List of Famous people born in Japan

Kurara Chibana is a Japanese humanitarian, actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Japan 2006 and competed at Miss Universe 2006 where she finished as the first runner-up.

Mari Okamoto is a Japanese entertainer and impressionist who is represented by Ohta Production.

Soichiro Tahara is a Japanese political journalist, best known for hosting TV Asahi's Sunday Project program.

Satsuki Nakayama is a Japanese model and actor who is known for their portrayal as Naki in Kamen Rider Zero-One and Shima Nishina in Kiss Him, Not Me. They started their modeling career as an exclusive model for the magazine Pichi Lemon and later became one of the standout models of Japan's genderless fashion subculture.

Nao Kodaira is a Japanese long track speed skater who specialises in the sprint distances.

Kazuo Matsui is a Japanese retired professional baseball player who played as a shortstop. He is a switch-hitter.

Kōji Chikamoto is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Hanshin Tigers in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

Mitsuo Yoshida , better known by his ring name Riki Choshu , is a Korean Japanese retired professional wrestler who is best known for his longtime work in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) as both a wrestler and a booker. He is considered one of Japan’s most influential wrestlers for his work in the 1980s and 1990s and is known as the first wrestler to popularize the Sasori-Gatame, better known in English as the Scorpion Deathlock or Sharpshooter. After leaving NJPW in 2002, he formed Fighting World of Japan Pro Wrestling (WJ), but eventually returned to New Japan in October 2005 as a site foreman, booker and part-time wrestler. Choshu once again left NJPW in 2010 and primarily worked in Tatsumi Fujinami’s Dradition, as well as his own self-produced Power Hall events as a freelancer.

Ami Tokito is a Japanese female pop singer and gravure idol. She made her debut in 2005 Miss Young Jump, winning Tsunku's honorable award.

Akira Fuse is a Japanese singer and actor, who was once married to Olivia Hussey. He debuted in 1965 with the single "Kimi ni Namida to Hohoemi o" .