Famous People with Name Shigeru

Shigeru Kayano            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Shigeru Kayano: was one of the last native speakers of Ainu language and a leading figure in the Ainu ethnic movement in Japan.He was the first Ainu politician to sit in the Japanese Diet. He served five terms in the assembly before taking over a vacated seat in the upper house for the SDP. There his served from 1994 to 1998. In the Diet, he often posed questions in the Ainu language. His effort led to the enactment of a law to promote Ainu culture in 1997.

Shigeru Izumiya            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Shigeru Izumiya: is a Japanese folk singer, actor, tarento. He established record company "For Life Records" with Takuro Yoshida, Yosui Inoue, Hitoshi Komuro in 1975. He also directed a film, Death Powder (Desu Powada) released in 1986.

Shigeru Morioka            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Shigeru Morioka: a Japanese football player. He represented Japan at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Shigeru Tamura            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Shigeru Tamura: was a Japanese photographer notable for his work in fashion and photojournalism.Tamura was born in Sapporo, Hokkaido. Shigeru was an assumed name; Tamura's personal name was probably Torashige.[1] He studied photography at the Oriental School of Photography (??????????, Orientaru Shashin Gakko); graduating in 1929. With Yoshio Watanabe, in 1935 he set up a studio for advertising and other photography in Ginza, Tokyo.

Shigeru Muroi            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Shigeru Muroi: a Japanese actress.

Narahara Shigeru            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Narahara Shigeru: also known as Narahara Kogoro, was a Japanese politician of the Meiji period who served as the eighth governor of Okinawa Prefecture from 1892 to 1907, and in a number of other posts over the course of his career.A samurai of Satsuma Domain prior to the Meiji Restoration, he played a role in opposing radical elements among his fellows, though he may also have been responsible for the killing of the Englishman Richardson in the 1862 Namamugi Incident, which led to the bombardment of Kagoshima and proved damaging to the Tokugawa shogunate.

Tamanofuji Shigeru            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Tamanofuji Shigeru: is a former sumo wrestler from Ogawa, Nasu District, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. He became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association under the name Minatogawa. In 1987 he became head of the Kataonami stable following the death of the previous head, his old bo