List of Famous people born in Japan

Kanako Takatsuki is a Japanese singer and voice actress from Hyōgo Prefecture. She is currently affiliated with Amuse and her single is released under label Victor Entertainment.

Verbal is a Japanese hip hop recording artist, music video director and record producer who debuted in 1998 as a member of the hip hop group M-Flo. He is a third generation Zainichi Korean and a notable representative of Zainichi Korean music in Japan.

Jiro Watanabe is a Japanese former boxer. Watanabe, who fought only in Japan and South Korea, was one of the first World super flyweight champions, as the division was relatively new when he was crowned.

Haruka Terui is a Japanese voice actress from Iwate Prefecture. She is affiliated with Aoni Production.

Ryujin Kiyoshi is a Japanese singer and songwriter. He debuted as a major label artist in 2009, with the single "Morning Sun." He is best known for this song, as well as writing Yui Horie's 2011 single "Immoralist."

Hikaru Nakamura is a Japanese manga artist. She is mostly known for Saint Young Men and Arakawa Under the Bridge. A Nikkei Entertainment magazine article published in August 2011 listed her ninth overall among the top 50 manga creators by sales since 2010, with 5.54 million copies sold. She is married to Hiroshi Kamiya and they have a child together.

Shigekazu Mori is a former Japanese professional baseball pitcher who played for the Seibu Lions in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

Yuya Iida is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Orix Buffaloes.

Tasuku Nagase is a Japanese actor from Tottori Prefecture.

Hironobu Nomura is a Japanese actor. He has appeared in more than 40 films since 1984.