List of Famous people born in Japan

Shōko Shōfukutei

First Name Shōko
Born on December 28, 1968 (age 57)

Showko Showfukutei 笑福亭笑子 is a Japanese comedian, ventriloquist, professional Rakugo performer, actor, writer and speaker based in Melbourne. She has lived and worked in London, Tokyo, Osaka, Singapore and regularly performs internationally, including the Edinburgh Fringe and Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Showko was a finalist on Australia's Got Talent in 2016, and in 2019 released an Amazon Prime Video called Absolutely Normal in the US and UK. Her stage show is a combination of stand-up comedy and ventriloquism.

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Shōfukutei Jinchi

First Name Shōfukutei
Last Name Jinchi
Born on August 12, 1952 (age 74)
Born in Japan
Height 177 cm | 5'10
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Kōji Oikawa

First Name Kōji
Last Name Oikawa
Born on April 20, 1970 (age 56)
Born in Japan
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Keiichi Wakasa

First Name Keiichi
Last Name Wakasa
Born on September 1, 1975 (age 51)
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Motohiro Takewaka

First Name Motohiro
Last Name Takewaka
Born on August 12, 1970 (age 56)
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Yutaka Takehana

First Name Yutaka
Last Name Takehana
Born on January 1, 1949 (age 77)
Born in Japan
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Jun Takeda

First Name Jun
Last Name Takeda
Born on September 21, 1982 (age 44)
Born in Japan
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Kahori Takeda

村上 久美子
First Name Kahori
Born on September 17, 1958 (age 68)
Born in Japan, Tokyo
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Jun'ichi Nōjō

First Name Jun'ichi
Last Name Nōjō
Born on January 22, 1951 (age 75)
Born in Japan, Tokyo
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Tomoo Wakō

First Name Tomoo
Born on April 5, 1937 (age 89)
Height 182 cm | 6'0
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