List of Famous people born in Japan

Meimi Tamura is a Japanese actress and singer. She is a former member of the Hello! Project group Angerme.

Takehiro Watanabe is a Japanese Nordic combined skier. He was born in Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima. He competed in the World Cup 2015 season.

Tomoya Inzen is a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Central League.

Akiyoshi Katsuno is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons.

Asuka Hinoi is a Japanese singer and actress.

Megumi Kinukawa is a Japanese long-distance runner. She represented her country at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in Osaka and is the Japanese high school and junior record holder for the 10,000 metres.

Leo Vendrame is a Japanese professional basketball player. He currently plays for the Sun Rockers Shibuya club of the B.League in Japan.

Tatsuyoshi Masubuchi is a professional Japanese baseball player.

Shun Horie is a Japanese voice actor. He is a member of Pro-Fit and SparQlew. He won the Best New Actor Award at the 12th Seiyu Awards.

Seiya Kishikawa is a male Japanese table tennis player. He paired with Jun Mizutani in men's doubles competitions, the duo won four consecutive national titles from 2007 to 2010. They also won a bronze medal at the 2009 World Championships and two titles at the ITTF Pro Tour. He currently plays for the German team TTC Ruhrstadt Herne.