List of Famous people born in Japan

Asahikuni Masuo , born April 25, 1947, as Takeo Ōta (太田武雄) is a former sumo wrestler from Hokkaidō, Japan. His highest rank was ōzeki. After his retirement he set up Ōshima stable which he ran from 1980 until he left the Japan Sumo Association in 2012 upon reaching the age of 65.

Kohei Morita is a former Japanese football player.

Taichiro Maki is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Taichi , shortened from his previous ring name Taichi Ishikari . He is currently working for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). He is a two-time NEVER Openweight Champion, a two-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion & a one time IWGP Tag Team Champion. Throughout his career he has competed in various promotions including All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), Hustle, Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).

Yoshio Okamoto is a Japanese chemist, who was awarded the 2019 Japan Prize for his groundbreaking work in asymmetric polymerization and its practical applications in drug discovery.