Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter N

Is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Hisamitsu Springs.

Is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Hisamitsu Springs.

A J-rock singer. She is signed onto Sony Music Japan.Kitade is particularly famous for wearing Gothi

A J-rock singer. She is signed onto Sony Music Japan.Kitade is particularly famous for wearing Gothic Lolita fashion, something she has in common with many of her fans. She writes all of her lyrics, while Susumu Nishikawa and Akimitsu Homma deal with almost all compositions of her music.In February 2002 Kitade passed a Sony Music Japan audition and was chosen as the Sapporo area representative and was given the opportunity to make her debut as a singer.

She is admired by many of her fellow seiy? and fans because she has a great amount of power and stre

She is admired by many of her fellow seiy? and fans because she has a great amount of power and strength in her singing voice, which surprises many fans due to her regularly petite nature. She was also the winner of the "Best Musical Performance" award in the first Seiy? Awards. She has been announced to be the voice of Rena Lanford in the PSP remake of Star Ocean: Second Story, many of the characters whom she has voiced were initially very shy/soft-spoken (however, after interactions with other people,

Is a Japanese tennis player, born in Seattle, Washington, and living in Okinawa, Japan.she plays rig

Is a Japanese tennis player, born in Seattle, Washington, and living in Okinawa, Japan.she plays right handed, and is a pro as of march, 1988.She has played at all the grand slams- French Open, Australian Open, Wimbledon andUS Open. She has wins over Martina Hingis and Lindsay Davenport and has wins over many top 20 ranked players. Her highest ranking in singles was 50 and doubles 10 (reach semi's at the U.S. open) Nana is now married to Mr. Rogers who's great father was Will Rogers. They were married at the Will Rogers State Park in 2007 and resides in San Diego. She has a successful website making her own line of jewelry and has items in a few boutiques around the country.

A singer and voice actress (seiyu) in Japan. Born in Niihama, Ehime, Japan, she initially aimed to b

A singer and voice actress (seiyu) in Japan. Born in Niihama, Ehime, Japan, she initially aimed to become an enka singer but eventually became a popular seiyu singer.[1]She was the winner of the "Best Musical Performance" award in the first Seiyu Awards.

A professional basketball player who plays for the NBA's Denver Nuggets. His name at birth was Mayby

A professional basketball player who plays for the NBA's Denver Nuggets. His name at birth was Maybyner Rodney Hilario, but it was legally changed to NenO in 2003.[1] He received his nickname NenO (Portuguese for baby) because he was the youngest in both his family and his group of childhood friends. Like most Brazilian children, he started out playing soccer, and was good enough to receive some interest from professional clubs. He did not play basketball until he was 14.He first came to international attention at the 2001 Goodwill Games as a member of the Brazilian national team. He also played in the Brazilian club Vasco da Gama.

A Japanese American tennis player, born in Seattle, Washington. She plays right handed, and hits bot

A Japanese American tennis player, born in Seattle, Washington. She plays right handed, and hits both forehand and backhand double-handed. She turned pro in March, 1988, and retired in 2006. She played for Japan, where she spent much of her childhood, and used her mother's surname, Miyagi, for the entirety of her career.Miyagi played at all the grand slams in both singles and doubles - the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. She scored her first and only top 10 win in singles in 1994, over then World No. 8 Lindsay Davenport and also scored wins over many top 20 ranked players, including Martina Hingis. Her highest ranking in singles was 51, which she reached in February 1995. She won four titles on the ITF circuit. She never won a title on the main tour but reached the final in Surabaya in 1996

A Japanese figure skater. She is the 2006 Japanese junior national champion. She won a gold and a si

A Japanese figure skater. She is the 2006 Japanese junior national champion. She won a gold and a silver medal on the 2006 Junior Grand Prix circuit and placed fifth at the Junior Grand Prix Final.

A Japanese pop singer.In her third year of high school, Tanimura caught the attention of music produ

A Japanese pop singer.In her third year of high school, Tanimura caught the attention of music production agents at an event in Osaka. In 2007, her first singles, "Again" and "Say Goodbye, were released under Avex Group's Sonic Groove label. The singles p

A Japanese fiction writer. She studied at the University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, and later m

A Japanese fiction writer. She studied at the University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, and later moved to Tokyo. Her literary debut was Mado no Akari ("Light of Windows)" in 2005, winning the Bungei Prize. Aoyama was awarded the 136th Akutagawa Prize for promising new writers of serious fiction (2006) for her novel Hitori Biyori (?????, "Being Alone").[1] The principal theme in the novel is the so-called freeters in Japan, the millions of young part-time workers, or jobless people prepared to do part-time work.[2]

Is a Japanese professional wrestler from Japan. She has wrestled for prominent Japanese promotions A

Is a Japanese professional wrestler from Japan. She has wrestled for prominent Japanese promotions All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling and Pro Wrestling SUN, and has held multiple world championships. Nanamomo won four tag team championships, the AJW Tag Team

Is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Pioneer Red Wings.She is regarded by many as the great

Is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Pioneer Red Wings.She is regarded by many as the greatest volleyballer of all time.

A Japanese actress and model. She is known outside Japan for her role in the horror film Ring. She b

A Japanese actress and model. She is known outside Japan for her role in the horror film Ring. She became the highest-paid actress in Japan due to Great Teacher Onizuka and all her following dramas becoming big hits. She was also a main character in A Story of Love, where she starred against Hiroyuki Sanada, who played Ryuji in Ringu.On February 21, 2001, she married Takashi Sorimachi who co-starred with her in Great Teacher Onizuka. They had a daughter together on May 31, 2004.

A J-pop singer from Okinawa, Japan, and an original member of the group Super Monkey's. After the gr

A J-pop singer from Okinawa, Japan, and an original member of the group Super Monkey's. After the group disbanded, she formed the group MAX with other Super Monkey's vocalists.

Is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Denso Airybees.ShimokitazawaSeitoku High School ? Dens

Is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Denso Airybees.ShimokitazawaSeitoku High School ? Denso Airybees (2008-) ? Shikoku Eighty 8 Queen (Rental transferring for register:2008-2009)

A Japanese actress.

A Japanese actress.

A Japanese author and novelist known for her works on the history of Italy, especially those dealing

A Japanese author and novelist known for her works on the history of Italy, especially those dealing with ancient Rome and the Renaissance period.From 1963 to 1968 she lived in Italy, studying the language and history of the country on her own. During this time she also travelled extensively in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. Upon returning to Japan in 1968, she began to write and published her first book, Runesansu no Onna-tachi (Women of the Renaissance), in the literary magazine Chuo Koron.

Is a Japanese musician known for employing a variety of musical styles, most notably rock. She publi

Is a Japanese musician known for employing a variety of musical styles, most notably rock. She publishes her music under the Motorod label, a division of Avex Group.After she released her first single on 8 November 1995, she released three more singles, a

A Japanese author, also sometimes known as the Hans Christian Andersen of Japan.[citation needed].Ha

A Japanese author, also sometimes known as the Hans Christian Andersen of Japan.[citation needed].Handa Aichi on July 30 1913. He lost his mother when he was only four years old. His skill in literature can be seen already in an early age. During the graduation from his elementary school, he wrote a haiku that impressed most people at the ceremony.He fell sick with tuberculosis while in Tokyo shortly after graduated from the university, and returned to his hometown. He worked first as an elementary school teacher, then as a women's high school teacher there. He died at age 29. Although number of his works is not large, he shows great talent in all of them. His works are known for its accurate and lively depiction of humans, and he is also often compared to Kenji Miyazawa. There is a Niimi Nankichi Memorial Museum in his birthtown Handa.

Is a long-track speed skater from Japan. She will compete for Japan at the 2010 Winter Olympics in t

Is a long-track speed skater from Japan. She will compete for Japan at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the 500m and 1000m.

A Japanese actress, singer and model. She is currently active as a model and also as one of the lead

A Japanese actress, singer and model. She is currently active as a model and also as one of the leaders of girl'sBOX activities along with Kayo Aiko and DRM (formerly dream) member Hasebe Yu. The three have formed a special pop group known as Kingyo in Ju

A Japanese football player currently playing for J1 team Shimizu S-Pulse. After graduating from high

A Japanese football player currently playing for J1 team Shimizu S-Pulse. After graduating from high school in 2004, Aoyama signed full professional terms with S-Pulse the following year and has since become a regular first team starting member.

Was a Japanese Christian socalist activist and author.

Was a Japanese Christian socalist activist and author.

Is a Japanese professional wrestler and boxer. He currently works for World Wrestling Entertainment

Is a Japanese professional wrestler and boxer. He currently works for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), where he wrestles under the ring name Yoshi Tatsu on its SmackDown brand. He was trained in the New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) Dojo and worked for N

Is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summ

Is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.