Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter N

A Japanese football (soccer) player. He currently plays for F.C. Tokyo. He is a midfielder known for

A Japanese football (soccer) player. He currently plays for F.C. Tokyo. He is a midfielder known for his tireless workload.He represented Japan for the 2001 Universiade held in Beijing when he was a University of Tsukuba student. He was instrumental in Japan's winning the tournament by scoring total 3 goals including the lone goal in the final against Ukraine. [1]After graduating from the university, he joined J. League side JEF United. He immediately broke into the first team and played in the opening league match against Kyoto Purple Sanga on March 3, 2002. He eventually played 22 games and scored 2 goals in his first professional season.

Was a Japanese diplomat and politician. He was born at Osaka. He graduated from the Tokyo Higher Com

Was a Japanese diplomat and politician. He was born at Osaka. He graduated from the Tokyo Higher Commercial School (????????| Tokyo Koto Shogyo Gakko, now Hitotsubashi University) in 1904, attended the consul course of the same institute, and quit studying there in 1905.He was an active politician and diplomat. In 1905, he passed Foreign Service exam and started to work at Ministry of Foreign Affairs. After serving as Mukden Consul General and executive secretary of London Naval Treaty, he served Imperial Japan’s Ambassador to Belgium in 1930 and to France in 1933

A Japanese pop singer-songwriter born on April 23, 1976. His mother is Ryoko Moriyama, who is a well

A Japanese pop singer-songwriter born on April 23, 1976. His mother is Ryoko Moriyama, who is a well-known folk singer. He came out with the album "Kawaita Uta wa Sakana no Esa ni Chodo Ii" in 2002, and distinguished himself by creating the song "Sakura".

A professional Go player.

A professional Go player.

Is a Japanese politician who was the former leader of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), the large

Is a Japanese politician who was the former leader of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), the largest opposition party in the Diet. Kan was former Minister for Health and Welfare.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Shonan Bellmare.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Shonan Bellmare.

A retired Japanese football player. He was a defender.Otake was educated at and played for Tokai Uni

A retired Japanese football player. He was a defender.Otake was educated at and played for Tokai University Fuzoku Daiichi High School and Juntendo University. After leaving the university in 1990, he joined the Japan Soccer League side Zennikku Yokohama F.C.. When Japan's first-ever professional league J. League started in 1993, Zennikku F.C. was transformed to Yokohama Flügels for whom he continued to play. He moved to Kyoto Purple Sanga at the beginning of 1998 season and retired from the game as a Sanga player in 2001.

A Japanese figure skater. He placed 13th at the 2007 Junior Grand Prix, Vienna. He attends Tohoku Fu

A Japanese figure skater. He placed 13th at the 2007 Junior Grand Prix, Vienna. He attends Tohoku Fukushi University.

Is a Japanese former football player who has recently played for Omiya Ardija.

Is a Japanese former football player who has recently played for Omiya Ardija.

A Japanese amateur astronomer and planetarian (a member of the professional staff of a planetarium).

A Japanese amateur astronomer and planetarian (a member of the professional staff of a planetarium).He supports ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station), which is a program that offers students an opportunity to experience the excitement of amateur radio by talking directly with crewmembers of the ISS (International Space Station).Since 1995, he and his friend Takeshi Urata have discovered a large number of asteroids in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, including: 1995DJ2, Kamikochi, Azumino, Jonen, Iruma, and Sado. He has discovered so many asteroids that he is ranked in the top 50 most asteroid discoverers in the world (“The Astronomy Yearbook – 2008). The asteroid 6025 SATO-NAOTO, which Takeshi Urata discovered on December 30, 1992, was named after him.

A Japanese actor, comedian, singer, and director from Yokohama. One of his most notable roles was Hi

A Japanese actor, comedian, singer, and director from Yokohama. One of his most notable roles was Hideyoshi in the 1999 NHK Taiga drama of the same name.A veteran of almost a hundred films, he has been nominated for ten Japanese Academy Awards, winning Best Supporting Actor awards for Shiko funjatta (Sumo Do, Sumo Don't), East Meets West, and Shall we Dansu?. He also did the voice of Puss in Boots in the Japanese dub of the Shrek films.

A Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Pacific League

A Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Pacific League.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Cerezo Osaka.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Cerezo Osaka.

A professional Japanese footballer. Born in Shizuoka Prefecture, he played for Shimizu S-Pulse and S

A professional Japanese footballer. Born in Shizuoka Prefecture, he played for Shimizu S-Pulse and Shimizu Commercial High School, which has a strong soccer tradition with players such as Shinji Ono among its alumni. A former player of Júbilo Iwata and Albirex Niigata, currently playing for FC Carl Zeiss Jena.He was part of the 2004 Olympic football team for Japan that exited the tournament in the first round, having finished last in group B behind the teams from Paraguay, Italy, and Ghana. He also had an impressive World U-17 Championship tournament in 2001. In 2002, he was invited to have a try-out at Arsenal F.C. and later went on to have another trial with a Dutch team, Feyenoord. He capped for Japan U-20 team at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Is a Japanese former world judo champion, Olympic silver medalist, professional wrestler and mixed m

Is a Japanese former world judo champion, Olympic silver medalist, professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. He won a total of seven medals at the All-Japan Judo Championships (second only behind Yasuhiro Yamashita), and a set a record of seven meda

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for JEF United Ichihara Chiba.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for JEF United Ichihara Chiba.

Is a Japanese football player who plays for Gainare Tottori. Shibamura previously played for Avispa

Is a Japanese football player who plays for Gainare Tottori. Shibamura previously played for Avispa Fukuoka and Tokushima Vortis in the J. League.

Naoya Umeda (born April 27, 1978 in Japan) is a Japanese football player.

Naoya Umeda (born April 27, 1978 in Japan) is a Japanese football player.

A professional baseball player for the Orix Buffaloes in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

A professional baseball player for the Orix Buffaloes in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

A professional baseball player from Kyoto, Japan. He is a starting pitcher for the Chiba Lotte Marin

A professional baseball player from Kyoto, Japan. He is a starting pitcher for the Chiba Lotte Marines.He joined the Japanese Olympic baseball team for the 2004 Summer Olympics, and won a bronze medal.[1] He also played with the Japanese national team in the 2006 World Baseball Classic.[2] Tragedy struck in January 2008 when Shimizu's wife died.[citation needed]

Also known as Narahara Kogoro, was a Japanese politician of the Meiji period who served as the eight

Also known as Narahara Kogoro, was a Japanese politician of the Meiji period who served as the eighth governor of Okinawa Prefecture from 1892 to 1907, and in a number of other posts over the course of his career.A samurai of Satsuma Domain prior to the Meiji Restoration, he played a role in opposing radical elements among his fellows, though he may also have been responsible for the killing of the Englishman Richardson in the 1862 Namamugi Incident, which led to the bombardment of Kagoshima and proved damaging to the Tokugawa shogunate.

A Japanese politician. He served as Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology i

A Japanese politician. He served as Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in the Cabinet of Junichiro Koizumi and later as Minister of Land,Infrastructure,Transport and Tourism under Taro Aso. Due to a series of gaffes after assuming his post under Aso, he resigned September 28th, 2008.[1]Graduating from the Faculty of law at the University of Tokyo in 1966, Nakayama joined the Ministry of Finance. In 1986 he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time, and in September 2004, he became the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

A Japanese actress.

A Japanese actress.

Is one of the original A team members of the 2005 Japanese idol group AKB48 produced by Akimoto Yasu

Is one of the original A team members of the 2005 Japanese idol group AKB48 produced by Akimoto Yasushi (?? ? ?). Her nickname's Risa. Several sources found online provide diverging data regarding Risa's height and measurements.[1]The information in this

Is a Japanese wrestler for Dragon Gate. He also wrestled for Ring of Honor, where he is a former Wor

Is a Japanese wrestler for Dragon Gate. He also wrestled for Ring of Honor, where he is a former World Tag Team Champion with Shingo Takagi, as well as Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Doi debuted in Toryumon Japan as part of the T2P. As one of his family