Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter T

A Japanese politician and former announcer of TV Asahi, who is served as a member of House of Counci

A Japanese politician and former announcer of TV Asahi, who is served as a member of House of Councillors of Diet (parliament). She is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.

Was a professional 8 dan Go player.Suzuki was a pupil of Iwasaki Kenzo from 1894, and later studied

Was a professional 8 dan Go player.Suzuki was a pupil of Iwasaki Kenzo from 1894, and later studied under Honinbo Shuei. In 1909, Suzuki defeated Kensaku Segoe in a series of 6 matches, of which he lost 2, and was promoted to the rank of 4 dan in 1912.[1]

Was a Japanese author. He was born in Hiroshima in 1905 and died in Tokyo in 1951 when he threw hims

Was a Japanese author. He was born in Hiroshima in 1905 and died in Tokyo in 1951 when he threw himself in front of an oncoming train. Hara was a survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and this experience, and the memory of his dead wife, became central to his work.Hara's best-known work, Summer Flowers, was published in June, 1947. In this work, Hara describes and relates his experience of the atomic bomb which was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945.

A Japanese politician from the Toyama Prefecture. He started his own export-import company at age 28

A Japanese politician from the Toyama Prefecture. He started his own export-import company at age 28.He graduated from the Department of Economics at Keio University and ran for the Prefectural Assembly in 1959. He was elected to the Diet in 1969 as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.He served as Vice Minister of International Trade and Industry in 1975 in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Miki, and as Vice Minister of the Post Office under Prime Minister Fukuda, as well as some other cabinet positions through the 1980s. He was Speaker of the House of Representatives from July 2000 to November 2003.

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

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007 after serving in the assembly of Ibaraki Prefecture.

Is a Japanese professional wrestler who is currently a freelancer, he most recently worked for Pro W

Is a Japanese professional wrestler who is currently a freelancer, he most recently worked for Pro Wrestling Noah. Honda represented Japan in three Olympic Games in freestyle wrestling in 1984, 1988, and 1992. He placed fifth in 1984, making him one of th

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Sony Sendai F.C.. Machida previously played for

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Sony Sendai F.C.. Machida previously played for Roasso Kumamoto in the J. League.

Was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, politician, and the 26th Prime Minister of Japan from 2

Was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, politician, and the 26th Prime Minister of Japan from 20 April 1927 to 2 July 1929.Tanaka was born to a samurai family in Hagi, Nagato Province (modern day Yamaguchi Prefecture), Japan. He graduated from the Imperial Japanese Army Academy and the Army War College in 1892, and served in the First Sino-Japanese War, and later in the Russo-Japanese War, as aide to General Kodama Gentaro. In 1906, he helped draft a defense plan which was so highly regarded by the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff that it was adopted by as basic policy until World War I.

Was a Japanese engineer and inventor during the late Edo and Meiji period Japan. He is one of the fo

Was a Japanese engineer and inventor during the late Edo and Meiji period Japan. He is one of the founders of what later became Toshiba Corporation. He has been called the "Thomas Edison of Japan" or " Karakuri Giemon". [1]Tanaka was born in Kurume, Chikugo province (present day Fukuoka prefecture) as the eldest son of a tortoise shell craftsman. A gifted artisan, in his youth he studied the design and construction of karakuri dolls, mechanical automatons capable of relatively complex movements, which were then much in demand by the aristocrats of Kyoto, daimyo in various feudal domains, and by the Shogun’s court in Edo. At the age of twenty-one, he performing around the country at festivals with clockwork dolls he constructed himself.

Was the pen-name of a Japanese author and haiku poet. He is known for his free verse haiku.In 1906,

Was the pen-name of a Japanese author and haiku poet. He is known for his free verse haiku.In 1906, despite Santoka's proclivity for drunkenness and his father's love of women and petty politics, Taneda father and son sold off family land in order to open

Was a statesman and lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army in Meiji period Japan. He was a

Was a statesman and lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army in Meiji period Japan. He was also known as Tani Kanjo.Tani was born in Kochi, Tosa Province (present-day Kochi Prefecture) as the 4th son of a local samurai. He was sent to Edo in 1857, and became active in the sonno joi movement. In 1866, he was ordered by his domain to go to Nagasaki, where he met Goto Shojiro and Sakamoto Ryoma, who convinced him to meet with Saigo Takamori in Edo the following year, and to work for an alliance between Tosa and Satsuma.

A Japanese seiyu and singer-songwriter born on December 17, 1960 in Ota, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. He

A Japanese seiyu and singer-songwriter born on December 17, 1960 in Ota, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. Her debut role was as a preschooler on Urusei Yatsura. Tarako is currently employed by the talent management firm Troubadour Musique Office.

Is a Japanese slalom canoer who competed in the early 2000s. He was eliminated in the qualifying rou

Is a Japanese slalom canoer who competed in the early 2000s. He was eliminated in the qualifying round of the K-1 event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

The current Prime Minister of Japan, having taken office on September 24, 2008. He is also President

The current Prime Minister of Japan, having taken office on September 24, 2008. He is also President[2] of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), and has served in the House of Representatives since 1979.He was Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2005 to 2007, and was Secretary-General[2] of the LDP briefly in 2007 and in 2008.Aso, a Roman Catholic, was born in Iizuka, Fukuoka on September 20, 1940.[3] His father, Takakichi Aso, was the chairman of the Aso Cement Company and a close associate of Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka; his mother Kazuko Aso was Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida's daughter. Taro is also a great-great-grandson of Toshimichi Okubo, and his current wife, Chikako is the third daughter of Prime Minister Zenko Suzuki. His younger sister, Nobuko, is the wife of Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, a first cousin of the Emperor Akihito.

Is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for Giravanz Kitakyushu of J. League Division 2.

Is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for Giravanz Kitakyushu of J. League Division 2.

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 veteran journalist who provides commentary and analysis with Yuko Ando on Japan's Fuji Te

A Japanese veteran journalist who provides commentary and analysis with Yuko Ando on Japan's Fuji Television SuperNews.[1] He is also the managing director of Shonan Beach FM, a community radio station. [2]After graduating from university, in 1964, Kimura started work as a journalist at NHK.

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in t

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). Born in Hiratsuka, Odawara, Kanagawa and graduate of Keio University, he was elected for the first time in 1996.His father is Yohei Kono, only president of the Liberal Democratic Party who has not become a Prime Minister of Japan.

A Japanese doctor and politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legis

A Japanese doctor and politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Osaka, Osaka[1] he received a Ph.D in medicine from Osaka Medical College in 1960 for the study of infantile paralysis. After serving in the assembly of Osaka Prefecture he was elected to the Diet for the first time in 1968 as a member of the House of Councilors and to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1986. From 1989 to 1990 he served as Minister of Foreign affairs in Toshiki Kaifu's cabinet (1989 - 1991).

A Japanese actor.

A Japanese actor.

Was a Japanese writer.Inagaki was born in Osaka, moved to Akashi in Hyogo Prefecture while he was in

Was a Japanese writer.Inagaki was born in Osaka, moved to Akashi in Hyogo Prefecture while he was in elementary school, and spent much of his childhood in Kobe. He graduated from Kwansei Gakuin Junior High School. In 1968 he won the first annual Japan Literature Grand Prize for "The Aesthetics of Shonen'ai" (????????), an essay on "aesthetic eroticism", where he divides stories into A, V, P and K varieties.[1]

Born on 9 January 1954) is a Japanese golfer.

Born on 9 January 1954) is a Japanese golfer.

A professional Go player.Iwata is a 9 dan professional from the Nagoya branch of the Nihon Ki-in. He

A professional Go player.Iwata is a 9 dan professional from the Nagoya branch of the Nihon Ki-in. He won his 800th professional game in 2004.

Was a Japanese swimmer who competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics.In World War II he searved a 1st Leu

Was a Japanese swimmer who competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics.In World War II he searved a 1st Leuternat of Japanese Empire's Army and died in Battle of Iwo Jima 17 March? 1945.

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in t

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Tokyo and graduate of Sophia University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005. He is an assenter of "The Truth about Nanjing(movie)."