Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter Y

A German-Japanese footballer currently playing for Harrisburg City Islanders.

A German-Japanese footballer currently playing for Harrisburg City Islanders.

A Japanese former football player. He is the first J. League goalkeeper to score in the league, scor

A Japanese former football player. He is the first J. League goalkeeper to score in the league, scoring against Yokohama Flügels with a penalty kick on November 9, 1996.

Is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Kurobe AquaFairies. She serves as the captain of the t

Is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Kurobe AquaFairies. She serves as the captain of the team from 2009.

A japanese actress, model and (ex) singer, and was a popular japanese idol in the 90's.She began her

A japanese actress, model and (ex) singer, and was a popular japanese idol in the 90's.She began her carrier as a model in commercials,She became a swimsuit model for the swimwear company Unitika in 1993, and got popular as an idol, partly due to her then unusual tomboyish look with short hairs and husky voice. She began to get large exposure in commercials and media, and hosted her own weekly 30mn late radio show, "Yorusora (nightsky) ni YOUKISS!", from April 1994 to March 2001 on Nippon Broadcasting (Listen to one of her shows).

A Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in

A Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Nishikasugai District, Aichi and graduate of Keio University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1990 as an independent.

A Japanese freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.In 1932 she was a member of th

A Japanese freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.In 1932 she was a member of the Japanese relay team which finished fifth in the 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay event. In the 100 metre freestyle competition she was eliminated in the first round.

A Japanese politician and mayor of Minamimaki Village in Nagano. He is a former village assembly ass

A Japanese politician and mayor of Minamimaki Village in Nagano. He is a former village assembly assemblymen and member of the Japanese Communist Party.

Yukihiko Sato (born May 11, 1976 in Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan) is a Japanese football player.

Yukihiko Sato (born May 11, 1976 in Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan) is a Japanese football player.

A Japanese television and film director. He began directing commercials and music promotion videos a

A Japanese television and film director. He began directing commercials and music promotion videos as an employee of Nihon Television. After spending time abroad, he returned and started his own production company, Crescendo, from which he works independently. His first television drama on Nihon Television was called Kora! Tonnezuru and ran from 1985 to 1989.

Is a Japanese computer scientist and software programmer best known as the chief designer of the Rub

Is a Japanese computer scientist and software programmer best known as the chief designer of the Ruby programming language and its reference implementation, Matz's Ruby Interpreter (MRI).

A Japanese musician, who is best known as the drummer and lead vocalist of the Yellow Magic Orchestr

A Japanese musician, who is best known as the drummer and lead vocalist of the Yellow Magic Orchestra.Yukihiro Takahashi first came to prominence as the drummer of the Sadistic Mika Band, and became known to western audiences after this band (led by Kazuhiko Kato, formerly of The Folk Crusaders) toured and recorded in the United Kingdom. After the Sadistic Mika Band disbanded, some of the members (including Takahashi) formed another band called The Sadistics, who released several albums. Finally Takahashi recorded his first solo album Saravah in 1977. In 1978, Takahashi joined Ryuichi Sakamoto and Haruomi Hosono to form the Yellow Magic Orchestra.

A Japanese football player who currently plays for the J-league team Yokohama F. Marinos.His elder b

A Japanese football player who currently plays for the J-league team Yokohama F. Marinos.His elder brother Koji also plays for Marinos. His father Isao participated in the 1984 Winter Olympics as an biathlete.

A Japanese figure skater. He is a three season competitor on the Junior Grand Prix.

A Japanese figure skater. He is a three season competitor on the Junior Grand Prix.

A Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the

A Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Mito, Ibaraki and graduate of Keio University. Elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996, after losing the 2000 re-election, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the second time in 2003. Losing his seat again in the 2005 re-election, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007.[1]

A Japanese singer and an actress. A Tokyo native, she is the daughter of the famous Japanese painter

A Japanese singer and an actress. A Tokyo native, she is the daughter of the famous Japanese painter of shin hanga style prints, Shinsui Ito, and her second and present husband is actor Masahiko Tsugawa. She is famous for her roles in Japanese television series and has appeared starring opposite of Shintaro Katsu in both a film of the Zatoichi series and in the first film of the Hanzo the Razor trilogy. She is, however, mostly famed for her singing. She is also a voice actor, or seiyu, in the 1999 anime film My Neighbors the Yamadas directed by Isao Takahata.

She won the 2008–2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix event in Ostrava, Czech Republic. In her first season

She won the 2008–2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix event in Ostrava, Czech Republic. In her first season on the circuit, she won the silver medal at the Junior Grand Prix Final.

A Japanese singer and actress born 1968-05-26 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. She graduated

A Japanese singer and actress born 1968-05-26 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. She graduated from Kaetsu Womens Junior High and High School (now Kaetsu Ariake Junior High and High School), but left university before finishing at Kaetsu Womens Juni

The governor of Shiga Prefecture. She is the first female governor of Shiga and the fifth female gov

The governor of Shiga Prefecture. She is the first female governor of Shiga and the fifth female governor in Japanese history. She was first elected in 2006 defeating incumbent governor Yoshitsugu Kunimatsu. Prior to being elected governor she was a professor of environmental sociology at Kyoto Seika University. She is a member of the SDP or Social Democratic Party.

A Japanese figure skater who competed in both singles and pair skating. As a pair skater, she compet

A Japanese figure skater who competed in both singles and pair skating. As a pair skater, she competed with Alexei Tikhonov for Japan. They are two-time Japanese national champions and won the bronze medal at the 1993 NHK Trophy. As a single skater, she competed internationally on the junior and senior levels.

Known as Yukko to her fans, was a Japanese idol during the 1980s, signed to Pony Canyon records. She

Known as Yukko to her fans, was a Japanese idol during the 1980s, signed to Pony Canyon records. She is still popular in spite of her death of more than 20 years ago.Yukiko debuted in April of 1984 with her first single "First Date" for the Sun Music Prod

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the D

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Mishima, Shizuoka and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Labor (now part of Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) from 1972 until 2004 when she was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time.

A Japanese figure skater. She is the 2003 World Junior Champion and the 2004 Four Continents Champio

A Japanese figure skater. She is the 2003 World Junior Champion and the 2004 Four Continents Champion. She announced her retirement from competitive skating on November 26, 2008, retiring due to injury.In the 2001-2002 season, Ota made her Junior Grand Prix debut on the 2001-2002 Junior Grand Prix. She won her event in Bulgaria and placed 4th at the event in Sweden to qualify for the Junior Grand Prix Final, where she placed 6th. She won a second bronze medal at the 2001-2002 Japan Junior Championships, which qualified her for the 2002 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. She placed 9th at that competition.

A Japanese gravure idol. She is from Shizuoka Pref., Japan.

A Japanese gravure idol. She is from Shizuoka Pref., Japan.

Initially, his artistic style was similar to that of Mikiya Mochizuki and had humoristic touches, bu

Initially, his artistic style was similar to that of Mikiya Mochizuki and had humoristic touches, but moved on to the gekiga style. He is known for using the gekiga style to create detailed and serious science fiction stories based on American and European SF novels but creating a completely different storyline. He had also drawn various works based on ancient and pre-historic histories. Amongst other things, he is known for his graphic novel series, 2001 Nights.

Is a Japanese speed skater who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics and in the 1994 Winter Olympics.

Is a Japanese speed skater who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics and in the 1994 Winter Olympics.He is the younger brother of Yasunori Miyabe.