List of Famous people born in Japan

Aki Takajo is a Japanese idol singer who is a former member of the girl groups AKB48 and JKT48. She auditioned for AKB48's sixth generation and was promoted to member of Team A. Her talent agency is Watanabe Productions., and was one of the charter members to support JKT48. She is also a former member of the sub-unit French Kiss.

Masatsugu Nagato is a Japanese businessman, the president and CEO of Japan Post Holdings since April 2016, when he succeeded Taizo Nishimuro, following his hospitalization, having previously been president and CEO of Japan Post Bank.

Shigeki Sato , better known by his ring name Dick Togo , is a Japanese professional wrestler. Togo is currently signed to New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a member of the Bullet Club stable.

Eri Suzuki is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with Haikyo. She provides voices for a number of characters in Japanese anime including: Milinda Brantini in Heavy Object, Chinatsu Kuramoto in Flying Witch, Kus in Alderamin on the Sky, Hikari Kohinata in Amanchu, and Momoka Sono in Girlish Number.

Masatoshi Okada is a Japanese professional baseball catcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

Yuri Fudoh is a Japanese golfer. She was the leading money winner on the JLPGA Tour six times in a row from 2000 to 2005. She became the first player on the JLPGA Tour to earn in excess of 100 million yen, a feat she accomplished in 2000, and achieved again in 2003, 2004 and 2005.

Tatsuya Tanaka is a Japanese football player who plays for Oita Trinita in J1 League. His regular playing position is either as a wide midfielder or a wing-back. He has previously played for Roasso Kumamoto, FC Gifu and Gamba Osaka.

Kiwa Ishii is a Japanese free announcer. She was an announcer for TV Asahi. She is represented with Horipro.

Naoko Otani is a Japanese actress. She made her screen debut in The Human Bullet while still a high school student, and became popular for her role in the NHK Asadora television programme Nobuko to Obāchan in 1969.

Yorie Terauchi is a Japanese actress and voice actress from Tokyo, Japan.