List of Famous people born in Japan

Shūhei Izumi is a Japanese actor who has appeared in a number of television series and stage plays. He is affiliated with Seinenza Theater Company. His real name and former stage name was Tomohide Koizumi . His nickname was Dehi (デヒ). He graduated from Tokai University.

Kaori Kobayashi , is a Japanese jazz saxophonist and flautist. She grew up in Tokyo.

Kazutaka Miyatake is a visual artist and anime designer known for the mechanical design of the Macross TV series and a number of its continuations from Studio Nue, of which he is a founding member. He has also contributed to the mecha design of other series such as Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny.

Ryuta Koike is a Japanese football player, who plays for Belgian club K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen as a right back.

Masami Ōbari is a noted Japanese anime director, animation director and mecha and character designer.

Ryosuke Kijima is a Japanese former football player. His younger brother Tetsuya is also a footballer.

Naoko Watanabe is a Japanese actress and model from Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

Aya Nakahara is a Japanese manga artist. She won the 49th Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo manga for Lovely Complex a.k.a. Love Com, a romance manga about a tall high school girl who falls in love with a short guy.

Koji Inada is a Japanese manga artist. He graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan College of Aeronautical Engineering. His drawing style is very similar to that of Akira Toriyama. He is associated with Weekly Shōnen Jump. Inada has been ill since September 2006, which led to the hiatus of Beet the Vandel Buster at volume 12.He made a recovery in 2018 and resumed work on the series.

Mizuho Sakaguchi is a Japanese football player. She plays for Tokyo Verdy Beleza. She also plays for the Japan national team.