List of Famous people born in Japan

Hideaki Tokunaga is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter and actor.

Yumi Okumura , better known by the stage name Yumi Asō , is a Japanese actress. She is a niece of singer Chiyo Okumura. She married actor Toshiya Nagasawa in March 2004, and they had one child. The couple separated less than two years later, and officially divorced in 2008.

Koji Imada is a Japanese comedian, tarento and TV presenter. His talent agency is Yoshimoto Kogyo.

Manatsu Akimoto is a Japanese idol singer, actress, and television personality. She is a member of the Japanese girl group Nogizaka46, and also appears on various television variety programs.

Shogo Akiyama is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Saitama Seibu Lions of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Nozomi Kawasaki is a Japanese tarento and gravure idol who is a former member of the idol group AKB48 under Team A. Kawasaki is the representative director of the Anti Minns Corporation. Kawasaki's husband is tarento and model Alexander.

Makoto Kawamoto , is a Japanese pop singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Fukui, Japan. She currently sings under the pseudonym Tiger Fake Fur.

Yōko Nagayama (長山洋子 Nagayama Yōko; born January 13, 1968 is a Japanese enka singer, former J-pop singer, and actress.

Kazuhito Tadano is a right-handed pitcher and coach for the Ishikawa Million Stars in Japan's Baseball Challenge League. He had previously pitched in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians.

Masaki Minami is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher. He was born on January 18, 1989. He is currently playing for the Chiba Lotte Marines of the NPB.