Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter S

An award winning [1] pioneer of robotics technology[2][3] and a professor at the Tokyo Institute of

An award winning [1] pioneer of robotics technology[2][3] and a professor at the Tokyo Institute of Technology.His work includes designs for robots capable of various types of movement such as walking, crawling, swimming and slithering.[4] Specific designs include a "ninja-robot" capable of climbing buildings and a seven-ton robot capable of climbing mountainous slopes with the aim of installing bolts in the ground so as to prevent landslides.[5] Hirose is also involved in work with the United Nations to develop a remotely controlled robot capable of clearing landmines.[6]

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 Wajima, Ishikawa and graduate of Meiji University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005 after having served in the assembly of Ishikawa Prefecture for seven terms since 1975.

The founder of Epic Sony Record, former chairman of Sony Computer Entertainment and former CEO of So

The founder of Epic Sony Record, former chairman of Sony Computer Entertainment and former CEO of Sony Music Entertainment. He is known for discovering artists such as Motoharu Sano and Tetsuya Komuro.[1]

Is a former professional baseball player and manager.Nagashima was by far the most popular figure in

Is a former professional baseball player and manager.Nagashima was by far the most popular figure in Japanese baseball during his career. His contributions to the development of the sport in Japan are immeasurable, but his competence as a manager is often called into question.

A Japanese breaststroke swimmer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

A Japanese breaststroke swimmer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Is a Japanese wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling.

Is a Japanese wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling.

Is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently works for the Mexican professional wrestling promo

Is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently works for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and is currently billed simply as Okumura. Okumura originally worked for Tokyo Pro Wrestling (TPW) and later on

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 Kawanishi, Hyogo and graduate of Kyoto University, he was elected to the assembly of Hyogo Prefecture for the first time in 1979 where he served for six terms. After running unsuccessfully for mayor of Nishinomiya, Hyogo in 2000, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003.

Was a Japanese industrial engineer who distinguished himself as one of the world’s leading experts

Was a Japanese industrial engineer who distinguished himself as one of the world’s leading experts on manufacturing practices and The Toyota Production System. Shingo is known far more in the West than in Japan, as a result of his meeting Norman Bodek, an American entrepreneur and founder of Productivity Inc in the USA. In 1981 Bodek had travelled to Japan to learn about the Toyota Production System, and came across books by Shingo, who as an external consultant had been teaching Industrial Engineering courses at Toyota since 1955. Shingo had written his Study of The Toyota Production System in Japanese and had it translated, very poorly, into English in 1980. Norman Bodek took as many copies of this book as he could to the USA and arranged to translate Shingo's other books into English, eventually having his original study re-translated. Bodek also brought Shingo to lecture in the USA and developed one of the first Western lean manufacturing consultancy practices with Shingo's support.

The mayor of Okayama, Okayama in Japan. A graduate of Okayama Prefectual University-Junior College,

The mayor of Okayama, Okayama in Japan. A graduate of Okayama Prefectual University-Junior College, he was first elected in October 2005.

A former Japanese football player who won the bronze medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

A former Japanese football player who won the bronze medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Is a professional Go player.Shigeru was a disciple of Toshio Sakai. He plays in the Nagoya branch of

Is a professional Go player.Shigeru was a disciple of Toshio Sakai. He plays in the Nagoya branch of the Nihon Ki-in, where he would come close to winning the Okan title in 1980.

An accomplished Japanese and international architect, most famous for his innovative work with paper

An accomplished Japanese and international architect, most famous for his innovative work with paper, particularly recycled cardboard paper tubes used to quickly and efficiently house disaster victims. Shigeru Ban was the winner in 2005 at age 48 of the 40th annual Thomas Jefferson Medal in Architecture from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. He was profiled by Time Magazine in their projection of 21st century innovators in the field of architecture and design.[1]

A Japanese politician. He was Minister of Defense under Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda from 2007 to 200

A Japanese politician. He was Minister of Defense under Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda from 2007 to 2008 and is currently Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.He is a graduate of Keio University and formerly served in the Mitsui bank. He was a major proponent of bringing Japan into the multinational force in Iraq in 2003.Ishiba is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party and part of the LDP faction led by Yuji Tsushima.[1]

Is a Japanese folk singer, actor, tarento. He established record company "For Life Records" with Tak

Is a Japanese folk singer, actor, tarento. He established record company "For Life Records" with Takuro Yoshida, Yosui Inoue, Hitoshi Komuro in 1975. He also directed a film, Death Powder (Desu Powada) released in 1986.

Was one of the last native speakers of Ainu language and a leading figure in the Ainu ethnic movemen

Was one of the last native speakers of Ainu language and a leading figure in the Ainu ethnic movement in Japan.He was the first Ainu politician to sit in the Japanese Diet. He served five terms in the assembly before taking over a vacated seat in the upper house for the SDP. There his served from 1994 to 1998. In the Diet, he often posed questions in the Ainu language. His effort led to the enactment of a law to promote Ainu culture in 1997.

Is a Japanese manga author, most known for his shonen Japanese horror manga GeGeGe no Kitaro (which

Is a Japanese manga author, most known for his shonen Japanese horror manga GeGeGe no Kitaro (which was originally titled "Hakaba Kitaro"; see the article in question for details). A specialist in stories of yokai, he is considered a master of the genre. To a lesser but still notable degree, he is also known for his World War II memoirs, as well as a writer and biographer.

A Japanese football player. He represented Japan at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

A Japanese football player. He represented Japan at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

A Japanese actress.

A Japanese actress.

The current manager of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows baseball team in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseba

The current manager of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows baseball team in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. Before managing, he was a player for the Yomiuri Giants from 1968 to 1980.

Was a Japanese photographer notable for his work in fashion and photojournalism.Tamura was born in S

Was a Japanese photographer notable for his work in fashion and photojournalism.Tamura was born in Sapporo, Hokkaido. Shigeru was an assumed name; Tamura's personal name was probably Torashige.[1] He studied photography at the Oriental School of Photography (??????????, Orientaru Shashin Gakko); graduating in 1929. With Yoshio Watanabe, in 1935 he set up a studio for advertising and other photography in Ginza, Tokyo.

A retired Japanese football (soccer) goalkeeper and a goalkeeping coach.When Japan's first-ever prof

A retired Japanese football (soccer) goalkeeper and a goalkeeping coach.When Japan's first-ever professional league J. League started in 1993, Nissan F.C. was transformed to Yokohama Marinos for whom he continued to play. After he lost his position to young Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi who would also replace him as the first-choice goalkeeper in the national team, he moved to Japan Football League side Tosu Futures, the predecessor of Sagan Tosu, in 1996. He then moved to fellow JFL side Brummell Sendai in 1997. He came back to J. League to play for Kyoto Purple Sanga in 1998 and spent 3 seasons before he hanged up his boots in 2000.

A retired relief pitcher in Major League Baseball, a best-selling author and Japanese television per

A retired relief pitcher in Major League Baseball, a best-selling author and Japanese television personality. He achieved the most recognition when he played for the Seattle Mariners from 2002 through 2005. Previously, Hasegawa played with the Anaheim Angels (1997-2001), and before that spent six years with the Orix Blue Wave. He bats and throws right-handed.

A retired Japanese football player. He was capped 14 times for the Japanese national team and scored

A retired Japanese football player. He was capped 14 times for the Japanese national team and scored the winning goal in Asian Cup 2000 Final, Japan vs Saudi Arabia.

A retired boxer from Japan, who competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barce

A retired boxer from Japan, who competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.Japan did sent four boxers to the Barcelona Games. Dobashi competed in the Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg) division. He defeated Jamaica's Delroy Leslie in the first round on points (11:5) before falling to France's Julien Lorcy (RSC-2) in the second round.