List of Famous people born in Japan

Naoko Mori is a Japanese actress who lives and works mainly in the UK. Mori is best known for her roles as Toshiko Sato in Torchwood, Sarah in Absolutely Fabulous and Nicola in Spice World.

Atsushi Hiwasa is a Japanese rugby union player. Hiwasa has played 28 international matches for the Japan national rugby union team.

Osamu Kobayashi is a Japanese animator and animation director, best known for Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel. He was born in Fuchuu-shi, Tokyo. He belongs to Ajia-do Animation Works. In 1963, he entered Toei Animation at the same time as Tsutomu Shibayama and Hayao Miyazaki. He was a chief animator working with Shibayama after having transferred to a A Production. He established Ajia-do Animation Works with Shibayama in 1978.

Hidekazu Mitsuyama was a NPB catcher from 1984 to 2002. He is currently a battery coach for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.

Chikara Sakaguchi is a Japanese politician who served in the House of Representatives between 1972 and 2012, and as Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare from 2001 to 2004.

Risa Itō , also romanized as Risa Itou, is a Japanese manga artist.

Yasuhiro Tanaka is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He formally played for the Saitama Seibu Lions.

Sukeshiro Terata was the governor of Akita Prefecture. A native of Ōmagari, Akita and graduate of Waseda University, he was first elected to the post in 1997 after serving as mayor of Yokote, Akita since 1991.

Yu Tokui is a Japanese actor. He has appeared in more than 90 films since 1987.