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Japanese people

The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...

 actress born on March 8, 1985. She received her first prominent role in acting as Sae Taiga/GaoWhite from Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger

Hyakujuu Sentai GaoRanger

is Toei's twenty-fifth production of the Super Sentai television series airing in 2001 and celebrated the franchise's 25th anniversary. Its footage was used in the 2002 American series Power Rangers Wild Force and was later dubbed in 2010 as the retitled Power Ranger: Jungle Force for South Korean...

. Although she did not pursue a singing career, throughout 2001, she also released a single called GREEN TEARS, where she sang both the opening and ending theme songs to Kashimashiya.