List of Famous people born in Japan

Masumi Aoki is a Japanese athlete specialising in the sprint hurdles. She won a bronze medal at the 2019 Asian Championships.

Yasuhiro Kido is a Japanese welterweight kickboxer competing in K-1 MAX. He is 2008 K-1 World MAX Japan tournament champion.

Takashi Hashiguchi is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for his manga series Yakitate!! Japan, for which he won the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen in 2004. Hashiguchi won a newcomer's award in 1987, and Combat Teacher debuted the following year in the same magazine.

Sei Kawahara is a Japanese figure skater. He won one medal on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and made his Grand Prix debut at the 2015 Skate Canada International.

Michiyo Fujimaru is a Japanese synchronized swimmer who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Hiroshi Takano is a Japanese singer, composer, lyricist, music arranger, guitarist and producer. In the end of 1980s and early 1990s, he recorded some successful records which were produced by Todd Rundgren. He has contributed to the works of many musicians, such as Towa Tei and Ryuichi Sakamoto.

Makito Ito is a Japanese football player.

Kazuki Shimizu is a Japanese actor best known for his role as Don Dogoier in the 2011 Super Sentai series Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger. He was a member of the Naked Boyz acting troupe. He made his debut in 2008 for the 21st Junon Superboy Contest. He is currently affiliated with Flip Up.

Arimasa Osawa is a Japanese writer of hardboiled and thriller. He served as the 12th President of the Mystery Writers of Japan from 2005 to 2009.

Mansaku Itami was a Japanese film director and screenwriter known for his critical, sometimes satirical portraits of Japan and its history. He is the father of the director Juzo Itami.