List of Famous people born in Japan

Juri Aikawa , known professionally as Juri, is a Japanese fashion model and actor. He is represented by Gig Management Japan. His representation of his name in the Roman alphabet "Juri" was changed to 寿里 in kanji in January 2007. Juri's older brother is Ryoji Aikawa of the Yomiuri Giants.

Tomoe Ohmi is a Japanese singer and voice actress. She received training from the Japan Narration Acting Institute and RAMS Professional Education. She made her debut as a voice actress in the anime television series School Rumble.

Kenji Tomura is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

Minoru Kamata is a Japanese physician, writer, and humanitarian. Throughout his medical career he has been an advocate of patient-centered care, and he has also been actively involved in international medical and humanitarian aid. As a founding member of the Japan Chernobyl Foundation, Kamata has been particularly active in promoting medical aid programs for victims of the Chernobyl disaster, and subsequently for victims of other international and domestic disasters and conflicts. His book Gambaranai, which became a best seller in Japan in 2000, was dramatized for Japanese television. Kamata has been the recipient of numerous awards for his contributions to medicine, publishing and broadcasting, as well as for his overseas aid work and peace efforts.

Shūhō Satō is a Japanese manga artist. He won the Japan Media Arts Festival Manga Award for his work Say Hello to Black Jack.

Naoki Tatsuta is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Aoni Production.

Yoshiki Takei is a Japanese boxer and kickboxer. He is the former K-1 Super Bantamweight champion, and winner of the 2017 and 2019 K-1 Super Bantamweight Grand Prix.

Masaru Shiina , known professionally as Go Shiina, is a Japanese music composer and arranger, primarily known for his work in video games. He joined Namco in 1997, and was best known during his time with the company for writing music for a number of games in the Tales, Mr. Driller, and God Eater franchises, He gained widespread recognition with his score for Tales of Legendia in 2005. Since then, he has also contributed music for several titles in the Tekken, Ace Combat, and The Idolmaster franchises. In addition to video games, Shiina has also composed soundtracks for various anime series and films, starting with the 2011 film Sakura no Ondo and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, as well as composing and arranging songs for bands and other artists.

Ami Maeshima is a Japanese female idol and actress. She is best known for being the voice actress of Aya Maruyama from BanG Dream! and as a former member of SUPER☆GiRLS.

Daisuke Fujimura is a former Japanese Infielder with the Yomiuri Giants.