Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter Y

A singer and actress. Her older sister Hiromi Iwasaki is also a female singer.

A singer and actress. Her older sister Hiromi Iwasaki is also a female singer.

A Japanese musician best known for her role as the longest consistent drummer in the Japanese rock b

A Japanese musician best known for her role as the longest consistent drummer in the Japanese rock band, Boredoms.Yoshimi joined her first band U.F.O. or Die with Yamatsuka Eye in 1986. Since 1997 she has led the all-female band, OOIOO, and continues to contribute to the current incarnation of Boredoms.Yoshimi has worked on a great number of other projects most notably a raga band Saicobaba, an ambient project Yoshimi and Yuka, the tribal drum influenced OLAibi and indie supergroup Free Kitten. She appeared as a session player, vocalist and as the subject matter of the Flaming Lips' 2002 record, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots. Yoshimi participated as drummer 1 in the Boredoms 77 Boadrum performance which occurred on July 7, 2007 at the Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park in Brooklyn, New York.

Was a Japanese basketball player and administrator. As a player, he represented Tokyo Shoka Universi

Was a Japanese basketball player and administrator. As a player, he represented Tokyo Shoka University from 1928 to 1934, winning two All-Japanese Championships. He was a member of the Japanese Olympic Committee from 1959, member of the FIBA Central Board

Was a Japanese author and critic from Azumino, Nagano prefecture.Usui won the 1974 Tanizaki Prize fo

Was a Japanese author and critic from Azumino, Nagano prefecture.Usui won the 1974 Tanizaki Prize for Azumino (???). It does not appear that any of his works have been translated to English.

A Japanese film director. Self-taught, he made his debut in 1981. In 1983 he won acclaim for his mov

A Japanese film director. Self-taught, he made his debut in 1981. In 1983 he won acclaim for his movie Kazoku Gemu (The Family Game), which was voted the best film of the year by Japanese critics. This black comedy dealt with then-recent changes in the structure of Japanese home life.

Is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently works for Pro Wrestling Noah. He has earned the ni

Is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently works for Pro Wrestling Noah. He has earned the nickname of "Rat Boy" due to his sneaky, clever in-ring tactics and baiting his opponents into quick pins. Ogawa was one of the top stars in All Japan Pro Wr

A Japanese actress. She appeared on an episode of the Showtime series Masters Of Horror. Kimura won

A Japanese actress. She appeared on an episode of the Showtime series Masters Of Horror. Kimura won the Rookie of the Year prize at the 21st Japan Academy Awards for her appearance in Shitsurakuen.[1]Kimura appears as Shizuka in the recent spaghetti western movie Sukiyaki Western Django. As of 25 June 2007 she is slated to star in a new Japanese soap opera to be set in Australia.[2] She also played Master Tiger in the Japanese dub of Kung Fu Panda.

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 Ofunato, Iwate and graduate of Nihon University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007 after serving in the assembly of Iwate Prefecture for five terms since 1987.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Mito HollyHock in the J. League Division 2.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Mito HollyHock in the J. League Division 2.

Yoshinobu Ishii (born March 13, 1939 in Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan) is a former Japanese football pl

Yoshinobu Ishii (born March 13, 1939 in Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan) is a former Japanese football player.

Is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is the curre

Is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is the current GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion. Kanemaru holds the records for the most reigns for both of Noah's Jr. Heavyweight titles. On 28 March 2010,he retained

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Consadole Sapporo. He made his international deb

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Consadole Sapporo. He made his international debut on October 12, 2005 in a friendly match against Ukraine.

Is a former Japanese weightlifter and Olympic champion. He received a silver medal at the 1960 Summe

Is a former Japanese weightlifter and Olympic champion. He received a silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. He won a gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and again a gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

A retired male breaststroke swimmer from Japan. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer

A retired male breaststroke swimmer from Japan. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

The governor of Wakayama Prefecture in Japan, first elected in 2006.

The governor of Wakayama Prefecture in Japan, first elected in 2006.

A professional baseball player from Chiba, Japan. He currently plays right field for the Yomiuri Gia

A professional baseball player from Chiba, Japan. He currently plays right field for the Yomiuri Giants, and is one of the most well-known players in Japanese baseball.A superb contact hitter, he is also known for his exemplary defensive play. He won the golden glove award in 6 consecutive years between 1998 and 2003. Despite his brilliant records, Takahashi has injured himself numerous times over the years going after fly balls. The injuries primarily result from his play style, which is to not give up on fly balls until they hit the ground. His first injury was on September 14th, 1999 at a Chunichi Dragons game, where he jumped diagonally against the outfield fence, causing a fractured shoulder bone.

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 drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series for Dunl

Is a Japanese professional drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series for Dunlop Tyres and Koguchi Power.

A starting pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.Sato clocked some of the fastest speeds in tourname

A starting pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.Sato clocked some of the fastest speeds in tournament history with his fastball when he pitched in the 89th National High School Baseball Championship in 2007 as a senior for Sendai Ikuei Gakuen High School. Despite his diminutive size, he has made a name for himself as one of the hardest-throwing young pitchers in all of Japanese professional baseball.

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 Japanese novelist.He was born in Nagoya and has published stories, especially young adult science

A Japanese novelist.He was born in Nagoya and has published stories, especially young adult science fiction, since 1977.

A Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters in Japan's Pacific Leagu

A Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters in Japan's Pacific League.

A Japanese pop and folk singer. He is mainly known for the song "Wind" , which was used as the endin

A Japanese pop and folk singer. He is mainly known for the song "Wind" , which was used as the ending theme to the anime Naruto for the first twenty-five episodes.Akeboshi was born on July 1, 1978 in Yokohama. He learned to play the piano when he was thirteen years old, later learning to play the guitar. He studied music in Liverpool, and his time there has heavily influenced his music. Before his major debut, he produced two of the songs on Matsu Takako's fourth album, A piece of life.

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.

A Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), a member of the House of Representativ

A Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kabato District, Hokkaido and graduate of Hokkaido University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1990 as an independent. He later joined first the Japan Socialist Party and then the DPJ. In 2003 he left the Diet to run for governorship of Hokkaido, which was unsuccessful. In the same year he ran for a seat in the House of Representatives and was elected.