List of Famous people born in Japan

Ryusuke Hamaguchi is a Japanese film director and screenwriter.

Rei Ohara is a Japanese long-distance runner. She competed in the 10,000 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing placing 22nd.

Wakakirin Shinichi , born September 21, 1983 as Shinichi Suzukawa , is a former sumo wrestler from Hyōgo prefecture in Japan. His highest rank was maegashira 9. He was thrown out of the sport in February 2009 after being arrested for cannabis possession. In 2010 he became a professional wrestler.

Teru Miyamoto is a Japanese author.

Yūko Kaida is a Japanese actress and voice actress who is affiliated with Ken Production. Her most known roles include Shimei Ryomou in Ikki Tousen, Kyō Takamimori in Potemayo, Amane Ootori in Strawberry Panic!, Minako Tsukiyama in Maria-sama ga Miteru and Maeda Matsu in Sengoku Basara.

Akihito Hirose is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 8-dan. He is a former Ryūō and Ōi title holder, and is also the first shogi professional to win a major title while attending university.

Akiru Miyashita , better known by his ring name Danshoku Dino , is a Japanese professional wrestler. Dino has spent most of his career competing for Dramatic Dream Team (DDT), where he plays an overly exaggerated homosexual character. His ring name comes from the Japanese name for the character Baron Dino from the manga series Sakigake!! Otokojuku.

Suzue Miuchi is a Japanese manga artist and author of long-running shōjo manga Glass Mask. She was born in Nishinomiya, Japan and grew up in Osaka. She won the Kodansha Manga Award (1982) for Youkihi-den and the Japan Cartoonists Association Award (1995).

Daiki Niwa is a Japanese football player who plays for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

Tomohiro Yamamoto is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet.