Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter Y

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 Setagaya, Tokyo and graduate of Keio University, he worked at The Sanwa Bank, Limited (now part of The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ) from 1996 to 2003. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005 after an unsuccessful run in 2003. He is an assenter of "The Truth about Nanjing(movie)."

A Japanese football player currently playing for J1 team Shimizu S-Pulse.After graduating from high

A Japanese football player currently playing for J1 team Shimizu S-Pulse.After graduating from high school, Nishibei began playing professional football for Urawa Red Diamonds in 1999. After a brief loan spell with Kashima Antlers in 2003, Nishibe joined Shimizu S-Pulse on loan from 2004 where he soon became the first choice goalkeeper. In 2006, his loan move to Shizuoka Prefecture was made permanent.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Ventforet Kofu.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Ventforet Kofu.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for F.C. Tokyo.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for F.C. Tokyo.

A Japanese professional football player currently playing for J1 team Shimizu S-Pulse.After graduati

A Japanese professional football player currently playing for J1 team Shimizu S-Pulse.After graduating from high school, he signed for S-Pulse in 2006. Takeda is yet to make a first team start and is currently third choice keeper behind Kaito Yamamoto and Yohei Nishibe.

A Japanese football player. He currently plays for J. League division 2 side Montedio Yamagata. He i

A Japanese football player. He currently plays for J. League division 2 side Montedio Yamagata. He is a right-footed forward.After graduating from Seiryo High School, he joined Nagoya Grampus Eight. He made his first league appearance on August 21, 2004 against Júbilo Iwata. His first league goal came on July 23, 2005 against Kashima Antlers. He has been playing for Yamagata since 2007 on a loan deal.He is a member of the Japan team for the 2008 Summer Olympic finals. He scored a goal in a group stage match against Nigeria.

Is a former Japanese footballer who has played for Yokohama F.C. and Mito HollyHock.

Is a former Japanese footballer who has played for Yokohama F.C. and Mito HollyHock.

A Japanese football player, who has played for the J-league teams Kashiwa Reysol and FC Tokyo. At th

A Japanese football player, who has played for the J-league teams Kashiwa Reysol and FC Tokyo. At the end of the 2007 J-league season, his contract with FC Tokyo was not renewed, leaving him a free agent. He later signed with cross-town rivals Tokyo Verdy.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Gamba Osaka.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Gamba Osaka.

Is a Japanese football player who has recently played for Ehime F.C. in the J. League Division 2.

Is a Japanese football player who has recently played for Ehime F.C. in the J. League Division 2.

Is a former volleyball player from Japan, who was one of the leading players in the Men's National T

Is a former volleyball player from Japan, who was one of the leading players in the Men's National Team in the early 2000s. He played as a wing-spiker. In 2003 he completed his first season for Sisley Treviso, who reached the final of the Italian League.

A Japanese mangaka and animator, who has worked with Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki.He belongs to

A Japanese mangaka and animator, who has worked with Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki.He belongs to Nintendo Co., Ltd., and he is a lecturer at Tokyo designer academy cartoon film course (?????????????????) now.His wife was Reiko Okuyama of an animator / copperplate engraving, and they sponsored studio "atelier Rei" (?????) only for oneself jointly.

A Japanese politician and a member of the House of Councillors who has been Minister of Health, Labo

A Japanese politician and a member of the House of Councillors who has been Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare since 2007. He is also a well-known face on Japanese TV shows.Masuzoe was born in Kitakyushu on 29 November 1948. After graduating from Yahata municipal high school, he entered Tokyo University. Masuzoe majored in the research of French political procedures. On graduating, Masuzoe became an academic assistant at Tokyo University. Later, Masuzoe became well-known as a political analyst and TV commentator. [1]

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a member of the House of Representative

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Fukuyama, Hiroshima and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Finance in 1974, receiving a MPA from Harvard University in the United States while in the ministry. Leaving the ministry in 1993, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000.

An ethnic-Korean Japanese film director.His 2004 film Chi to hone won four Japanese Academy Awards,

An ethnic-Korean Japanese film director.His 2004 film Chi to hone won four Japanese Academy Awards, including two for Sai himself, for Best Director and Best Screenplay. He had previously received two nominations in the same categories for Tsuki wa dotchi ni dete iru. As an actor, he appeared in Nagisa Oshima's 1999 film Taboo.

A Japanese football player who currently plays for the J-league team Cerezo Osaka. In 2006, he signe

A Japanese football player who currently plays for the J-league team Cerezo Osaka. In 2006, he signed his first professional contract with the club at 16. He is currently a member of the U-17 Japan national football team and was named Most Valuable Player in AFC U-17 Championship 2006 after he helped Japan win the tournament, scoring 4 goals. [1] Kakitani scored two goals at 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea. Against France he scored a spectacular goal from the halfway line.

A Japanese computer graphics artist, professor at the University of Tokyo. Kawaguchi rose to interna

A Japanese computer graphics artist, professor at the University of Tokyo. Kawaguchi rose to international prominence in 1982 when he presented "Growth Model" in the international conference SIGGRAPH.

A Japanese Independent film director, screenwriter and actor. He gained media attention when he was

A Japanese Independent film director, screenwriter and actor. He gained media attention when he was arrested and charged on suspicion of paying a 17-year-old girl for sexual services in March 2006. [1] [2] [3]

A Japan-born American physicist, currently a professor at the University of Chicago. Known for his c

A Japan-born American physicist, currently a professor at the University of Chicago. Known for his contributions to the field of theoretical physics, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2008 for the discovery of the mechanism of spontaneous broken symmetry in subatomic physics.[1]He is famous for having proposed the "color charge" of quantum chromodynamics, for having done early work on spontaneous symmetry breaking in particle physics, and for having discovered that the dual resonance model could be explained as a quantum mechanical theory of strings. He is accounted as one of the founders of string theory. He has won numerous honors and awards including the J. Robert Oppenheimer Prize, the U.S.'s National Medal of Science, Japan's Order of Culture, the Planck Medal, the Wolf Prize, the Franklin Institute's Franklin Medal, the Dirac Medal, and the Sakurai Prize.

Is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. Anjo debuted as a professional wrestle

Is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. Anjo debuted as a professional wrestler in the first incarnation of the Japanese UWF, on July 6, 1985 against Osamu Hoshina. UWF's collapse later in the year led him into New Japan Pro Wrestlin

A Japanese racing driver from Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture. He is known for holding the record for the mos

A Japanese racing driver from Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture. He is known for holding the record for the most participations in the 24 Hours of Le Mans without winning, having run on 29 occasions (28 of which were consecutive) since 1974. He is also third behind Henri Pescarolo and Bob Wollek for the drivers with the most participations.[1] His best overall finish was seventh in 1995, although he has had several class victories over the years.

Is a Japanese wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling.

Is a Japanese wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling.

A Japanese actress.

A Japanese actress.

A Ryukyuan professional boxer from 1974-1981. His professional record is 23-1 and he held the title

A Ryukyuan professional boxer from 1974-1981. His professional record is 23-1 and he held the title of WBA Jr. flyweight champion 1976-1981.

A Japanese singer, employed under Hyper Voice. She is known for having performed theme songs for ani

A Japanese singer, employed under Hyper Voice. She is known for having performed theme songs for anime shows such as Prétear, Ai Yori Aoshi and the Ah! My Goddess TV series, as well as for having sung for the Para Para Max CD series.Ishida entered the ent