Hitomi Soga

Hitomi Soga

female, 50 years old
Hitomi Soga is a Japanese woman who was abducted to North Korea together with her mother, Miyoshi Soga, from Sado Island, Japan, in 1978. She...
Hirohiko Izumida

Hirohiko Izumida

male, 47 years old
is the governor of Niigata Prefecture since October 25, 2004. He is currently the youngest prefectural governor in Japan at 44 years.

Double

36 years old
Double is the stage name for Japanese pop singer Takako Hirasawa. Previously, it was the name for a vocal group comprising Takako and her sister...
Rumiko Takahashi

Rumiko Takahashi

female, 52 years old
Rumiko Takahashi is a Japanese manga artist. Takahashi is one of the wealthiest women in Japan. The manga she creates (and its anime adaptations)...
Masaharu Homma

Masaharu Homma

male, deceased (1946)
Masaharu Homma (本間雅晴 "Honma Masaharu", November 27, 1887 in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, Japan - April 3, 1946 in Los Baños, Laguna, Philippin...
Nobuhiro Watsuki

Nobuhiro Watsuki

male, 39 years old
is a Japanese mangaka, best known for his samurai-themed series "Rurouni Kenshin". He once worked as an assistant for his favorite author Takeshi...
Tsunesaburo Makiguchi

Tsunesaburo Makiguchi

male, deceased (1944)
Tsunesaburo Makiguchi, Soka Gakkai's first president, was born in Kashiwazaki, a small village in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, on June 6, 1871....
Kimio Yanagisawa

Kimio Yanagisawa

male, 61 years old
Kimio Yanagisawa is a Japanese mangaka born on September 26, 1948 in Gosen-shi, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. His real name is pronounced the same...
Bin Shimada

Bin Shimada

male, 55 years old
is a seiyū born on November 20, 1954 in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. He is currently employed by the talent management firm Aoni Production. <br c...
Kazuya Tsurumaki

Kazuya Tsurumaki

male, 43 years old
Kazuya Tsurumaki is a Japanese anime director. He was born on February 2, 1966 in the city of Gosen, located in the Niigata Prefecture. He is the...