List of Famous people born in Japan

Machiko Yamada is a Japanese figure skating coach. Her current and former students include Midori Ito, Mao Asada, Yoshie Onda, Yukari Nakano, Mai Asada, Kumiko Koiwai, Kanako Murakami, Mako Yamashita, and Shoma Uno.

Ken Suzuki is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball infielder.

Tetsuji Sakakibara is a Japanese singer, actor and fashion model. He is represented with Yoshimoto Creative Agency. He graduated from Kyoto University of Foreign Studies. He is nicknamed Tecchan (てっちゃん) and Tetsuji (てつじ). He is a member of the idol group Yoshimotozaka46.

Ken Tokura is a Japanese football player.

Ai Furihata is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Nagano Prefecture. She is currently affiliated with Office-tb.

Miyu Nagase is a Japanese singer, guitarist and a former member of all-female pop rock band Zone, which disbanded in 2005.

Sayaka Shionoya is a former female singer. She was represented with LDH. Her label was King Records.

Megumi Asaoka is a Japanese pop singer, and actress. Her real name is Kayoko Fujii.

Yukiko Inui is a Japanese competitor in synchronised swimming.

Takuya Hashimoto is a Japanese professional basketball player for Osaka Evessa of the B.League in Japan.He played college basketball for Ashiya University. The Japanese Olympic Committee penalized Hashimoto for buying sex in Jakarta and sent him back home on August 20, 2018. He had been suspended from official competition for one year.