Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter O

Was a sumo wrestler from Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 24th Yokozuna. He fought

Was a sumo wrestler from Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 24th Yokozuna. He fought out of Miyagino stable and made his debut in the jonokuchi division in May 1903. He reached the top division in January 1909 and won his first tournament

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Kashiwa Reysol.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Kashiwa Reysol.

He is a Japanese writer, mostly of horror short stories. He made his debut with Summer, Fireworks, a

He is a Japanese writer, mostly of horror short stories. He made his debut with Summer, Fireworks, and My Corpse while still in highschool. Major works include the novel Goth, which was made into a manga, and the short story collection Zoo, which was made into a movie. Tokyopop has released his short story collection Calling You, and will release Goth in November. His short story F-Sensei's Pocket appears in the English language edition of Faust.

Is a former sumo wrestler from Miki, Hyogo, Japan. A former amateur champion, he made his profession

Is a former sumo wrestler from Miki, Hyogo, Japan. A former amateur champion, he made his professional debut in 1993. The highest rank he reached was maegashira 4. He retired in March 2009 and is now a sumo coach. His most frequently used kimarite or tech

Was a sumo wrestler from Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. He joined Tokitsukaze stable in 1944 and reached

Was a sumo wrestler from Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. He joined Tokitsukaze stable in 1944 and reached the top makuuchi division in 1949. After finishing as runner-up to Chiyonoyama with a 13-2 record in March 1955 (Chiyonoyama defeated him in a playoff) he

Was a politician and bureaucrat in late Meiji and early Taisho period Empire of Japan. He is noted f

Was a politician and bureaucrat in late Meiji and early Taisho period Empire of Japan. He is noted for his involvement in the Oura scandal of 1914. He held the title of danshaku (baron) under the kazoku peerage system.The Oura family were hereditary retainers to a branch of the Shimazu clan of Satsuma Domain. As a Satsuma samurai, Oura Kanetaka participated in the Boshin War and the suppression of the Ouetsu Reppan Domei during the Meiji Restoration. Under the new Meiji government, he joined the fledgling Japanese police force, working his way up through the ranks until he became Assistant Police Inspector of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. In this capacity, he was field commander of the police forces sent to assist the fledgling Imperial Japanese Army in suppressing his fellow Satsuma countrymen in the Satsuma Rebellion.

Was a Japanese author. His real name was Ozaki Tokutaro (?? ??? Ozaki Tokutaro).Ozaki was the only s

Was a Japanese author. His real name was Ozaki Tokutaro (?? ??? Ozaki Tokutaro).Ozaki was the only son of Kokusai (?? ??), a well-known netsuke carver in the Meiji period. He was educated at Tokyo Prefecture Middle School, and later Tokyo Imperial University. At university, he started publishing a literary magazine called 'Ken'yusha' (Friend of the ink stone) in 1885 with his friends. Yamada Bimyo and Kawakami Bizan also had material published in the magazine.

Was a sumo wrestler from Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 18th Yokozuna. Ozut

Was a sumo wrestler from Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 18th Yokozuna. Ozutsu was a taller sumo wrestler compared with other wrestlers at that time. Although he was not very strong at first, he was rapidly promoted and reached Sek

Is a former sumo wrestler from Mie, Japan. Beginning his professional career in May 1971, he was ran

Is a former sumo wrestler from Mie, Japan. Beginning his professional career in May 1971, he was ranked in the top makuuchi division continuously from March 1979 to January 1992, and his record of 1170 consecutive bouts there is the second best in history