Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter S

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 Miyoshi District, Tokushima, graduate of Aoyama Gakuin University and dropout of the University of Paris (Paris IV) in France, he was elected to the first of his four terms in the assembly of Tokushima Prefecture in 1975 and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1990.

Is a former Japanese football player and manager. From 1998 to 2002, he was the president of the Jap

Is a former Japanese football player and manager. From 1998 to 2002, he was the president of the Japan Football Association.

Iwai is a Japanese film director/video artist, writer and documentarian.Iwai attended Yokohama Natio

Iwai is a Japanese film director/video artist, writer and documentarian.Iwai attended Yokohama National University, graduating in 1987. In 1988 he started out in the Japanese entertainment industry by directing TV dramas and music videos. Then, in 1993, his TV drama, Fireworks, brought him critical praise and an award from the Japanese Director's Association for his portrayal of a group of children in the town of Iioka.

Is a former sumo wrestler from Misato, Saitama, Japan. The highest rank he reached was maegashira 12

Is a former sumo wrestler from Misato, Saitama, Japan. The highest rank he reached was maegashira 12. Shunketsu made his professional debut in March 1992, alongside several future top division regulars such as Kyokushuzan, Wakanosato and Takanowaka. He we

Was a Japanese field hockey player who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and 1936 Summer Olympics

Was a Japanese field hockey player who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1932 he was a member of the Japanese field hockey team, which won the silver medal. He played two matches as goalkeeper. Thirteen goals was scored against him.Four years later he was a member of the Japanese field hockey team, which won two games and lost one in elimination round and did not advance. He played all three matches as goalkeeper. Eleven goals was scored against him.

Was a Japanese photographer best known for his documentation of Hiroshima and Tokyo immediately afte

Was a Japanese photographer best known for his documentation of Hiroshima and Tokyo immediately after the war.Kikuchi was employed in the Photography Division of Tokyo Kogeisha and began his career as a news photographer. In 1941 he worked in the photography division of Tohosha, a company established by Sozo Okada and in 1942 was a member of the photographic staff of the magazine Front. His work took him to China, "Manchukuo" and the Philippines.

A Japanese boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he was eliminated in the quarter-f

A Japanese boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the bantamweight class after losing his fight to Stig Cederberg.

A Japanese author who used to write under the pen name Shunsui Nohira (????, Nohira Shunsui?). His p

A Japanese author who used to write under the pen name Shunsui Nohira (????, Nohira Shunsui?). His primary area of writing is on Korean culture; he has also published instructional books for Korean learners of Japanese.[1] By his own testimony, he became interested in Korea as a middle school student, after seeing hangul characters for the first time. He attended Noboribetsu South High School and then Nara Prefecture's Tenri University, where he majored in Korean language; in 1990, he entered into a Ph.D. programme in Korean literature at Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea. After completing his dissertation, he remained at the same university, where he took up a post as a lecturer in 1995.[2] While living there, he married a Korean woman from Jeollabuk-do, with whom he had three sons. In total, he lived in South Korea for 15 years.[3]

Was a Japanese author, journalist and editor, and is best known as a pioneer of science fiction. [2]

Was a Japanese author, journalist and editor, and is best known as a pioneer of science fiction. [2]Like other early science fiction writers of the period, he was influenced by the stories of Jules Verne, whose technological adventure novels had become popular in translation in the rapidly modernising Meiji era Japan. Specifically, the above-mentioned speculative conception of submarine warfare, based on ramming and making no mention of torpedos, is shared with Verne (see "Facing the Flag," "HMS Sword").

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Omiya Ardija in the J. League.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Omiya Ardija in the J. League.

A retired male freestyle swimmer from Japan. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Ol

A retired male freestyle swimmer from Japan. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Consadole Sapporo.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Consadole Sapporo.

A Japanese pop singer who debuted in 2001 with the then six-member vocal and dance group, EXILE, as

A Japanese pop singer who debuted in 2001 with the then six-member vocal and dance group, EXILE, as their vocalist under the name, SHUN. In 2004, he participated in the tribute album for Yutaka Ozaki (???) under his full name Shunsuke Kiyokiba as a solo a

Shunsuke Maeda (?? ??, Maeda Shunsuke?, born June 9, 1986 in Sakurai, Nara) is a Japanese football p

Shunsuke Maeda (?? ??, Maeda Shunsuke?, born June 9, 1986 in Sakurai, Nara) is a Japanese football player.

A Japanese football player who currently plays for Celtic in the Scottish Premier League. He is one

A Japanese football player who currently plays for Celtic in the Scottish Premier League. He is one of the most prominent and successful Asian players to have played in Europe and on 13 September 2006 became the first Japanese player to score in the Champions League and the second Asian player to do so.He has won the Asian Cup in 2000 and 2004 with the Japanese national football team, and was named Most Valuable Player in the 2004 competition. He has also appeared in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, and the 2000 Summer Olympics as a member of the Japanese Under-23 team.

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

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

A Japanese football (soccer) player. He is a defender and currently plays for J. League side Urawa R

A Japanese football (soccer) player. He is a defender and currently plays for J. League side Urawa Red Diamonds.

A professional baseball player from Tsuga, Tochigi, Japan. He currently plays for the Chiba Lotte Ma

A professional baseball player from Tsuga, Tochigi, Japan. He currently plays for the Chiba Lotte Marines in the Japanese Pacific League.Watanabe began baseball at age 6, and began throwing underhanded during middle school at the suggestion of his father. Watanabe attracted little attention through high school and college, and joined the Kazusa Magic amateur baseball team in 1999 after graduating from college. He was finally noticed by professional scouts when he was chosen as a member of the 2000 Sydney Olympics Japanese national team, where he marked a win in a game against Italy.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Japanese club Ehime F.C.. His father Yoshikazu w

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Japanese club Ehime F.C.. His father Yoshikazu was also a footballer.

A former Japanese football player. He was a centre back.He was educated at and played for Narashino

A former Japanese football player. He was a centre back.He was educated at and played for Narashino High School. After graduating in 1983, he joined Japan Soccer League side Sumitomo Metal F.C. When Japan's first-ever professional league J. League started in 1993, Sumitomo Metal F.C. was transformed to Kashima Antlers for whom he continued to play. After the end of the inaugural season, he was chosen as a member of the 1993 J-League Team of the Year.

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 football player, currently playing for Oita Trinita. He is a goalkeeper.Nishikawa is a pr

A Japanese football player, currently playing for Oita Trinita. He is a goalkeeper.Nishikawa is a product of Oita's youth system and was promoted to the top team in 2005. Nishikawa made his J-League debut on July 2, 2005 in a match against Yokohama F. Marinos. He became a regular in the 2006 season.Nishikawa was a member of the Japan team for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship finals. He is also a member of the Japan team for the 2008 Summer Olympics finals.

Is a Japanese sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1980s. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angele

Is a Japanese sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1980s. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, he finished eighth in the C-2 500 m event while being eliminated in the semfinals of the C-2 1000 m event.

Was a Japanese author from Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture. Several of his novels were made into mov

Was a Japanese author from Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture. Several of his novels were made into movies in Japan. A monument honoring Tokuda was erected near the summit of Mount Utatsu in 1947. The monument features writing authored by poet Muro Saisei and was designed by architect Yoshiro Taniguchi.

A Japanese filmmaker and screenwriter.Shusuke Kaneko began his career in film with Nikkatsu's Roman

A Japanese filmmaker and screenwriter.Shusuke Kaneko began his career in film with Nikkatsu's Roman Porno film series, in which he served as assistant director to Koyu Ohara. The series also gave Kaneko his directorial debut with writer Koichiro Uno's, Koichiro Uno's Wet and Swinging (1984), which earned Kaneko the Best New Director award at the Yokohama Film Festival.[1][2] He is today best known for his films in the kaiju film genre. [1]