List of Famous people born in Japan
Fumiyo Kōno
Fumiyo Kōno , commonly romanized Fumiyo Kouno, is a Japanese manga artist from Nishi-ku, Hiroshima, known for her 2004 manga Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms & her 2007 manga In This Corner of the World which got an anime film adaptation in 2016 by MAPPA.
Akira the Hustler
Yukio Cho , known professionally as Akira the Hustler , is a Japanese artist, writer, actor, activist, and former sex worker.
Hideyuki Awano
Hideyuki Awano is a former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Kintetsu Buffaloes, Yomiuri Giants, and the Yokohama BayStars.
Yasuhisa Furuhara
Yasuhisa Furuhara is a Japanese actor, best known for the leading role of Sousuke Esumi/Go-On Red in the 2008 tokusatsu series Engine Sentai Go-onger.
Yoshiharu Yamaguchi
Yoshiharu Yamaguchi is a former Japanese rugby union player. He made his debut for Japan against a touring New Zealand Universities team in Osaka on 12 March 1967. He last appeared for Japan against England's under 23 team in Twickenham on 13 October 1973.
Junji Sakamoto
Junji Sakamoto is a Japanese film director.
Taketoshi Gotoh
Taketoshi "Gomez" Goto is a former Japanese baseball player. He played infielder for the Saitama Seibu Lions and Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
Marika Itō
Marika Itō is a Japanese idol singer, actress, artist, and model. She is a former member of the Japanese idol group Nogizaka46.
Haruki Fukushima
Haruki Fukushima is a Japanese footballer who plays for Urawa Red Diamonds.
Manabu Miyazaki
Manabu Miyazaki, born in Nagano Prefecture in 1949, is a Japanese wildlife photographer.