List of Famous people born in Japan

Sōta Yamamoto is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2018 CS Asian Open Trophy champion, the 2016 Youth Olympic champion, the 2015 World Junior bronze medalist, a two-time Junior Grand Prix Final medalist, and the 2015–16 Japan junior national champion.

Saburō Tokitō is a Japanese actor and singer. He won the award for best actor at the 9th Yokohama Film Festival for Eien no 1/2 and at the 9th Hochi Film Award for The Miracle of Joe Petrel.

Senri Oe is a Japanese jazz pianist, composer, producer, actor, singer, and songwriter. He is best known for his pop-music career in 1980s and '90's-era Japanese pop music'. Among his releases, from the 1980s to the 1990s, are eight albums which received Japan's Gold Disc Award. He was also awarded the Gold Disc Award for Best Male Pop Artist in 1989.

Shuichi Murata is a third baseman for the Tochigi Golden Braves of Baseball Challenge League. Murata led the Central League in home runs in both 2007 and 2008 and is one of the few pure home run hitters in Japanese professional baseball today. He played in the 2008 Beijing Olympics as well as the 2009 World Baseball Classic as a member of the Japanese national team and hit cleanup for much of the latter tournament.

Hidetoshi Nakata, Cavaliere OSSI is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder most famously for Parma. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest Japanese players of all time.

Yuki Nishi is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball league. He formerly pitched for the Orix Buffaloes from 2009 to 2018.

Ami Nakashima , known as Ami or Dream Ami, is a Japanese singer, dancer, model and television personality. She is a former member of the Japanese girl groups Dream and E-girls.

Kōsuke Fujishima is a Japanese manga artist.

Tomochika Tsuboi is a Japanese baseball outfielder. He previously played in the NPB for 13 seasons, starting in 1998. His professional career started with the Hanshin Tigers, but he was traded to the Nippon-Ham Fighters for Toshihiro Noguchi after the 2002 season. His stint with Nippon Ham was his longest with the same team, lasting through 2010. He then played briefly for the Orix Buffaloes, his final season in Japanese pro ball. He declined a coaching position with the Fighters and since 2012 has played in various American independent leagues.

Akira Nishino is a Japanese football manager and former player who currently works as the head coach of Thailand national football team.