List of Famous people born in Japan

Koji Yamamoto is a Japanese actor and singer, who was born in Tokyo, Japan.

Kaoru Mitsumune is a Japanese actress, model and a former member of Japanese idol girl group AKB48.

Mahiru Konno is a Japanese actress.

Hitomi Yoshizawa is a Japanese former singer, actress, and model. Yoshizawa grew to fame as a member of the Japanese idol girl group Morning Musume. Following her graduation, she was part of the pop duo Hangry & Angry as Hangry and a member of Japanese pop group Dream Morning Musume.

Natsumi Abe is a Japanese singer and actress, a former member of Morning Musume, and currently a member of Dream Morning Musume.

Hinako Shibuno is a Japanese professional golfer who won the 2019 Women's British Open.

Maro Kannagi , real name Kanon Fukuda is a Japanese lyricist, singer and voice actress. She is a member of ZOC and a former member of ANGERME and Shugo Chara Egg!.

Manabu Oshio is a Japanese former singer and actor. He is the former vocalist of the band LIV. He was convicted in 2011 of drug use and failing to provide assistance to an acquaintance who died after taking drugs he had provided her.

Shinji Okazaki is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for La Liga club Huesca and the Japan national team.

Yoshimi Watanabe is a Japanese politician, member of Nippon Ishin no Kai, formerly of the Liberal Democratic Party and later the founder of Your Party. He was a member of the House of Representatives from 1996 to 2014, and returned to the Diet in 2016 as a member of the House of Councillors.