List of Famous people born in Japan

Fujio Tamura is a former Nippon Professional Baseball catcher.

Daigo Matsuura is a Japanese politician, an independent and member of the House of Councillors in the Diet. A native of Hiroshima Prefecture and graduate of Kobe Gakuin University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007 after working as a newsreader from 1992 to 2006.

Masahiro Miyazaki is a Japanese Kendo practitioner who works for Kanagawa Prefectural Police in Japan. He participated in the All Japan Kendo Championship 12 times from 1990 to 2001 and won 6 times, more than any other competitor in the history of the championship, including 2 successive victories. Because of his great achievements in Kendo, he is called “A Master Swordsman of the 21st Century" and “An Iron Man of Kendo.”

Kotobuki Shiriagari is a Japanese manga artist and actor from Shizuoka, Japan, known for his dark humor and social criticism. In early 1981, after graduating from Tama Art University, he began to work as an advertising illustrator for Kirin Brewery Company. He maintained his regular day job, while developing his manga work, until 1994. His first manga series was Ereki na Haru, a strip launched in 1985. He has been teaching at the School of Progressive Arts in Kobe Design University since 2006.