List of Famous people born in Japan

Hanae Mori is a fashion designer in Japan. She is one of only two Japanese women to have presented her collections on the runways of Paris and New York, and the first Asian woman to be admitted as an official haute couture design house by the fédération française de la couture in France. Her fashion house, opened in Japan in 1951, grew to become a $500 million international business by the 1990s.

Takayoshi Nakao is a former Japanese professional baseball player. He was a catcher. In 1982, he was the MVP of the Central League.

Hajime Funada is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet and a former Minister of Economic Planning. A native of Utsunomiya, Tochigi he attended Keio University both as undergraduate and graduate. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1979.

Kōichi Fukaura is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 9-dan. He is a three-time winner of the Ōi tournament, and also a former member of the Japan Shogi Association's board of directors.

Motoya Yamawaki , known professionally as Izumi Motoya , is a Japanese kyōgen actor, known for his appearances on television in NHK Taiga dramas, and for the scandal surrounding his assumption of the position of 20th sōke (head) of the Izumi school of kyōgen.

Shunsuke Fujikawa , known simply as Shunsuke to some fans, is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder. He was born on August 17, 1987 in Fukuoka, Japan. He is currently playing for the Hanshin Tigers of the NPB.

Ryūden Gōshi is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Kōfu, Yamanashi Prefecture. He made his professional debut in March 2006 and reached the top makuuchi division in January 2018. He won a special prize for Fighting Spirit in his top division debut. His highest rank has been komusubi. He is a member of Takadagawa stable.

Masakazu Suzuki is a former Japanese football player and manager.

Shigenobu Nagamori is a Japanese billionaire businessman, and the chairman and CEO of Nidec, the world's largest manufacturer of micromotors for hard disks and optical drives.

Sayaka Senbongi is a Japanese voice actress from Saitama Prefecture. She is affiliated with I'm Enterprise.