List of Famous people born in Japan

Masahiro Matsuoka is a Japanese drummer and actor. He is a member of Tokio, a Johnny Entertainment musical group. His nicknames are Mabo and Maa-kun. He starred as Shinichi Ozaki in Godzilla: Final Wars, and comedy series Yasuko to Kenji.

Cocco (こっこ) is a female Japanese pop / folk rock singer.

Seika Furuhata is a Japanese actress and model who is represented by LesPros Entertainment. She is an exclusive model for the magazines Seventeen and Nicola.

Hirotaka Egusa is a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher.

Nadaka Yoshinari is a Japanese kickboxer, and the current Battle of Muaythai Flyweight champion. He is the former Lumpinee, Rajadamnern, IBF Muaythai and WBC Muaythai champion at mini flyweight.

Shunichi Tokura , is a Japanese composer and was the chair of the Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers (JASRAC) from 12 August 2010 to 31 March 2016.

Ayumi Shigemori is a Japanese actress and pop star. She sang on the major J-pop hit "Dango 3 Kyodai".

Saburō Kitajima is a well-known Japanese enka singer, lyricist and composer.

Haruna Kojima is a Japanese actress, model, and former singer. From 2005 to 2017, she was a member of idol group AKB48 under Team A.

Takehiko Kobayakawa , is a former Japanese baseball player of the Hiroshima Toyo Carp and Yakult Swallows of Japan's Central League.