List of Famous people born in Japan

Dabo is a Japanese hip-hop rapper. He first appeared on the Japanese hip-hop scene in the 1990s, collaborating in a Shakkazombie song, "Tomo ni ikkou". Since 2002, he has released three albums: Hitman (2002), Diamond (2003), and The Force (2006). Dabo's lyrics are more hard-edged than most J-pop, or Japanese pop, and represent a tough Japanese street culture. He also appears as a playable character in the Japanese version of Def Jam Vendetta.

Kenji Shimizu , b. 1940, is an aikido teacher and founder of the aikido style Tendo-ryu Aikido (天道流).

Satomi Igawa is a former Japanese badminton player who affiliated with Sanko Co, Ltd. Igawa competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia in the women's doubles partnered with Hiroko Nagamine. Igawa started her badminton career when she was in grade 4 elementary school. She won the division two All Japan Junior Championships when she was in middle school. Before joining Sanko team, she was part of the NTT Tokyo team. Her best rank was in 17 position in the women's doubles event.

Kyoko Sasage is a Japanese badminton player. She competed in women's doubles at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.