Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Is a Japanese slalom canoer who competed in the late 2000s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of t

Is a Japanese slalom canoer who competed in the late 2000s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the C-2 event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

A Japanese film director.

A Japanese film director.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Consadole Sapporo.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Consadole Sapporo.

A Japanese animation director and animator. Okiura is known for his detailed effects animation in, f

A Japanese animation director and animator. Okiura is known for his detailed effects animation in, for example, the chopper attack scene in Patlabor The Movie 2, and more recently his highly realistic character animation in works such as the opening credits to Cowboy Bebop: The Movie and several Production I.G features. Jin Roh is his debut work as a director.

Hiroyuki Omata (born September 1, 1983 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese football player.

Hiroyuki Omata (born September 1, 1983 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese football player.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Kashima Antlers.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Kashima Antlers.

Is a professional wrestler best known by the shortened name of Hiro Saito . Hiro debuted in 1978 in

Is a professional wrestler best known by the shortened name of Hiro Saito . Hiro debuted in 1978 in New Japan Pro Wrestling. In May 1985, he defeated The Cobra to win the WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship only to lose back to him 2 months later. Saito w

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 actor.Sanada was first noticed as a serious actor in the movie "Mahjong Hourouki" directe

A Japanese actor.Sanada was first noticed as a serious actor in the movie "Mahjong Hourouki" directed by Makoto Wada. Wada and Sanada's relationship is similar to that of John Huston and Humphrey Bogart and since then Sanada has acted in every one of Wada's movies. Those works are filled with a sense of humor and nostalgic attachment for classic movies. He has established himself as a character actor who can play many different roles. Some of his most famous movies are: Tasogare Seibei (The Twilight Samurai), Ring, Kaitou Rubi and The Last Samurai.

A Japanese football player who currently plays for F.C. Ryukyu of the Japan Football League.

A Japanese football player who currently plays for F.C. Ryukyu of the Japan Football League.

A Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as

A Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Amakusa District, Kumamoto and graduate of Nihon University, he was elected for the first time in 1986.

A member of the Japanese pop group access or AXS.Hiroyuki Takami (nickname Hiro) was born under the

A member of the Japanese pop group access or AXS.Hiroyuki Takami (nickname Hiro) was born under the name ????. Later using the stage name "Hiroyuki Takami" ( Takami usually spelled ??. ?? is this Takami only.) raised in Saitama he was active in many things in school including various sports. He was an English major in college and was an exchange student in America for one year. However upon his return to Japan he began singing. His first single "Grievous Rain" was the ending theme for the anime "Getto Robo Go" His first group was Hot Soxx,then he used the stage name Hiro Fukuda(????).

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 Tokushima, Tokushima and graduate of Utsunomiya University, he had served in the city assembly of Utsunomiya, Tochigi for two terms since 1979 and then in the assembly of Tochigi Prefecture for four terms since 1987. He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2001.

A Japanese football player. He plays for J. League side Kawasaki Frontale. He is a member of the Jap

A Japanese football player. He plays for J. League side Kawasaki Frontale. He is a member of the Japan team for the 2008 Summer Olympics finals.

A Japanese manga artist and anime director born on 1966-06-15 in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

A Japanese manga artist and anime director born on 1966-06-15 in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.[1][2] His wife is manga artist Ryo Ramiya.[1]Utatane began his career with adult works such as Countdown. His more recent works have been seinen works such as Seraphic Feather and Heaven's Prison, though he continues to release some adult works as well.[3]

A Japanese architect.One of his first major notable works was a pickle shop in his native Kyoto in 1

A Japanese architect.One of his first major notable works was a pickle shop in his native Kyoto in 1990, followed by Humax Pavilion in Tokyo's Shibuya. His 1995 design for the Rapi:t express train that links Osaka's Namba Station with Kansai International Airport won the Blue Ribbon Prize. He has also designed Keihan Electric Railway's Uji Station (1995) and the Mainichi Shimbun's offices in Kyoto (1999).

A Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for Sengkang Punggol of the Singapore S-League.He star

A Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for Sengkang Punggol of the Singapore S-League.He started his career playing for his faculty team in the Tokyo University, soon moving on into the Japan Football League, the 3rd tier of the Japanese football league system to play for ALO's Hokuriku, where he was nominated for the Select Team in 2005.In 2005, he was selected by J.League club Albirex Niigata to become a member of its satellite division in Singapore. There, Hiroyuki put in a number of excellent performances, and he was eventually selected to be one of the All West Team in the S-League All Star Game in 2006.

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the D

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Nagano Prefecture and graduate of Meiji Gakuin University, he was elected for the first time in 2007.

Was a Japanese swimmer who competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics. There he won the gold medal in the

Was a Japanese swimmer who competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics. There he won the gold medal in the 4x200 m freestyle relay event. He was born in Yamaguchi, Japan, and is the grandfather of three-time Olympian Kenji Watanabe.

(jap. ????, born on in October 13, 1945 in Kawagoe, Saitama) is a Japanese professional golfer.

(jap. ????, born on in October 13, 1945 in Kawagoe, Saitama) is a Japanese professional golfer.

A Japanese novelist who writes in German and English as well.she went to high school in Kyoto. She a

A Japanese novelist who writes in German and English as well.she went to high school in Kyoto. She attended Tokyo's International Christian University, where she studied comparative religion and literature. After receiving a BA, she moved to the United States to study theater arts at the Pennsylvania State University, from which she graduated with a MA. She worked for a while as an editor in the US before moving to Europe for further studies. After studying in Zürich, Marburg and Göttingen she finally got a PhD in philosophy from the Ruhr University of Bochum in 1970. She settled in Cologne and worked as journalist and translator. Meanwhile,

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 Kanagawa Prefecture and graduate of Yokohama National University, she served in the assembly of Kanagawa Prefecture for five terms since 1971 and in the House of Representatives in Diet for two terms since 2000. After that, she made an unsuccessful run for the House of Councillors in 2005 and another in 2007. On December 28, 2007 she took over the seat left vacant by Takashi Yamamoto when he died of cancer.

Is a retired Japanese professional wrestler better known as Akira Hokuto. Debuting for All Japan Wom

Is a retired Japanese professional wrestler better known as Akira Hokuto. Debuting for All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW) shortly before her eighteenth birthday, Hokuto immediately stood out from the crowd, winning AJW's Rookie of the Year award for 19

Born Hisako Uno, Hokuto became a professional wrestler in the wake of the enormous popularity of tag

Born Hisako Uno, Hokuto became a professional wrestler in the wake of the enormous popularity of tag team the Crush Gals (Chigusa Nagayo and Lioness Asuka), and was responsible for organizing the Bull Nakano fanclub. Debuting for All Japan Women's Pro-Wre

The manager of the Saitama Seibu Lions. He played baseball for most of his pitching career with the

The manager of the Saitama Seibu Lions. He played baseball for most of his pitching career with the Lions.