List of Famous people born in Japan

Jundai Yamada is a Japanese actor. His real name is Sumihiro Yamada . He is represented with Horipro Booking Agency. His father is actor and singer Ryōtarō Sugi.

Yoshinori Ohsumi is a Japanese cell biologist specializing in autophagy, the process that cells use to destroy and recycle cellular components. Ohsumi is a professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology's Institute of Innovative Research. He received the Kyoto Prize for Basic Sciences in 2012, the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, and the 2017 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for his discoveries of mechanisms for autophagy.

Hiromi Miyake , born 18 November 1985) is a Japanese weightlifter. Her father and coach is Yoshiyuki Miyake, who was a bronze medallist in weightlifting at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. Her uncle Yoshinobu Miyake was a gold medalist in weightlifting at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics.

Ryo Ryusei is a Japanese actor.

Akitoshi Oka , known professionally by the stage name Taiiku Okazaki , is a Japanese musician and songwriter who is signed to SME Records. Beginning his career as an independent musician in 2012, he made his major debut with the release of his first major album Basin Techno in 2016. The album includes the song "Music Video", which became a viral hit in Japan for parodying common tropes used in music videos. That same year, he performed the song "Pose", which was used as the first closing theme for the anime series Pokémon: Sun & Moon. He has also written music for commercials and for other musicians.

Akira Watanabe is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 9-dan. He is the current holder of the Meijin, Kiō and Ōshō titles. He is also a Lifetime Kiō and a Lifetime Ryūō title holder.

Chinatsu Wakatsuki is a Japanese variety tarento and former gravure idol. Her real name was Chiharu Kurihara before she got married. She is represented with Platinum Production.

Airi Matsui is a Japanese actress, model and former Japanese idol She is signed to the agency Amuse, Inc. and is a former member of Japanese idol group Sakura Gakuin.

Kengo Kora is a Japanese actor.

Hisashi Owada is a former Japanese jurist, diplomat and law professor, and served as a judge on the International Court of Justice from 2003 until June 7, 2018, and was President of the Court from 2009 to 2012. He is the father-in-law of the incumbent Emperor of Japan, Naruhito.