Japanese Famous Baby Names

Is a former freestyle swimmer from Japan, who competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer Oly

Is a former freestyle swimmer from Japan, who competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There she finished in fourth place in the 4x200m freestyle relay, alongside Eri Yamanoi, Naoko Imoto, and Suzu Chiba. On her sole individual start, in the 800m freestyle, she ended up in 21st place, clocking 8:55.77 in the preliminary heats.

Is a female Japanese tennis player. She is the second-highest WTA-ranked Japanese singles tennis pla

Is a female Japanese tennis player. She is the second-highest WTA-ranked Japanese singles tennis player, at 107 (21 July 2008), after Ai Sugiyama.

Is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics.In 1968 she was a sq

Is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics.In 1968 she was a squad member of the Japanese team which won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament.

A Japanese politician, an independent and member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national l

A Japanese politician, an independent and member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature) who was elected for the first time in 2007.

Is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter. She is known for her cheerful disposition. Her music primarily

Is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter. She is known for her cheerful disposition. Her music primarily consists of love songs and is particularly popular among young girls all over East Asia. Oricon published the results of a survey of 20,000 subscribers' fa

A Japanese pop singer and currently member of idol groups °C-ute and Hello! Project Kids. Both of h

A Japanese pop singer and currently member of idol groups °C-ute and Hello! Project Kids. Both of her parents, Touru and Kyoko Suzuki, are professional golfers, although her mother had already retired.In 2002, Suzuki participated and passed, along with 14 other girls, the audition of Hello! Project Kids after performing Kimochi wa Tsutawaru by BoA. She made her first appearance in the entertainment industry as a member of 4Kids, a temporary group that appeared in Mini Moni's movie Mini Moni ja Movie: Okashi na Daiboken!, which was released in early 2003.

Was a renowned Japanese portrait and commercial photographer.Fukui went some time around 1897 to Sap

Was a renowned Japanese portrait and commercial photographer.Fukui went some time around 1897 to Sapporo, where he studied photography under Tokiwa Mishima in Mishima's studio. Around 1907 he moved to Tokyo, where he studied under Kazumasa Ogawa.

Was a Japanese mathematician of the Edo period.The crater Naonobu on the Moon is named after him.

Was a Japanese mathematician of the Edo period.The crater Naonobu on the Moon is named after him.

Was a Japanese professional 7 dan Go player.Genan desired the prestigious position of the Meijin god

Was a Japanese professional 7 dan Go player.Genan desired the prestigious position of the Meijin godokoro, but was unsuccessful as a result of political manoeuvres by Honinbo Jowa. Instead, the title and office were obtained by Jowa with the aid of Hayash

A video game music composer.

A video game music composer.

Was officially acknowledged as the first sumo wrestler to hold the title of yokozuna. A legendary fi

Was officially acknowledged as the first sumo wrestler to hold the title of yokozuna. A legendary figure, his historical existence is disputed. He is said to have been active in the Kan'ei era (1624–1643). He was described as being of gigantic size, being

A retired female field hockey player from Japan. She twice represented her native Asian country at t

A retired female field hockey player from Japan. She twice represented her native Asian country at the Summer Olympics (2004 and 2008).Kato was the oldest participant (33 years, 245 days) in the Japanese Women's Squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. She captained the national side since 2005.

Is a former Japanese female football player. Noda played for the Japan women's national football tea

Is a former Japanese female football player. Noda played for the Japan women's national football team at the 1991 and 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup. She also participated for Japan at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

A Japanese female singer as well as a seiyu. She is notable for singing many theme songs in the Fush

A Japanese female singer as well as a seiyu. She is notable for singing many theme songs in the Fushigi Yugi series.

A Japanese kickboxer. He is one of Japan's top kickboxers in the middleweight division.

A Japanese kickboxer. He is one of Japan's top kickboxers in the middleweight division.

A J-pop singer from Okinawa, Japan, and a current member of the group MAX. Before joining MAX, she h

A J-pop singer from Okinawa, Japan, and a current member of the group MAX. Before joining MAX, she had made her professional music debut in the short lived group, Hipp's.

A Japanese figure skater. She has landed triple axels in national competition.[1]

A Japanese figure skater. She has landed triple axels in national competition.[1]

A musician. She is best known as being the bassist for The Warm Jets.After graduating high school, s

A musician. She is best known as being the bassist for The Warm Jets.After graduating high school, she moved to London to study music in 1992. Her music career began at age 18, when she played in an all-girl hard-rock band named Mustang Sally, who were fast making a name for themselves on the London gig circuit.Numerous more gigs with Mustang Sally followed, but she began to grow frustrated with the band's lack of progress and ambition. The bassist auditioned for Rock Goddess, a South London metal band signed to major label A&M who had enjoyed considerable critical acclaim and press attention in the mid-'80s, and was accepted into the band. However, while a good learning experience for the young bassist, Rock Goddess were slowly falling apart and she soon found herself with itchy feet once more.

Is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toray Arrows. She serves as captain of the team from 2

Is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toray Arrows. She serves as captain of the team from 2008.

A Canadian novelist and translator. She moved to Canada in 1981, living in Vancouver and Toronto. Sh

A Canadian novelist and translator. She moved to Canada in 1981, living in Vancouver and Toronto. She has lived in Montreal, where she teaches Japanese and publishes her novels in French, since 1991.Her second novel, Hamaguri, won the Prix Ringuet in 2000. Her fourth, Wasurenagusa, won the Canada-Japan Literary Prize in 2002. Her fifth, Hotaru, won the 2005 Governor General's Award for French fiction. Her books have been translated in English, Japanese, German and Hungarian.

Is a former competitor in synchronized swimming from Japan.

Is a former competitor in synchronized swimming from Japan.

A former japanese idol, singer and actress in the 1980s. She made her debut in 1985 simultaneously s

A former japanese idol, singer and actress in the 1980s. She made her debut in 1985 simultaneously selected as a member of Jpop female band Onyanko Club and as actress in the TV series Sukeban Deka II as one of the three main parts, which leads to the app

A Japanese actor. He made his debut in the popular 2001 film Waterboys.

A Japanese actor. He made his debut in the popular 2001 film Waterboys.

A Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Central League.

A Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Central League.

Is a Japanese photographer.Tamura's first solo exhibition — under the name Shigeru Tamura (?? ???)

Is a Japanese photographer.Tamura's first solo exhibition — under the name Shigeru Tamura (?? ???) — was Yume no hikari (Dream light) in Ginza Nikon Salon in 1969. He became known for his somewhat harsh monochrome depictions of landscapes. In 1974 his works appeared within the "New Japanese Photography" show in the Museum of Modern Art, New York.