List of Famous people born in Japan

Toshiya Takagi is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for Matsumoto Yamaga FC in the J1 League.

Ken Nomura is a drifting driver from Japan. He made his debut in the D1 Grand Prix in the 3rd round in 2001, driving the Blitz D1 Spec ER34 Skyline which he still drives. His nickname is Nomuken (のむけん) or Monkey Magic.

Nami Miyahara is a Japanese voice actress and singer associated by Atomic Monkey. Miyahara debuted as a voice actress in 1998 as Shouko Yamanobe in Mamotte Shugogetten. Notable roles she has played include Momoko Asuka and Masaru Yada from the Ojamajo Doremi series, Wallace from Digimon Adventure 02, Miyako Gōtokuji/Rolling Bubbles from Powerpuff Girls Z, Lyuze from Casshern Sins, and Akari Tsukumo from Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal.

Tokimitsu Ishizawa, better known by his ring name Kendo Kashin, is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is perhaps best known for his time in New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), where he was a two time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, a one time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion, and the winner of the 1999 Best of the Super Juniors. He is also known for his forays into mixed martial arts, most notably for Pride Fighting Championship (Pride), where he defeated Gracie Jiu Jitsu fighter Ryan Gracie at PRIDE 15.

Aquirax Uno, is the alias of Akira Uno , a Japanese graphic artist, illustrator and painter. His work is characterized by fantasized portraiture, sensuous line flow, flamboyant eroticism, and frequent use of collage and bright colors. Uno was prominently involved with the Japanese underground art of the 1960s–1970s, and is particularly notable for his collaborations with Shūji Terayama and his experimental theater Tenjō Sajiki.

Kiyohide Kuwata is a Japanese basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Satoshi Kajino is a former Japanese football player. His brother Tomoyuki Kajino is also former footballer.

Kento Nakamura is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. He is the 2011 NRW Trophy bronze medalist, the 2013 Bavarian Open silver medalist, a two-time medalist on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, and the 2011 Japan junior national champion.

Sei Itō a.k.a. Hitoshi Itō was a Japanese poet, novelist, and translator.