List of Famous people born in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan

Toshimitsu Motegi

First Name Toshimitsu
Last Name Motegi
Born on October 7, 1955 (age 69)

Toshimitsu Motegi is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Tsushima Faction, and a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet, representing Tochigi Prefecture's fifth electoral district, and has served as Minister for Foreign Affairs since a Cabinet re-shuffle by Prime Minister Shinzō Abe on 11 September 2019.

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Yukio Edano

First Name Yukio
Last Name Edano
Born on May 31, 1964 (age 60)

Yukio Edano is a Japanese politician and a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. He served as Chief Cabinet Secretary and Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry in the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) cabinet between 2010 and 2012. He has served as the head of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan since its formation in October 2017.

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Tomoko Yamaguchi

First Name Tomoko
Last Name Yamaguchi
Born on October 20, 1964 (age 60)
Height 170 cm | 5'7

Tomoko Yamaguchi is a Japanese actress and voice actress singer from Tochigi. She is the lead actress for the classic j-drama Long Vacation, starring alongside Takuya Kimura. She has been married to Toshiaki Karasawa since 1995.

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Yūko Ōshima

First Name Yūko
Last Name Ōshima
Born on October 17, 1988 (age 36)
Height 152 cm | 5'0

Yuko Oshima is a Japanese actress and former member of Japanese idol girl group AKB48, of which she was the captain of Team K. She was also a member of the AKB48 subunit Not Yet. In addition to the singles that involved the rock-paper-scissors tournaments, she sang on the title tracks for all of AKB48's singles since "Aitakatta" in October 2006. She placed among the top two of the annual AKB48 general elections from 2009 to 2013. Oshima is currently represented with Ohta Production.

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Takurō Ishii

First Name Takurō
Born on August 25, 1970 (age 54)
Height 174 cm | 5'9

Takuro Ishii is a retired Japanese professional baseball player. He currently is a coach for the Yomiuri Giants. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

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Yoshimi Watanabe

First Name Yoshimi
Last Name Watanabe
Born on March 17, 1952 (age 72)

Yoshimi Watanabe is a Japanese politician, member of Nippon Ishin no Kai, formerly of the Liberal Democratic Party and later the founder of Your Party. He was a member of the House of Representatives from 1996 to 2014, and returned to the Diet in 2016 as a member of the House of Councillors.

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Hikaru Midorikawa

First Name Hikaru
Last Name Midorikawa
Born on May 2, 1968 (age 56)

Hikaru Midorikawa is a Japanese voice actor from Otawara, Tochigi who is represented by Aoni Production. He is best known for the roles of Softon in Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, Tamahome in Fushigi Yûgi, Seiran Shi in Saiunkoku Monogatari, Gridman in Gridman the Hyper Agent, Heero Yuy in Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, Kaede Rukawa in Slam Dunk, Ayato Sakamaki in Diabolik Lovers, Rantaro Amami in Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony, Zelgadis Greywords in Slayers, Ryuho in s-CRY-ed, Marth from the Fire Emblem series, Akihiko Sanada from Persona 3, Lancer from Fate/Zero, Kyōsuke Natsume from Little Busters!, Sakamoto from Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto, Kouga from Saint Seiya Omega, Ensign Nogami from The Cockpit and Garou from One-Punch Man.

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Hirokazu Sawamura

First Name Hirokazu
Born on April 3, 1988 (age 36)
Height 184 cm | 6'0

Hirokazu Sawamura is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who is currently plays for the Boston Red Sox. He previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yomiuri Giants and Chiba Lotte Marines. Listed at 6 feet 0 inches (1.83 m) and 212 pounds (96 kg), he throws and bats right-handed.

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Kosuke Hagino

First Name Kosuke
Last Name Hagino
Born on August 15, 1994 (age 30)
Height 175 cm | 5'9

Kosuke Hagino is a Japanese competitive swimmer who specializes in the individual medley and 200 m freestyle. He is a four-time Olympic medalist, most notably winning gold in the 400 m individual medley at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

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Naohisa Takato

First Name Naohisa
Born on May 30, 1993 (age 31)

Naohisa Takato is a Japanese judoka.

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