Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter T

A Japanese Ambassador to Germany, previously to South Korea and Singapore. He sparked a controversy

A Japanese Ambassador to Germany, previously to South Korea and Singapore. He sparked a controversy in South Korea when he, in February 2005, stated that the Liancourt Rocks in the Sea of Japan, currently under South Korean administration, "historically and legally" belong to Japan.[1]

A Ryukyuan comedian, variety show host, and musician. He often appears in drag as a schoolgirl chara

A Ryukyuan comedian, variety show host, and musician. He often appears in drag as a schoolgirl character. He is member of the owarai group Garage Sale. He has collaborated with Jasmine Ann Allen and Yamasaki Joann Shikou and they released 3 singles together. Mickey stayed on top of the single charts for two weeks and was first debut single in the 23 years since Yakushimaru Hiroko's Sailor-fuku to Kikanjuu[citation needed].

A Japanese musician and composer who has scored several films and anime, most notably the Mothra fil

A Japanese musician and composer who has scored several films and anime, most notably the Mothra films in the 1990s. He is the son of legendary tokusatsu and anime composer, Michiaki Watanabe.

A former member of Fantastic Plastic Machine.Yasuda graduated in civil engineering from Ritsumeikan

A former member of Fantastic Plastic Machine.Yasuda graduated in civil engineering from Ritsumeikan University, and began Fantastic Plastic Machine in 1994 while at college. After dealing with many projects including Pizzicato Five, Towa Tei, and Combustible Edison—and following the release of the debut self-titled album for Fantastic Plastic Machine in 1997—he left the unit.He has subsequently released several albums, including Robo*Brazileira (2000), Electro Bits Indeed (2004), featuring Towa Tei, and With Robo*Brazileira (2005), as well as the collaborative Monophonic Ensemble release in 2006.

The governor of Hyogo Prefecture in Japan, first elected in 2001. A native of Hyogo Prefecture and g

The governor of Hyogo Prefecture in Japan, first elected in 2001. A native of Hyogo Prefecture and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Home Affairs in 1968.

The pen-name of a Japanese author, active in the Meiji, Taisho and early Showa period Japan. He bega

The pen-name of a Japanese author, active in the Meiji, Taisho and early Showa period Japan. He began his career as a poet, but went on to establish himself as the major proponent of naturalism in Japanese literature. His real name was Shimazaki Haruki.Toson graduated from Meiji Gakuin University in 1891, and became interested in literature through his friendship with essayist and translator Kocho Baba (???? Baba Kocho) and Shukotsu Togawa (???? Togawa Shukotsu). He joined a literary group associated with the literary magazine Bungakukai (???) and he also began to contribute translations to Jogaku Zasshi (???? Magazine of Women's Learning).

Is Japanese wrestler for Dramatic Dream Team and is in the faction Disaster-Box with Harashima. He h

Is Japanese wrestler for Dramatic Dream Team and is in the faction Disaster-Box with Harashima. He has also been in El Dorado Wrestling as leader of the faction Animal planet He is a former KO-D Openweight Champion and 2 time KO-D Tag Team Champion. He wr

Is a sumo wrestler from Toshima, Tokyo, Japan. He made his professional debut in 1993. His highest r

Is a sumo wrestler from Toshima, Tokyo, Japan. He made his professional debut in 1993. His highest rank has been maegashira 13, achieved in March 2002. He has had many injury problems and has had perhaps the unluckiest (and shortest) top makuuchi division

Was a right-wing political leader in early 20th century Japan and founder of the Genyosha ultra-nati

Was a right-wing political leader in early 20th century Japan and founder of the Genyosha ultra-nationalist secret society.In 1881, Toyama became one of the founders of the Genyosha, a secret society and terrorist organization whose agenda was to agitate for Japanese military expansion and conquest of the Asian continent. The society attracted disaffected ex-samurai, and also figures in involved in organized crime to assist in its campaigns of violence and assassination against foreigners and liberal politicians. In 1889, Toyama and the Genyosha were implicated in the attempted assassination of foreign minister Okuma Shigenobu.

Considered "one of the world's most innovative and influential architects" (Designboom).Ito is known

Considered "one of the world's most innovative and influential architects" (Designboom).Ito is known for creating extreme conceptual architecture, in which he seeks to melt the physical and virtual worlds. He is a leading exponent of architecture that addresses issues of the contemporary notion of a 'simulated' city.Ito was born in Seoul, South Korea (at the time, Japan had colonized the country). Ito graduated from Tokyo University's, Department of Architecture in 1965. After working for Kiyonori Kikutake Architect and Associate from 1965 to 1969, he started his own studio, 'Urban Robot' (urbot) in 1971, in Tokyo. In 1979, the studio changed its name to Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects. Throughout his early career Toyo Ito constructed numerous private housing projects that revealed the hidden layer of urban life in Japan. His most remarkable early conceptual contributions were made through the projects of this scale. See White U in 1976 and Silver Hut in 1984.

Was a Japanese American photographer, best known for his photographs documenting the Japanese Americ

Was a Japanese American photographer, best known for his photographs documenting the Japanese American people and the Japanese American internment at Manzanar during WWII.

Is a sumo wrestler from Toyoura, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. He turned professional in 2005, reachi

Is a sumo wrestler from Toyoura, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. He turned professional in 2005, reaching the top division in July 2007. He has earned two special prizes for Fighting Spirit. His highest rank has been maegashira 2. He wrestles for Sakaigawa s

Was a Japanese pacifist, Christian reformer, and labour activist. Kagawa wrote, spoke, and worked at

Was a Japanese pacifist, Christian reformer, and labour activist. Kagawa wrote, spoke, and worked at length on ways to employ Christian principles in the ordering of society. His vocation to help the poor led him to live among them. He established schools, hospitals, and churches.Kagawa was born in Kobe, Japan to a philandering businessman and a concubine. However, both parents died while he was young. He was sent away to school, where he learned from two American missionary teachers, Drs. Harry W. Myers and Charles A. Logan, who took him into their homes.

Is a Japanese TV journalist best known for his trip to the Mir space station aboard a Russian Soyuz

Is a Japanese TV journalist best known for his trip to the Mir space station aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft in 1990.Born in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. After graduating from International Christian University, he became a reporter for the Japanese TV compa

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.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for HOYO Atletico ELAN Oita, a club playing in Oita

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for HOYO Atletico ELAN Oita, a club playing in Oita Prefectural League Division 1. Hasegawa previously played for Sagan Tosu in the J. League Division 2.

Is a female Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 19

Is a female Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.In 1968 she was part of the Japanese team which won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. She played all seven matches.

Better known under his current stage name Magnitude Kishiwada is a Japanese wrestler. For many years

Better known under his current stage name Magnitude Kishiwada is a Japanese wrestler. For many years Kishiwada worked in preliminary matches in Japan's hardcore wrestling promotions, including FMW, W*ING, and Big Japan Pro Wrestling, competing under his r

Is a professional sumo wrestler from Sukumo, Kochi, Japan. He made his professional debut in January

Is a professional sumo wrestler from Sukumo, Kochi, Japan. He made his professional debut in January 2002, reaching the top makuuchi division in September 2004. He has been a runner-up in three tournaments, and has earned eight special prizes. His highest

Is a sumo wrestler from Hiroshima, Japan. He made his debut in 1989, and after many years in the low

Is a sumo wrestler from Hiroshima, Japan. He made his debut in 1989, and after many years in the lower ranks he reached the top division for the first time in 2003. His highest rank has been maegashira 5. He has been a runner-up in one tournament and earn

A Japanese singer, actor, and dancer in the Japanese agency Johnny & Associates. He joined Johnny &

A Japanese singer, actor, and dancer in the Japanese agency Johnny & Associates. He joined Johnny & Associates in 1995 and officially debuted in 2002 in the duo Tackey & Tsubasa with his best friend Hideaki Takizawa. They are signed under the record label

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Vissel Kobe.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Vissel Kobe.

Was a Japanese author, critic, playwright, translator, editor, educator, and professor at Waseda Uni

Was a Japanese author, critic, playwright, translator, editor, educator, and professor at Waseda University. He was born Tsubouchi Yuzo, in Gifu prefecture. He also used the pen name Harunoya Oboro.His book of criticism, Shosetsu Shinzui (The Essence of the Novel), helped free novels and dramas from the low opinion that the Japanese had of such literature. Tsubouchi's writings on realism in literature influenced Masaoka Shiki's ideas about realism in haiku. Tsubouchi's novel, Tosei Shosei Kishitsu (Portraits of Contemporary Students), was one of the earliest modern novels in Japan.

A Japanese film director, documentary film maker, and video activist. His works have focused on the

A Japanese film director, documentary film maker, and video activist. His works have focused on the search for identity amongst Japanese youth, particularly the allure that nationalism or extreme ideologies have offered to troubled young people. After producing several experimental video art pieces, Tsuchiya first came to prominence with A New God, a personal documentary shot on video about his relationship with a right-wing, neo-nationalist punk rock band. Even though Tsuchiya is on the left, he ended up marrying the singer for that band, Karin Amamiya, who has since emerged as a spokesperson for disaffected Japanese youth in the media. The New God won an award at the 1999 Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival. His next work, Peep "TV" Show, was a fictional post-9/11 tale of numbed young people seeking the "real" on a violent, voyeuristic internet site. Tsuchiya is a key organizer in the Japanese left-wing community, founding VideoAct!, an umbrella organization that helps distribute the documentaries and experimental works of many activist organizations.

Is a Japanese Olympic fencer. He competed in five events at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Is a Japanese Olympic fencer. He competed in five events at the 1960 Summer Olympics.