List of Famous people born in Japan

Junko Yaginuma is a Japanese former figure skater who is now a figure skate commentator. She is the 1993 Winter Universiade champion and a two-time World Junior silver medalist (1988–89). She placed 14th at the 1988 Winter Olympics.

Kazuchika Okada is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a five-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion. Okada's fourth reign with the championship is the longest in history at 720 days; he also holds the record for most successful title defenses with twelve.

Fumie Wakabayashi is a Japanese stock critic, day trader, and tarento.

Taichi Kokubun is a Japanese keyboardist and actor. He plays keyboard for Tokio, a Johnny & Associates musical group.

Amii Ozaki , real name Misuzu Ohara , is a Japanese singer songwriter born on 19 March 1957 in Kita-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. She has written music such as Oribia o Kikinagara by Anri and Tenshi no Uinku by Seiko Matsuda, as well as many other songs. Ozaki makes irregular appearances on her friend Akira Kamiya's internet radio show Kamiya Akira Hot Beat Party. Her husband is musician Ray Ohara. Her mother is Akemi Ozaki, a maker of popular handbags and purses made from vintage obi.

Yu Takahashi is a Japanese singer-songwriter. He debuted on a major label in 2010, with his singles "Subarashiki Nichijō" and "Honto no Kimochi".

Taisuke Fujigaya is a Japanese idol, singer and actor. He is most known as a member of the Johnny's boyband Kis-My-Ft2. He appeared as an actor in multiple television series, including Mars Ta Da Kimi Wo Aishiteru.　On September １９－２１、he starred in a mini-series called バスケもこいも、していたい.

Takeshi Obata is a Japanese manga artist that usually works as the illustrator in collaboration with a writer. He first gained international attention for Hikaru no Go (1998–2003) with Yumi Hotta, but is better known for Death Note (2003–2006) and Bakuman (2008–2012) with Tsugumi Ohba. Obata has mentored several well-known manga artists, including Nobuhiro Watsuki of Rurouni Kenshin fame, Black Cat creator Kentaro Yabuki, and Eyeshield 21 artist Yusuke Murata.

Ichikawa Raizō VIII was a Japanese film and kabuki actor. His birth name was Akio Kamezaki , and his name was legally changed several times, first to Yoshio Takeuchi , and later to Yoshiya Ōta , separate from his performing name.

Joichi "Joi" Ito is a Japanese entrepreneur and venture capitalist. He is a former director of the MIT Media Lab, former professor of the practice of media arts and sciences at MIT, and a former visiting professor of practice at the Harvard Law School. Following the exposure of his personal and professional financial ties to sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein, Ito resigned from his roles at MIT, Harvard, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Knight Foundation, PureTech Health, and The New York Times Company on September 7, 2019.