List of Famous people born in Japan

Shugo Fujii is a former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher.

Sayoko Ozaki is a Japanese fashion model. In the past she belonged to the agency Starray Production, and is currently a free agent. She is mainly known as featuring in the magazine Happie Nuts.

Sachiko Sugiyama is a volleyball player from Japan, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, wearing the number #12 jersey. There she ended up in fifth place with the Japan women's national team. Sugiyama played as a middle-blocker.

Tetsuo Hara is a Japanese manga artist, best known for drawing the series Fist of the North Star, which he co-authored with Buronson. He is cousin to comedian Ryo Fukawa.

Katsuhiko Nagata is a Japanese olympic wrestler and mixed martial artist, who won the silver medal in 63–69 kg Greco-Roman wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Ruito Aoyagi is a Japanese actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Gakuto Mukahi in The Prince of Tennis musicals. He is managed by Amuse, Inc.

Yoshinori Murata is a former Nippon Professional Baseball catcher.

Kosuke Kato is a former Japanese professional baseball pitcher. He was drafted 2nd in the 2000 Nippon Professional Baseball draft and spent 15 years in the league with the Chiba Lotte Marines, Orix Buffaloes, Yokohama BayStars and Hanshin Tigers. He has signed with the Fukushima Hopes of the Baseball Challenge League as a player/coach for the 2016 season.

Ichirō Ōkouchi is a Japanese screenwriter and novelist. He is a graduate of Waseda University, School of Human Sciences.

Nobuhiro Takashiro is a former Nippon Professional Baseball infielder.