List of Famous people born in Japan

Eiko Segawa is a Japanese female enka singer and actress. She is affiliated with the talent agency NoReason Inc.

Morio Kazama is a Japanese actor. He won the award for best supporting actor at the 2nd Yokohama Film Festival for Shiki Natsuko and Yūgure made and at the 6th and 7th Japan Academy Prizes.

Takeshi Honda is a former Japanese competitive figure skater. He is a two-time World bronze medalist, two-time Four Continents champion, and six-time Japanese national champion.

Hiroyuki Fukuyama is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

Hanako Oshima is a Japanese singer and the daughter of actress Yukiko Kashiwagi and singer Kyu Sakamoto.

Kazuhiko Ōigawa is a politician and the current governor of Ibaraki Prefecture. A native of Tsuchiura and graduate of the Law School of the University of Tokyo, he entered the Ministry of International Trade and Industry in 1988. After studying at University of Washington Law School in 1996, in 1998 he became the first head of the Singapore office for the Ministry of International Trade and Industry.

Kumi Mizuno is a Japanese actress, most famous for appearing in several Toho kaiju films of the 1960s and early 1970s.

Miyoko Kudo is a Japanese non-fiction writer and a member of the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals.

Satoru Komiyama , born September 15, 1965, is a former professional baseball player from Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan. He last played with the Chiba Lotte Marines, and played in the major leagues with the New York Mets in 2002.

Takatoshi Abe is a Japanese track and field athlete who competes in the 400 metres hurdles. He is the reigning Asian champion in the event.