Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter M

A Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as

A Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Edogawa, Tokyo and graduate of Waseda University he was elected for the first time in the 2005 general election.

A Japanese author notable for his book What Really Happened in Nanking: The Refutation of a Common M

A Japanese author notable for his book What Really Happened in Nanking: The Refutation of a Common Myth, which denies that the Nanking Massacre as traditionally understood took place. Originally written in Japanese in 1987, an English version was published in 2000 in response to Iris Chang's book, The Rape of Nanking.

A Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (na

A Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Niiza, Saitama, he attended Kyoto University and received a master's degree in agricultural economy from it. He also studied at Uppsala University in Sweden. He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2004.

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the D

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Ono, Fukui and graduate of Nihon University, he served in the city assembly of Ono for one term since 1975 and then in the assembly of Fukui Prefecture for four terms since 1979. He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1992.

A Japanese jazz pianist and composer born in Tokyo, Japan, notable for working with a variety of wel

A Japanese jazz pianist and composer born in Tokyo, Japan, notable for working with a variety of well known jazz musicians such as Lionel Hampton, Sonny Rollins, Woody Herman, Mal Waldron, Joe Henderson, McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones,Miles Davis, Billy Harper and Hannibal Peterson.

Is a former volleyball player from Japan, who was a member of the Japan Women's National Team that w

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 1964 Summer Olympics.

A Japanese tenor singer. He has released a number of CDs, in which he has sung a broad range of genr

A Japanese tenor singer. He has released a number of CDs, in which he has sung a broad range of genres, from classical to pop.[1] He appeared on the 57th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen broadcast.His single Sen no Kaze ni Natte (??????? ?) (released 24 May 2006) ma

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.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Thespa Kusatsu.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Thespa Kusatsu.

Was the founder of Square in 1983. Initially, he was the president of the company. In 1992, he left

Was the founder of Square in 1983. Initially, he was the president of the company. In 1992, he left the company to pursue other interests, and Tetsuo Mizuno replaced him as president of Square. On departure, he still owned 50% of his company.During the discussion of the merger of Square and Enix in 2002, his approval of the merger was essential because of his stake in Square. When the merger went through, .81 shares of Square resulted in 1 share of Enix.[1]

A Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Central League.

A Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Central League.

A Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, radio personality, and photographer from Nagasaki, Nagasaki Pre

A Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, radio personality, and photographer from Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture. Among fans, he is known as Masha, Masha-nii, or Fuku-chan. He debuted in 1990 with single Tsuioku no Ame on Naka and still remains active and popular to this date.

Is a Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler who wrestled in New Japan Pro Wrestling

Is a Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler who wrestled in New Japan Pro Wrestling, PWFG, as well as the UWF. He is currently performing at All Japan Pro Wrestling, where he is one half of the AJPW Unified World Tag Team Champions, along

A Japanese video game composer. His most well-known projects are Ogre Battle, Tactics Ogre, Treasure

A Japanese video game composer. His most well-known projects are Ogre Battle, Tactics Ogre, Treasure Hunter G, Final Fantasy Tactics, Baroque, Stella Deus: The Gate of Eternity, Final Fantasy XII, and Soul Calibur IV. He is now part of Basiscape, a video game music promotion company founded by Hitoshi Sakimoto. In 2007, he performed an arrangement of his music from Over Horizon for the live Hyper Game Music concert organized by 5pb. Records.[1]

Morimoto received practical training in sushi and traditional Kaiseki cuisine in Hiroshima, and open

Morimoto received practical training in sushi and traditional Kaiseki cuisine in Hiroshima, and opened his own restaurant in that city in 1980. Influenced by western cooking styles, he decided to sell his restaurant in 1985 to travel around the United States. His travels further influenced his fusion style of cuisine. He established himself in Manhattan, New York City, and worked in some of that city's more prestigious restaurants, including the dining area for Sony Corporation's executive staff and visiting V.I.P.s, the Sony Club, where he was executive chef, and the exclusive Japanese restaurant Nobu, where he was head chef.

A Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as

A Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. A native of Matsusaka, Mie and graduate of Georgetown University in the United States he was elected for the first time in 1996 after serving in the local assembly of Mie Prefecture.

A Japanese former football player.

A Japanese former football player.

Is a Japanese weightlifter. He competed in Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 56kg div

Is a Japanese weightlifter. He competed in Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 56kg division finishing ninth, with a new personal best of 259kg. He beat his previous best by 6kg.

A Ryukyuan academic and politician who served as governor of Okinawa prefecture in the 1990s.Ota was

A Ryukyuan academic and politician who served as governor of Okinawa prefecture in the 1990s.Ota was educated at Waseda University, Tokyo, and Syracuse University, New York. He served successively as a Professor of Social Science, and Dean of the Faculty of Law and Letters in the University of the Ryukyus, specialising in modern and contemporary Okinawan society. He has written many books on Okinawa, of which the best known is his account of the Battle of Okinawa of 1945 as he saw it as a high school student at the time.

A Japanese ski jumper. He is best remembered for a meltdown at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehamm

A Japanese ski jumper. He is best remembered for a meltdown at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer and his subsequent redemption at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.At the 1994 games, the Japanese team had a nearly insurmountable lead heading into the last jump of the large hill. Harada, the team's anchor, had jumped 122 meters in his previous attempt and needed only 105 meters in his final jump to clinch gold for Japan. His jump was just shy of 98 meters and dropped Japan to second, with the gold going to the German team.

Fighting Harada, is a former world boxing champion. He is currently the president of the Japanese bo

Fighting Harada, is a former world boxing champion. He is currently the president of the Japanese boxing commission.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Omiya Ardija in the J. League.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Omiya Ardija in the J. League.

A Japanese football player who plays for Kashima Antlers.[1] He plays as a defender or a holding mid

A Japanese football player who plays for Kashima Antlers.[1] He plays as a defender or a holding midfielder.His good form in the Kansai university League was recoginised by Japan's youth team coach Kiyoshi Okuma who included him in the squad for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship finals.He signed with F.C. Tokyo after a successful trial and he took a leave of absebce from the university with which he is still enrolled as of April 2008. Manager Alexandre Gallo immediately established him as a starting member in his midfield.

Was a Japanese judoka (Judo practitioner) who is widely considered one of the greatest judoka of all

Was a Japanese judoka (Judo practitioner) who is widely considered one of the greatest judoka of all time. Kimura (5 ft 7in 170 cm; 85 kg, 187 lb) was born on September 10, 1917 in Kumamoto, Japan. In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, the reverse ude-garami arm lock i

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party. He was Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1998

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party. He was Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1998 to 1999 and again from 2007 to 2008, and he is a member of the House of Representatives for the First District of Yamaguchi Prefecture.[1]Komura was born in Ehime Prefecture and graduated from Chuo University. He later passed Japan's bar exam and then immediately entered politics. He was first elected to the House of Representatives in the June 1980 election, and has been re-elected in each election since then. He became Director-General of the Economic Planning Agency (as a Minister of State) in June 1994, Minister for Foreign Affairs in July 1998, and Minister of Justice in December 2000. In August 2007, under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, he became Minister of Defense.[1] Following Abe's resignation in September 2007, Komura became Minister for Foreign Affairs for a second time on September 26, 2007, in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda.[2] He remained in that post until he was replaced by Hirofumi Nakasone in the Cabinet of Taro Aso, appointed on September 24, 2008.[3]