List of Famous people born in Japan

Mikio Aoki is a Japanese politician. He was Chief Cabinet Secretary in the cabinet of Yoshirō Mori also served as Secretary-General of the LDP in the House of Councillors. He studied at Waseda University but did not graduate. He served as acting Prime Minister of Japan following Keizō Obuchi's coma in 2000.

Manabu Terata is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. A native of Yokote, Akita and graduate of Chuo University he was elected for the first time in 2003.

Yoshinori Sunahara is a Japanese record producer and DJ from Sapporo, Hokkaido. He is a former member of Denki Groove. He is also a member of Metafive.

Hitomi Yaida 矢井田瞳 is a Japanese pop/folk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. She often goes by the nickname Yaiko. Her musical style is often called "heart rock" by her fans. Yaida is an established musical artist in Japan and has also had minor club hits in the United Kingdom.

Asami Imai is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with Early Wing. She debuted as a voice actress in 1999 and as singer in 2009 by releasing her first single "Day by Day / Shining Blue Rain" under the 5pb. Records label. She is also well known for giving voices to Chihaya Kisaragi in THE IDOLM@STER, Kurisu Makise in Steins;Gate, Tsubaki Yayoi in BlazBlue, and Ayumi Shinozaki in Corpse Party. She along with Eri Kitamura formed the music unit Artery Vein which is also under the 5pb. label.

Hitoe Arakaki is the oldest member of the Japanese pop group Speed, which disbanded in 2000 and reformed in 2009. She was born in Okinawa, Japan, and is also known purely by her first name, Hitoe.

Taisei Makihara is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.

Takahiro Ogihara is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Yokohama F. Marinos in the J1 League.

Seiji Mizushima is a Japanese anime director who is known for such series as Shaman King, Fullmetal Alchemist, Mobile Suit Gundam 00, Un-Go, and Concrete Revolutio. His first directorial film project, Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa, won the 60th Mainichi Film Award for Best Animation Film. In 2015, he won the Individual Award at the 20th Animation Kobe Awards.

Hiroto Inoue is a Japanese track and field athlete from Nagasaki Prefecture who specializes in long-distance running. He graduated from Yamanashi Gakuin University. He is a member of the Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems team in Nagasaki.