List of Famous people born in Japan

Tenshin Nasukawa is a Japanese kickboxer and mixed martial artist, based in Tokyo, Japan. Tenshin is the current Rizin Kickboxing featherweight world champion, former Rizin bantamweight champion, and the 2017 Rizin kickboxing flyweight tournament champion. He is the current RISE Featherweight champion, and the former bantamweight champion.

Hikari Mitsushima is a Japanese actress and singer. She came to note as a pop singer but went on to star in films.

Hirofumi Yoshimura is a Japanese politician currently serving as the Governor of Osaka Prefecture. He assumed office in April 2019.

Tatsuo Fujioka , better known as Dean Fujioka , is a Japanese actor, singer-songwriter, musician, model and film director. He is a talent of Amuse, Inc.

Seiya Suzuki is a professional Japanese baseball outfielder for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). Suzuki is a four-time NPB All-Star, four-time NPB Best Nine Award winner, and a three-time winner of the Gold Glove Award.

Mana Ashida is a Japanese child actress, talent and singer. Ashida's first appearance was in Asahi Broadcasting Corporation's ABC Short Movie 2, though she rose to prominence after acting in the television drama Mother. She became the youngest lead star in Japanese drama history when she starred in Sayonara Bokutachi no Youchien. She was the youngest lead actress in a television serial drama by appearing in the serial drama Marumo no Okite in the spring of 2011. She also appeared in Japanese films such as Confessions and Usagi Drop.

Hiroko Yakushimaru is a Japanese actress and singer.

Tao Tsuchiya is a Japanese actress, model, and dancer. Her older sister, Honoka, works as a model, while her younger brother, Shimba Tsuchiya, is also an actor.

Maho Kuwako is a news presenter at NHK, Japan's public broadcaster. She is currently an anchor of NHK's morning news show NHK News Ohayō Nippon. She served as the assistant to Tamori in NHK's Bura Tamori, a geographic television series, between April 2015 and April 2016.

Mariko Kaga is a Japanese actress.