List of Famous people born in Japan

Admiral Hiroshi Yamamura is a Japanese naval officer who serves as the 34th and incumbent Chief of Staff of the Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) since March 2019. Before that he had previously served as JMSDF Deputy Chief of Staff since December 2016. His other commands included the Fleet Escort Force, and the Escort Flotilla 4, served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Defense Plans and Policy, Joint Staff, and as Chief of Defense Section, Defense Division, Maritime Staff Division, and serving as the captain of the JS Mineyuki.

Aya Itō , better known by her stage name Luna Haruna is a Japanese singer and fashion model from Tokyo who is signed to Sacra Music.

Wakamu Deguchi is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 5-dan.

Koki Tsukagawa is a Japanese football player. He plays for Kawasaki Frontale.

Katsunori Hirai is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions. Hirai was selected in the 5th round in the 2016 NBP draft. In the 2019 NPB season, Hirai appeared in 81 games, breaking the Pacific League Record for most games pitched, previously held by Kazuhisa Inao.

Masahiro Yasuhara is a Japanese former cyclist. He competed in the men's points race event at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He is currently the manager of the UCI Continental team Matrix Powertag.