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Emperor of Japan
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Former Emperor of Japan
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Crown Prince of Japan
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Film director
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Video Game Designer
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Hiroyuki Sanada12 October 1960
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16th Century Japanese Feudal Lord
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Serial Killer
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Baseball Outfielder
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27th Prime Minister of Japan
Miyamoto Musashi1584 AD
Swordsman & Warrior
Akira Kurosawa23 March 1910
Filmmaker
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Video Game Designer, Artist
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Imperial Japanese Army Intelligence officer
Yukio Mishima14 January 1925
Playwright
Isoroku Yamamoto04 April 1884
Japanese Naval Officer Who Conceived The Pearl
Shohei Ohtani05 July 1994
Baseball Player
Akira Toriyama05 April 1955
Japanese Manga Artist
Robert Griffin III12 February 1990
American Football Player
Masayoshi Son11 August 1957
Founder of SoftBank
Shinsuke Nakamura24 February 1980
Japanese Pro Wrestler & MMA
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Footballer
Mutsuhiro Watanabe18 January 1918
Imperial Japanese Army Corporal
Masashi Kishimoto08 November 1974
Manga Artist
Yuzuru Hanyu07 December 1994
Figure Skater
Keisuke Honda13 June 1986
Footballer
Satoru Iwata06 December 1959
Former President & CEO of Nintendo
Richard T. Jones16 January 1972
Actor
Shoko Asahara02 March 1955
Criminal
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Kento Yamazaki07 September 1994
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Takuya Kimura13 November 1972
Actor
Kota Ibushi21 May 1982
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Oldest Living Male Recorded in History
Miyavi14 September 1981
Singer, Guitarist
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Yusaku Maezawa22 November 1975
Entrepreneur
Kazuyoshi Miura26 February 1967
Footballer
Momofuku Ando05 March 1910
Inventor of instant noodles
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Mako Iwamatsu10 December 1933
Actor
Morihei Ueshiba14 December 1883
Martial Artist
Sota Fukushi30 May 1993
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Kenichi Matsuyama05 March 1985
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Actor
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Hideki Yukawa23 January 1907
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George Miller18 September 1992
YouTube Personality, Humorist, Vlogger
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Ken Yamamura21 January 1986
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Susumu Tonegawa06 September 1939
Immunologist, Molecular Biologist
Kenichi Fukui04 October 1918
Chemist
Lil Moco02 November 1994
YouTuber
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Chef
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Poet
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Shinzō Abe21 September 1954
Prime Minister of Japan
Yoshiro Mori14 July 1937
Prime Minister of Japan
Asai Chu22 July 1856
Painter
Akihiro Haga26 January 1981
Stunt Performer
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Emperor Meiji03 November 1852
Emperor
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Sculptor, Painter, Artist, Film director
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa27 September 1950
Actor, Film producer, Film actor, Television
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Samurai
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Baseball player
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Tennis player
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musician
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actor, writer, novelist, mangaka, translator
Hideaki Anno22 May 1960
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Video game designer
Osamu Tezuka03 November 1928
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Actor, Seiyū, Film director, Child actor, Stage
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Film director, Actor, Painter, Owarai tarento,
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Seiyū, Singer
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Kazushi Sakuraba14 July 1969
Mixed Martial Artist
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Actor, Singer, Seiyū, Child actor
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Mixed martial artist, Judoka
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Mangaka
Antonio Inoki20 February 1943
Politician, Professional wrestler, Writer, Actor
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Tomoyuki Yamashita08 November 1885
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Association football player
Satoshi Kon12 October 1963
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Japanese manga artist
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