List of Famous people born in Japan

Mitakeumi Hisashi is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Agematsu, Nagano. He is in the Dewanoumi stable. He is a pusher thruster-type wrestler. A former amateur champion at Toyo University, he made his professional debut in March 2015, reaching the top makuuchi division in November of the same year. He has nine special prizes for Fighting Spirit, Technique and Outstanding Performance, as well two gold stars for defeating a yokozuna. His highest rank has been sekiwake. He won his first top division championship (yūshō) in July 2018 and his second in September 2019.

Kentarō Itō is a Japanese voice actor and stage actor who was born in Hachiōji. He is currently affiliated with Mausu Promotion and is representative of Theater Company K-Show. He has taken over some of the roles held by the late Kazuyuki Sogabe and Takeshi Aono. His range is baritone.

Eiichiro Funakoshi is a Japanese actor, tarento, and presenter. He is represented with Horipro.

Chiaki (千秋), full name Chiaki Fujimoto , is a Japanese tarento whose career ranges from singing, designing baby clothes, voice acting, and other similar pursuits in the entertainment industry.

Kaori Nazuka is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer. She played Nunnally Lamperouge in Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion, the eponymous character in Eureka Seven and Cosette in Les Misérables: Shōjo Cosette. She announced her marriage in February 2011 and had a daughter on January 1, 2012.

Katsunori Takahashi is a Japanese singer and actor who is represented by the talent agency, K-Dash.

Kohmi Hirose is a Japanese pop singer and songwriter. Since the release of her million-selling single "Romance no Kamisama" in 1993, Hirose has recorded music for winter-sporting goods company Alpen's advertising campaigns. This has prompted the Japanese public to bestow upon her the nickname of "Winter Queen" .

Tsukasa Akimoto is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet. A native of Adachi, Tokyo and graduate of Daito Bunka University, he was elected for the first time in 2004.

Ritsu Dōan is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Arminia Bielefeld in the Bundesliga.

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