List of Famous people born in Japan

Kōichi Morishita is a retired Japanese male long-distance runner. He competed for Japan at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain where he won the silver medal in the men's marathon event.

Hiroshi Ibusuki is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for Shimizu S-Pulse as a striker.

Tsuyoshi Hamada is a retired Japanese professional boxer who is a former WBC world junior welterweight champion.

Keika Kitamura is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 1-dan.

Takahiro Akimoto is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Tochigi SC.

Akihiko Yamashita is a Studio Ghibli animator who is famous for Howl's Moving Castle and Giant Robo (OVA).

Asuto Saitō is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 5-dan.

Zachary Herivaux is a Haitian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Birmingham Legion in the USL Championship.

Takanobu Jumonji is a Japanese former track cyclist who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, winning a bronze medal in the 1000 metres time trial.