List of Famous people born in Japan

Shuzen Tanigawa is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet. A native of Amagasaki, Hyogo and graduate of Osaka University, he joined the government of Osaka Prefecture in 1957. After serving as deputy mayor of Osaka Prefecture, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1995.

Masashi Joho is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for the Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka of the B.League in Japan. He is the first and only Japanese bj leaguer that acquired the regular season MVP award.

Rena Joshita is a retired Japanese hurdler. She reached the final of the 2010 Asian Games in the 100 metres hurdles. She was also the former Japanese university record holder in the 100 metres hurdles.

Nobuhiro Doi is a Japanese television and film director.

Koumei Oda is a Japanese professional golfer.

Momo Koseki is a Japanese former professional boxer. She is a two-weight world champion, having held the WBC female atomweight title from 2008 to 2015; the WBA female atomweight title in 2015; and the WBC female strawweight title in 2017. Koseki has made a record-breaking sixteen consecutive title defenses of her WBC atomweight title.

Shokei Matsui , also known by his Korean name of Moon Jang-gyu, is a South Korean martial artist in Japan. He is the master of Kyokushin karate and current Kancho (Director) of the International Karate Organization Kyokushin-kaikan, only faction of the International Karate Organization (IKO) founded by Mas Oyama (1923–1994).

Makoto Kitano is a former Japanese football player and manager.