Famous People with Name Tomoko

Tomoko Ohta            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Tomoko Ohta: a Japanese scientist working on molecular evolution. In 1956, she graduated from the University of Tokyo. After working on the neutral theory of evolution with her mentor, Motoo Kimura, she became convinced of the importance of the mutations that were nearly neutral. She developed the slightly deleterious model (Ohta, 1973), then a more general form, the nearly neutral theory of evolution. She is currently at the Japanese National Institute of Genetics and, in 2002, she was elected to the United States National Academy of Sciences as a foreign associate in evolutionary biology.

Tomoko Yamaguchi            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Tomoko Yamaguchi: a Japanese actress and singer from Tochigi. She is the lead actress for the classic j-drama Long Vacation, which features her starring alongside with Takuya Kimura. She has been married to Toshiaki Karasawa since 1995.

Tomoko Honda            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Tomoko Honda: a announcer of Fuji Television. Honda graduated from Rikkyo University and has been an announcer of Fuji TV since April, 2006. She is reported to associate with Makoto Hasebe.[citation needed]

Tomoko Takahashi            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Tomoko Takahashi: a Japanese artist born in Tokyo in 1966 and based in London, UK. She studied at Tama University, Goldsmiths College and the Slade School of Fine Art.She first came to attention when she won the EAST award at EASTinternational in 1997. She exhibited in the 1999 "Neurotic realism" show at the Saatchi Gallery, is represented by the Hales Gallery of London, and she has exhibited broadly worldwide. Her main medium is installation art, often made of rubbish. In 2000 she was shortlisted for the Turner Prize.

Tomoko Tanaka            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Tomoko Tanaka: a Japanese figure skater. She competed in ice dancing with Hiroyuki Suzuki. They placed 18th in the 1988 Winter Olympic Games. They are three-time Japanese National Champions.