List of Famous people born in Japan

Yūhei Satō is a former governor of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. He was first elected in November 2006, after the previous governor, Eisaku Satō, was forced to step down after bribery charges. He chose not to seek a third term in the election held in October 2014, stating that he had made a mark on addressing the problems that Fukushima faced following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and the resulting nuclear disaster, and that further rehabilitation efforts should take place under a new leader.

Kyoko Nakajima is a Japanese writer. She has won the Naoki Prize, Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature, Shibata Renzaburo Prize, Kawai Hayao Story Prize, and Chuo Koron Literary Prize, and her work has been adapted for film.

Takaaki Nakagami is a Grand Prix motorcycle racer from Japan, who currenty rides for LCR Honda Idemitsu. He won the Japanese Road Race Championship 125cc class in 2006 and J-GP2 class in 2011.

Takehito Shigehara is a former Japanese football player.

Shōgo Suzuki is a Japanese actor and narrator. He began his career narrating television commercials and instructional videos for corporations. He debuted as a voice actor in Square-Enix's Final Fantasy VII Advent Children.