List of Famous people born in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan

Junya Ogawa

First Name Junya
Born on April 18, 1971 (age 52)

Junya Ogawa is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. A native of Takamatsu, Kagawa and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Home Affairs in 1994. Leaving the ministry in 2003, he ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives in the same year. Two years later, he ran again and lost for a second time. He ran for a third time in 2009 and was elected for Kagawa's 1st district.

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Toshio Yamauchi

First Name Toshio
Born on December 17, 1946 (age 77)

Toshio Yamauchi is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet. A native of Marugame, Kagawa and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1998 after serving in the assembly of Kagawa Prefecture since 1991.

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Kento Momota

First Name Kento
Last Name Momota
Born on September 1, 1994 (age 29)

Kento Momota is a Japanese badminton player. He is known to have a skillful and relentless play style on court. He has won several major badminton tournaments including two World Championships titles, two Asian Championships titles, and one All England title. Recently, Kento Momota entered into Guinness Book of World Records for “The most Badminton Men’s Singles Titles in a Season – 11", between March 3 & December 15, 2019.

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Takuya Hirai

First Name Takuya
Last Name Hirai
Born on January 25, 1958 (age 66)

Takuya Hirai is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. A native of Takamatsu, Kagawa and graduate of Sophia University he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000 as a member of the New Frontier Party after running unsuccessfully as an independent in 1996. He later joined LDP.

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Akiko Matsumoto

First Name Akiko
Last Name Matsumoto
Born on March 8, 1966 (age 58)

Akiko Matsumoto is a Japanese TV personality and actress.

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Atsuko Takahata

First Name Atsuko
Born on October 11, 1954 (age 69)
Height 163 cm | 5'4

Atsuko Takahata is a Japanese actress, voice actress and tarento from Kagawa Prefecture, Japan.

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Jun Kaname

First Name Jun
Last Name Kaname
Born on February 21, 1981 (age 43)
Height 185 cm | 6'1

Jun Kaname is a Japanese actor and tarento. He was born in Mitoyo, Kagawa and made his drama debut as an actor in 2001 in the Tokusatsu Series "Kamen Rider Agito". He appears not only in TV dramas but also in movies, commercial messages, variety TV programs, plays, and music videos. Kaname married a non-celebrity woman April 28, 2013.

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Futoshi Nakanishi

First Name Futoshi
Last Name Nakanishi
Born on April 11, 1933 (age 90)

Futoshi Nakanishi is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder, coach, and manager. He spent all of his playing career with the Nishitetsu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball, and served as player-manager of the team from 1962 to 1969. Nakanishi also managed the Nippon Ham-Fighters, Hanshin Tigers, Yakult Swallows, and Chiba Lotte Marines. He coached for the Swallows, Kintetsu Buffaloes, Yomiuri Giants, and Orix BlueWave.

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Ryuya Matsumoto

First Name Ryuya
Born on April 29, 1993 (age 30)
Height 193 cm | 6'4

Ryuya Matsumoto is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who last played for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. In November 2015 he was one of three Giants players handed a penalty of indefinite disqualification by the league for betting on professional baseball games.

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Shinichiro Furumoto

First Name Shinichiro
Born on March 11, 1965 (age 59)

Shinichiro Furumoto is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan and a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. A native of Takamatsu, Kagawa and graduate of Ritsumeikan University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003. As a member of the Diet, he represents the 11th District of Aichi prefecture, which includes the cities of Toyota and Miyoshi.

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