Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter M

A Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), a member of the House of Representativ

A Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Nagoya, Aichi and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Finance in 1988, attending Columbia University in the United States as a ministry official. Leaving the ministry in 1994, he took part in the formation of the Democratic Party of Japan in 1996 and was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in the same year; he is currently serving his fourth term in this House.

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 Fujisawa, Kanagawa and graduate of Waseda University, he worked at the public broadcaster NHK as a reporter from 1964 to 1989. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1990 as a member of the Japan Socialist Party but lost his seat in 1993. He was re-elected in 1996

Is a Japanese photographer and illustrator of books for children known for his portrayal of rural an

Is a Japanese photographer and illustrator of books for children known for his portrayal of rural and school life.Kumagai worked from 1930 to 1933 as a teacher. He had his first work for children published in the May 1932 issue of the magazine Kodomo no Kuni.[2] In 1936 he bought a Pearlette camera (a Konishiroku derivative of the Vest Pocket Kodak), with a simple meniscus lens, and started to use this to photograph village life; his first photograph collection was published two years later by Asahi Shinbunsha.

Was a professor of Japanese linguistics at University of Tokyo.He was a pupil of Hashimoto Shinkichi

Was a professor of Japanese linguistics at University of Tokyo.He was a pupil of Hashimoto Shinkichi. However, he criticized Hashimoto's Japanese grammar and created his own "Tokieda grammar" from his own "language process theory" (?????, gengo katei setsu).

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 Karatsu, Saga and graduate of the University of Tokyo she was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005.

Is a volleyball player from Japan, who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She competed in three c

Is a volleyball player from Japan, who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988.

Was a Japanese singer who released several singles and albums. He is perhaps best known for his perf

Was a Japanese singer who released several singles and albums. He is perhaps best known for his performances of the theme songs of Galactic Whirlwind Sasuraiger, Pettonton, and Kyojuu Tokusou Juspion.

A professional baseball player for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

A professional baseball player for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

Was a Japanese geophysicist who was born at Uyeda (now Usa) in Japan, the son of a Zen abbot. He was

Was a Japanese geophysicist who was born at Uyeda (now Usa) in Japan, the son of a Zen abbot. He was educated at the University of Hiroshima and Kyoto Imperial University, where he was appointed to a lectureship in 1913. After spending the period 1919–21 at the University of Chicago working with Thomas C. Chamberlin he was made professor of theoretical geology at Kyoto Imperial University. He conducted a gravity survey of Japan during the period 1927–32, extending this to also cover Korea and Manchuria, and studied marine gravity using the Vening–Meinesz pendulum apparatus [1] in a submarine.

Was a Japanese biologist best known for introducing the neutral theory of molecular evolution in 196

Was a Japanese biologist best known for introducing the neutral theory of molecular evolution in 1968 . He became one of the most influential theoretical population geneticists. He is remembered in genetics for his innovative use of diffusion equations to calculate the probability of fixation in time to fixation of beneficial, deleterious, or neutral alleles. Combining theoretical population genetics with molecular evolution data, he also developed the neutral theory of molecular evolution in which genetic drift is the main force changing allele frequencies. James F. Crow, himself a renowned population geneticist, considers Kimura to be one of the two greatest evolutionary geneticists, along with Gustave Malécot, after the great trio of the modern synthesis (Haldane, Wright, Fisher).

Was a Japanese statistician who championed the ideas of R.A. Fisher and went on to influence the fie

Was a Japanese statistician who championed the ideas of R.A. Fisher and went on to influence the fields of quality control and biometrics.

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 Tahara, Aichi and graduate of Chuo University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005 after serving in the assembly of Aichi Prefecture for two terms.

Is a Japanese wrestler for the El Dorado promotion. He began his career with the T2P (Toryumon 2000

Is a Japanese wrestler for the El Dorado promotion. He began his career with the T2P (Toryumon 2000 Project) group of students and had a very promising career until he was sidelined with a shoulder injury in September, 2000. He became a ring announcer and

Was a Japanese film director.An English major who graduated from Waseda University, one of Japan's m

Was a Japanese film director.An English major who graduated from Waseda University, one of Japan's most prestigious, in 1935, Motoyoshi Oda was promptly accepted into the directors' program at Tokyo's P.C.L. (Photo Chemical Laboratories, a film company later incorporated into Toho Studios). He studied under director Satsuo Yamamoto, as did Akira Kurosawa, Ishiro Honda, and Senkichi Taniguchi. When the latter two trainees were drafted into Japan's war in China, Oda found his career accelerated. He was promoted to director in 1940 with Song of Kunya (Kunya no Uta), after a relatively scant few years of training. Perhaps because of this relative lack of training, and certainly because Oda was not drafted into the army, P.C.L. and Toho kept Oda going as a maker of programmers--trivial pictures that had to be made in order to keep product flowing into the theaters, but which offered little time or room for artistic achievement.

Mu Kanazaki (born February 16, 1989 in Tsu, Mie, Japan) is a Japanese football player.

Mu Kanazaki (born February 16, 1989 in Tsu, Mie, Japan) is a Japanese football player.

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 the former Oyama, Toyama and graduate of Doshisha University, Murai was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003.

Was a rice merchant from Sakata, Japan who traded in the Ojima Rice market in Osaka during the Tokug

Was a rice merchant from Sakata, Japan who traded in the Ojima Rice market in Osaka during the Tokugawa Shogunate. He is often considered to be the father of the Candlestick chart and his trading success reputedly led to him becoming an honorary Samurai.[citation needed]Until about 1710, only physical rice was traded but then a futures market emerged where coupons, promising delivery of rice at a future time, began to be issued. From this, a secondary market of coupon trading emerged in which Munehisa flourished. Stories claim that he established a personal network of men about every 6 km between Sakata and Osaka (a distance of some 600 km) to communicate market prices. [1]

A shortstop for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.[1] He played for the Japanese national team in the 2008

A shortstop for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.[1] He played for the Japanese national team in the 2008 Beijing Olympics as well as the 2006[2] and 2009 World Baseball Classics.Kawasaki was born in Aira, a town in central Kagoshima Prefecture in the south of Japan. He began playing baseball after his older brother got him into the sport. Though he was a pitcher throughout his early years, Kawasaki switched to shortstop after enrolling in Kagoshima Prefectural Technical High School.

Is a Japanese politician from Ashoro, Hokkaido. He is typically referred to as "Muneo", because his

Is a Japanese politician from Ashoro, Hokkaido. He is typically referred to as "Muneo", because his last name, "Suzuki", is one of the most common names in Japan.

Is a Japanese wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.

Is a Japanese wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.

As she is sometimes known in English, was a Japanese novelist, poet, and a maid of honor of the impe

As she is sometimes known in English, was a Japanese novelist, poet, and a maid of honor of the imperial court during the Heian period. She is best known as the author of The Tale of Genji, written in Japanese between about 1000 and 1008, one of the earliest novels in human history.Murasaki Shikibu" was not her real name, which is unknown. Some scholars have postulated that her given name might have been Takako (for Fujiwara Takako). Her diary states that she was nicknamed "Murasaki" ("purple wisteria blossom") at court, after a character in The Tale of Genji. "Shikibu" refers to her father's position in the Bureau of Ceremony (shikibu-sho).

Was a famous poet and novelit in modern Japanese literature from Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture.In 19

Was a famous poet and novelit in modern Japanese literature from Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture.In 1902, he left Kanazawa High Elementary school (equivalent to junior high school today) and started working as a clerk at the Kanazawa Regional Court. His bosses included Haiku-readers such as Kawagoe Bukotsu (????) and Akakura Kinpu (????) who taught him how to read/compose Haiku's. After numerous applications to local newspapers, his Haiku was first published in October 8, 1904 in Kitakuni-Shimbun. ????????? Eventually, he also started writing poems and Tanka's (a Japanese poem of thirty-one syllables).

He is 4 time K-1 Japan tournament champion, a former WAKO Heavyweight Muay Thai champion and two tim

He is 4 time K-1 Japan tournament champion, a former WAKO Heavyweight Muay Thai champion and two time K-1 World Grand Prix finalist.

Is a Japanese former professional footballer.

Is a Japanese former professional footballer.

Was a sumo wrestler from Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 33rd Yokozuna. He

Was a sumo wrestler from Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 33rd Yokozuna. He had a rapid rise through the ranks, setting several youth records, and was very popular with the public. However he did not fulfil his great potential at s