List of Famous people born in Japan

Norio Mitsuya is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. A native of Ise, Mie and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Transport, attending Columbia University in the United States while in the ministry. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003.

Michinao Yamamura is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher who played in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks in 2005 and the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in 2006 and 2007.

Teizo Takeuchi was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. Lighting designer Motoko Ishii is his daughter.

Nozomu Sahashi ; previously Saruhashi) is the founder of the now-defunct Nova Corporation, previously the major eikaiwa provider in Japan. After graduating from high school, Sahashi went to Paris to attend university and majored in physics although it took him five years to complete a two-year course. The award status of his degree is unknown.

Fushimi Hiroaki is a former Japanese prince and 24th head of the Fushimi-no-miya shinnōke. He has not been a member of imperial family since the passing of the Imperial Household Law of 1947. If the law had not been changed, he would have been 4th in line to the Japanese throne as of 2019.