List of Famous people born in Japan

Takuma Achira is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chunichi Dragons.

Takiko Fukuda is a Japanese stage performer and tarento. She is represented with Yoshimoto Creative Agency in Osaka. Her husband is Ponta Dohi.

Masunoyama Tomoharu is a Japanese former professional sumo wrestler from Sakae, Chiba. He turned professional in July 2006 and was the first wrestler born in the Heisei era to become a sekitori when he was promoted to the jūryō division in November 2010, alongside Takayasu. He reached the top makuuchi division in September 2011. He was injured in his top division debut and fell back to jūryō, but he returned in July 2012 and scored eleven wins, winning the Fighting Spirit Award. A serious knee injury sustained in 2015 resulted in him he falling greatly in rank, and he was not able to return to sekitori status. He retired in May 2021.

Anna Doi is a Japanese sprinter. She competed for the Japanese team in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2012 Summer Olympics; the team placed 15th with a time of 44.25 in Round 1 and did not qualify for the final.

Kaori Matsumura is a Japanese idol who is a former member of SKE48's Team KII.

Takeo Kikuchi is a famous Japanese industrial and fashion designer. He designs such things as spectacle frames and chronographs in addition to clothing.

Nagi Yanagi is a Japanese singer and songwriter from Osaka Prefecture who is signed to NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan. After becoming interested in music early in life, she began singing and writing original songs. In 2006, she began uploading her music to Niconico and other websites. Between 2009 and 2011, Yanagi was the guest vocalist of the J-pop band Supercell. Yanagi released her solo debut single "Vidro Moyō" in February 2012, which is used as the ending theme to the anime Waiting in the Summer.

Kozue Ando is a Japanese football player. She plays for Urawa Reds. She played for Japan national team.

Yuta Suzuki , also known as Yuyu-uta (ゆゆうた), is a Japanese YouTuber, entertainer, and musician.

Ishinriki Kōji is a former sumo wrestler from Suginami, Tokyo, Japan. His highest rank was jūryō 1. He was one of the smallest sekitori ever at 175 cm and 85 kg (187 lb). After his retirement in 1990 he became a professional wrestler for a number of organizations including Super World of Sports, WAR, Pro Wrestling Crusaders and IWA Japan.