List of Famous people born in Japan
Hitomi Harada
Hitomi Harada is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Ube, Yamaguchi.
Rumi Ōkubo
Rumi Okubo is a Japanese voice actress associated with 81 Produce. She has voiced starring characters in many anime shows, including: Astolfo in Fate/Apocrypha, Ako Shirabe/Cure Muse in Suite PreCure, Suguri Kinoshita in Happy Kappy, Chinatsu Yoshikawa in YuruYuri, Tsumiki Miniwa in Place to Place, Yuzuko Nonohara in Yuyushiki, Mia Ageha in Pretty Rhythm: Dear My Future, Emilia Hermit in Hundred, Hinako Saijō in Long Riders!, and Kotetsu in Tsugumomo. At the 7th Seiyu Awards, she won an award for Best Female Newcomer.
Keita Nakamura
Keitaro Nakamura is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist and grappler currently competing in the Welterweight division of RIZIN. A professional competitor since 2003, he has formerly competed for the UFC, World Victory Road, Pancrase, Shooto, DREAM, Vale Tudo Japan, and DEEP. He is the former Sengoku Welterweight Champion, Shooto Pacific Rim Middleweight Champion, and also won the World Victory Road Welterweight Grand Prix Tournament in 2010.
Hiroshi Izumi
Hiroshi Izumi is a Japanese judoka and mixed martial artist. He has fought in World Victory Road and had a one-fight stint in the Dream promotion for the Dream Light Heavyweight Championship. Izumi also appeared in both Dynamite!! 2009 and Dynamite!! 2010 New Year's Eve events.
Hidenori Tokuyama
Hidenori Tokuyama is a Japanese actor and singer. A fan of tokusatsu, Tokuyama has had a role in several series, most notably Sou Yaguruma/Kamen Rider TheBee/Kamen Rider KickHopper in Kamen Rider Kabuto and Hiroto Sutō/Go-on Gold in Engine Sentai Go-onger.
Nanako Mori
Nanako Mori is a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator. She is signed to the Mausu Promotion agency.
Kanenori Arai
Hiromasa Arai is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball outfielder.
Asami Kiyokawa
Asami Kiyokawa is an embroidery artist from Japan who creates colorful designs over photographs using a needle and thread. She has collaborated with a wide variety of celebrities in Japan including rock star Miyavi, musical group AKB48, poet Shuntaro Tanikawa and footballer Atsuto Uchida. In 2012 her exhibition in Omotesando Hills attracted a crowd of 55,000 people.
Aya Ohori
Aya Ohori is a Japanese badminton player from Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
Kiyotaka Nambara
Kiyotaka Nanbara is a Japanese television host and comedian. He is known as the boke of the manzai duo Utchan Nanchan with Teruyoshi Uchimura.