List of Famous people born in Japan

Mitsuo Tatsukawa is a former Nippon Professional Baseball catcher.

Yasue Funayama is a Japanese politician and a former member of the House of Councillors (Japan) in the Diet.

Makoto Okunaka , nicknamed Makocchan (まこっちゃん), is a former member of the Japanese idol group Passpo. Her official color was pink.

Mari Okada is a Japanese screenwriter, director and manga artist. She is one of the most prolific writers currently working in the anime industry. She won the 16th Animation Kobe Award.

Sho Sasaki is a Japanese football player who plays for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

Masatoshi Akimoto is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan serving in the House of Representatives, his second time holding the position. He is opposed to nuclear power, a position that is at odds with that of his party.

Naoki Chiba is a former Japanese football player.

Keizo Takemi is a Japanese politician. He is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party and is a member of the House of Councillors of Japan.

Genichiro Shimada , better known as Genichiro Tenryu is a retired Japanese professional wrestler and professional wrestling promoter. At age 13, he entered sumo wrestling and stayed there for 13 years, after which he turned to Western-style professional wrestling. "Tenryu" was his shikona. He had two stints with All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where he spent the majority of his career while also promoting Super World of Sports (SWS), Wrestle Association R (WAR) and Tenryu Project. At the time of his retirement, professional wrestling journalist and historian Dave Meltzer wrote that "one could make a strong case [that Tenryu was] between the fourth and sixth biggest native star" in the history of Japanese professional wrestling.

Hiroshige Yanagimoto is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.