List of Famous people born in Japan

Taro Nakayama is a Japanese doctor and politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Osaka he received a Ph.D in medicine from Osaka Medical College in 1960 for the study of infantile paralysis. After serving in the assembly of Osaka Prefecture he was elected to the Diet for the first time in 1968 as a member of the House of Councilors and to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1986. From 1989 to 1990 he served as Minister for Foreign Affairs in Toshiki Kaifu's cabinet (1989–1991).

Akitoshi Saito is a Japanese professional wrestler who is best known for his work in New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) and Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah).

Miran Kabe is a former Japanese football player.

Takuya Kuroda is a Japanese jazz trumpeter and arranger.

Eiji Mizuguchi is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball infielder.

Yasuaki Takumi is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Aichi Prefecture. He is affiliated with Haikyō. He is best known for his voice role as Warrior on Goblin Slayer. On April 9, 2021, Takumi announced he married voice actor Aki Nakajima.

Hideki Sunaga is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.

Chiyotairyū Hidemasa is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Tokyo. A former amateur champion at university, he made his professional debut in May 2011, as a makushita tsukedashi recruit and reached the top division in May 2012. He earned his first gold star or kinboshi by defeating yokozuna Harumafuji in the March 2013 tournament. His highest rank has been komusubi. He has one special prize, for Technique. He wrestles for Kokonoe stable.

Shota Arai is a Japanese football player. He plays for JEF United Chiba.

Kaoru Okazaki is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball infielder.