List of Famous people born in Japan

Yusuke Mori is a Japanese football player.

Naoya Shimada is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher.

Yudai Yamamoto is a Japanese professional football referee. He has been a full international for FIFA since 2011. He refereed some matches in AFC Champions League.

Yoshiro Moriyama is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team and currently managing the Japan national under-17 football team.

Chikahiro Kobayashi is a Japanese actor and voice actor. In 2007, he joined Yen Theater Research Institute before he promoted to Drama Group Yen Membership. He is best known for voicing Saichi Sugimoto in Golden Kamuy and Legoshi in Beastars.

Nami Nabekura is a female Japanese judoka. Nabekura's favorite technique is Uchimata

Yoriko Dōguchi is a Japanese actress.

Futabayama Sadaji was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Oita Prefecture. Entering sumo in 1927, he was the sport's 35th yokozuna from 1937 until his retirement in 1945. He won twelve yūshō or top division championships and had a winning streak of 69 consecutive bouts, an all-time record. Despite his dominance he was extremely popular with the public. After his retirement he was head coach of Tokitsukaze stable and chairman of the Japan Sumo Association.

Kohei Murakami is a Japanese actor from Tokyo. He graduated from Keio University's business school. He is known for his portrayal of Masato Kusaka/Kamen Rider Kaixa in Kamen Rider 555 and as Yuji Nakajo/Hikomaro/Giza/Hikaru in Cutie Honey: The Live. He also had a regular role as Kent Kiba/Dimensional Investigator Kent in Jikuu Keisatsu Wecker D-02. He also has a role as SpaMurasaki on Nippon Television's parodic Bihada Sentai Sparanger which looks at various onsen throughout Japan. Not to be confused with the Kohei Murakami who played Yamada Hanatarou in the Rock Musical Bleach series.

Yuya Oshima is a Japanese table tennis player. With doubles partner Masataka Morizono, he won the gold medal in the men's doubles event at both the 2015 and 2017 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals, as well as winning a silver medal in men's doubles at the 2017 World Championships.