List of Famous people born in Japan

Miho Obana is a shōjo manga artist born in Tokyo, Japan. Her best-known work was Kodomo no Omocha, also known as Kodocha, which was published in Ribon magazine, and won the Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo in 1998. Other works include Partner, Andante and Honey Bitter.

Jun Nishikawa is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cerezo Osaka.

Ikuma Sekigawa is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for Kashima Antlers.

Sakura Akaho is a Japanese basketball player for Denso Iris and the Japanese national team.

Satsuki Muramoto is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. She is the 2010 Triglav Trophy champion and 2009 Merano Cup silver medalist. Muramoto was coached by Mie Hamada and Yamato Tamura. After retiring from competition, she became a coach.

Toshi Ichiyanagi is a Japanese composer and pianist.

Mariko Tone is a Japanese singer, actor and essayist. Tone also covers children's songs under the pseudonym Hanako Nohara. Tone sings in Japanese and, to a limited extent, in English.

Shigeru So is a retired long-distance runner from Japan, who represented his native country at two Summer Olympics: 1976 and 1984. He won the 1985 edition of the Tokyo Marathon. His twin brother Takeshi So is also a retired Olympic marathoner, and finished fourth in Los Angeles, California (1984).

Musashi Mizushima is a former Japanese football player and manager.

Fumitake Miura is a former Japanese football player and manager.