List of Famous people born in Japan

Yūji Kuroiwa is a Japanese politician and the governor of Kanagawa Prefecture located in Kantō region of Japan.

Takashi Ōtsuka is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. A native of Osaka and graduate of Otemon Gakuin University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005 after an unsuccessful run in 2003. He is affiliated to the revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi.

Daoko is a Japanese female singer and rapper born in Tokyo. She started her career when one of her uploaded videos on Nico Nico Douga received attention at the age of 15 in 2012.

Kyōzō Nagatsuka (長塚京三) is a Japanese actor. He won the award for best actor at the 24th Yokohama Film Festival for The Laughing Frog.

Masaru Takeda is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher and current coach for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He played for the Fighters from 2006 to 2016.

Takuya Onishi is a Japanese astronaut selected for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in 2009. He spent four months on board the International Space Station in 2016.

Daisuke Miyazaki is a Japanese handball player for Osaki Osol and the Japanese national team. He played for BM Alcobendas in 09/10 season.

Tokushōryū Makoto is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Nara. He wrestles for Kise stable.

Mu Kanazaki is a Japanese footballer who plays for J1 League club Nagoya Grampus. He scored the two goals that gave his team the title of the 2016 J1 League over Urawa Red Diamonds.

Satomi Akesaka is a Japanese actress, voice actress and retired singer affiliated with the Amuleto talent agency. She voiced main characters Hina Satou in Tesagure! Bukatsu-mono, Taeko Nomura in Coppelion, Mutsuki in Danchigai, krkr in Gdgd Fairies, Teruha Andō in Girls Beyond the Wasteland, Yūki Asano in Kyo no Gononi, Miho Edogawa in Level E, and Natsume in Master of Martial Hearts. She also voices supporting characters such as: Esdeath in Akame ga Kill, Varda in Engage Planet Kiss Dum, Mari Kurokawa in Gate, Arsene in Tantei Opera Milky Holmes, Miho in Suzuka, Kanon in Pretty Rhythm and Rinko Shirokane in BanG Dream! (2017–2018).