Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter Y

A Japanese composer, performer, pianist and author.Studied under Roh Ogura and Minao Shibata. In 196

A Japanese composer, performer, pianist and author.Studied under Roh Ogura and Minao Shibata. In 1960, he made his debut as a pianist by performing Bo Nilsson's Quantitaten. He lived in Europe from 1963 to 1966 where he worked with Iannis Xenakis. He gave the first performance of Xenakis' Herma and Eonta. In 2006 he was awarded a grant from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists Award.

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 Aomori, Aomori, he attended University of Tokyo and passed the bar exam while still in college. In 1953, he joined the Ministry of Finance, attending Syracuse University in United States as a part of the Fulbright Program while he was in the minister. Leaving the ministry in 1974, he was elected for the first time in 1976 and served as the Minister of Health in 1990 and 2000. Writer Osamu Dazai was his father-in-law.

He was born in Fukuoka and has a number of notable roles to his name, including some as the main cha

He was born in Fukuoka and has a number of notable roles to his name, including some as the main character, as in "Love Hina" and "Martian Successor Nadesico". He is married to fellow seiy? Omi Minami, who co-worked with him in Martian Successor Nadesico

Is a Japanese sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1960s. He was eliminated in the repechages of th

Is a Japanese sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1960s. He was eliminated in the repechages of the K-4 1000 m event at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

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 Kochi Prefecture and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the assembly of Kochi Prefecture in 1985 (serving for one term) and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1990.

Was a Japanese actor and singer born in Kobe. His elder brother, Shintaro Ishihara, is an author, po

Was a Japanese actor and singer born in Kobe. His elder brother, Shintaro Ishihara, is an author, politician, and the current Governor of Tokyo. Yujiro debuted in 1956 in "Season of the Sun," based on a novel written by his brother. As a representative youth star in films of the immediate postwar, and subsequently as a macho movie hero, he was beloved by many fans, who extravagantly mourned his early death at 52.

Is a Japanese professional wrestler. He currently competes in New Japan Pro Wrestling and Smash as K

Is a Japanese professional wrestler. He currently competes in New Japan Pro Wrestling and Smash as Kushida. Yujiro Kushida trained at Takada training hall to be a professional wrestler since he was in junior high. He debuted at ZST in a fight against Kenj

Also known by his shortened ring name Yujiro is a Japanese professional wrestler trained by and cur

Also known by his shortened ring name Yujiro is a Japanese professional wrestler trained by and currently performing for New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) where he is one half of the tag team No Limit, along with his partner Tetsuya Naito. Takahashi entered

A Japanese figure skater. She is a three-season competitor on the Junior Grand Prix. She placed 6th

A Japanese figure skater. She is a three-season competitor on the Junior Grand Prix. She placed 6th at the 2006 event in The Hague, Netherlands.

A Japanese singer, born on December 10, 1970. She's best known for singing "Mirai no Kioku", the ope

A Japanese singer, born on December 10, 1970. She's best known for singing "Mirai no Kioku", the opening theme of the anime Kiddy Grade. In June 2000, she married drummer Muraishi Masayuki (?? ?? ?), and in 2003, gave birth to a son. Previously, she had a

Is a Japanese discus and hammer thrower. Murofushi comes from a hammer throwing family, as her fathe

Is a Japanese discus and hammer thrower. Murofushi comes from a hammer throwing family, as her father Shigenobu Murofushi is a former Olympian and held the Japanese record for decades, and her brother Koji Murofushi, is the 2004 Olympic champion in the ev

A Japanese actress.

A Japanese actress.

A Japanese actress, idol singer in the 1980's, notable in the west for her role in the TV series Suk

A Japanese actress, idol singer in the 1980's, notable in the west for her role in the TV series Sukeban Deka III in 1987 and its following movies, Sukeban Deka: the Movie and Sukeban Deka: Counter-Attack from the Kazama Sisters.

Is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Denso Airybees.

Is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Denso Airybees.

Is a Japanese female professional ten-pin bowler. She is a member of the Ladies Bowling Organization

Is a Japanese female professional ten-pin bowler. She is a member of the Ladies Bowling Organization of Japan. Her current bowling coach is Kazue Inahashi.

A Japanese figure skater. She is the 1994 World Champion, the 1990 World Junior Champion and the 199

A Japanese figure skater. She is the 1994 World Champion, the 1990 World Junior Champion and the 1993 & 1994 Japanese national champion. She placed 7th at the 1992 Winter Olympics and 5th at the 1994 Winter Olympics.Yuka Sato was born in Tokyo. Both of her parents are former skaters. Her father, Nobuo Sato, competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics and 1964 Winter Olympics. Her mother, Kumiko Okawa, competed in the 1964 Winter Olympics and 1968 Winter Olympics.

A female voice actress (seiyu). She is currently affiliated with Sigma Seven.

A female voice actress (seiyu). She is currently affiliated with Sigma Seven.

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 Mitaka, Tokyo and graduate of Chuo University, she was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005.

An athlete from Japan. She competes in archery.Kawasaki represented Japan at the 2004 Summer Olympic

An athlete from Japan. She competes in archery.Kawasaki represented Japan at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She placed 37th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 622. In the first round of elimination, she faced 28th-ranked Iwona Marcinkiewicz of Poland. Kawasaki lost 119-106 in the 18-arrow match, placing 63rd overall in women's individual archery.

Is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toray Arrows.While attending Kyushubunka Gakuen high s

Is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toray Arrows.While attending Kyushubunka Gakuen high school, the volleyball team won the top of Japanese high school with Honami Tsukiji and Saki Minemura.

A Japanese actress.

A Japanese actress.

A popular Japanese singer and voice actress (seiyu) who works for I'm Enterprise. She is known affec

A popular Japanese singer and voice actress (seiyu) who works for I'm Enterprise. She is known affectionately by her fans as Yukarin (???? ?).In 2001, Yukari Tamura formed a unit called Yamato Nadeshiko with another well known seiyu, Yui Horie. Two single

A Japanese Go professional.Umezawa became a professional Go player in 1996. She then attained the ra

A Japanese Go professional.Umezawa became a professional Go player in 1996. She then attained the rank of 5-dan in 2002 at the age of 29, and was married in the same year. Umezawa supervised the production of Hikaru no Go, a manga about Go written by Yumi Hotta and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. She also became a consultant for the anime version of Hikaru no Go and hosted Go educational programs on NHK. Umezawa's sensei was Masao Kato. Umezawa is currently married to Shinya Yoshihara.

An artist based in Brooklyn.Teruya was born in Okinawa. He works in a variety of media and often ref

An artist based in Brooklyn.Teruya was born in Okinawa. He works in a variety of media and often references consumer culture alongside traditional craft techniques.[1] An example of his art is the series of McDonalds and high-end designer store bags into which Teruya cuts intricate tree shapes that are then pushed through into the interior of the bag, creating an enclosed environment within.[2]

A Japanese footballer, a midfielder for the Urawa Red Diamonds of the J. League and the Japanese nat

A Japanese footballer, a midfielder for the Urawa Red Diamonds of the J. League and the Japanese national team.On August 5, 1998, Abe, then a member of the JEF United Ichihara (now JEF United Ichihara Chiba) youth side, made his debut with the senior club at the age of 16 years and 333 days, at the time a record for the youngest Japanese professional player and J-League. He went on to become JEF United's captain, and led the club to the 2005 and 2006 J. League Cup titles while being named to the league's Best Eleven during the span.Abe made his senior national team debut on January 29, 2005, in a friendly match against Kazakhstan and scored his first national team goal on September 6, 2006 against Yemen in a 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification match. He was not selected to Japan's 2006 FIFA World Cup team, but he has become a regular under his former JEF United coach Ivica Osim, who took over as the national team head coach after the World Cup.