List of Famous people born in Japan

Masaya Tashiro is a Japanese footballer who plays for Tochigi SC.

Fumi Yoshinaga is a Japanese manga artist known for her shōjo and shōnen-ai works.

Takayuki Mae is a Japanese football player for Matsumoto Yamaga FC on loan from Yokohama F. Marinos.

Shiho Fujita , known by her stage name Sifow, is a Japanese pop singer, model and businesswoman. She signed to the Avex Trax music label in 2006, but in 2008 she announced her retirement from the music industry. She has since focused on business and health advocacy, and established Office G-Revo Corporation in 2010.

Takako Ohama , better known by the stage name Rei Igarashi , is a Japanese actress and voice actress who works for Rush Style. She is married to fellow voice actor Show Hayami, and is the mother of the Japanese voice actor Hideyuki Hayami.

Yui Fukuo is a Japanese voice actress and basketball player associated with 81 Produce. She is best known for voicing Linze Silhoueska in In Another World with My Smartphone and Yui Akitsuki in Minami Kamakura High School Girls Cycling Club and has won two Seiyu Awards.

Shozo Fujii is a Japanese judoka. He won a gold medal 4 times at the World Championships.

Midori Naka was a Japanese stage actress of the Shingeki style, famous in her country at the time of her death. She survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945, only to die 18 days later. She was the first person in the world whose death was officially certified to be a result of radiation poisoning. Her notability helped publicize the adverse effects of exposure to radiation and encouraged more research on this area.

Miki Shimomura is a Japanese singer, dancer, and fashion model.

Mariko Honda is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with Amuleto. She was previously affiliated with Production Ace.