List of Famous people born in Japan

Shōichi Sugita

First Name Shōichi
Born on July 1, 1924
Died on April 15, 1945 (aged 20)
Born in Japan
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Hidenori Nodera

First Name Hidenori
Born on June 7, 1975 (age 51)

Hidenori Nodera is a Japanese former professional racing cyclist, who currently works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team Shimano Racing Team.

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Naoto Ohshima

First Name Naoto

Naoto Ohshima is a Japanese artist and video game designer best known for designing the Sonic the Hedgehog and Dr. Eggman characters from Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. Although Yuji Naka created the original tech demo around which Sonic's gameplay was based, the character in his prototype was a ball that lacked any specific features. Sonic Team considered numerous potential animal mascots before deciding on Ohshima's design, with an armadillo or hedgehog being the top choices because their spikes worked well with the concept of rolling into enemies.

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Suzuko Hirano

First Name Suzuko
Born on August 26, 1993 (age 33)
Born in Japan
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Kotomi Aihara

First Name Kotomi
Last Name Aihara
Born on May 2, 1990 (age 36)
Born in Japan
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Anna Yano

First Name Anna
Last Name Yano
Born on October 31, 1991 (age 35)
Born in Japan
Height 154 cm | 5'1
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Michael A. Levine

First Name Michael
Last Name Levine
Born on February 20, 1964 (age 62)
Born in Japan

Michael A. Levine is an American composer, music producer and screenwriter born in Japan and currently based in Los Angeles. He is best known for his work in film and television.

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Kiyo Matsumoto

First Name Kiyo
Born on March 20, 1995 (age 31)
Born in Japan
Height 158 cm | 5'2
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Mari Kanō

First Name Mari
Last Name Kanō
Born on September 29, 1985 (age 41)
Born in Japan
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Mayu Ishikawa

First Name Mayu
Born on May 14, 2000 (age 26)
Height 174 cm | 5'9

Mayu Ishikawa is a Japanese professional volleyball player from Okazaki City, Aichi, Prefecture. She's a member of the Japan Women's National Volleyball Team, as one of its outside hitters. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's volleyball.

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