Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter Y

Sometimes referred to as Yoshi Kawaguchi, is a Japanese footballer. He is a goalkeeper and a member

Sometimes referred to as Yoshi Kawaguchi, is a Japanese footballer. He is a goalkeeper and a member of the Japanese national football team. After finishing high school, he joined the professional football team Yokohama Marinos (now known as Yokohama F. Ma

A Japanese footballer. He is a goalkeeper and a member of the Japanese national football team.Follow

A Japanese footballer. He is a goalkeeper and a member of the Japanese national football team.Following impressive performances for both club and country, he moved to English club Portsmouth, signing for a club record £1.8m. However, he struggled to adapt to life in the English Football League, and struggled with the physical side of the First Division, notably in a 3-1 away defeat to Grimsby Town. Kawaguchi lost his place to veteran Dave Beasant after being held responsible for Portsmouth's 4-1 home defeat to underdogsLeyton Orient in the FA Cup. Despite his poor performances for Pompey he remained something of a cult hero with the fans, on account of his cheerful demeanour, and his insistence that he would work hard to regain his place. After a season of playing reserve team football,

Is a Japanese wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling).

Is a Japanese wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling).

Is a sumo wrestler from Sakai, Oita Prefecture, Japan. A former amateur sumo champion, he turned pro

Is a sumo wrestler from Sakai, Oita Prefecture, Japan. A former amateur sumo champion, he turned professional in 2004, reaching the top division two years later. His highest rank has been maegashira 2. He has won two special prizes for Fighting Spirit. Yo

A Japanese-born professional shakuhachi player living in the United Kingdom.

A Japanese-born professional shakuhachi player living in the United Kingdom.

A Japanese actor and singer from Tokyo. He is known most notably for his role as Takashi Kawamura in

A Japanese actor and singer from Tokyo. He is known most notably for his role as Takashi Kawamura in The Prince of Tennis musical series, Tenimyu, and the live film adaptation.

Is a former Japanese football player. He holds the record for most appearances in Japan Soccer Leagu

Is a former Japanese football player. He holds the record for most appearances in Japan Soccer League First Division. His son Shunta is also a footballer. Nagai made 58 appearances for the Japan national football team from 1971 to 1979.

Is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently works for All Japan Pro Wrestling and El Dorado Wr

Is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently works for All Japan Pro Wrestling and El Dorado Wrestling. He joined Toryumon shortly after it opened and became one of the founding fathers of the Crazy MAX faction (CMAX for short) along with Shiima Nobu

Was a Japanese architect and structural engineer. He designed many buildings on the campus of the Un

Was a Japanese architect and structural engineer. He designed many buildings on the campus of the University of Tokyo, and served as the 14th president of the university.Uchida was one of five 1907 graduates from the Department of Architecture of Tokyo Imperial University. For the next four years he worked as an architect in the real estate division of the Mitsubishi group. In 1910, he returned to Tokyo Imperial University for graduate studies under Toshikata Sano, the country's leading structural engineer and a pioneer in the study of earthquake resistant architecture.

A well-known animator and mangaka in the anime industry.Yasuhiko dropped out of Hirosaki University

A well-known animator and mangaka in the anime industry.Yasuhiko dropped out of Hirosaki University and was hired by Osamu Tezuka's Mushi Productions in 1970 as an animator. He later went freelance and worked on various animation productions for film and television. In 1981 he won the Seiun Award in Art category. He began working as a manga artist in 1988. In 1992 he won the Nippon Mangaka Kyokai (Japan Cartoonists Society) Award, and in 2000, an Excellence Prize in manga for Odo no Inu at the Japan Media Arts Festival. He is also known as a novelist and science fiction illustrator. Some of his most notable works as character designer and director are Brave Reideen, Combattler V, and Mobile Suit Gundam. Less well known is the fact that he was the original character designer for the Dirty Pair, long before their first anime or manga appearance, when he was illustrating the Haruka Takachiho short stories that became the 1980 fixup novel Great Adventures of the Dirty Pair.

A Japanese guitarist, singer and songwriter. He originally became known on an international level fo

A Japanese guitarist, singer and songwriter. He originally became known on an international level for his work in the Japanese anime Macross 7 where he was the singing voice and guitar of the show’s main character, Basara Nekki. Fukuyama is currently enjo

A Japanese author associated with the Japanese proletarian literature movement. He is perhaps best k

A Japanese author associated with the Japanese proletarian literature movement. He is perhaps best known for Men Who Live on the Sea, a novel about the appalling labor conditions on factory ships, and for short stories such as The Prostitute (imbaifu), an early (1925) example of proletarian literature in Japan. He spent a lot of time in jail due to his involvement with the labor movement, but later turned away from Marxism and became an enthusiastic supporter of Japanese imperialism.

Yoshiki formed X Japan with vocalist Toshimitsu "Toshi" Deyama in 1982. Four years later, he founded

Yoshiki formed X Japan with vocalist Toshimitsu "Toshi" Deyama in 1982. Four years later, he founded his own independent label, Extasy Records, in order to issue the band's music.[2] Their breakthrough came in 1989 with the release of the Blue Blood album

Yoshiki Takahashi (born May 14, 1985 in Suzaka, Nagano, Japan) is a Japanese football player.

Yoshiki Takahashi (born May 14, 1985 in Suzaka, Nagano, Japan) is a Japanese football player.

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

A Japanese politician of the Japan Communist Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kagawa Prefecture and graduate of Tottori University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1995 after running unsuccessfully in 1992. He lost the seat in the 2001 re-election and then ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives in 2003 and 2005. In 2007, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the second time.

A former Japanese football player.After spending three seasons at Yokohama Flugels, he returned to h

A former Japanese football player.After spending three seasons at Yokohama Flugels, he returned to his native Shizuoka by signing for S-Pulse. Kuboyama holds the distinction of having scored the 7500th goal in the J. League division one, which he accomplished in November 2001 against JEF United Ichihara Chiba. In December 2007, he announced his retirement from professional football.

A Japanese singer, dancer, and former child actor/singer, who, at the height of her popularity, was

A Japanese singer, dancer, and former child actor/singer, who, at the height of her popularity, was referred to as the "Teen Queen [of Japan]" and the "Queen of Japanese pop music".[1][2] Born in Naha, Okinawa, Amuro debuted at the age of fourteen as an idol in the girl group Super Monkey's. Though mostly unsuccessful, the group gained popularity during their final year together with the single "Try Me: Watashi o Shinjite" (1995). Amuro left Toshiba-EMI after releasing two more solo singles; she continued her music career as a solo singer with the then-small independent label Avex Trax. Under the guidance of producer Tetsuya Komuro, Amuro quickly became a commercial success, producing several million-selling records and starting several fashion trends. Her single "Can You Celebrate?" (1997) became Japan's best selling single by a solo female artist. However, in late 1997, Amuro put her career on hold to focus on her pregnancy and engagement.

Is a Japanese volleyball player and Olympic champion.She was a member of the Japanese winning team a

Is a Japanese volleyball player and Olympic champion.She was a member of the Japanese winning team at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

A China-born Japanese actress and singer who made a career in China, Japan, Hong Kong, and the Unite

A China-born Japanese actress and singer who made a career in China, Japan, Hong Kong, and the United States. By the 1940s, she became one of the Seven great singing stars.[1] She was elected as a member of parliament in Japanese Government in 1970's and

A Japanese screenwriter and director.When she was nine, Sembon returned to Japan with her family and

A Japanese screenwriter and director.When she was nine, Sembon returned to Japan with her family and settled down in Tateyama, Chiba. Her family moved to Tokyo after World War II ended. Sembon later entered Waseda University as an acting major. Upon graduating from college in 1953, she began working at the newly-created Nippon Television. Since then, she has written and directed numerous television programs.

The governor of Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan. She is Kumamato's first female governor and the second

The governor of Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan. She is Kumamato's first female governor and the second in Japanese history.

A Japanese actress. She is also famous as a member of the disbanded pop group Candies. In her Candie

A Japanese actress. She is also famous as a member of the disbanded pop group Candies. In her Candies period her nickname was Sue. She also had a role in Godzilla vs. Biollante, portraying Asuka Okouchi.

Is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Denso Airybees.

Is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Denso Airybees.

Was a Japanese ornithologist. He was the founder of the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology.Yamashin

Was a Japanese ornithologist. He was the founder of the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology.Yamashina was born in Kojimachi Tokyo, the second son of Prince Kikumaro Yamashina. He developed a love of birds at an early age, which were found in abundance on the vast Yamashina estate in Tokyo. He was presented with a stuffed mandarin duck for his sixth birthday present.

A professional racing car driver born in Tokyo, Japan.Ishibashi has participated in Japanese GT Seri

A professional racing car driver born in Tokyo, Japan.Ishibashi has participated in Japanese GT Series since 1994, winning the 1995 GT-2 class championship. Since 1996 he was participated in the GT300 class, driving for Gaikokuya Porsche in recent seasons.