List of Famous people born in Japan

Masaru Wakasa is a Japanese lawyer, politician and former member of the House of Representatives in Japan.

Fuyumi Sakamoto is a Japanese female enka singer under EMI Music Japan.

Tsunenori Aoki is a Japanese actor and model.

Naoko Ken is a Japanese singer and actress. She is well known for her comedy roles featuring idiosyncratic looks, and a string of successful torch songs that gained popularity in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Nobunaga Shimazaki is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Aoni Production. He won the Best Rookie Actor Award at the 7th Seiyu Awards.

Tatsuya Masushima is a Japanese former football player.

Riyo Mori is a Japanese actress, dancer, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 2007 in Mexico City.

Hikaru Nakamura is an American chess player, Twitch livestreamer, and content creator. A chess prodigy, he became the youngest American to earn the title of Grandmaster aged 15 years and 79 days. Nakamura is a five-time United States champion. He won the 2011 edition of Tata Steel Chess Tournament Group A and represented the United States at five Chess Olympiads, winning a team gold medal and two team bronze medals.

Miwako Okamura is a Japanese actress. She was married to Shunichi Okamura in December 2005. She won the award for Best Supporting Actress at the 17th Hochi Film Awards for The Oil-Hell Murder and Netorare Sosuke.

Hiroaki Hirata is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator. He is the founder of Hirata Production.