List of Famous people born in Japan

Yū Yabūchi is a Japanese manga artist who specializes in shōjo manga. Yū Yabuchi's most famous works are Mizuiro Jidai, Shōjo-Shōnen, and Naisho no Tsubomi. The main focus of her manga are the emotional and psychological growth of preteen girls and boys and early romances between them. Her works are popular among preteen and teenage girls. She received the 2009 Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga for Naisho no Tsubomi.

Jun Mayuzumi is a Japanese singer. Her best known songs include "Tenshi-no Yūwaku". She won a Japan Record Award in 1969, and won the inaugural Yamaha Popular Song Contest Grand Prix at the Nemu no Sato Indoor Hall, on November 5, 1970. She appeared on the New Year's Eve Kōhaku Uta Gassen show for four years, 1967-1970.

Jūrōta Kosugi is a Japanese voice actor. His major roles include Arlong in One Piece, Asuma Sarutobi in Naruto, Akio Ohtori in Revolutionary Girl Utena, Isamu Kenmochi in Kindaichi Case Files, and big Zenki in Zenki. In video games, he provides the voice of Nobunaga Oda in the Samurai Warriors and Warriors Orochi series. He also provides the Japanese voice for James Bond in the films and video games starting in the mid-2000s.

Saki Hayashi , nicknamed Kiki, is a Japanese professional basketball player. She plays for Japan women's national basketball team. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal.

Kenji Akashi is a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball Infielder for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball.

Kōji Fukutani is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons.

Jessica Kizaki is a Japanese former AV idol, actress, singer and gravure model. She was also a member of Ebisu Muscats.

Yumi Harashima , better known by her ring name Cutie Suzuki is a retired Japanese professional wrestler who mostly wrestled for JWP Joshi Puroresu. In 1990 she was featured in an all female wrestling game based on her titled Cutie Suzuki no Ringside Angel. Outside of wrestling she also took on numerous acting roles.

Chiaki Tone is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants.

Ayaka Wada is a Japanese idol signed to YU-M Entertainment. She was a first generation member and the leader of Angerme as well as the leader of Hello! Project.