Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Is a Japanese professional football defender who currently plays for Japan's J. League Division 1 cl

Is a Japanese professional football defender who currently plays for Japan's J. League Division 1 club Nagoya Grampus.

A Japanese film director who directed IGPX, Outlaw Star, and Candidate for Goddess.

A Japanese film director who directed IGPX, Outlaw Star, and Candidate for Goddess.

He is the former keyboarder and songwriter of Japanese pop group Every Little Thing. He founded the

He is the former keyboarder and songwriter of Japanese pop group Every Little Thing. He founded the band in early 1996 with his old friend Ichiro Ito and then 18-year-old singer Kaori Mochida. He left Every Little Thing in April 2000 after releasing the third album eternity. Since leaving the band, he started producing music for the band day after tomorrow.

A Japanese actor for TV Asahi who has had small roles in various tokusatsu series. He was born May 3

A Japanese actor for TV Asahi who has had small roles in various tokusatsu series. He was born May 30th, 1977.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Mito HollyHock.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Mito HollyHock.

A Japanese figure skater who is now a coach. He won the Japan Figure Skating Championships in 1978.

A Japanese figure skater who is now a coach. He won the Japan Figure Skating Championships in 1978. He placed 18th in the 1976 Winter Olympic Games, and 8th in the 1980 Winter Olympic Games.

A Japanese football player. He was a participant at 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship in United Ara

A Japanese football player. He was a participant at 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship in United Arab Emirates. He was called up to senior national team in 2004 but never capped.

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 Sendai, Miyagi, he attended Tokyo Medical and Dental University as an undergraduate and received a Ph.D in medicine from Tohoku University. He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2004.

Is a Japanese wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling.

Is a Japanese wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling.

A mangaka, a fiction novel author, a writer of computer manuals, and a racing writer. Sugaya wrote a

A mangaka, a fiction novel author, a writer of computer manuals, and a racing writer. Sugaya wrote and illustrated Game Center Arashi, a manga. He Also Drew A Manga tied to the Japanese Spiderman Show From The 70's.

Was the Japanese general at the Battle of Okinawa, during the final stages of World War II.Ushijima

Was the Japanese general at the Battle of Okinawa, during the final stages of World War II.Ushijima was a native of Kagoshima city in Kagoshima prefecture on the island of Kyushu in southern Japan. He graduated from the 20th class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1908 and of the 28th class of the Army Staff College in 1916. Soon after graduation, he was assigned to the Japanese Expeditionary Force based at Vladivostok during the Siberian Intervention against Bolshevik forces during the Russian Civil War.

Was a Japanese author and naval officer. He was born in Tokyo. He was the senior surviving officer o

Was a Japanese author and naval officer. He was born in Tokyo. He was the senior surviving officer on the battleship Yamato when it was sunk on 7 April 1945 during Operation Ten-Go, an attempt to support the defenders of Okinawa.His best known work is Senkan Yamato-no Saigo (???????, The Last Days of Battleship Yamato), based on his personal experiences as a junior officer on Yamato's final voyage. It was made into a movie Senkan Yamato ("Battleship Yamato" Shin-Toho. Dir.: Yutaka Abe) in 1953. Another movie Otoko-tachi no Yamato was released in 2005.

Was a Japanese photographer.In 1922 Fuku went to the United States where he worked in the dry goods

Was a Japanese photographer.In 1922 Fuku went to the United States where he worked in the dry goods business in Seattle. In the mid-1930s he was very active both in the submission of his photographs to various salons and in photographic circles in Seattle

A Japanese pop and heavy metal singer and actress known in Japan by the stage name Mie (??). She was

A Japanese pop and heavy metal singer and actress known in Japan by the stage name Mie (??). She was a member of the popular 1970s Japanese idol group Pink Lady, known in the United States for their TV program Pink Lady and Jeff.Nemoto has pursued a solo

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 Tomi, Nagano and graduate of Seijo University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2004 after an unsuccessful run in 2001.

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.

A Japanese author.

A Japanese author.

A J-Pop singer. She is the daughter of Japanese musicians Ryuichi Sakamoto and Akiko Yano.

A J-Pop singer. She is the daughter of Japanese musicians Ryuichi Sakamoto and Akiko Yano.

A Japanese figure skater who is now a coach. She was born in Tokyo.She is a six-time Japanese nation

A Japanese figure skater who is now a coach. She was born in Tokyo.She is a six-time Japanese national champion. She placed 21st in the 1960 Winter Olympic Games, and 5th in the 1964 Winter Olympic Games. She is a member of the founding family of Shiseido.

A Japanese director. Hirokazu Koreeda produced her feature film Wild Berries (2002) after she worked

A Japanese director. Hirokazu Koreeda produced her feature film Wild Berries (2002) after she worked as an assistant director on his Distance. She was given the Best New Director award at the 2004 Yokohama Film Festival for her film Hebi ichigo.[1]

A Japanese actress. Her current real name is Miwako Okamura (?????) after getting married Shunichi O

A Japanese actress. Her current real name is Miwako Okamura (?????) after getting married Shunichi Okamura in December 2005.

A Japanese actress, sister of actress Mikako Ichikawa (?????). She began in 1991 as a model, and rel

A Japanese actress, sister of actress Mikako Ichikawa (?????). She began in 1991 as a model, and released a single in 1998 and an album the following year. She debuted in acting in 2000 and immediatly starred in the movies Another Heaven in 2000 and Konse

Is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toray Arrows.When attending high school, Saori Kimura

Is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toray Arrows.When attending high school, Saori Kimura was a clssmate. And now She is a colleague of Toray Arrows.

Is a Japanese competitor in synchronized swimming from Otsu, Shiga. She received five Olympic medals

Is a Japanese competitor in synchronized swimming from Otsu, Shiga. She received five Olympic medals at the 1996, the 2000 and the 2004 Summer Olympics. The silver medal from 2000 was in duet with Miho Takeda, and the same duet received a silver medal at

A Japanese pop singer. Her career began in 2002 when she successfully passed the audition for Hello!

A Japanese pop singer. Her career began in 2002 when she successfully passed the audition for Hello! Project Kids, an all-female teen pop group under Hello! Project. Since then, she has continued to sing in that group and has become a part of two smaller groups composed of Hello! Project Kids members—Aa! and Berryz Kobo.On July 21, 2007, it was announced that Natsuyaki will be in a new unit with Airi Suzuki and Momoko Tsugunaga called Buono!.