List of Famous people born in Japan

Ayana Taketatsu is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer from Saitama Prefecture. Like Yōko Hikasa, Taketatsu had also attended Nihon Narration Engi Kenkyujo, a voice actor training school before becoming affiliated with then management company. Taketatsu is now affiliated with Link Plan. Because of Taketatsu's sharp vocal tones, she would often voice tsundere characters. In 2013, Taketatsu formed a singing unit, Petit Milady, alongside voice actress Aoi Yūki.

Kimiyasu Kudo is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher and the current manager of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball. Known for his longevity as a player, he holds the NPB records for longest career with 29 seasons played, most consecutive seasons with at least one win with 23 and is the oldest pitcher to strike out 10 batters in a game, doing so at the age of 41 years and 11 months. In his career, he recorded 224 wins, a 3.45 ERA and 2,852 strikeouts. However, despite all his accolades, he is infamously known for having never won the Sawamura Award, given to Japan's top pitcher.

Shota Matsuda is a Japanese actor. Matsuda is best known for his roles in the Hana Yori Dango series, the Liar Game series, and Love Shuffle.

Reina Sumi is an announcer for TV Tokyo. She was born in Gifu, Gifu Prefecture.

Rebecca Eri Rabone , better known mononymously as Becky , is a Japanese tarento, currently signed to Sun Music Productions. Since 2009, she has recorded music under the stage name Becky♪♯.

Ryosuke Yamada is a Japanese singer and actor. He is a member of Hey! Say! JUMP.

Kayo Noro is a Japanese singer and entertainer who is represented by the talent agency, Ohta Production. She is a former member of idol groups AKB48 and SDN48. She was a 1st Generation captain in SDN48. Her former stage name was Kayo Asakura .

Kenichi Suzumura is a Japanese voice actor and singer who is the founder and representative of INTENTION, a voice acting company he founded in March 2012. He was raised in Osaka Prefecture. He voiced Obanai Iguro in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Morley in Macross 7, Hikaru Hitachiin in Ouran High School Host Club, Masato Hijirikawa in Uta no Prince-sama, Tsubaki Asahina in Brothers Conflict, Atsushi Murasakibara in Kuroko's Basketball, Momotaro Mikoshiba in Free!, Shinn Asuka in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny, Leo Stenbuck in Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner, Sōgo Okita in Gin Tama, Rogue Cheney in Fairy Tail, Lavi in D.Gray-man, and Ryutaros in Kamen Rider Den-O. He is called Suzu and Muraken by Soichiro Hoshi and his fans and Suzuken by other voice actors and fans. He is part of the group Nazo no Shin Unit Starmen (謎の新ユニットＳＴＡ☆ＭＥＮ) with Junichi Suwabe, Daisuke Kishio, Hiroki Takahashi, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Makoto Yasumura, and Kosuke Toriumi. He is married to fellow voice actress Maaya Sakamoto.

Shunsuke Kazama is a Japanese actor, voice actor and tarento affiliated with Johnny & Associates.

Hikaru Takahashi is a Japanese actress and model, currently affiliated to Oscar Promotion.