Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Is a professional boxer from Japan. He is the former WBC flyweight champion, and former Japanese and

Is a professional boxer from Japan. He is the former WBC flyweight champion, and former Japanese and OPBF flyweight champion.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Avispa Fukuoka in the J. League Division 2.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Avispa Fukuoka in the J. League Division 2.

A Japanese football player who currently plays for J. League side Tokyo Verdy.He was part of the Jap

A Japanese football player who currently plays for J. League side Tokyo Verdy.He was part of the Japanese 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the first round, having finished fourth in group B, below group winners Paraguay, Italy and Ghana.

A Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Central League. As a rookie

A Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Central League. As a rookie in 2008, Ochi was a key member of a young Giants bullpen that came within three outs of a Japan Series title. Ochi was the losing pitcher in Game 7 of that series against the Saitama Seibu Lions, after he hit Lions second baseman Yasuyuki Kataoka. Kataoka then stole second and third, then was driven home to tie the game. Ochi put another man on and was ultimately charged with what proved to be the series-winning run.

A Japanese former football player who was capped 26 times and scored 2 goals for the Japanese nation

A Japanese former football player who was capped 26 times and scored 2 goals for the Japanese national team. He is married to actress Hinako Saeki.

A Japanese football player. He graduated from Chuo University Faculty of Law.

A Japanese football player. He graduated from Chuo University Faculty of Law.

A Japanese football (soccer) player who currently plays for the J-league club Yokohama F. Marinos. H

A Japanese football (soccer) player who currently plays for the J-league club Yokohama F. Marinos. He is an agile forward and can use both feet.He first played for Yokohama Flügels youth team but became a Yokohama F. Marinos youth player when both teams merged in 1999. He was promoted to the top team in 2001. His first league appearance came on June 16, 2001 in a 0-2 defeat by F.C. Tokyo at the International Stadium Yokohama. His first league goal came on August 18, 2001 when he scored the lone goal against Kashiwa Reysol at Kashiwa no Ha Park Stadium.

Is a Japanese professional wrestler, best known for his appearances in Big Japan Pro Wrestling and P

Is a Japanese professional wrestler, best known for his appearances in Big Japan Pro Wrestling and Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX. He is a former six-time BJW Tag Team Champion, as well as a former NWA United National Heavyweight Champion in ZERO1-MAX. He lost t

A Japanese figure skater. He is the 2002 World Junior Champion, a three-time Japanese National Champ

A Japanese figure skater. He is the 2002 World Junior Champion, a three-time Japanese National Champion (2006-2008), the 2007 World silver medalist, the 2008 Four Continents Champion and was a member of the 2006 Olympic team.Takahashi is currently ranked first in the world.[1]Takahashi began figure skating when he was 8 years old. Because a skating rink was built near his house, he went to watch skaters at the rink with his mother and therefore enrolled in the figure skating club. His mother intended to let him enroll in the ice hockey club,

Daisuke Tonoike (born January 29, 1975 in Yokohama, Japan) is a former Japanese football player.

Daisuke Tonoike (born January 29, 1975 in Yokohama, Japan) is a former Japanese football player.

A well-known Japanese IT and music journalist and writer originally from Kita, Tokyo. He graduated f

A well-known Japanese IT and music journalist and writer originally from Kita, Tokyo. He graduated from the Social Sciences Department of Waseda University.

Is a Japanese volleyball player. He played as a setter and was one of the key players in the Men's N

Is a Japanese volleyball player. He played as a setter and was one of the key players in the Men's National Team in the 2000s.

A scenario writer from Yokohama, Kanagawa who is currently working for Square Enix. He is well known

A scenario writer from Yokohama, Kanagawa who is currently working for Square Enix. He is well known for working on the scenario of Threads of Fate, Final Fantasy XII with Miwa Shoda, Kingdom Hearts with Jun Akiyama and Kazushige Nojima and Final Fantasy X-2 with Kazushige Nojima and the scenario planner on Final Fantasy X. Daisuke Watanabe is not to be confused by a game designer of the same name who happens to work at Nintendo.

A professional baseball pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons. In the 2007 Nippon Series he threw eight i

A professional baseball pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons. In the 2007 Nippon Series he threw eight innings of a combined perfect game with Hitoki Iwase to decide the series against the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters.

Was a famous Japanese haiku poet from Yamanashi, Japan. His real name was Takeji Iida (?? ???). He i

Was a famous Japanese haiku poet from Yamanashi, Japan. His real name was Takeji Iida (?? ???). He is commonly referred to as Dakotsu. He trained under Takahama Kyoshi, and was a frequent contributor to such haiku journals as Hototogisu and Unmo. He was chief editor of Unmo.Collections of Dakotsu include Sanro shû (The Mountain Hat Collection, 1932), Reishi (The Ten-Thousand-Year Mushroom, 1940), Shinzô (The Mind’s Eye, 1947), Sekkyô (Snow Gorge, 1951), and Kakyô no kiri (Fog and My Native Land, 1956).

Is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Churchill Brothers SC in the I-League. His foo

Is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Churchill Brothers SC in the I-League. His football career is unique among his Japanese counterparts in that Ito has traveled and played as a foreign footballer in nine countries/regions around Asia Pa

Was a Japanese businessman who was Director-General of Mitsui, one of the leading Japanese zaibatsu

Was a Japanese businessman who was Director-General of Mitsui, one of the leading Japanese zaibatsu (family conglomerates). He was a graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and was married to the younger sister of statesman Kaneko Kentaro.Dan favored the cultivation of closer relations between Japan and the Western powers. In 1921, he led the Japanese Businessmen's Mission, in which a group of Japanese business leaders visited the United States, Great Britain, and France to discuss bilateral economic issues and to promote personal ties with businesspeople of those countries.

Is a Japanese professional wrestler. Dino plays an overly exaggerated homosexual character similar t

Is a Japanese professional wrestler. Dino plays an overly exaggerated homosexual character similar to the likes of Adrian Street. His ring name comes from the character Danshaku Dino from the manga series Sakigake!! Otokojuku. In addition to wrestling in

Is a Japanese sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1960s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of th

Is a Japanese sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1960s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the C-2 1000 m event at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Was the eighth head of the Uwajima Domain during the Late Tokugawa shogunate and a politician of the

Was the eighth head of the Uwajima Domain during the Late Tokugawa shogunate and a politician of the early Meiji era.Munenari was born in Edo, the 4th son of the hatamoto Yamaguchi Naokatsu.[1] Munenari, then known as Kamesaburo ???, was a candidate for adoption by the heirless 7th generation Uwajima lord Date Munetada because Naokatsu's father was the 5th Uwajima lord, Date Muratoki.[2] Munenari succeeded to headship in 1844. He was forced to retire 14 years later, in 1858, during the Ansei Purge. The tairo Ii Naosuke ordered Munenari's retirement, and placed him under house arrest.

He speaks proficient Japanese. He states that he became a TV celebrity when he was to be cast in a o

He speaks proficient Japanese. He states that he became a TV celebrity when he was to be cast in a one time, non-speaking role on a show, but protested in Japanese about the way he was to be used. He believes his ability to stand up for himself impressed the producers enough to make him a regular speaking talent. In a documentary titled, The Japanese Version, he points out the novelty of foreigners to Japanese in Japan, likening the relationship to a panda (the foreigner) and an animal watcher at a zoo (the Japanese). The meaning of his analogy is that he believes the Japanese think foreigners are cute and out of the ordinary and will toss them treats if they do something cute, but that's as far as they want to be involved. Spector goes on to say this about his involvement in the Japanese "tarento" scene:

He played with the Cleveland Indians (1999-2001), Los Angeles Dodgers (2002-2004), Boston Red Sox (2

He played with the Cleveland Indians (1999-2001), Los Angeles Dodgers (2002-2004), Boston Red Sox (2004), and San Diego Padres (2005-2006). Roberts bats and throws left-handed. He is the son of a retired Marine (Waymon Roberts) and a Japanese mother (Eiko

An American businessman who became the chief executive officer of Japanese video game company SEGA i

An American businessman who became the chief executive officer of Japanese video game company SEGA in 1965. He retired from the company as Chairman in 1996.Rosen served in the United States armed forces, and remained in Japan after his discharge. In 1954 he founded a company called Rosen Enterprises. That company would merge with the jukebox manufacturer Service Games in 1965 to form Sega. Mr. Rosen became CEO of the merged company and stayed in that position after Gulf and Western's purchase of Sega in 1967 (or 1970 depending on sources), as well as after the arcade and pinball manufacturer Bally Manufacturing purchased the American division of Sega in 1983.

Is a former sumo wrestler from Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan. A former amateur champion, he made his pro

Is a former sumo wrestler from Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan. A former amateur champion, he made his professional debut in 1996, reaching the top makuuchi division the following year. In 1999 he won the yusho or tournament championship and earned promotion to

Was a wealthy Japanese founder of McDonald's Japan.Fujita was born in Osaka, Japan to a Christian mo

Was a wealthy Japanese founder of McDonald's Japan.Fujita was born in Osaka, Japan to a Christian mother and father who worked in a foreign company. Fujita, who was entirely ethnically Japanese, was reared differently from most other Japanese children. With a command of the English language, he served as a translator during high school. However, after World War II, Fujita found his life altered by the death of his father and the destruction of his house. Fujita was educated at the University of Tokyo law school and after graduating in 1951, he decided to work at the importing business he started while attending the University.