List of Famous people born in Japan

Riki Harakawa is a Japanese football midfielder who plays for Cerezo Osaka in the J1 League.

Masaaki Akaike is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet.

Hisashi Tonomura , better known by his stage name HISASHI, is a Japanese musician best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Glay. He is particularly associated with the brand Tokai, designing a series of personal signature guitars, based on their Talbo model.

Ryuichi Ogata , also known monomously as Ryuichi, is a Japanese former singer, dancer, rapper, and guitarist associated with Rising Production. In 2001, he rose to fame as a member of the pop group W-inds as the group's dancer, back-up vocalist, and rapper. In 2013, he formed the rock band All City Steppers and is their backing vocalist and guitarist.

Teppei Tsuchiya is a Japanese professional baseball infielder.

Yumiko Kokonoe is a Japanese actress and singer. She is the protagonist of the series Comet San filmed by Tokyo Broadcasting Corporation (TBS). 79 episodes of Comet San were produced during 1967 and 1968 by TBS.

Ryoji Nakata is a Japanese former professional baseball first baseman who played for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball from 2010 to 2014.

Himika Akaneya is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Akita Prefecture who is a member of the idol group i☆Ris. She is affiliated with 81 Produce. She has also revealed that "Himika Akaneya" is not just her stage name, but her actual name as well.

Kotomitsuki Keiji is a former sumo wrestler from Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. A former amateur champion, he turned professional in 1999. He reached the top makuuchi division in November 2000 and won one yūshō or tournament championship, in September 2001. He was a runner-up in eight other tournaments, and earned thirteen sanshō or special prizes. He is one of five wrestlers in the history of sumo to receive all three sanshō in the same tournament, accomplishing the feat in the November 2000 honbasho. After a record 22 tournaments at sekiwake, he achieved promotion to sumo's second highest rank of ōzeki in July 2007 upon winning 35 out of 45 bouts in three consecutive tournaments. This made him at 31 the oldest man to reach ōzeki in the modern era. He wrestled for Sadogatake stable. On July 4, 2010, he was expelled from professional sumo by the Japan Sumo Association for his involvement in an illegal gambling ring.

Kōzō Okamoto is a Japanese former communist and member of the Japanese Red Army (JRA).