List of Famous people born in Japan

Yamato Wakatsuki is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for Sion, on loan from Shonan Bellmare.

Miyoko Akaza is a Japanese actress. She is married to Toshiya Fujita.

Kiyoshi Saito is a former Japanese football player.

Hajime Furuta is the governor of Gifu Prefecture in Japan, first elected in 2005 and reelected in 2009. A native of Gifu, Gifu, he was chosen as the final torchbearer for the National Sports Festival when it was held in Gifu while he was a senior at Gifu Prefectural Senior High School. He entered the Faculty of Law at the University of Tokyo and joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) in 1971.

Natsuki Takaya is a Japanese manga artist best known for creating the series Fruits Basket.

Hiromichi Mizuno is a financial executive who served as Chief Investment Officer of the Japan Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), the largest asset owner in the world, from January 2015 until March 2020. He is currently United Nations Special Envoy on Innovative Finance and Sustainable Investments.

Misaki Momose is a Japanese actress and tarento, from the Okayama prefecture. A practitioner of Karate, her real name that she was given at birth is Misaki Yasui.

Shigeaki Saegusa is a Japanese composer.

Tadahiro Akiba is a former Japanese football player and manager. His cousin Nobuhide Akiba is also footballer.