I would like a list of around 30 very popular living female and male
Japanese television stars.  Age may vary from teenagers to
40-somethings.  This may include game show hosts, personalities, sit
com stars, celebrity news people, etc.  They may be used for
television show, so they must be attractive, respected and very
popular.

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Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 26 Jul 2006 12:21 PDT

Will a list of names be sufficient, or do you require contact information?

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Clarification of Question by varadagirl-ga on 28 Jul 2006 10:54 PDT

Hello!  Sorry for taking so long to respond. A list of names would be fine.  Thanks!

Hello Varadagirl,


Below you will find a list of popular living female and male
Japanese television stars, actors, actresses, celebrities and athletes
under 50 years old.

Matsushima Nanako 
Oda Yuji 
Miyazawa Rie 
Nagase Masatoshi 
Toyokawa Etsushi 
Sorimachi Takashi 
Izumi Motoya 
Sanada Hiroyuki 
Watanabe Ken 
Fujiwara Norika 
Koizumi Kyoko 
Nakayama Miho 
Kikukawa Rei 
Yonekura Ryoko 
Matsuzaka Daisuke 
Nakata Hidetoshi 
Suzuki Ichiro 
Sasaki Kazuhiro 
Tamura Ryoko 
Shinjo Tsuyoshi 
Nomo Hideo 
Takahashi Naoko 
Musashimaru 
Inamoto Junichi 
Matsui Hideki 
Iijima Ai 
Papaya Suzuki 
Kano Sisters 
Hisamoto Masami 
Glay 
Hamasaki Ayumi 
Fukuyama Masaharu 
Komuro Tetsuya 
Morning Musume 
Utada Hikaru 
B'z 
Dreams Come True 
hitomi 
Amuro Namie 
Matsuda Seiko 
Dragon Ash 
Pink Lady 
Hajime Chitose 
BoA 
Hotei Tomoyasu 
SMAP 
Orange Range 
Downtown 
Tunnels 
Uchan Nanchan 
Dacho Club 
Ninety Nine 
Neptune 
Othello 
London Boots 
Cocorico 
Bakusho Mondai 



Obtain a profile of each celebrity by clicking on their picture at the
following links.

Major  TV personalities in Japan
http://www.japan-zone.com/modern/tv_star.shtml

Famous Sports Stars 
http://www.japan-zone.com/modern/sports_star.shtml

Famous Actors and Actresses 
http://www.japan-zone.com/modern/actor.shtml

Famous Musicians
http://www.japan-zone.com/modern/musician.shtml

Comedians
http://www.japan-zone.com/modern/comedian1.shtml



Search terms:
Popular Japanese artists OR actors OR athletes OR celebrities

I hope the information provided is helpful!

Best regards,
Bobbie7

This was a great, thorough answer...  Thanks Bobbie7-ga!!