List of Famous people born in Japan

Susumu Noguchi was a Japanese professional boxer who was best known for winning the Japanese Welterweight title.

Jōji Matsuoka is a Japanese film director. After studying filmmaking in the College of Art at Nihon University, he won an award for his independent short Inaka no hōsoku at the Pia Film Festival in 1984. He directed his first commercial feature, Bataashi kingyo, in 1990 and received a number of awards for best new director, including the Hochi Film Award. He won the Japan Academy Prize for best director for his film Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad. Matsuoka is known for his delicate depictions of complicated romantic and familial relationships, including a homosexual triangle in Kirakira Hikaru, a daughter caring for an abusive but now senile mother in Akashia no Michi, and a son caring for a cancer-stricken mother in Tokyo Tower. He has also shot many television commercials. His best known and most successful TV show is the Midnight Diner - Tokyo Stories.

Isamu Ueda is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. A native of Yokohama, Kanagawa and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he worked at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries from 1981 to 1993. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1993.

Tadahiko Taira is a Japanese former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.

Ryūhei Ueshima was a Japanese comedian and actor. He was a member of the comedy trio Dachō Club.

Yurika Kobayashi , mononymously known by the stage name Yurika is a Japanese musician from Hasuda, Saitama who is signed to Toho Animation Records. She made her professional debut in 2017 with the release of the single "Shiny Ray", the title track of which was used as the first opening theme to the anime television series Little Witch Academia.

Takuma Arano is a Japanese football player currently playing for Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo.