List of Famous people born in Japan

Rie Urata is a Japanese goalball player who won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.

Yoshimi Nishigawa is a retired Japanese swimmer who won ten gold medals at the Asian Games in 1970 and 1974. A versatile swimmer, she competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Olympics in three events at each games and reached the final on five occasions. She married the Olympic rower Takashi Murayama.

Fuminori Komatsu is a Japanese voice actor. He is affiliated with Across Entertainment.

Mayu Yoshioka is a Japanese voice actress best known for Wake Up, Girls!, where she played the central character. She is affiliated with 81 Produce.

Shinji Takahira is a Japanese sprinter who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres.

Mikishi Daimon is a Japanese politician of the Japanese Communist Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet. A native of Kyoto, Kyoto and dropout of Kobe University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2001 after an unsuccessful run in 1998.

Tomoko Fukumi is a Japanese judoka from Tsukuba University.

Hisako Takayama , known by her stage name Urara Takano is a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator from Togane, Chiba. She is currently affiliated with and representative of REMAX. Her most prominent role has been in the Sakura Wars video game franchise, where she voices Maria Tachibana. Other major roles include Ryo Takaba in Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!!, Marller in Ah My Goddess, Tiger in Saber Marionette J, Musashi Kazama in Grander Musashi, Kai Hiwatari in Beyblade, and Veffidas Feaze in Macross 7. She is the mother of actress and voice actress Anna Kirie .

Masaaki Hatsumi , formerly Yoshiaki Hatsumi, is the founder of the Bujinkan Organization and is the former Togakure-ryū Soke (Grandmaster). He currently resides but no longer teaches in Noda, Chiba, Japan.

Yuichiro Nagai is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a forward. He made four appearances for the Japan national team scoring once.