List of Famous people born in Japan

Misako Uno is a Japanese Tarento, artist, actress, essayist and talent agent best known as a female lead vocalist and dancer of the male and female performing arts group AAA. She is also the Middle manager of Avex Group, advertising manager of SHUFU TO SEIKATSU SHA (主婦と生活社) and public fasting Consultant of Japan Enzyme Hydrogen Medical Beauty Society (日本酵素・水素医療美容学会). Her feature film debut as an actress was in the 2006 Hollywood horror film, The Grudge 2, as Miyuki.

Yudai Tatsumi is a Japanese actor who is a member of the Johnny's Jr. unit Four-Yū. He is represented with Johnny & Associates.

Sachiko Kobayashi , born on December 5, 1953 in Niigata, Japan, is a female Japanese enka singer and occasional voice actress and voice provider of VOCALOID 4 Sachiko developed by YAMAHA co. She previously worked alongside the Pokémon Company, under the alias "Garura Kobayashi".

Yuta Tabuse is a Japanese professional basketball player for Utsunomiya Brex of the B.League. A point guard, Tabuse is 1.75 metres and 75 kilograms (165 lb). He was the first Japanese-born player to appear in a National Basketball Association (NBA) game.

Myōgiryū Yasunari is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Takasago, Hyōgo. Making his debut in May 2009 as a makushita tsukedashi out of university, he reached the top division for the first time in November 2011. His highest rank to date has been sekiwake. He has earned six special prizes for Technique and six kinboshi for defeating yokozuna.

Miki Shōji , professionally known by her birth name of Miki Fujimoto , and nicknamed Mikitty, is a Japanese pop singer and television actress. After failing the audition to join girl group Morning Musume with the fourth generation members, Fujimoto debuted as a solo artist within Hello! Project in 2002 with the single "Aenai Nagai Nichiyōbi". Fujimoto later joined Morning Musume in 2003 along with the sixth generation and eventually became the leader of the group in 2007.

Goro Inagaki is a Japanese musician and actor from Itabashi, Tokyo. Inagaki is a member of the Japanese pop group SMAP. His international film debut was in the romantic comedy Private Lessons II, playing the male lead role of a Japanese student who falls for his tutor. Private Lessons II also starred SMAP leader Masahiro Nakai.

Ken Ishiguro is a Japanese film, television and voice actor. He has appeared in more than 80 films since 1979.

Sayaka Hirano is a Japanese five-time national table tennis champion.

Ayaka Takahashi is a retired Japanese badminton player who affiliated with Unisys badminton team. She is an Olympic Games gold medalist, two times Asian Champions, two times Asian Games silver medalists, and World Championships bronze medalist.