Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter E

A Japanese pop singer in Hello! Project. She joined Hello! Project in 2006 as a member Hello Pro Egg

A Japanese pop singer in Hello! Project. She joined Hello! Project in 2006 as a member Hello Pro Egg. In 2007, she became a member of the Hello! Project futsal team Gatas Brilhantes H.P. and its promotional J-pop group Ongaku Gatas. On March 29, 2007 she

Was a Japanese statesman during the early Meiji period, remembered chiefly for his role in the unsuc

Was a Japanese statesman during the early Meiji period, remembered chiefly for his role in the unsuccessful Saga Rebellion.Eto was born into a samurai family in Saga, in Hizen province (present-day Saga prefecture). During the Boshin War to overthrow the Tokugawa bakufu, he served as a general in the imperial army.After the Meiji Restoration, Eto was appointed to a number of posts, including that of Minister of Justice in 1872, and was responsible for drafting Japan's first modern penal code the (Kaitei Ritsurei). In 1873, he became a sangi (Councilor) in the Daijo-kan, but resigned the same year, after the Seikanron proposal made by Saigo Takamori to invade Korea was rejected.

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in t

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Fukaya, Saitama and graduate of Kanagawa Dental College, he obtained his medical license in 1984 and became the assistant director at a hospital in Fukaya in 1986. He was elected to the assembly of Saitama Prefecture in 2003 (serving for one term) and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005.

Is a retired female tennis player from Japan, who twice represented her native country at the Summer

Is a retired female tennis player from Japan, who twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics: in 1984 (Los Angeles, California) and 1988 (Seoul, South Korea).

A prolific seiyu from Mizuho and works at Office Osawa. She is married to fellow seiyu Jin Domon, th

A prolific seiyu from Mizuho and works at Office Osawa. She is married to fellow seiyu Jin Domon, thus, her real name is Kumi Domon (?? ?? ,Domon Kumi?).

A Japanese singer notably for her works: Ja Ja Uma ni Sasenaide and Don't mind Lay Lay Boy from Ranm

A Japanese singer notably for her works: Ja Ja Uma ni Sasenaide and Don't mind Lay Lay Boy from Ranma 1/2.

Was a Japanese engineer and founder of Nakamichi Corporation, a high-end audio electronics company b

Was a Japanese engineer and founder of Nakamichi Corporation, a high-end audio electronics company based in Tokyo in Japan. The company is most famous for its very high quality sounding cassette decks.Etsuro Nakamichi founded Nakamichi Research in 1948. Brother of Niro Nakamichi he was an acoustic engineering officer in the Japanese Navy doing sonar research. After the war he started Nakamichi Research by researching in electromagnetism, magnetic recording, acoustics and communications[1].

A Japanese actor. He has been nominated for six Japanese Academy Awards, winning the Popularity Awar

A Japanese actor. He has been nominated for six Japanese Academy Awards, winning the Popularity Award in 1996 for Love Letter, and Newcomer of the Year in 1993 for Kira kira hikaru.