Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter Y

A Japanese businessman. He is chairman and CEO of ORIX Corp, and served as President of the Council

A Japanese businessman. He is chairman and CEO of ORIX Corp, and served as President of the Council for Promoting Regulatory Reform in Japan. As of 2007, ORIX was Japan's largest leasing and leading diversified financial services conglomerate with assets in excess of US$ 69 billion and subsidiaries & associates in 24 countries worldwide.[1]

A Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), a member of the House of Representativ

A Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Funabashi, Chiba and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the assembly of Chiba Prefecture for the first time in 1987. In 1993 he was elected to the Diet for first time as a member of the now-defunct Japan New Party. He later joined the DPJ.

Is a Japanese heavyweight professional mixed martial artist and former K-1 kickboxer who has defeate

Is a Japanese heavyweight professional mixed martial artist and former K-1 kickboxer who has defeated the likes of Don Frye, Jim York, Wesley Correira, and Edson Draggo. He is currently under contract to fight for DREAM and World Victory Road promotions.

The name Ultimo Dragon, which means "Last Dragon" in Spanish was initially used as a gimmick of Asai

The name Ultimo Dragon, which means "Last Dragon" in Spanish was initially used as a gimmick of Asai claiming to be the final student taught by legendary martial artist Bruce Lee, whose nickname was "The Dragon".[1] The gimmick was later forgotten, but th

A Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions in Japan's Pacific League.

A Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions in Japan's Pacific League.

Was a freestyle swimmer from Japan, who represented his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics i

Was a freestyle swimmer from Japan, who represented his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.

Is a Japanese speed skater who competed in the 1984 Winter Olympics.

Is a Japanese speed skater who competed in the 1984 Winter Olympics.

The governor of Miyagi Prefecture. A native of Toyonaka, Osaka and former serviceman of Japan Self-D

The governor of Miyagi Prefecture. A native of Toyonaka, Osaka and former serviceman of Japan Self-Defense Forces, he was first elected governor in 2005 after serving in the assembly of the prefecture since 1995.

S a former Japanese football player.

S a former Japanese football player.

Is an international swimmer, competing in the freestyle.

Is an international swimmer, competing in the freestyle.

A professional Japanese kickboxer and martial artist competing in K-1 MAX. He is former Welterweight

A professional Japanese kickboxer and martial artist competing in K-1 MAX. He is former Welterweight Muay Thai World champion and two time 2006, 2007 K-1 World MAX Japan champion.

A Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as

A Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Komatsushima, Tokushima and graduate of Kwansei Gakuin University, he was elected for the first time in the 2005 general election.

Tajiri, trained in traditional Japanese style and lucha libre, debuted in the late 1980s wrestling p

Tajiri, trained in traditional Japanese style and lucha libre, debuted in the late 1980s wrestling primarily in IWA Japan and later for the Japanese division of Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. In 1997, he left CMLL and joined the hardcore wrestling promot

Is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. Takayama is well-known for his ability

Is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. Takayama is well-known for his ability to endure massive amounts of punishment, especially after his fight at PRIDE 21 against Don Frye. Takayama started in UWF International, but due to the fo

Was a Japanese political figure of the mid to late 20th century. The grandson of Tokugawa Yoshikatsu

Was a Japanese political figure of the mid to late 20th century. The grandson of Tokugawa Yoshikatsu, the last lord of Owari han, he served as chamberlain during World War II. Yoshihiro was famous for saving the recording of Emperor Hirohito's surrender address from destruction by army officials who wished to continue the war during the Kyujo Incident .

Yoshihiro Uchimura (?? ??, Yoshihiro Uchimura? born August 24, 1984) is a Japanese football player.

Yoshihiro Uchimura (?? ??, Yoshihiro Uchimura? born August 24, 1984) is a Japanese football player.

Is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently works for New Japan Pro Wrestling. Yamazaki is the

Is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently works for New Japan Pro Wrestling. Yamazaki is the fourth wrestler to portray the Tiger Mask image / persona; having used it since 1995. This makes him the person to have used the "Tiger Mask" gimmick the

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 Kushima, Miyazaki and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Construction in 1989. After unsuccessful runs in 1996 and 2000, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003 as an independent.

A professional Japanese baseball player for the Orix Buffaloes in Nippon Professional Baseball. He w

A professional Japanese baseball player for the Orix Buffaloes in Nippon Professional Baseball. He was the number 1 draft pick by the Orix Buffaloes in by 2005.

A Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet

A Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Toyama, Toyama and graduate of Tohoku University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1990. He lost his seat in 1993 but was re-elected in 1996.

Is a retired male shot putter and hammer thrower from Japan. He twice competed for his native countr

Is a retired male shot putter and hammer thrower from Japan. He twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics. He set his personal best (70.54 metres) in the hammer throw event on 5 August 1972 in Sapporo.

A pitcher for the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball. He made his debut in the 2006

A pitcher for the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball. He made his debut in the 2006 season, and has twenty-one career wins. In 2007, Naruse had his best season as a professional in his short career. All season long he was competing with Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters superstar Yu Darvish for the Eiji Sawamura Award, the award for best pitcher in all of Japan. In 24 starts, Naruse was 16-1 with a 1.82 ERA, with 138 strikeouts and only 27 walks in 173 and 1/3 innings. Darvish, by comparison, was 15-5 in 26 starts, also compiling a 1.82 ERA, but not only did he throw more complete games than Naruse (12 for Darvish, 6 for Naruse), but Darvish also threw more innings (207 and 2/3), but he struck out more batters, with 210 punch-outs. The two ended up facing each other in the 2007 Pacific League Championship Series' deciding Game 5. Darvish triumphed over Naruse at Sapporo Dome, and the Fighters won Game 5 and the series 3-2, setting up a rematch of the 2006 Japan Series with the Chunichi Dragons. Naruse ultimately lost out to Darvish for the Sawamura Award in 2007.

A Japanese football player.

A Japanese football player.

A Japanese singer, who sings mainly with R&B influences. Her major label debut album, timeless, was

A Japanese singer, who sings mainly with R&B influences. Her major label debut album, timeless, was released in January 2006.

A retired Japanese football player.

A retired Japanese football player.