List of Famous people born in Japan

Toshiaki Karasawa is a Japanese theatre and film actor. He made his theatrical debut in the play Boy's Revue Stay Gold in 1987. He specializes in theatrical action sequences such as swordplay and fighting. He dubbed over the roles of Tom Hanks in the Toy Story series, and The Polar Express.

Hiroyuki Igarashi is a Japanese dancer and producer. He is the leader of Exile and the creative leader of LDH World.

Kazumi Ota is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. She was elected to the assembly of Chiba Prefecture in 2005 and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2006.

Yuri Chinen , is a Japanese singer and actor as well as member of Hey! Say! JUMP. He is under the management of Johnny & Associates.

Yuki Kimura is a Japanese model and tarento. She is better known by her stage name Yukipoyo (ゆきぽよ). She is represented by her agency VIP Models Agency. Kimura's father is Japanese, her mother is half Filipino and half Spanish.

Takeo Kawamura is a Japanese politician in the Liberal Democratic Party and a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet.

Takafumi Horie is a Japanese entrepreneur who founded Livedoor, a website design operation that grew into a popular internet portal. After being arrested and charged with securities fraud in 2006, he severed all connections with the company. His trial began on September 4, 2006. On March 16, 2007, Horie was sentenced to imprisonment of 2 years and 6 months.

Ryota Katayose is a Japanese singer and actor. He is a vocalist of Generations from Exile Tribe and is represented by LDH.

Hideo Koike is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher.

Kotono Mitsuishi is a Japanese voice actress, singer, and narrator. She was affiliated with Arts Vision and Lasley Arrow, but is now freelance. Mitsuishi lived in Nagareyama, Chiba. She graduated from high school and entered the Katsuta Voice Actor's Academy in 1986. She is well known for her roles as Usagi Tsukino in Sailor Moon, Misato Katsuragi in Neon Genesis Evangelion, Boa Hancock in One Piece and Sayaka Mine in Yaiba.