Junko Akimoto (秋元 順子, Akimoto Junko, born June 21, 1947 in Tokyo) is a Japanese kayōkyoku singer.
She also sings jazz, chanson, canzone, and min'yō.
[1] Her song "Ai no Mama de" (愛のままで, Still in Love) reached number-one on Japan's Oricon charts in January 2009.
This song made her the eldest singer to reach the number-one position on single charts in Oricon history.
The single was on the charts for 64 weeks and sold 568,334 copies during that time.