Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter N

A Japanese film director and screenwriter. He works for Toei Company (??????). He dropped out of Rit

A Japanese film director and screenwriter. He works for Toei Company (??????). He dropped out of Ritsumeikan University (?????). His works usually deal with yakuza, delinquent schoolgirls, and roman porno. At the 1985 Yokohama Film Festival, he was awarded a special prize for his career.[1]

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 Makabe District, Ibaraki and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he worked at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries from 1983 to 1988. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1990.Akagi took office as Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries after the suicide of his predecessor, Toshikatsu Matsuoka, in May 2007. [1] Not even two months after being inaugurated, Akagi found himself indicted in a political funding scandal not entirely different from the one his predecessor had been embroiled in - he was alleged to have registered multi-million yen expenditures on an office which did not exist.[2][3][4][5][6] Akagi was asked to make receipts official but refused. On July 17, he appeared at a press conference with two adhesive plasters on his face, puzzling reporters but still refusing to make receipts official. [7]

Is a former volleyball player from Japan, who played as a wing-spiker for the Men's National Team du

Is a former volleyball player from Japan, who played as a wing-spiker for the Men's National Team during the 1990s. He ended up in 10th place at the 1998 World Championship.

A Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Hanshin Tigers.

A Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Hanshin Tigers.

A former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp and the Nippon Ham Fighter

A former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp and the Nippon Ham Fighters.

Is a Japanese football player who plays for Tochigi S.C. in the J. League Division 2.

Is a Japanese football player who plays for Tochigi S.C. in the J. League Division 2.

Born July 24, 1973) is a Japanese professional baseball third baseman.

Born July 24, 1973) is a Japanese professional baseball third baseman.

Is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Jubilo Iwata. He was capped 5 times for the Ja

Is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Jubilo Iwata. He was capped 5 times for the Japanese national team.

A Japanese football player. He is a goalkeeper and currently plays for J. League side Urawa Red Diam

A Japanese football player. He is a goalkeeper and currently plays for J. League side Urawa Red Diamonds.

A Japanese politician. A former two-term mayor of Akita City in Akita Prefecture, first elected in 2

A Japanese politician. A former two-term mayor of Akita City in Akita Prefecture, first elected in 2001, he will become the Governor of Akita Prefecture after winning election on April 12th, 2009. He is a native of Senboku, Akita, formerly known as Kakunodate Village in Senboku District, and a graduate of Tohoku University, Department of Engineering.

A is a Japanese football player who currently plays for the J-league team Yokohama F. Marinos.

A is a Japanese football player who currently plays for the J-league team Yokohama F. Marinos.

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 Matsusaka, Mie and graduate of Chiba University he was elected for the first time in 1996.

She became Miss Japan in 1992 and was an exclusive model for CanCam magazine. She has appeared in va

She became Miss Japan in 1992 and was an exclusive model for CanCam magazine. She has appeared in various commercials and TV series and a number of films in Japan.After several years of model work, she has since worked internationally as a journalist and

Is a Japanese football player. He entered professional football in Singapore's S League when he join

Is a Japanese football player. He entered professional football in Singapore's S League when he joined Albirex Niigata FC (Singapore) mid-way through the 2004 season. He joined Balestier Khalsa FC in 2006 and then Singapore Armed Forces FC in 2007.

Was a Japanese female chanson and ryukoka singer. She has been dubbed the "Queen of Blues" in Japan.

Was a Japanese female chanson and ryukoka singer. She has been dubbed the "Queen of Blues" in Japan.[1]Awaya was born as Nori Awaya (???? ,Awaya Nori?) in Aomori, Aomori Prefecture. Her 1937 song "Farewell Blues" (??????? ,Wakare no Burusu?) became a hit

A Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet

A Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Urawa, Saitama and graduate of Waseda University, she was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003.

A seiyu, or voice actor. Hidaka is most known for the roles of Minami Asakura (Touch), Akane Tendo (

A seiyu, or voice actor. Hidaka is most known for the roles of Minami Asakura (Touch), Akane Tendo (Ranma ½), Satsuki Kusakabe (My Neighbor Totoro), Near (Death Note), Seta Sojiro (Rurouni Kenshin), Jean (Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water), Kikyo (Inu-Yasha

An actress.

An actress.

Is a Japanese volleyball player and Olympic champion.She was a member of the Japanese winning team a

Is a Japanese volleyball player and Olympic champion.She was a member of the Japanese winning team at the 1976 Olympic games.

A Japanese former video game composer and musician.Her works include Front Mission, which she co-com

A Japanese former video game composer and musician.Her works include Front Mission, which she co-composed with Yoko Shimomura, Bahamut Lagoon, Racing Lagoon, The Bouncer, and Final Fantasy X-2. Matsueda co-composed Racing Lagoon, The Bouncer and Final Fantasy X-2 with Takahito Eguchi. She contributed one track (Boss Battle 1) to Chrono Trigger, and also worked on various tracks for the PlayOnline Viewer. She left Square Enix soon after the release of the Final Fantasy X-2 soundtrack, and she retired from the video game music industry after finishing working on Final Fantasy X-2 Piano Collection.[1]

A Japanese figure skater who now works as a coach.She is the mother and coach of Nobunari Oda.

A Japanese figure skater who now works as a coach.She is the mother and coach of Nobunari Oda.

A Japanese actress and J-pop singer born in Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan on 20 July 1973. She graduated i

A Japanese actress and J-pop singer born in Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan on 20 July 1973. She graduated in sociology at Waseda University.

A J-pop singer and actress. She was born in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. She is married (1998

A J-pop singer and actress. She was born in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. She is married (1998), and has one son (1999). She is particularly popular in Hong Kong and Taiwan.Sakai released her debut single, "Otoko no Ko ni Naritai" (????????, I Want to Be a Boy) on February 51987, nine days short of her sixteenth birthday. Over 40,000 copies of the single were sold. In the early years of her career, she used the nickname NORI-P (????), although around the mid-1990's she started to distance herself from it.[1][2][3]

A Japanese figure skater who is now a coach. She competed in Ice Dancing with Tadayuki Takahashi fro

A Japanese figure skater who is now a coach. She competed in Ice Dancing with Tadayuki Takahashi from 1979. They placed 17th in the 1984 Winter Olympic Games. She was six-time Japanese national champion from 1980 to 1985.

A Japanese actress.

A Japanese actress.