List of Famous people born in Japan

Kanichi Kurita is a Japanese actor, voice actor and comedian. His most famous role is as the titular character of the anime series Lupin the Third. He inherited the role from Yasuo Yamada after the latter's death in 1995, and his first role as Lupin was in the theatrical film Farewell to Nostradamus.

Yuko Mori is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Party and a member of the House of Councillors of Japan in the Diet. She was previously with the Democratic Party of Japan and briefly belonged to the Tomorrow Party of Japan founded by Yukiko Kada, of which she was the deputy leader. A native of Niigata and graduate of Niigata University, she was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2001 after serving in the town assembly of Yokogoshi, Niigata between 1999 and 2001.

Yūsuke Kinoshita is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons.

Shinobu Sakagami is a Japanese tarento, essayist, film director, television presenter, singer and actor. Sakagami entered the entertainment industry at the age of 3 as a child actor, marking him one of the longest tenured in the industry for his age.

Maiko Itō is a Japanese actress.

Natsuna Watanabe , better known as just Natsuna , is a Japanese actress and former model.

Eiji Kawashima is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Strasbourg and the Japan national team.

Ozawa Kenji is a Japanese musician born in 1968 in Sagamihara, Kanagawa. His uncle Seiji Ozawa is a world-famous conductor. Ozawa's first claim to fame was as a member of the pop duo, Flipper's Guitar. He graduated from Tokyo University. His father is a professor.

Hiromi is a Japanese comedian, television presenter, radio personality, actor, businessman, and triathlete. He is the president of Be Company. His full name is Hiromi Kozono .

Renn Kiriyama is a Japanese actor and television from Yokohama. His debut role was as Bunta Marui in The Prince of Tennis musical Absolute King Rikkai feat. Rokkaku ~ First Service. Kiriyama is also known for his role in Shotaro Hidari, the male lead and half of the eponymous hero of the television series Kamen Rider W.