List of Famous people born in Japan

Kaito Shigeno is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays in the scrum-half position. He currently plays for the Sunwolves in Super Rugby and the NEC Green Rockets in Japan's domestic Top League.

Ryuji Yokoyama is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.

Mimori Yusa ,, is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She made her nationwide debut at the age of 6 on the TV program Chibikko Nodojiman, which she recited the Takibi nursery rhyme. Shortly after graduating college, she recorded a demo, and signed to Epic/Sony Records in 1987, which officially began her music career. Although she has since had a very prolific career, Yusa became popular for her song "Kuro", which was featured on the NHK television program Minna no Uta from December 2005 until January 2006. She was also in the mid-1990s supergroup Love, Peace & Trance, which also featured Mishio Ogawa, Miyako Koda from Dip in the Pool and Haruomi Hosono as the producer, composer and songwriter.

Ōshio Kenji is a former sumo wrestler from Kitakyushu, Japan. His highest rank was komusubi. His career lasted twenty six years, from 1962 until 1988, and he holds the record for the most bouts contested in professional sumo. After his retirement at the age of 40 he became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association and set up Shikihide stable in 1992. He left the Sumo Association upon turning 65 in 2013.

Meiko Satomura is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to WWE performing under their NXT UK brand and Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling.

Hiroki Shibuya is a former Japanese football player and manager. He is the current manager of Roasso Kumamoto.

Hokuto Shimoda is a Japanese footballer who plays for Shonan Bellmare.

Mitsuo Tateishi is a Japanese position player coach for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

Yukikazu Karino is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.

Zentaro Kamei is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. A native of Isehara, Kanagawa and graduate of Keio University, he was elected for the first time in 2006.