Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter S

A Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Pacific Leagu

A Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Pacific League.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

Was a Japanese physicist, influential in the development of quantum electrodynamics, work for which

Was a Japanese physicist, influential in the development of quantum electrodynamics, work for which he was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1965 along with Richard Feynman and Julian Schwinger.Hideki Yukawa, also a Nobel Prize winner, was one of his classmates during undergraduate school. During graduate school at the same university, he worked as an assistant in the university for three years. After graduate school, he joined Nishina's group in Riken. In 1937, while working in Leipzig, he collaborated with the research group of Werner Heisenberg. Two years later, he returned to Japan due to the outbreak of the Second World War, but finished his doctoral degree on the study of nuclear materials with his thesis on work he had done while in Leipzig.

A Japanese anime filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer. He is known for directing the popular anime

A Japanese anime filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer. He is known for directing the popular anime series Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo.Watanabe is noted for blending together multiple genres in his anime. For example, in Cowboy Bebop, classic cowboy western mixes with 1940s/1950s New York City film noir, Jazz music and Hong Kong action movies, all while being set in space. In his later work, Samurai Champloo, Watanabe mixes the cultures of Okinawa, hip-hop, modern-day Japan, and samurai.

A Japanese film director and novelist. He graduated from Rikkyo University. He won two awards at the

A Japanese film director and novelist. He graduated from Rikkyo University. He won two awards at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival for his film Eureka.Shinji Aoyama was born in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan, where he attended Kitakyushu Midorigaoka public junior/senior high school. He graduated in 1989 from Rikkyo University, where he majored in film studies in the department of British and American Studies. While he was a student, he was deeply influenced by the theorist and film critic Shigehiko Hasumi, from whom he took classes.

Was a former Japanese baseball player. Signed by the Hankyu Braves in 1947 prior to the draft, and p

Was a former Japanese baseball player. Signed by the Hankyu Braves in 1947 prior to the draft, and played for the Industrial League Mantetsu Club. He was also a member of the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame.

A famous pop music artist in Japan, born in Hiroshima, on December 5, 1958.Harada became musical sen

A famous pop music artist in Japan, born in Hiroshima, on December 5, 1958.Harada became musical sensation in Japan when he released his debut single Teen's Blues on October 25, 1977 when he was 18 years old. He released two more singles, Candy in November and Shadow Boxer in December same year. All three singles ranked top 20 in Oricon chart simultaneously, which had never happened before in Japanese music history. The debut album Feel Happy was to become number one in the first week of release in Japan in 1978. A documentary film about him, Our Song, was made in 1978. Harada has been prolific, releasing more than 70 singles.

A storyboard artist (especially in anime) and is one of the top special effects wizards in Japan, be

A storyboard artist (especially in anime) and is one of the top special effects wizards in Japan, best known for his work on the Heisei Gamera Trilogy. He works on both anime and tokusatsu projects.As a teenager fan, he started out as one of the four founders of Daicon Films (now Gainax), along with Hideaki Anno, Yoshiyuki Sadamoto and Takami Akai. A highly talented artist, he worked on many of their early anime and tokusatsu productions, doing storyboarding as well as special effects. Soon, he got to help out special effects director Teruyoshi Nakano as an uncredited assistant for The Return of Godzilla (1984). But his first major FX credit came with Daicon's 1985 low-budget daikaiju epic-comedy, The Eight-Headed Giant Serpent Strikes Back. He continued to be a storyboarder for anime such as Gunbuster (1988) and Otaku no Video (1991), and was the special effects director for Toho/Tsuburaya Productions' 1991 SF-thriller, Mikadoroid.

The governor of Tottori Prefecture in Japan, first elected in 2007. He graduated from the University

The governor of Tottori Prefecture in Japan, first elected in 2007. He graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1984 and joined the Ministry of Home Affairs upon graduation.

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 Chiyoda, Tokyo and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Construction in 1994, which later became part of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. While in the ministry, he received a master's degree from the University of Cambridge in England. Leaving the ministry in 2003, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in the same year.

Shinji Jojo (?? ??, Shinji Jojo? born August 28, 1977 in Hamura, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese former

Shinji Jojo (?? ??, Shinji Jojo? born August 28, 1977 in Hamura, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese former football player.

A Japanese football player. He is currently attached to J. League 2 side Cerezo Osaka.He made his in

A Japanese football player. He is currently attached to J. League 2 side Cerezo Osaka.He made his international debut in a World Cup qualifier. Japan won the match against Oman with 3-0.He has also represented Japan at youth level. He is a member of the Japan team for the 2008 Summer Olympics finals.

A right-handed pitcher who had a brief stint with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Originally slated to com

A right-handed pitcher who had a brief stint with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Originally slated to compete for the Devil Ray's closer job during the 2006 MLB season, he tore the labrum in his shoulder and missed the entire season. He was subsequently released by the Devil Rays. From 1997-2005, he played for the Seibu Lions in Nippon Professional Baseball.

Is a Japanese football player.

Is a Japanese football player.

A racing driver from Japan.His father, Tsuneharu was also a racing driver who competed in the All-Ja

A racing driver from Japan.His father, Tsuneharu was also a racing driver who competed in the All-Japan Formula Three Championship etc.Nakano made his debut at the 1997 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne for the Prost Grand Prix team, owned by legendary four times Formula One World Champion Alain Prost. The 1997 season saw him score two world championship points with a pair of 6th places.With his place at Prost heavily reliant on their engine partners Mugen-Honda it came as no surprise when a switch to Peugeot power saw the French outfit drop Nakano in favour of the young Jarno Trulli and the fit again Olivier Panis. However Nakano was able to pick up a ride at perennial backmarkers Minardi for the 1998 season.

A Japanese football player currently playing for J1 team Shimizu S-Pulse. Okazaki was born in Hyogo

A Japanese football player currently playing for J1 team Shimizu S-Pulse. Okazaki was born in Hyogo Prefecture and after graduating high school in 2004, signed full professional terms with S-Pulse the following year. He is a member of the Japan team for the 2008 Summer Olympics finals. Okazaki made his senior national team debut on October 9, 2008, in a friendly match against UAE.

A Japanese football player, who plays as a midfielder for VfL Bochum in Germany.Known as Tensai, Jap

A Japanese football player, who plays as a midfielder for VfL Bochum in Germany.Known as Tensai, Japanese for "Genius", from his youth days, Ono is one of the biggest stars in Asian football, known for his vision, technique and superb passing. Although his primary position is attacking midfielder, he can play anywhere in the midfield, including defensive midfield and either wing.Ono grew up in the Japanese soccer hotbed of Shizuoka Prefecture and began his professional career with Urawa Red Diamonds of the J. League in 1998. The same year, he became the youngest member of Japan's 1998 FIFA World Cup team at age 18 and made one appearance as a substitute.

Is a former Japanese football player who has recently playing for Consadole Sapporo. He is now a coa

Is a former Japanese football player who has recently playing for Consadole Sapporo. He is now a coach for Omiya Ardija U-12 team. Otsuka played for Omiya Ardija, Montedio Yamagata and Consadole Sapporo in the J. League.

A Nippon Professional Baseball catcher for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters in Japan's Pacific Leagu

A Nippon Professional Baseball catcher for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters in Japan's Pacific League.

A Japanese professional Go player.Shinji Takao is one of Japan's best Go players. He turned professi

A Japanese professional Go player.Shinji Takao is one of Japan's best Go players. He turned professional in 1991. He won the Honinbo tournament in 2005 by a half point in the last game. Cho U, Naoki Hane, Keigo Yamashita and Takao make up the group of players in Japan called the "Four Emperors".Takao's rivalry with Keigo began in August 1986 during a televised match. The match was the final of the All-Japan Elementary School Championship, where an 8 year-old Keigo defeated a 9 year-old Shinji to capture the title. Their rivalry would continue on, striking again in 1996 when Shinji got his revenge. Shinji beat Yamashita in the Shinjin-O semi-final, going on to defeat Nakamura Shinya in the final. In 1998, this time in the final of the Shinjin-O, Yamashita beat Takao 2-1 to capture the title. Their title matches would continue to go back and forth, with Takao getting the latest strike by beating Yamashita in the challenger's final for the Judan in 2003.

Professional boxer in the Middleweight (160lb) division. Takehara was Japan's only boxer to capture

Professional boxer in the Middleweight (160lb) division. Takehara was Japan's only boxer to capture a World Middleweight Title, which is also the highest weight class in which a Japanese boxer has captured a World Title.

A Japanese football player currently playing for J1 team Shimizu S-Pulse. Tsujio was a member of F.C

A Japanese football player currently playing for J1 team Shimizu S-Pulse. Tsujio was a member of F.C. Tokyo’s youth program, and after graduating from Chuo University he joined S-Pulse in 2008.

A Japanese baseball player who played for the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes from 1999-2003. In the 1999 D

A Japanese baseball player who played for the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes from 1999-2003. In the 1999 Draft, he was selected as the number 1 overall pick.

A baseball player from Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. He plays for the Hanshin Tigers of the Central League

A baseball player from Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. He plays for the Hanshin Tigers of the Central League as an outfielder.Hiyama graduated from Heian High School and enterd Toyo University. He played in the Tohto University Baseball League, and got 83 hits of 261 at bats (batting average: .318), 13 home runs, and batted in 45 runs.

Is a Japanese professional wrestler contracted to Pro Wrestling ZERO1. Otani is also the acting Pres

Is a Japanese professional wrestler contracted to Pro Wrestling ZERO1. Otani is also the acting President of the company. Otani was the fifth WCW World Cruiserweight Champion, defeating Wild Pegasus in a tournament final to be crowned champion on March 20