List of Famous people born in Japan
Rino Matsuike
Rino Matsuike is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2020 NHK Trophy bronze medalist. On the junior level, she is the 2020–21 Japanese junior national champion and the 2019 JGP Latvia bronze medalist.
Shungicu Uchida
Shigeko Uchida , known by the pen name Shungicu Uchida , is a Japanese manga artist, novelist, essayist, actress, and singer.
Masashi Nakano
Masashi Nakano is a Japanese politician and former Secretary-General of the Party for Japanese Kokoro. A native of Shiogama, Miyagi and graduate of Tohoku Gakuin University, he was first elected to the assembly of Miyagi Prefecture in 1983. During his second term as an assemblyman, he contested the national House of Councillors election in 1989 as an independent but was defeated. He was elected to the House of Representatives in the national Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party in the 1996 general election, representing Miyagi District No.2. In the 2000 general election he was defeated in his district by Sayuri Kamata. In the 2003 general election he was again defeated by Kamata in Miyagi No.2, but was elected to return to the House of Representatives as a member for the Tōhoku proportional block. He retained his seat in the 2005 general election and was appointed Senior Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry in Shinzo Abe's first ministry in 2007. He contested his seat in the 2009 general election as a Liberal Democratic Party candidate and with an endorsement from the Komeito Party, but lost his seat as the LDP lost a general election for the first time since the party was formed in 1955.
Kōki Miyata
Kōki Miyata is a Japanese voice actor who works for 81 Produce. He was formerly credited as Harunori Miyata . He made his radio CM narration debut on 2 March 1993.
Amon Miyamoto
Amon Miyamoto is a Japanese director of musicals, operas, plays, kabuki, noh and other art genres. He has directed over 120 productions worldwide.
Tetsuya
Tetsuya Tsuchida, better known by his stage name Tetsuya, is a Japanese dancer, actor, businessman and lecturer. He is a member of Exile and Exile The Second. He was also a member of Dance Earth Party and J Soul Brothers' second generation Nidaime J Soul Brothers until their migration to Exile in 2009.
Kiyoto Tsuji
Kiyoto Tsuji is a Japanese politician and member of the House of Representatives, representing the Tokyo 2nd district. He is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.
Masayuki Mori
Masayuki Mori is a Japanese film producer. He is best known for collaborating as a producer for films made by actor and filmmaker Takeshi Kitano under Kitano's production company, Office Kitano.
Reika Kirishima
Reika Kirishima is a Japanese film and television actress active since 1997.
Yosuke Kashiwagi
Yōsuke Kashiwagi is a Japanese footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Urawa Red Diamonds.