Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter N

Born on 16 October 1949) is a Japanese golfer.

Born on 16 October 1949) is a Japanese golfer.

A Japanese freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.In 1932 he finished fifth in t

A Japanese freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.In 1932 he finished fifth in the 100 metre freestyle event.

Was a Japanese film director best known known for his Roman Porno films, including three critically-

Was a Japanese film director best known known for his Roman Porno films, including three critically-respected films known as the Showa trilogy: A Woman Called Sada Abe (aka Sada Abe: Docu-Drama) (1975), Watcher In The Attic (1976), and Beauty's Exotic Dance - Torture! (1977), all three starring Nikkatsu Roman porno queen Junko Miyashita. The first film in this trilogy recounted the story of Sada Abe a year before Nagisa Oshima's internationally-released In the Realm of the Senses (1976), which told the same story. Though at the time he was working, his career was overshadowed by directors such as Tatsumi Kumashiro and Chusei Sone, many critics today judge Tanaka the best of Nikkatsu's Roman porno directors.[1]

A male Japanese light novel and game scenario author from Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. He is well-know

A male Japanese light novel and game scenario author from Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. He is well-known for being the author of the Zero no Tsukaima light novels.

A professional Go player.Anzai became a professional in 2003. He is currently 5 dan.

A professional Go player.Anzai became a professional in 2003. He is currently 5 dan.

A Japanese Seido Kaikan - Karate fighter, who is famous for his first punch knockout win over German

A Japanese Seido Kaikan - Karate fighter, who is famous for his first punch knockout win over German 4-time cage combat World Champion Mavrick at 0:56 seconds in the K-1 Fields Europe GP 2005 as well as currently being the only K-1 fighter to lose to Akebono, a former Sumo Champion whose long losing streak has made him a laughingstock of MMA. He is also one of the K-1 organization's regents. He is currently the oldest and shortest (174 cm) partcipant in the K-1 tournaments. He also works as a referee-in-charge and as a ringside judge in these events.

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 Niigata Prefecture, he attended Kyoto University and received a master's degree in engineering from it. After working at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007.

Is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. Aoki began his Grand Prix career in 1990 and won his f

Is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. Aoki began his Grand Prix career in 1990 and won his first and only Grand Prix at the 250cc Malaysian Grand Prix. His best season was in 1997, when he finished third in the 500cc world championship behind Mick

Is a Japanese sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of t

Is a Japanese sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the C-2 1000 m event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Thespa Kusatsu.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Thespa Kusatsu.

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 Meguro, Tokyo and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he worked at the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, attending a university in Australia. After unsuccessful runs in 2000 and 2001, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005.

A left fielder and designated hitter for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.Matsunaka is the only active hit

A left fielder and designated hitter for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.Matsunaka is the only active hitter in Japanese professional baseball to have ever led the league in all three Triple Crown categories in the same season. He played in the 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney Olympics[1] as well as the 2006 World Baseball Classic, hitting cleanup in 1996 and 2006.

A Japanese director, writer and editor of films and television adverts. He directed a series of Japa

A Japanese director, writer and editor of films and television adverts. He directed a series of Japanese adverts with American stars such as Charles Bronson and Kirk Douglas in the 1970s.[1] His film debut was the cult classic horror/comedy House. Other notable films include The Drifting Classroom, Exchange Students and experimental short, Emotion. He is a well known talking head on many Japanese talk shows and game shows.

Better known by his ring name Cima (stylized as CIMA and pronounced Shima), is a Japanese profession

Better known by his ring name Cima (stylized as CIMA and pronounced Shima), is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently wrestles for Dragon Gate, where he is the leader of the WARRIORS stable. On April 1, 2006, once again in Chicago, Illinois, at th

Is a Japanese mixed martial arts fighter and professional wrestler. He is best known for helping to

Is a Japanese mixed martial arts fighter and professional wrestler. He is best known for helping to popularize shoot-style professional wrestling, as one of the biggest stars of the Universal Wrestling Federation and Union of Wrestling Force International

Is a professional boxer from Japan. He resides in Osaka. His stance is orthodox.

Is a professional boxer from Japan. He resides in Osaka. His stance is orthodox.

A Japanese economist and professor at Princeton University especially known for proposing several mo

A Japanese economist and professor at Princeton University especially known for proposing several models that provide deeper microeconomic foundations for macroeconomics, some of which play a prominent role in New Keynesian macroeconomics.After receiving his doctorate in economics from Harvard University in 1985, Kiyotaki held faculty positions at the Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, the Univ. of Minnesota, and the London School of Economics before moving to Princeton.

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 Kitaakita District, Akita and graduate of Chuo University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005.

A Japanese film director. His directorial works and screenplays often make use of improvisation tech

A Japanese film director. His directorial works and screenplays often make use of improvisation techniques. Currently, Suwa is the President of Tokyo Zokei University.Having graduated from Hiroshima Prefectural Hatsukaichi High School (located in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima), Suwa studied at Tokyo Zokei University, under the tutorship of Nobuhiro Kawanaka. While at the college, he began working producing independent films, of which Hanasareru Gang was chosen for the Pia Film Festival. After graduating from Tokyo Zokei, Suwa began directing television documentary films, and worked with directors such as Sogo Ishii and Masashi Yamamoto.

He was educated at and played for Shimizu Higashi High School. He joined Japan Soccer League side Yo

He was educated at and played for Shimizu Higashi High School. He joined Japan Soccer League side Yomiuri Club in 1986. When Japan's first-ever professional league J. League started in 1993, Yomiuri was transformed to Verdy Kawasaki for whom he continued

A Japanese football (soccer) player. He mainly plays on the right as a defender or midfielder. He cu

A Japanese football (soccer) player. He mainly plays on the right as a defender or midfielder. He currently plays for Urawa Red Diamonds of J. League. He has been capped 15 times and scored 1 goal for the Japanese national team.He made his first league appearance on April 27, 1994 against Shimizu S-Pulse at Kusanagi Athletic Stadium. His first professional goal came on November 19, 1994 against Yokohama Marinos at Toyama Athletic Stadium. He has played more than 400 league matches for Urawa (as of October 2007). He has been the captain of the team since 2004.

Is a Japanese professional wrestler, who is currently wrestling in All Japan Pro Wrestling as a memb

Is a Japanese professional wrestler, who is currently wrestling in All Japan Pro Wrestling as a member of Voodoo Murders under the alias of Hate. He was the son of Mitsu Hirai, a former mid-carder in the old Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance. Nobukazu debuted

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 Minamiamabe District, Oita, she attended Beppu University as an undergraduate and received a master's degree from Takushoku University. She was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005 after running unsuccessfully for the House of Councilors in the Diet in 2003.

A Japanese actress. She was born in Otaru, Hokkaido, and raised in Nagoya, Aichi. She was married to

A Japanese actress. She was born in Otaru, Hokkaido, and raised in Nagoya, Aichi. She was married to director Juzo Itami from 1969 until his death in 1997, and regularly starred in his films.She has been nominated for eight Best Actress Japanese Academy Awards, winning in 1988 for her role in A Taxing Woman.