Sosuke Ikematsu (池松 壮亮, Ikematsu Sōsuke) (born July 9, 1990) is a Japanese actor, television, and theatre actor best…Sosuke Ikematsu (池松 壮亮, Ikematsu Sōsuke) (born July 9, 1990) is a Japanese actor, television, and theatre actor best known for his role as Higen, the young nephew of samurai leader Katsumoto, in the 2003 film The Last Samurai.
Marina Kawano (河野 マリナ, Kawano Marina; born May 21, 1990) is a Japanese singer from Kasuga, Fukuoka who is signed to SME…Marina Kawano (河野 マリナ, Kawano Marina; born May 21, 1990) is a Japanese singer from Kasuga, Fukuoka who is signed to SME Records. She started her singing career after winning the 4th Animax All-Japan Anisong Grand Prix in 2010.
Akira Niho (二保 旭, Niho Akira; born May 18, 1990) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in…Akira Niho (二保 旭, Niho Akira; born May 18, 1990) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, Hanshin Tigers, and Chiba Lotte Marines.
Kazuki Mishima (三嶋 一輝, Mishima Kazuki; born May 7, 1990) is a former professional Japanese baseball player. He has…Kazuki Mishima (三嶋 一輝, Mishima Kazuki; born May 7, 1990) is a former professional Japanese baseball player. He has pitched for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
Yuko Nakada (中田優子, Nakada Yuko; born December 12, 1989) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House of…Yuko Nakada (中田優子, Nakada Yuko; born December 12, 1989) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House of Councillors since 2025. She is a member of Sanseitō.
Tomohiro Abe (安部 友裕, Abe Tomohiro; born June 24, 1989 in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan) is a professional Japanese…Tomohiro Abe (安部 友裕, Abe Tomohiro; born June 24, 1989 in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
Kazunari Abe (阿部 和成, Abe Kazunari; born May 19, 1989) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher in Japan's…Kazunari Abe (阿部 和成, Abe Kazunari; born May 19, 1989) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He played with the Chiba Lotte Marines from 2011 to 2013 and from 2015 to 2019.
Kohei Shimizu (清水 航平, Shimizu Kōhei; born 30 April 1989) is a former Japanese professional footballer who played as a…Kohei Shimizu (清水 航平, Shimizu Kōhei; born 30 April 1989) is a former Japanese professional footballer who played as a winger.
Shota Inoue (井上 翔太, Inoue Shōta; born 24 April 1989 in Ehime) is a Japanese football player currently playing for FC…Shota Inoue (井上 翔太, Inoue Shōta; born 24 April 1989 in Ehime) is a Japanese football player currently playing for FC TIAMO Hirakata.
Hiroki Kasahara (Japanese: 笠原寛貴, Hepburn: Kasahara Hiroki; born 8 April 1989) is a Japanese football referee, as well…Hiroki Kasahara (Japanese: 笠原寛貴, Hepburn: Kasahara Hiroki; born 8 April 1989) is a Japanese football referee, as well as a VAR and AVAR official. He is FIFA-listed since 2020.
Ryohei Kiya (木谷 良平, Kiya Ryohei; born April 7, 1989 in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball…Ryohei Kiya (木谷 良平, Kiya Ryohei; born April 7, 1989 in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Ryuhei Arita (有田 隆平, Arita Ryūhei; born 21 March 1989 in Fukuoka) is a Japanese rugby union player. He plays as a…Ryuhei Arita (有田 隆平, Arita Ryūhei; born 21 March 1989 in Fukuoka) is a Japanese rugby union player. He plays as a hooker. In his home country he plays for the Coca-Cola Red Sparks whom he joined in 2011. He was also named in the first ever Sunwolves squad which competes in Super Rugby from the 2016 season. Arita is a Japanese international who debuted against Kazakhstan in 2012, but did not make the squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Kento Miyahara (宮原 健斗, Miyahara Kento; born February 27, 1989) is a Japanese professional wrestler, signed to All Japan…Kento Miyahara (宮原 健斗, Miyahara Kento; born February 27, 1989) is a Japanese professional wrestler, signed to All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where he is the current seven-time Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion. He was trained by Kensuke Sasaki and started his career in his Kensuke Office promotion in February 2008, before joining AJPW in January 2014. He won his first title, the All Asia Tag Team Championship, in August 2014. He has also held AJPW's World Tag Team Championship. In February 2016, Miyahara won AJPW's top title, the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship, becoming the youngest winner of the title in the process until March 20, 2024, when Yuma Anzai break his record at 24 years. He has since won the title five more times and is tied with Toshiaki Kawada for the most title defenses with ten. Currently regarded as the ace of the promotion, he is known for his charismatic and energetic demeanor in his matches and segments, with him adding brash and anti-authority rhetoric within his later years as the "Best of the Best".
Yatsunori Shimaya (島屋 八徳, Shimaya Yatsunori; born 3 April 1990) is a Japanese footballer who plays as an attacking…Yatsunori Shimaya (島屋 八徳, Shimaya Yatsunori; born 3 April 1990) is a Japanese footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for SONIO Takamatsu.
Kōhei Uchimura (内村 航平, Uchimura Kōhei; born January 3, 1989) is a Japanese retired artistic gymnast. He is a seven-time…Kōhei Uchimura (内村 航平, Uchimura Kōhei; born January 3, 1989) is a Japanese retired artistic gymnast. He is a seven-time Olympic medalist (team, all-around and floor exercise), winning three golds and four silvers, and a 21-time World medalist (team, all-around, floor exercise, parallel bars and the horizontal bar). Uchimura was already considered by many in the sport to be one of the greatest gymnasts of all time after he completely dominated to unprecedented levels in all the major competitions for the entire quad, and finally finishing the season by winning the Olympic individual all-around gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. However, he then extended those accomplishments even further when he followed it up with continued and uninterrupted victories of every major competition again throughout the next Olympic cycle, replicating the feat he achieved in the last quad, which led him to win two additional gold medals on team and individual all-around at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Uchimura is known for being the first gymnast (male or female) to capture every major all-around title in an entire single Olympic cycle, accomplishing this feat twice by securing six world (2009–2011 and 2013–2015) and two Olympic (2012 London Olympics, and 2016 Rio Olympics) individual all-around titles. Uchimura also took the individual all-around silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He is known for delivering difficult and accurately executed routines. The International Gymnast Magazine had praised his skills as a "combination of tremendous difficulty, supreme consistency and extraordinary elegance of performance."
Arfiya Eri (born 16 October 1988), also known by her Turkic name Arfiya Ablat, is a Japanese politician of Uyghur and…Arfiya Eri (born 16 October 1988), also known by her Turkic name Arfiya Ablat, is a Japanese politician of Uyghur and Uzbek descent. She is a member of the House of Representatives for the Liberal Democratic Party.
Tatsuya Oishi (大石 達也, Ōishi Tatsuya; born October 10, 1988 in Dazaifu, Fukuoka) is a Japanese former professional…Tatsuya Oishi (大石 達也, Ōishi Tatsuya; born October 10, 1988 in Dazaifu, Fukuoka) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher and current coach for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball.
Chisato Tanaka (田中 千智, Tanaka Chisato; born 13 August 1988 in Fukuoka Prefecture) is a Japanese retired track and field…Chisato Tanaka (田中 千智, Tanaka Chisato; born 13 August 1988 in Fukuoka Prefecture) is a Japanese retired track and field sprinter. She won a bronze medal in the 400 metres and a gold medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2011 Asian Championships in Kobe. She was also the 2010 Japanese national champion in the 400 metres.
Masaaki Ideguchi (井手口 正昭, Ideguchi Masaaki; born 10 April 1988) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Chanthabouly in…Masaaki Ideguchi (井手口 正昭, Ideguchi Masaaki; born 10 April 1988) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Chanthabouly in Lao League 1.
Makoto Furukawa (Japanese: 古川真人) is a Japanese writer. In January 2020, he won the 162nd Akutagawa Prize for his book…Makoto Furukawa (Japanese: 古川真人) is a Japanese writer. In January 2020, he won the 162nd Akutagawa Prize for his book Seitaka Awadachisō.
Yui Matsushita (松下唯, Matsushita Yui; born July 25, 1988 in Fukuoka Prefecture) is a Japanese female idol, voice actress…Yui Matsushita (松下唯, Matsushita Yui; born July 25, 1988 in Fukuoka Prefecture) is a Japanese female idol, voice actress and singer, formerly a member of the Japanese idol girl group SKE48.
Ryoma Hashimoto (橋本 竜馬, Hashimoto Ryōma) is a Japanese professional basketball player, currently playing for the…Ryoma Hashimoto (橋本 竜馬, Hashimoto Ryōma) is a Japanese professional basketball player, currently playing for the Levanga Hokkaido club of the B.League in Japan. He represented Japan's national basketball team at the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship in Changsha, China.
Takuto Iguchi (井口 卓人, Iguchi Takuto; born 13 February 1988) is a Japanese racing driver who currently competes in Super…Takuto Iguchi (井口 卓人, Iguchi Takuto; born 13 February 1988) is a Japanese racing driver who currently competes in Super GT for R&D Sport. Alongside teammate Hideki Yamauchi, he was champion of the 2021 Super GT Series in the GT300 class; he has also previously competed in Formula Nippon and as a factory driver for Toyota.
Yukiyo Mine (峰 幸代, Mine Yukiyo; born 26 January 1988 in Fukuoka) is a Japanese softball player who plays as a catcher.…Yukiyo Mine (峰 幸代, Mine Yukiyo; born 26 January 1988 in Fukuoka) is a Japanese softball player who plays as a catcher. She won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Amahiko Satō (佐藤 天彦, Satō Amahiko; born January 16, 1988) is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 9-dan. He is…Amahiko Satō (佐藤 天彦, Satō Amahiko; born January 16, 1988) is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 9-dan. He is a former Meijin title holder.
Toshiya Sueyoshi (末吉 隼也, Sueyoshi Toshiya; born 18 November 1987 in Fukuoka) is a former Japanese former football…Toshiya Sueyoshi (末吉 隼也, Sueyoshi Toshiya; born 18 November 1987 in Fukuoka) is a former Japanese former football player.
Yutaro Takahashi (高橋 祐太郎, Takahashi Yūtarō; born October 3, 1987) is a former Japanese football player. His elder…Yutaro Takahashi (高橋 祐太郎, Takahashi Yūtarō; born October 3, 1987) is a former Japanese football player. His elder brother Daisuke is also a former Japanese footballer.
Kyosuke Kajikawa (梶川喬介, Kajikawa Kyōsuke; born 5 September 1987) is a Japanese international rugby union player who…Kyosuke Kajikawa (梶川喬介, Kajikawa Kyōsuke; born 5 September 1987) is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays as a lock or flanker. He currently plays for the Sunwolves in Super Rugby and Toshiba Brave Lupus in Japan's domestic Top League.
Daisuke Kobayashi (小林大祐, Kobayashi Daisuke; born June 24, 1987) is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays…Daisuke Kobayashi (小林大祐, Kobayashi Daisuke; born June 24, 1987) is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for Altiri Chiba of the B.League in Japan. He also plays for Japan men's national 3x3 team.
Naoyuki Fujita (藤田 直之, Fujita Naoyuki; born 22 June 1987, in Fukuoka) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a…Naoyuki Fujita (藤田 直之, Fujita Naoyuki; born 22 June 1987, in Fukuoka) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J2 League club Sagan Tosu.
Aoi Teshima (手嶌葵, Teshima Aoi; born June 21, 1987) is a Japanese singer and voice actress from Kasuga, Fukuoka. She is…Aoi Teshima (手嶌葵, Teshima Aoi; born June 21, 1987) is a Japanese singer and voice actress from Kasuga, Fukuoka. She is known for singing and acting in several Goro Miyazaki movies including Tales from Earthsea and From Up on Poppy Hill.
Ryoma Nogami (野上 亮磨, Nogami Ryoma; born June 15, 1987 in Dazaifu, Fukuoka, Japan) is a Nippon Professional Baseball…Ryoma Nogami (野上 亮磨, Nogami Ryoma; born June 15, 1987 in Dazaifu, Fukuoka, Japan) is a Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Central League. His wife is Japanese idol Rika Ishikawa.
Seiya Kishikawa (岸川聖也, Kishikawa Seiya; born 21 May 1987) is a male Japanese table tennis player. He paired with Jun…Seiya Kishikawa (岸川聖也, Kishikawa Seiya; born 21 May 1987) is a male Japanese table tennis player. He paired with Jun Mizutani in men's doubles competitions, the duo won four consecutive national titles from 2007 to 2010. They also won a bronze medal at the 2009 World Championships and two titles at the ITTF Pro Tour. He currently plays for the German team TTC Ruhrstadt Herne.
Tatsunori Fujie (藤江 建典, Fujie Tatsunori; born May 5, 1987) is a Japanese former professional basketball player who last…Tatsunori Fujie (藤江 建典, Fujie Tatsunori; born May 5, 1987) is a Japanese former professional basketball player who last played for the Iwate Big Bulls of the B.League in Japan. He was selected by the Toyama Grouses with the 4th overall pick in the 2012 bj League draft. On August 16, 2016, Fujie signed with the Akita Happinets.
Rintaro Tokunaga (born December 29, 1987) is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for Saga Ballooners of…Rintaro Tokunaga (born December 29, 1987) is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for Saga Ballooners of the B.League in Japan. He torn his left knee ACL on April 15, 2018. His nickname is "Rinrin".
Kōdai Sakai (Japanese: 酒井広大, Hepburn: Sakai Kōdai; born September 30, 1986) is a Japanese voice actor. After watching…Kōdai Sakai (Japanese: 酒井広大, Hepburn: Sakai Kōdai; born September 30, 1986) is a Japanese voice actor. After watching Rika Matsumoto perform Ash Ketchum, Sakai decided he wanted to be a voice actor, which he did and made his debut in 2013. Some of the major roles Sakai has had since are Mitsumune in The Lost Village, Nobunaga Oda in Nobunaga Teacher's Young Bride, Sakuya Sakuma in A3!, and Shaun in Shadows House.
Yūto Nagatomo (長友 佑都, Nagatomo Yūto; born 12 September 1986) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a full…Yūto Nagatomo (長友 佑都, Nagatomo Yūto; born 12 September 1986) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a full back for J1 League club FC Tokyo. A Meiji University graduate, Nagatomo started his professional career with FC Tokyo in 2007, quickly establishing himself as a first choice both within the team and the Japan national team. He would go on to play in Europe for over a decade, first joining Cesena in 2010, and then enjoying stints with Inter Milan (where he made over 200 appearances over 7 years), Galatasaray and Olympique Marseille. He would then return to boyhood club FC Tokyo in September 2021. During his club career, Nagatomo has won a J.League Cup in 2009 (with Tokyo), a Coppa Italia in 2011 (with Inter), two back-to-back Turkish titles in 2018 and 2019, a Turkish Cup and a Turkish Super Cup in 2019. He also won an individual award as AFC's Asian International Player of the Year in 2013. Having made 146 appearances, Nagatomo is Japan's second-most capped player of all time. Having won his first cap for the Samurai Blue in 2008, the full-back has represented Japan at one edition of the Olympic Games (in 2008), five consecutive World Cups (in 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 and 2026), three consecutive Asian Cups (in 2011, 2015 and 2019) and one Confederations Cup (in 2013). He was part of the squad that won the Asian Cup in 2011 and the one that finished as runners-up in the same competition in 2019.
Koji Noda (野田 紘史, Noda Kōji; born 17 August 1986 in Kurume, Fukuoka) is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for…Koji Noda (野田 紘史, Noda Kōji; born 17 August 1986 in Kurume, Fukuoka) is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for ReinMeer Aomori.
Kohei Shibata (柴田 講平, Shibata Kōhei; born 17 July 1986) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Chiba…Kohei Shibata (柴田 講平, Shibata Kōhei; born 17 July 1986) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. Following a college career that included representing Japan at the 2008 World University Baseball Championship, Shibata was drafted by the Tigers in 2008 and made his first-team debut for the club in the following year. After having regular playing time in the Tigers' first team early in his career, his opportunities have reduced in recent years due to injury and the emergence of younger players.
Kazuomi Ota (born 1 July 1986 in Kitakyushu) is a Japanese weightlifter. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the…Kazuomi Ota (born 1 July 1986 in Kitakyushu) is a Japanese weightlifter. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the +105 kg event.
Mami Yoshida (吉田 真未, Yoshida Mami; born June 5, 1986) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Pioneer Red Wings.…Mami Yoshida (吉田 真未, Yoshida Mami; born June 5, 1986) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Pioneer Red Wings. She also plays for the All-Japan women's volleyball team. Yoshida played for the All-Japan team for the first time at the Montreux Volley Masters in May 2013.
Hisashi Jogo (城後 寿, Jogo Hisashi; born 16 April 1986) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Avispa Fukuoka in the J1…Hisashi Jogo (城後 寿, Jogo Hisashi; born 16 April 1986) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Avispa Fukuoka in the J1 League.
Mariko Shinoda (篠田 麻里子, Shinoda Mariko; born 11 March 1986 in Itoshima, Fukuoka) is a Japanese singer, actress, fashion…Mariko Shinoda (篠田 麻里子, Shinoda Mariko; born 11 March 1986 in Itoshima, Fukuoka) is a Japanese singer, actress, fashion model, and former member of the Japanese idol group AKB48, in which she was the captain of Team A.
