List of Famous people born in Japan

Takashi Nishimoto is a Japanese baseball coach and retired pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yomiuri Giants, Chunichi Dragons, and Orix Blue Wave from 1976 through 1993.

Rio Shimamoto is a Japanese writer. She has won the Gunzo Prize for New Writers, the Noma Literary New Face Prize and the Naoki Prize.

Yasuhiro Higuchi is a former Japanese football player and manager.

Yoshihiro Yamazaki is a Japanese professional wrestler, best known for being the fourth man to portray Tiger Mask . He currently works for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). Having competed as Tiger Mask since 1995, he is the longest tenured incarnation of the character.

Kensuke Uchimura is a Japanese baseball infielder. He previously played for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in Japan's Pacific League.

Yukari Goto is a former Japanese singer, voice actress, gravure model, and television personality. She debuted in 2005 as a member of the co-ed group AAA before leaving in 2007. She is also a former member of the groups Trefle and Emergency. In 2017, she retired from entertainment.

Shigeru Tsuyuguchi is a Japanese actor.

Denden is a Japanese actor and former comedian. He has appeared in more than 100 films since 1981.

Yuichiro Ueno is a Japanese long-distance runner who specializes in the 1500 and 5000 metres events.

Shiro Asano is the former governor of Miyagi, Japan, and currently university professor & political commentator.