born 13 November 1997) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. He won the gold medal in the men's 70 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. He also won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. His mother Akiko Iijima is a four-time medalist at the World Wrestling Championships, including two gold medals (1990 and 1991).
🎓 Aoyama Gakuin University🏫 Inabe Sogo Gakuen High School📅 Born November 13🎂 Born 1997📍 From Mie Prefecture💼 Wrestling
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Mayu Shidochi (志土地 真優, Shidochi Mayu; née Mukaida (向田), born 22 June 1997) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won…
Mayu Shidochi (志土地 真優, Shidochi Mayu; née Mukaida (向田), born 22 June 1997) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the 53 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.
🎓 Shigakkan University🏫 Abe Gakuin High School📅 Born June 22🎂 Born 1997📍 From Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture💼 Wrestling
Yūya Saitō (齊藤 裕也, Yūya Saitō; May 29, 1997) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 4-dan.
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Tsukasa Morishima (森島 司, Morishima Tsukasa; born April 25, 1997 in Mie) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Nagoya…
Tsukasa Morishima (森島 司, Morishima Tsukasa; born April 25, 1997 in Mie) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Nagoya Grampus and the Japan national team.
🏫 Yokkaichi Chuo Technical High School📅 Born April 25🎂 Born 1997📍 From Suzuka, Mie💼 Football (Soccer)
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Yuya Asano (浅野 雄也, Asano Yūya; born 17 February 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking…
Yuya Asano (浅野 雄也, Asano Yūya; born 17 February 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a forward for J1 League club Nagoya Grampus. His elder brother Takuma is also a professional footballer.
🎓 Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences🏫 Yokkaichi Yogo High School📅 Born February 17🎂 Born 1997📍 From Kimono, Mie Prefecture💼 Football (Soccer)
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Senri Kawaguchi (川口 千里, Kawaguchi Senri) is a Japanese drummer. In Japan, she is sometimes known as tekazuhime (手数姫)…
Senri Kawaguchi (川口 千里, Kawaguchi Senri) is a Japanese drummer. In Japan, she is sometimes known as tekazuhime (手数姫), ("Princess of Many Strokes"). She has the image of a gecko on the front of her 20-inch bass drum, and on her Zildjian drumsticks. She has won many awards for her drumming.
Saki Hattori (Japanese: 服部 沙紀, born 22 December 1996) is a Japanese female handball player for Sony Semiconductor and…
Saki Hattori (Japanese: 服部 沙紀, born 22 December 1996) is a Japanese female handball player for Sony Semiconductor and the Japanese national team. She represented Japan at the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship in Spain. At the 2022 Asian Championship, she won silver medals, losing to South Korea in the final.
Yukiya Itoh (伊藤 裕季也, Itoh Yukiya; born August 30, 1996 in Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball…
Yukiya Itoh (伊藤 裕季也, Itoh Yukiya; born August 30, 1996 in Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
Naoya Senoo (妹尾 直哉, Senoo Naoya) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Vanraure Hachinohe in the J3…
Naoya Senoo (妹尾 直哉, Senoo Naoya) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Vanraure Hachinohe in the J3 League.
Keito Yamakita (山北渓人; born August 4, 1996) is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the strawweight…
Keito Yamakita (山北渓人; born August 4, 1996) is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the strawweight division of Pancrase and ONE Championship, where he is the former Pancrase Strawweight champion.
Yuhi Fujinami (藤波勇飛, Fujinami Yuhi; born May 27, 1996) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. A former Japan national…
Yuhi Fujinami (藤波勇飛, Fujinami Yuhi; born May 27, 1996) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. A former Japan national champion, he won bronze medals at the 2017 World Championships and 2018 Asian Games. He took up wrestling aged eight at the wrestling gym of his father, Toshikazu Fujinami, a wrestling coach and a former wrestler. He has a degree in law from the Yamanashi Gakuin University.
🏫 Inabe Sogo Gakuen High School📅 Born May 27🎂 Born 1996📍 From Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture💼 Mixed Martial Artist💼 Wrestling
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Anju Takamizawa (高見澤 安珠, Takamizawa Anju; born 6 March 1996) is a Japanese athlete competing in the 3000 metres…
Anju Takamizawa (高見澤 安珠, Takamizawa Anju; born 6 March 1996) is a Japanese athlete competing in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, but did not qualify for the final.
Katsuki Azuma (東 克樹, Azuma Katsuki; born November 29, 1995) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the…
Katsuki Azuma (東 克樹, Azuma Katsuki; born November 29, 1995) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He was selected to the 2018 NPB All-Star game. On October 10, 2018, he was selected to the Japan national baseball team at the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series, but on October 18, 2018, he opted not to participate.
Yoshihito Nishioka (西岡 良仁, Nishioka Yoshihito; born 27 September 1995) is a Japanese professional tennis player. He has…
Yoshihito Nishioka (西岡 良仁, Nishioka Yoshihito; born 27 September 1995) is a Japanese professional tennis player. He has won three ATP Tour singles titles and achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 24 on 19 June 2023. He is currently the No. 4 Japanese player.
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