List of Famous people born in Japan

Honoka Hashimoto is a Japanese table tennis player.

Mika Nagano is a Japanese female mixed martial artist and professional wrestler. She fought as a lightweight in the Deep and Jewels promotions before her retirement in 2014. Nagano has also wrestled in Ice Ribbon and World Wonder Ring Stardom. Her nickname is Future Princess.

Iris is a Japanese voice acting and singing female idol group, formed in 2012 by Avex.

Akua Shōma is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Ibaraki Prefecture. He made his debut in November 2010 and reached the top makuuchi division in November 2020, just after turning 30 years of age. He wrestles for Tatsunami stable. His highest rank is maegashira 16. His shikona is a reference to the Aqua World aquarium in his home town.

Akira Fujishima (藤嶋 昭, Fujishima Akira, b. March 10, 1942) is a Japanese chemist and president of Tokyo University of Science. He is known for significant contributions to the discovery and research of photocatalytic and superhydrophilic properties of titanium dioxide (TiO₂), which is also known as the Honda-Fujishima effect.

Yoshi Hijikata was a prominent Japanese theatre director. His real name was Hisayoshi Hijikata . He studied at the University of Tokyo.

Takeo Nakahara is a Japanese actor.

Kenta Shinohara is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for his manga series Sket Dance, which was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 2007 to 2013 and won the Shogakukan Manga Award in 2010.

Seitaro Tomisawa is a Japanese football player who plays for SC Sagamihara.

Hirotoshi Ishii from Iwasaki, Ichihara, Chiba, Japan, is a Japanese baseball player. He currently plays as a relief pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.