List of Famous people born in Japan

Hiroshi Okada is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet affiliated to the revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi.

Shinya Wada is a visually impaired Japanese long-distance runner. Competing in the T11 classification, Shinya has represented his country at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, where he took the bronze medal in the men's 5000m T11 race. He is also a multiple World and Asian Para Games medalist, taking six medals over four tournaments.

Rina Akiyama is a Paralympic swimmer from Japan competing mainly in category S11 events.

Megumi Murakami is a Japanese choreographer and former singer and actress. She first gained recognition when she joined Hello! Project Kids and later became the lead vocalist of the girl group Cute until her retirement in 2006.

Kiyoko Okabe is a Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan.

Natsuki Uchiyama is a Japanese copywriter and former idol. She is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48, where she was part of Team B.

Tetsuo Kanao is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Tokyo attached to Theatre Company Subaru.

Zain Issaka is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for Kawasaki Frontale.

Nobuko Kan is a Japanese essayist who served as the First Lady of Japan from June 2010 – September 2011. Her husband is Naoto Kan.

Sachi Mochida is a Japanese swimmer. She competed in the women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.