List of Famous people born in Japan

Daisaku Kimura is a Japanese film director and cinematographer. He won the award for best director at the 33rd Japan Academy Prize for Mt. Tsurugidake.

Ukyo Matsumoto is a Japanese actor who is freelance. He was previously represented with Top Coat.

Kana Yūki is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Kanagawa Prefecture. She is affiliated with VIMS.

Masaaki Koyama is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He played for the Osaka / Hanshin Tigers from 1953 to 1963, the Tokyo / Lotte Orions from 1964 to 1972, and the Taiyo Whales in 1973. He is a member of the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame.

Tatsuki Nara is a Japanese footballer who plays for J1 League club Kashima Antlers.

Hiroyuki Nagahama is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet. A native of Tokyo and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1993 as a member of Morihiro Hosokawa's Japan New Party. After losing his seat in 1996 as a member of the New Frontier Party, he was elected again in 2000 as a member of DPJ. In 2007, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time.

Hidenori Tanoue is a Japanese former professional baseball catcher in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He played for the Chunichi Dragons from 2002 to 2004 and for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks from 2006 to 2013.

Sumire Kita is a Japanese individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2016 Asian Junior all-around champion and two-time Japanese National Junior champion.

Ayumi Kurihara is a retired joshi puroresu wrestler.

Akifumi Miura is a Japanese actor. He made his debut in the popular 2001 film Waterboys.