Famous People with Name Yoshika

Yoshika Matsubara            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Yoshika Matsubara: a retired Japanese football player.

Yoshika            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Yoshika: a Japanese singer, who sings mainly with R&B influences. Her major label debut album, timeless, was released in January 2006.

Hiroshi Yoshikawa            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Hiroshi Yoshikawa: a Japanese economist and professor of Tokyo University.He won the Nikkei Economic Book Award and the Suntory Award (1984), the Economist Award (1993) and the Yomiuri-Yoshino Sakuzo Award (2000).[1]

Eiji Yoshikawa            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Eiji Yoshikawa: was a Japanese historical novelist, probably one of the best and most famous authors in the genre. Among his most well-known novels, most are revisions of past works. He was mainly influenced by classics such as The Tale of the Heike, Tale of Genji, Outlaws of the Marsh, and Romance of the Three Kingdoms, many of which he retold later in his life. For instance, the original manuscript of Taiko is about 15 volumes, so Yoshikawa took up the job to retell it in close and accessible language. His other books also serve similar purposes and, although most of his novels aren't original, he created a huge amount of work and renewed interest in the past. He was awarded the Cultural Order of Merit in 1960 (the highest award for a man of letters), the Order of the Sacred Treasure and the Mainichi Art Award just before his death of cancer in 1962. He is cited as one of the best historical novelists in Japan and even the world in general.

Haruko Yoshikawa            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Haruko Yoshikawa: a Japanese politician and former member of the House of Councillors for the Japanese Communist Party.

Takamori Yoshikawa            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Takamori Yoshikawa: a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Tokyo and graduate of Nihon University, he was elected to the first of his three terms in the assembly of Hokkaido in 1979 and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996.

Washuyama Yoshikazu            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Washuyama Yoshikazu: is a former sumo wrestler from Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan. His highest rank was sekiwake. He is now the head coach of Dewanoumi stable. Washuyama remained in the sumo world as a coach at his old stable, under the name Sakaigawa. In 1996 he assumed the Dewa