List of Famous people born in Japan

Sōsuke Sumitani is a Japanese announcer for Nippon Television. He was known for his good looks and was the sports announcer on various shows, slowly becoming a household name. Sumitani graduated from the Department of Economics at Keio University.

Tomomi Miyamoto is a former Japanese football player. She played for Japan national team.

Hideo Hiraoka is a Japanese politician and lawyer who served in the House of Representatives from 2000 to 2012, and as Minister of Justice from 2011 to 2012. He was a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. As a Representative, he represented the 2nd District of Yamaguchi prefecture.

Koichiro Yoshinaga is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball catcher/infielder.

Natsumi Sakai is a Japanese swimmer. She competed in the women's 100 metre backstroke event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Kōji Makaino is a Japanese pop music composer, arranger, and musician. He is the elder brother of composer Shunichi Makaino.

Yasuomi Umetsu is a Japanese animator known for creating the Kite film series.

Koki Mizuno is a Japanese football player who plays for SC Sagamihara in J3 League.

Kōji Gotō is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball infielder.

Kitarō (喜多郎), born Masanori Takahashi , is a Japanese recording artist, composer, record producer, and arranger noted for his electronic-instrumental music, and is often associated with and regarded as one of the most prominent musical acts of new-age music. He won the Grammy Award for Best New Age Album for Thinking of You (1999), with a record 16 nominations in the same category. He received a Golden Globe Award for the original score to Heaven & Earth (1993).