Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter S

A Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Central League. Before playi

A Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Central League. Before playing for the Giants he was a member of the Nippon Ham Fighters.

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a member of the House of Representative

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Minato, Tokyo and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Finance in 1980, receiving a master's degree from Brown University as a bureaucrat. Leaving the ministry in 1995, he ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives as a member of the New Frontier Party. He ran again in 2000 as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan this time and was elected for the first time.

A Japanese actress. She was given a Special Prize for her career at the 2008 Yokohama Film Festival.

A Japanese actress. She was given a Special Prize for her career at the 2008 Yokohama Film Festival.[1]

A Japanese women's tennis player. She turned professional in 2004 at the U.S. Open Qualifying round.

A Japanese women's tennis player. She turned professional in 2004 at the U.S. Open Qualifying round. Her highest WTA singles ranking record is 143th, which she achieved on November 6, 2006.

Is a Japanese snowboarder who competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics and has had two World Cup Victori

Is a Japanese snowboarder who competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics and has had two World Cup Victories. She is set to compete for her nation in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Women's Half-pipe. Her motto is "Continuity is power."

A Japanese backstroke swimmer.

A Japanese backstroke swimmer.

Was a Foreign Minister of Japan from 1964-66 and played a pivotal role in ensuring peace between Jap

Was a Foreign Minister of Japan from 1964-66 and played a pivotal role in ensuring peace between Japan and Korea.Shiina Etsusaburo was the first of the Japanese Ministry of Commerce and Industry Officials to join Manchukuo's industrial administration.[1]He issued the apology "In our two countries' long history, there have been unfortunate times... it is truly regretable and we are deeply remorseful" during the signing of the Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea on 22 June, 1965. [2]

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 Kobe, Hyogo and graduate of the University of Tokyo, she ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives in 2004 as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. She ran again, this time as a member of the LDP, in 2005 and was elected for the first time.

A Japanese mathematician. He was a student of Norbert Wiener at MIT (PhD 1930). Ikehara, using Wiene

A Japanese mathematician. He was a student of Norbert Wiener at MIT (PhD 1930). Ikehara, using Wiener's Tauberian theory, established his famous Tauberian theorem, and derived a new proof of the prime number theorem. In particular he showed that the prime number theorem is equivalent to the non-vanishing of the zeta function on the line Re s = 1. Earlier proofs of the prime number theorem relied on the just mentioned non-vanishing property of the zeta function, together with some bounds on the order of growth of the zeta function (see Landau's book).

A Japanese musician and singer-songwriter from Tokyo. Though he uses katakana for his recording name

A Japanese musician and singer-songwriter from Tokyo. Though he uses katakana for his recording name, the kanji for his name are ? ???, but the romanization is the same. Suga is his family name and Shikao is his given name.After graduating from Tokyo Keizai University, he worked as a "salaryman" for four years in the advertisement industry. Debuting with a major label EP album release in 1997, his J-Pop music has jazz, funk and soul influence, coupled with beautiful and moving lyrics

A Japanese actress. She is married to film director Shinoda Masahiro.

A Japanese actress. She is married to film director Shinoda Masahiro.

Was a sumo wrestler from Goshogawara, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. His highest rank was ozeki. Making h

Was a sumo wrestler from Goshogawara, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. His highest rank was ozeki. Making his debut in January 1917, he was promoted to the top makuuchi division in January 1923 and made the fourth komusubi rank in January 1926, although he did n

Was Japan's first Chief Scout, active at the dawn of the Japanese Scouting movement.His father, Shim

Was Japan's first Chief Scout, active at the dawn of the Japanese Scouting movement.His father, Shimoda Nisaburo (??????), participated in the "Kigyosha" (????) organization from the Kanezawa han, which developed land to make it suitable for habitation.After graduating from Hakodate Commercial High School (????????, Hakodate Shogyo Koto Gakko?), he worked as an officer in the army stationed in Japan.In 1914, during the fall season training of the Seventh Division of the Army, he was asked by Lieutenant General Utsunomiya Taro (??????), to set up a youth organization

Is a sumo wrestler from Arai, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. A former amateur champion, he made his prof

Is a sumo wrestler from Arai, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. A former amateur champion, he made his professional debut in 2000 and first reached the top division in 2002, although due to injuries he has had trouble maintaining his position. He has earned one

A Japanese figure skater who is now a coach and ISU Technical Specialist[1]. He competed in pairs wi

A Japanese figure skater who is now a coach and ISU Technical Specialist[1]. He competed in pairs with Marie Arai. They placed 20th in the 1998 Winter Olympic Games. They also won the Japan Figure Skating Championships by 1995.

Was the first Japanese astronomer to discover an asteroid. In 1900 he discovered 498 Tokio and 727 N

Was the first Japanese astronomer to discover an asteroid. In 1900 he discovered 498 Tokio and 727 Nipponia.Hirayama crater on the Moon is jointly named after him and Kiyotsugu Hirayama.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Omiya Ardija.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Omiya Ardija.

Was a Japanese politician. He was born in Imasuwa village (now Minami-arupusu city), Yamanashi Prefe

Was a Japanese politician. He was born in Imasuwa village (now Minami-arupusu city), Yamanashi Prefecture. He was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party and member of the faction of Noboru Takeshita. In 1992, he was indicted in the Sagawa Kyubin corruption scandal. He was charged with evading taxes on payments he had received from construction companies that were seeking political influence. He resigned and was arrested on March 13, 1993.

Was a Japanese actor best known for his memorable supporting roles in films and television series.Ki

Was a Japanese actor best known for his memorable supporting roles in films and television series.Kishida is probably best known for playing Hammer-esque vampires in Toho's "Chi o Suu" film series. Many Japanese fans regard Kishida and Christopher Lee as the quintessential screen vampires. Coincidentally, Kishida appeared alongside Shigeru Amachi, a pioneer of the Japanese vampire role in Nobuo Nakagawa's "The Lady Vampire" (Onna Kyuketsuki, 1959), in the 6th episode of television period drama "Mushuku Samurai" in 1973.

A Japanese and American film actor, producer, Philanthropist, and respected martial artist. Shin has

A Japanese and American film actor, producer, Philanthropist, and respected martial artist. Shin has been in Los Angeles, United States since the year 2000. He speaks fluent Japanese and English. He became best known to global audiences after his co-starring roles in WB's epic The Last Samurai and Disney Channel Original Movie series Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior. He is noted for his very remarkable skill in various martial arts styles.[1]

A leading Japanese architect and professor at Kyoto University. Takamatsu's futuristic looking build

A leading Japanese architect and professor at Kyoto University. Takamatsu's futuristic looking buildings often use anthropomorphic or mechanical imagery.[1]

Is a female beach volleyball player from Japan, who won the silver medal in the women's team competi

Is a female beach volleyball player from Japan, who won the silver medal in the women's team competition at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, partnering compatriot Eiko Koizumi.

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 Kasukabe, Saitama and graduate of University of the Sacred Heart he was elected for the first time in 1996. Her father is Yoshihiko Tsuchiya, former mayor of Saitama Prefecture.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for F.C. Tokyo.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for F.C. Tokyo.

A Japanese animation artist and character designer.[2] He developed an interest for drawing at age f

A Japanese animation artist and character designer.[2] He developed an interest for drawing at age five.[1] He graduated in Aichi Prefecture.[3] In 1955, at age eighteen, he debuted as a cartoonist in the "Machi" magazine.[3] He then joined Mushi Production as animator in 1965 and later founded Studio Jaguar in 1966.[3] In 1970, he debuted as animation director in the Mushi TV Series "Joe of Tomorrow", and later worked on the anime adaptations of several of Go Nagai's manga, including Devilman (1972), Cutie Honey (1973), and UFO Robo Grendizer (1975), serving as a character designer on the latter two.