Well known/Famous Foreigners that are living in Japan

[Davey]

Are there any famous/well known foreigeners living in Japan? I am sure they are there, so let's make a list!

Probably the most famous Foreigner was Samurai William Adams, also known in Japanese as Anjin-sama (ﾋ?つ針窶罵: anjin, "pilot"; sama, a Japanese social title) and Miura Anjin. We known him from the Shogun book, and Movie/Tvserie with the same name.

One other well known Foreigner is Kjeld Duits, This dutch guy published 2 books about Japan, is a journalist, and does a lot for the dutch communitie in west Japan, and many othere things, have a look on his website :iKjeld.com

So which famous/well known foreigners do you know?

 

[epigene]

One that came to mind immediately:

Ian Hideo Levy:
Hideo Levy - Wikipedia

 

[xerxes99]

Out where I am Lafcadio Hearn is the most well known foreigner.
Lafcadio Hearn - Wikipedia

 

[yamada]

Dave Spector.
Well known/Famous Foreigner across Japan.

 

[undrentide]

ﾆ痴ﾂーﾆ耽ﾂーﾂ・ﾆ稚ﾆ停?ｰﾆ停?愴誰ﾆ停?ｹﾂ。ﾂ（Frankl Pe'ter)
Famous mathematician from Hungary and he's a street performer, too.
ピーター・フランクル - Wikipedia

I wonder why he calls himself in English way, not Hungarian?
ﾂ（窶堋ｿ窶堙遺?堙昶?堙家地ﾆ停?愴狸ﾆ椎?ﾂーﾅ津ｪ窶堋ｾ窶堙?稚ﾆ停?ｰﾆ停?愴誰ﾆ停?ｹﾂ・ﾆ馳ﾂーﾆ弾ﾆ停?ｹ窶堙??堋ｷﾂ。ﾂ）ﾂ　

 

[Han Chan]

Marutei Tsurunen. Born in Finland, is the first foreign-born politician in Japan's Diet (parliament).

メインタイトル: トラブルに巻き込まれることなく日本でカジノ遊興を楽しむ方法

 

[yamada]

ﾆ痴ﾂーﾆ耽ﾂーﾂ・ﾆ稚ﾆ停?ｰﾆ停?愴誰ﾆ停?ｹﾂ。ﾂ（Frankl Pe'ter)
Famous mathematician from Hungary and he's a street performer, too.
ピーター・フランクル - Wikipedia
I wonder why he calls himself in English way, not Hungarian?
ﾂ（窶堋ｿ窶堙遺?堙昶?堙家地ﾆ停?愴狸ﾆ椎?ﾂーﾅ津ｪ窶堋ｾ窶堙?稚ﾆ停?ｰﾆ停?愴誰ﾆ停?ｹﾂ・ﾆ馳ﾂーﾆ弾ﾆ停?ｹ窶堙??堋ｷﾂ。ﾂ）ﾂ　

I saw him at Hiratsuka station in JR Tokaido Line this May. He was dressed in like a pierrot and had a black box with katakana 'ﾆ痴ﾂーﾆ耽ﾂーﾂ・ﾆ稚ﾆ停?ｰﾆ停?愴誰ﾆ停?ｹ' on it.

 

[yukio_michael]

Trevor Brown
Trevor Brown - Wikipedia

Though presently living in Japan, Trevor Brown is an English artist from London whose work explores paraphilias, such as pedophilia, BDSM, and other fetish themes.

Well loved, in Japan.

 

[gaijinalways]

I gues the defintion of famous is narrowly defined here. I know some of the earlier names mentioned are famous in context with writings about Japan, but are hardly think most of the other names are household names outside of Japan and perhaps their own native countries.

Unless Michael Jackson, David Beckham, Bill Gates moves here...
Of course when we define famous, we have to define their relative sphere; within that artistic or occupational sphere, locally, regionally, nationally, within that continent region, internationally famous? Hey, I am famous in my own mind (at least according to me)?!

 

[Davey]

I gues the defintion of famous is narrow here. I know some of the earlier names mentioned are famous in context with writings about Japan, but are hardly think most of the other names are household names outside of Japan and perhaps their own native countries.

Unless Michael Jackson, David Beckham, Bill Gates moves here...

Of course when we define famous, we have to define their sphere, within that artistic or occupational sphere, locally, regionally, nationally, within that continent region, internationally?

Sorryﾂ　my English isn't always good, would Well known be better?

 

[DoctorP]

How about me???? I live in Japan, and when I walk into a room I get treated as a Rock Star! At least it seems that way at times....so I would have to list myself here!

 

[Davey]

How about me???? I live in Japan, and when I walk into a room I get treated as a Rock Star! At least it seems that way at times....so I would have to list myself here!

Are you well known in Japan, or just your own place...

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A Nigirian k1 figher, who is married with a Japanese women, and also appears on tv. see here Bobby at HEY HEY HEY!


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[shiroma]

So which famous/well known foreigners do you know?

Clive Williams Nicol

 

[xerxes99]

Dave Spector.
Well known/Famous Foreigner across Japan.

Am I the only person that finds Dave Spector kind of creepy?

 

[Alma]

Ivica Osim
well, he is well known, famous, maybe not worldwide, but is here in Balkans, and is now famous in Japan
🙂

 

[yukio_michael]

Am I the only person that finds Dave Spector kind of creepy?

I think I just find his hair creepy.

 

[Han Chan]

Many of the leading sumo wrestlers are foreign:

Mongolia:
Asashoryu, Hakuho, Asasekiryu, Kyokushuzan, Kyokutenho, Ama, Tokitenku

South Korea:
Kasugao

Russia:
Hakurozan, Roho

Georgia:
Kokkai

Bulgaria:
Kotooshu

Estonia:
Baruto

😎

 

[Alma]

Many of the leading sumo wrestlers are foreign:

but i thought topic was about people who were famous among there country before they moved in japan? but maybe those people are, sorry if i made a mistake.
😊

 

[MajideSaiaku]

Bobby is a good laugh.

 

[pipokun]

How about me???? I live in Japan, and when I walk into a room I get treated as a Rock Star!

Are you Marty Friedman? I thought he was living in Shinjuku.

 

[Davey]

Am I the only person that finds Dave Spector kind of creepy?

I agree that he maybe is creepy, but according to my wife *Japanese* he is very important in the news programs, and is probably the one with the most knowledge about things.

He sure isn't the standard gaijin
http://www.davespector.com/

 

[gaijinalways]

Unfortunately, David's comments on Japanese culture contrasted with American culture seem odd at best. Perhaps the guy has been soaking up too much sultry Japanese air!🙂

 

[caster51]

I think she is the most famous foreign girl in 2ch though she is in hawaii now.

 

[Han Chan]

I do not know if you can count Yo Hitoto as forigner as her mother is japanese. Her fater is taiwanese and she was born in Taiwan. Anyway I like her - particularly the song: Hanamizuki.

Yo Hitoto - Wikipedia

 

[Hiroyuki Nagashima]

I do not know if you can count Yo Hitoto as forigner as her mother is japanese. Her fater is taiwanese and she was born in Taiwan. Anyway I like her - particularly the song: Hanamizuki.
Yo Hitoto - Wikipedia

In Fukuoka, I have been to her concert with a friend.
🙂

Today, the person who watched it on TV.
ﾋ?最津ｩ窶督ｼﾂ人ﾂ静ｭﾂ「窶佚ｦ3窶ｹﾃ 1窶愿ｺ窶禿堋」 窶ｰﾃｰﾂ静?
Michael Redmond 窶ｹﾃ｣窶冓
GoBase.org - Michael Redmond - Biography

窶卍｣ﾅｾz Cho U 窶ｹﾃ｣窶冓
Cho U - Wikipedia