Akimoto (written: 秋元 or 秋本) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*, Japanese hurdler
*, Japanese ''daimyō''
*, Japanese judoka
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Jin Akimoto
Jin Akimoto (born April 7, 1971; ) is a retired Japanese mixed martial artist. He competed in the Bantamweight and Flyweight divisions. He spent the entirety of his career, barring one fight, in Shooto. Between 2000 and 2004 he was ranked as one ...
(born 1971), Japanese mixed martial artist
*, Japanese singer
*, Japanese politician
*, Japanese baseball player
*, Japanese fashion model
*, Japanese photographer
*, Japanese idol, singer, actress and television personality
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Masahiro Akimoto (disambiguation), multiple people
*, Japanese playwright
*, Japanese politician
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese manga artist
*, Japanese actress and singer
*, Japanese manga artist
*, Japanese actor and model
*, Japanese actress, singer and idol
*, Japanese actress
*, Japanese politician
*, Japanese television writer, lyricist and academic
*, Japanese actor and voice actor
*, Japanese footballer
Fictional characters
* Komachi Akimoto, a character in the anime series ''
Yes! Pretty Cure 5
is a Japanese anime series and the fourth installment in Izumi Todo's ''Pretty Cure'' metaseries produced by Toei Animation, featuring the third generation of Cures. The series aired on TV Asahi between February 2007 and January 2008 and ...
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* Reiko Akimoto, a character in the manga series ''
Kochikame
, often shortened to , and known in English as ''KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops'', is a Japanese comedy manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Akimoto. It takes place in the present day, in and around a neighborhood police station (kō ...
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Japanese-language surnames