Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter N

A Japanese actor. He was born on September 20, 1991 in Tokyo, Japan.

A Japanese actor. He was born on September 20, 1991 in Tokyo, Japan.

A Japanese actress.

A Japanese actress.

He was born in Asakusa, and his given name was Korehiro (??). The Narushima family were okujusha (??

He was born in Asakusa, and his given name was Korehiro (??). The Narushima family were okujusha (???), or Confucian tutors to the Tokugawa shoguns, who were also involved the editing of Tokugawa jikki (????)and other historical annals, including the (?? Nochikagami). Ryuhoku participated in these editing projects as a young man.He served as tutor to the shoguns Iesada and Iemochi but was, according to some theories, dismissed because he wrote a poem critical of the fact that his recommendations had not been adopted. At that time he took up Western studies. During the Keio period (1866-68) he served in the shogun's cavalry and also briefly as Minister of Foreign Affairs. After the Meiji Restoration, he took up a position with the Higashi Honganji Temple, which sponsored a tour for him and four other men to Europe and the United States from 1872-73. Soon after his return to Japan

A former J-pop singer and member of the groups Lip's and Nanatsuboshi. She was born in Shimane prefe

A former J-pop singer and member of the groups Lip's and Nanatsuboshi. She was born in Shimane prefecture, Japan, and made her debut on 21 March 1990.

Kyogoku was born in Otaru, Hokkaido. After dropping out of Kuwasawa Design School (?????????), he wo

Kyogoku was born in Otaru, Hokkaido. After dropping out of Kuwasawa Design School (?????????), he worked as a publicity agent and established a design company. In 1994, Kodansha published Ubume no Natsu (?????);Kyogoku debuted as a novelist then. He has s

A Japanese actress. Her blood type is AB.After she was spotted and recruited with 1998's television

A Japanese actress. Her blood type is AB.After she was spotted and recruited with 1998's television commercial appearance by a current entertainment production, she made her debut in 1999. In 2002, Kato appeared alongside Masanobu Ando in the film TOKYO 10+01, which was heavily influenced by Battle Royale, in which Ando had portrayed the character Kazuo Kiriyama. Coincidentally a year later, she appeared in the sequel, Battle Royale II: Requiem, as a member of the terrorist group Wild Seven. She also portrayed the Kamen Rider franchise first official female Rider, Kamen Rider Femme. Like other Japanese actors, she often appears in variety shows.

Is a Japanese sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. She was eliminated in the semifinals of t

Is a Japanese sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. She was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4 500 m event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

She is left-handed, as well. She once revealed that she wanted to be a mangaka since 1st grade, when

She is left-handed, as well. She once revealed that she wanted to be a mangaka since 1st grade, when her sister started drawing. She was born in Shizuoka, Japan, but was raised in Tokyo, where she made her debut in 1992. She spends most of her time playing video games such as the Final Fantasy series or Sakura Wars, or working on her different manga series, such as Fruits Basket, which is the second best-selling sh?jo manga ever in Japan[1] and the top selling sh?jo in North America.[2] Fruits Basket has also been adapted into a 26-episode anime series. In 2001, Takaya received a Kodansha Manga Award for sh?jo for the Fruits Basket manga.[3]

A seiyu who currently works for I'm Enterprise as of March 1, 2008.

A seiyu who currently works for I'm Enterprise as of March 1, 2008.

Was the pen name of Natsume Kinnosuke, who is widely considered to be the foremost Japanese novelist

Was the pen name of Natsume Kinnosuke, who is widely considered to be the foremost Japanese novelist of the Meiji Era (1868-1912). He is commonly referred to as Soseki. He is best known for his novels Kokoro, Botchan, I Am a Cat and his unfinished work Li

Is a Scottish singer-songwriter from Macduff in Aberdeenshire. Thom has sold over a million albums a

Is a Scottish singer-songwriter from Macduff in Aberdeenshire. Thom has sold over a million albums and a million singles worldwide, and released her second album entitled The Pink & The Lily in May 2008. Thom first became famous for webcasting gigs from her basement flat in Tooting.In 2003, Sandi Thom graduated from LIPA with a BA (Hons) in Performing Arts, before moving to London to pursue her songwriting career, choosing to write both her albums with the same three co-writers; namely Jake Field, Duncan Thompson and Tom Gilbert. Thom signed to Windswept Pacific Music in 2005, an independent music publishing company with artists on its roster such as Alice Cooper,

Was a Japanese sumo wrestler. He joined Tatsunami stable and made his professional debut in May 1932

Was a Japanese sumo wrestler. He joined Tatsunami stable and made his professional debut in May 1932. Along with his stablemates Futabayama and Haguroyama, he supported Tatsunami stable. In January 1937, he was promoted to the top makuuchi division. In Ja

Is a volleyball player for the Japanese team Toray Arrows in Center Position.Her parents were the ba

Is a volleyball player for the Japanese team Toray Arrows in Center Position.Her parents were the bascketball player of China. When she was baby her father was dead,her mother took her to Japan. Her mother remarried with Japanese,so her nationality is not

Was a Japanese nobleman who served the Meiji government as a court official and member of House of P

Was a Japanese nobleman who served the Meiji government as a court official and member of House of Peers.On July 7, 1869 as part of the reformation of the court nobility under the new Meiji government, Nijo Motohiro became a prince (koshaku) under the new kazoku peerage system. The change was regarded as a demotion by Nijo and many members of the old aristocracy,[1] however, Nijo continued to serve Emperor Meiji as a court councilor. From September 1890 until January 1920, Nijo served as a member of the House of Peers. Together with Konoe Atsumaro, Nijo was a leader of the Sanyokai faction within the upper house, which was critical of Itoh Hirobumi’s pro-Jiyuto politics, plans for increased military expenditures after the First Sino-Japanese War, and plans for tax reform. [2] He later served as high priest of Kasuga Taisha, the Fujiwara clan’s ancestral Shinto shrine in Nara.

A Japanese actress, daughter of the poet Mizuno Akiyoshi.

A Japanese actress, daughter of the poet Mizuno Akiyoshi.

Was a statesman and diplomat in Meiji period.Nishi was from a samurai family of the Satsuma domain (

Was a statesman and diplomat in Meiji period.Nishi was from a samurai family of the Satsuma domain (present-day Kagoshima prefecture). After the Meiji Restoration, he joined Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the new Meiji government, and was sent as a student to study the Russian language in St Petersburg, Russia in 1870. From 1870-1873, he traveled extensively through Central Asia, visiting Bukhara, Samarkand, Tashkent, Urumchi and other areas of east Turkistan. After serving as First Secretary at the Japanese legation in Paris, France in 1874, he returned to Japan.

Was a sumo wrestler from Sendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 16th Yokozuna, and

Was a sumo wrestler from Sendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 16th Yokozuna, and the first to be officially listed as such on the banzuke ranking sheets, an act which strengthened the prestige of yokozuna as the highest level of achieve

Was a sumo wrestler. He was the sport's 25th Yokozuna. Nishinoumi was promoted to the top makuuchi d

Was a sumo wrestler. He was the sport's 25th Yokozuna. Nishinoumi was promoted to the top makuuchi division in May 1906. He was awarded a yokozuna licence by the house of Yoshida Tsukasa in February 1916 after winning a championship at January 1916 tourna

Was a sumo wrestler. He was the sport's 30th Yokozuna. He joined Izutsu stable and made a debut in J

Was a sumo wrestler. He was the sport's 30th Yokozuna. He joined Izutsu stable and made a debut in January 1910. He was promoted to the top makuuchi division in January 1916. He was promoted to Ozeki in January 1922. After Onishiki Uichiro left the sumo w

Was a haikai-no-renga poet of the early Tokugawa period. He founded the Danrin (which translates as

Was a haikai-no-renga poet of the early Tokugawa period. He founded the Danrin (which translates as 'talkative forest') school of haikai poetry, which aimed to move away from the serious 'bookishness' popular in Japanese poetry at the time and become more

Was a Christian, agricultural economist, author, educator, diplomat, and politician during Meiji and

Was a Christian, agricultural economist, author, educator, diplomat, and politician during Meiji and Taisho period Japan.In 1883, Nitobe entered Tokyo Imperial University for further studies in English literature and in economics. Disappointed by the level of research in Tokyo, he quit the university and sought study opportunities in the United States.In 1884, Nitobe traveled to the United States where he stayed for three years, and studied economics and political science at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. While in Baltimore he became a member of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) [1]. It was through a Quaker community in Philadelphia that he met Mary Patterson Elkinton, whom he eventually married. He also influenced the establishment of the Friends School in Tokyo.

An animator who was born in Tokyo, Japan on August 24, 1938. He is noteworthy for directing the anim

An animator who was born in Tokyo, Japan on August 24, 1938. He is noteworthy for directing the anime series The Super Dimension Fortress Macross, The Super Dimension Century Orguss, Yokai Ningen Bem, Megazone 23, Legend of the Galactic Heroes, and the 2008 completed series Tytania.He was in a hawaiian style music band in his youth. Therefore, he is known as an animation director who can actually read musical scores and has made the best use of his previous experience for works such as "The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love?" and Legend of the Galactic Heroes.

A Japanese former politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives of Japan for the Japan

A Japanese former politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives of Japan for the Japan Socialist Party from 1973 until his retirement in 1991.

Was a Japanese film director and screenwriter.[1]

Was a Japanese film director and screenwriter.[1]

Is a former Japanese football player who has played for Cerezo Osaka. He is now a coach for Cerezo O

Is a former Japanese football player who has played for Cerezo Osaka. He is now a coach for Cerezo Osaka youth academy.