List of Famous people born in Japan

Kiki Sugino is a Japanese actress, writer, producer and film director. She has produced over ten films and acted in such movies as Hospitalité, Chigasaki Story and Snow Woman. In 2014 she directed the film Yokudō which later went on to win awards at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival and the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival.

Takeshi Konomi is a Japanese manga artist, known for creating the manga series The Prince of Tennis which ran from 1999 to 2008.

Chiemi Chiba is a Japanese actress and voice actress affiliated with Umikaze. She made her singing debut on April 7, 1993 as a member of the J-Pop group Aurora Gonin Musume. She is best known for her roles from the anime series as Yuzuriha Nekoi in Tsubasa Chronicle, Hinako in Sister Princess, Doremi Harukaze in Ojamajo Doremi, Nanaka Kirisato in Nanaka 6/17, Wanya in UFO Baby and Kyoko Kirisaki in Black Cat. She announced on her 38th birthday; February 25, 2013 that she had gotten married.

Takafumi Hori is a former Japanese football player and manager. His brother Naoto Hori is also a footballer.

Jiro Ono is a Japanese politician of Your Party, formerly of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors, formerly a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. A native of Hokuto, Yamanashi, and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the National Police Agency in 1976, receiving a master's degree in jurisprudence from the University of Angers in France while in the agency. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in the 2005 Japanese general election.

Yuto Sato is a Japanese retired football player. He played for Japan national team. His brother Hisato Sato is also footballer.

Sonmi is a Japanese model who is represented by Platinum Production.

Chūya Koyama is a Japanese writer, best known for his Space Brothers series, published regularly since 2007.

Tetsuya Nakashima (中島哲也) is a Japanese film director and screenwriter.

The Rampage from Exile Tribe, is a J-pop vocal and dance group formed and managed by talent agency LDH and signed to Avex's record label Rhythm Zone. The Rampage is part of the collective supergroup, Exile Tribe and is composed of sixteen members. The group was formed in 2014 and the members were chosen from Exile's Vocal Battle Audition 4, Exile Performer Battle Audition and Global Japan Challenge auditions. The Rampage made their debut in January 2017 with the release of their first single "Lightning".