List of Famous people born in Japan

Momona Kitō , known professionally as Yua Mikami , is a Japanese AV actress and an idol singer. She debuted as a member of the idol group SKE48 in 2009 before leaving in 2014. She entered the adult entertainment industry in 2015 under the Muteki label with huge success and by 2017 she became one of the most popular and best-selling contemporary AV idols winning several awards. Mikami is currently performing under the S1 No. 1 Style label, and appeared in over 150 adult films.

Masako is Empress of Japan and the wife of Emperor Naruhito, who ascended to the Chrysanthemum Throne in 2019. Masako, who was educated at Harvard and Oxford, had a prior career as a diplomat.

Kenjiro Tsuda is a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator, and film director. He works at Amuleto. Some of his roles as a voice actor: Seto Kaiba in Yu-Gi-Oh!, Sadahara Inui in Shin Tennis no Ouji-sama, Kazama Chikage in Hakuoki, Mikoto Suoh and Gouki Zenjou in K Project, Fire Emblem in Tiger & Bunny, Nicolas Brown in Gangsta, Doug Horbat in Juushinki Pandora, Atomic Samurai in One-Punch Man, Overhaul in My Hero Academia, Matoba Kei in Cop Craft, Lero Ro in Tower of God, Shiori Ichinose in Tokunana, Nino in ACCA, Hakuto Kunai in Maou-sama, Retry!, Akihito Narihisago/Sakaido in ID:INVADED, Manji in Mugen no Juunin and Nanami Kento in Jujutsu Kaisen.

Sayako Kuroda , formerly Sayako, Princess Nori , is the youngest child and only daughter of Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko, and the younger sister of the current Emperor of Japan, Naruhito. She is an imperial Shinto priestess of the Ise Grand Shrine, currently serving as the Supreme Priestess.

Koichi Sugiyama is a Japanese composer, conductor, and orchestrator. Sugiyama is known for composing the music for the Dragon Quest video game series, along with several other games, anime, film, and television shows. Classically trained, Sugiyama is considered a major inspiration for other Japanese game music composers.

Shunsuke Michieda is a Japanese idol talent who is a member of Kansai Johnny's Jr. He is represented with Johnny & Associates.

Yūko Takeuchi was a Japanese actress. She is known for her roles in television series Asuka (1999), Pride (2004), FlashForward (2009), and Miss Sherlock (2018) as well as films such as Ring (1998), Yomigaeri (2003), and Dog in a Sidecar (2007).

Miyuki Sawashiro is a Japanese actress, voice actress, singer and narrator affiliated with Aoni Production. She has voiced in a number of Japanese anime including Bishamon in Noragami, Petit Charat/Puchiko in Di Gi Charat, Mint in Galaxy Angel, Sinon in Sword Art Online, Twilight/Towa Akagi/Cure Scarlet in Go! Princess Precure, Beelzebub in Beelzebub, Izuna Hatsuse in No Game No Life, Amagi in Azur Lane, Celty Sturluson in Durarara!!, Kurapika in Hunter x Hunter, Ayane Yano in Kimi ni Todoke, Fujiko Mine in later installments of Lupin the Third, Queen in Mysterious Joker, Jun Sasada in Natsume's Book of Friends, Shinku in Rozen Maiden, Haruka Nanami in Uta no Prince-sama, Kotoha Isone in Yozakura Quartet, Kanbaru Suruga in Bakemonogatari, Elizabeth and Chidori in Persona 3, Isabella Ivy Valentine in Soulcalibur VI, Jolyne Cujoh in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven, and Elizabeth in Bioshock Infinite.

Gen Hoshino is a Japanese singer-songwriter, musician, actor, and writer.

Yuya Yagira is a Japanese actor. In 2004, he became the youngest winner of the Best Actor award in the history of the Cannes Film Festival for his portrayal of 12-year-old Akira in the highly acclaimed Nobody Knows.