(Originally from Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan) Loveli – fashion model and television personality (Originally from Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan) Akihiro Sato – Japanese Brazilian model based in Philippines. Anja Aguilar – recording artist and Grand Winner of Little Big Star Season 2 in 2006. Gerphil Flores - classical crossover singer. Tomohiko Hoshina – judoka (Originally from Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan) Iwa Moto – actress, model and reality television personality. Maybelline Masuda - jiu-jitsu practitioner. Daniel Matsunaga – model, actor, professional footballer, host and businessman who became known in the Philippines by appearing in Cosmopolitan Philippines’ September 2009 "Cosmo Men" supplement. Born Japanese-Brazilian, obtained Filipino citizenship. Hikaru Minegishi – footballer who plays mainly as a winger for Ceres–Negros of the Philippines Football League (Originally from Sendai, Miyagi, Japan) Kintaro Miyagi – footballer who plays for the UP Fighting Maroons (Originally from Tokyo, Japan) Artemio Murakami - professional golfer. Kodo Nakano – judoka (Originally from Noda, Iwate, Japan) Enrique Ona – surgeon and public servant. Satoshi Ōtomo – footballer who most recently played for Davao Aguilas in the Philippines Football League (Originally from Sakae, Chiba, Japan) Taki Saito – actress (Originally from Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan) Risa Sato – volleyball player (Originally from Osaka, Japan) Yuka Saso – professional golfer of Japanese descent. She created golf history for the Philippines by winning the 2021 U.S. Women's Open. Daisuke Sato – professional footballer Edgar Sia – businessman. Akiko Thomson – television host, journalist and retired swimmer. Kiyomi Watanabe - judoka who has represented the Philippines in international competitions. Michiko Yamamoto – screenwriter. Mokomichi Hayami – actor, chef, TV presenter, entrepreneur, and model (Originally from Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan) Maria Ozawa – actress, model and a former AV star (Originally from Hokkaido, Japan) Kaede Ishiyama – MNL48 idol. Mara Lopez – actress and surfer. Fabio Ide – actor and model. Ako Kamo – Miss Universe Japan 2019 (Originally from Kobe, Hyogo, Japan) Miho Hoshino – MNL48 idol. Kaori Oinuma – actress and Pinoy Big Brother: Otso winner (Originally from Nagoya, Aichi, Japan) Kiara Takahashi Junna Tsukii - Filipino-Japanese karateka Raffy Tulfo-and his siblings Akira Morishita - Actor, singer, and member of BGYO Angel Satsumi - Teen actress, known as Clarissa in Pepito Manaloto Tsuyoshi Anthony "Hori" Horibata - First district representative of Camarines Sur (2022–) Gallery See also Red seal ships Filipinos in Japan Japan–Philippines relations References External links Japan Foundation Manila Office Philippines Japan–Philippines relations Japanese