List of Famous people born in Japan

Kazuhiro "Daimajin" Sasaki is a former Nippon Professional Baseball and Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher. He played his entire NPB career with the Yokohama Taiyo Whales / Yokohama BayStars. Sasaki played his entire MLB career with the Seattle Mariners (2000–2003).

Chinami Suzuki is a Japanese model. She also works as a television presenter and actress. She comes from Gifu Prefecture. In 2009, while a university student, she was selected as the Toray swimwear girl. She is currently under an exclusive contract with the fashion magazine With.

Naoko Takahashi is a Japanese long-distance runner competing mainly in the marathon. She was born in Gifu.

Keiko Matsuzaka is a Japanese actress.

Jun Kunimura is a Japanese actor who has performed in Japan, Hollywood, and Hong Kong. He won Best Supporting Actor and the Popular Star Award at the 37th Blue Dragon Film Awards for his performance in the South Korean horror film The Wailing, directed by Na Hong-jin.

Rei Okamoto is Japanese model and actress who stars as Mia Amagishi in Akai Ito. She also appears in the NHK Asadora Jun to Ai (2012).

Ken Hirai is a Japanese R&B and pop singer. Since his debut, Hirai has worked as a model, actor, composer, lyricist, singer, and brand ambassador.

Takeo Hiranuma is a Japanese politician and a member of the House of Representatives. He is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party and is former chairperson of the Party for Future Generations.

Nene Otsuka is a Japanese actress. She starred in Masahiro Kobayashi's film Bashing, which was screened in competition at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.

Shinji Takeda , born December 18, 1972, is a Japanese actor, talent and saxophone player. He has had notable roles in such works as The Incite Mill, Kyō Kara Hitman and Tokyo Eyes.