Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter K

A Japanese football player currently playing for J1 team Shimizu S-Pulse. Hara joined S-Pulse having

A Japanese football player currently playing for J1 team Shimizu S-Pulse. Hara joined S-Pulse having graduated from university. Hara plays in the forward position.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Tokyo Verdy.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Tokyo Verdy.

A Japanese actor and singer from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. He is known most notably for his role as

A Japanese actor and singer from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. He is known most notably for his role as Daisuke Kazama aka Kamen Rider Drake in Kamen Rider Kabuto and Keigo Atobe in The Prince of Tennis musicals.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Tokushima Vortis.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Tokushima Vortis.

A Formula One driver from Japan for the Williams-Toyota team. Prior to that he had been their test d

A Formula One driver from Japan for the Williams-Toyota team. Prior to that he had been their test driver, as well as a competitor in the GP2 Series for the DAMS team.Nakajima is the son of the retired Formula One driver Satoru Nakajima. His younger brother, Daisuke, is also a racing driver.[2]Nakajima started his career in racing in 1996, when he started karting. Three years later, he was crowned the Suzuka Formula ICA karting champion. After some impressive performances, Nakajima was picked up by Japanese car manufacturer Toyota as part of the corporation's Young Drivers Program.

A Japanese ski jumper.In the World Cup he finished twice among the top 10, his highest place being s

A Japanese ski jumper.In the World Cup he finished twice among the top 10, his highest place being seventh from January 2000 in Sapporo.

A Japanese film director and writer. He has written and/or directed several dozen films, including c

A Japanese film director and writer. He has written and/or directed several dozen films, including contributions to the popular Godzilla series. He was also a special guest at G-Fest XIII in 2006.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Thespa Kusatsu.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Thespa Kusatsu.

A Japanese football player who currently plays for Kyoto Sanga F.C..

A Japanese football player who currently plays for Kyoto Sanga F.C..

A Japanese musician, who was known as the founder, leader and guitarist of a Japanese visual kei roc

A Japanese musician, who was known as the founder, leader and guitarist of a Japanese visual kei rock band, Raphael.Kazuki Watanabe was born on the April 7, 1981 in Shibuya, Tokyo. After playing some roles in a few TV programs and a film,[1] he went on to have a musical career as a member of Raphael in 1997, which was one of the visual kei bands in Japan.[1]Kazuki Watanabe was born on the April 7, 1981 in Shibuya, Tokyo. After playing some roles in a few TV programs and a film,[1] he went on to have a musical career as a member of Raphael in 1997, which was one of the visual kei bands in Japan.[1]

Is a Japanese slalom canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing,

Is a Japanese slalom canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he was eliminated in the qualifying round of the K-1 event.

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.

A Japanese fortune teller, as well as the author of over 100 books. Hosoki appeared frequently on th

A Japanese fortune teller, as well as the author of over 100 books. Hosoki appeared frequently on the original Iron Chef, where she would serve as one of the four celebrity judges that would determine the outcome of each match.She is often seen stating her opinions very strongly on Japanese TV shows. Some of her views may be taken as conservative. She has repeatedly made very traditionalist statements on women in the family, stating that a woman's main function should be to support her husband's career.

A Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in

A Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Sendai, Miyagi and graduate of Tohoku Gakuin University, she was elected for the first time in 2005 after working at a TV broadcaster.

Is a retired Japanese professional tennis player. She competed in a number of major LTA tournaments

Is a retired Japanese professional tennis player. She competed in a number of major LTA tournaments in the 1970s on the world circuit.At the 1975 Australian Open - Women's Singles she reached the quarter finals.

Is a Japanese former football player who has recently played for Tokushima Vortis.

Is a Japanese former football player who has recently played for Tokushima Vortis.

Is a Japanese football player who plays for Thespa Kusatsu.

Is a Japanese football player who plays for Thespa Kusatsu.

A former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions in Japan's Pacific League.

A former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions in Japan's Pacific League.

A Japanese composer, mastering engineer and web designer.As a child, Hashimoto learned classical pia

A Japanese composer, mastering engineer and web designer.As a child, Hashimoto learned classical piano, starting to compose in high school while making music on his computer.[1] He majored in composition at Tokyo College of Music.[2] His minimalistic music is a rich blend of electronic textures and acoustic instruments such as cello, violin and clarinet. Hashimoto makes extensive use of the piano, as well as nonsense, collage-like lyrics constructed from digitally edited voice samples.

A Japanese novelist from Yokosuka, Kanagawa. He graduated from Yokosuka Industrial High School and t

A Japanese novelist from Yokosuka, Kanagawa. He graduated from Yokosuka Industrial High School and the law department of Chuo University. Hirai is well known for his SF-manga work.

A retired male boxer from Japan. He represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics: in

A retired male boxer from Japan. He represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics: in 1996 and 2000. After having competed in the men's flyweight division (– 51 kg) in Atlanta, Georgia he changed weights, and fought in the bantamweight class (– 54 kg) in Sydney, Australia. There he was stopped in the second round by Cuba's eventual gold medalist Guillermo Rigondeaux.

A Japanese professional Go player.

A Japanese professional Go player.

A Japanese female professional boxer. She is currently the oldest professional female boxer in Japan

A Japanese female professional boxer. She is currently the oldest professional female boxer in Japan.

A Japanese figure skater. He has won medals on the Junior Grand Prix circuit. In his senior grand pr

A Japanese figure skater. He has won medals on the Junior Grand Prix circuit. In his senior grand prix debut, he placed 11th at the 2005 Cup of China.

Was born on December 25, 1978 in Isehara, Kanagawa and is a model and actress whose most memorable p

Was born on December 25, 1978 in Isehara, Kanagawa and is a model and actress whose most memorable performance is Sakurako Sawatari in Kamen Rider Kuuga.