List of Famous people born in Japan

Osamu Matsuda is a Japanese professional wrestler who is best known for his work in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), and is better known by his stage name El Samurai.

Takashi Fukaya is a Japanese LDP-politician.

Hirokazu Sasaki is a former Japanese football player and manager.

Satoshi Okura is a former Japanese football player.

Yosuke Ito , also known as Lito, is a Japanese actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Senichi "Sen-chan" Enari/Deka Green in the 2004 TV series Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger. Itou is affiliated with Actoli Llc.

Henry Armstrong Miller is a former sumo wrestler, raised in St. Louis, Missouri, who competed under the shikona Sentoryū Henri . The first wrestler from the US mainland to reach the top makuuchi division, he made his professional debut in 1988 and reached a highest rank of maegashira 12 before retiring in 2003. He last competed in MMA as recently as 2013, losing to Kazuhiro Nakamura.

Nao Ikeyama is a retired Japanese boxer who held the WBO Atomweight title from 17 May 2014 until 29 July 2018. She made her professional debut on 30 November 2003, where she defeated Satoko Kamimura by unanimous decision. Ikeyama made six successful title defenses for her belt, with her sixth title defense coming against Saemi Hanagata on 12 July 2017. In 2015, Ikeyama participated in the first ever professional boxing event in Sri Lanka, where she defended her title against Jujeath Nagaowa. She retired from boxing after losing her title to Mika Iwakawa in Okinawa on 29 July 2018.

Kaori Kawanaka is a Japanese archer who competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games.

Shu Kamo is a former Japanese football player and manager. He managed Japan national team.