List of Famous people born in Japan

Toshiaki Kawada is a Japanese semi-retired professional wrestler best known for his work in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), whom he worked for from his debut in 1982 up until 2008. In All Japan, he was a 5 time Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion, a 9 time World Tag Team Champion, three time winner of the Real World Tag League and a two time winner of the Champion Carnival. He was also recognised as the ace of the promotion from 2000–2005.

Shigeri Sada is a former Japanese football player. He is the younger brother of singer Masashi Sada.

Ami Otaki is a Japanese football player. She plays for JEF United Chiba. She played for Japan national team.

Takahiro Masukawa is a Japanese football player who plays for Kyoto Sanga FC.

Maki Narumiya is a retired Japanese professional wrestler. A former dancer, Narumiya was trained in professional wrestling by Emi Sakura and made her debut for the Ice Ribbon promotion in March 2011. During her four years in the promotion, she became a one-time ICE×60 Champion and two-time International Ribbon Tag Team Champion. In April 2015, Narumiya transferred over to the Reina Joshi Puroresu promotion, where she already was a one-time holder of both the CMLL-Reina International and CMLL-Reina International Junior Championships. She retired from professional wrestling in March 2016.

Milk Morizono is the pen name of Hiroko Mizoguchi , a Japanese manga artist and photographer. Noted for her works in the ladies' manga genre that feature ecchi themes and subject material, Morizono has been called the "Queen of Ladies' Manga" and noted by Rachel Matt Thorn as "the most popular and respected creator of erotic manga for women".

Iwao Ohmura , nicknamed "Fisherman", is a former Nippon Professional Baseball outfielder and the current coach of the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.

Hidekaz Himaruya , romanized as Hidekazu Himaruya, is a Japanese manga artist from Kōriyama, Fukushima. He emigrated to the United States to study in the Parsons School of Design, but dropped out. He lives in Japan. He is most known for writing and illustrating the webmanga series Hetalia: Axis Powers, which has been adapted into manga and an anime with six released seasons and a new season that will be released in spring 2021.

Kazuma Watanabe is a Japanese footballer who plays for Gamba Osaka in the J1 League. He plays as a centre-forward and has previously had spells with Yokohama F. Marinos, FC Tokyo and Vissel Kobe.

Naito Ehara is a Japanese competitive swimmer. He competed in the men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the 2016 Summer Olympics, winning the bronze medal. He also competed in the men's 400 metre freestyle event. Ehara serves in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force as a sergeant first class.