List of Famous people born in Japan

Takahiro Hosokawa , is a former Japanese rugby union footballer. He played as a fullback.

Nobuyuki Katsube is a Japanese actor and voice actor.

Shizuka Okazaki is a Japanese motorcycle racer. In 2016, she became the first Japanese female rider to compete in a Grand Prix in 21 years. She currently competes aboard a TSR3 Honda in the MFJ All-Japan Road Race J-GP3 Championship.

Naoya Emura is a Japanese professional baseball catcher. He was born on May 6, 1992. He is currently playing for the Chiba Lotte Marines of the NPB. His elder brother Masaya is also a professional baseball player who last played for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows as a pitcher.

Misaki Sekiyama is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with 81 Produce.

Miku Ishida is a Japanese female singer and used to be a gravure idol, actress and a teen idol, had belonged to the show-business production LesPros Entertainment from 1999 to 2008. She is from Komaki, Aichi, and graduated from Hinode High School in March 2007. Then, on 9 October 2008, she retired as an actress. On June 17, 2009 she returned to the entertainment industry through her musical activities.

Mitsuki Saito is a Japanese footballer who plays for Russian club Rubin Kazan, on loan from Shonan Bellmare.

Shirō Saitō is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Sakata, Yamagata, Japan.

Yoshinori Okihara is a former Nippon Professional Baseball infielder.

Eiya Hashimoto is a Japanese road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Team Bridgestone Cycling. He won the gold medal at the 2014 Asian Games in the Men's Omnium.