List of Famous people born in Japan

Takeshi Yoshioka is a Japanese actor.

Atomu Nabeta is a former Japanese football player.

Akio Fukuda is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party and a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. A native of Imaichi, Tochigi and graduate of Tohoku University, he joined the city government of Imaichi in 1971 and became the mayor of the city in 1991, serving for three terms. He was elected to be the governor of Tochigi Prefecture in 2000 but lost his re-election in 2004. In 2005, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time.

Sarii Ikegami is a Japanese actress, model, and gravure idol who has acted in a number of films, television series, radio and theatre productions, as well as modelling for magazines and videos.

Karin Ogino is a Japanese actress, voice actress, singer and gravure idol, known for her role as Yumeria Moegi/Akiba Yellow in the 2012 Super Sentai parody series Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger. She is affiliated with Tambourine Artists and also leader of idol girl group Yumemiru Adolescence.

Shunki Takahashi is a Japanese football player currently playing for Kashiwa Reysol.

Miki Aihara is a Japanese shojo mangaka best known for creating the manga series Hot Gimmick. She debuted with Lip Conscious! in Betsucomi. Aihara frequently serialized her series in Betsucomi but has had her works serialized in Cheese! in the past several years. Although none of Aihara's series have been adapted into anime, Hot Gimmick has received two drama CDs, a light novel spinoff titled Hot Gimmick S and a live-action film adaptation, while 5-ji Kara 9-ji Made has been adapted into a live-action television drama.

Rina Kitagawa is a Japanese voice actress. She is affiliated with Ken-On.

Taichi Mukai is a Japanese singer, songwriter and model from Fukuoka. He was previously a member of the funk band Modio and signed with Miya Terrace in 2017 as a solo artist, releasing his debut studio album, Blue. Mukai has collaborated with a range of artists including Sik-K, Jevon, M-Flo, and Minmi.

Takami Itō is a Japanese author who won an Akutagawa Prize in 2006.