List of Famous people born in Japan

Katsuhiko Umehara is the mayor of Sendai, Miyagi in Japan. Upon graduation from the University of Tokyo in 1978, he joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry. After leaving the ministry in 2005, he was elected mayor of Sendai in the same year.

Taiki Sekine is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays outfielder for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.

Akira Inoue (井上鑑), is a Japanese keyboard player, composer and producer. He was the recipient of the 23rd Japan Record Awards arranger award.

Hiromi Amada is a retired Japanese super heavyweight kickboxer and boxer from Gunma, Japan. A staple in the K-1 heavyweight division from 1999 to 2007, the company considered him one of its most talented Japanese fighters, second only to Musashi. He is also the first-ever HEAT Heavyweight Kickboxing Champion and holds notable victories over Freddy Kemayo, Makoto Uehara, and Rene Rooze.

Migishi Kōtarō was a Japanese painter in the yōga style.

Chie Shinohara is a Japanese manga artist best known for Red River, known in Japan as Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori: Anatolia Story. She has twice received the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo, in 1987 for Yami no Purple Eye and in 2001 for Red River.

Tetsuya Okabe is a Japanese former alpine skier who competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics, and 1992 Winter Olympics.

Masami Tanabu is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet. A native of Hachinohe, Aomori and graduate of Rikkyo University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2004 after serving in the Aomori Prefectural Assembly for two terms and then in the House of Representatives for six terms.

Takahito Soma is a former Japanese football player.