List of Famous people born in Japan

Hiroaki Suzuki is a Japanese shoot boxer and mixed martial artist currently signed to Rizin Fighting Federation. He has also competed for ONE Championship.

Jun Kaname is a Japanese actor and tarento. He was born in Mitoyo, Kagawa and made his drama debut as an actor in 2001 in the Tokusatsu Series "Kamen Rider Agito". He appears not only in TV dramas but also in movies, commercial messages, variety TV programs, plays, and music videos. Kaname married a non-celebrity woman April 28, 2013.

Thelma Aoyama is a Japanese pop and R&B singer. She is part Afro-Trinidadian and Japanese.

Maya Yoshida is a Japanese footballer who plays as a centre back for Serie A club Sampdoria and captains the Japan national team.

Ai Kawanaka is a Japanese tarento and former gravure idol. Her real name is Ai Hakamada .

Shelly is a Japanese model, tarento, and television presenter. She has American citizenship. She is represented by Stardust Promotion.

Mayumi Morita , better known as Mao Daichi , is a Japanese actress and former Top Star otokoyaku of the Japanese Takarazuka Revue's Moon Troupe.

Mari Motohashi is a Japanese curler.

Yutaka Fukumoto is a retired Japanese professional baseball player in Nippon Professional Baseball. An aggressive lead-off man and superior defensive centerfielder, he holds the Japanese career records in triples and stolen bases. He also hit more lead-off home runs than anyone in Japanese history, with 43. In 2002, Fukumoto was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame.

Yōko Oginome , real name Yōko Tsujino , is a former pop idol, actress and voice actress, who gained popularity in the mid-80s. Her fans often call her Oginome-chan. She is represented by the talent management firm Rising Production.