Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Nagoya Grampus.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Nagoya Grampus.

Was a Japanese politician from Yamaguchi Prefecture.He was the eldest son of member of Parliament Ka

Was a Japanese politician from Yamaguchi Prefecture.He was the eldest son of member of Parliament Kan Abe and son-in-law of Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi. He was married to Yoko Kishi, daughter of Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi. His second son, Shinzo Abe, became Prime Minister of Japan on September 26, 2006. Shintaro Abe was a leading member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).He led a major LDP faction, the conservative Seiwa Seisaku Kenkyukai, whose reins took from former Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda in July 1986, and held a variety of Cabinet and party posts. He became Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Minister of Trade and lately, in July 1986, Minister of Foreign Affairs within the Government of Yasuhiro Nakasone.

A Japanese footballer currently playing for Crystal Palace Baltimore. He can play as a central defen

A Japanese footballer currently playing for Crystal Palace Baltimore. He can play as a central defender or a defensive midfielder.Shintaro played part of the 2005 season and all of the 2006 season for ALO's Hokuriku of the Japan Football League in Japan. Prior to that he played for Tokushima Vortis in the J-League. His special message to Crystal Palace fans is "I will do my best for Crystal Palace FC!"In his first season with Crystal Palace Baltimore he was named in the USL Second Division All-League Second-Team.

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 Tokyo and graduate of Keio University, he received his mater's degrees from Keio University and Harvard University and completed a program at the American Film Institute. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2001.

Is a Japanese professional golfer.

Is a Japanese professional golfer.

Was a Japanese actor, singer, producer, and director. He was the son of kabuki performer Katsutoji K

Was a Japanese actor, singer, producer, and director. He was the son of kabuki performer Katsutoji Kineya (Kineya Katsutoji) who was renowned for his nagauta and shamisen skills, younger brother of actor Tomisaburo Wakayama (Wakayama Tomisaburo), husband

A Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, is a member of the House of Councillors in t

A Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, is a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Oita, Oita, he attended Tsukuba University and received a Ph.D in medicine from it. He was elected for the first time in 2004.

A Japanese football player currently playing for Japanese club FC Gifu.

A Japanese football player currently playing for Japanese club FC Gifu.

Was a Japanese professional wrestler. Along with Masahiro Chono and Keiji Mutoh, Hashimoto was dubbe

Was a Japanese professional wrestler. Along with Masahiro Chono and Keiji Mutoh, Hashimoto was dubbed one of the "Three Musketeers" that began competing in New Japan Pro Wrestling in the mid 1980s and dominated the promotion in the 1990s. He is one (the o

Is a Japanese football player who plays for Ehime F.C. in the J. League Division 2. Kato previously

Is a Japanese football player who plays for Ehime F.C. in the J. League Division 2. Kato previously played for Kashima Antlers.

A Japanese football player who currently plays for Japanese club FC Gifu.

A Japanese football player who currently plays for Japanese club FC Gifu.

Better known by his ring name Togi Makabe is a Japanese professional wrestler, trained by and curre

Better known by his ring name Togi Makabe is a Japanese professional wrestler, trained by and currently performing for New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a former IWGP Heavyweight and IWGP Tag Team Champion. On June 8, 2001, as part of a series

A professional baseball player from Suita, Osaka, Japan. He plays shortstop for the Tokyo Yakult Swa

A professional baseball player from Suita, Osaka, Japan. He plays shortstop for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.He was chosen as the captain of the Japanese olympic baseball team for the 2004 Summer Olympics, and won a bronze medal. He was also part of the WBC Japanese baseball team in 2006.

A professional Go player.Nakamura became a professional in 1991. He reached his current rank, 8 dan,

A professional Go player.Nakamura became a professional in 1991. He reached his current rank, 8 dan, in 2001. Nakamura was taught by Yorimoto Yamashita. In 1996, Nakamura lost in the Shinjin-O final to future Honinbo Shinji Takao. Two years later, in 1998, he won his first and only title, the 13th NEC Shun-Ei.

A Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Orix Buffaloes in Japan's Central League.

A Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Orix Buffaloes in Japan's Central League.

Is a Japanese football player who has recently played for F.C. Gifu. Nasu previously played for Vent

Is a Japanese football player who has recently played for F.C. Gifu. Nasu previously played for Ventforet Kofu in the J. League.

A Japanese film director and actor with a considerable cult following both domestically and abroad.T

A Japanese film director and actor with a considerable cult following both domestically and abroad.Tsukamoto's early films, Futsu saizu no kaijin (A Phantom of Regular Size) and Denchu Kozo no boken (The Adventures Of Electric Rod Boy) made in 1986/87, were short subject science fiction films shot on colour 8 mm film. In both films he made aggressive use of jarring editing, stop-motion animation, bizarre sound effects, and grotesque or outlandish subject matter. Denchu Kozo concerned itself with an unhappy young boy with an electricity pylon growing out of his back, who is transported into the future and must do battle with cyborg vampires trying to destroy sunlight.

And soon moved to Tokyo. He attended Seikei elementary school and Seikei high school. He studied pol

And soon moved to Tokyo. He attended Seikei elementary school and Seikei high school. He studied political science at Seikei University, graduating in 1977. He later moved to the United States and studied "English for foreign students" and possibly political science at the University of Southern California.

Was a renowned Japanese photographer.He was born in Kyobashi-ku, Tokyo, on 25 July 1883, as the four

Was a renowned Japanese photographer.He was born in Kyobashi-ku, Tokyo, on 25 July 1883, as the fourth son of Arinobu Fukuhara (?? ??, Fukuhara Arinobu?), the head of Apothecary Shiseido (which in 1927 would be incorporated as Shiseido) and Toku Fukuhara

A Japanese football player. He is an agile striker who currently plays for J. League side Kashima An

A Japanese football player. He is an agile striker who currently plays for J. League side Kashima Antlers. Koroki made his senior national team debut on October 9, 2008, in a friendly match against UAE.

Is a Japanese photographer famous for landscape photographs and movies.He published 46 photography b

Is a Japanese photographer famous for landscape photographs and movies.He published 46 photography books in Japan, and founded the Tankei Photo Agency Co. The Shinzo Maeda Photo Art Gallery in Biei, Hokkaido, opened in 1987, and exhibits a number of his Hokkaido photographs.

Is a Japanese wrestler, currently working for KAIENTAI DOJO, where is one half of the current STRONG

Is a Japanese wrestler, currently working for KAIENTAI DOJO, where is one half of the current STRONGEST-K Tag Team champions along with Makoto Oishi. He also appears sporadically for BJW and 666.

Was a sumo wrestler from Uto, Kumamoto, Japan. He was the sport's 8th Yokozuna. He was the coach of

Was a sumo wrestler from Uto, Kumamoto, Japan. He was the sport's 8th Yokozuna. He was the coach of Shiranui Koemon. He entered Osaka sumo and made his debut in May 1824. He didn't find much success in Osaka sumo and transferred to Edo sumo in November 18

Was a sumo wrestler from Kikuchi, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 11th Yokozuna. In t

Was a sumo wrestler from Kikuchi, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 11th Yokozuna. In the top makuuchi division, Shiranui won 119 bouts and lost 35 bouts, recording a winning percentage of 77.3. He retired in November 1869 at the age of 44, a

A Japanese mangaka who has worked on several projects, including his adaption on the popular Kingdom

A Japanese mangaka who has worked on several projects, including his adaption on the popular Kingdom Hearts series.