List of Famous people born in Japan

Nozomi Satō is a Japanese fencer. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's épée, but was defeated in the second round.

Minoru Kawasaki (河崎実), born 15 August 1958, is a Japanese filmmaker, best known for low-budget parody films featuring surreal humour and traditional practical effects.

Kenji Mizoguchi was a Japanese film director and screenwriter.

Noriko Furuya is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. A native of Urawa, Saitama and graduate of Waseda University, she was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003.

Tomoko Konoike (鴻池朋子) (1960-) is a Japanese contemporary artist. She is known for her Nihonga-style surreal paintings.

Makiko Ohmoto is a Japanese voice actress and narrator, best known for voicing Kirby in the eponymous game series and in Super Smash Bros., In anime from Samurai Warriors and Warriors Orochi series, and Lyn in Fire Emblem series.

Misugisato Kōji is a former sumo wrestler from Shiga Prefecture, Japan. He made his professional debut in 1979, and his highest rank was komusubi which he reached in 1989. He earned six gold stars for defeating yokozuna and one special prize for Fighting Spirit. He retired in 1998 and became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association before leaving the sumo world in 2006.

Kazune Kawahara is a Japanese manga artist who is best known for creating the romantic comedy shōjo manga High School Debut . Kawahara has also published and authored several other manga series, most notably Ai no Tame ni and Aozora Yell, and mostly specialises in the genre of romance.

Akito Takagi is a Japanese football player. He currently plays for Thespakusatsu Gunma in the J2 League. His playing position is either attacking midfielder or forward.

Momoko Takahashi is a Japanese track and field athlete who specialises in sprinting events. She has represented Japan twice at the World Championships in Athletics and won relay medals at the Asian Games in both 2006 and 2010. She was the 200 m gold medallist at the 2009 Asian Athletics Championships.