List of Famous people born in Japan

Yohei Komatsu is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he currently performs under the ring name Yoh .He has previously also worked for the American Ring of Honor (ROH) and Mexican Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), where he was known under the ring name Fujin , named after the Japanese God of the wind, and was part of La Ola Amarilla alongside Okumura, Kamaitachi and Raijin.

Hiroyuki Abe is a Japanese football player. He plays as a midfielder for Nagoya Grampus in J1 League.

Rintarō Nishi is a Japanese actor and voice actor affiliated with Office Osawa. His real name is Kazuaki Kurita .

Sakunosuke Oda was a Japanese writer. He is often grouped together with Osamu Dazai and Ango Sakaguchi as the Buraiha. Literally meaning ruffian or hoodlum faction, this label was not a matter of a stylistic school but one bestowed upon them by conservative critics disparaging the authors' attitudes and subject matter.

Naoko Watanabe is a Japanese voice actress from Suginami, Tokyo. She is affiliated with Aoni Production.

Yuki Taguchi (裕樹), popularly known as Yuki, is a retired Japanese kickboxer, who competed professionally from 2003 until 2020. He is the former RISE Super Lightweight and Lightweight champion and Super Featherweight champion. Nicknamed "Mr. RISE", he was one of RISE's most notable fighters, having fought a grand total of 37 times with the organization. As of December 2012 he wand ranked the #4 lightweight kickboxer in the world by Liverkick.

Yuji Takada is a retired Japanese flyweight freestyle wrestler. He competed at the 1976 and 1984 Olympics and won a gold and a bronze medal, respectively. Takada held the world title in 1974, 1975, 1977 and 1979. In 2005 he was inducted into the FILA Hall of Fame.

Maya Okamoto is a Japanese actress and singer from Tokyo, Japan.

Hitoshi Morishita is a former Japanese football player and manager.

Takao Kisugi , born November 16, 1950 in Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese singer and songwriter.