Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter T

Is a Japanese professional wrestler who is most known for his work in All Japan Pro Wrestling. In 20

Is a Japanese professional wrestler who is most known for his work in All Japan Pro Wrestling. In 2005, he started freelancing in other promotions. His matches against Mitsuharu Misawa, Jun Akiyama, and Kenta Kobashi in the 1990s are argued by many fans a

Is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics.In 1964 he was part

Is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics.In 1964 he was part of the Japanese team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. He played three matches.

A retired male freestyle and medley swimmer from Japan, who represented his native country in two co

A retired male freestyle and medley swimmer from Japan, who represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. His best Olympic result was the 10th place (4:23.36) in the Men's 400m Individual Medley event at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

A professional boxer from Japan. He was born in Kakogawa, Hyogo, Japan on July 25, 1976. So far, he

A professional boxer from Japan. He was born in Kakogawa, Hyogo, Japan on July 25, 1976. So far, he amassed 34 victories (21 KO's), 4 losses and 3 draws. He captured the WBC Superbantamweight interim title against Thai Napapol Kiatisakchokchai on September 15, 2008 in Yokohama, Japan. Nishioka defended that title on January 3, 2008 by knocking out Genaro Garcia in the final round.

A Japanese music producer with Victor Entertainment known for his work on several notable anime seri

A Japanese music producer with Victor Entertainment known for his work on several notable anime series. Ohta has paired up with composer and producer Yoko Kanno to work on several series, including Wolf's Rain and Escaflowne: The Movie.

An actress.

An actress.

Is a female Japanese Professional Wrestler best known for her popularity in the 1990s and 2000s. She

Is a female Japanese Professional Wrestler best known for her popularity in the 1990s and 2000s. She was one of the members of the first class of wrestlers trained by Chigusa Nagayo when Nagayo formed the GAEA Japan promotion. Uematsu is currently a free-

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

A Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Tokamachi, Niigata and high school graduate, he was elected for the first time in 2004

A Japanese medical doctor, attorney, and politician of the Liberal Democratic Party. He was trained

A Japanese medical doctor, attorney, and politician of the Liberal Democratic Party. He was trained at Keio University, where he is now a professor. He obtained his MBA at Saïd Business School and St Cross College, Oxford in 2005. He is founder and Chief Executive Officer of GBS Laboratory. He was elected to the House of Councillors in the 2007 election.

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 Mimata, Miyazaki and graduate of Chuo University, he was elected for the first time in 2007.

A Japanese football (soccer) defender.He was educated at and played for Shimizu Higashi High School

A Japanese football (soccer) defender.He was educated at and played for Shimizu Higashi High School and Waseda University. After graduating, he joined J. League side Shimizu S-Pulse in 1996. He received J-League Young Player of the Year that season. He's been a long serving Shimizu player but is currently on loan to Division 2 side Shonan Bellmare for the 2007 and 2008 seasons.He was capped 18 times for the Japanese national team between 1996 and 1999. His first international appearance came on August 25, 1996 in a friendly against Uruguay at Nagai Stadium in Osaka. He was an unused substitute at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

Was a university professor and author of many books on Islam and other religions. He taught at the I

Was a university professor and author of many books on Islam and other religions. He taught at the Institute of Cultural and Linguistic studies at Keio University in Tokyo, the Imperial Iranian Academy of Philosophy in Tehran, and McGill University in Montreal.He was born in a family of a wealthy business owner in Japan. From an early age, he was familiar with Zen meditation and koan, since his father was also a calligrapher and a practising lay Zen buddhist.

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.

A popular veteran Japanese voice actor (seiyu) who was born in Tochigi. His bloodtype is A and he is

A popular veteran Japanese voice actor (seiyu) who was born in Tochigi. His bloodtype is A and he is a member of 81 Produce; apart from seiyu work, Seki sometimes does live action drama stage work. To the uninformed, he is sometimes mistaken for another seiyu, Tomokazu Seki. They have the same last name, but are unrelated.According to the Anime News Network as of early August 2007, Seki Toshihiko is one of the more prolific [1] male seiyu with 215 roles credited to his name. He is tied with seiyu Tomomichi Nishimura and Nobuo Tobita.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

A Japanese footballer.he was capped 44 times and scored 2 goals for the Japanese national team betwe

A Japanese footballer.he was capped 44 times and scored 2 goals for the Japanese national team between 1996 and 2003. He was an unused substitute player at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, and played 15 minutes as a substitute at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

A Japanese animator. He is co-founder and director of the anime studio Bones. He was character desig

A Japanese animator. He is co-founder and director of the anime studio Bones. He was character designer and animation director of Cowboy Bebop.After graduating, he applied for a job at Group Donguri and was accepted.[1][3] In 1986, he made his debut in Yasuhiko's 1986 film Arion, where he was supervised by Yoshinobu Inano and mentored by lead character designer Sachiko Kamimura, with whom he later collaborated on numerous productions, including being her assistant in Venus Wars, which was also directed and written by Yasuhiko.[

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for F.C. Tokyo.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for F.C. Tokyo.

Was a professional Go player.Shimamura reached 9 dan in 1960. He was teacher to many players includi

Was a professional Go player.Shimamura reached 9 dan in 1960. He was teacher to many players including Hane Yasumasa, Yamashiro Hiroshi, Nakano Hironari, Imamura Yoshiaki, Shimamura Michiro, Shigeno Yuki, and Matsumoto Nayoko.

A former tennis player from Japan, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in

A former tennis player from Japan, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where he was defeated in the first round by Mexico's Agustin Moreno. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on May 2, 1988, when he became the number 359 of the world.

A fellow at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research.Dr. Ikuta has received his degree from Inte

A fellow at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research.Dr. Ikuta has received his degree from International Christian University, before moving to study neuroscience at Indiana University. He received Ph.D. (Neuroscience and Linguistics) from Indiana University in 2008.Dr. Ikuta is probably one of the very few scientist who investigates dopaminergic modulation in language processing. His study "Dopaminergic Modulation in Grammatical Processing: fMRI Study of Parkinson's Disease" pioneered in search for the molecular correlates for language progessing for which he received Ph.D..

Was a Japanese civil servant and career diplomat. During World War II he was a high-ranking Foreign

Was a Japanese civil servant and career diplomat. During World War II he was a high-ranking Foreign Ministry official.Kase was born in Chiba, Japan. After passing his Foreign Service Examination in 1925 he left Tokyo Higher Commercial College (later Hitotsubashi University)[1] and attended Amherst College and Harvard as a Research Fellow, graduating in 1927. He took up diplomatic posts in both Berlin and London before returning to Tokyo where he was posted to the North America desk of the Japanese Foreign Office. He was on duty on the weekend of the Pearl Harbor attack in December 1941.[2] Kase was present as part of the Japanese delegation on board USS Missouri for the signing of the treaty of surrender in 1945

Was a Japanese figure skater.He won the Japan Figure Skating Championships from 1933 to 1935 and 193

Was a Japanese figure skater.He won the Japan Figure Skating Championships from 1933 to 1935 and 1937, 1938 and represented Japan at the 1936 Winter Olympics, World Figure Skating Championships from 1936.

A Japanese mathematician and author of many books and essays on mathematics and mathematical science

A Japanese mathematician and author of many books and essays on mathematics and mathematical sciences. He is professor of mathematics at Meiji University, Tokyo, and is also professor emeritus of Tohoku University, Tohoku, Japan. Before he joined Meiji University in 2003, he was professor of mathematics at Nagoya University (1988-1991), at the University of Tokyo (1991-1993), and at Tohoku University (1993-2003).

A Japanese film director and screenwriter best known for his pink films of the 1990s. Along with fel

A Japanese film director and screenwriter best known for his pink films of the 1990s. Along with fellow directors, Takahisa Zeze, Kazuhiro Sano and Hisayasu Sato, he is known as one of the "Four Heavenly Kings of Pink" (??????, pinku shitenno?).[1]Toshiki Sato was born in 1961 and graduated from Nikkatsu Arts School.[2] After graduation, Sato worked as an AV (Adult Video) director for a few years before making his film debut in 1989. His debut film was the unsuccessful 1989 pink film drama, The Beast.[2] AV idol Maya Asabuki starred in this film judged "light on drama, but heavy on sex scenes."[3]