List of founders from Japan

Soichiro Honda was a mechanic and entrepreneur. He cofounded the automobile brand Honda.

Joi Ito is a Japanese-American activist, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist. He is a founder of multiple organizations, as well as a philanthropist.

Japanese footballer and angel investor

Martial artist Hideyuki Ashihara (芦原 英幸, Ashihara Hideyuki, December 5, 1944 – April 24, 1995)[1] was a Japanese master of karate who founded Ashihara karate in 1980 with the emphasis on Sabaki. He is often attributed as one of the originators of the tai sabaki (whole body movement) method.

Japanese businessman. Founder of Toyota Motor Corporation.

Japanese film director, animator & mangaka.

Takashi Murakami is a Japanese artist.

Japanese cartoonist and animator

A businessman and entrepreneur with one of the largest media companies in Japan, SoftBank. He was born in 1957 and lives in Tokyo, Japan.

Naomi Osaka is a Japanese professional tennis player

Isao Takahata is a Japanese anime director.

American chef, cookbook author, animal sanctuary founder and owner of dairy-free cheese brand Miyoko's Creamery

A Japanese entrepreneur and businessman. His most well-known companies are Mistletoe and GungHo Online.

Japanese musician

Japanese musician

Japanese video game designer

Japanese writer

Emperor of japan

Japanese businessman

Japanese author, writer & curator, founder of Kokka

Japanese author, writer, teacher, translator, entrepreneur and journalist who founded keio university

Japanese singer

Japanese video game designer

American artist

Founder of nichiren buddhism in japan