List of Famous people born in Japan

Bakusute Sotokanda Icchome (バクステ外神田一丁目) is a Japanese idol girl group established in December 2011. Their singles "Baitofaitaa" and "Otomegokoro no kagi/The kagayakeru" reached the third place on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart.

Makoto Sakurai is the pen name of a political activist, blogger, and writer from Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. A former civil servant in a ward office, he is the founder and former leader of the group Zaitokukai, known for its anti-foreign messages and public demonstrations which some consider unruly. Following his unsuccessful campaign in the 2016 Tokyo gubernatorial election, he founded the Japan First Party in August 2016 and is currently the party's leader.

Ai Aoki is a Japanese synchronised swimmer who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics. Following her retirement from competition, Aoki became a "tarento", making regular appearances on Japanese television, including during the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Tetsuko Okuhira , known professionally as Peco , is a Japanese model, television personality, and singer. She is represented by Starray Production. She was once a member of Yoshimoto Creative Agency in Osaka.

Mikako Ichikawa is a Japanese actress and model from Tokyo, Japan. Her older sister is the actress and model Miwako Ichikawa.

Ryuji Sainei , born on October 8, 1981 in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan) is a Japanese actor, best known for his role as Banban "Ban" Akaza/Deka Red in the 2004 Super Sentai series Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger. He is currently a freelance actor but was affiliated with Horipro until December 31, 2014. On April 1, 2015, he changed his name to "さいねい 龍二", the same reading.

Nobuyuki Tsujii is a Japanese pianist and composer. He was born blind due to microphthalmia, and his exceptional musical talent has propelled him to become a world renowned artist. Tsujii performs extensively, with a large number of conductors and orchestras, and has received critical acclaims as well as notices for his unique techniques for learning music and performing with an orchestra while being unable to see.

Yūsuke Nakayama , better known by his stage name Yūsuke Santamaria , is a Japanese actor and singer.

Eiko Koike is a Japanese actress.

Mayumi Yamazaki , known professionally as Rei Dan , is a Japanese actress. She began her career as a member of the Takarazuka Revue. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 32nd Japan Academy Prize for Kabei: Our Mother.