Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter K

A Japanese singer and TV personality, known for his outspoken views and one (????, effeminate, liter

A Japanese singer and TV personality, known for his outspoken views and one (????, effeminate, literally elder sister) style.[1]Mikawa was born in Suwa, Nagano as Yoshikazu Momose (?? ?? ,Momose Yoshikazu?).[2] He recorded a number of hit songs as a male

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 Tokyo and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1999 after an unsuccessful run in 1996.

Was the first son of Prince Ui of Korea by Lady Jeong, and a grandson of Emperor Gwangmu.[1] His Kor

Was the first son of Prince Ui of Korea by Lady Jeong, and a grandson of Emperor Gwangmu.[1] His Korean name was Yi Geon (?? ?? I Geon), and his birth name was Yonggil (?? Yonggil).After the war he was not allowed to go back to Korea. He lost royal status by order of the SCAP in October 1947, after he naturalized as a Japanese citizen in 1950. Then he changed his name to Kenichi Momoyama. When he met his future second wife Yoshiko Maeda (????, Maeda Yoshiko?) in 1951, he divorced his first wife. In 1990 he died, Prince Mikasa presented his funeral.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Mito HollyHock.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Mito HollyHock.

Is a semi-retired Japanese professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Hisakatsu Oya. Altho

Is a semi-retired Japanese professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Hisakatsu Oya. Although he started out for New Japan Pro Wrestling, he is well-known for his stint in Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling. Kenichi Oya trained at the New Japan Pro

Is a wrestler in the El Dorado promotion known by his ring name Ken45°. He is currently in the HELL

Is a wrestler in the El Dorado promotion known by his ring name Ken45°. He is currently in the HELL DEMONS stable. He debuted as Pineapple Hanai in the Los Salseros Japoneses stable. He has since changed to a Rock and Roll character along the lines of Jap

A Japanese football goalkeeper.He was capped 9 times for Japan between 1995 and 1997, including all

A Japanese football goalkeeper.He was capped 9 times for Japan between 1995 and 1997, including all four games at the 1996 AFC Asian Cup.

A Japanese football (soccer) player. He is a defender and currently plays for J. League Division 2 s

A Japanese football (soccer) player. He is a defender and currently plays for J. League Division 2 side Roasso Kumamoto. He was capped 4 times for Japan national football team.After graduating from Matsunaga High Schook, he joined J. League side Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 1993. He broke into the first team in the first season. His first league appearance came on July 4, 1993 against Verdy Kawasaki at Todoroki Stadium. He scored his first professional goal on July 24, 1993 against Urawa Red Diamonds at Hiroshima Stadium.

A Japanese author and rock musician.

A Japanese author and rock musician.

Is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he won bronze in his categ

Is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he won bronze in his category (60 kilograms).

Was known as "The Dean of the Diamond" and with his passing he has come to be recognized as "The Fat

Was known as "The Dean of the Diamond" and with his passing he has come to be recognized as "The Father of Japanese American Baseball".[1] Many baseball historians believe he earned this title for his remarkable career as a player (excelled at all nine positions), manager (of Japanese-American league teams and Caucasian teams in the Twilight leagues), and international ambassador of the game (he led tours to Japan in 1924, 1927 and 1937).

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Tokushima Vortis.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Tokushima Vortis.

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 Nagahama, Shiga and graduate of Kyoto University, he joined the Ministry of Home Affairs (now part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications) in 1990. After an unsuccessful run 2003, he was elected for the first time in 2005.

A Japanese stage and film actor.He began work with the Tokyo Sunshine Boys in 1983, and since then h

A Japanese stage and film actor.He began work with the Tokyo Sunshine Boys in 1983, and since then has performed in a variety of roles mostly in television dramas.

Is a Japanese football player. Arai entered professional football with Albirex Niigata after graduat

Is a Japanese football player. Arai entered professional football with Albirex Niigata after graduating from Rissho University in 2001 but was unable to hold on to the first team place although he played 20 league games for Albirex Niigata in his first se

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Shonan Bellmare.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Shonan Bellmare.

A Japanese politician, an independent and member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (nation

A Japanese politician, an independent and member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Okayama, Okayama and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry in 1979, attending the Center for International Affairs at Harvard University in the United States while in the ministry. Leaving the government in 1998, he ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives in 2000 as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He ran again in 2002 as an independent and was elected for the first time. He lost his seat in 2003 but was re-elected in 2005.

A musician and video game designer based in Japan. He is best-known for his cult survival horror ser

A musician and video game designer based in Japan. He is best-known for his cult survival horror series, the D games and his audio game series, Real Sound.Eno attended a school for gifted children in his younger years, however the regular course of his childhood was greatly affected by the disappearance of his mother from his life during his second year of elementary school[1]. Eno dropped out of high school at age 17 and, after brief jobs at Canon and a telephone-appointment company, he soon entered the video game industry[2].

A Japanese football player, who currently plays for Ionikos FC. He is a left-footed forward.After gr

A Japanese football player, who currently plays for Ionikos FC. He is a left-footed forward.After graduating from Narashino High School in Chiba in 1996, he joined J. League side Nagoya Grampus Eight. He helped the club to win the Sanwa Bank Cup, the Asian Cup Winners Cup (both in 1997) and the Emperor's Cup (in 1999). He moved to F.C. Tokyo, then Vegalta Sendai. He was loaned out from Sendai to a series of clubs in Latin America and Spain. Las Palmas signed him on a permanent basis in 2007. In August of 2008 he moved to Greece and Ionikos FC.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Cerezo Osaka. Haneda played for the Japan national football t

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Cerezo Osaka. Haneda played for the Japan national football team at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship.

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 native of Oita, Oita, he was elected for the first time in 1995 as a member of the New Frontier Party.

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.

Was a Japanese architect and professor.Kenji Imai went to Waseda University in Tokyo and graduated w

Was a Japanese architect and professor.Kenji Imai went to Waseda University in Tokyo and graduated with a degree in Architecture. He travelled to the USSR, Scandinavia, Italy and Spain in 1926. He met Walter Gropius, Le Corbusier, Ernst May and others, which asserted an influence on his way of thinking and his architectural style. Like Togo Murano and Takamasa Yoshizaka who also trained at Waseda University, Imai had a style which can be categorized as Expressionist. Impressed with the works of Antoni Gaudi, he proceeded to promote him in Japan and elsewhere. He also introduced the work of the Austrian mystic, Rudolf Steiner to Japan. In 1948 his wife Maria Shimko died and he converted to Catholicism. [1][2]

Is a Japanese wrestler who won the bronze medal in the Men's Freestyle 60 kg at the 2004 Summer Oly

Is a Japanese wrestler who won the bronze medal in the Men's Freestyle 60 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

A Japanese video game composer and musician. He is best known for his work on the Mana and SaGa seri

A Japanese video game composer and musician. He is best known for his work on the Mana and SaGa series. In 2001, he left Square to become a freelance composer, but has since continued to collaborate with the company.[1]His first project was a co-effort between himself and Nobuo Uematsu for the Game Boy title, Final Fantasy Legend II (SaGa 2). Shortly after in 1991, he composed the complete soundtrack for Final Fantasy Adventure (Seiken Densetsu), another Game Boy title. Beginning in 1992, Ito would have the Super Nintendo's 8 channel sound chip to rely on as he began composing music for the SaGa trilogy. This includes all of the music for the three Romancing SaGa releases, as well as SaGa Frontier (a PlayStation title).