Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Montedio Yamagata.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Montedio Yamagata.

Is a former Japanese professional racing cyclist. Graduating from Hosei University, Nodera became a

Is a former Japanese professional racing cyclist. Graduating from Hosei University, Nodera became a professional in 1998 with Shimano Racing, the team operated by Shimano. He joined the Italian team Colpack-Astro in 2001 and became only the second Japanes

A Japanese actor and singer from Tokyo. One of his most notable roles was as Sou Yaguruma/Kamen Ride

A Japanese actor and singer from Tokyo. One of his most notable roles was as Sou Yaguruma/Kamen Rider TheBee/Kamen Rider Kick Hopper in Kamen Rider Kabuto. He is currently appearing in Engine Sentai Go-onger as Hiroto Suto/Go-on Gold.

Was a sumo wrestler from Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 9th Yokozuna. He wa

Was a sumo wrestler from Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 9th Yokozuna. He was also known as Amatsukaze Kumoemon, Tatsugami Kumoemon and Iwamigata Joemon . Hidenoyama was awarded a yokozuna licence in November 1847. His height of 1.

Was a Japanese baseball pitcher. He holds the Japanese records for lowest career ERA (1.90) and seas

Was a Japanese baseball pitcher. He holds the Japanese records for lowest career ERA (1.90) and seasonal ERA (0.73). At Aomori Stadium, in 1950 he pitched the first perfect game in NPB history.

A former NASCAR driver. He raced on road courses in his native Japan before driving a NASCAR exhibit

A former NASCAR driver. He raced on road courses in his native Japan before driving a NASCAR exhibition race at Suzuka in 1997 for Travis Carter Motorsports. In 2002, Fukuyama made his Winston Cup debut for TCM at Dover International Speedway, finishing 39th due to transmission failure. Fukuyama raced three more times in Winston Cup over the next couple of years (including an aborted run at NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year honors), but when TCM closed its doors in 2004, it brought an end to Fukuyama's NASCAR career. He was the first Cup driver from Japan. In Japanese racing his nickname is "Bonsai."

A Japanese football (soccer) player. His place of birth is Osaka. He is a defensive midfielder and c

A Japanese football (soccer) player. His place of birth is Osaka. He is a defensive midfielder and currently plays for Gamba Osaka. He played for Gamba's junior youth team and youth team before he signed for them as a professional player. He started to break into the first team in 2002 and established himself as a mainstay in Gamba's midfield in 2005, contributing to the club winning the J. League Championship that year.

Is a Japanese sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1960s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of th

Is a Japanese sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1960s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 1000 m event at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

A Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in

A Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Iwakuni, Yamaguchi and graduate of the University of Tokyo he jointed the Ministry of Finance in 1976. After leaving the ministry, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000.

A Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in

A Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Koga, Ibaraki and graduate of Hosei University, he ran unsuccessfully for the assembly of Ibaraki Prefecture in 1994. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003.

Was a Japanese author, who established literary criticism as an independent art form in Japan.In the

Was a Japanese author, who established literary criticism as an independent art form in Japan.In the early 1930s he was associated with the novelists Yasunari Kawabata and Riichi Yokomitsu and collaborated on articles for the literary journal Bungaku-kai and became editor in 1935. At that time Kobayashi felt literature should be relevant to society, with writers and critics practicing social responsibilities. His editorials covered a wide range from contemporary literature to the classics, philosophy, and the arts. He began to serialize his life of Fyodor Dostoevsky in the magazine. Around this time, he also published Watakushi Shosetsu Ron, an attack on the popular Japanese literary genre of the shishosetsu, the autobiographical novel or I Novel.

Was a politician and wartime cabinet minister in the Empire of Japan. He was the eldest son of famed

Was a politician and wartime cabinet minister in the Empire of Japan. He was the eldest son of famed Russo-Japanese War general Kodama Gentaro, and his wife was the daughter of Prime Minister Terauchi Masatake.Kodama was born in Yamaguchi prefecture. After graduating from the Law School of Tokyo Imperial University in 1900, he obtained a position at the Ministry of Finance), passing his career civil service examinations the same year. He served in a number of bureaucratic posts. During the Russo-Japanese War, he was assigned to the Imperial General Headquarters and sent to the Liaodong Peninsula (under Japanese occupation), where he served as liaison between the civilian government in Tokyo and the Japanese general armies in Manchuria

Was a Japanese rokyoku and enka singer. He studied rokyoku under one of Kumoemon Tochuken's disciple

Was a Japanese rokyoku and enka singer. He studied rokyoku under one of Kumoemon Tochuken's disciples. He was scouted by Masao Koga and debuted with "Muhomatsu no Issho" (?????? ,lit. "Life of Outlaw Pine"?) in 1958. Along with Hachiro Kasuga and Michiya

A Japanese filmmaker.Nakata is most familiar to Western audiences for his work on J-Horror films suc

A Japanese filmmaker.Nakata is most familiar to Western audiences for his work on J-Horror films such as Ringu (1998), Ringu 2 (1999) and Dark Water (2002). Ringu was later remade in America as The Ring (2002), Dark Water (2002) as Dark Water (2005), The Ring Two and the The Ring Three.Nakata was scheduled to make his English-language debut with True Believers, but later pulled out. He was later offered by DreamWorks to direct the movie The Ring Two (2005), which he accepted, making his English-language debut with a sequel to a remake of his own film.

A is a Japanese football player who currently plays for the J-league team Yokohama F. Marinos.

A is a Japanese football player who currently plays for the J-league team Yokohama F. Marinos.

A Japanese Go player.Otake was born in Kitakyushu City, Japan. He joined the legendary Kitani Minoru

A Japanese Go player.Otake was born in Kitakyushu City, Japan. He joined the legendary Kitani Minoru school when he was 9, and quickly rose up the ranks and turned professional when he was 14 in 1956. He would move swiftly, going up to 9 dan in 1970. He didn't have much patience, which could be seen as he would sometimes read comic books while he waited for his opponent to play.[citation needed]

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.

Japanese mixed martial artist.

Japanese mixed martial artist.

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 Chiba, Chiba and graduate of Chuo University, he was elected for the first time in 1980 after an unsuccessful run in 1979.

A Japanese novelist.Yokoyama specialized in mystery novels. He worked constantly during the first th

A Japanese novelist.Yokoyama specialized in mystery novels. He worked constantly during the first three days of 2003 and received a heart attack and subsequent hospitalization on the fourth.[2]

Was a tanka poet in Showa period Japan.In 1926 Yoshino financed the publication of his own first poe

Was a tanka poet in Showa period Japan.In 1926 Yoshino financed the publication of his own first poetry anthology, Tenjo gishi. However, most of his works did not appear in print until after the end of World War II. He developed a unique style of tanka that was independent of the mainstream Araragi verses, and used a tight, succinct style borrowed from the 19th century Buddhist priest-poet, Ryokan. He also was inspired by the ancient classic from Japanese literature, the Man'yoshu. His anthologies include Seiin shu (The Clear and Cloudy Collection, 1967) and Kansen shu (The Autumn Cicada Collection, 1974). Yoshino also wrote a number of essays, including Yawarakana Kokoro (Soft heart) and Korokono Furusato (Home is the heart).

Hideomi Yamamoto (born June 26, 1980 in Japan) is a Japanese football player.

Hideomi Yamamoto (born June 26, 1980 in Japan) is a Japanese football player.

A racecar driver and Japanese TV reporter. He has raced in several 24-hour races, including Daytona

A racecar driver and Japanese TV reporter. He has raced in several 24-hour races, including Daytona and LeMans. He also raced 4 times in the Indianapolis 500, in 1994-1996 and 1999, usually for Beck Motorsports. He also drove in one CART Championship Car race at Twin Ring Motegi in his native Japan. He is the brother-in-law of Beat Takeshi.

Is an IFBB professional bodybuilder; and the first professional Japanese bodybuilder to compete in t

Is an IFBB professional bodybuilder; and the first professional Japanese bodybuilder to compete in the Mr. Olympia contest in 2007. He is also the first Japanese to have been invited to compete at the Arnold Classic. Yamagishi has appeared in a number of

Is a male badminton player from Japan.Yamada played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's s

Is a male badminton player from Japan.Yamada played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, losing in the round of 32 to Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia.