List of Famous people born in Japan

Yuki Koyama is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.

Miu Suzaki is a Japanese pair skater. With her former skating partner, Ryuichi Kihara, she is a two-time Asian Open Trophy medalist and the 2017 Japan national Champion. They have competed at the Four Continents Championships and on the Grand Prix series.

Miki Narahashi , professionally using the Hiragana ならはし みき, is a Japanese voice actress who works for Arts Vision. She was born in Tokyo.

Takaharu Nakai is a Japanese snowboarder. He competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Takanoshō Nobuaki is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Kashiwa, Chiba. He made his professional debut in March 2010, reaching the top makuuchi division in September 2018. His highest rank has been sekiwake. He wrestles for Tokiwayama stable.

Mariko Bando is a Japanese writer, critic, and former bureaucrat. Bando started her career in the Prime Minister's office, later becoming a consul general and the first director general of the Japanese Cabinet Office's Gender Equality Bureau. Her 2006 book The Dignity of a Woman has sold more than three million copies in Japan. She is currently the president and chancellor of Showa Women's University.

Haruka Chisuga is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Morioka, Iwate Prefecture affiliated with the agency Fortunerest. As a singer, she is signed to Victor Entertainment under their label Flying Dog.

Kei Kobayashi is a French chef and owner of the restaurant Kei in Paris 1^e. His restaurant has earned three Michelin stars in 2020. He is the first Japanese chef earned three Michelin stars in France.

Hirofumi Ryu is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet.

Nobuyuki Okumura is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.