Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter S

One of the most advanced origami masters in the world. He learned origami at age two, and has since

One of the most advanced origami masters in the world. He learned origami at age two, and has since made hundreds of origami models. His most famous are two dragons, one called the Divine Dragon "Bahamut" and the other called the "Ancient Dragon".[1] Satoshi based many of his models, including the dragons, on Japanese manga episodes.[citation needed]Most of Satoshi's origami is extremely complex; the dragons require around 275 steps each and need to be made from 20" squares of thin paper or foil. He has also designed a blue whale; a woolly mammoth; a sabre-toothed tiger; various dinosaurs including a Tyrannosaurus; a wizard (a rare example of asymmetrical origami); and even a third, unpublished, Chinese dragon, "Ryu-jin," with scales, a mustache, claws and horns. Kamiya has written one book, which includes nineteen challenging models

A professional Go player.Kataoka became a pro in 1972 at the age of 14. He was promoted to 9 dan in

A professional Go player.Kataoka became a pro in 1972 at the age of 14. He was promoted to 9 dan in 1988.

A scientist based in Japan who is active in nanotechnology, photonics, plasmonics, and other areas o

A scientist based in Japan who is active in nanotechnology, photonics, plasmonics, and other areas of applied physics. He is a Professor of Department of Applied Physics at Osaka University. He is also a Chief Scientist at RIKEN.After his experience as a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science post-doctoral fellow at Osaka University and as a Research associate at the University of California, Irvine, he joined the Department of Applied Physics at Osaka University as a faculty member and studied under Shigeo MInami. In 1993, he was promoted to full professor, and served as the Director of Frontier Research Center, from 2001 to 2003, and is currently the Director of the Photonics Advanced Research Center. Since 2002, Kawata is jointly at RIKEN as a Chief Scientist of the Nanophotonics Laboratory.

Is a Japanese professional wrestler and currently works as a freelancer in Japan. As a singles wrest

Is a Japanese professional wrestler and currently works as a freelancer in Japan. As a singles wrestler, he was the first wrestler to hold NJPW's IWGP Heavyweight Championship and AJPW's Triple Crown Championship simultaneously. As a team, he and Hiroyosh

A Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Orix Buffaloes in Japan's Pacific League.In 2007 , Kom

A Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Orix Buffaloes in Japan's Pacific League.In 2007 , Komatsu was 1-0 with a 2.53 ERA in eight relief appearances, striking out 13 in 10 2/3 IP. He had a huge year in 2008 , going 15-3 for a team that was otherwise under .500; he had a 2.51 ERA and allowed 134 hits in 172 1/3 IP. He finished third in the Pacific League in ERA and wins, behind Hisashi Iwakuma and Yu Darvish in both categories. His 151 strikeouts placed him 5th and was named Rookie of the Year that season, being a unanimous pick.

Kon attended Musashino College of the Arts and intended to become a painter. Shortly after leaving s

Kon attended Musashino College of the Arts and intended to become a painter. Shortly after leaving school, he worked with Katsuhiro Otomo on the manga World Apartment Horror. Kon entered the anime industry by working as set designer for Roujin Z (1991), f

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Yokohama FC.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Yokohama FC.

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.

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 car driver.He gathered an impressive résumé of results in his native country, winning t

A Japanese car driver.He gathered an impressive résumé of results in his native country, winning the Formula Nippon championship in 1998, 2001, 2003, and 2005. He also competes in the Japan GT Championship and won that series title in 2003 and 2004. The closest he has come to Formula 1, however, was a Friday test for Jordan at the 2003 Japanese Grand Prix, and a pre-season test session with Renault in 2004.

A Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Pacific Leagu

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

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Giravanz Kitakyushu.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Giravanz Kitakyushu.

Satoshi Nakayama (born November 7, 1981 in Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan) is a Japanese football player.

Satoshi Nakayama (born November 7, 1981 in Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan) is a Japanese football player.

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 Kyoto, Kyoto and graduate of Keio University, he was elected for the first time in 2004 after serving in the assembly of Kyoto Prefecture for five terms since 1987.

A member of the Japanese idol group Arashi, who is under the management of Johnny's Entertainment. H

A member of the Japanese idol group Arashi, who is under the management of Johnny's Entertainment. He was accepted into the company on October 16th, 1994 at the age of 13 and began his activities as part of the Johnny's Jrs. In March 1999, he was invited to become part of the group, Musical Academy, but dropped out and together with Masaki Aiba, Jun Matsumoto, Kazunari Ninomiya and Sho Sakurai, debuted as Arashi in Hawaii in September 1999.

A Filipino-Japanese football player who currently plays for the J. League Division 2 side FC Gifu.

A Filipino-Japanese football player who currently plays for the J. League Division 2 side FC Gifu.

A Japanese pioneering wheelchair tennis player and 2004 Summer Paralympics gold medalist (Men's doub

A Japanese pioneering wheelchair tennis player and 2004 Summer Paralympics gold medalist (Men's doubles with Shingo Kunieda).Saida, a big baseball enthusiast in his childhood, lost his left leg because of illness. At first, he used to play wheelchair basketball with his friends. At the age of fourteen, he had an opportunity to get to know wheelchair tennis with his basketball teammates at a seminar which took place in his hometown, and started this sport.

Is a Japanese football player who has recently played for F.C. Gifu.

Is a Japanese football player who has recently played for F.C. Gifu.

A Japanese amateur boxer, who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics at featherweight but lost his fir

A Japanese amateur boxer, who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics at featherweight but lost his first bout 9:12 to Yakup Kiliç. He was affliated with the Komazawa University.

A Japanese ex-boxer and former world champion. He along with Nobuo Nashiro are the fastest Japanese

A Japanese ex-boxer and former world champion. He along with Nobuo Nashiro are the fastest Japanese boxers to become world champions as they both won a world title in only their 8th professional bout.After being unbeaten in 5 bouts (4 wins and a draw), Shingaki challenged Dodie Boy Penalosa for the vacant IBF light flyweight title on December 10, 1983. Unfortunate for him, he was knocked out in 12 rounds and met his first set back.

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 Democratic Party of Japan. A native of Tokyo and graduate of Meiji University he was elected for the first time in 2003.

A Japanese actor. His breakthrough film was Waterboys for which he was nominated for the 'Best Actor

A Japanese actor. His breakthrough film was Waterboys for which he was nominated for the 'Best Actor' award at the Japanese Academy Awards, and won the 'Newcomer of the Year' prize. He is also the bassist and lead singer of the Japanese band Basket Lite.

A former Japanese international football (soccer) player. He was a left full back. He currently mana

A former Japanese international football (soccer) player. He was a left full back. He currently manages J. League Division 2 side Yokohama F.C.Tsunami was a product of Yomiuri Club's (current Tokyo Verdy 1969) youth system. He played for Japan Soccer League side Yomiuri Club, which was transformed to Verdy Kawasaki when J. League was founded, between 1980 and 1996. Toward the end of his career, he played for Avispa Fukuoka (1996-1997) and Bellmare Hiratsuka (1997-1998).He was capped 80 times and scored 2 goals for the Japanese national team between 1980 and 1995. He made his first international appearance on December 22, 1980 in a World Cup qualifier against Singapore in Hong Kong. He scored his first international goal on September 20, 1986 in an Asian Games match against Nepal in Daejeon, South Korea.

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 Sakai, Osaka and graduate of Osaka University, he was elected for the first time in 2007.

A Japanese footballer from Takaoka in kochi Prefecture, Japan. He plays the defender position.Yamagu

A Japanese footballer from Takaoka in kochi Prefecture, Japan. He plays the defender position.Yamaguchi joined the J-league in 1996, with JEF United Ichihara. In 2001, he moved to Gamba Osaka.Yamaguchi was then chosen for the Japanese national team in 2006 for the qualification games leading up to the 2007 AFC Asian Cup.