List of Famous people born in Japan

Kenichi Horie is a Japanese solo yachtsman. Horie first rose to prominence when he was thought to have become the third person to sail solo across the Pacific Ocean in 1962. He has made other significant solo voyages, usually involving boats exhibiting some sort of environmentally friendly theme, including his 2008 voyage across the Western Pacific Ocean in a wave-powered boat.

Tamisuke Watanuki is a Japanese politician from the Toyama Prefecture. He started his own export-import company at age 28.

Alissa Yagi , also known as Arisa Yagi, is a Japanese actress and model associated with Amuse, Inc.. From 2008 to 2012, Yagi was an exclusive model for the pre-teen fashion magazine Nicola. Since 2012, she modeled exclusively for the magazine Vivi, and in 2014, she made her acting debut as Megumi Kitagawa in the live-action film adaptation of Say I Love You .

Mitsuaki Iwagō is a prominent Japanese wildlife photographer and filmmaker.

Reol is a Japanese rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. She began creating and releasing music onto Nico Nico Douga and YouTube in 2012, achieving recognition for writing and performing viral Vocaloid songs. She signed with the record label Toy's Factory in 2015, releasing her debut album, Gokusaishiki to commercial success.

Yasuhiro Suzuki is a Japanese boxer who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the welterweight division. He is an alumnus of the Takushoku University, and is Second lieutenant in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.

Kosuke Kanamaru is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for the Shimane Susanoo Magic of the B.League in Japan. He might be the B.League's best current 3-point shooter.

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

Hisashi Yamamoto is a prominent organic chemist and currently a member of the faculty at the University of Chicago and professor of Chubu University.

Masashi Ueda is a manga artist who wrote Kobo, the Li'l Rascal, a four-panel comic that has headlined Daily Yomiuri since 1982 and has amassed over 10,000 strips and 60 compilation volumes, as well as inspiring an anime adaptation.