List of Famous people born in Japan

Yasuhide Kurihara was an Imperial Japanese Army officer who was a conspirator in the February 26 Incident in 1936. He graduated in the 41st class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1929. He was one of the “young officers”.

Masaharu Nakagawa is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. A native of Matsusaka, Mie and graduate of Georgetown University in the United States he was elected for the first time in 1996 after serving in the local assembly of Mie Prefecture. In September 2011 he was appointed as Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in the cabinet of newly appointed prime minister Yoshihiko Noda.

Kinji Zeniya is a retired male badminton player of Japan.

Minami Tsuda is a Japanese voice actress from Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. She is affiliated with Aoni Production.

Kurumi Mamiya is a Japanese voice actress from Yasu, Shiga Prefecture. She is affiliated with 81 Produce. She has been known for her voice role as Hamtaro.

Mitsutaka Goto is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He played with the Orix BlueWave/Buffaloes and Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.

Koyomi Tominaga is a Japanese volleyball player. She plays as a setter for Japan women's national volleyball team.

Takayuki Kato is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.

Yasumitsu Satō is a Japanese professional shogi player from Yawata City in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. He is currently the president of the Japan Shogi Association. He became a professional in 1987 and is ranked 9-dan. He has won 13 major titles, is a former Meijin title holder, and has qualified for the Lifetime Kisei title.

Hinata Kashiwagi is a Japanese idol singer, a member of the girl idol group Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku.