Famous People with Name Takako

Takako Doi            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Takako Doi: was a prominent Japanese politician until her retirement in 2005.Doi was born in Hyogo Prefecture and graduated from Doshisha University, where she studied law. She was elected to the the House of Representatives, the lower house of the Diet, as a member of the Japan Socialist Party (JSP) in 1969, representing the 2nd district of Hyogo. She spent her first ten years in the House on the sidelines, but came to national attention in 1980 when she was highly critical of Japan's unequal treatment of women, specifically about women-only home economics degrees and the father-dominated family registration law. She pressured the Diet to sign the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) in 1985.

Takako Iida            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Takako Iida: is a Japanese volleyball player and Olympic champion.She was a member of the Japanese winning team at the 1976 Olympic games.

Takako Shirai            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Takako Shirai: is a former volleyball player from Japan, who was a member of the Japan Women's National Team that won the gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Takako Inoue            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Takako Inoue: is a Japanese professional wrestler. She wrestled primarily for the All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling promotion, and held several championships, primarily in tag team wrestling. She was well known as one-half of the tag team Double Inoue, which she formed w

Takako Konishi            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Takako Konishi: is a Japanese synchronized swimmer. Konishi was a reserve participant for the team that took the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.