Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter T

A professional baseball player for the Seibu Lions in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He was t

A professional baseball player for the Seibu Lions in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He was the 2008 Japan Series MVP.

A professional Japanese Welterweight kickboxer and karateka competing in K-1 MAX. He is a former two

A professional Japanese Welterweight kickboxer and karateka competing in K-1 MAX. He is a former two time K-1 World MAX Japan tournament champion.

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 Japanese footballer who plays for Calcio Catania of the Italian Serie A. Morimoto holds the record

A Japanese footballer who plays for Calcio Catania of the Italian Serie A. Morimoto holds the record for the youngest Japanese player to make his professional debut and the youngest scorer in J. League history. He has been compared to a young Ronaldo for the combination of his size, strength and speed.[1] On March 13, 2004, Morimoto appeared in his J. League debut for Tokyo Verdy 1969 against Jubilo Iwata at the age of 15 years, 10 months and 6 days, a league record. He scored his first goal against JEF United Ichihara on May 5 that year, two days before his 16th birthday, also a league record.[2] He captured the J. League Rookie of the Year Award that year.[3]

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Vegalta Sendai.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Vegalta Sendai.

Is a Japanese footballer currently under contract for Romanian Liga I team FC Astra Ploiesti. He is

Is a Japanese footballer currently under contract for Romanian Liga I team FC Astra Ploiesti. He is the first ever Japanese footballer to play in Liga I.

A Japanese football player, who currently plays for the Portland Timbers of the USL First Division.H

A Japanese football player, who currently plays for the Portland Timbers of the USL First Division.He is a no-nonsense physical player and was nicknamed the 'Japanese Blond Bomber' after his blond-dyed hair (the original blond bomber was legendary German striker Jürgen Klinsmann).On January 28, 2006, Suzuki signed with Red Star Belgrade during the 2005/06 season winter break.[1] Takayuki Suzuki had not scored for 1790 minutes/46 games consecutive, until he scored a couple of goals in a 11/4/06 Serbian Cup game against Radnicki Niš as Red Star rolled to an easy 5-0 road victory.

A Japanese actor who is probably best remembered for his role as Kazuma Kenzaki / the eponymous char

A Japanese actor who is probably best remembered for his role as Kazuma Kenzaki / the eponymous character in the tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Blade.

A Japanese actor and singer. He has two elder sisters and one son. At age 15, he was discovered by t

A Japanese actor and singer. He has two elder sisters and one son. At age 15, he was discovered by talent agency Stardust and made his debut in his acting career in the TV drama Psychometrer Eiji 2 in 1999.

A Japanese football player who currently plays for the J-league team Vissel Kobe.

A Japanese football player who currently plays for the J-league team Vissel Kobe.

Was a Japanese mathematician. He was student of Seki Takakazu and played critical role in the develo

Was a Japanese mathematician. He was student of Seki Takakazu and played critical role in the development of the Enri (??, "circle principle") - a crude analogon to the western calculus. He obtained power series expansion of (arcsin(x))^2 in 1722, 15 years earlier than Euler. This was the first power series expansion obtained in Wasan.

A Japanese boxer in the flyweight (112 lb) division. He is the current WBA flyweight champion, and h

A Japanese boxer in the flyweight (112 lb) division. He is the current WBA flyweight champion, and has a professional record of 31-4-2 (15 KOs).

A prominent Japanese shamisen player and rokyoku singer.In addition to performing and recording trad

A prominent Japanese shamisen player and rokyoku singer.In addition to performing and recording traditional music, he is also the only prominent shamisen player to perform and record bluegrass music; he spent some time in the early 2000s in the bluegrass program of East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee. He also performs and records in a rock music-influenced style.At the age of 14 Takeharu attended a Bill Monroe concert in Tokyo and shook his hand. Takeharu credited Bill Monroe’s influence with why he devoted himself to becoming a bluegrass player. [1]

A Japanese politician who is a member of Liberal Democratic Party, serving in the House of Represent

A Japanese politician who is a member of Liberal Democratic Party, serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan. On September 3, 2007, due to the financial scandal, he resigned as Minister of Agriculture just 8 days after he was appointed to the post.[1] Masatoshi Wakabayashi became new Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries again.A native of Yonezawa, Yamagata and graduate of Chuo University, he was elected to the first of his three terms in the assembly of Yamagata Prefecture in 1975 and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1986. He lost his seat in 1993 but was re-elected three years later.

A Bemani musician primarily known for his quirky style of music. He composes mainly for the beatmani

A Bemani musician primarily known for his quirky style of music. He composes mainly for the beatmania series, but has also composed for other Bemani games. His first album, Beyond the Dead Future, was distributed by Bemanistyle owner, Eddie Lehecka, in July 2006.

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 former Japanese baseball player of the Hiroshima Carp and Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Japan's Central

A former Japanese baseball player of the Hiroshima Carp and Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Japan's Central League.He led his team into two Japan Series and winning one title (1984:Hiroshima and 1997:Yakult).

Japan. A native of Owariasahi (?????), also in Aichi Prefecture, and graduate of Aichi University of

Japan. A native of Owariasahi (?????), also in Aichi Prefecture, and graduate of Aichi University of Education (???????) (Aichi Gakugei Daigaku). He was first elected in April 1997.Matsubara served as a primary and secondary school teacher in his early career. His subject was the National Language of Japan, Japanese. He was later a school principal and also Superintendent of Schools for the City of Nagoya. He was inaugurated as Mayor of Nagoya in April 1997. In 2005 he was elected to his third term as Mayor. In City Council he has welcomed recommendations from all factions and parties barring only the JCP (Japanese Communist Party) representative. He has been known to show great enthusiasm for large building projects, but has been weak on social welfare issues.

A professional go player.Takehisa is a student of top title holder Cho Chikun. In 1997 he became a p

A professional go player.Takehisa is a student of top title holder Cho Chikun. In 1997 he became a professional at the Nihon Ki-in institute in Japan. He quickly moved up the ranks, being promoted to 3 dan just the next year. In 2003 he reached a total amount of 200 wins as a professional go player. In 2006 he won his first title, the Shinjin-O. His opponent in the final was Ko Iso. Takehisa took the first game, but Ko would come back and take the second. The title came down to the last game, and Takehisa won by 5.5 points.

According to the Anime News Network, as of April 2008, Koyasu is the most prolific seiy? in Japan wi

According to the Anime News Network, as of April 2008, Koyasu is the most prolific seiy? in Japan with voice acting roles in over 345 anime series.[1] He is also part of the seiy? quartet Weiss which also consists of Weiss Kreuz voice castmates Shinichiro

Is a Japanese footballer.

Is a Japanese footballer.

Was a Japanese Imperial Army officer, equestrian show jumper, and Olympic Gold Medalist at the 1932

Was a Japanese Imperial Army officer, equestrian show jumper, and Olympic Gold Medalist at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics. He was a tank unit commander at the Battle of Iwo Jima and was killed in action during the defense of the island.

Is a professional sumo wrestler from Akita Prefecture, Japan. A former amateur sumo champion, he tur

Is a professional sumo wrestler from Akita Prefecture, Japan. A former amateur sumo champion, he turned professional in 2002, reaching the top division the following year. He has been a runner-up in one tournament and earned two special prizes for Fightin

The governor of Kagawa Prefecture in Japan, first elected in 2002.

The governor of Kagawa Prefecture in Japan, first elected in 2002.

Was a Japanese businessman and former president of Mitsubishi Motors. Prior to his promotion in June

Was a Japanese businessman and former president of Mitsubishi Motors. Prior to his promotion in June 1995 he spent 37 years at the company's Mizushima manufacturing facility in Kurashiki, Okayama, before becoming president of the Pajero Manufacturing Co. subsidiary in Sakahogi, Gifu.[1] He was hired to replace the outgoing Nobuhisa Tsukahara, who was retiring due to health problems.[1] Soon after taking the post, he outlined a long term strategy for expansion by introducing a wider range of vehicles, and to undercut competitors by focusing on low cost manufacturing.[1][2]