List of Famous people born in Japan

Shinji Hirai is a Japanese politician the governor of Tottori Prefecture in Japan, first elected in 2007. He graduated from the University of Tokyo with the B.L. degree in 1984 and joined the Ministry of Home Affairs upon graduation.

Hiroshi Ogawa is a former Japanese pitcher of the Chiba Lotte Marines and convicted murderer. He is the only baseball player who is serving life in prison for murder without parole.

Kana Satomi is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 6-dan. She is the current holder of the Women's Meijin and Ōi titles as well as the Kurashiki Tōka Cup and Seirei titles, thus making her a 4-crown title holder .

Nonami Takizawa is a Japanese gravure idol, and a female talent. She is best known for her voluptuous figure. She is from Saitama, and her nickname is 'Nonamin'. She retired from modeling as of 2011.

Yumi Sugimoto is a Japanese model, actress, and singer. She is currently under contract with the talent agency fauvism entertainment.

Chinami Hashimoto is a Japanese voice actress from Nagano Prefecture affiliated with VIMS.

Reona is a Japanese singer who is signed to Sacra Music. Having been active as a cosplayer and independent musician, she made her major debut in 2018 as the singing voice of the character Elsa Kanzaki in the anime series Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online. Her first single under her own name was released in August 2018.

Akiko Kikuchi is a Japanese model and actress who is represented by the talent agency Ten Carat.

Naoki Kazama is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet. A native of Myōkō, Niigata and graduate of Keio University, he had served in the assembly of Niigata Prefecture between 1999 and 2003. He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007.

Hirofumi Yamanaka is a Japanese former baseball pitcher. He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and Tokyo Yakult Swallows.