Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Was a Japanese linguist born in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture.His major finding was the discovery of Jod

Was a Japanese linguist born in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture.His major finding was the discovery of Jodai Tokushu Kanazukai, which makes it clear that Old Japanese made more syllabic distinctions than later periods of the language. This discovery led him to hypothesize that Old Japanese had eight vowels, while modern Japanese has only five. His systematic description of the Japanese grammar also laid the foundations of language education for Japanese children.

A former Japanese football player.

A former Japanese football player.

A professional baseball player for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He ha

A professional baseball player for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He has played for the Japan national team since 1999 as a catcher.

A Japanese singer, dancer and actor who has appeared in Akira Kurosawa's Ran and Toshio Matsumoto's

A Japanese singer, dancer and actor who has appeared in Akira Kurosawa's Ran and Toshio Matsumoto's Bara no Soretsu. Ikehata also uses his stage name of Peter (???? ,Pita?) when he appears on TV variety shows and musical revues. He adopted the stage name

Was a Japanese female professional tennis player. She turned professional in 1997.2000 was the first

Was a Japanese female professional tennis player. She turned professional in 1997.2000 was the first year in which she finished in the WTA top 100 (no. 72). In the US Open that year, she defeated Patty Schnyder, a top 50 player. She also reached her first WTA tour quarterfinal that year at the Princess Cup at Tokyo defeating Ai Sugiyama and losing to Monica Seles. She also represented Japan at the Sydney Olympics.

A Japanese baseball pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers. He was the number three draft pick for the Hansh

A Japanese baseball pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers. He was the number three draft pick for the Hanshin Tigers in 1999.

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 former Japanese wrestler and now politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House

A former Japanese wrestler and now politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Yokohama, Kanagawa, she ran unsuccessfully for House of Councillors in 2004 but was allowed to join the house in 2006 when Heizo Takenaka, a member of the house, resigned.

Is a Japanese sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s.

Is a Japanese sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s.

An actress and a former J-pop singer. She was born in Tokyo, Japan, and released her first single on

An actress and a former J-pop singer. She was born in Tokyo, Japan, and released her first single on 2 November 1988. Her final release as a J-pop artist was on 1 March 1991. She was a member of the short-lived idol groups Nanatsuboshi and Rakutenshi. She

Is a Japanese football (soccer) player who plays as a forward. Her club team, as of 2008, is NTV Bel

Is a Japanese football (soccer) player who plays as a forward. Her club team, as of 2008, is NTV Beleza. After playing in the U-19 and U-20 teams for a short period, Ohno joined the senior Japanese national team in 2003. Her first major tournament was the 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup, where Japan placed fourth. The following year she played in the premier international football competition, the World Cup, but Japan fell in the group stage. She also competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

A Japanese enka singer.She was born as Chieko Yoshimura (????? Yoshimura Chieko) in Shimonoseki, Yam

A Japanese enka singer.She was born as Chieko Yoshimura (????? Yoshimura Chieko) in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi.

Is a Japanese wrestler for Dragon Gate, where he plays the character Shinobu and is a member of WORL

Is a Japanese wrestler for Dragon Gate, where he plays the character Shinobu and is a member of WORLD-1. At the start of his career he wrestled under a parody character of Magnum TOKYO known as Magnum KYOTO. He previously wrestled in the Triple Six promot

A Japanese film director and screenwriter. He specializes in feel-good "zero to hero" films, where a

A Japanese film director and screenwriter. He specializes in feel-good "zero to hero" films, where a group of people take up an unlikely activity, face a number of obstacles, but finally succeed. His film Waterboys was particularly successful and led to a TV series which entered its third season in 2005. He was awarded Best Screenplay at the 2005 Yokohama Film Festival for his film Swing Girls.[1]

Was a Japanese samurai of the late Tokugawa shogunate sided with Satsuma in the Battle of Toba-Fushi

Was a Japanese samurai of the late Tokugawa shogunate sided with Satsuma in the Battle of Toba-Fushimi. After the Meiji Restoration, Shinohara became a businessman and later, a devout Christian. In his memoirs, Shinohara describes pivotal events and circumstances surrounding the Shinsengumi and his own assassination attempt on Kondo Isami and Ito Kashitaro as well as the battles in Aburakoji.

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 graduate of Hosei University, he worked at the government of Miyazaki Prefecture from April 1991 to December 1996 and then served in its assembly from 1999 to 2003. In 2004, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time. He is an assenter of "The Truth about Nanjing(movie)."

Was a Japanese songwriter, famous for his many children's songs and popular songs (ryukoka) that hav

Was a Japanese songwriter, famous for his many children's songs and popular songs (ryukoka) that have become deeply embedded in Japanese popular culture.In 1914, Nakayama composed the song "Kachusha no uta" for a dramatization of Tolstoy's Resurrection. The song, sung by actress Sumako Matsui, was a massive hit and Nakayama became famous almost overnight. Today this song is considered one of the earliest examples of modern Japanese popular music.

(born on 9 February 1952) is a Japanese golfer.

(born on 9 February 1952) is a Japanese golfer.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Ehime F.C..

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Ehime F.C..

A Japanese writer who formerly held the rank of major in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. He is

A Japanese writer who formerly held the rank of major in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. He is a graduate of Tokyo Keizai University (???????) and the Ground Self-Defense Force Research School (??????????), where he took courses in psychological warfare.[1][2] In 1992, while still employed by the SDF as an instructor of military history, he published an article in Japanese magazine Shukan Bunshun in which he suggested that a coup was necessary to clean up corruption in the Japanese political establishment.[3] The incident was described as "an extreme source of embarrassment" for the SDF; the public were more amused than outraged by the article, and even some of Yanai's colleagues anonymously referred to him as a "crackpot".[4] In response, the SDF dismissed Yanai from his post. He was the first officer in any branch of the Self Defense Forces to be dismissed in response to his authorship of a newspaper article.[5]

Is an Japanese professional basketball player. He plays for the Aisin Seahorses of the JBL Super Lea

Is an Japanese professional basketball player. He plays for the Aisin Seahorses of the JBL Super League. Kashiwagi also is a member of the Japan national basketball team. He played for the team in the 2006 FIBA World Championship and the FIBA Asia Champio

Is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist currently working for New Japan Pro Wre

Is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist currently working for New Japan Pro Wrestling, where he is a former three-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion. On January 4, 2004, at Wrestling World 2004 Nakamura successfully defended the IWGP Heav

Was a Japanese documentary film director. Along with Noriaki Tsuchimoto, Ogawa was the most influent

Was a Japanese documentary film director. Along with Noriaki Tsuchimoto, Ogawa was the most influential independent documentary filmmaker in postwar Japan. He began his career at Iwanami Productions (Iwanami Eiga) making PR (public relations) films alongside other important directors such as Tsuchimoto, Kazuo Kuroki, Yoichi Higashi, and Susumu Hani. Turning independent, he first made documentaries about radical political movements in 1960s and 1970s Japan, most famously the "Sanrizuka" or "Narita" series, which recorded the struggle by farmers and student protesters to prevent the construction of the Narita International Airport in Sanrizuka, Chiba Prefecture. Ogawa's was a committed form of documentary, which clearly took the side of those combatting unjust power

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 Gose, Nara and graduate of Keio University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003.

Serving as the member of the House of Councillors of the Diet of Japan from 2004.The councilor gradu

Serving as the member of the House of Councillors of the Diet of Japan from 2004.The councilor graduated from School of Law and Politics, Kwansei Gakuin University in 1979. After worked for All Nippon Airways, Suematsu served as a member of Hyogo Prefectural Assembly from 1983 to 2004.