List of Famous people born in Japan

Taiki Sato is a Japanese dancer and actor. He is the youngest member of Exile and also the leader of the Japanese group Fantastics from Exile Tribe.

Lu Wanyao, also known by her Japanese name Haruka Morita is a Chinese professional golfer.

Shinya Yamada , better known exclusively by his stage name Shinya (真矢), is a Japanese musician, media personality and entrepreneur. He is best known as drummer of the rock band Luna Sea. Although he released one solo album in 1997, since then he has supported other bands and musicians instead.

Risa Honda is a Japanese idol singer, actress and tarento who has appeared in a number of television series, variety shows, videos, and magazines. Her real name is Kozue Honda .

Kento Tsurumaki is a former Japanese football player. He married Nami Otake, a former professional footballer on the Japan women's national football team, on 29 June 2012.

Hikari Ōe is a Japanese composer. He is the son of Japanese author Kenzaburō Ōe and Yukari Ikeuchi, and the nephew of director Juzo Itami.

Ayumi Yasutomi is a Japanese economist and politician. She is a professor at the Institute of Advanced Studies on Asia at the University of Tokyo. Yasutomi came out as a transgender woman in 2014.

Juri Takahashi , is a Japanese singer based in South Korea. She is a member of Woollim Entertainment's girl group Rocket Punch and former member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48.

Sonoko Inoue is a Japanese singer, songwriter and actress. She lived in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture until junior high school and moved to the Kantō region when she had a high school opportunity. She is nicknamed Son-chan (そんちゃん) and sonko.

Fujinoshin Tsukasa is a former sumo wrestler from Funabashi, Chiba, Japan. He made his professional debut in March 1976, and reached the top division in September 1986. His highest rank was maegashira 1. He retired in September 1990 after injury problems and became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association.