List of Famous people born in Japan
Enako
Enako is a Japanese professional cosplayer, voice actress and singer. She is from Nagoya.
Tomokazu Harimoto
Tomokazu Harimoto is a Japanese table tennis player. In 2018, He won the 2018 World Junior Singles and Team Title at the ITTF 2018 World Junior Championship for Japan. The previous players to win the title were Kenta Matsudaira, Koki Niwa, and Jun Mizutani (Teams).
Kento Momota
Kento Momota is a Japanese badminton player. He is known to have a skillful and relentless play style on court. He has won several major badminton tournaments including two World Championships titles, two Asian Championships titles, and one All England title. Recently, Kento Momota entered into Guinness Book of World Records for “The most Badminton Men’s Singles Titles in a Season – 11", between March 3 & December 15, 2019.
Kumiko Asō
Kumiko Hiramaru , better known by her stage name Kumiko Asō , is a Japanese actress. She is also a model and has participated in several commercials.
Cornelius
Keigo Oyamada , also known by his moniker Cornelius , is a Japanese musician and producer who co-founded Flipper's Guitar, an influential Shibuya-kei band, and subsequently embarked on a solo career. In 1997, he released the album Fantasma, which landed him praise from American music critics, who called him a "modern-day Brian Wilson" or the "Japanese Beck".
Yasutoshi Nishimura
Yasutoshi Nishimura is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet.
Hama Okamoto
Hama Okamoto is a bass guitarist and member of the rock band Okamoto's from Tokyo. He is represented with the agency Sony Music Artists. He is the eldest son of Downtown's Masatoshi Hamada and actress Natsumi Ogawa. His real name is Ikumi Hamada .
Rie Takahashi
Rie Takahashi is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with 81 Produce. She had a leading role in the anime series Seiyu's Life!, where she became part of the musical unit Earphones. She is known for voicing Megumin in KonoSuba, Emilia in Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World, Takagi in Teasing Master Takagi-san, Mash Kyrielight in Fate/Grand Order, and Mirai Asahina/Cure Miracle in Witchy PreCure!. She performed theme songs for the same series. She won the Best Female Newcomer at the 10th Seiyu Awards.
Shōta Sometani
Shōta Sometani is a Japanese actor from Koto, Tokyo. He is known for his protagonist roles in Himizu and Parasyte.
Hikari Ōta
Hikari Ōta is a Japanese television comedian.