Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter T

A Japanese actor who has had roles in numerous TV Asahi Tokusatsu shows, including Kamen Rider Kabut

A Japanese actor who has had roles in numerous TV Asahi Tokusatsu shows, including Kamen Rider Kabuto, as well as a number of films.

A former professional baseball player from Kyoto, Japan. He played for the Yakult Swallows from 1993

A former professional baseball player from Kyoto, Japan. He played for the Yakult Swallows from 1993-2003 before retiring. He currently works as a minor league pitching coach for the Swallows.Ito was a phenomenon in his rookie year, going 7-2 with a 0.91 ERA in 14 games as a starter before injuring his pitching arm in July. His rookie-year slider is said to be one of the best pitches ever to be thrown in Japanese baseball history, reaching the low-90 mph range with an enormous amount of horizontal movement. He beat Hideki Matsui to win the 1993 Japanese rookie of the year award, even though he was only active for 3 months that year.

A Japanese actor, best known for portraying Arata Kagami/Kamen Rider Gatack in the Tokusatsu Televis

A Japanese actor, best known for portraying Arata Kagami/Kamen Rider Gatack in the Tokusatsu Television series, Kamen Rider Kabuto.

Was the pen-name of a Japanese haiku poet and novelist active in Showa period Japan. His real name w

Was the pen-name of a Japanese haiku poet and novelist active in Showa period Japan. His real name was also Ishizuka Tomoji, but written in different kanji (????).In 1933, he contributed haiku verses to the Ashibi literary magazine. Around this time, he went to work for Tenbosha Books as an editor of the essay magazine, Buntai (“Style”). In 1935, he started his own bookstore, called Sara, which enabled him to published works by Yokomitsu Riichi and Kawabata Yasunari, and the haiku anthologies of Nakamura Kusatao and Ishida Hakyo. He co-founded the haiku magazine, Tsuru (“Crane”) in 1937 with Ishida.

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 Tokushima, Tokushima, he graduated from University of Tokushima in 1992 and received a master's degree from it in 1994. He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007.

A Japanese author, born in October 20, 1973 in Osaka. Graduated from Osaka Prefecture University and

A Japanese author, born in October 20, 1973 in Osaka. Graduated from Osaka Prefecture University and worked for 4 years before her debut in 2000, the novel Kyo no dekigoto, which was filmatized by Isao Yukisada in 2003 (English title: A day on the planet).She wrote Sono Machi No Ima Wa (Today, in that City), which first appeared in Shincho in 2006. It was nominated in 2007 for the Akutagawa Prize

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 Neyagawa, Osaka and graduate of Kansai University, he ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives in 2000. He ran again in July 2003 and was elected for the first time.

A Japanese actor. Born January 28, 1952 in Enzan, Yamanashi, his real name is Miura Minoru (?? ?). H

A Japanese actor. Born January 28, 1952 in Enzan, Yamanashi, his real name is Miura Minoru (?? ?). He attended Hino high school in Tokyo, and married actress and singer Momoe Yamaguchi in 1980.

A Japanese football midfielder.He was capped 26 times and scored 3 goals for the Japanese national t

A Japanese football midfielder.He was capped 26 times and scored 3 goals for the Japanese national team between 2000 and 2002. He played three games at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He was also a part of the Japanese 2000 Summer Olympics squad.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Avispa Fukuoka.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Avispa Fukuoka.

He formerly worked for Haikyou, now he works for Atomic Monkey. He has alleged rivalry with Tomokazu

He formerly worked for Haikyou, now he works for Atomic Monkey. He has alleged rivalry with Tomokazu Sugita, as indicated in some Lucky Star episodes.Some of his most notable roles include Gundam characters Domon Kasshu and Yzak Joule, Kyo Sohma from frui

A Japanese archer, who won the silver medal in the individual competition at the 2006 Asian Games.

A Japanese archer, who won the silver medal in the individual competition at the 2006 Asian Games.

A professional Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Saitama Seibu Lions in Japan's Pacific Le

A professional Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Saitama Seibu Lions in Japan's Pacific League.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Giravanz Kitakyushu.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Giravanz Kitakyushu.

Is a Japanese boxer in the Super Bantamweight division. He is the WBC FECARBOX, WBC Caribbean Boxing

Is a Japanese boxer in the Super Bantamweight division. He is the WBC FECARBOX, WBC Caribbean Boxing Federation Bantamweight and the WBC Youth Intercontinental Super Bantamweight Champion.

Formerly a graphic designer, Kyoda changed his occupation to the animation industry, having aspired

Formerly a graphic designer, Kyoda changed his occupation to the animation industry, having aspired to be an animation director since his childhood. After doing various work supervising drawing continuity, he joined the staff of the Bones anime RahXephon

Is a Japanese former professional wrestler, perhaps best known for her brief stint as Tiger Dream, t

Is a Japanese former professional wrestler, perhaps best known for her brief stint as Tiger Dream, the female version of Tiger Mask. Candy Okutsu made her professional wrestling debut on August 4, 1992, at the age of 17, for the JWP Project. During her te

A Japanese politician and member of the House of Representatives for the Social Democratic Party.

A Japanese politician and member of the House of Representatives for the Social Democratic Party.

A announcer of Fuji Television. Honda graduated from Rikkyo University and has been an announcer of

A announcer of Fuji Television. Honda graduated from Rikkyo University and has been an announcer of Fuji TV since April, 2006. She is reported to associate with Makoto Hasebe.[citation needed]

A Japanese female singer and vocalist of musical group The Brilliant Green. As a solo artist, she ha

A Japanese female singer and vocalist of musical group The Brilliant Green. As a solo artist, she has released music under the alter-ego pseudonyms Tommy February6 and Tommy Heavenly6.Due to her marriage to Shunsaku Okuda, her legal name changed to Tomoko Okuda (????) however she is still credited under Kawase Tomoko.She is the lead vocalist and lyricist of the Japanese pop group The Brilliant Green. She was asked to join the band in 1995 after bassist Shunsaku Okuda and guitarist Ryo Matsui heard her sing in an amateur talent contest. As the band's lyricist (as well as in her solo career) she sings and writes songs in both Japanese and English. Although she reportedly does not speak much English, she does have an English-speaking friend who sometimes runs a quick check through her lyrics, but his input is often minimal at best.

A Japanese scientist working on molecular evolution. In 1956, she graduated from the University of T

A Japanese scientist working on molecular evolution. In 1956, she graduated from the University of Tokyo. After working on the neutral theory of evolution with her mentor, Motoo Kimura, she became convinced of the importance of the mutations that were nearly neutral. She developed the slightly deleterious model (Ohta, 1973), then a more general form, the nearly neutral theory of evolution. She is currently at the Japanese National Institute of Genetics and, in 2002, she was elected to the United States National Academy of Sciences as a foreign associate in evolutionary biology.

Is a former Japanese volleyball player. She served as the captain of Denso Airybees between 2006 and

Is a former Japanese volleyball player. She served as the captain of Denso Airybees between 2006 and 2009.

A Japanese artist born in Tokyo in 1966 and based in London, UK. She studied at Tama University, Gol

A Japanese artist born in Tokyo in 1966 and based in London, UK. She studied at Tama University, Goldsmiths College and the Slade School of Fine Art.She first came to attention when she won the EAST award at EASTinternational in 1997. She exhibited in the 1999 "Neurotic realism" show at the Saatchi Gallery, is represented by the Hales Gallery of London, and she has exhibited broadly worldwide. Her main medium is installation art, often made of rubbish. In 2000 she was shortlisted for the Turner Prize.

A Japanese figure skater. She competed in ice dancing with Hiroyuki Suzuki. They placed 18th in the

A Japanese figure skater. She competed in ice dancing with Hiroyuki Suzuki. They placed 18th in the 1988 Winter Olympic Games. They are three-time Japanese National Champions.

A Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (na

A Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Suginami, Tokyo and high school graduate, she was elected for the first time in 2004.