Harumi Nemoto (根本 はるみ, Nemoto Harumi; born July 28, 1980) is a Japanese gravure (bikini) idol from Chiba Prefecture…
Harumi Nemoto (根本 はるみ, Nemoto Harumi; born July 28, 1980) is a Japanese gravure (bikini) idol from Chiba Prefecture, Japan. She has had a column since October 2007 in the monthly manga magazine Manga Life.
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Famous People from Chiba Prefecture
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Yukana Nogami (野上 ゆかな, Nogami Yukana; born January 6, 1975), who goes by her mononymous stage name Yukana (ゆかな), is a…
Yukana Nogami (野上 ゆかな, Nogami Yukana; born January 6, 1975), who goes by her mononymous stage name Yukana (ゆかな), is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with Sigma Seven. Her major roles include Yuri Tanima in Wedding Peach, Meiling Li in Cardcaptor Sakura, Tessa in Full Metal Panic!, Honoka Yukishiro (Cure White) in Futari wa Pretty Cure, Ulrike in Kyo Kara Maoh!, Yumiko Tomi in Fafner in the Azure, C.C. in Code Geass, Cecilia Alcott in Infinite Stratos, and Kale in Dragon Ball Super. In tokusatsu, she voices Mezool in Kamen Rider OOO and Tega June in No.1 Sentai Gozyuger. In video games, she is the voice of Asahi Takashima in Money Idol Exchanger, Tear Grants in Tales of the Abyss, Ai Nanasaki in Amagami SS, Niyon in Granblue Fantasy, Dusk (Xi) in Arknights and Zhiming: Ethereal Enigma in Aether Gazer.
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Michitaka Kobayashi (小林 通孝, Kobayashi Michitaka; born August 28, 1955 in Mobara, Chiba) is a Japanese voice actor. For…
Michitaka Kobayashi (小林 通孝, Kobayashi Michitaka; born August 28, 1955 in Mobara, Chiba) is a Japanese voice actor. For a time, he was known as Sanshirō Nitta (新田 三士郎, Nitta Sanshirō). He currently works for Aoni Production.
Ayatsugu Yamashita (山下 斐紹, Yamashita Ayatsugu; born November 16, 1992) is a Japanese professional baseball catcher. He…
Ayatsugu Yamashita (山下 斐紹, Yamashita Ayatsugu; born November 16, 1992) is a Japanese professional baseball catcher. He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and Chunichi Dragons.
Mikako Takahashi (高橋 美佳子, Takahashi Mikako; born May 29, 1980) is a Japanese voice actress and J-Pop singer from Chiba…
Mikako Takahashi (高橋 美佳子, Takahashi Mikako; born May 29, 1980) is a Japanese voice actress and J-Pop singer from Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As the Excel Saga character Mikako Hyatt, she forms one half of the voice acting duo The Excel Girls (the other half being Yumiko Kobayashi). She is employed by I'm Enterprise. She is also the best knowing dubbing roles of Korean drama and films, like for Park Shin-hye, Shin So-yul and others. In January 2017, she wrote in her private blog that she has been married since the last day of 2016.
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Saki Nishihara (西原 紗稀, Nishihara Saki) (born Saki Ueno (上野 紗稀, Ueno Saki) on 20 November 1994) is a Japanese…
Saki Nishihara (西原 紗稀, Nishihara Saki) (born Saki Ueno (上野 紗稀, Ueno Saki) on 20 November 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Indonesia Women's League club Persija Jakarta and has made one appearance for the Japan national team.
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Ryota Yamasato (Japanese: 山里亮太, Hepburn: Yamasato Ryōta; born April 14, 1977), also known as Yama-chan (山ちゃん), is a…
Ryota Yamasato (Japanese: 山里亮太, Hepburn: Yamasato Ryōta; born April 14, 1977), also known as Yama-chan (山ちゃん), is a Japanese comedian and television and radio personality. He rose to fame in the 2000s as one half of the manzai comedy duo Nankai Candies. Outside Japan he is best known as one of the commentators on the reality television series Terrace House.
Takayuki Sakazume (坂詰 貴之, Sakazume Takayuki) is a Japanese actor.
Masakazu Katsura (Japanese: 桂 正和, Hepburn: Katsura Masakazu; born December 10, 1962) is a Japanese manga artist, known…
Masakazu Katsura (Japanese: 桂 正和, Hepburn: Katsura Masakazu; born December 10, 1962) is a Japanese manga artist, known for hero and romance series. His works include Wing-Man (1983–1985), Video Girl Ai (1989–1992), I"s (1997–1999), and Zetman (2002–2014). He has also worked as a character designer for Iria: Zeiram the Animation, Tiger & Bunny and Garo: Crimson Moon, as well as the video game Astral Chain.
Tōhakuryū Masahito (Japanese 東白龍 雅士, born April 17, 1996, as Masahito Shiraishi) is a professional Japanese sumo…
Tōhakuryū Masahito (Japanese 東白龍 雅士, born April 17, 1996, as Masahito Shiraishi) is a professional Japanese sumo wrestler from Tokyo. Debuting in May 2019 as a sandanme tsukedashi, his highest rank is maegashira 15 and he currently wrestles for Tamanoi stable.
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Azusa Yamamoto (山本 梓, Yamamoto Azusa) (born April 24, 1981) is a Japanese Gravure idol, actress, and talent. She was…
Azusa Yamamoto (山本 梓, Yamamoto Azusa) (born April 24, 1981) is a Japanese Gravure idol, actress, and talent. She was named as one of the "7 most irresistibly cute Japanese idols" by the Thailand version of FHM magazine in 2010. The magazine also dubbed her "the cutest villain ever" for her movie work in the "Hurricanger" series.
Sayaka Murata (村田沙耶香 Murata Sayaka; born August 14, 1979) is a Japanese writer. She is best known for the international…
Sayaka Murata (村田沙耶香 Murata Sayaka; born August 14, 1979) is a Japanese writer. She is best known for the international bestseller Convenience Store Woman (2016) which has been translated into more than thirty languages worldwide. Murata has won many major literary prizes in Japan, including the Gunzo Prize for New Writers in 2003, the Noma Literary New Face Prize in 2009, the Mishima Yukio Prize in 2013, and the Akutagawa Prize for Convenience Store Woman in 2016. All the English translations of her work are done by Ginny Tapley Takemori. In addition to Convenience Store Woman, Murata's first book to be published in English, Takemori has translated the novels Earthlings and Vanishing World, the short-story collection Life Ceremony, the short stories "Faith", "Survival", and "A Clean Marriage", as well as the New York Times published opinion piece "The Future of Sex Lives in All of Us", among others. Murata's latest book to be published in English is the 2025 novel Vanishing World, originally published in Japan in 2015. Her latest work in Japanese has been the 2022 short-story collection Faith, of which two stories were translated by Takemori individually.
🎓 Tamagawa University🏫 Nishogakusha University Affiliated Kashiwa High School📍 From Inzaghi, Chiba Prefecture💼 Writer・Novelist
Ōshōma Degi (Japanese: 欧勝馬 出気; born 9 April 1997 as Pürevsürengiin Delgerbayar (Mongolian: Пүрэвсүрэнгийн Дэлгэрбаяр))…
Ōshōma Degi (Japanese: 欧勝馬 出気; born 9 April 1997 as Pürevsürengiin Delgerbayar (Mongolian: Пүрэвсүрэнгийн Дэлгэрбаяр)) is a Mongolian professional sumo wrestler from Töv Province. Wrestling for Naruto stable, he made his professional debut in November 2021, and became sekitori when he reached the jūryō division in July 2022.
Kahoru Sasajima (笹島 かほる, Sasajima Kahoru; born October 4, 1973) is a Japanese voice actress from Chiba Prefecture…
Kahoru Sasajima (笹島 かほる, Sasajima Kahoru; born October 4, 1973) is a Japanese voice actress from Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
Chiaki Minamiyama (南山 千明, Minamiyama Chiaki; born October 16, 1985) is a Japanese football player. She played for Japan…
Chiaki Minamiyama (南山 千明, Minamiyama Chiaki; born October 16, 1985) is a Japanese football player. She played for Japan national team.
🎓 Japan Women's College of Physical Education🏫 Risshisha High School📍 From Ichikawa, Chiba💼 Football (Soccer)
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Shiho Fujita (Japanese: 藤田 志穂, romanized: Fujita Shiho; born May 11, 1985), known by her stage name Sifow (stylized as…
Shiho Fujita (Japanese: 藤田 志穂, romanized: Fujita Shiho; born May 11, 1985), known by her stage name Sifow (stylized as sifow), is a former Japanese pop singer, model and businesswoman. She signed to the Avex Trax music label in 2006, but in 2008 she announced her retirement from the music industry. She has since focused on business and health advocacy, and established Office G-Revo Corporation in 2010.
Yōko Oginome (荻野目 洋子, Oginome Yōko; born December 10, 1968 in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan), married name Yōko…
Yōko Oginome (荻野目 洋子, Oginome Yōko; born December 10, 1968 in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan), married name Yōko Tsujino (辻野 洋子, Tsujino Yōko), is a former pop idol, actress and voice actress, who gained popularity in the mid-1980s. Her fans often call her Oginome-chan. Her husband is Ryuso Tsujino. Oginome is affiliated with Rising Production.
Ayana Sakai (酒井彩名, Sakai Ayana; born 16 May 1985) is a Japanese actress. She has appeared in more than twelve films…
Ayana Sakai (酒井彩名, Sakai Ayana; born 16 May 1985) is a Japanese actress. She has appeared in more than twelve films since 1998.
Mai Kuraki (倉木 麻衣, Kuraki Mai) (born October 28, 1982) is a Japanese pop and R&B singer. After releasing her US debut…
Mai Kuraki (倉木 麻衣, Kuraki Mai) (born October 28, 1982) is a Japanese pop and R&B singer. After releasing her US debut single "Baby I Like" in 1999, Kuraki signed with Giza Studio and released her Japanese debut single "Love, Day After Tomorrow" in 1999. In 2000, she released her debut album, Delicious Way, which debuted at number-one and sold over 2.2 million copies in its first week. The album has spawned four top-three singles, "Love, Day After Tomorrow", "Stay by My Side", "Secret of My Heart", and "Never Gonna Give You Up". Eventually, the album sold over 3.5 million copies nationwide and became the best-selling album in Japan of 2000, and has been the ninth best-selling album in Japan of all-time. Her second album, Perfect Crime (2001) debuted atop in Japan and has sold over 1.3 million copies nationwide. After the success in Japan, Kuraki targeted the American market again, with the English-language studio album Secret of My Heart (2002), however it failed to enter any charts in the United States. Her third Japanese album, Fairy Tale was released in 2002 and topped the Oricon albums chart. The album has spawned one number-one song, "Winter Bells". Her fourth album, If I Believe become her fourth consecutive number-one album in Japan. Her first compilation album, Wish You the Best (2004) sold nearly a million copies and became the seventh best-selling album of 2004 in Japan. Kuraki's succeeding albums, Fuse of Love (2005), Diamond Wave (2006), and One Life (2008) were released to less commercial success. In 2009, Kuraki saw a revival in her popularity with the increased television appearances and the promotion. Her eighth studio album, Touch Me!, debuted atop in Japan, becoming her first number-one album in five years. Her second compilation album, All My Best (2009) topped the chart in Japan, making her one of the two artists who sent two albums at the top spot on the chart in the year. Her next studio albums, Future Kiss (2010) and Over the Rainbow (2012) both reached top three in Japan. Her third compilation album, Mai Kuraki Best 151A: Love & Hope (2014) managed to peak at number two in Japan and became the ninety-fifth best-selling album in Japan of the year. Her eleventh studio album, Smile (2017) sold less than her previous albums, partly due to the lack of the promotion. Released in 2017, the single "Togetsukyo (Kimi Omou)" peaked at number two in Japan and became the best-selling single for a solo female artist in 2017. The single marked Kuraki's second revival in charts, succeeded by the compilation album, Mai Kuraki x Meitantei Conan Collaboration Best 21: Shinjitsu wa Itsumo Uta ni Aru! (2017), which peaked at number four in Japan and charted on the year-end album chart in 2017 and 2018. Her twelfth and thirteenth albums, Kimi Omou: Shunkashūtō (2018) and Let's Goal!: Barairo no Jinsei (2019) were both moderate success, reaching top three in Japan. Her fifth compilation album, Mai Kuraki Single Collection: Chance for You was released in 2019, in celebration of her 20th anniversary. In 2021, Kuraki released her fourteenth studio album Unconditional Love, which peaked at number four in Japan and spawned a number-one single "Zero kara Hajimete". Her first extended play Forever for You was released in 2024 to commercial success, reaching number three in Japan. Kuraki is best known for singing theme songs for the Japanese television anime series, Case Closed aka detective conan. As of October 2020, she has recorded twenty-three songs for the series and earning her a Guinness World Record for singing the most theme songs for the same television series. Kuraki also holds the record for being the only female artist to have all of her singles consecutively debut in the Top 10 since her debut in 1999, and is the 38th best-selling Japanese music artist of all time. To date, Kuraki has seven number-one albums (five originals and two compilations) and two number-one singles.
🎓 Ritsumeikan University🏫 Ritsumeikan Uji Junior and Senior High School📍 From Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture💼 Singer・Vocalist
Norimitsu Onishi (大西 哲光, Ōnishi Norimitsu) is a Japanese Canadian journalist. He is a Paris correspondent for the New…
Norimitsu Onishi (大西 哲光, Ōnishi Norimitsu) is a Japanese Canadian journalist. He is a Paris correspondent for the New York Times, after holding the position as Bureau Chief in Johannesburg, Jakarta, Tokyo and Abidjan. He was a member of The New York Times reporting team that received the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting for coverage of the 2014 Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa. Team members named by The Times were Pam Belluck, Helene Cooper, Sheri Fink, Adam Nossiter, Onishi, Kevin Sack, and Ben C. Solomon. In November 2018, Onishi wrote an article about the lonely deaths of the elderly in Japan, titled "A Generation in Japan Faces a Lonely Death" for which he was nominated as a 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing finalist. Readers thanked Norimitsu for his "profoundly moving piece" about two people who live alone in a danchi, a sprawling government apartment complex, outside Tokyo.
Hinata Kashiwagi (柏木 ひなた, Kashiwagi Hinata; born March 29, 1999) is a Japanese singer, and a former member of the…
Hinata Kashiwagi (柏木 ひなた, Kashiwagi Hinata; born March 29, 1999) is a Japanese singer, and a former member of the female idol group Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku.
Koyanagi Tsunekichi (Japanese: 小柳 常吉; born Keiji Takaishi (高石 桂治, Takaishi Keiji), August 1817 – March 23, 1858) was a…
Koyanagi Tsunekichi (Japanese: 小柳 常吉; born Keiji Takaishi (高石 桂治, Takaishi Keiji), August 1817 – March 23, 1858) was a Japanese sumo wrestler from Ichihara District, Kazusa Province (now Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture). His highest rank was ōzeki. He is the third wrestler from Chiba Prefecture to have been promoted to this rank and the first since Kimenzan Yoichiemon in 1813, 39 years earlier.
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Kazushige Nosawa (野沢 一茂, Nosawa Kazushige; born December 17, 1976), better known by his ring names Nosawa and Nosawa…
Kazushige Nosawa (野沢 一茂, Nosawa Kazushige; born December 17, 1976), better known by his ring names Nosawa and Nosawa Rongai (NOSAWA論外), is a Japanese retired professional wrestler, best known for his appearances in All Japan Pro Wrestling and various independent promotions.