List of Famous people born in Japan

Kaori Inoue is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Denso Airybees. On the 23 September 2008 Airybees announced her marriage. She serves as the captain of the team from 2009. She was part of the Japanese team that won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Hanae Kubo is a Japanese ice hockey player for the Seibu Princess Rabbits and the Japanese national team. She participated at the 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship.

Teruyoshi Kuji is a former Nippon Professional Baseball infielder.

Kaori Maruya is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. A native of Sapporo, Hokkaido and graduate of Fuji Women's University, she was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996.

Risa Shoji is a Japanese former figure skater. She won four medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and placed fifth at the 2011 World Junior Championships.

Masahiro Fukuda is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. He was a forward but sometimes played in the midfield.

Satoshi Furukawa is a Japanese surgeon and JAXA astronaut. Furukawa was assigned to the International Space Station as a flight engineer on long-duration missions Expedition 28/29, lifting off 7 June 2011 and returning 22 November 2011.