Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a professional boxer and the first female world boxing champion from that country. She made her b

Is a professional boxer and the first female world boxing champion from that country. She made her boxing debut in Port of Spain on December 9, 1999

Ones was born in Kobe, Japan and raised in Carson, California. He is the son of Lorene, a computer a

Ones was born in Kobe, Japan and raised in Carson, California. He is the son of Lorene, a computer analyst, and Clarence Jones, a professional baseball player and the hitting instructor for the Cleveland Indians.[1] His parents later divorced. Jones gradu

A Japanese retired ice dancer. She competed with Kenji Miyamoto. They are two time Japanese national

A Japanese retired ice dancer. She competed with Kenji Miyamoto. They are two time Japanese national champions. Their highest placement at an ISU championship was 8th at the 2002 and 2003 Four Continents Championships. Arikawa retired from competitive skating in 2003. She currently works as a coach.

A Japanese popular music artist. She released the majority of her singles and albums under her real

A Japanese popular music artist. She released the majority of her singles and albums under her real name, but from 2000 to 2001 she used the stage name amber. She has released no new material herself since 2001, but has composed songs for other artists li

A Japanese singer-songwriter. She regularly commutes between the United Kingdom and Japan to record

A Japanese singer-songwriter. She regularly commutes between the United Kingdom and Japan to record and promote her work.From 1992 to 1995, Rie fu lived in Maryland with her family. It was during this time that she started playing the piano and where she

A Japanese singer-songwriter. Rie fu graduated from the Central Saint Martins college of the Univers

A Japanese singer-songwriter. Rie fu graduated from the Central Saint Martins college of the University of the Arts London [1] on July 18, 2007. She is commuting between the United Kingdom and Japan for recording and promoting her songs.After returning to Japan, from 1995 to 2003, Rie finished her primary and secondary education in Tokyo. In 2002 she learned guitar, and almost immediately began coming up with songs and recording them with a small tape recorder. She sent the demo tape off to a record company (Sony) and they signed her. Her first single was released in March 2004. Later that year, her song "Life is Like a Boat" was chosen as the Bleach ending theme, garnering her widespread recognition and demand.

A Japanese vocalist. Rie graduated from Dokkyo University in March 2004.Rie grew up in Japan. At the

A Japanese vocalist. Rie graduated from Dokkyo University in March 2004.Rie grew up in Japan. At the early age of three she took up the piano and at twelve added the flute to her musical repertoire. Though she later studied piano improvisation with Andy O

Rie Miyazawa was born in Tokyo, Japan and raised by her mother. Since her debut at age eleven in an

Rie Miyazawa was born in Tokyo, Japan and raised by her mother. Since her debut at age eleven in an advertisement for Kit Kat, she has many films, television shows, commercials, stage appearances and photo books to her credit. She starred in the children's comedy Bokura no Nanokakan Senso (AKA Seven Days' War) and Tokyo Elevator Girl. Rie made her J-pop debut on 15 September 1989.

Is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for JT Marvelous.While attending high school, the volleyba

Is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for JT Marvelous.While attending high school, the volleyball team won in the Japanese high school league with Megumi Kurihara and Seiko Kawamura.

A singer and voice actress (seiyu). Notable among her numerous roles are Lacus Clyne in Gundam Seed/

A singer and voice actress (seiyu). Notable among her numerous roles are Lacus Clyne in Gundam Seed/Gundam Seed Destiny, Chii and Freya in the Japanese version of Chobits and Suigintou in the anime adaptation of Rozen Maiden.As a child, Tanaka took singin

Is a female field hockey goalkeeper from Japan. She represented her native Asian country at the 2004

Is a female field hockey goalkeeper from Japan. She represented her native Asian country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

A J-pop singer, and a former member of the group Coco. She was born in Nakano, Tokyo, Japan. Her sol

A J-pop singer, and a former member of the group Coco. She was born in Nakano, Tokyo, Japan. Her solo debut was on 14 September 1991. After her career ended, she became a voice actress, performing the voice of Yomiko Readman in the Japanese animation seri

Is a former Japanese football player. He was part of the Japan national team for the 1936 Summer Oly

Is a former Japanese football player. He was part of the Japan national team for the 1936 Summer Olympics football competition in Berlin.

A Japanese actress and child model, so-called U-15 junior idol.Riho Iida came into the spotlight whe

A Japanese actress and child model, so-called U-15 junior idol.Riho Iida came into the spotlight when she was 11 years old, appearing in 2002 Tensai Terebi Kun MAX(???????MAX) series on NHK educational TV. Since then she starred in many of movies and TV series. She was also a well loved model of a famous lolita gravure magazine pure 2. She played the leading role on the Film Shougaiken gibu no okurimono(???????????) that won the prize of Japan Educational Film Festival.

Is a Japanese professional tennis player. Her best-ever ranking is, singles No.84 (August 2005), dou

Is a Japanese professional tennis player. Her best-ever ranking is, singles No.84 (August 2005), doubles No.13 (November 2002). She turned pro in 1999 and currently resides in Kanagawa, Japan.

A Japanese singer born on 1971-10-06 in Bungo-ono, Oita, Japan. Two of her songs have been featured

A Japanese singer born on 1971-10-06 in Bungo-ono, Oita, Japan. Two of her songs have been featured in anime, Glass Kiss in the Maison Ikkoku movie and Stand By Me in Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl. Rika is married to bass player of Foghat, World XXI and

Is a former professional female tennis player from Japan.She has won 1 Grand Slam mixed doubles titl

Is a former professional female tennis player from Japan.She has won 1 Grand Slam mixed doubles title, the 1997 French Open (with Mahesh Bhupathi). By winning she became the first Japanese woman to win a Grand Slam title (and second Japanese tennis player regardless of gender, after Tatsuyoshi Miki, who won a Wimbledon mixed doubles title in 1934), and Bhupathi the first Indian.

A Japanese pop singer and TV and radio hostess, associated with the Hello! Project banner and best k

A Japanese pop singer and TV and radio hostess, associated with the Hello! Project banner and best known as a former member of Hello! Project's mothership J-pop group, Morning Musume. She was the leader of the trio v-u-den until June, 2008. She is currently working as a soloist and a member of the group Ongaku Gatas.Ishikawa joined Morning Musume as a fourth generation member along with Hitomi Yoshizawa, Nozomi Tsuji, and Ai Kago, and made her debut in 2000 along with the rest of the fourth generation on the band's tenth single, "Happy Summer Wedding"

A Japanese model, actress, and singer. She formerly used the stage name Chisaki Hama (???, Hama Chis

A Japanese model, actress, and singer. She formerly used the stage name Chisaki Hama (???, Hama Chisaki?) when she was with Snow Rabbits Productions. After Rika returned to the modeling world in 2008, she used both ??? and ??? as stage names; both are pronounced "Izumi Rika".Her first (and, as of 2004, only) major acting role was as Ami Mizuno (Sailor Mercury) in the live action Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon.

A singer and seiyu represented by Exellex. She is most well known for her role as Souseiseki in Roze

A singer and seiyu represented by Exellex. She is most well known for her role as Souseiseki in Rozen Maiden and Makoto "Mako-chan" in Minami-ke. Morinaga is also the lead singer of the Goth Rock band function code();.

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 Nanao, Ishikawa and graduate of Chuo University, he was elected for the first time in 1972.

A Japanese actor and singer.Takeuchi has starred in many yakuza films and action films, such as Dead

A Japanese actor and singer.Takeuchi has starred in many yakuza films and action films, such as Dead or Alive by Takashi Miike. Takeuchi also starred in Battle Royale II: Requiem, where he played Riki Takeuchi.[1]

Is a Japanese golfer. She graduated from the University of Florida in the United States with a Bache

Is a Japanese golfer. She graduated from the University of Florida in the United States with a Bachelors degree in Psychology before turning pro on 1998.

An Okinawan folk singer who performs ethnic Ryukyuan Music, which is somtimes mistaken by Yamato Jap

An Okinawan folk singer who performs ethnic Ryukyuan Music, which is somtimes mistaken by Yamato Japanese listeners as Kayokyoku. She blends traditional music elements with modern elements, which gives her a characteristic sound. Her album Single Collecti

Is a Japanese professional wrestler and later wrestling trainer, who wrestled under the name Jaguar

Is a Japanese professional wrestler and later wrestling trainer, who wrestled under the name Jaguar Yokota . She is widely considered one of the greatest female wrestlers of all time, and, during her heyday in the early 1980s, was considered one of the be