List of Famous people born in Japan

Houko Kuwashima is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is capable of playing a variety of roles, ranging from young boys to feminine women. Kuwashima is currently affiliated with Aoni Production. Her first major role was as Yurika Misumaru in Martian Successor Nadesico. She had lead or major roles as Sango in Inuyasha, Nakahito Kagura in Steel Angel Kurumi, Marlene Angel in Blue Gender, Kenny in Beyblade, Quon Kisaragi in RahXephon, Flay Allster in Mobile Suit Gundam Seed, Stella Loussier in Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny, Sheila in Tweeny Witches, Itsuki Myoudouin / Cure Sunshine in Heartcatch PreCure!, Wendy Garret in Gun Sword, Shūrei Hong in The Story of Saiunkoku, Clare in Claymore, Michru Kita in Zombie-Loan, Fuyuki Hinata in Sgt. Frog, Cirucci and Soifon in Bleach, Allison in Allison and Lilia, and Uka in Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha. In video games, she voiced Mei Ling and Para-Medic in Metal Gear Solid, Seong Mi-na in Soulcalibur, Kasumi in Dead or Alive, Presea Combatir in the Tales series, Tomoyo Sakagami in Clannad, Isara Gunther in Valkyria Chronicles and Chizuru Yukimura in Hakuoki. On films, she had voice roles as the title character in Princess Arete, Yuki Mori in Space Battleship Yamato 2199, Rosé Thomas in Fullmetal Alchemist: Conqueror of Shamballa, and Poko in Doraemon: Nobita in the Robot Kingdom. She has also performed songs for anime, such as "Tokihanate!" (解き放て), which was used as the opening theme to Blue Gender.

Mayumi Sada is a Japanese model and actress. Her maternal grandfather is an American.

Iwao Hakamada is a Japanese former professional boxer who was sentenced to death on September 11, 1968, for a 1966 mass murder that became known as the Hakamada Incident. On March 10, 2011, Guinness World Records certified Hakamada as the world’s longest-held death row inmate. In March 2014, he was granted a retrial and an immediate release when the Shizuoka district court found there was reason to believe evidence against him had been falsified.

Hiroki Suzuki is a Japanese actor and voice actor represented by Awesome Inc. His debut acting roles were as Reira in the live adaptation of the manga Fuuma no Kojirou and his first main role was in the musical Saiyuki where he played the role of Genjyo Sanzo. He guest starred in Kamen Rider Decade as Kazuma Kendate/Kamen Rider Blade. He is best known for his role as Mikazuki Munechika in the stage plays of Touken Ranbu. At the end of July 2011 he left the modelling agency Junes Corporation and from 2012 he joined Awesome Inc.

Rika Watanabe is a member of the female Japanese idol group Sakurazaka46. She also serves as a regular model for the female fashiom magazine LARME since July 2017 and an exclusive model for the female fashion magazine Ray since November 2017. Like other members, Watanabe is represented by Sony Music Labels.

Takehiro Ishikawa is a Japanese professional baseball player who is currently a free agent. He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.

Toshio Motoya is a Japanese essayist, publisher and real estate entrepreneur who is the president of APA Group, which includes APA Hotels & Resorts, one of Japan's largest hotel chains.

Kiyoharu Mori , better known by his stage name Kiyoharu (清春). is a Japanese musician and singer-songwriter, known for his work with Kuroyume and Sads. In 2003, he began his solo career, performing as both a singer and guitarist.

Haruka Tachimoto is a Japanese judoka ranking at 5th Dan. She competed in the -70 kg division at the 2016 Olympics in Rio; she took gold, beating the world #1 and world #2 ranked women along the way. She had previously competed in the 70 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Shogo Nakamura , nicknamed "Brave Man", is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Chiba Lotte Marines.