List of Famous people born in Japan

Daiki Kaneko is a Japanese football player for Urawa Red Diamonds as a midfielder.

Shinya Nakamura is a professional Go player.

Hideaki Kitajima is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Ryo Takano is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left back for J.League club Júbilo Iwata.

Satoshi Morimoto is a Japanese politician, scholar and critic specializing in international politics and national security. He was Minister of Defense from July to December 2012, and is professor at Takushoku University and member of the Congressional Forum for New Japan.

Atsushi Ida is a professional male Go player from Japan. He is affiliated with Nihon Ki-in Chubu branch.

Hiroshi Takahashi is a Japanese manga artist.

Shogo Yamaguchi in Aichi Prefecture is a Japanese actor. He debuted as an actor in V-cinema in 2001, and made his theatrical film debut in 2003 in Azumi. His first main lead starring role was in the tokusatsu television series Madan Senki Ryukendo in 2006, which was a major breakthrough and made him rise to worldwide fame, and is also considered to be his best and most memorable performance to date. In 2008, he was selected from an audition of 500 actors to play the male lead against the heroine in the NHK Asadora Dandan. His other notable roles are in the movie Parazoku: Parapara ja Naika (2006) and the television series Hanchō.

Hiroaki Doi is a Japanese hammer thrower. His personal best throw is 74.08 metres, achieved in June 2007 in Inba.