List of Famous people born in Japan

Takeshi Shina is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party for the People, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. A 1991 graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected for the first time in 2007.

Tatsuki Fujimoto is a Japanese manga artist, known for his works Fire Punch and Chainsaw Man.

Kim Sung-keun is a retired South Korean left-handed baseball pitcher and KBO League manager. Over the course of his managerial career, Kim managed seven different KBO League teams, and is only the second manager in the history of the league to record 1,000 victories. He is a four-time KBO Manager of the Year, and as manager of the SK Wyverns led the team to victory in the Korean Series three times. His nickname is the "Baseball God."

Hideo Ishiguro , Japan is a Japanese actor who is noted for his roles as Kai in the 2007 Kamen Rider Den-O and as Gai Kurenai in the 2016 Ultraman Orb.

Naoki Tanaka is a Japanese comedian, actor and television presenter who is the leader and the boke of the owarai kombi Cocorico with his partner Shozo Endo. He has appeared in many television programmes and films. He is known for being a regular member of Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!, which he and Endo works since 1997.

Jin Matsubara is a Japanese politician. He is a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. He was appointed Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission, Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety and Minister for the Abduction Issue. Matsubara was formerly affiliated with Party of Hope and the Democratic Party.

Naomi Koshi (越 直美, born July 5, 1975) is a lawyer and advocate for gender equality and former Japanese politician. In 2012 she became the youngest woman elected mayor of a Japanese city. Koshi served as the Mayor of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture for two four-year terms from January 2012 to January 2020.

Hiroshi Mikami is a Japanese actor. He starred in the musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch in 2004.

Kazuki Himeno is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays as a Loose Forward or Lock. He currently plays for the Highlanders in Super Rugby and Toyota Verblitz in Japan's domestic Top League.

Kenta Imamiya is a Japanese professional baseball shortstop for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball.