Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter T

A professional baseball player from Higashinari-ku, Osaka, Japan. He plays center field for the Yoko

A professional baseball player from Higashinari-ku, Osaka, Japan. He plays center field for the Yokohama BayStars. He throws right-handed, and is a switch hitter.Kinjoh was drafted as a pitcher by the Yokohama BayStars in the fifth round of the 1998 amateur draft, and surprised fans by winning the Central League batting title in 2000. He ended the season with a .346 batting average, but was hitting well over .400 at the start of the season. He also won the Central League rookie of the year award, becoming the first player in Japanese baseball to receive both awards in the same season.

A Japanese football player who was capped 32 times and scored 11 goals for the Japanese national tea

A Japanese football player who was capped 32 times and scored 11 goals for the Japanese national team.

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.

Is a Zainichi-Korean professional wrestler. Takaiwa is one of the more well-traveled junior heavywei

Is a Zainichi-Korean professional wrestler. Takaiwa is one of the more well-traveled junior heavyweights in Japan, having wrestled for New Japan, and Zero-One, as well as making special appearances in All Japan and NOAH. He formed a successful tag team wi

An important pioneer in the development of laboratory animals with the aim of assuring reproducibili

An important pioneer in the development of laboratory animals with the aim of assuring reproducibility of experimental results in medical research. He is currently Director of the Central Institute for Experimental Animals (CIEA), Japan.His most important achievement to date is the establishment of comprehensive animal experimentation systems using strictly defined laboratory animals to assure reproducibility of experimental results in medical research

Is a Japanese wrestler for Dragon Gate, best known by his stage name Don Fujii. He was one-half of t

Is a Japanese wrestler for Dragon Gate, best known by his stage name Don Fujii. He was one-half of the inaugural Open the Owarai Twin Gate Champions. He was previously in the Crazy MAX and Blood Generation stables. Fujii has spent most of his Toryumon/Dra

A Japanese figure skater. He is the 2007 Japanese Junior national champion. He is a five-season comp

A Japanese figure skater. He is the 2007 Japanese Junior national champion. He is a five-season competitor on the Junior Grand Prix circuit.

Was a Japanese statesman and scholar of constitutional law. His interpretation of the role of the mo

Was a Japanese statesman and scholar of constitutional law. His interpretation of the role of the monarchy in the pre-war Empire of Japan was a source of considerable controversy in the increasingly radicalized political environment of Japan in the 1930.Minobe was born in Takasago city, Hyogo prefecture to a doctor of Chinese medicine. He graduated from the law school of Tokyo Imperial University in 1897, where one of his mentors was future Privy Councilor Ichiki Kitokuro. He went to work for the Home Ministry, and was sent for further studies to Germany, France and the United Kingdom, returning to Japan in 1902 to take up a position as a professor at Tokyo Imperial University.

Is a Japanese professional wrestler who is famous for his gimmick as "The Dragon." He is the one who

Is a Japanese professional wrestler who is famous for his gimmick as "The Dragon." He is the one who is credited for inventing the Dragon Sleeper and the Dragon Suplex. He is also the owner & founder of the Dradition wrestling promotion. Fujinami started

Was a Japanese film director best known known for his critically acclaimed, award-winning Roman Porn

Was a Japanese film director best known known for his critically acclaimed, award-winning Roman Porno films, such as Ichijo Sayuri: Wet Desire (Ichijo Sayuri: Nureta yokujo) (1972) and The Woman with Red Hair (Akai kami no onna) (1979). He has been called, "the most consistently successful director in Japan's cinematic history,"[1] and Allmovie calls him, "arguably the most important Japanese director to emerge during the 1970s."[2]

Was a Japanese architect born in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu.He studied in England until 1883,

Was a Japanese architect born in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu.He studied in England until 1883, and later in Japan where he was one of the first to graduate under British architect Josiah Conder. He taught at the University of Tokyo. He created his own firm in 1902.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Shonan Bellmare.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Shonan Bellmare.

Born July 22, 1958 in Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan) is the current manager for the Yomiuri Giants bas

Born July 22, 1958 in Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan) is the current manager for the Yomiuri Giants baseball team in Nippon Professional Baseball. He also played for the Yomiuri Giants during his professional baseball career from 1981 to 1995

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Avispa Fukuoka.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Avispa Fukuoka.

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 Kitakami, Iwate and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in 1977, attending the Iowa State University in the United States as a ministry official. In 2001, he left the ministry and was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time.

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 Omihachiman, Shiga, he attended Kyoto University and received a master's degree from it. He was elected for the first time in 1986. His elder brother is former mayor of Omihachiman Gohei Kawabata.

Was a Japanese diplomat and author [1]. He was a leaning proponent of expansionism in Japan before W

Was a Japanese diplomat and author [1]. He was a leaning proponent of expansionism in Japan before World War II but later became a pacifist and was Japan's first Ambassador to Australia.Kawai was born in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture. graduated from Tokyo Imperial University in 1915. He passed the diplomatic service examination in 1918 and was appointed vice-consul to Tsinan, China in 1919. He was promoted in 1921 and served as Secretary to the Japanese Embassy in Washington, D.C. and then Secretary to the Department of Commerce in 1921. He became the Japanese Consul to Vancouver in 1925 and Tsingtao in 1928. He became Chief of the Foreign Department of the Kwantung Leased Territory in 1930 and Secretary to the Japanese Advisor to the Lytton Commission of the League of Nations.

Was a writer of short stories and haiku poetry active in the Showa period Japan, known for his portr

Was a writer of short stories and haiku poetry active in the Showa period Japan, known for his portrayals of city life. Nagai was also known as a haiku poet under the pen-name of "Tomonkyo".Due to this encouragement, he devoted his energies to writing, publishing Kuroi Gohan ("Black Rice") in Bungei Shunju, a monthly literary journal founded by Kikuchi Kan. In 1924, together with the literary critic Kobayashi Hideo, he later launched his own monthly literary magazine called Yamamayu.

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 Fukushima, Fukushima, he attended the University of Tokyo and passed the bar exam while in the school. Upon graduation in 1961 he joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry. Leaving the ministry in 1987, he ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives in 1990. He ran again in 1993 and was elected for the first time.

Was a Japanese ski jumper who competed in the early 1950s. He finished 27th in the individual large

Was a Japanese ski jumper who competed in the early 1950s. He finished 27th in the individual large hill event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.[1]

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Vegalta Sendai in the J. League Division 2.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Vegalta Sendai in the J. League Division 2.

A Japanese former professional baseball player and manager. He was awarded Central League rookie of

A Japanese former professional baseball player and manager. He was awarded Central League rookie of the year award in 1954.

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.

Is a Japanese professional wrestler. He competed primarily in WAR and New Japan Pro Wrestling using

Is a Japanese professional wrestler. He competed primarily in WAR and New Japan Pro Wrestling using the name "T2000 Machine". He also briefly competed in WCW as part of the nWo Japan. While in Ishigun, Goto would win his first championship when he teamed

A Japanese football player.

A Japanese football player.