List of Famous people born in Japan

Toru Murata is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball.

Shota Omine is a retired professional Japanese baseball player. He played infielder for the Chiba Lotte Marines.

Azusa Tadokoro is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is affiliated with the talent agency HoriPro International and signed to record label Lantis. She participated in an audition sponsored by Horipro and made her debut as a voice actress in 2012.

Yūdai Ōno is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Keiko Kishi is a Japanese actress, writer, and UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador.

Shinobu Kandori is a retired Japanese wrestler and politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet. A native of Yokohama, Kanagawa, she ran unsuccessfully for House of Councillors in 2004 but was allowed to join the house in 2006 when Heizo Takenaka, a member of the house, resigned.

Dome Narita is a Japanese former snowboarder and subculture tarento. He competed in the half-pipe snowboarding event at the 2006 Winter Olympics. His main activities and interests are anime, manga, video games, idol MC, and wotagei. He is also an onstage actor and has appeared in short films, which makes him a multi-tarento.

Naho Miyoshi is a Japanese basketball player. She represented Japan in the women's tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Aki Yashiro , real name Akiyo Masuda, is a Japanese enka singer and painter. Her stage name "Yashiro" is adopted from her hometown, "Yatsushiro" (八代).