List of Famous people born in Japan

Takumi Nemoto is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet.

Kaori Iida is a Japanese pop singer and actress, associated with Hello! Project and best known as a founding member of the girl band Morning Musume. She has also recorded with the Morning Musume side project band Tanpopo and is currently a solo artist. During her time in the group, she was the tallest member (168 cm), earning her the nickname "Kaorin" & "Kao-tan". She is currently a member of Dream Morning Musume.

Hiroyuki Nishimori is a Japanese manga artist, know for his works Kyō Kara Ore Wa!! (1988–1997) and Cheeky Angel (1999–2003). The latest won the 46th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōnen category in 2001.

Nobuyoshi Kuwano is a Japanese television performer, former member of Rats & Star. His nickname is "Kuwa-man" (桑マン). In Rats & Star, he took charge of the trumpet and vocals. After the group broke up, he shifted to a television comedian and co-starred with The Drifters' Ken Shimura and Masashi Tashiro. He took over as lead vocalist of Rats & Star during Masayuki Suzuki's solo concert tour.

Takumi Ohshiro is a Japanese professional baseball catcher for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

Akira Maeda is a Japanese mixed martial arts promoter, writer and retired professional wrestler of Korean descent. Maeda was also known by the ring name Kwik-kik-Lee during his time on the British wrestling show World of Sport (WoS). Maeda helped develop the shoot-style of professional wrestling during the late 1980s.

Issei Endō is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

Daisuke Fukuda , better known by his stage name Taiten Kusunoki , is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Tokyo. He is affiliated with Amuleto. He is the best knowning dubbing roles for Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson and many more.

Daigo Higa is a Japanese professional boxer who held the WBC flyweight title from 2017 to 2018.

Rie Kaneto is a Japanese competitive swimmer who specializes in breaststroke events. She won the gold medal in the 200 meter breaststroke at the 2016 Summer Olympics.