List of Famous people born in Japan

Mio Shinozaki , is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for Fujitsu Red Wave of the Women's Japan Basketball League. She also plays for Japan women's national 3x3 team.

Romash Tasuki Dass is a former baseball player from Japan. Dass played for the Nippon Ham Fighters in the Pacific League. Dass' career was hampered by injuries and the Fighters did not offer him a contract after the 2010 season.

Shizue Ukaji is an Ainu activist, artist, and poet.

Hiroki Momose is a Japanese former professional baseball player. He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.

Keiichi Hara is a Japanese director of animated films.

Ritsuko Nakayama is a former professional bowler. She was born in Kusatsu, Gunma, Japan. She later moved to Kagoshima which is her parents' hometown. Nakayama became a member of the Japan Professional Bowling Association in 1969, representing Tokyo Tower Bowling Center.

Risa Shimizu is a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator. She was born and raised in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

Fūko Yagura is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group NMB48. She was a member of NMB48's Team M.

Nana Yanagisawa is a Japanese fashion model and actress. She appeared in Kamen Rider Kiva as Megumi Aso, one of the lead heroines. She also starred in Kamen Rider Kiva: King of the Castle in the Demon World as this role. She also had a guest appearance as Phantom Thief Selene in Task 13 of GoGo Sentai Boukenger. She also plays an important role in Forbidden Siren 2, a survival horror game for the PlayStation 2 console, where her face model and voice was implemented for main character Ikuko Kifune.

Hiroshi Kobayashi is a retired Japanese professional pitcher, who currently coaches for Orix Buffaloes.