Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Was a Japanese mathematician. He was born in Yedo in the province Harima under the name of Koyama Na

Was a Japanese mathematician. He was born in Yedo in the province Harima under the name of Koyama Naoaki. In his early years he served in a buddhist temple in Yedo under the name Zojoji. When he left the temple he changed his name for unknown reasons to Wada Nei and worked under the patronage of lord Tsuchimikado the calendar maker of the court of Mikado. There he started to take up mathematics and was a student of Kusaka Sei. Kusaka Sei himself was a student of Ajima Chokuyen. Wada Nei extended Ajima Chokuyen's development of an integral calculus within the Enri (??, "circle principle") context. He worked on the computation of minimum and maximum values (roughly by equating the first derivative to 0) and gave reasoning and insight to the computation method that was given without explanation by Seki Takakazu about 100 years earlier. He was also the first Japanese mathematician to study roulettes.

Is a former Japanese football player. He was part of the Japan national team for the 1956 Summer Oly

Is a former Japanese football player. He was part of the Japan national team for the 1956 Summer Olympics football competition in Melbourne.

Was a sumo wrestler from Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. His highest rank was ozeki. Wakahaguro spent the

Was a sumo wrestler from Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. His highest rank was ozeki. Wakahaguro spent the last three years of his career in the maegashira ranks, but he was beset by personal problems, including a gambling addiction. In 1965, heavily in debt, h

Is a former sumo wrestler from Hyogo prefecture in Japan. His highest rank was maegashira 9. He was

Is a former sumo wrestler from Hyogo prefecture in Japan. His highest rank was maegashira 9. He was thrown out of the sport in February 2009 after being arrested for cannabis possession.

A Japanese writer and politician. She is a member of the House of Councillors (Upper House of the Ja

A Japanese writer and politician. She is a member of the House of Councillors (Upper House of the Japanese Diet). Her political affiliation is with the Democratic Party of Japan. Her husband is Heisuke Hironaka, a mathematician.Wakako Hironaka has been a member of the House of Councillors since 1986, and currently serving her fourth term. Between 1993-1994, she was State Minister, Director-General of the Environment Agency in the Hosokawa Cabinet. In the past years, she served several times as Vice President of the Democratic Party of Japan.

Was a sumo wrestler from Kagawa, Japan. The highest rank he achieved was sekiwake. In September 1962

Was a sumo wrestler from Kagawa, Japan. The highest rank he achieved was sekiwake. In September 1962 Wakamisugi changed his shikona once again, to Daigo Hisateru. He was a tournament runner-up in November 1962 and November 1965, both times to Taiho. He he

Was a sumo wrestler from Iwai, Ibaraki, Japan. His highest rank was komusubi. He won a top division

Was a sumo wrestler from Iwai, Ibaraki, Japan. His highest rank was komusubi. He won a top division tournament championship in March 1968. He was also a sumo coach. He stayed in the sumo world after retirement as a coach at his stable, and was known as On

Was a sumo wrestler, the sport's 45th Yokozuna (the highest-ranking position). Wakanohana's younger

Was a sumo wrestler, the sport's 45th Yokozuna (the highest-ranking position). Wakanohana's younger brother (by twenty-two years) was the late former ozeki Takanohana Kenshi and he was the uncle of Takanohana Koji and Wakanohana Masaru. He won ten top div

Is a former sumo wrestler from Owani, Aomori, Japan. He was the sport's 56th Yokozuna. He is now the

Is a former sumo wrestler from Owani, Aomori, Japan. He was the sport's 56th Yokozuna. He is now the head coach of Magaki stable. Along with five other oyakata (Otake, Onomatsu, Otowayama, Tokiwayama and Futagoyama), he was forced to leave the Nishonoseki

Is a professional sumo wrestler from Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan. He has been ranked in the top division

Is a professional sumo wrestler from Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan. He has been ranked in the top division since 1998, and his highest rank has been sekiwake. He holds the record for the most consecutive tournaments ranked in the junior sanyaku ranks of sekiwak

Is a former sumo wrestler from Gobo, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. His highest rank was komusubi. Waka

Is a former sumo wrestler from Gobo, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. His highest rank was komusubi. Wakanoyama made his professional debut in March 1988. Joining at the same time as him were future yokozuna Akebono, Takanohana and Wakanohana, and ozeki Kaio.

Was a sumo wrestler from Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 21st Yokozuna. His st

Was a sumo wrestler from Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 21st Yokozuna. His strength was acknowledged when, after a series of meetings between the Osaka and Tokyo sumo associations, he was awarded a yokozuna licence by the Yoshida fa

Is a former sumo wrestler from Nakatane, Kagoshima, Japan. His highest rank was ozeki. He won two to

Is a former sumo wrestler from Nakatane, Kagoshima, Japan. His highest rank was ozeki. He won two top division yusho or tournament championships. He retired in 1987 and is now the head coach of Matsugane stable. Wakashimazu's favourite kimarite or techniq

Is a Japanese mixed martial artist and former sumo wrestler. He retired in November 1997 and became

Is a Japanese mixed martial artist and former sumo wrestler. He retired in November 1997 and became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association under the name Otowayama. However, the retirement of his former stablemate, Wakanohana in March 2000 meant that his

Is a former sumo wrestler from Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan. His highest rank was maegashira 11. He made his

Is a former sumo wrestler from Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan. His highest rank was maegashira 11. He made his professional debut in March 1993, joining Oshiogawa stable, run by former ozeki Daikirin. He initially wrestled under his own surname of Yamada. After a lo

Was a Japanese politician and the 25th and 28th Prime Minister of Japan. Opposition politicians of t

Was a Japanese politician and the 25th and 28th Prime Minister of Japan. Opposition politicians of the time derogatorily labeled him Usotsuki Reijiro, or "Reijiro the Liar". The official representation of his name in Chinese characters is ???.In 1911 he was appointed a senator in the House of Peers. He then served as the Minister of Justice under the 3rd Katsura administration and 2nd Okuma administration in the early 1910s and became a leading member of the Rikken Doshikai, and of its successor the Kenseikai, in 1914.

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 Sapporo, Hokkaido and graduate of Showa Pharmaceutical University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000 after an unsuccessful run in 1996.

Is a former sumo wrestler from Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan. His highest rank was sekiwake. He is now t

Is a former sumo wrestler from Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan. His highest rank was sekiwake. He is now the head coach of Dewanoumi stable. Washuyama remained in the sumo world as a coach at his old stable, under the name Sakaigawa. In 1996 he assumed the Dewa

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Tokushima Vortis in the J. League Division 2.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Tokushima Vortis in the J. League Division 2.

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). A native of Nagoya, Aichi, he attended Osaka University as both undergraduate and graduate students. After working at JR Central from 1994 to 2005, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005.

Is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. He has a professional MMA record of 11

Is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. He has a professional MMA record of 11-13-0 as of December 31, 2003. He started his career in Akira Maeda's Fighting Network RINGS in 1994 after being trained by Animal Hamaguchi. He made the t

A Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as

A Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Kakeya, Shimane and graduate of Keio University he was elected for the first time in 2000. His brother was former prime minister Noboru Takeshita.

A Japanese football player currently playing for Japanese club Thespa Kusatsu.

A Japanese football player currently playing for Japanese club Thespa Kusatsu.

Was a master of the end-blown Japanese bamboo flute. He studied Rinzai Zen, attaining the title of r

Was a master of the end-blown Japanese bamboo flute. He studied Rinzai Zen, attaining the title of roshi. In the 1950s, Watazumi assembled the Dokyoku Honkyoku repertoire of pieces.Watazumi played the unlacquered hocchiku, in contrast with the modern shakuhachi, stressing that to truly understand nature and oneself, one had to use an instrument of the most raw and natural origin. This belief inspired him to create and lead the Watazumi-do (or "Way of Watazumi") school of spiritual discipline.

A visionary entrepreneur, venture capitalist and educator who has founded start-ups, managed public

A visionary entrepreneur, venture capitalist and educator who has founded start-ups, managed public corporations and shaped global information security policy over the past two decades. A master technologist, he holds multiple patents in the U.S. and Japan based on his pioneering work in information and data security, particularly the field of biometrics. Ernst & Young, NASDAQ and USA Today named Saito Entrepreneur of the Year in 1998, and he was inducted into the Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Organization (CEO) Hall of Fame in 2001. He has garnered numerous other awards and industry accolades as well as Congressional recognition for his services on behalf of the country.