Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter S

A Japanese actress as well as a singer.She will be in the 2009 live action film, Yatterman as Yatter

A Japanese actress as well as a singer.She will be in the 2009 live action film, Yatterman as Yatterman 2 "Ai-chan".

Is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toray Arrows.While attending Susobana junior high, the

Is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toray Arrows.While attending Susobana junior high, the volleyball team won the top of Japanese junior high.

A member of °C-ute, a Japanese pop group within Hello! Project.Nakajima first joined Hello! Project

A member of °C-ute, a Japanese pop group within Hello! Project.Nakajima first joined Hello! Project in 2002 as one of the fifteen children chosen from the Hello! Project Kids auditions after performing "Dekkai Uchuu ni Ai ga Aru" by Morning Musume.In 2004 Berryz Kobo was formed, with the intention of rotating the kids throughout the unit. Nakajima didn't make the original pick, and the idea was eventually dropped. The remaining kids ending up forming °C-ute in 2005. The group didn't make its official debut until late in 2006, with their first official single released in February 2007.

A Japanese pop singer. Her career began in 2002 when she successfully passed the audition for Hello!

A Japanese pop singer. Her career began in 2002 when she successfully passed the audition for Hello! Project Kids, an all-female teen pop group within Hello! Project. Since then, she has continued to sing in that group and has become a part of two smaller groups composed of Hello! Project Kids members, Berryz Kobo and ZYX.

A Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in

A Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kofu, Yamanashi, he graduated from the University of Tokyo and received a mater's degree in political science from Saitama University. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1993 as a member of Morihiro Hosokawa's Japan New Party.

A rock/pop musician from Portland, Oregon. He has released 9 albums on his independent label, Ectopl

A rock/pop musician from Portland, Oregon. He has released 9 albums on his independent label, Ectoplasmic Records. All of his albums are self-produced. [1] [2]He has also collaborated with Portland artists Jeffrey Lehman and Mayhaw Hoons, most notable for their work with The Shaky Hands. [3]

Was a Japanese politician and scholar of the Edo era. He was the son of a samurai, and a native of S

Was a Japanese politician and scholar of the Edo era. He was the son of a samurai, and a native of Shinshu (??) in today's Nagano-ken.He then started to study Western sciences (Rangaku) at the age of 33, with the help of the Rangaku scholar Kurokawa Ryoan (????). He obtained in 1844 the "Huishoudelyk Woordboek", a Dutch translation of the encyclopedia written by the French Nöel Chomel. From the encyclopedia, he learnt how to make glass, and then magnets, thermometers, cameras and telescopes. The encyclopedia was later translated in Japanese by Utagawa Genshin (?????) under the title ??????.

She is probably best known for providing the voice of Sakura Kinomoto in the anime series Cardcaptor

She is probably best known for providing the voice of Sakura Kinomoto in the anime series Cardcaptor Sakura.Tange has done voice acting for anime, radio shows, computer games and live events. She worked for Aoni Production and Konami, but has retired from

The vocalist for the Japanese rock band BUCK-TICK since 1985. He also was a member of Schwein with H

The vocalist for the Japanese rock band BUCK-TICK since 1985. He also was a member of Schwein with Hisashi Imai, Sascha Konietzko (KMFDM) and Raymond Watts (also known as PIG).In 2004, Sakurai Atsushi released his first solo album, Ai no Wakusei (????; Pl

A Japanese curler,Terada is a member of Team Aomori which was selected to represent Japan at the 200

A Japanese curler,Terada is a member of Team Aomori which was selected to represent Japan at the 2006 Winter Olympics [1]. At the Games she was the alternate under skip Ayumi Onodera.

Was a writer of free-style verse, active in Taisho and early Showa period Japan. He liberated Japane

Was a writer of free-style verse, active in Taisho and early Showa period Japan. He liberated Japanese free verse from the grip of traditional rules, and he is considered the “father of modern colloquial poetry in Japan”. He published many volumes of essays, literary and cultural criticism, and aphorisms over his long career.

Was a Japanese author active as a political thinker in the Taisho period. He is best known for his f

Was a Japanese author active as a political thinker in the Taisho period. He is best known for his formulation of the theory of "Minponshugi," or politics of the people.Yoshino graduated from Tokyo Imperial University in 1904. In 1906 he went to China as a private tutor for the son of Yuan Shikai, the then dominant Chinese politician. He returned in 1909 and took a position teaching political history and theory in the Faculty of Law at Tokyo Imperial University until 1924. In 1910, he went abroad for three years to study in Germany, England and the United States. On his return he began to write articles discussing the problems of implementing democratic government in Japan, such as political corruption and universal suffrage. He published his most famous essays in the noted literary magazine Chuokoron. Arguably his most significant work, "On the Meaning of Constitutional Government," was written in response to the popular belief in the superiority of the Prussian pattern. In it, Yoshino argued that democracy was compatible with the concept of the emperor's sovereignty.

A Japanese singer whose ethereal lilting voice is reminiscent of Björk. [1] [2]A native of Kohoku W

A Japanese singer whose ethereal lilting voice is reminiscent of Björk. [1] [2]A native of Kohoku Ward, Yokohama City, Japan, Salyu first gained national exposure in 2001 when she portrayed a fictional J-pop singer named Lily Chou Chou in the Japanese fil

Was a professional wrestler, and one of the original All-Japan Pro Wrestling wrestlers. He joined Ja

Was a professional wrestler, and one of the original All-Japan Pro Wrestling wrestlers. He joined Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance in August 1967. He trained under Karl Istaz, and debuted in 1971. He won the AJPW All Asia Tag Team Championship with Akihisa Me

Served in the following positions: Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs, M

Served in the following positions: Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs, Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy, Minister of State for Innovation, Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Gender Equality[1] and Minister of State for Food Safety in the Japanese Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Was an Imperial court noble and statesman at the time of the Meiji Restoration. He held many high-ra

Was an Imperial court noble and statesman at the time of the Meiji Restoration. He held many high-ranking offices in the Meiji government.When the coup d’etat of 30 September 1863 brought the more moderate Aizu and Satsuma factions into power, he fled to Choshu. He returned to Kyoto after the resignation of Tokugawa Yoshinobu in 1867.After the establishment of the Grand Council of State on 11 June 1868, Sanjo served as head of the Gijo (government administration), Minister of the Right (11 June 1868–15 August 1871), and Chancellor of the Realm (15 August 1871–22 December 1885).

Commonly known as simply "Sanma", he along with Beat Takeshi (Takeshi Kitano) and Tamori (Kazuyoshi

Commonly known as simply "Sanma", he along with Beat Takeshi (Takeshi Kitano) and Tamori (Kazuyoshi Morita) are considered the "Big 3" entertainers of Japan. Sanma's nickname is Owarai Kaiju (?????, Comedy Monster?). He is known for his ability to endlessly carry a conversation. His protruding front teeth are often ridiculed by even himself.

Is a Japanese professional wrestler. Takagi plays a parody of Stone Cold Steve Austin of World Wrest

Is a Japanese professional wrestler. Takagi plays a parody of Stone Cold Steve Austin of World Wrestling Federation fame. He is known in DDT and around the micro-indy scene for his hilarious promos and natural charisma as well as his extensive use of come

Was a poet, writer and artist in the Edo period. His real name was Samuru Iwase (????), and he was a

Was a poet, writer and artist in the Edo period. His real name was Samuru Iwase (????), and he was also known popularly as Kyoya Denzo (????, kyoya denzo?). He is the brother of Santo Kyozan.During the Kansei Reforms, "[...] military and civil arts were encouraged, and the decadent writings of gesaku authors were condemned." In 1791, Kyoden published three sharebon: Shikake Bunko (?????), Nishiki no Ura (????), and Shogi Kinuburui (?????). This incurred the anger of the stricter government and he was chained in manacles to his house for fifty days as punishment.[1][2]

Was a Japanese author / rakugo performer of the late Edo and early Meiji eras. Notable works include

Was a Japanese author / rakugo performer of the late Edo and early Meiji eras. Notable works include Japanese horror classics, Botan Doro (The Peony Lantern).

A female gravure idol of Japan. She is from Tokyo, and belongs to the show-business production Plati

A female gravure idol of Japan. She is from Tokyo, and belongs to the show-business production Platica Inc., a subsidiary of Face Network Co., Ltd.

Is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toray Arrows.She is famous for her talent and a unique

Is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toray Arrows.She is famous for her talent and a unique character. She plays for the All-Japan women's volleyball team, was a participant at the 2004 Summer Olympics and is a participant at the 2008 Summer Olym

Is a female former Japanese tennis player. She turned professional in April 1996, and in February 9t

Is a female former Japanese tennis player. She turned professional in April 1996, and in February 9th 2004, she achieved her career-high singles ranking of 39, and on the same day she reached her career-high doubles ranking of 98.

Is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toray Arrows.

Is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toray Arrows.

Is a wrestler who won the gold medal in the Women's Freestyle 55 kg at both the 2004 Summer Olympics

Is a wrestler who won the gold medal in the Women's Freestyle 55 kg at both the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics. Since her debut in 2002, she has won every world- and international-level tournament she has entered. In September 2006, she