List of Famous people born in Japan

Anri Sakaguchi is a Japanese variety entertainer represented by Avilla.

Kumi Yokoyama is a Japanese football player. She plays for Washington Spirit and Japan national team.

Miho Kanno is a Japanese actress and J-Pop singer. Her nickname is Kanchan (菅ちゃん). She was born in Sakado, Saitama, Japan.

Momoko Ando is a Japanese film director.

Hiroyuki Hosoda is a Japanese politician who has served as a member of the House of Representatives since 1990, as Chief Cabinet Secretary in Junichiro Koizumi's Cabinet from 2004 to 2005, as Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party from 2008 to 2009, and as head of the party's most powerful parliamentary faction since 2012.

Taro Suruga is a Japanese musician and actor from Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture.

Minoru Suzuki is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist, currently working for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). In NJPW, Suzuki has held the IWGP Intercontinental Championship as well as the NEVER Openweight Championship twice. He is also a former British Heavyweight Champion and co-holder of the Undisputed British Tag Team Championship alongside fellow Suzuki-gun stablemate, Zack Sabre Jr. in Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW).

Tomoyuki Sugano is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Shōsuke Tanihara is a Japanese actor probably best known outside Japan for his portrayal of Riki Fudoh in Fudoh: The New Generation.

Shinsaburō Tawata is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Saitama Seibu Lions.