List of Famous people born in Japan

Elina Mizuno is a Japanese dancer and actress. She is a former member of the groups E-girls and Flower. She left both groups in 2013 in order to pursue an acting career. She was formerly the leader of Flower.

Ryo Sakata is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Saitama Seibu Lions in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

Nobuyuki Idei is a Japanese businessman. He was Chairman and Group Chief Executive Officer of Sony Corporation until the 7th March 2005. He is a director of General Motors, Baidu, Yoshimoto Kogyo and Nestlé.

Asa Nonami is a Japanese crime fiction and horror writer. She is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan.

Aguri Ōnishi is a Japanese actress and voice actress from Aichi Prefecture. She is managed by Link Plan Inc, a subsidiary of Pro-Fit.

Miki Nagasawa is a Japanese voice actress. She was raised in Fukushima. Formerly affiliated for Haikyo, she is affiliated with Atomic Monkey. On anime roles, she played the eponymous character in Vampire Princess Miyu, Wedy in Death Note and Maya Ibuki in Neon Genesis Evangelion. In video games, she played Shelinda in Final Fantasy X and X-2, Kuyo in Genji: Dawn of the Samurai, Karin in Shadow Hearts 2, and Sleigh Presty in Super Robot Wars. Nagasawa attended Nan Desu Kan in 2009.

Junko Onishi is a Japanese jazz pianist; she plays in the post-bop genre.

Haruo Wakō was a member of the armed militant group, the Japanese Red Army.

Asuka Oda is a Japanese actress, gravure idol, and tarento. Her real name is unpublished.

Fukumi Shimura is a Japanese textile artist who has created kimono since 1958. Shimura was awarded multiple honours including the Living National Treasure in 1990 and the 2014 Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy.