List of Famous people born in Japan

Yūya Andō

First Name Yūya
Last Name Andō
Born on December 27, 1977 (age 48)
Height 184 cm | 6'0

Yūya Andō is a professional baseball player from Ōita City, Japan. He is part of the starting rotation for the Hanshin Tigers baseball team.

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Yoshimitsu Shimoyama

First Name Yoshimitsu
Last Name Shimoyama
Born on May 6, 1976 (age 50)
Born in Japan

Yoshimitsu Shimoyama is a male Japanese voice actor from Kanagawa Prefecture. He revealed himself as Satomi Arai's husband, having married since 2008 and had a son in 2010, though Yoshimitsu revealed his marital status in 2016.

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Tomisaku Kawasaki

First Name Tomisaku
Born on February 7, 1925
Died on June 5, 2020 (aged 95)
Born in Japan, Tokyo

Tomisaku Kawasaki was a Japanese pediatrician who first described the condition now known as Kawasaki disease in the 1960s. Alongside rheumatic heart disease, Kawasaki disease is considered to be the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children worldwide.

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Yasuko Tajima

First Name Yasuko
Last Name Tajima
Born on May 8, 1981 (age 45)
Height 164 cm | 5'5

Yasuko Tajima is a former medley swimmer from Japan. She won the silver medal in the 400m Individual Medley at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

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Tomomi Kasai

First Name Tomomi
Last Name Kasai
Born on November 16, 1991 (age 34)
Born in Japan, Tokyo
Height 156 cm | 5'1

Tomomi Kasai is a Japanese singer, actress and a former member of the idol group AKB48, belonging to Team A. She had a recurring role on Kamen Rider W as Elizabeth, alongside group member Tomomi Itano. Together, they make up the sub-unit Queen & Elizabeth.

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Kazuki Mishima

First Name Kazuki
Last Name Mishima
Born on May 7, 1990 (age 36)
Height 176 cm | 5'9

Kazuki Mishima is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.

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Hikari Kajiwara

First Name Hikari
Last Name Kajiwara
Born on December 21, 1992 (age 33)
Born in Japan
Height 156 cm | 5'1

Hikari Kajiwara is a Japanese actress. She is represented with Hirata Office.

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Kento Hashimoto

First Name Kento
Last Name Hashimoto
Born on August 16, 1993 (age 33)
Born in Japan, Tokyo
Height 182 cm | 6'0

Kento Hashimoto is a Japanese football player, who plays for Rostov as a defensive midfielder.

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Tomohiro Ōmura

First Name Tomohiro
Born on April 3, 1975 (age 51)

Tomohiro Ohmura is a Japanese comedian who performs boke in the double act Total Tenbosch.

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Chiharu Shida

First Name Chiharu
Born on April 29, 1997 (age 29)

Chiharu Shida is a Japanese badminton player from the Saishunkan team. She was the bronze medalists at the Asian and World Junior Championships in 2014 and 2015. Shida won her first international title at the 2016 Vietnam International, and claimed her first BWF World Tour at the 2018 Chinese Taipei Open.

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