List of Famous people born in Japan

Atsushi Yanagisawa is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Masaya Matsukaze is a Japanese actor, voice actor and radio personality. He was formerly affiliated with Big Apple, Radix Mobanimation Multicye Division and Varoque Works, and is currently affiliated with Aoni Production. He was born in Fukushima Prefecture and is now living in Tokyo. He is best known for playing MegaBlue/Shun Namiki in Denji Sentai Megaranger, and is known to international audiences as Yasuhiro Hagakure in Danganronpa, Illumi Zoldyck in Hunter x Hunter, Mikami Teru in Death Note and Kyoya Ootori in Ouran High School Host Club.

Shinya Yajima is a Japanese football player who plays for Gamba Osaka in the J1 League. He has previously played for both Urawa Red Diamonds and Fagiano Okayama. His regular playing position is midfielder.

Chiaki Omigawa is a Japanese actress and voice actress.

Asahiyutaka Katsuteru is a former sumo wrestler from Kasugai, Aichi, Japan. His highest rank was komusubi. He is now the head coach of Tatsunami stable.

Asami Shimoda is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer. Her better known roles include the Futami twins in The Idolmaster, and Kagamine Rin and Len in the Vocaloid Crypton Future Media's Character Vocal Series. In the adult game Tayutama, she used the name Hanano Kaori. Asami is also a singer. She released her first mini album in 2010. Two years later, she released "Awake", her debut maxi single, which was released under 5pb. records. She is affiliated with Arts Vision.

Satoko Yamano is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Higashiōsaka, Osaka, Japan.

Yoshinobu Nisaka is the governor of Wakayama Prefecture in Japan, first elected in 2006.

Seigo Narazaki is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Masayuki Ito is a Japanese professional boxer who held the WBO junior lightweight title from 2018 to 2019.