List of Famous people born in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan

Yoshirō Mori

First Name Yoshirō
Last Name Mori
Born on July 14, 1937 (age 87)

Yoshirō Mori is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan between April 2000 and April 2001. Described as having "the heart of a flea and the brain of a shark," he was unpopular in opinion polls during his time in office. He also served as the President of the Japan Rugby Football Union as well as the Japan-Korea Parliamentarians' Union. In 2014, he was appointed to head the organizing committee for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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Misato Tanaka

First Name Misato
Last Name Tanaka
Born on February 9, 1977 (age 47)
Height 165 cm | 5'5

Misato Tanaka is a Japanese actress.

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Mamiko Noto

First Name Mamiko
Born on February 6, 1980 (age 44)

Mamiko Noto is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer working under Office Osawa.

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Kenta Matsudaira

First Name Kenta
Last Name Matsudaira
Born on April 11, 1991 (age 33)

Kenta Matsudaira is a Japanese table tennis player. Winner of the 2006 World Junior Championships in singles, he was the world number one junior player in 2008. He is world-renowned for his tomahawk serve, which he has popularized throughout his career. The serve itself is rather unorthodox but still ample in efficiency, making it even more effective due to its unfamiliar nature. His serve has been one of the imperative factors in his illustrious junior career, alongside making him a top 50 player for many years. He also utilizes its reverse variation.

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Risako Kawai

First Name Risako
Born on November 21, 1994 (age 29)

Risako Kawai is a Japanese wrestler. She finished second at the 2015 World Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas and represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics winning a gold medal by defeating Maria Mamashuk of Belarus 3-0.

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Kyōsuke Takagi

First Name Kyōsuke
Born on September 5, 1989 (age 35)
Height 183 cm | 6'0

Kyosuke Takagi is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

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Kaori Matsumoto

First Name Kaori
Last Name Matsumoto
Born on September 11, 1982 (age 42)

Kaori Matsumoto is a female Japanese judoka.

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Chizuko Ueno

First Name Chizuko
Born on July 12, 1948 (age 76)

Chizuko Ueno is a Japanese sociologist and Japan's "best-known feminist". Her work covers sociological issues including semiotics, capitalism, and feminism in Japan. Ueno is known for the quality, polarizing nature, and accessibility of her work.

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Hiroaki Shimauchi

First Name Hiroaki
Last Name Shimauchi
Born on February 2, 1990 (age 34)
Height 180 cm | 5'11

Hiroaki Shimauchi is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

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Azumi Inoue

宮崎 みどり
First Name Azumi
Last Name Inoue
Born on February 10, 1965 (age 59)
Height 158 cm | 5'2

Azumi Inoue is a Japanese singer. She graduated from Yugakkan High School in Kanazawa. She is best known for singing the opening and ending theme songs for the Hayao Miyazaki film My Neighbor Totoro: "Sanpo" and "My Neighbor Totoro". She is known for having a clear, light voice.

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