List of Famous people born in Tokyo, Japan
Ichirō Furutachi
Ichiro Furutachi is a Japanese announcer, tarento, television presenter, and newscaster represented by Furutachi-Project. He was an announcer for TV Asahi. He graduated from Kita Kuritsu Takinogawa Daini Elementary School, Chiyoda Kuritsu Kanda Hitotsubashi Junior High School, Rikkyo Niiza Junior and Senior High School, and Rikkyo University Faculty of Economics Department of Business Administration. Controversy erupted when he stepped down as the anchor of TV Asahi's evening news broadcast, Hōdō Station, a removal that was reportedly due to political pressure in response to the show's critical tone.
Yūko Fueki
Yuko Fueki is a Japanese–Korean actress. She is most popular in South Korea, where she is known as Yoo Min.
Ryosuke Kikuchi
Ryosuke Kikuchi is a Japanese professional baseball player for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Kōsuke Toyohara
Kōsuke Toyohara is a Japanese actor and singer who has appeared in more than 80 films since 1982. He serves as head representative of Headrock Inc.
Izumi Kitta
Izumi Kitta is a Japanese voice actress best known as the voice of Cordelia Glauca in the media franchise Tantei Opera Milky Holmes, the voice of Tomoko Kuroki in No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular!, and the voice of Rainbow Dash in the Japanese dub of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. Her first maxi single, "Colorful Garden" was released on April 6, 2011. Kitta attended Dwango Creative School, a voice actor training school in 2007, started her career as a voice actress from 2008. After leaving Dwango Artist Production, she is now affiliated with Hibiki Cast. In 2017 she had her first manga, Liberty, published in yuri magazine Galette, illustrated by Moto Momono.
Akihiko Hoshide
Akihiko Hoshide is a Japanese engineer and JAXA astronaut. On August 30, 2012, Hoshide became the third Japanese astronaut to walk in space.
Jin Akanishi
Jin Akanishi is a Japanese musician, singer, songwriter and actor. He has been active since 1998, first as one of the two lead vocalists of the popular J-pop boy-band KAT-TUN. Since the group's official debut in 2006, they have achieved 14 consecutive number ones on the Oricon charts. In 2009, Akanishi started his solo career, and since then has released two studio albums, and two mini albums.
Kentaro Ito
Kentarō Itō is a Japanese voice actor and stage actor who was born in Hachiōji. He is currently affiliated with Mausu Promotion and is representative of Theater Company K-Show. He has taken over some of the roles held by the late Kazuyuki Sogabe and Takeshi Aono. His range is baritone.
Kaori Nazuka
Kaori Nazuka is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer. She played Nunnally Lamperouge in Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion, the eponymous character in Eureka Seven and Cosette in Les Misérables: Shōjo Cosette. She announced her marriage in February 2011 and had a daughter on January 1, 2012.
Tsukasa Akimoto
Tsukasa Akimoto is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet. A native of Adachi, Tokyo and graduate of Daito Bunka University, he was elected for the first time in 2004.