List of Famous people born in Japan

Takahiro Shiomi is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

Goson Sakai is a Japanese football player who plays for LSK Hansa. He is the younger brother of Gōtoku and Noriyoshi Sakai.

Kaname Morinaga , known by her stage name Mayo Suzukaze is a Japanese actress from Ishinomaki. Suzukaze has also done some voice work as a voice actress, namely as the voice of Himura Kenshin in Rurouni Kenshin. She was previously a Takarazuka Revue stage actress and the Top Star of Moon Troupe. Her best-known Takarazuka role was that of Oscar François de Jarjayes in the 1991 Moon Troupe production of The Rose of Versailles.

Tomotaka Imamichi , is a Japanese music producer, guitarist and songwriter from Tokyo, Japan. He first got his huge break in the Japanese music circuit in 1984 as the guitarist and primary songwriter for the rock band, Barbee Boys, although it is reported that he has been writing music himself since at least 1975 after being highly influenced by Toshikatsu Utsumi from the legendary folk band Carol.

Tomoya Mikami is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.

Isao Koda is a former Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher. He played for the Yomiuri Giants from 1985 to 1994 and the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes from 1995 to 2001. He won a career high 11 games in 1990.

Ryoma Watanabe is a Japanese football player who plays for Montedio Yamagata.

Aki Nawa is a Japanese female professional ten-pin bowler. She is a member of the Japan Professional Bowling Association, license no. 365. Although Nawa bowls right-handed, she writes and uses chopsticks left-handed. Nawa-pro was plagued with a right elbow injury between 2010 and 2012. She is managed by SUNNY SIDE UP.

Sae Murase is a Japanese idol. She is a former member of NMB48 and Team N.

Daiki Watari is a Japanese football player for Oita Trinita.