List of Famous people born in Japan

Yuki Ito is a Japanese ski jumper.

Ryuji Bando is a former Japanese football player.

Masayoshi Haneda is a Japanese film and stage actor.

Eiji Kitamura Japanese: 北村 英治 is a Japanese jazz clarinetist originally from Tokyo who made his debut at the age of 22.

Akiko Fukushima is a Japanese professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.

Michael George William Lewis is an Indonesian actor and model. His father is a Canadian diplomat, while his mother is of Chinese-Malaysian descent. When he was still in high school, Lewis' father was stationed at the Canadian embassy in Jakarta. As of 2018, Lewis resides in Jakarta.

Koichi Kawanishi is a Japanese drummer who is a member of the Japanese band Unicorn.

Noriko Anno is a female Japanese judoka who won the gold medal in the women's -78 kg judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She has won gold in the World Championship at -78 kg four times, and was fifth in the -72 kg category at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Takanowaka Yūki is a former sumo wrestler from Ikitsuki, Nagasaki, Japan. His highest rank was sekiwake.

Yoshiharu Sekino is a Japanese surgeon, explorer, travel writer, photographer and anthropologist.