Kazutoshi Sakurai, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Kazutoshi Sakurai

Japanese singer-songwriter

Date of Birth: 08-Mar-1970

Place of Birth: Nerima-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Profession: businessperson, singer, singer-songwriter

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Kazutoshi Sakurai (?? ??, Sakurai Kazutoshi, born ?? ??, March 8, 1970 in Tokyo) is a Japanese musician.
He composes and writes almost all of the songs for his band Mr.
Children, in addition to writing lyrics and singing for his solo project group Bank Band.
In 2006, Sakurai ranked #8 in HMV's "Top 30 Best Japanese Singers of All Time" and in 2007 was voted #4 as the "ideal father image" by Oricon.
Also, in 2009, he was chosen as one of the Young Global Leaders in World Economic Forum.
As an entrepreneur, he co-founded AP Bank, where he personally provided 1 million dollars of seed money to launch and fund the nonprofit lending group which finances environmentally friendly projects.