List of Famous people born in Japan

Risa Shimizu is a Japanese football player. She plays for Nippon TV Beleza and Japan national team.

Atsuhiro Miura is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Kotaro Tatsumi is a member of the House of Councillors and a member of the Japanese Communist Party. He was elected to his position in the National Diet in 2013. Tatsumi is opposed to the MagLev system, saying that it is a waste of resources.

Noriko H. Arai is a Japanese researcher in mathematical logic and artificial intelligence, known for her work on a project to develop robots that can pass the entrance examinations for the University of Tokyo. She is a professor in the information and society research division of the National Institute of Informatics.

Nobuhiko Takada is a Japanese former mixed martial artist, retired professional wrestler, actor and writer. He competed in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF) and Union of Wrestling Forces International (UWFI) in the 1980s and 1990s, becoming one of the highest figures of the "shoot-style" movement.

Takahiro Imanami is a Japanese professional baseball player. He debuted in 2008. He had 11 runs.

Yutakayama Ryota is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Kita-ku, Niigata. He made his professional debut at sandanme tsukedashi, which allowed him to skip the lower divisions, in March 2016, and his first makuuchi division honbasho was the Natsu tournament in May 2017. His highest rank has been maegashira 1.

Takashi Ishii is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher and coach. He pitched for 14 seasons for the Seibu Lions and made three All-Star teams. His brother Akio Ishii was drafted in 1986 but never made it into Nippon Pro Baseball.

Ataru Esaka is a Japanese football player. He currently plays for Urawa Red Diamonds.

Hitoshi Uematsu is a Japanese short track speed skater. He received a bronze medal on the 500 m at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.