Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter K

A Japanese vocalist and actor currently part of the J-pop group Run&Gun. He was born in Tokyo.He was

A Japanese vocalist and actor currently part of the J-pop group Run&Gun. He was born in Tokyo.He was part of the casts of Musical Air Gear with his fellow band members. In the first musical he played the part of Team Bacchus' leader, Romeo, but in the sec

A Japanese driver currently competing in the GP2 Series championship. Kobayashi is also a test drive

A Japanese driver currently competing in the GP2 Series championship. Kobayashi is also a test driver for the Toyota Formula One team.Kamui Kobayashi began his career in motorsport in 1996 when he was nine years old - the Japanese driver finish third in his first season of karting in the SL Takarazuka Tournament Cadet Class. The following seven years, Kobayashi took four karting titles, winning the Toyota SL All Japan Tournament Cadet Class series twice.

Was a Japanese politician. Born into a family of brewers of soy sauce and sake who were landlords in

Was a Japanese politician. Born into a family of brewers of soy sauce and sake who were landlords in the area of Otsu District (now part of the city of Nagato) in Yamaguchi Prefecture, he graduated from Tokyo Imperial University, the predecessor of the University of Tokyo. He was elected to the House of Representatives, and enjoyed great popularity, earning the nickname "New Shoin" or "Showa Shoin" in honor of the earlier leader from Yamaguchi, Yoshida Shoin. At the time of his death, he was preparing to run in the first postwar general election.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for F.C. Gifu in the J. League Division 2.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for F.C. Gifu in the J. League Division 2.

A Japanese folk singer. His music, heavily influenced by American blues, was popular in Japan in the

A Japanese folk singer. His music, heavily influenced by American blues, was popular in Japan in the 1970s.[1] Mikami also acted in cinema and is notable for collaborations with Shuji Terayama and his avant-garde theater Tenjo Sajiki.

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

A Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Akashi, Hyogo and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry in 1986. He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2001.

A Japanese pop and rock singer. She is also a toy designer, illustrator, and a fashion designer. She

A Japanese pop and rock singer. She is also a toy designer, illustrator, and a fashion designer. She began her career as a model for the Gothic & Lolita Bible magazine, and still appears in the magazine regularly. In 1996, she ventured into music by singing for an electronica band called Starblues. However, Kana was quickly replaced, due to disagreements between the band members. She went back to music in 2000 by releasing her maxi single, "Hebi-Ichigo". Although her vocal work is often criticized for its harsh, screechy tone, her songs were well-received and more singles such as "Chimame" and "Kuuchuu Buranko" followed.

Is a Japanese volleyball player.

Is a Japanese volleyball player.

Is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toray Arrows. She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toray Arrows. She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, wearing the number #13 jersey. There she ended up in fifth place with the Japan women's national team. Oyama played as a wing-spiker.

A Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (na

A Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Hiroshima Prefecture and graduate of Kyoto University, she joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1995, attending Istanbul University while in the ministry. In 2001, after leaving the ministry, she was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time.

A Japanese actress and model.Kanako first attracted public attention at age 12 when she was selected

A Japanese actress and model.Kanako first attracted public attention at age 12 when she was selected the Astel phone company's spokesmodel. By 14, she had become one of the many "J-Idol" girls with the publication of her first photobook, "Fourteen" (1995). She would go on to shoot several other successful photobooks such as "Edge" (1996), "Marugoto Kanako" (1997), "Michi" ("Road") (1998), "Koko, Soko, Asoko" ("Here, There, Over There") (1999) and "Meirai" ("Beautiful Woman") (2002). Throughout this time she appeared on the covers of magazines and shot videos that complemented her photobook projects.

Is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Hisamitsu Springs.

Is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Hisamitsu Springs.

A Japanese figure skater. She is the 2008 Japanese Junior bronze medalist[1][2].In the 2005-2006 sea

A Japanese figure skater. She is the 2008 Japanese Junior bronze medalist[1][2].In the 2005-2006 season, Murakami competed at the 2005-2006 Japan Novice Championships in the Novice B category, which is the lower of the novice levels. She won the silver medal[3]. This silver medal earned her a trip to compete in the spring competition, the Gardena Spring Trophy, which she won on the novice level[4]

Is a volleyball player from Japan, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Omura

Is a volleyball player from Japan, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Omura played as a middle-blocker with the Japan women's national team which finished in fifth place

A Japanese LGBT rights activist and former member of the Osaka Prefectural Assembly (April 2003–Ap

A Japanese LGBT rights activist and former member of the Osaka Prefectural Assembly (April 2003–April 2007). One of only seven women in the 110-member Osaka Assembly, Otsuji represented the Sakai-ku, Sakai City constituency.Otsuji stood for election as an Independent in April 2003, at 28 becoming the youngest person ever elected to the Osaka Assembly. She later joined Rainbow and Greens, a new Japanese political coalition dedicated to developing an alternative society based on ecological politics, participatory political ideas and decentralisation.

Is a female badminton player from Japan.She played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics, losing to

Is a female badminton player from Japan.She played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics, losing to Camilla Martin of Denmark in the round of 32.

A Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as

A Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. A native of Nagoya, Aichi he attended the University of Tokyo and also earned MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He was elected for the first time in 2003 after working at NTT for 20 years.

Is a Japanese professional golfer.Yokoo was born in Tokyo. He plays mainly on the Japan Golf Tour an

Is a Japanese professional golfer.Yokoo was born in Tokyo. He plays mainly on the Japan Golf Tour and has five wins there. He played on the PGA Tour from 2001 to 2003 with his best finish a T-2 at the 2002 Phoenix Open.

Is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toray Arrows.She is a regular Libero from the joining

Is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toray Arrows.She is a regular Libero from the joining because Yuko Sano who was the regular Libero of the team transferred the rigister suddenly.

A Japanese actor and model who has appeared several times in music videos, movies, TV series, and ma

A Japanese actor and model who has appeared several times in music videos, movies, TV series, and magazines. His major breakthrough role was as the anime character Ryoma Echizen in the film adaptation of The Prince of Tennis, and became even more widely known when he was cast as Shin in Nana 2. In television, his most notable role was as Hinata in Himitsu no Hanazono.

Was a scholar and statesman in Meiji period Japan. He often used the pen-name Kando Kohei.Kanda was

Was a scholar and statesman in Meiji period Japan. He often used the pen-name Kando Kohei.Kanda was born in the Fuwa District of Mino Province, (present-day Gifu Prefecture). He studied rangaku and became a teacher at the Tokugawa bakufu's Bansho Shirabesho institute for researching western science and technology.After the Meiji Restoration, Kanda was appointed governor of Hyogo Prefecture, and also worked for the new Meiji government as an advisor on economics and governmental structures, and was responsible for developing and implementing the Land Tax Reforms of 1873-1881, and for establishing local administration structures. He was appointed to the House of Peers in 1890.

A Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Pacific Leagu

A Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Pacific League.

Was a statesman and diplomat in Meiji period Japan.In 1880, Kaneko was appointed as a secretary in t

Was a statesman and diplomat in Meiji period Japan.In 1880, Kaneko was appointed as a secretary in the Genroin, and in 1884 had joined the Office for Investigation of Institutions, the body organized by the Genroin to study the constitutions of various western nations with the aim of creating a western-style constitution for Japan.Kaneko worked closely with Ito Hirobumi, Inoue Kowashi and Ito Miyoji, and became personal secretary to Ito Hirobumi when the latter became first Prime Minister of Japan. In 1889, Kaneko became first president of the predecessor to Nippon University, a post he held until 1893.

A Japanese film director. He was married to actress Nobuko Otowa (1925–1994), who appeared in seve

A Japanese film director. He was married to actress Nobuko Otowa (1925–1994), who appeared in several of his films.

Better known by his stage name "Hollywood" Stalker Ichikawa , is a Japanese professional wrestler wh

Better known by his stage name "Hollywood" Stalker Ichikawa , is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently wrestles for Dragon Gate. Stalker gained mass popularity with the Reckless Run series. When not wrestling a regular member of the Dragon Gate r