List of Famous people born in Japan

Shiori Niiyama is a former Japanese singer and songwriter under Being label in years 2012–2018. In 2020, she returned as a ciii.

Kaori Ozawa , better known by her stage name Zawachin (ざわちん), is a Japanese idol, make-up artist and television personality who was originally known for her impersonation of Tomomi Itano of AKB48. She has 400,000 followers on her official blog.

Kunihiro Matsumura is a Japanese comedian and impressionist most known for his impersonations of famous figures such as Beat Takeshi and Takanohana Kōji. He was also the original host of the hit comedy reality show Susume! Denpa Shonen. While originally making his obesity part of his jokes, Matsumura suffered a heart attack when he tried to run the Tokyo Marathon in 2009 as part of a TV show. He recovered and subsequently tried to maintain his weight.

Yoko Tanaka is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish Primera División club Sporting de Huelva. She was a member of the Japan women's national team.

Kōki Moriya is a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers in Japan's Central League.

Michiko Koshino , born in 1943, is a fashion designer. She has high-end stores in Japan and London.

Fujio Mitarai is the chairman and CEO of Canon inc. He studied Law at Chuo University, and was President of Canon in the USA until 1989.

Yukiko Mishima is a Japanese film director born April 22, 1969 in Kita-ku, Osaka.

Azusa Yamamoto is a Japanese Gravure idol, actress, and talent. She was named as one of the "7 most irresistibly cute Japanese idols" by the Thailand version of FHM magazine in 2010. The magazine also dubbed her "the cutest villain ever" for her movie work in the "Hurricanger" series. Her older brother, Kōhei Yamamoto, is also an actor.

Kento Sugiyama is a retired Japanese professional baseball player from Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan. He played for the Seibu Lions, Hanshin Tigers, Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes, and Yokohama BayStars during his 10-year career in the Japanese professional leagues.