List of Famous people born in Japan

Mayuko Wakuda is a Japanese female announcer and news anchor for NHK. Wakuda is one of the anchors hosting NHK General TV's primetime news program News Watch 9.

Risa Hirako is a Japanese fashion model who is represented by Newpower. She produced fashion brands and appeared in the music industry. She is a charismatic model and a star in her forties. Her ex-husband is actor Eisaku Yoshida.

Fumi Nikaidō is a Japanese actress and fashion model.

Reina Ueda is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Toyama Prefecture. She is affiliated with 81 Produce. Beginning her career as a voice actress in 2012, her first main role was Naru Sekiya, the protagonist of the 2014 anime series Hanayamata. She is also known for her roles as Mira Yurisaki in Dimension W, Hane Sakura in Bakuon!!, Mallow in Pokémon: Sun & Moon, Shiori Shinomiya in Sakura Quest, and Akane Shinjō in SSSS.Gridman. She was one of the recipients of the Best New Actress Award in the 9th Seiyu Awards in 2015. She released a mini-album in 2016, and her first solo single in 2018.

Nobuhiko Okamoto is a Japanese voice actor and singer affiliated with Pro-Fit. He won the Best New Actor Award at the 3rd Seiyu Awards and Best Supporting Actor Award at the 5th Seiyu Awards.

Tomohisa Yamashita , also widely known as Yamapi , is a singer, actor, and TV host.

Princess Tomohito of Mikasa is a member of the Japanese Imperial Family as the widow of Prince Tomohito of Mikasa. She is also known as Princess Nobuko.

Takashi Sorimachi is a Japanese actor and singer. He is mostly famous for having portrayed Eikichi Onizuka in the 1998 live-action drama adaptation of the popular manga series Great Teacher Onizuka, and the assassin O in Hong Kong action film Fulltime Killer.

Mayumi Wakamura is a Japanese actress. She decided to be an actress at age sixteen when she saw a stage production by Tatsuya Nakadai's troupe. Later she joined his stage production to be an actress. She debuted in the six-month Asadora TV series Hassai Sensei in 1987 when she was 21 years old. After the show, she started appearing on other TV shows including several TV movies and series. In 1988 she was cast in a drama Kigakaikyo.

Kento Hayashi is a Japanese actor. He has appeared in more than 30 films since 2007.