Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter H

A Japanese actor known for his performance in several movies as a child and lately the award winning

A Japanese actor known for his performance in several movies as a child and lately the award winning TV drama Dr. Koto Shinryojo. He notably played the part of Tora-san's little nephew in the "Tora-san" films serie, and he appeared in Akira Kurosawa's "Rhapsody in August" and "Madadayo". He won the Japan Academy Award Best Actor in 2006 for "Always - Sunset on Third Street".

A Japanese architect. He has a Ph.D. from the University of Tokyo. In 1996, he married the announcer

A Japanese architect. He has a Ph.D. from the University of Tokyo. In 1996, he married the announcer Mikiko Minami, and the couple had a child in the following year.

Hideto Inoue (born June 27, 1982 in Japan) is a Japanese football player.

Hideto Inoue (born June 27, 1982 in Japan) is a Japanese football player.

Hideto Matsumoto was born in St Joseph's Hospital, Midorigaoka, Yokosuka, on December 13, 1964. He e

Hideto Matsumoto was born in St Joseph's Hospital, Midorigaoka, Yokosuka, on December 13, 1964. He entered kindergarten in 1968, studying English for three years, followed by an enrollment in Yokosuka Tokiwa Junior High School. He was first exposed to roc

A Japanese football player who currently plays for Jubilo Iwata. He has been a regular first-team pl

A Japanese football player who currently plays for Jubilo Iwata. He has been a regular first-team player since his debut for the team in 1995.He represented Japan at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

(born on 16 November 1978) is a Japanese golfer.

(born on 16 November 1978) is a Japanese golfer.

A Japanese former football player. He was one of the most famous Asian footballers of his generation

A Japanese former football player. He was one of the most famous Asian footballers of his generation.Nakata began his professional career in 1995 and won the Asian Football Confederation Player of the Year award in 1997 and 1998, the Scudetto with A.S. Roma in 2001, played for Japan in three FIFA World Cup tournaments (1998, 2002 and 2006) and played in the Olympics twice (1996 and 2000). In 2005, he was made the Knight of the Star of Italian Solidarity, one of the Italy's highest honours, for improving the country's image overseas.

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the D

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Nichinan, Miyazaki and graduate of Nippon Medical School, he was elected for the first time in 2004.

A Japanese football player who currently plays for ND Gorica in Slovenia.

A Japanese football player who currently plays for ND Gorica in Slovenia.

On December 7, 2005, his first-class architect license was revoked by the Ministry of Land, Infrastr

On December 7, 2005, his first-class architect license was revoked by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Witnesses were summoned by the Diet on December 14, and police inspected Aneha's home on December 20. On April 26, 2006, he and seven people, including Moriyoshi Kimura, Akira Shinozuka and Togo Fujita were arrested for violations of the Architect Act and other laws. Aneha's wife reportedly died after she jumped out of a condominium in Chiba in 2006.

Was a Japanese electrical engineer. When working at Tohoku University, he wrote several important ar

Was a Japanese electrical engineer. When working at Tohoku University, he wrote several important articles that introduced a new antenna design by his colleague Shintaro Uda to the English-speaking world. The Yagi antenna, patented in 1926, allows directional communication using electromagnetic waves, and is now installed on millions of houses throughout the world for radio and television reception. He also tried, unsuccessfully, to introduce a wireless power transmission system.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Avispa Fukuoka.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Avispa Fukuoka.

A former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Kintetsu Buffaloes, Yomiuri Giants, and the Yo

A former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Kintetsu Buffaloes, Yomiuri Giants, and the Yokohama BayStars.

Was a Japanese professional Go player.Hideyuki Fujisawa was born in Yokohama, Japan. He was one of t

Was a Japanese professional Go player.Hideyuki Fujisawa was born in Yokohama, Japan. He was one of the best players during his era. One of the "Three Crows" along with Yamabe Toshiro and Keizo Suzuki (and later Takeo Kajiwara). Even though he was known more for his controversial acts, such as having a bad drinking habit, the most important thing that shone through about Fujisawa was his Go skill. Besides Go, he was known to gamble and was a successful real estate dealer. He was also known for his calligraphy and had several exhibits of his works. He also stated in his autobiography, although he didn't mind being called Shuko, he'd prefer to be called Hideyuki.

A Japanese film director. He was given a Best Director award at the 2003 Yokohama Film Festival.[1]

A Japanese film director. He was given a Best Director award at the 2003 Yokohama Film Festival.[1]

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Mito HollyHock.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Mito HollyHock.

A former professional boxer and two-time minimumweight world champion.

A former professional boxer and two-time minimumweight world champion.

Is a former volleyball player from Japan, who played as a center for the Men's National Team in the

Is a former volleyball player from Japan, who played as a center for the Men's National Team in the 1990s. Playing at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain (sixth place) he ended up in 10th place at the 1998 World Championship.

A professional Go player.Before becoming a professional, Sakai was majoring in medical science at Ky

A professional Go player.Before becoming a professional, Sakai was majoring in medical science at Kyoto University. For a long time, Sakai was the strongest amateur player in Japan, and when he won the World Amateur Go Championship in 2000, the Kansai Ki-in awarded him professional 5 dan (after defeating two 5 dan and two 7 dan). He was also the first player in Japan to be awarded a special 8 dan (amateur) diploma. In 2003, he won the biggest Kansai Ki-in tournament, the Kansai Ki-in Championship. In 2004

Hideyuki Ujiie (born 23 February 1979) is a Japanese football player.

Hideyuki Ujiie (born 23 February 1979) is a Japanese football player.

A former Japanese comedian who is most known for his role in the popular game show, Takeshi's Castle

A former Japanese comedian who is most known for his role in the popular game show, Takeshi's Castle and for being the governor of Miyazaki Prefecture since 23 January 2007 (as of July 2007.)After graduating from Senshu University, Higashikokubaru apprenticed to Takeshi Kitano and became a comedian in 1982.On January 21, 2007, Higashi was elected governor of Miyazaki Prefecture, replacing former governor Tadahiro Ando, who resigned after being arrested for bid rigging. He uses his official name (Hideo Higashikokubaru) as governor of Miyazaki.[1

Was the 43rd Prime Minister of Japan from 17 August 1945 to 9 October 1945 for a period of 54 days.

Was the 43rd Prime Minister of Japan from 17 August 1945 to 9 October 1945 for a period of 54 days. An uncle of Emperor Showa twice over, Prince Higashikuni was the only member of the Japanese imperial family to head a cabinet.Prince Naruhiko was born in Kyoto, the ninth son of Prince Kuni Asahiko (Kuni no miya Asahiko Shinno) and the court lady Terao Utako. His father, Prince Asahiko, was a son of Prince Fushimi Kuniie (Fushimi no miya Kuniie Shinno), the twentieth head of the Fushimi-no-miya

Is a former sumo wrestler from Kumamoto, Japan. After his retirement he opened up Kise stable.A form

Is a former sumo wrestler from Kumamoto, Japan. After his retirement he opened up Kise stable.A former amateur champion at Nihon University, he turned professional in 1992, joining Mihogaseki stable and making his debut in the makushita division as a maku

He is most famous as one half of the owarai duo Bakush? Mondai along with Y?ji Tanaka, where he acts

He is most famous as one half of the owarai duo Bakush? Mondai along with Y?ji Tanaka, where he acts as the boke. He was a student at Nihon University's School of Fine Arts and later withdrew, though he was officially marked as a drop out as he forgot to

A Japanese actress. She starred along with Megumi Odaka and Natsuki Ozawa in the TV-series Hana no A

A Japanese actress. She starred along with Megumi Odaka and Natsuki Ozawa in the TV-series Hana no Asuka Gumi. She also released several singles and six albums and she had one minor hit with the song "Emerald no Suna". Ishida also made numerous commercials for hair products and released several photobooks and videos. Ishida has had at least one song appear on the NHK program Minna no Uta. She is younger sister of Yuriko Ishida, also an actress.