List of Famous people born in Japan

Kentarō Taira is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.

Yumi Suzuki is a Japanese curler. She plays second for the Team Satsuki Fujisawa rink.

Yuri Mitsui , is a Japanese actress and model. She is also a race car driver. She was born in Chiba Prefecture.

Nobuhiko Matsunaka is a former left fielder and designated hitter for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.

Yoshitomo Tani is a former Japanese professional baseball player from Higashiōsaka, Osaka, Japan. He played as an outfielder for the Orix Buffaloes and Yomiuri Giants. He holds the Pacific League record for hits in a single season by a right-handed batter with 189 hits in 2003 for Orix. He also holds the Japanese NPB record for doubles in a single season with 52 in 2001.

Kendo Kobayashi is a Japanese comedian and actor. His real and former stage name is Tomoharu Kobayashi . He is nicknamed Ken Koba (ケンコバ), Koba (コバ), and Mr. Yaritai Hōdai . He is represented with Yoshimoto Creative Agency of Yoshimoto Kogyo in Tokyo. He graduated from the Yoshimoto New Star Creation (NSC) in Osaka.

Tomohiro Nishikado is a Japanese video game developer. He is best known as the creator of the fixed shooter Space Invaders, released to the public in 1978 by the Taito of Japan, often credited as the first shoot 'em up and for beginning the golden age of video arcade games. Originally Nishikado wanted to use airplanes as enemies for Space Invaders, but would have encountered problems making them move smoothly due to the limited computing power at the time. Humans would have been easier to render, but management at Taito forbade the use of human targets.

Hiroshi Kajiyama is a Japanese politician who has represented the Ibaraki 4th District in the House of Representatives since 2000. He has served as Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry since October 2019. He is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.

Minako Hamada , better known as Natsumi Ogawa , is a Japanese actress and entertainer who is represented by Yoshimoto Creative Agency. Her aunt is actress Megumi Tama.

Ken Horiuchi is a Japanese comedian who performs boke in the comedy trio Neptune. He is nicknamed Horiken (ホリケン). He also creates stories for the trio.