List of Famous people born in Japan

Masayoshi Manabe is a former volleyball player from Japan, who played as a setter for the Men's National Team in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. He took 10th place at the 1998 World Championship.

Kyotaro Nishimura is a Japanese novelist of Police procedural. Nishimura is best known for his "train series" mysteries, most of which feature his characters, police detectives Shozo Totsugawa, Sadao Kamei and Tokitaka Honda. He won the Mystery Writers of Japan Award in 1981 for The Terminal Murder Case.

Ryota Oshima is a Japanese football player for Kawasaki Frontale.

Rio Watari is a Japanese wrestler. She won a gold medal at the 2014 Asian Games in the 63 kg category.

Yumi Kokamo is a retired female long-distance runner from Japan. She won the 1992 edition of the Osaka Ladies Marathon. She clocked a winning time of 2:26:26 on January 26, 1992. Later that year Kokamo competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics, finishing in 29th place in the women's marathon race.

Takashi Nagai was a Catholic physician specializing in radiology, an author, and a survivor of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. His subsequent life of prayer and service earned him the affectionate title "saint of Urakami".

Mayu Mukaida is a Japanese female freestyle wrestler. In 2018, she won a gold medal at Budapest World Wrestling Championships in women's 55 kg.

Midori Kuzuoka is a Japanese model who is represented by the talent agency, Illume.

Kensaku Kishida is a Japanese actor and entertainer who also works as a vocalist in his solo project, Ash Berry. He graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Kōhoku High School. He has an exclusive contract with GF Enterprise.

Eri Kanuma is a Japanese actress. Her husband was actor Masato Furuoya.