Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter K

Is a Japanese weightlifter and Olympic medalist. He received a bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olymp

Is a Japanese weightlifter and Olympic medalist. He received a bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

Was a Japanese mathematician who is known for his influence on algebraic number theory.Iwasawa was b

Was a Japanese mathematician who is known for his influence on algebraic number theory.Iwasawa was born in Shinshuku-mura, a town near Kiryu, in Gunma Prefecture. He attended elementary school there, but later moved to Tokyo to attend Musashi High School.

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 Sapporo, Hokkaido and graduate of Aoyama Gakuin University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003 after unsuccessful runs in 1996 and 2000.

Was a sumo wrestler from Osaka, Japan. His highest rank was komusubi. Debuting in November 1984, he

Was a sumo wrestler from Osaka, Japan. His highest rank was komusubi. Debuting in November 1984, he reached the second highest juryo division in March 1991. His first tournament in the top makuuchi division was in July 1992. Scoring only three wins there

Is a Paleontologist at the Denver Museum of Natural History and author or co-author of a number of b

Is a Paleontologist at the Denver Museum of Natural History and author or co-author of a number of books on dinosaurs and Mesozoic life. His main research interests are armored dinosaurs (Ankylosauria and Stegosauria), as well as the Early Cretaceous dino

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Ventforet Kofu

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Ventforet Kofu

Was a professional Go player. (His surname is occasionally given as Segoshi, but that appears to be

Was a professional Go player. (His surname is occasionally given as Segoshi, but that appears to be a misreading, even if attested by furigana in some books he authored.Segoe was one of the most outstanding of teachers, having had Go Seigen, Utaro Hashimoto, and Cho Hunhyun as pupils.He also authored numerous books, such as his Tesuji Dictionary (with Go Seigen) and Go Proverbs Illustrated.

Was the pen-name of a Japanese author in Showa period Japan. His real name was Asakura Kikuo.Shimaki

Was the pen-name of a Japanese author in Showa period Japan. His real name was Asakura Kikuo.Shimaki Kensaku was born in Sapporo, Hokkaido in 1903. His father died when he was two years old, and he was raised by his mother. He was forced to drop out of elementary school in order to work to support his mother, and managed to continue his education by obtaining odd jobs at a local middle school and library.

A Japanese politician of the People's New Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (n

A Japanese politician of the People's New Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kumagaya, Saitama and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he worked at the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications from 1967 to 2003. He was elected for the first time in 2004.

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 Hiroshima, Hiroshima and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he became mayor of Mihara, Hiroshima in 1987 and was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1993.

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

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Sano, Osaka, he attended Nippon Sport Science University, Eastern Michigan University and Nippon University. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996 as a member of the New Frontier Party. After losing his seat in 2003, he was re-elected in 2005.

Is a Japanese football player who since 2007 has played for Tokyo Verdy.

Is a Japanese football player who since 2007 has played for Tokyo Verdy.

Is a Japanese photographer who for many years lived in and photographed the one-time mining town of

Is a Japanese photographer who for many years lived in and photographed the one-time mining town of Yubari, Hokkaido.

Is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Fukuoka University in the Kyushu University le

Is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Fukuoka University in the Kyushu University league. He was named on December 23rd in the squad for Japan's 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualifier against Yemen and made his full international debut for the team

A Japanese figure skater. He is a two time bronze medalist at the Japanese national championships an

A Japanese figure skater. He is a two time bronze medalist at the Japanese national championships and the 2005 silver medalist. His programs are choreographed by David Wilson.

Is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently wrestles for various promotions through his own ag

Is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently wrestles for various promotions through his own agency, Kensuke Office. He is the first of two men ever to hold all 3 of puroresu's major heavyweight titles – the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, the AJPW Tr

Is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by his stage names Jinsei Shinzaki and Hakushi. Ha

Is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by his stage names Jinsei Shinzaki and Hakushi. Hakushi is the WWF derivation (1995–96) of his Japanese persona, a Buddhist pilgrim. Shinzaki started in Gran Hamada's Universal Lucha Libre promotion under

A Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Pacific League

A Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Pacific League.

A right-handed professional baseball pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers in Nippon Professional Baseball.

A right-handed professional baseball pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers in Nippon Professional Baseball. He was the number 4 draft pick for the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes in 2003. During his high school days he played at Koshien Stadium.

A Japanese filmmaker and screenwriter. He is the son of legendary filmmaker Kinji Fukasaku and actre

A Japanese filmmaker and screenwriter. He is the son of legendary filmmaker Kinji Fukasaku and actress Sanae Nakahara.He made his writing debut in the popular Japanese cult film Battle Royale, which his father directed. He wrote the screenplay to the sequel, and took over directing when his father died of cancer. The film was released in Japan during the winter of 2003.He has since directed two more films. In 2005, he directed a film called Under The Same Moon (????????, Onaji tsuki o miteiru?) which starred Battle Royale's Taro Yamamoto. His adaptation of the manga Sukeban Deka was released in 2006, under the title Yo Yo Girl Cop. He also directed horror film X-Cross.

A former Japanese international football player. He was a right-footed forward. He currently manages

A former Japanese international football player. He was a right-footed forward. He currently manages J. League side Shimizu S-Pulse.He was capped 27 times and scored 4 goals for the Japanese national team between 1989 and 1995. His first international appearance came on January 20, 1989 in a friendly against Iran in Teheran. He scored for the first time for his country on June 11, 1989 in a 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Indonesia at Nishigaoka Soccer Stadium in Tokyo. He was a member of the Japan squad who participated in the AFC final qualifying stage for the 1994 FIFA World Cup. In the crucial last match, Hasegawa was substituted in the 59th minute by Masahiro Fukuda and watched from the bench a late Iraqi equaliser dashed Japan's hope to qualify for the finals in the U.S.A.

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 Sapporo and graduate of Ritsumeikan University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003 after an unsuccessful run in 2000.

A Japanese actor and voice actor, famous for his role as Ryo Shishido in the Prince of Tennis Musica

A Japanese actor and voice actor, famous for his role as Ryo Shishido in the Prince of Tennis Musicals. He was hospitalized on April 21, 2007 and was unable to play the role of Minami Itsuki in Musical Air Gear vs. Bacchus Super Range Remix and appear in Dream Live 4 ~Extra~. As he mentioned in his blog, as of February 2008 he is completely recovered and will start working again.

A Japanese football player who currently plays for the J-league team Yokohama F. Marinos.

A Japanese football player who currently plays for the J-league team Yokohama F. Marinos.

Is a Japanese football player who plays for Kashima Antlers.

Is a Japanese football player who plays for Kashima Antlers.