List of Famous people born in Japan

Yumiko Igarashi is a female Japanese manga artist. She illustrates the series Candy Candy.

Kazuaki Shimoji is the former Head coach of the Toyama Grouses in the Japanese Bj League.

Naoki Sano is a retired Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist most notable for being the generational rival of legendary Japanese pro wrestler Jushin Liger. During the last years of his career he went by the name Takuma Sano .

Tarō Gomi is a Japanese children's book writer who is currently one of Japan's most prolific children's book illustrators and authors. He is a graduate of the Kuwazawa Design Institute. His first children's picture book was published in 1973. He has published more than 400 books in Japan and his work has been widely translated into other languages.

Roderick Genki Dean is a Japanese athlete who competes in the javelin throw. He was born to a Japanese mother and a British father from Chester-le-Street, England.

Jun Kasai is a Japanese professional wrestler, primarily competing for Pro Wrestling Freedoms. Dubbed the Crazy Monkey for his violent and often self-harmful style of hardcore wrestling, Kasai is considered a breakthrough talent in Japanese wrestling, able to work both hardcore and technical styles. Outside Freedoms, Kasai has worked for the original Pro Wrestling Zero-One, Hustle, Ice Ribbon, Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) and Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW).

Taiki Yamazaki is a Japanese actor, singer and tarento. His blood type is B. He is currently employed by Imagene.

Hiroshi Moriwaki is a former Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player and current coach.

Haruhiko Jō is a Japanese actor, theatre director and voice actor currently affiliated with Engekikurabu Za.

Takashi Kondō is a Japanese voice actor represented by Vi-vo. He is known for providing the voice of the video game character Terry Bogard, which he has done since 2016, starting with The King of Fighters XIV.