Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Is a former sumo wrestler from Uto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. His highest rank was komusubi. A for

Is a former sumo wrestler from Uto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. His highest rank was komusubi. A former amateur champion at Nihon University, he made his professional debut in January 1992, joining Mihogaseki stable. He reached the top makuuchi division i

Is one of the most prominent and respectable fashion designers in Japan. She is the only Japanese wo

Is one of the most prominent and respectable fashion designers in Japan. She is the only Japanese woman to have presented her collections on the runways of Paris and New York, and the first Asian woman to be admitted as an official haute couture design house by the fédération française de la couture in France. She is also the most honored female designer in Japan. Being one of the first women to have a career in Japan, she is widely regarded as an icon of the liberated women. Her fashion house, opened in Japan in 1951, grew to become a $500 million international business by the 1990's.

A Japanese figure skater. She is the 1995 Japanese national champion. Her highest placement at the W

A Japanese figure skater. She is the 1995 Japanese national champion. Her highest placement at the World Figure Skating Championships was 10th, which she acheieved in 1995 and 1996. She retired from competitive skating following the 1998-1999 season. She currently works as a coach.

A J-Pop singer famous in her native Japan for her piano ballads. She rose to fame after performing t

A J-Pop singer famous in her native Japan for her piano ballads. She rose to fame after performing the end-title track for the Madhouse film The Girl Who Leapt Through Time in 2006. She was signed to a major record label the preceding year.Oku's musical t

A Japanese singer and daughter to Yukiko Kashiwagi and the singer Kyu Sakamoto.In October 2006 it wa

A Japanese singer and daughter to Yukiko Kashiwagi and the singer Kyu Sakamoto.In October 2006 it was revealed that she was going to get married, in January 2007 she and an unnamed man married in Hawaii. Two years later in february 2009 they got their fir

Is a sumo wrestler from Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan. Hananosato was a junior member of the Takasago stab

Is a sumo wrestler from Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan. Hananosato was a junior member of the Takasago stable, home to yokozuna Asashoryu, and he serves as one of Asashoryu's tsukebito, or personal attendants. He made his professional debut in March 1999, an ent

A Japanese singer and comedian raised in Saga city. He plays the bass guitar.He rose to fame in Japa

A Japanese singer and comedian raised in Saga city. He plays the bass guitar.He rose to fame in Japan for a comical song about Saga Prefecture and its oddities.

A Japanese musician and artist. She is known for her playful and subversive artwork, often deeply ro

A Japanese musician and artist. She is known for her playful and subversive artwork, often deeply rooted in Japanese culture. Hanayo currently lives and works in Berlin.[citation needed]In 1989 Hanayo began training as a junior geisha in Tokyo, publishing

Is a Japan-based Taiwanese swimsuit model and race queen. Yinling was born in Taipei, Taiwan. She mo

Is a Japan-based Taiwanese swimsuit model and race queen. Yinling was born in Taipei, Taiwan. She moved to Japan at the age of 10 for school. She is called also "Yinling of Joytoy " when she appears on television. Yinling also appears for the professional

Was a Japanese politician and the 19th Prime Minister of Japan from 29 September 1918 to 4 November

Was a Japanese politician and the 19th Prime Minister of Japan from 29 September 1918 to 4 November 1921. He was also called Hara Kei (or Hara Satoshi) informally. He was the first commoner appointed to the office of prime minister of Japan. His catch phrase as a politician was "commoner and prime minister" (????, heimin saisho?).

Is a wrestler for Dramatic Dream Team and is in the faction Disaster-Box with Toru Owashi. He is a 4

Is a wrestler for Dramatic Dream Team and is in the faction Disaster-Box with Toru Owashi. He is a 4-time KO-D Openweight Champion and four time KO-D Tag Team Champion. Harashima and Touru Owashi won the KO-D Tag Team Championship on October 26, 2008 by b

Was a writer and wife of the U.S. Ambassador to Japan (1961-1965) Edwin O. Reischauer. She was a gra

Was a writer and wife of the U.S. Ambassador to Japan (1961-1965) Edwin O. Reischauer. She was a granddaughter of Matsukata Masayoshi, a liberal finance minister in the Meiji era.She studied at Principia College in Illinois. She later worked as a newspaper reporter in the United States before meeting Reischauer, whom she married in 1956. In 1961 she returned to Japan with her husband when he was appointed ambassador to Japan. They lived in Japan until 1966 and then went back to the United States, where she was to take an active role as a director of the Japan-America Student Conference.

Is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was a two-time F.I.M. 125cc world champion. He is t

Is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was a two-time F.I.M. 125cc world champion. He is the youngest of three Aoki brothers who have competed in motorcycle Grand Prix races.

Was a Japanese field hockey player who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.In 1932 he was a member

Was a Japanese field hockey player who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.In 1932 he was a member of the Japanese field hockey team, which won the silver medal. He played two matches as forward.

A Japanese anime character designer, illustrator and mangaka. Mostly active during the 1980s, during

A Japanese anime character designer, illustrator and mangaka. Mostly active during the 1980s, during that decade he rose to promience and is considered one of the top character designers of his time. He was born on August 28, 1959 in Tokyo, Japan.He graduated from Keio University, and attended the university in the same years as Macross creator Shoji Kawamori and screenwriter Hiroshi Onogi. He joined the animation studio Artland while attending school, and was character designer in The Super Dimension Fortress Macross.

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.

In 1999, she successfully passed the Horipro Talent Scout Caravan audition. She first achieved wides

In 1999, she successfully passed the Horipro Talent Scout Caravan audition. She first achieved widespread recognition for her starring roles in the short film Justice; in 2004 she rose to stardom as Aki in the TV series Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World.On March 24, 2006 she released her first single, titled "Period" (????, Periodo?), the lyrics of which were written by Kaori Mochida from Every Little Thing and Takeshi Kobayashi. Kobayashi also composed and arranged the music, as well as producing the single.She has also released two photo books: Birth in 2001 and Heroine in 2004.

A Japanese figure skater. She is the 2008 Japanese Junior national champion[1].

A Japanese figure skater. She is the 2008 Japanese Junior national champion[1].

Is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for PFU BlueCats.

Is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for PFU BlueCats.

A Japanese freestyle swimmer.

A Japanese freestyle swimmer.

Was a Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Nishitetsu Lions, and continued his entire playing

Was a Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Nishitetsu Lions, and continued his entire playing career with them.He was the manager of the Seibu Lions from 2002 to 2003, and the Orix BlueWave in 2004.

A Japanese publisher, film producer, director and screenwriter. He was the son of Genyoshi Kadokawa

A Japanese publisher, film producer, director and screenwriter. He was the son of Genyoshi Kadokawa and inherited the position of president of the publishing house Kadokawa Shoten in 1975. Under his guidance, the company soon branched into film production, and by 1994 Kadokawa had produced close to 60 films, many of them box-office hits. After being forced to resign from Kadokawa Shoten in 1994 due to a smuggling conviction, he established another company, Kadokawa Haruki Corporation, that has also been involved in the publishing and film production industries.

Is a popular contemporary Japanese writer and translator.[1] His work has been described by the Virg

Is a popular contemporary Japanese writer and translator.[1] His work has been described by the Virginia Quarterly Review as "easily accessible, yet profoundly complex".

Is a Japanese football player who is playing for Singapore's S League side Geylang United FC. He sta

Is a Japanese football player who is playing for Singapore's S League side Geylang United FC. He started his professional football career with Yokohama Flugels in 1996 after graduating from high school, and was in the Sydney Olympic National Team player p

A Japanese voice actress (seiyu) and singer/songwriter. She was born in Tokyo, Japan and is affectio

A Japanese voice actress (seiyu) and singer/songwriter. She was born in Tokyo, Japan and is affectionately referred to as 'Halko' by her fans, a nickname she gave herself which is inspired by HAL 9000, the onboard computer of the Discovery in 2001: A Space Odyssey. Her blood type is O and she is 160 cm (5'3") tall.