List of Famous people born in Japan

An Byong-jun is a North Korean footballer who plays as a forward for Busan IPark. He previously played for Roasso Kumamoto.

Yuya Yamagishi is a Japanese football player. He plays for Avispa Fukuoka.

Kazuki Nishiya is a Japanese football player. He plays for Tokushima Vortis.

Koji Suzuki is a Japanese football player who plays for Albirex Niigata.

Keiichiro Kawaguchi is a Japanese animator and director born in Kawasaki, Kanagawa. He got his start at Ashi Productions and has worked as a key animator and animation director, as well as episode director for many projects. In recent years, he has worked as a sound director and screenwriter for some of the works. Initially, the OVA Pinky:St was supposed to be his first directorial work, but due to production delays, the TV series MÄR was aired before it, resulting in it being his first directorial work instead. He is a quick worker and often directs two or three projects at a time. He also does much of the storyboarding himself. He enjoys collecting figurines and character goods, and his work desk is crammed with toys. He got into the anime industry because he dreamed of working on plastic models and toyetic anime.

Hiroyuki Yamamoto is a Japanese professional long-distance runner.

Kenji Baba is a Japanese footballer. He plays for Kagoshima United FC.

Takafumi Otsuka Japanese: 大塚隆史 is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He competed in the bantamweight, featherweight and lightweight division. A professional mixed martial artist since 2006, Otsuka is a two-time DEEP Bantamweight Champion and a one-time DEEP Featherweight Champion.

Nichika Ōmori is a Japanese voice actress from Nagano Prefecture who is affiliated with Across Entertainment. After graduating from acting school, she made her voice acting debut as the character Yurika Nijino in the anime series Invaders of the Rokujouma!?. She is also known for her roles as Asahi Kuga in Seven Senses of the Re'Union and Yurine Hanazono in Dropkick on My Devil!