List of Famous people born in Japan

Susumu Mochizuki , better known by his ring name Susumu Yokosuka , is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to Dragon Gate. He is not related to fellow Dragon Gate wrestler and long term ally/rival Masaaki Mochizuki, who debuted much earlier for WAR.

Daigo Watanabe is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder. His younger brothers Kazuma Watanabe and Mitsuki Watanabe are also footballers.

Ayaka Sayama is a Japanese gravure idol from Kanagawa Prefecture.

Akari Kageyama is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with IAM Agency.

Sakae Tsuboi was a Japanese novelist and poet.

Zack Baranski, born December 18, 1992, is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Alvark Tokyo of the B.League in Japan.

Hirotoshi Honda is a Japanese business magnate, engineer and the founder of Mugen Motorsports. He is the son of Soichiro Honda, founder of the Honda Motor Company.

Show Yanagisawa is a Japanese film director, painter and animation director.

Hiroshi Sakurazaka is a Japanese author of science fiction and fantasy light novels. He is best known for his novel All You Need Is Kill, which formed the basis of the film Edge of Tomorrow, starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt.