Makoto Watanabe may refer to: , Grand Chamberlain of Japan in 1996, Chief of Protocol of Ministry of Foreign Affairs Makoto Watanabe, pilot of Japan Airlines Flight 907, involved in the 2001 Japan Airlines mid-air incident Makoto Watanabe (artist), featured in Tokyoten (1950-), architect, visiting professor at (1952-), architect based in Tokyo (1948-2003), French cuisine chef who worked for Imperial Household Agency Makoto Watanabe (footballer) (1980-), footballer Makoto Watanabe, Japanese journalist, founder of Tokyo Investigative Newsroom Tansa