List of Famous people born in Japan

Hiroki Fuwa is a Japanese sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Tanimura Shinji is a Japanese singer-songwriter.

Shin Koyamada is a Japanese-born American actor, producer and philantropist.

Kimiko Jinnai is a Japanese badminton player, born in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto. She competed in women's doubles with team mate Hisako Mori at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Akira Tozawa is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, performing on the Raw brand. He is also a former WWE Cruiserweight Champion and a seven-time 24/7 Champion.

Ryuji Kimura is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher.

Kohei Otomo is a Japanese vocalist, actor, and tarento represented by Iehokku. His maternal uncle is Naoki Prize writer Hideo Osabe. His wife is model Keiko Kinoshita.

Taku Hiraoka is a Japanese snowboarder, from Gose, Nara.

Koichi Wajima is a retired Japanese professional boxer who competed in the light middleweight division. He is the former Undisputed Light Middleweight Champion of the World, who won both WBC and WBA titles.

Shuhei Uesugi is a Japanese actor.