Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter Y

A Japanese film director.

A Japanese film director.

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 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 Komatsu, Ishikawa and graduate of Mie University, he worked at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries from 1965 to 1990, and had served in the assembly of Ishikawa Prefecture for two terms since 1991. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996 as a member of the New Frontier Party. After losing his seat in 2005, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007.

Was a Japanese speed skater who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics and in the 1936 Winter Olympics

Was a Japanese speed skater who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics and in the 1936 Winter Olympics. In 1932 he participated in the 500 metres competition, in the 1500 metres event, in the 5000 metres competition, and in the 10000 metres event but was el

Was a professional Go player.Koyama became a 9 dan in 1971. He played in the Kansai Ki-in. His disci

Was a professional Go player.Koyama became a 9 dan in 1971. He played in the Kansai Ki-in. His disciple was Yahata Koichi.

A Japanese animator who worked with Toei Animation and Studio Ghibli.Prior to becoming an animator,

A Japanese animator who worked with Toei Animation and Studio Ghibli.Prior to becoming an animator, Otsuka worked in the Kanto Koshinnetsu district drug enforcement office at the Ministry of Health and Welfare. As a member of the support staff (a so-called "Drug G-man"), he was responsible for the seizure of drugs and was required to operate and maintain a handgun. During his tenure as a Drug G-man, Otsuka would see the release of two types of firearms that later would show up in his animations: the Beretta and the Colt Government - both appearing in (appearing in the Lupin III series (the former used by Fujiko Mine and the latter by Inspector Zenigata).

Was the founder and former chairman of Takefuji (???), Japan's number one consumer finance group.On

Was the founder and former chairman of Takefuji (???), Japan's number one consumer finance group.On 17 November 2004 he was given a three year suspended sentence for wiretapping and defamation of character, after ordering the phones of two freelance journalists who had written articles critical of Takefuji to be bugged between December 2000 and February 2001.[2] The defamation of character charge followed Takei's ordering Takefuji employees to place libelous statements about one of the journalists on its web site.[3]

Tanaka was born in Musashino City in Tokyo, and moved to Nagano at age 8 when his father became a pr

Tanaka was born in Musashino City in Tokyo, and moved to Nagano at age 8 when his father became a professor at Shinshu University. He initially failed the university entrance exams in 1975 and spent the next year studying in Tokyo to retake them. In 1976 he entered the Faculty of Law at Hitotsubashi University. He received the Bungei Prize in 1980 for his first novel, Nantonaku, Crystal Feeling while still a student. He graduated in the same year and briefly worked for the Mobil Oil Corporation for three months before leaving to continue his career as a writer. Tanaka married after graduating university but divorced 11 months later.

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 Hubei, China and dropout of Chuo University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1998 after serving in the assembly of the House of Representatives for four terms since 1983.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Avispa Fukuoka.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Avispa Fukuoka.

An amateur Go player.Kikuchi founded the prestigious Ryokusei Academy in 1975, which has become one

An amateur Go player.Kikuchi founded the prestigious Ryokusei Academy in 1975, which has become one of the most prolific go schools in Japan. Some of the most famous players to come out of the academy include Kikuyo Aoki (current Women's Meijin), Atsushi Kato, Jiro Akiyama, Tomochika Mizokami (winner of many youth titles), and Keigo Yamashita (current Kisei). Kikuchi's other students include Shinichi Aoki, Ryuichi Muramatsu, Keiichi Tsurumaru, Yoshimichi Suzuki, Atsushi Katsura, Ko Reibun. He has won many amateur titles, his biggest coming in 1992 when he won the World Amateur Go Championship. He also came in third place at the 2003 edition. He still actively participates in professional go competitions that allow amateurs to enter. In 2003, he beat Ryu Shikun by resignation in the Agon Cup at the age of 73.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Kashima Antlers.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Kashima Antlers.

Was a Japanese writer whose range of genres included poetry, essays, short fiction, and novels. He w

Was a Japanese writer whose range of genres included poetry, essays, short fiction, and novels. He was originally from Asahikawa, Hokkaido.Inoue is famous for his serious historical fiction of ancient Japan and the Asian continent, including Wind and Waves, Tun-huang, and Confucius, but his work also included semi-autobiographical novels and short fiction of great humor, pathos, and wisdom like Shirobamba and Asunaro Monogatari, which depicted the setting of the author's own life--Japan of the early to mid twentieth century--in revealing perspective.

A Japanese composer and voice actor from Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.[1] He specializes in

A Japanese composer and voice actor from Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.[1] He specializes in experimental, acid, classical and hard rock.[2] He is famous for his work with anime scores. He composed music for and scored the Hellsing anime, with the music released as two separate soundtracks. He also was the voice for the Intelligencer in the video game Chaos Legion.[1]

A Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in Japan's Pacific League.

A Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in Japan's Pacific League.

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a member of the House of Representative

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kuma District, Kumamoto and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected for the first time in 2000 as an independent. He later joined the LDP.

Is a Japanese football player who plays for Gainare Tottori.

Is a Japanese football player who plays for Gainare Tottori.

Is a press photographer.Nagao took a photograph of Otoya Yamaguchi killing Inejiro Asanuma. At the t

Is a press photographer.Nagao took a photograph of Otoya Yamaguchi killing Inejiro Asanuma. At the time Nagao was a cameraman working for Mainichi Shimbun; Hisatake Abo, Nagao's picture editor, told Nagao to cover a debate at Hibiya Hall. As Yamaguchi challenged Asanuma, Nagao changed the focus to fifteen feet from ten feet.

Was a Japanese musician and sound engineer, best known as the bassist in Keiji Haino's rock group Fu

Was a Japanese musician and sound engineer, best known as the bassist in Keiji Haino's rock group Fushitsusha. He was also a member of the free improvisation group Marginal Consort, and in the past he played with East Bionic Symphonia and Machine-Gun Tango (with Tori Kudo).

Was a Japanese film director. He directed films from 1920s to 1960s.

Was a Japanese film director. He directed films from 1920s to 1960s.

Better known by his ringname "brother" YASSHI, is a Japanese professional wrestler, known for his ap

Better known by his ringname "brother" YASSHI, is a Japanese professional wrestler, known for his appearances in El Dorado Wrestling, Dragon Gate, and All Japan Pro Wrestling. He was an amateur wrestler before becoming a pro wrestler. Tsujimoto debuted in

Is the governor of Saga Prefecture in Japan, first elected in 2003. A native of Karatsu, Saga, he gr

Is the governor of Saga Prefecture in Japan, first elected in 2003. A native of Karatsu, Saga, he graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1982 and entered the Ministry of Home Affairs upon graduation.

Was born in 1947 in Kyoto as first son of Akira Murata, who three years earlier founded the company

Was born in 1947 in Kyoto as first son of Akira Murata, who three years earlier founded the company that was to become Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Yasutaka Murata joined Murata Manufacturing in 1973 after graduating from New York University (with a Bachelor of Science degree in Quantitative Analysis).He was assigned to be the Senior Executive Director of Fukui Murata Manufacturing in May 1979.

A Japanese novelist, Manga author and scenario writer. He is one of the four brothers of famous mang

A Japanese novelist, Manga author and scenario writer. He is one of the four brothers of famous mangaka Go Nagai.In 1969 he was a candidate for the Ranpo Edogawa prize for his novel Baptism of Blood (????????), being Seiichi Morimura the winner of that year[1], but he abandoned his activities as a writer, for a time, with the establishment of Dynamic Production. He would re-debut as a writer in 1981 with Shin Devilman (?·?????)(not to be confused with the manga of similar name where he also collaborated).

Is known to be the tallest basketball player drafted in National Basketball Association history. Thi

Is known to be the tallest basketball player drafted in National Basketball Association history. This 7'8" center from Japan was selected by the Golden State Warriors with the 10th pick of the eighth round of the 1981 Draft, although he did not sign with