Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter K

Is a male freestyle wrestler from Japan.He participated in Men's freestyle 66 kg at 2008 Summer Olym

Is a male freestyle wrestler from Japan.He participated in Men's freestyle 66 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. He was eliminated from the tournament after lost with Otar Tushishvili.

Since his debut in 1973, Kazuhiko Inoue has become one of Japan's most well established voice actors

Since his debut in 1973, Kazuhiko Inoue has become one of Japan's most well established voice actors. His early roles from the 1970's include Anthony in Candy Candy, and later as Joe in the 1979 remake of Cyborg 009. In the 1980's, Inoue's work ranged from the adult-oriented Oishinbo (The Gourmet) to the popular Tenku Senki Shurato for the younger generation.

A Japanese record producer, songwriter, and singer.As a member of the Folk Crusaders, Kato launched

A Japanese record producer, songwriter, and singer.As a member of the Folk Crusaders, Kato launched his recording career in the mid 1960s."Kaettekita Yopparai (I Only Live Twice)", their psychedelic debut song composed by Kato and released in 1967, sold more than 1.3 million copies in Japan, and became one of the best-selling singles of the early Japanese popular music industry.[1]After the breakup of Folk Crusaders in 1970, Kato gained success for his production works for other musicians, including Shigeru Izumiya, Mariya Takeuchi, and Takuro Yoshida. In particular, Sadistic Mika Band, the acclaimed project he started with his first wife Mika Fukui, received international success. Their 1974 album entitled Kurofune (The Black Ship) is regarded as one of the most significant Japanese rock albums of the mid 1970s. Sadistic Mika Band has been disbanded and reassembled again several times, with new vocalists such as Yumi Matsutoya, Karen Kirishima, and Kaela Kimura.[2]

Worked for Microsoft during the 1980s as Vice President of the Far East operations.In 1986, Kazuhiko

Worked for Microsoft during the 1980s as Vice President of the Far East operations.In 1986, Kazuhiko Nishi left Microsoft to devote himself mostly to ASCII Corporation to develop the MSX standard together with NEC executive Kazuya Watanabe. Today ASCII is the biggest multimedia empire on the west side of the Pacific. Since 1986 Nishi has written for newspapers and authored a number of books. He sat in several committees on behalf of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications and of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, and he is presently a member of the Committee for World Economy in the 21st Century. He is also the president of MSX Association a private organization originating from an assembly of people with affinity with the MSX standard.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for TDK S.C..Shingyoji previously played for Mito Ho

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for TDK S.C..Shingyoji previously played for Mito Hollyhock in the J. League Division 2.

Is a Japanese former speed skater who competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics. In 1952 he finished seve

Is a Japanese former speed skater who competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics. In 1952 he finished seventh in the 10000 metres competition and 15th in the 5000 metres event.

Is a Japanese Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.

Is a Japanese Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.

For much of his early career, Hayashi wrestled in Michinoku Pro under a mask, using the name Shiryu

For much of his early career, Hayashi wrestled in Michinoku Pro under a mask, using the name Shiryu (Growing Dragon in Japanese). As Shiryu, he was part of the memorable rudo group, Kaientai Deluxe, which waged war with Michinoku Pro's Sekigun for many years, producing some classic matches. In June, 1997, he left for Mexico and Promo Azteca, before joining WCW in America in October of that year.

A Japanese anime director and supervisor, born in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture. He is amongst anim

A Japanese anime director and supervisor, born in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture. He is amongst anime's most foremost directors[1], having directed and helmed the entire Rurouni Kenshin series (including the original television series, and its subsequent much-lauded OVA iterations[2]), the first You're Under Arrest OVA, GetBackers, Hunter x Hunter, Zipang, Le Chevalier D'Eon and most recently, Real Drive.[3][1]

Is a Japanese football player who has recently played for Matsumoto Yamaga F.C.. Kamata previously p

Is a Japanese football player who has recently played for Matsumoto Yamaga F.C.. Kamata previously played for Oita Trinita in the J. League.

A former professional baseball player in Japan, having played in Japan's Nippon Professional Basebal

A former professional baseball player in Japan, having played in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball league for 23 seasons. He retired following the 2008 season.Kazuhiro Kiyohara became a household name in Japan as a home run hitter for the Osaka PL Gakuen high school baseball team in the mid-1980s.[1] His team won two Japan High School baseball championships,[2] finished second twice, and was fourth on one occasion. (There are spring and summer national high school baseball tournaments annually in Japan, held at the famous Koshien Stadium.)[3]

Is a Japanese snowboarder, who competed at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. Kokubo was barred fro

Is a Japanese snowboarder, who competed at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. Kokubo was barred from the Olympic opening ceremony and criticized in February 2010 for his style of dress after he was seen wearing his Olympic team uniform with his shirt unt

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Kawasaki Frontale.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Kawasaki Frontale.

A Japanese film director, screenwriter and actor best known for his pink films of the 1990s. Along w

A Japanese film director, screenwriter and actor best known for his pink films of the 1990s. Along with fellow directors, Takahisa Zeze, Toshiki Sato and Hisayasu Sato, he is known as one of the "Four Heavenly Kings of Pink" (??????, pinku shitenno?).[1] Sano's films differ from those of other Pink film directors of the time in that, while not necessarily optimistic or upbeat, they are more concerned with relationships and romance than violence and sadism.[2]

Kazuhiro Suzuki (born November 16, 1976 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese football player.

Kazuhiro Suzuki (born November 16, 1976 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese football player.

Was a Japanese baseball player, most notably for the Nippon Ham Fighters in Japan's Nippon Professio

Was a Japanese baseball player, most notably for the Nippon Ham Fighters in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He was a coach for the Japan national baseball team at the 2006 World Baseball Classic.

A Japanese professional baseball player, currently playing outfield for the Chunichi Dragons of the

A Japanese professional baseball player, currently playing outfield for the Chunichi Dragons of the Nippon Professional Baseball league.Playing for Tohoku Fukushi University, he was MVP of the Sendai Big Six University League as a senior and won the batting title. He hit .429 for Kobe Seiko in the industrial leagues, then in 1996 was drafted in the fourth round of the Japanese draft by the Seibu Lions. He hit .190 in 1997 when he first played for Seibu and was 0/1 in the 1997 Japan Series. In 1998, Wada hit .333 in 36 games for Seibu and split his time between catching and the outfield. He went 0/2 in the 1998 Japan Series. In 1999, he batted .271 while again seeing limited time behind the plate, with Tsutomu Itoh starting.

A male actor and seiyu from Mie Prefecture affiliated with the Seinenza Theater Company

A male actor and seiyu from Mie Prefecture affiliated with the Seinenza Theater Company

Was a Japanese baseball player and manager, who played for the Mainichi Orions, the Hanshin Tigers a

Was a Japanese baseball player and manager, who played for the Mainichi Orions, the Hanshin Tigers and the Hiroshima Toyo Carp. He played 18 seasons, in the Japanese league from 1952-1970.Some of his stats include 7702 at bats, 1218 runs, 2271 hits, 396 home runs, 1286 runs batted in, 118 stolen bases, 1061 walks, and a batting average of .292.[1] He was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 2002.[2]

Was a Japanese professional baseball pitcher. In 1957, he won 20 consecutive games. In 1958 Japan Se

Was a Japanese professional baseball pitcher. In 1957, he won 20 consecutive games. In 1958 Japan Series, he won 4 consecutive games after his team lost 3 games. He was the Pacific League's Most Valuable Player in 1957 and 1958. He had 42 wins in 1961. Fans called his great success "God, Buddha, Inao".

Is a Japanese football player who plays for Albirex Niigata.

Is a Japanese football player who plays for Albirex Niigata.

A Japanese musician, guitarist and songwriter from Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture.He was guitarist of "G

A Japanese musician, guitarist and songwriter from Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture.He was guitarist of "Gemmy Rockets" and "The Lovers", later formed his band Oblivion Dust in ’96 until September of 2001, (when Oblivion Dust disbanded). In early 1998, he joined Hide with Spread Beaver as guitarrist (although still as Oblivion Dust member). In 2001, he started working with L'Arc~en~Ciel 's bassist Tetsu on his (Tetsu's) solo project TETSU69. In 2002, he formed the rock unit Spin Aqua with vocalist/model/actress Anna Tsuchiya. After producing three singles and one album, they dispersed in mid-2004. In 2003 (at the time with Spin Aqua), he started to co-write and co-produce songs with Hyde.

Is a right-handed pitcher for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters in Japan's Pacific League. He had pre

Is a right-handed pitcher for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters in Japan's Pacific League. He had previously pitched in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians. He was the 21st player in Major League Baseball who has Japanese nationality. He is one of the baseball players who were born in the 1980 academic year (from April 2, 1980 to the following April 1, 1981). So he is called one of the members of the Matsuzaka generation (????, Matsuzaka sedai?) in Japan.[1]

A Japanese director of Japanese animation. He was born on March 24, 1962 in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture,

A Japanese director of Japanese animation. He was born on March 24, 1962 in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Until the early 2000s, he was a staff member of the anime studio Sunrise, where he collaborated with Shoji Kawamori to direct his most famous work, The Vision of Escaflowne. Since that time, he worked extensively with Satelight (and occasionally again with Kawamori, who is the studio's executive director) before going freelance once more to direct his latest series, Birdy the Mighty.

A Japanese football player who plays for Kawasaki Frontale.[1] He is a right-footed forward.He made

A Japanese football player who plays for Kawasaki Frontale.[1] He is a right-footed forward.He made his senior national team debut on August 9, 2006, in a friendly against Trinidad and Tobago, the first match under the reign of new national coach Ivica Osim. He is the first Okinawa-born footballer to play for the Japanese National Team. His first international goal was an injury time winner in an Asian Cup qualifier against Yemen, held on September 6, 2006 in San‘a’, Yemen.[2] He also scored 2 goals in another qualifier against Saudi Arabia.[3]