Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter Y

A model, actress, and singer best known from her modeling work with CanCam magazine.Yamada graduated

A model, actress, and singer best known from her modeling work with CanCam magazine.Yamada graduated from Okinawa Actor's School. In 1999, while working as a model for the Japanese fashion magazine CanCam under an exclusive contract, she also worked as a

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Oita Trinita.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Oita Trinita.

Is a Japanese professional golfer.Igarashi was born in Saitama Prefecture. He currently plays on the

Is a Japanese professional golfer.Igarashi was born in Saitama Prefecture. He currently plays on the Japan Golf Tour where he has won once in 2009 at the UBS Japan Golf Tour Championship ShishidoHills.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Vegalta Sendai.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Vegalta Sendai.

A former Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Chiba Lotte Marines of Japan's Pacific League.

A former Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Chiba Lotte Marines of Japan's Pacific League.

The governor of Fukushima Prefecture of Japan. He was first elected in November 2006.

The governor of Fukushima Prefecture of Japan. He was first elected in November 2006.

A Japanese football player who currently plays for FC Tokyo of the J-League.He was part of the Japan

A Japanese football player who currently plays for FC Tokyo of the J-League.He was part of the Japanese 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the first round, having finished fourth in group B, below group winners Paraguay, Italy and Ghana.He was also in the squad of Japanese U-20 team at 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.

A Japanese racing driver.

A Japanese racing driver.

A popular writer of anime theme songs. She is also known by another pen name of Mio Iwasato. In addi

A popular writer of anime theme songs. She is also known by another pen name of Mio Iwasato. In addition, she has written lyrics for some Japanese singers including Maaya Sakamoto, Miki Imai and many others. She is known to be a close friend (in working field) of Miki Imai, Yoko Kanno, Akino Arai and also Maaya Sakamoto.A classical and yet now modern lyrical writer, she started her lyrical works officially in the mid-1980s. She is well contact with Yoko Kanno and always travelled the Anime world along with her. Her latest work is in theme and insert songs from Sousei no Aquarion anime. Most of her songs were sung by Akino from bless4 ; one song Tori ni natte (Change into birds) was sung by Aoi.

YUI began writing poems in ninth grade. At the age of sixteen, she started to become interested in m

YUI began writing poems in ninth grade. At the age of sixteen, she started to become interested in music more and more and she expressed her desire to pursue a musical career to the band bianco nero at the end of a concert they held. The band recommended her to join a private music school and soon, she dropped out of high school and began studying songwriting and guitar at a juku in her hometown of Fukuoka.[1] [2]

A Japanese actress and popular J-Pop singer in the 1980's. She gets famous by starring in the third

A Japanese actress and popular J-Pop singer in the 1980's. She gets famous by starring in the third series of cult manga Sukeban Deka in 1987, then again as the heroïne of popular manga Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl in its 1989 live movie adaptation. Bu

A popular Japanese singer and voice actress. Horie's real name is Yoshiko Horie (?? ??, Horie Yoshik

A popular Japanese singer and voice actress. Horie's real name is Yoshiko Horie (?? ??, Horie Yoshiko?), and she is sometimes affectionately nicknamed "Hocchan" (?????, "Hocchan"?) by her Japanese fans. She is not to be confused with YUI, another J-Pop singer.She hosts a radio show called "Horie Yui no Tenshi no Tamago" (???????????, "Yui Horie's Angel Eggs"?) and is the founding member of the singing group, Aice5. She is also a member of the band Kurobara Hozonkai, with the name YUIEL. Her blood type is B [1], and her hobbies include shoulder massage, reading and food.

A Japanese female singer. She was born on 14 June 1985.She has released 5 singles to date. She is si

A Japanese female singer. She was born on 14 June 1985.She has released 5 singles to date. She is signed to Sheer Label. Her songs are often ballads in which the piano has a prominent role.There are videos on youtube that show Yui playing her songs on a k

An actress and model from Tokyo, Japan. She is also known by her nickname, Yui-nyan. As an actress s

An actress and model from Tokyo, Japan. She is also known by her nickname, Yui-nyan. As an actress she has appeared in several dramas (doramas), and in recent years she has concentrated more on her film career. She played a minor role in the movie Ju-on: The Grudge and reprised her character for a bigger role in the sequel, Ju-on: The Grudge 2. She has recently portrayed Nana Komatsu (Hachi) in the film adaptation of the famous manga Nana, and on December 18, 2006, Ichikawa and co-star Mika Nakashima came to New York City for the International Premier of NANA 2 at the IFC Center.

A seiyu, actress and singer.She is represented by Sound Vision and Victor Entertainment. In 2005, sh

A seiyu, actress and singer.She is represented by Sound Vision and Victor Entertainment. In 2005, she voiced Princess Sakura in Tsubasa Chronicle. She also notably sings the ending theme to Aquarion. Her songs tend to be smooth, gentle, slow, and relaxing

A member of the J-pop group v-u-den associated with Hello! Project.In June 2004, Okada successfully

A member of the J-pop group v-u-den associated with Hello! Project.In June 2004, Okada successfully passed Hello! Project Egg Audition 2004 with 32 other people. Two months later, she joined former Morning Musume member Rika Ishikawa and "Tsunku? Produce

A female Japanese choreographer, dancer, singer, songwriter, and voice actress from Hyogo, Japan. Sh

A female Japanese choreographer, dancer, singer, songwriter, and voice actress from Hyogo, Japan. She appeared on Kohaku Uta Gassen as back ground dancer behind Ami Suzuki in 1999 and 2000.

Is a Japanese short track speed skater, who won a bronze medal in the 5000 m relay at the 1992 Winte

Is a Japanese short track speed skater, who won a bronze medal in the 5000 m relay at the 1992 Winter Olympics together with teammates Tatsuyoshi Ishihara, Toshinobu Kawai and Tsutomu Kawasaki.

A musician working for the Konami Corporation. He is known for his contributions to the home version

A musician working for the Konami Corporation. He is known for his contributions to the home versions of the Dance Dance Revolution series, and also remixing some of Naoki Maeda's compositions under the 2MB alias. When Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA came out, he began composing for the arcade versions.In an interview with Music4Games (his first with a Western media outlet), Yuichi Asami divulged that he's been working on the DDR franchise for nearly 15 years, and took on the role of music director for Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party.[1

A Japanese football player. He plays for J.League division 1 side Júbilo Iwata. He is right-footed

A Japanese football player. He plays for J.League division 1 side Júbilo Iwata. He is right-footed and mainly plays right full back for the club but he is often employed in the left for Japan national football team.Komano played for his local junior high school team. He was invited for trials from several clubs including Gamba Osaka, JEF United Ichihara, Sanfrecce Hiroshima and local high school powerhouse Hatsushiba Hashimoto. He decided to join Sanfrecce Hiroshima and entered Yoshida High School in Hiroshima.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Kyoto Sanga F.C..

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Kyoto Sanga F.C..

Is a former volleyball player from Japan, who played for the Men's National Team in the 1990s. Playi

Is a former volleyball player from Japan, who played for the Men's National Team in the 1990s. Playing at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain he ended up in 16th place at the 1998 World Championship.

A Japanese actor, most notably known for the roles of Kyosuke Kiriya in the 2005 tokusatsu series Ka

A Japanese actor, most notably known for the roles of Kyosuke Kiriya in the 2005 tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Hibiki, Otoya Hanazono in the 2006 midnight drama Princess Princess D, and Yuuto Sakurai/Kamen Rider Zeronos in the 2007 tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Den-O.

Is a Japanese football player who currently playing for Zweigen Kanazawa. Nemoto previously played f

Is a Japanese football player who currently playing for Zweigen Kanazawa. Nemoto previously played for Kashima Antlers, Vegalta Sendai and Oita Trinita in the J. League.

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 Hino, Tokyo and graduate of Nihon University, he was elected to the city assembly of Hino for the first time in 1990 where he served for four terms and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005.