List of Famous people born in Japan

Shōji Yonemura is a Japanese writer from Fukuoka Prefecture. He is known mainly for his work in anime and tokusatsu. After having graduated from Tokyo Zokei University, he worked as a freelance writer in Arakawa and would attend various film festivals. Then, he studied with Kanji Kashiwabara and proceeded to win the Otomo Shoji Award seven times and became a screenwriter.

Koyuki Higashi is a Japanese LGBT activist, stage actress and writer. From 2005 to 2006 she was an otokoyaku member of the Takarazuka Revue Hana-gumi under the name Aura Maki (あうら真輝). From the fall of 2010 she became involved in LGBT issues.

Angerme , formerly Smileage , is a Japanese idol girl group from the musical collective Hello! Project, which originally consisted of four former Hello! Pro Egg members that left Egg in 2010 and became full-time members of Hello! Project. In 2010, they won the Japan Record Award for Best New Artist. In 2011, five new girls were added to the group as part of the second generation, with two being former Egg members and three new girls. In 2014, three new members joined the group as third generation members.

Koji Yamase is a Japanese football player who plays for Ehime FC. His father Isao Yamase participated in the 1984 Winter Olympics as a biathlete. His brother Yukihiro Yamase is also footballer.

Shintaro Ikeda is a male badminton player from Japan.

Sayo Aizawa is a Japanese model and TV personality.

Shigeru Muroi is a Japanese actress. She won the award for Best Supporting Actress at the 19th Hochi Film Awards for Izakaya Yūrei.

Hina Kino is a Japanese voice actress from Saitama Prefecture, who is affiliated with Amuleto. After starting her voice acting career in 2014, she played her first main role as Sylvia Silkcut in the 2016 anime series Hybrid × Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia. She is also known for her roles as Sayaka Itomi in Katana Maidens ~ Toji No Miko, Hanako Honda in Asobi Asobase and Ranka Okami in Seton Academy: Join the Pack! .

Sakura Fujiwara in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, is a Japanese singer-songwriter and actress. She is managed by the agency Amuse Inc. and signed to SPEEDSTAR RECORDS.

Hideomi Fukatsu is a Japanese male volleyball player. With his club Panasonic Panthers he competed at the 2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship.