List of Famous people born in Japan

Shizuka Nishida better known by her stage name Shizuka and Dream Shizuka, is a Japanese pop singer, actress and performer. She is a former member of the groups Dream, E-girls and Dance Earth Party and currently active as a solo artist.

Tetsuya Ota is a racing driver from Maebashi in the Gunma Prefecture, Japan. He survived a fiery multi-car pileup he was involved in during a JGTC race at Fuji Speedway on May 3, 1998, caused by a safety car which was driven at twice the recommended speed in torrential rain during a parade lap. Ota was seriously injured and, as a result, he brought a lawsuit against the race organizers.

Yu Hirayama is a Japanese badminton player. She was born in Shiogama city, in Miyagi prefecture, and graduated from St. Ursula High School. She is now a sophomore at the School of Social Sciences. She won the first prize of the inter-high school athletic meet when she was a second grade high school student, and the next year, she won the all-Japan second prize. She joined the Unisys badminton team in 2008, and was part of the Japanese team which played in the World Ladies' Championship and other worldwide tournaments.

Keiichiro Fukabori is a Japanese professional golfer who currently plays on the Japan Golf Tour. He has eight wins on the Tour, and had his best year during the 2000 season.

Keiko Ochiai is a Japanese author, bookstore owner, radio personality, and feminist.

Junya Tanaka is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for Vissel Kobe.

Andrew Kumagai is a Japanese football player of Sri Lankan Tamils descent.

Ryuya Yamanaka is a Japanese former professional boxer who held the WBO minimumweight title from 2017 to 2018.

Kazunari Okayama or Kang Il-Sung is a former Japanese football player of Korean descent.