Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter L

was the founder of the Samsung Group. He was the son of a wealthy landowning family who used his in

was the founder of the Samsung Group. He was the son of a wealthy landowning family who used his inheritance to open a rice mill for his first venture. That endeavor was not especially successful so he established a trucking business in Taegu on March 1, 1938, which he named Cheil, the forerunner to Samsung. He attended college at Waseda University in Tokyo, although he did not complete his degree.

Was a Korean football player and manager. He has played for Japan national team and Korea Republic n

Was a Korean football player and manager. He has played for Japan national team and Korea Republic national team. He started coaching career before the Korean War. After Korean war, he managed Korea Republic national football team several times.

A well-known creator of several anime and manga series. His wife is also known as a manga artist Miy

A well-known creator of several anime and manga series. His wife is also known as a manga artist Miyako Maki (? ???, Maki Miyako?).[1]Matsumoto made his debut under his real name, Akira Matsumoto, in 1953. In the early years of his career he mostly drew romantic shojo manga, although he intensely disliked this genre.[citation needed] However, during this period he met the woman who is now his wife, shojo manga artist, Miyako Maki (who's better known as the creator of the doll, Licca-chan, the Japanese equivalent of Barbie). It wasn't until the mid-60's that he was given the chance to publish in magazines aimed at boys.

Is a Japanese-Swiss painter and sculptor.Leiko Ikemura left her country to study in Spain from 1973

Is a Japanese-Swiss painter and sculptor.Leiko Ikemura left her country to study in Spain from 1973 to 1978 at the Academia de Bellas Artes in Granada and Seville. In 1979 she moved to Zurich to live and worked there for 4 years. The first of her mature p

A Japanese fashion model, singer, and actress.Her father is of mixed European and Japanese descent,

A Japanese fashion model, singer, and actress.Her father is of mixed European and Japanese descent, and her mother is Japanese[citation needed].Lena Fujii, a Tokyo native, is best known for her work for Japanese fashion magazine ViVi. She is a regular pri

Is a Japanese physicist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1973 with Ivar Giaever and Brian Da

Is a Japanese physicist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1973 with Ivar Giaever and Brian David Josephson for his discovery of the phenomenon of electron tunneling. He is known for his invention of the Esaki diode, which exploited that phenomenon. This research was done when he was with Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo (now known as Sony). He has also contributed as a pioneer of semiconductor superlattice while he was with IBM.

Was a painter and printmaker born in Tokyo, Japan who applied Japanese ink techniques to Western sty

Was a painter and printmaker born in Tokyo, Japan who applied Japanese ink techniques to Western style paintings.Three years later he went to Montparnasse in Paris, France. When he arrived there, knowing nobody, he met Amedeo Modigliani, Pascin, Chaim Soutine, and Fernand Léger and became friends with Juan Gris, Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse. Foujita claimed in his memoir that he met Picasso less than a week after his arrival, but a recent biographer, relying on letters Foujita sent to his first wife in Japan, clearly shows that it was several months until he met Picasso. He also took dance lessons from the legendary Isadora Duncan [1].

A Japanese singer and songwriter from Mihara city in Hiroshima Prefecture. She presently belongs to

A Japanese singer and songwriter from Mihara city in Hiroshima Prefecture. She presently belongs to Victor entertainment group.

Better known in Japan as Junjun (??????, Junjun?), is one of the two latest members of all-girl J-po

Better known in Japan as Junjun (??????, Junjun?), is one of the two latest members of all-girl J-pop group Morning Musume. The two were announced to be joining as the eighth generation of Morning Musume on March 15, 2007.[1] Along with Qian Lin, she is one of the two members in the history of Morning Musume that is not of a Japanese origin.In 2006 Li Chun participated in the Super Girl contest (and made it into the top 50, but did not win).[1]After losing the contest, Japanese producer Tsunku had contacted her, along with other Super Girl contestants who had also failed, and held an audition for Morning Musume in Beijing, China, that was even kept from the members themselves.[2]

(born on 1 July 1966) is a Taiwanese golfer.

(born on 1 July 1966) is a Taiwanese golfer.

(born on 28 June 1974) is a Taiwanese golfer.

(born on 28 June 1974) is a Taiwanese golfer.

A Japanese singer and actress whose greatest hit song was "Nerai uchi" (???? ?, meaning "Sharpshoot"

A Japanese singer and actress whose greatest hit song was "Nerai uchi" (???? ?, meaning "Sharpshoot") in 1973.Yamamoto was born March 4, 1951 in Kitakyushu, but moved to Yokohama as a child. She began modeling when just eleven years old, first becoming kn

Is a Japanese professional wrestler from Tokyo. Along with long-time tag team partner Chigusa Nagayo

Is a Japanese professional wrestler from Tokyo. Along with long-time tag team partner Chigusa Nagayo she formed The Crush Gals, known for their mainstream popularity in the 1980s, and the most successful women's tag team of all time. Due to a neck injury,

Is a Tongan-born Japanese rugby union footballer. He used to play rugby in Japan for Toshiba Brave L

Is a Tongan-born Japanese rugby union footballer. He used to play rugby in Japan for Toshiba Brave Lupus in the Top League and has also played for the Japan national rugby union team under the IRB three year residence qualification. Usually a second row b

During 1980s, many talented surrealists came to the USA. New surrealism styles, such as Metaphorical

During 1980s, many talented surrealists came to the USA. New surrealism styles, such as Metaphorical Realism/Metaphorical Surrealism, became very popular among Americans. Mitani's style was also one of those new surrealistic styles. During the 1990s, Mita

A Japanese moe idol and singer who hails from Milan, Italy. She hosts a radio show in Japan called "

A Japanese moe idol and singer who hails from Milan, Italy. She hosts a radio show in Japan called "Lyrian Moetchao" in which she plays Marissa Faireborn in its Transformers: Kiss Players segment.Lyrian also named and designed the color schemes for the Tr