Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter B

The pen name of Mahoko Yoshimoto (?? ??? Yoshimoto Mahoko), a Japanese contemporary writer. She writ

The pen name of Mahoko Yoshimoto (?? ??? Yoshimoto Mahoko), a Japanese contemporary writer. She writes her name in hiragana.Yoshimoto, daughter of Takaaki Yoshimoto, was born in Tokyo on July 24, 1964. Along with having a famous father, Banana Yoshimoto's sister, Haruno Yoiko is a well-known cartoonist in Japan. Growing up in a liberal family, she learned the value of independence from a young age.She graduated from Nihon University's Art College, majoring in Literature. During that time, she took the pseudonym "Banana," a name she recognizes as both "cute" and "purposefully androgynous." [1]

Was a Japanese statesman and legal expert in Meiji period.Hozumi was born in Uwajima Domain, Iyo Pro

Was a Japanese statesman and legal expert in Meiji period.Hozumi was born in Uwajima Domain, Iyo Province (present-day Ehime Prefecture) as the second son to a family of kokugaku scholars. He graduated from the Kaisei Gakko, (the forerunner to Tokyo Imperial University), and studied overseas from 1876-1881. He first traveled to Great Britain, where he attended the University of London and obtained a license as a barrister. He then traveled to Germany, where he attended the Humboldt University of Berlin.

Was a Japanese statesman in the Taisho and Showa periods.Ichiki was born is what is now Kakegawa, Sh

Was a Japanese statesman in the Taisho and Showa periods.Ichiki was born is what is now Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture. He graduated from the Tokyo Imperial University in 1887 and entered the Home Ministry the same year. In 1890, he was sent to Germany for further studies, returning to Japan in 1894. In 1902, he became Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau. In 1925, he became Imperial Household Minister and in 1934 was appointed chairman of the Privy Council.

Was a medical doctor and statesman in Meiji period Japan.Nagayo was born to a family of traditional

Was a medical doctor and statesman in Meiji period Japan.Nagayo was born to a family of traditional physicians in Omura Domain, Hizen Province (present day Nagasaki Prefecture, and studied rangaku under Ogata Koan in Osaka. Afterwards, he established a medical training college in Nagasaki, where he combined eastern and western medical practices with the assistance of the Dutch physician J. L. C. Pompe van Meerdervoort.

Was a Japanese statesman and legal scholar in Meiji period.Tsuda was born into a local samurai house

Was a Japanese statesman and legal scholar in Meiji period.Tsuda was born into a local samurai household in Tsuyama Domain (present-day Okayama Prefecture). In his early days, he studied rangaku under Mitsukuri Gempo and military science under Sakuma Shozan. He became an instructor at the Bansho Shirabesho institute run by the Tokugawa bakufu to study western books and science. In 1862, he was selected, together with Nishi Amane, by the government for training in the Netherlands in western political science, constitutional law, and economics. They departed in 1863 with a Dutch physician Dr. J. L. C. Pompe van Meerdervoort, who had set up the first teaching hospital for western medicine in Nagasaki.

Was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period who went on to become a noted physicist, university pr

Was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period who went on to become a noted physicist, university president, and author of several histories of the Boshin War. Though his name is commonly written "Yamakawa," he himself wrote it as "Yamagawa" in English.Yamakawa was born as the third son to Yamakawa Naoe, a senior samurai of the Aizu Domain (present day Fukushima Prefecture). He became a member of the Byakkotai, a unit of the newly reorganized Aizu domain army composed mostly of boys aged 15 to 17 years, who fought in defense of Aizu during the Boshin War.

Melrose began his hockey career as a defenceman in the WCHL with the Kamloops Chiefs in 1974, where

Melrose began his hockey career as a defenceman in the WCHL with the Kamloops Chiefs in 1974, where he stayed for two years. He started the 1976-1977 season with the Springfield Indians of the AHL, before moving mid-season to the Cincinnati Stingers of the WHA, where he stayed until 1979.

Formerly known as Batara Kesuma, is the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer (as of 2007) of mixi

Formerly known as Batara Kesuma, is the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer (as of 2007) of mixi, a Japanese social networking site.[1]He proposed mixi in December 2003, and was responsible for creating the corporation. He is a well known for advocating the use of the open source LAMP stack, Perl, MySQL and the Apache Webserver. Batara, changed his citizenship to Japanese in March 2007, hence changing his last name to Eto, which is passed down from his grandfather who was originally from Japan.[citation needed]

A popular talent in Japan under the entertainment company Sun Music. Born on March 6, 1984, in Kanag

A popular talent in Japan under the entertainment company Sun Music. Born on March 6, 1984, in Kanagawa Prefecture.Debuted as a regular on the popular children's show Oha-Suta in 1999 reading out the English names of various Pokémon characters in a sectio

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 Koto, Tokyo and graduate of Keio University, he had served in the ward assembly of Koto for two terms since 1971 and the assembly of Tokyo for six terms since 1977. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1998 but lost his seat two years later. He was re-elected in 2003.

Known by her stage name Beni, is a Japanese pop singer, songwriter and former actress. She was born

Known by her stage name Beni, is a Japanese pop singer, songwriter and former actress. She was born in Okinawa and moved to California and then Yokohama.[1][2][3] Her father is American of White and Amerindian descent, and her mother is Okinawan. She was

Was a Japanese author.Tokyo, he graduated from Tokyo Imperial University. His major work is Kaichoon

Was a Japanese author.Tokyo, he graduated from Tokyo Imperial University. His major work is Kaichoon ???(The Sound of the Tide, 1905), a collection of translations from Western Poets by Ueda himself.

She is known for her smooth voice and innovative style of combining elements of jazz, R&B, reggae, a

She is known for her smooth voice and innovative style of combining elements of jazz, R&B, reggae, and latin music in her music.Kitayama graduated from Notre Dame Academy, a girls-only high school in the Kansai region. She then attended Kansai University and graduated with a undergraduate degree in sociology. While she was in university, she was a member of the school's light music club.

Is a photographer who has done advertising, portrait, architectural, and other work.Jumonji had star

Is a photographer who has done advertising, portrait, architectural, and other work.Jumonji had started taking his "Untitled" series of portraits of people framed to exclude their heads in 1971. In 1972, these appeared in the magazine Camera Mainichi and were shown in the Neikrug gallery in New York; a year later they were included within "New Japanese Photography", at the New York MoMA.

A Nigerian-born TV personality, gaikokujin tarento in Japan, and a K-1, mixed martial artist. In Jap

A Nigerian-born TV personality, gaikokujin tarento in Japan, and a K-1, mixed martial artist. In Japan, he is known simply as Bobby (???, Bobby?). He speaks English, Yoruba and Japanese. He currently lives in Saitama, Saitama Prefecture. On July 26, 2007, he announced on Mezamashi TV that he had become a naturalized citizen of Japan, taking his wife's surname and registering officially as Bobby Konda (?????, Bobby Konda?).

Was a Japanese writer, poet and song-writer.Bocho was born Tsuchida Hakkuju in present day Takasaki,

Was a Japanese writer, poet and song-writer.Bocho was born Tsuchida Hakkuju in present day Takasaki, Gunma. After a hardship-filled infancy, upon completing his studies, he became a Christian preacher. He gained the public's attention thanks to his acutely sensitive poetry. Suffering from tuberculosis, out of work, and living a sad vagabond life, he kept writing poetry, fairy tales and children songs with a humanity-filled, warm style. In his last years, he composed a number of simply-worded and yet highly inspirational odes to Nature.

Was a Japanese author. Wakayama was a Naturalist tanka poet who was active at the beginning of the 2

Was a Japanese author. Wakayama was a Naturalist tanka poet who was active at the beginning of the 20th century, during the tanka revival started by Yosano Tekkan.

She lived in New York during 1998 and speaks English (many of her songs are entirely in English). Sh

She lived in New York during 1998 and speaks English (many of her songs are entirely in English). She writes and composes all her songs, and plays guitar and piano. Kaori Asada has said that the name Bonnie Pink is random and that she thought the words were cute together. There is no special meaning behind the name, she chose it because it was easy to remember.Bonnie Pink was quite famous in her early years during the 90s and the early 2000s but she slowly drifted out of popularity. However, in 2006 her hit single A Perfect Sky went to the top of the charts and brought her back into the J-Pop spotlight and her latest albums have become very popular and major successes for the 35 year old singer.

Is a New Zealand-Japanese rugby union player who plays at centre in Japan for Coca Cola West Red Spa

Is a New Zealand-Japanese rugby union player who plays at centre in Japan for Coca Cola West Red Sparks. He studied in Japan at Sendai Ikuei High School, then Ryutsu Keizai University. On graduation he first joined NEC Green Rockets. In 2006, he obtained

Was a Japanese politician. He served as governor of Kanagawa Prefecture from April 23, 1967 until Ap

Was a Japanese politician. He served as governor of Kanagawa Prefecture from April 23, 1967 until April 22, 1975.[1]Tsuda was born in Kosugi, Toyama and died at the age of 89 of colorectal cancer in Yokohama.

Is a former Japanese footballer and currently a football manager. He coached Kyoto Sanga F.C. and Yo

Is a former Japanese footballer and currently a football manager. He coached Kyoto Sanga F.C. and Yokohama Flügels in the past, and currently manages Tokai Regional League club F.C. Suzuka Rampole.

A Japanese author best known for his creation of Mahoromatic.

A Japanese author best known for his creation of Mahoromatic.

A prolific and well-known Japanese adult film actress, who has been called "one of the biggest AV id

A prolific and well-known Japanese adult film actress, who has been called "one of the biggest AV idols in Japan."[3]Kanazawa was introduced to the AV industry by a friend.[3] Her stage name, given to her by her agency, is taken from Kanazawa Bunko, a train station, museum and historic library in Kanagawa Prefecture, where she lived at the start of her career. Her stage name is sometimes shortened to "Kanabun", a nickname which Kanazawa dislikes.[3] Kanazawa made her AV (adult video) debut with the Cosmos Plan label in the August 1997 release 18 Years Old.[6] Kanazawa's second video, Tough Adolescence, was a science-fiction sex drama released by the same label in September 1997.

A Japanese politician. He is a Member of the House of Representatives serving the constituency of Ky

A Japanese politician. He is a Member of the House of Representatives serving the constituency of Kyoto Prefecture, 1st district, where, as of October 2006, he has been elected eight times.[1] He was the Secretary General of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party from 2007[2] to 2008.[3] In 2008, he was briefly Minister of Finance.He was born in Kyoto to a family of textile wholesalers who had operated the business since the Edo period. He graduated with a BA from Kyoto University's economics department in 1960. At Kyoto University he was a member of the tennis club. Upon graduation Ibuki became a bureaucrat at the Ministry of Finance. He was dispatched to the Japanese embassy in London in 1965, where he stayed for four years.[4]

Was a Japanese writer and director of the Bungakuza Theater in Tokyo.In 1922 he traveled to France t

Was a Japanese writer and director of the Bungakuza Theater in Tokyo.In 1922 he traveled to France to study modern French theater, and worked in the atelier of Jacques Copeau.