List of Famous people born in Japan

Ryo Tateishi is a Japanese swimmer. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's 100 metre breaststroke, finishing in 7th place in the first semifinal, failing to reach the final. Tateishi subsequently won a bronze medal in the 200 metre breaststroke.

Sairi Maeda ; is a Japanese long-distance runner. She competed in the marathon event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China.

Kundō Koyama (小山薫堂) is a Japanese writer. He is best known for scripting the television series Iron Chef and the 2009 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film recipient Departures. Koyama has also worked under the pen name Udon Kumayakko, an anagram of his real name read backwards in Japanese.

Noriaki Sugiyama is a Japanese voice actor and narrator best known for his role as Sasuke Uchiha in Naruto, Uryū Ishida in Bleach and Shirō Emiya in Fate/stay night.

Daichi Hayashi is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for Sagan Tosu.

Eriko Tamura , sometimes credited only as Eriko, is a Japanese actress and singer. Her anime series Idol Densetsu Eriko (Legendary Idol Eriko) has been syndicated worldwide, airing in such countries as France, Italy, India and Spain. In live action series, she portrayed Princess Yaeko in the television show Heroes and Mai, the villainess in the feature film Dragonball Evolution.

Misa Shimizu is a Japanese actress. She made her screen debut by winning the heroine audition for 1987 film Shōnan Bōsōzoku. She starred in NHK's morning drama series Seishun Kazoku in 1989. She portrayed Keiko, the female protagonist, in Palme d'Or winning The Eel directed by Shohei Imamura. She also makes regular appearances in Masayuki Suo's films. She won the award for best actress at the 17th Hochi Film Award for Okoge, Sumo Do, Sumo Don't, Future Memories: Last Christmas.

Ryoichi Taguchi is a Japanese former professional boxer. He is the former WBA, IBF and The Ring Light Flyweight champion, having lost these titles in 2018.

Eri Tokunaga is a Japanese politician and former television reporter from the Democratic Party of Japan. She currently serves as member of the House of Councillors for the Hokkaido At-large district.

Ryū Shichinohe is a male Japanese judoka.