Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter T

A Japanese composer of video game music. He has composed music for various games produced by Sega, i

A Japanese composer of video game music. He has composed music for various games produced by Sega, including Virtua Fighter 2 and Shenmue.Takenobu Mitsuyoshi started out in the field of sound creation by following his dream of creating music. He held a particular interest in the genre of game music, and was thrilled to have been given the opportunity to work in this field with Sega. Joining the Sega team in 1990 not only allowed him to create music in his favorite format, but it also offered him the chance to be a part of the celebrated S.S.T. Band (Sega Sound Team), a live performance band employed by Sega to perform games music of its arcade games.

A Japanese football player. Currently he is a striker for Kyoto Sanga F.C. in the top division of th

A Japanese football player. Currently he is a striker for Kyoto Sanga F.C. in the top division of the J-League. Hayashi was born in Nara, Nara. He is best known for his blistering pace, and tremendous dribbling skills.

A Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet

A Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). He was born in Tianjin, China during the time part of China was under Japanese occupation. A graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1983. From August 1993 to April 1994, he served as Minister of Posts and Telecommunications in Morihiro Hosokawa's cabinet.

A Japanese actor.Yutaka was born in Tokyo, Japan. He debuted into the world of on-screen acting with

A Japanese actor.Yutaka was born in Tokyo, Japan. He debuted into the world of on-screen acting with the drama???????(Boku no Syuushoku) in 1994.

A professional Go player.Takeo served as the chief director of the Japanese go organization, the Nih

A professional Go player.Takeo served as the chief director of the Japanese go organization, the Nihon Ki-in, for many years up until his retirement in 2000. He is known for being the teacher of many strong players including Norimoto Yoda. Cho Sonjin, Tomomi Nakaonoda, and Kanda Ei. Takeo's other pupils include Arimura Hiroshi, Tominaga Takeshi, and Yamada Takuji.

Was a novelist, short-story writer and essayist during the late Meiji and Taisho periods. His two yo

Was a novelist, short-story writer and essayist during the late Meiji and Taisho periods. His two younger brothers, Ikuma Arishima (?????) and Ton Satomi (????) were also authors.After he graduated from the Gakushuin at age 19, he entered the Sapporo Agricultural College (the present-day Faculty of Agriculture at Hokkaido University). During his studies at the university, he attempted suicide with Kokichi Morimoto (?????). The suicide failed, and Arishima subsequently became influenced by Uchimura Kanzo and became a Christian in 1901. Morimoto later went on to establish several women's schools around Japan.

A Japanese businessman who worked for Honda. He worked with Soichiro Honda from the beginning of the

A Japanese businessman who worked for Honda. He worked with Soichiro Honda from the beginning of the history of the company until the company became a worldwide car manufacturer. It is said that actual Honda business was operated by Fujisawa.

Is the president and CEO of Honda Motor Co., Ltd.. He is from Tokyo, Japan, though his mother gave b

Is the president and CEO of Honda Motor Co., Ltd.. He is from Tokyo, Japan, though his mother gave birth to him in Hiroshima to escape intensifying air raids during World War II. He graduated from Waseda University with a Bachelor's degree in Applied Chem

Was a Japanese astronomer.The crater Hatanaka on the Moon is named after him.

Was a Japanese astronomer.The crater Hatanaka on the Moon is named after him.

A Japanese politician. He is an assenter of "The Truth about Nanjing(movie)."Takeo Hiranuma was adop

A Japanese politician. He is an assenter of "The Truth about Nanjing(movie)."Takeo Hiranuma was adopted by his mother's grandfather's younger brother, Kiichiro Hiranuma, with his father and mother (all family together). Kiichiro Hiranuma was Prime Minister of Japan until 30 August 1939, and, had no wife nor biological children.Hiranuma attended Keio University and worked in the private sector for eleven years until moving to served as an aide for Ichiro Nakagawa and Eisaku Sato. He then ran for a seat in the House of Representatives twice and failed, until he was finally elected in 1980 as a member of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party.

A professional Go player.Kajiwara studied under Riichi Sekiyama 9 dan until Kajiwara became a 1 dan

A professional Go player.Kajiwara studied under Riichi Sekiyama 9 dan until Kajiwara became a 1 dan in the autumn of 1937. He was promoted to 9 dan in 1965. Kajiwara left the Nihon Ki-in in 1947 with seven other professionals to create a rival organization, the Igo Shisha. He returned the following year. He challenged for the Oza title, the sixth largest in Japan, in 1964. A year later in 1965, he led a group of players to China, where he helped develop the Chinese fuseki. He is known for his famous "drilling tactics" and intuitive flair

A professional baseball player from Yamato, Kanagawa, Japan. He is a pitcher for the Yokohama BaySta

A professional baseball player from Yamato, Kanagawa, Japan. He is a pitcher for the Yokohama BayStars.Kawamura won 17 games in 1999 as a starter, and became a reliever in 2004. He marked a 2.31 ERA in 2005, and returned to the starting rotation in 2007.He won a silver medal playing for the Japanese national team in the 1996 Summer Olympics before entering the Japanese professional leagues.

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

A Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Nagasaki, Nagasaki and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1963. He lost his seat in 1983 but was re-elected in 1986. He lost the seat again in 2000 and was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2001.

Is a Japanese professional wrestler who is a longtime mainstay of Big Japan Pro Wrestling as well as

Is a Japanese professional wrestler who is a longtime mainstay of Big Japan Pro Wrestling as well as a former competitor of Michinoku Pro Wrestling. He is known as an original member of the group, Kai En Tai, which competed in Extreme Championship Wrestli

A Japanese economist. Doi received his B.A. degree from Osaka University in 1993 and Ph.D. degree fr

A Japanese economist. Doi received his B.A. degree from Osaka University in 1993 and Ph.D. degree from University of Tokyo in 1999. He is currently associate professor of economics at Keio University from 1999.In 2007, Doi was awarded the Fiftieth Nikkei Prize for Excellent Books in Economic Science, Japan Center for Economic Research, and the Twenty-ninth Suntory Prize for Social Sciences, Suntory Fundation.

A former Nippon Professional Baseball player who played for the Lotte Orions and the Chunichi Dragon

A former Nippon Professional Baseball player who played for the Lotte Orions and the Chunichi Dragons.

An economist specializing in econometrics and the economy of ancient Greece.Amemiya is the Edward Am

An economist specializing in econometrics and the economy of ancient Greece.Amemiya is the Edward Ames Edmonds Professor of Economics (emeritus) and a Professor of Classics at Stanford University. He is the fellow of the Econometric Society, the American Statistical Association and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

A Japanese football player. He made his international debut for Japan on August 20, 2008 in a friend

A Japanese football player. He made his international debut for Japan on August 20, 2008 in a friendly against Uruguay at Sapporo Dome.

A Japanese professional Go player.

A Japanese professional Go player.

A Japanese race car driver. In both 1997 and 2001 he competed in the JGTC B-Class, and he also spent

A Japanese race car driver. In both 1997 and 2001 he competed in the JGTC B-Class, and he also spent two seasons in Japanese Formula Three from 1995 until 1996.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Cerezo Osaka.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Cerezo Osaka.

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 Nagasu, Kumamoto and graduate of Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology he joined the Ministry of Construction in 1967. Leaving the ministry, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996.

A Japanese animator, designer, and animation director. His nickname is Master (??, Shisho?).Honda dr

A Japanese animator, designer, and animation director. His nickname is Master (??, Shisho?).Honda dropped out of Tokyo Design Academy and joined the original Gainax team. At Gainax, Honda debuted in drawing supervision at age 22. His debut as character designer was on the series Metal Fighter Miku, and he continued animating, supervising and designing characters on several other noted series and video games. Honda has also done some prop design.

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 Kai, Yamanashi and high school graduate, he was elected to the town assembly of the town of Ryuo, Shiga in 1977, serving for three terms, and then to the assembly of Yamanashi Prefecture in 1991, serving for, again, three terms. In April 2003, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time as an independent.

Is a former Japanese football player. He has played for Japan national team.

Is a former Japanese football player. He has played for Japan national team.