List of Famous people born in Japan

Hiroshi Yamada is a Japanese politician born on January 8, 1958. He is a former member of the House of Representatives and was the inaugural Secretary-General of the Party for Future Generations, an opposition party formed in August 2014.

Naoya Kikuchi is a Japanese former professional footballer.

Haruka Imai is a Japanese former figure skater. She has won nine senior international medals and competed at three Four Continents Championships, placing as high as fourth. She is the 2008 Japanese Junior national champion.

Itsuki Shoda is a Japanese baseball player for the Ehime Mandarin Pirates. He was originally drafted by the Nippon-Ham Fighters in 2000, playing 5 seasons, before playing for the Hanshin Tigers.

Sakiko Tamagawa is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer from Tokyo, Japan. She is affiliated with Sigma Seven. She voices Rei Kuki in Genji Tsuushin Agedama, Natsumi Tsujimoto in You're Under Arrest, Kazama's mother in Crayon Shin-chan, and Toyama-san in Atashin'chi. Other roles of note include Pirotess in Record of Lodoss War, Cocoa in NG Knight Ramune & 40, Tachikoma in Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Rouge in Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko, Juiz in Eden of the East, and Jasmine in Cross Ange.

Miyu Kubota is a Japanese voice actress, singer and idol from Saitama Prefecture. She is a member of I Ris. Kubota is affiliated with 81 Produce and Avex Pictures.

Shin Hasegawa is a Japanese former rugby union player who played as prop and hooker. Currently forwards coach of Yamaha Júbilo.

Saki Hatsumi is a Japanese former pornographic film actress who was active between 2010 and 2017. A highly prolific and versatile performer, Hatsumi has over 900 credited AV appearances spanning over seven years and numerous genres. She is also a voice actress and singer.

Keita Nakagawa is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Orix Buffaloes in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

Yudai Mori is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.