List of Famous people born in Japan

Rie Yasumi is a Japanese senryū poet, a graduate of Otemae University. Her real name is Rieko Yasumi .

Mai Endo is a Japanese idol, singer and talent from Tokyo. She was a member and former leader of the Japanese idol group Idoling!!!. She is represented by Box Corporation talent agency. She made her solo debut as a singer on July 13, 2013.

Masami Ihara is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.

Kyo is a Japanese musician, singer, lyricist and poet. He is best known as the vocalist and lyricist of the metal band Dir En Grey. He was formerly in a string of visual kei rock bands, with the most notable being La:Sadie's from 1995 to 1997. He then started Dir En Grey in February 1997, following La:Sadie's disbandment with three of its members, and formed the experimental rock band Sukekiyo in 2013. Kyo was inspired to become a musician when he saw a picture of Buck-Tick vocalist Atsushi Sakurai on the desk of a junior high school classmate. When he then discovered X Japan he was particularly fond of hide and had his parents buy him the guitarist's black signature model guitar. However, after realizing how difficult it was to play guitar and then bass, he then switched to vocals.

Kenji Fukuda is a former Japanese football player. He is a left-footed forward.

Shintaro Kurumaya is a Japanese footballer who plays for Kawasaki Frontale.

Ariajasuru Hasegawa is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Machida Zelvia. He was born to a Japanese mother and an Iranian father.

Akinobu Yokouchi is a former Japanese football player.

Rika Kinugawa is a Japanese voice actress from Tokyo. She is currently with First Wind Production.

Yoshinori Yamaguchi is a Japanese politician and the current governor of Saga Prefecture located in Kyushu region of Japan.