Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter K

Is a Japanese former speed skater who competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics and in the 1956 Winter Ol

Is a Japanese former speed skater who competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics and in the 1956 Winter Olympics. In 1952 he finished sixth in the 500 metres competition and 34th in the 1500 metres event. Four years later he finished 30th in the 500 metres cont

Is a Japanese sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics,

Is a Japanese sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of sixth in the C-1 500 m event at Los Angeles in 1984.

Was a Japanese astronomer, best known for his discovery that many asteroid orbits were more similar

Was a Japanese astronomer, best known for his discovery that many asteroid orbits were more similar to one another than chance would allow, leading to the concept of asteroid families, now called Hirayama families in his honour.Hirayama crater on the Moon is jointly named after him and Shin Hirayama. The asteroid 1999 Hirayama is named in his honour.

Was a Japanese politician and the 23rd Prime Minister of Japan from 7 January 1924 to 11 June 1924.N

Was a Japanese politician and the 23rd Prime Minister of Japan from 7 January 1924 to 11 June 1924.Nomura was appointed governor of Saitama Prefecture in 1873 and appointed Kiyoura to a junior-grade civil service position there.In 1876, at the age of twenty-seven, Kiyoura joined the Ministry of Justice. He went on to serve as Vice Minister of Justice, and Minister of Justice and while at the Ministry of Justice, he helped draft the Peace Preservation Law of 1887.

Was a Japanese comedian and politician.Born Isamu Yamada (??? Yamada Isamu) in Kobe, he adopted his

Was a Japanese comedian and politician.Born Isamu Yamada (??? Yamada Isamu) in Kobe, he adopted his current stage name while directing the Manga Trio manzai troupe from 1959 to 1968. Following his comedy years, he went into the construction industry and served as a director at several major construction firms in the Kansai region.

Is a former Japanese football player. He has played for Japan national team.

Is a former Japanese football player. He has played for Japan national team.

A professional Go player.Ko became a professional in 2002. He was promoted to 7 dan after making it

A professional Go player.Ko became a professional in 2002. He was promoted to 7 dan after making it through the preliminary rounds of the Meijin tournament.

A Japanese author, punk rock singer, poet and actor.Machida formed a punk rock band called Inu (mean

A Japanese author, punk rock singer, poet and actor.Machida formed a punk rock band called Inu (meaning a dog in Japanese) in 1978. His stage name was Machida Machizo (????). Inu released their first album Meshi Kuuna! (literary "Don't eat food!") in 1981. The band split shortly after the album release. He went on to form a number of bands and released several albums. His albums earned reasonable critical acclaims but the commercial success was limited.

Was a Japanese film director.

Was a Japanese film director.

A prolific Japanese composer, arranger and pianist from Tokyo. He has composed the soundtracks to se

A prolific Japanese composer, arranger and pianist from Tokyo. He has composed the soundtracks to several Gamera films as well as many anime series. He has also composed music for a few video games, the most notable of which is Shadow of the Colossus (see also: Roar of the Earth)

Japanese poet and Buddhist priest known for his haiku poems and journals. He is regarded as one of t

Japanese poet and Buddhist priest known for his haiku poems and journals. He is regarded as one of the four haiku masters in Japan, along with Basho, Buson and Shiki. Reflecting the popularity and interest in Issa as man and poet, Japanese books on Issa o

Was a Japanese writer, playwright, photographer and inventor.Abe was born in Kita, Tokyo, grew up in

Was a Japanese writer, playwright, photographer and inventor.Abe was born in Kita, Tokyo, grew up in Mukden (now Shen-yang) in Manchuria. His father was a physician who taught at the medical college. Abe returned to Japan in 1941 and began studies at Tokyo Imperial University in 1943. He graduated in 1948 with a medical degree, on the condition that he would not practice. He was first published as a poet with Mumei Shishu ("Poems of an unknown poet") in 1947. The next year he published his first novel, Owarishi michi no shirube ni ("The Road Sign at the End of the Street") which established his reputation. He worked as an avant-garde novelist and playwright, but it was not until he published The Woman in the Dunes in 1962 that he won widespread international acclaim.

Is a former sumo wrestler from Kumage, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. His highest rank was maegashira

Is a former sumo wrestler from Kumage, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. His highest rank was maegashira 9. Kobo has remained with the Japan Sumo Association as an elder under the name Ajigawa Oyakata, and is working as a coach at his old stable. In May 2008,

Was a notable artist and aristocrat in the reign of Tokugawa Ieyasu.In 1604, Kobori received as inhe

Was a notable artist and aristocrat in the reign of Tokugawa Ieyasu.In 1604, Kobori received as inheritance a 12,000-koku fief in Omi Province at Komuro. He excelled in the arts of painting, poetry, flower arrangement, and garden design. His accomplishments include garden designs for the Sento Imperial Palace and Katsura Imperial Villa (Kyoto), Kodai-ji, Sunpu Castle, the Nagoya Castle keep, Matsuyama Castle, and the central enceintes of Fushimi Castle, Nijo-jo (Kyoto), and Osaka Castle.

Is a former sumo wrestler from Tsukidate, Kurihara, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. His highest rank was s

Is a former sumo wrestler from Tsukidate, Kurihara, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. His highest rank was sekiwake. He is now a sumo coach. He joined Takashima stable in 1973, recruited by former ozeki Mitsuneyama, although he was transferred to Kumagatani stabl

He is the son of Sanpei Hayashiya. His blood type is A.

He is the son of Sanpei Hayashiya. His blood type is A.

Was a Japanese author. He wrote "The Icon of Liberty", also known as "The Buddha of Art" or "The Ele

Was a Japanese author. He wrote "The Icon of Liberty", also known as "The Buddha of Art" or "The Elegant Buddha", in 1889.A house (Kagyu-an or "snail cottage") in which Koda lived was rebuilt in 1972 by the Meiji Mura museum.

A baseball player from Yasu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan for the Hanshin Tigers. He was drafted by the T

A baseball player from Yasu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan for the Hanshin Tigers. He was drafted by the Tigers in 2001.

A J-pop singer in Hello! Project. She joined Morning Musume as the only seventh generation member an

A J-pop singer in Hello! Project. She joined Morning Musume as the only seventh generation member and as the youngest soloist to debut in Hello! Project, being only twelve years old when she joined. Before she joined Morning Musume, she was the captain of her school's volleyball team. Kusumi's audition process and debut was documented during the 2005 episodes of TV Tokyo television show, Hello! Morning.

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.

A Japanese race car driver.Hirate began karting in 1999 when he was 13. After winning the All Japan

A Japanese race car driver.Hirate began karting in 1999 when he was 13. After winning the All Japan Junior Kart Championship, coming third and fifth in the All Japan Kart Championship and coming third in the FIA Oceania Championship, he moved on to Formula Toyota, where he raced for the Tom's Spirit team and came second with four wins to his name.In 2003, He moved to Formula Renault, at the Prema Power team. In his two year spell here he won 7 races and came second in the 2004 season. In 2004 he also raced for Prema Power's Formula Three Euroseries team twice, and in 2005 made the decision to race here. After coming twelfth for Team Rosberg, he was made a Toyota F1 test driver in 2006 and came third in the Formula Three Euroseries. In 2007 he continued as a Toyota test driver and also drove for GP2 team Trident Racing.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for JEF United Ichihara Chiba. He was a member of Ja

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for JEF United Ichihara Chiba. He was a member of Japan U-17 national football team for 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship held in Trinidad and Tobago.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Ehime F.C..

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Ehime F.C..

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Montedio Yamagata.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Montedio Yamagata.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.