List of Famous people born in Japan

Genyo Takeda is a retired Japanese game designer and executive who worked for the video game company Nintendo. Takeda was formerly the general manager of Nintendo's Integrated Research & Development division, and was the co-representative director and "Technology Fellow" of the company until his retirement in 2017.

Don Katsuaki Nomura is a sports agent who primarily represents Japanese baseball players.

Shōta Imanaga is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Takayuki Kishi is a Japanese professional baseball player for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played for the Saitama Seibu Lions.

Kenji Utsunomiya is a Japanese lawyer and former chair of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations.

Yasuhito Morishima is a Japanese football player.

Hiroaki Takaya is a Japanese professional baseball catcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

Hiroyuki Hirayama is a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 40 films since 2004.

Hideki Makihara is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. A native of Tokyo he attended the University of Tokyo and law school at Georgetown University in the United States. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005.

Maho Toyota is a Japanese actress and model.