List of Famous people born in Japan

Michiko Evwana, better known by her stage name Minmi , is a Japanese hip-hop and reggae musician, as well as a singer-songwriter and record producer. She is the first soca artist from Japan. Since 2007, she has been married to Wakadanna (若旦那), a member of Japanese reggae group Shōnan no Kaze.

Yasujirō Ozu was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He began his career during the era of silent films, and his last films were made in colour in the early 1960s. Ozu first made a number of short comedies, before turning to more serious themes in the 1930s. The most prominent themes of Ozu's work are marriage and family, especially the relationships between generations. His most widely acclaimed films include Late Spring (1949), Tokyo Story (1953), Floating Weeds (1959), and An Autumn Afternoon (1962).

Reiko Tokita is a Japanese fashion model and tarento. She is represented with Platinum Production. She works mainly on modeling of the magazine JJ.

Hiroya is a Japanese kickboxer competing in K-1.

Michiyo Heike , is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter and singer from Osaka Prefecture and raised in Nabari, Mie. She first become known after her appearance on the Japanese talent show Asayan in the late 1990s, becoming the first member of the future "Hello! Project". Heike currently goes by the simply Michiyo.

Takamisugi Takakatsu is a former sumo wrestler from Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. His highest rank was komusubi. He is now the head coach of Tokiwayama stable, renamed from Chiganoura stable.

Kaisei Sone is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.

Takaya Yoshida , better known as Metal Yoshida , is a Japanese actor and musician who is represented by the talent agency, Village, and belongs to Gekidan Shin Kan-sen. He is the bassist of the visual kei rock band, Ninjaman Japan, and is nicknamed Metal.

Suzuki Matsuo is a Japanese theatre director, actor, novelist, and screenwriter.

Fujiko Yamamoto is a Japanese film and stage actress. She appeared in over 100 films between 1953 and 1963. She won the first Grand Prix of Miss Nippon in 1950.