List of Famous people born in Japan

Eri Watanabe , who was previously known as Eriko Watanabe , is a Japanese actress. She won the award for Best Supporting Actress at the 21st Hochi Film Awards for Shall We Dance?.

Misa Kuranaga is a Japanese ballerina. She is currently a principal dancer at the San Francisco Ballet. She was formerly a dancer at Boston Ballet, and was the first Asian person to be promoted to principal dancer there.

Yoshikazu Nonomura is a former Japanese football player.

Gorō Taniguchi is a Japanese anime director, writer, producer and storyboard artist, who is among Sunrise's noted directors. He was born in Nisshin, Aichi, Japan.

Masayoshi Nakatani is a Japanese professional boxer, the longtime OPBF lightweight champion.

Hitomi Kanehara is a Japanese novelist. Her novel Hebi ni piasu won the Shōsetsu Subaru Literary Prize and the Akutagawa Prize, and sold over a million copies in Japan. Her work has been translated into more than a dozen languages worldwide.

Momoko Tsugunaga is a former Japanese singer, actress, and radio personality. Tsugunaga joined Hello! Project as a member of Hello! Project Kids at the age of 10 and later became part of the girl groups Berryz Kobo and Buono! Following Berryz Kobo's hiatus, she became the playing manager of Country Girls. In 2017, she retired from the entertainment industry to work in education.

Maharu Yoshimura is a Japanese table tennis player.

Chiho Watanabe is a Japanese screenwriter.

Taishi Hirooka is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.