List of Famous people born in Japan

Hitomi Niiya is a Japanese long-distance runner who competes in track, cross country running and marathon races. Niiya competed for Japan at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She is a two-time silver medallist at the Asian Athletics Championships and has represented Japan three times at the World Athletics Championships. She represents Team Toyota Industries in national competition.

Shunsuke Kato , known by his stage name Funky Kato , is a Japanese singer-songwriter. He is best known as the vocalist of the band Funky Monkey Babys, which disbanded in 2013.

Mari Yamazaki is a Japanese manga artist known for her seinen comedy manga Thermae Romae. She was born in Tokyo, but now lives in Chicago. She was awarded the 3rd Manga Taishō and the Short Story Award in the 2010 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prizes. An anime adaptation of the manga has been produced and aired and a live-action film adaptation is in the works.

Kosuke Suzuki is a Japanese actor. He is represented with Sis Company. His wife is actress Chihiro Otsuka.

Hikaru Yaotome is a Japanese singer, actor, tarento, and model. He is a member of Hey! Say! JUMP under Johnny & Associates. He was born in Miyagi Prefecture.

Tomoka Kurokawa , is a Japanese actress. She graduated from Horikoshi High School on February 18, 2008. She began attending Asia University in April 2008.

Tomoko Nakajima (中嶋朋子) is a Japanese actress best known for playing Hotaru Kuroita in the long-running television drama Kita no Kuni kara. She won the award for best supporting actress at the 12th Yokohama Film Festival for Tugumi.

Dame Mitsuko Uchida, DBE is a classical pianist and conductor, born in Japan and naturalised in Britain, particularly noted for her interpretations of Mozart and Schubert.

Hirotaka Urabe is a Japanese kickboxer. He is the 2015 K-1 Super Featherweight Grand Prix winner, as well as the inaugural and two time Krush Super Featherweight champion.

Mirai Yamamoto is a Japanese actress. Her father is Kansai Yamamoto. She is a left-hander. She was married to Kippei Shiina until 2019.