List of Famous people born in Japan

Takanori Jinnai is a Japanese actor, film director, and singer. He was born August 12, 1958 in Okawa, Fukuoka. He made his directorial debut with Rockers, a 2003 film based on his years as vocalist for the punk rock band The Rockers (ザ・ロッカーズ). He was nominated best actor for a Japanese Academy Award three times, once in 1988 and twice in 1989. He won the award for Best Actor at the 12th Hochi Film Awards for Chōchin.

Mariko Ooe is a newsroom announcer for TV Tokyo. She was born in Buzen, Fukuoka.

Isshu Sugawara is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet.

Ayaka Ōhashi is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Tokyo, Japan. She is affiliated with the talent agency HoriPro International. As a singer, she is signed under Lantis. Originally a child actress, she appeared in many commercials, dramas, NHK Educational TV programs, and stage productions. After participating in an audition sponsored by Horipro, She played her first main role as Fleur Blanc in the anime Eureka Seven AO in 2012.

Mitsuru Fukikoshi is a Japanese actor.

Noriko Aota is a Japanese tarento, actress and former idol singer. She is known as a member of the idol group C.C. Girls. She is now represented by Great Den.

Hidetaka Miyazaki is a Japanese video game director, designer, writer, and company president of FromSoftware. He originally joined the company in 2004 as a game designer for the Armored Core series, later becoming known for creating the Souls series, starting with Demon's Souls in 2009. Other games he has worked on include Bloodborne and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.

Yusuke Nomura is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.

Sadao Abe is a Japanese actor, stage actor and musician from Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture. He started his acting career after joining a theater company/talent agency, Otona Keikaku, in around 1992 and gained his popularity after the drama series Team Medical Dragon and as being the lead singer of the Japanese comedy rock band Group Tamashii.

Hitomi Furuya , known professionally as Hitomi , is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She began her career as teen model before making her singing debuting under the helm of Tetsuya Komuro in 1994, who produced Hitomi's earliest work in pop music. Hitomi strove for artistry over the course of her career, penning "forward-looking" lyrics and becoming known for her "unusual" fashion sense that accompanied a "supermodel allure". Her signature songs include "Candy Girl", "Love 2000" and "Samurai Drive".