List of Famous people born in Japan

Showtaro Morikubo is a Japanese actor, voice actor and singer who has voiced characters in anime, drama CDs, and video games. He was formerly affiliated with I'm Enterprise and VIMS. His most notable roles were Shikamaru Nara from Naruto, X in the Mega Man X series and Yosuke Hanamura from Persona 4.

Sayuri Uenishi is a Japanese politician and tarento. She served two terms in the House of Representatives before being expelled from her party for skipping a Diet session, then getting caught in a couple of scandals.

Miku Itō is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with Style Cube. Her major voice roles include Nanako Usami in Locodol, Ann Akagi in Action Heroine Cheer Fruits, Kokoro Tsurumaki in BanG Dream!, Miku Nakano in The Quintessential Quintuplets, and Hougetsu Shimamura in Adachi and Shimamura.

Mitsuo Yamaguchi , better known by the stage name of Kappei Yamaguchi , is a Japanese actor and voice actor affiliated with Gokū and 21st Century Fox. He currently voices Usopp in One Piece and Shinichi Kudo in Case Closed. Other roles included the male Ranma Saotome in Ranma ½, the eponymous character in InuYasha and L in Death Note. In overseas dubs, he is the Japanese voice of Kyle Broflovski, Bugs Bunny and Crash Bandicoot.

Kaho Indō , better known by her stage name Kaho, is a Japanese actress and fashion model. Kaho has won multiple Japanese entertainment industry awards, including a Hochi Film Award, a Nikkan Sports Film Award, and a Japan Academy Prize.

Takanohana Kōji is a Japanese former professional sumo wrestler and coach. He was the 65th man in history to reach sumo's highest rank of yokozuna, and he won 22 tournament championships between 1992 and 2001, the sixth highest total ever. The son of a popular ōzeki ranked wrestler from the 1970s, Takanohana's rise through the ranks alongside his elder brother Wakanohana and his rivalry with the foreign born yokozuna Akebono saw interest in sumo and attendance at tournaments soar during the early 1990s.

Riku Miura is a Japanese pair skater, who currently competes with Ryuichi Kihara. Miura/Kihara are the reigning Japanese national champions in pair skating. She previously competed with Shoya Ichihashi.

Mitsu Murata is a Japanese actor, fashion model and DJ/music producer, best known for his roles as Douji in the 2005 tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Hibiki and Bishop in the 2008 series Kamen Rider Kiva. As a DJ, Murata goes under the name "MITSUU", and has released remixes for artists such as HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR and JYONGRI. He is currently employed by Orions Belt. His blood type is A.

Ryohei Odai , otherwise known by his mononym Ryohei , is a Japanese actor and voice actor probably best known for providing the voice of Orga Sabnak in Gundam Seed and portraying Shuichi Kitaoka/Kamen Rider Zolda in Kamen Rider Ryuki.

Kaori Manabe is a Japanese talent, gravure idol and actress. She was born on May 31, 1980 in Ehime Prefecture, Japan.