List of Famous people born in Japan

Yōko Kamio is a Japanese manga artist and writer. Her best known series Boys Over Flowers , for which she received the Shogakukan Manga Award in 1996, is one of the best-selling manga series of all time and the best-selling shōjo manga. Her work has been translated and distributed in Asia, Europe, and North America.

Hidenori Kuramoto is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He played for the Dragons from 2001 to 2012. He is currently employed with the Dragons as the second team outfield and base-running coach.

Sōji Yoshikawa is a Japanese animator, scriptwriter, director of anime, and stage director. He has worked under the aliases Takahashi Kazumi , Oda Kyōdō , and Kyō Haruka .

Eijiro Ai is a former Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher. He played for the Yakult Swallows from 1985 to 1989, and the Lotte Orions/Chiba Lotte Marines in 1991 and 1992.