List of Famous people born in Japan

Juri Takayama is a Japanese softball player who played as a pitcher between 1996 and 2004 in the Olympic Games. She won two medals for Japan.

Sae Miyazawa is a singer, actress, tarento and former Japanese idol, best known for her affiliations with AKB48 and its various sister- and subgroups. Between 2006 and 2016, she was a part of the promoting line up of 33 AKB48 and 4 SKE48 single releases.

Yohji Yamamoto is a Japanese fashion designer based in Tokyo and Paris. Considered a master tailor alongside those such as Madeleine Vionnet, he is known for his avant-garde tailoring featuring Japanese design aesthetics.

Hinako Saeki is a Japanese actress who was born on February 16, 1977 in Nara, Japan. Probably her best-known role was as Sadako Yamamura in Rasen, the 1998 sequel to the horror film Ring.

Azumi Inoue is a Japanese singer. She graduated from Yugakkan High School in Kanazawa. She is best known for singing the opening and ending theme songs for the Hayao Miyazaki film My Neighbor Totoro: "Sanpo" and "My Neighbor Totoro". She is known for having a clear, light voice.

Lynn is a Japanese voice actress who is affiliated with Arts Vision. After involving in the entertainment industry, she made her debut as a voice actress in 2010. She had supporting roles for each series. On leading roles, she played Nozomi Kaminashi in Keijo! and Fuuka Akitsuki in Fuuka.

Rie Oh is a TV sportscaster and presenter on the J-Wave radio station in Japan.

Shuhei Tada is a Japanese sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.

Tetsu Nishikawa is a Japanese professional golfer.

Hiroaki Murakami is a Japanese actor. He specializes in jidaigeki roles, and has also taken parts in tokusatsu and modern productions.