List of Famous people born in Japan

Minoru Shiraishi is a Japanese actor, voice actor, singer, songwriter and radio personality who was formerly affiliated with I'm Enterprise and Pro-Fit. He is the only "live-action" character in the Newtype Anime magazine to be featured in the Monthly Top-10 Most-Popular Male Character charts. He played himself in Episode 6 of Kiddy Girl-and as a voice actor in a voice actor cafe. Other roles include Taniguchi in the Haruhi Suzumiya series, and Itsuki Takeuchi in the Initial D reboot feature films in 2014.

Yoshitoki Ōima is a Japanese manga artist and writer, best known for her manga series A Silent Voice.

Eiichiro Washio is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. A native of Niigata, Niigata and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he worked at Ernst & Young ShinNihon from 2001 to 2005. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005.

So Okuno is a Japanese actor and dancer who is known for his portrayal of Sougo Tokiwa in Kamen Rider Zi-O and Hayato Shinomiya in Kiss Him, Not Me. He is a member of Oscar Promotion's acting troupe Aoyama Omotesando X.

Kan Kimura , known by his stage name Kan, is a Japanese singer-songwriter.

Daisuke Ichikawa is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Mitsuho Otani is a Japanese actress and television personality.

Junya Ikeda , also known as Jun Ikeda , is a Japanese actor, voice actor, screenwriter and theatre director. He played Gai Ikari/Gokai Silver in Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger.

Mari Hiki , better known by her stage name Kahimi Karie , is a Japanese singer, songwriter and photographer. Her music is closely associated with the Shibuya-kei aesthetic. Karie sings in English, French and Japanese, among other languages.

Taro Shigaki is a Japanese actor and voice actor.