Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Is a Japanese volleyball player and Olympic champion.She was a member of the Japanese winning team a

Is a Japanese volleyball player and Olympic champion.She was a member of the Japanese winning team at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Is a Japanese softball player who won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Is a Japanese softball player who won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Is a female Japanese mixed martial arts fighter.She specializes in Judo, Sambo, and jiu-jitsu and is

Is a female Japanese mixed martial arts fighter.She specializes in Judo, Sambo, and jiu-jitsu and is known for using a variety of armbars on her opponents. Shinashi's record is currently 28-2-2. Her losses were by knockout from Hisae Watanabe for the DEEP

A Japanese backstroke swimmer.

A Japanese backstroke swimmer.

A Japanese pop singer. She also goes under the names Satomi and Satton. She debuted in the UK back i

A Japanese pop singer. She also goes under the names Satomi and Satton. She debuted in the UK back in 2005 with the song "Heartbreaker" under the hiptones label, and finally in Japan with the double a-side single "Yesterday/Love to stay" on February 8, 20

A Japanese actress and radio variety show host.Popular all over Asia, but mostly in Japan, she has g

A Japanese actress and radio variety show host.Popular all over Asia, but mostly in Japan, she has gained recognition for her acting talents. Currently, she is considered one of the hottest idols on the scene and is in high demand. She has been acting in Japanese television dramas since 2003. She also has appeared in various commercials, has released photobooks, DVD photo collections and calendars.

A Japanese actress from Tokyo. She is married to screenwriter Koki Mitani.

A Japanese actress from Tokyo. She is married to screenwriter Koki Mitani.

A Japanese scriptwriter, novelist and manga author. He is best known for the Saber Marionette, Sakur

A Japanese scriptwriter, novelist and manga author. He is best known for the Saber Marionette, Sakura Wars and Sorcerer Hunters series, which comes in anime, novel and manga forms.

Is a Japanese former footballer who played for F.C. Tokyo.

Is a Japanese former footballer who played for F.C. Tokyo.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Shonan Bellmare.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Shonan Bellmare.

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 Kyoto Prefecture, he was elected for the first time in 1996.

The long-standing previous president of the company, Hiroshi Yamauchi in 2002. Satoru Iwata was resp

The long-standing previous president of the company, Hiroshi Yamauchi in 2002. Satoru Iwata was responsible in great part for defining Nintendo's strategy both before and during the release of its GameCube video game console in 2001, a vision which helped

Professional Go player.Satoru Kobayashi is a professional Go player who plays for the Japanese Nihon

Professional Go player.Satoru Kobayashi is a professional Go player who plays for the Japanese Nihon Ki-in. His rank is 9 dan, and he is known for his pincer style. He has one brother and sister who are also professionals, Chizu Kobayashi and Kenji Kobayashi.In the beginning of 2001, Kobayashi was suspended by the Nihon Ki-in. He had accidentally injured his Chunlan Cup opponent Ryu Shikun while they were drinking at a bar, by gesturing with his hand while it held a brandy glass, breaking the glass, gashing Ryu Shikun's cheek and his own hand. Kobayashi offered to retire from Go, but the Nihon Ki-in set that offer aside. The Chinese and Koreans both pled for clemency toward him; the suspension was shortened from a year to 8 months, and Kobayashi was allowed to play in September.

Is a former racing driver from Japan. He was born into a farming family living just outside Okazaki,

Is a former racing driver from Japan. He was born into a farming family living just outside Okazaki, Japan. He began driving cars in his early teens in the family's garden with his older brother giving him tips, careful that they were not caught by their

Is a former Japanese football player.

Is a former Japanese football player.

Is a Japanese professional wrestler, best known as the original Tiger Mask. He's wrestled under his

Is a Japanese professional wrestler, best known as the original Tiger Mask. He's wrestled under his real name as well as the names Sammy Lee, and masked Super Tiger, Tiger King, (Original) Tiger Mask and The Mask of Tiger. He is the only man to hold the W

A Japanese football player. He is a right-footed midfielder and currently plays for Kawasaki Frontal

A Japanese football player. He is a right-footed midfielder and currently plays for Kawasaki Frontale.Yamagishi is a product of JEF's youth system. He made a professional debut for the club on March 22, 2003 against Tokyo Verdy 1969. He also scored his first profissional goal in the same match.He made his senior national team debut on October 4, 2006, in a friendly match against Ghana. He was a member of the Japan team for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup finals. He played two games in the competition.

An anime director, producer, and screenwriter. After graduating from Tokyo Metropolitan North High S

An anime director, producer, and screenwriter. After graduating from Tokyo Metropolitan North High School, he attended Hosei University. His younger brother is the anime director Osamu Dezaki.After graduating from high school, Dezaki took a position at Toshiba while studying in the department of literature at Hosei University. While doing both of these, he continued to work on his dream job of working on movie production. He acted as the coach for the nine-member volleyball team at Toshiba. Dezaki also began pulling together an anime production team.

A Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Central League.

A Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Central League.

A Japanese seiyu (voice actor), born on April 26, 1966 in Hirakata, Osaka, Japan. His blood type is

A Japanese seiyu (voice actor), born on April 26, 1966 in Hirakata, Osaka, Japan. His blood type is O. He is currently affiliated with the Cube Group seiyu agency. Hashimoto is noted for his roles as Terry Bogard and Kim Kaphwan in the Fatal Fury, Capcom

Is a Japanese footballer currently playing for Albirex Niigata FC (Singapore).

Is a Japanese footballer currently playing for Albirex Niigata FC (Singapore).

Is a Japanese professional golfer.Higashi has won seven tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featu

Is a Japanese professional golfer.Higashi has won seven tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings. His most successful year was 1995 when he won four times and finished second on the Japan Golf Tour

Satoshi Horinouchi (born October 26, 1979 in Saitama, Saitama, Japan) is a Japanese football player.

Satoshi Horinouchi (born October 26, 1979 in Saitama, Saitama, Japan) is a Japanese football player.

A Japanese politician and member of the House of Councillors for the Japanese Communist Party.

A Japanese politician and member of the House of Councillors for the Japanese Communist Party.

A professional tennis player from Japan.Iwabuchi has won one doubles title in his career, when he an

A professional tennis player from Japan.Iwabuchi has won one doubles title in his career, when he and Takao Suzuki defeated Simon Aspelin and Todd Perry in straight sets 7-6(4), 7-6(4).As of May 17, 2009, Iwabuchi's highest singles ranking was World Number 223, which he reached on October 20, 2003.