Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter Y

A Japanese ski jumper.In the World Cup he finished once among the top 10, recording an eighth place

A Japanese ski jumper.In the World Cup he finished once among the top 10, recording an eighth place from January 2001 in Park City, Utah.2008-2009 he made a comeback to the Japan Ski jump team in the Fis World cup.

Was a Japanese film director and actor. He began acting in Hollywood as "Jackie Abe" and later retur

Was a Japanese film director and actor. He began acting in Hollywood as "Jackie Abe" and later returned to Japan as a director. He directed the 1950 adaptation of Jun'ichiro Tanizaki's The Makioka Sisters. He died January 3rd, 1977 in Kyoto.

A Japanese former football player who was on the Japanese national football team at the 1998 Footbal

A Japanese former football player who was on the Japanese national football team at the 1998 Football World Cup in France and the 2002 Football World Cup in South Korea/Japan.Akita is a strong and physical centre-back, who is also arguably one of the best headers of the ball within the J-League. One of the best defenders of his generation and a 10-year stalwart for the Kashima Antlers since 1993, Akita left Kashima in early 2004 to move back to his native Nagoya, signing for hometown team Nagoya Grampus Eight, where his years of experience will be valued by Grampus's defence. He moved to J. League division 2 side Kyoto Sanga F.C. at the beginning of the 2007 season. In November 2007, he announced his retirement from the game.

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 Nagoya, Aichi he attended Nagoya Institute of Technology both as undergraduate and graduate. Upon graduation, he joined Japanese National Railways in 1985 and JR Central in 1987 when Japanese National Railways was privatized. He left JR Central in 1994. In 2000 he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time after an unsuccessful run in 1996.

Is a retired Japanese volleyball player. He was a member of the Japanese Men's National Volleyball T

Is a retired Japanese volleyball player. He was a member of the Japanese Men's National Volleyball Team that claimed the bronze medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Is a former Japanese pitcher regarded as one of best Japanese pitchers of all-time. In 1968, he reco

Is a former Japanese pitcher regarded as one of best Japanese pitchers of all-time. In 1968, he recorded 401 strikeouts, which is still the world record. He recorded 9 consecutive strikeouts in one of the 1971 All-Star games, and 15 consecutive strikeouts in three of the All-Star games between 1970 and 1971.

A Japanese ice hockey player currently with the Destil Trappers of the Eredivisie, the top league in

A Japanese ice hockey player currently with the Destil Trappers of the Eredivisie, the top league in the Netherlands. Fukufuji was the first Japanese player to appear in a National Hockey League game.[1] He is the first Japanese citizen to be drafted as a goaltender in the NHL and second Japanese national to be drafted.

Is a retired professional baseball player in Nippon Professional Baseball born in Osaka, Osaka.After

Is a retired professional baseball player in Nippon Professional Baseball born in Osaka, Osaka.After a brief career at the company team of Matsushita, he was drafted seventh overall by the Hankyu Braves (currently the Orix Buffaloes) in 1968.

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). He was born in Sakai, Osaka but grew up in Saitama Prefecture. A graduate of Kyoto University he had worked as a doctor in Kyoto for ten years. In 1993 he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time.

Was a noted Japanese author.Haniya was born in Taiwan, then a Japanese colony, to a Samurai family n

Was a noted Japanese author.Haniya was born in Taiwan, then a Japanese colony, to a Samurai family named Hannya after the Hannya Shingyo (Heart Sutra). He had a sickly childhood and suffered from tuberculosis in his teens. Although originally interested in anarchism, in 1931 he joined the Japanese Communist Party, became its Agriculture Director the following year, and was promptly arrested. While in the prison's hospital, he devoted himself to studying Immanuel Kant's Critique of Pure Reason.

Is a former Japanese football player. He has played for Japan national team.

Is a former Japanese football player. He has played for Japan national team.

A Japanese artist[1] trained in painting, line drawing and photography who specialises in exploiting

A Japanese artist[1] trained in painting, line drawing and photography who specialises in exploiting digital photomontage.His art skilfully blends the delicate and the grotesque, juxtaposing photographic fragments, line art and painting to produce complex abstract works. His work is inspired by the uneasy lack of harmony between tradition and modernity in the fast-paced, constantly changing urban world. He sees parallels between his work and the way in which his home city, Tokyo, has absorbed western conventions into Japanese culture without any proper synthesis or reconciliation.[2] He builds his organic-looking images from bizarre collections of carefully cut out photographic elements - including machinery, fish, road signs, leaves, weapons, furniture - the everyday alongside the unusual - the threatening with the benign - but skilfully intertwined so that the original forms are almost indiscernible.[3]

Was a playwright in Showa period Japan.Mafune was born in what is now Koriyama city, Fukushima prefe

Was a playwright in Showa period Japan.Mafune was born in what is now Koriyama city, Fukushima prefecture. He studied at the Literature Department of Waseda University in Tokyo, where he was influenced by Irish theater, and where he started to write one-act plays. He left school to join a leftist agrarian movement in the late 1920s. Some of his early works, including Itachi ("Weasel", 1934) depict the lives of peasants. He then turned his attention to the urban proletariat with Hadaka no machi ("Naked City", 1936), which was subsequently made into a movie.

A professional boxer in the minimumweight (105 lb) division.

A professional boxer in the minimumweight (105 lb) division.

Was a popular Japanese musician.He was born in Tokyo Setagaya Ward SDF Central Hospital to Kinue and

Was a popular Japanese musician.He was born in Tokyo Setagaya Ward SDF Central Hospital to Kinue and Kenichi Ozaki. He has one older brother, Yasushi. Early in life, he was hospitalized with intestinal torsion and bronchitis which subsequently weakened hi

Yutaka Tahara (born April 27, 1982 in Japan) is a Japanese football player.

Yutaka Tahara (born April 27, 1982 in Japan) is a Japanese football player.

Yutaka Takahashi (born September 29, 1980 in Machida, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese football player.

Yutaka Takahashi (born September 29, 1980 in Machida, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese football player.

Is a Japanese photographer who has photographed fashion, urban design, and city life.In 1943 he was

Is a Japanese photographer who has photographed fashion, urban design, and city life.In 1943 he was evacuated to Saitama (Saitama). In 1953 he graduated from high school and entered the photography department of Nihon University. He was given a Canon IVSb (his first camera).

He is the son of Kunihiko Take, known as a master, and his younger brother, Koshiro Take is also a j

He is the son of Kunihiko Take, known as a master, and his younger brother, Koshiro Take is also a jockey. In 1987 he became the first rookie to ride 69 winners in one season. In the following year he became the youngest jockey to achieve 100 wins and won

Was a Japanese mathematician known for the Taniyama-Shimura conjecture.Taniyama was best known for c

Was a Japanese mathematician known for the Taniyama-Shimura conjecture.Taniyama was best known for conjecturing, in modern language, automorphic properties of L-functions of elliptic curves over any number field. A partial and refined case of this conjecture for elliptic curves over rationals is called the Taniyama-Shimura conjecture or the modularity theorem whose statement he subsequently refined in collaboration with Goro Shimura. The names Taniyama, Shimura and Weil have all been attached to this conjecture, but the idea is essentially due to Taniyama.

A former Japanese baseball player for the Hanshin Tigers. He currently works as a hitting coach for

A former Japanese baseball player for the Hanshin Tigers. He currently works as a hitting coach for the Hanshin Tigers. He is notable for various accomplishments, which include the following:

Is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working as a freelancer in Japan, performing for prom

Is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working as a freelancer in Japan, performing for promotions such as All Japan Pro Wrestling, New Japan Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Noah and Pro Wrestling Zero1. In New Japan he is a former IWGP Tag Team Cham

Is a former sumo wrestler from Shibata, Niigata, Japan. A former amateur champion at Tonodai Univers

Is a former sumo wrestler from Shibata, Niigata, Japan. A former amateur champion at Tonodai University, he joined the professional sport in March 1970, debuting in the third highest makushita division. His head coach at Tokitsukaze stable was ex-ozeki Yu

Is a former sumo wrestler from Niigata, Japan. His highest rank was ozeki. Although he never managed

Is a former sumo wrestler from Niigata, Japan. His highest rank was ozeki. Although he never managed to win a top division tournament championship he was a runner-up on eight occasions. Before wrestling professionally he was an amateur champion at Tonodai

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Gainare Tottori.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Gainare Tottori.