List of Famous people born in Japan

Hiromu Takahashi is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). He is a member of Los Ingobernables de Japon, and is the current IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion in his fourth reign.

Kazuo "Kaz" Hirai is a Japanese businessman. He is best known as the former chairman of Sony Corporation, serving from April 2018 to June 2019, as well as president and CEO from April 2012 to April 2018. He also served as a board member of Sony Computer Entertainment and chairman and co-CEO of Sony Entertainment. He was noted by Entertainment Weekly as one of the most powerful executives in the entertainment industry. He led the Sony Computer Entertainment division between 2007 and 2012, and then became president and CEO of Sony on April 1, 2012. Through his tenure as CEO, Sony experienced a resurgence during the 2010s. On April 1, 2018, Hirai stepped down as president and CEO, becoming chairman of Sony Corporation. He fully retired from Sony on June 18, 2019, otherwise remaining as a senior adviser to the company.

Ikue Teshigawara is a Japanese short track speed skater. She competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics, the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Mai Hagiwara is a former Japanese singer and actress. At age 6, she auditioned for Hello! Project Kids in 2002 and later became part of Cute, a Japanese idol girl group associated with Hello! Project.

Naoki Tsukahara is a Japanese track and field sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres.

Motoko Ishii is a Japanese lighting designer. From 1965 to 1967 she worked at lighting-design offices in Finland and Germany. Returning to Japan in 1968, she established the Ishii Motoko Design Office.

Koki Anzai is a Japanese football player who plays for Portimonense in the Primeira Liga.

Yusuke Kaneko is a Japanese ski jumper.

Yūsuke Kawai , known professionally as Tofubeats, is a Japanese singer, record producer, and DJ.

Natsuhiko Kyogoku is a Japanese mystery writer, who is a member of Ōsawa Office. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan and the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan.