List of Famous people born in Japan

Ayaka Umeda is a former Japanese idol and singer from the girl group NMB48, in which she is the co-captain of Team BII. She was also a member of the AKB48 and its subunit DiVA.

Ayumi Uekusa is a Japanese karateka. Competing in the above 68 kg kumite division she won gold medals at the 2016 World Championships, 2017 Asian Championships, and 2018 Asian Games. She also won bronze medals at the 2012 and 2014 world championships and 2014 Asian Games.

Hitoshi Ono is a Japanese rugby player. He plays at lock for the Japan national rugby union team. He is nicknamed the "Iron Man".

Dr. Yukio Hattori is best known as an expert commentator on the Japanese television show Iron Chef. Hattori is also the fifth president of the Hattori Nutrition College; the Iron Chef end credits mention that the program is "produced in cooperation with" the College. Hattori received a Ph.D. from Showa University.

Kazuki Tanaka is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Yui Hasegawa is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Milan and Japan national team. She previously played for Nippon TV Beleza.

Kōtarō Nogami is a Japanese politician. As of 16 September 2020, he serves as Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in the Suga Cabinet led by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. He is affiliated with the Liberal Democratic Party.

Colonel Baron Takeichi Nishi was an Imperial Japanese Army officer, equestrian show jumper, and Olympic Gold Medalist at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics. He was a tank unit commander at the Battle of Iwo Jima and was killed in action during the defense of the island.

Koen Kondo is a Japanese actor. He made his debut in the popular 2001 film Waterboys.

Masakazu Imanari is a Japanese former professional wrestler and current mixed martial artist currently competing in the Featherweight division of ONE Championship. A professional competitor since 2000, he is a veteran of DEEP, ZST, Pancrase, PRIDE Fighting Championships, and Cage Rage. Imanari also has had a successful career in Combat Wrestling, placing as high as third and second in their All-Japan championship tournaments. He was in the final Cage Rage Featherweight Champion, DEEP Bantamweight Champion, two-time DEEP Featherweight Champion and DREAM Japan Grand Prix Finalist.