List of Famous people born in Japan

Saori Kimura is a Japanese volleyball player who played for Toray Arrows. She also played for the All-Japan women's volleyball team and was a captain of the team. She was a participant at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2008 Summer Olympics, 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal in 2012. Her nicknames are Japan's future, Infinite Saorin and Miracle Saorin. She was so versatile that she could play any position.

Ayame Goriki is a Japanese actress, singer and model from Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. She is represented by the talent agency Oscar Promotion.

Kaede Hondo is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with I'm Enterprise. She took leading roles for each series, including Kamisama Minarai: Himitsu no Cocotama, Girlish Number, Anime-Gatari, Katana Maidens ~ Toji No Miko, Comic Girls, Hinamatsuri and Zombie Land Saga. She won the Best New Actress Award at the 13th Seiyu Awards.

Yoko Moriguchi is a Japanese actress.

Kinue Hitomi was a Japanese track and field athlete. She was the world record holder in several events in the 1920s – 1930s and was the first Japanese woman to win an Olympic medal. She was also the first woman to represent Japan at the Olympics.

Richard Timothy Jones is an American actor. His roles include portrayals of Lamont Carr in the Disney film Full Court Miracle (2003), Laveinio in the dramatic film The Wood (1999) and Mike in the dramatic films Why Did I Get Married? (2007) and Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010). He also played Bruce Van Exel, court services officer, on the CBS television series Judging Amy, which ran from 1999 to 2005. He currently plays Sergeant Wade Grey on the ABC police drama The Rookie.

Jun Matsumoto is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. A native of Yokohama, Kanagawa and graduate of Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, he worked at the Japanese pharmaceutical company SSP Co., Ltd. from 1974 to 1978 and then at the pharmacy called 松本薬局 from 1978 to 2003. Meantime, he was elected to the first of his three terms in the assembly of Yokohama in 1990, and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996.

Misato Watanabe is a Japanese pop singer.

Torai Fushimi is a Japanese professional baseball catcher for the Orix Buffaloes in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

Saki Aibu is a Japanese actress. She is represented by Box Corporation.