List of Famous people born in Japan

Atsushi Sato is a Japanese long-distance runner who competes in marathon races. He is the Asian record holder in the half marathon with his time of 60:25 minutes. His marathon best of 2:07:13 hours is the fourth fastest by a Japanese athlete. He is married to Miho Sato, who was a 2004 Japanese Olympian.

Takahiro Hōjō is a retired Japanese actor. He is known for portraying Mutsuki Kamijo/Kamen Rider Leangle in Kamen Rider Blade. According to his Blade co-star Ryoji Morimoto, Takahiro has retired from his acting career and currently moves to work at a restaurant in Nagoya. However, despite the cases, he reprised his role as Kamen Rider Leangle in Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3, though only providing his voice.

Yasuki Kimoto is a Japanese footballer who plays for Cerezo Osaka.

Yasumichi Uchima is a former Japanese football player.

Kosuke Morozumi is a Japanese curler from Karuizawa, Nagano. He competed at the 2015 Ford World Men's Curling Championship in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, as lead for the Japanese team, which placed sixth in the tournament.

Hiroyuki Mae is a Japanese footballer who plays for Avispa Fukuoka.

Kunio Naitō is a retired Japanese professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 9-dan.

Noriko Mizuta is a scholar of comparative literature and a poet. She is the trustee of Jōsai University Educational Corporation in Japan. She was awarded the Pro Cultura Hungarica prize in 2011 and the Commander’s Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary in 2013.

Masashi Honda is a Japanese retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his work in Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (FMW) under the ring name Mr. Gannosuke .

Masakazu Hamachi is a member of Komeito serving in the Japanese House of Representatives, a position that he has been elected to twice. As of May 2017, he is also serving as the Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs. He is an alumnus of Waseda University.