List of Famous people born in Japan

An Konishi is a Japanese table tennis player. She competed in the women's singles event at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Mickey Curtis is a Japanese actor, singer, and Media Personality. He was born to English-Japanese parents.

Hajime Hosogai is a Japanese professional footballer. He is a flexible player, able to play in his natural role as defender, defensive midfielder, and plays for Bangkok United, on loan from Buriram United, and the Japan national team.

Katsuyori Shibata is a Japanese semi-retired professional wrestler, mixed martial artist and professional wrestling trainer. In professional wrestling, he is known for his hard hitting offense. He is currently working for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), though on indefinite hiatus due to injury. In New Japan he is a former three-time NEVER Openweight Champion, one-time IWGP Tag Team Champion and the winner of the 2017 New Japan Cup. He is also a former holder of Revolution Pro Wrestling's British Heavyweight Championship. Since March 2018, Shibata has served as the head coach of NJPW's dojo in Los Angeles.

Takahiro Fujioka is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chiba Lotte Marines, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters and Yomiuri Giants.

Masami Suzuki is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer from Chigasaki. She is currently affiliated with Aoni Production. She is the famous voice acting roles as Kaihime/Princess Kai from Samurai Warriors and Warriors Orochi series both from 3 and 4.

Miho Nonaka is a Japanese competition boulderer.

Yuta Kubo is retired Japanese lightweight kickboxer. He won the Japanese national tournament of K-1 at Lightweight in 2011.

Shō Ishikawa is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons.

Shingo Ishikawa , nicknamed "Dynamite Shingo", is a Japanese professional baseball player of the Yomiuri Giants for the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).