List of Famous people born in Japan
Takashi Nishimoto
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
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
Yasuhiro Higuchi is a former Japanese football player and manager.
Tiger Mask IV
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
Kensuke Uchimura is a Japanese baseball infielder. He previously played for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in Japan's Pacific League.
Yukari Gotō
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
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi is a Japanese actor.
Denden
Denden is a Japanese actor and former comedian. He has appeared in more than 100 films since 1981.
Yuichiro Ueno
Yuichiro Ueno is a Japanese long-distance runner who specializes in the 1500 and 5000 metres events.
Shirō Asano
Shiro Asano is the former governor of Miyagi, Japan, and currently university professor & political commentator.