Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter Y

Also known as Dr. NakaMats, is a Japanese inventor claiming to hold the world record for number of i

Also known as Dr. NakaMats, is a Japanese inventor claiming to hold the world record for number of inventions with over 3,000, including "PyonPyon" spring shoes and the basic technology for the floppy disk, the [[Compact Disc|CD, the DVD, the digital watch, CinemaScope, armchair "Cerebrex", sauce pump, and the taxicab meter.[1][2] Nakamatsu claims that he licensed about a dozen of his patents related to the floppy disk technology to IBM Corporation in 1979, but the details of the arrangement are confidential.[1] A spokesman for IBM said that the company has an "ongoing relationship" with Nakamatsu,[1] and, in another media report, said that the company owns the legal patent to the floppy disk and that it reached several nonexclusive patent agreements with Nakamatsu in the late 1970s to avoid conflicts.[3]

Was a Japanese engineer who is known for the only assistant of Thomas Edison. He worked at Menlo Par

Was a Japanese engineer who is known for the only assistant of Thomas Edison. He worked at Menlo Park from 1904 to 1914.After going back Japan, Okabe made the short Sound film Katyusha (the leadng actress:Matsui Sumako)using Edison's kinetoscope.[1] He died in 1945 in Kobe in a U.S. air strike.

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 Tokushima, Tokushima, he graduated from the University of Tokyo in March 1967. Upon graduate, he joined the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, which is now part of Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. In June 1997 he also received a Ph.D in agriculture while still in the ministry. He left the ministry in the following year to run for the House of Representatives in the 2000 election but lost. He ran again in 2003 and was elected for the first time.

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 Kagoshima Prefecture and high school graduate, he was elected for the first time in 2007. He is the father of professional golfer Sakura Yokomine.

A martial artist, movie director, anime voice and manga editor and designer. He was born into a yaku

A martial artist, movie director, anime voice and manga editor and designer. He was born into a yakuza related family tree of the yamaguchi-gumi in Kyoto and Kobe, Japan. His father, Hiroshi Ishikawa (???), was also a late member of the gang around 1980s through 1997 when he was assassinated.Yoshirou was born in Kobe, Japan and he was known for his Kinjutsu skills with the katana. He was taught that deadly art by his grandfather, Sensei-Katsurou Ishikawa (??????) who died in 2002.

Was a Japanese entrepreneur, businessman, and politician, noteworthy as the founder and first presid

Was a Japanese entrepreneur, businessman, and politician, noteworthy as the founder and first president of the Nissan zaibatsu between 1931 and 1945.Although his pay was very low, he managed to save enough to make a trip to the United States, where he studied malleable cast iron technology. After his return to Japan, with the backing of Inoue Kaoru and other ex-Choshu politicians in the Diet of Japan, he established the Tobata Foundry in Kyushu in 1909. The company is now known as Hitachi Kinzoku (Hitachi Metals Company Ltd).

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 Amagasaki, Hyogo and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1986 after an unsuccessful run in 1983. After losing his seat in 1993, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1995.

Is a Japanese artist known for his illustrations for Vampire Hunter D and for his character designs,

Is a Japanese artist known for his illustrations for Vampire Hunter D and for his character designs, image illustrations and title logo designs for the Final Fantasy video game series developed by Square Enix (formerly Square).

He was a teenager; now Japan's fifth-largest consumer finance company. Residing in Tokyo, he is marr

He was a teenager; now Japan's fifth-largest consumer finance company. Residing in Tokyo, he is married with three children.

A Japanese video game music composer and bass guitarist. His most notable works include the soundtra

A Japanese video game music composer and bass guitarist. His most notable works include the soundtracks to the Shadow Hearts series of video games (Shadow Hearts, Shadow Hearts II and Shadow Hearts: From the New World) for the PlayStation 2. Hirota's Shadow Hearts music is notable for its fusion of cultural music with Hirota's personal Industrial style.Hirota was previously a sound effects programmer having worked on various Squaresoft titles. His first work as a video game composer was for the Nintendo 64 game Bomberman 64: The Second Attack.

A former Japanese baseball player. He played professionally for the Yokohama BayStars and the Orix B

A former Japanese baseball player. He played professionally for the Yokohama BayStars and the Orix BlueWave. From 2003 to 2004, Mizuo played for minor league affiliates of Major League Baseball's Anaheim Angels.

A composer for Konami's line of Bemani games. DJ YOSHITAKA has been making solo songs since the rele

A composer for Konami's line of Bemani games. DJ YOSHITAKA has been making solo songs since the release of Beatmania IIDX 11: IIDX RED, though he has had previous BEMANI involvement as a member of Osamu Migitera's Des-ROW group. He often composes for the Beatmania IIDX and the Pop'n music series, and then began composing for the Guitar Freaks & DrumMania and the Dance Dance Revolution series on 2005 and 2007, respectively. DJ YOSHITAKA still often works with Des-ROW for some Pop'n music songs.

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 Kashiwa, Chiba and graduate of Meiji University, he had served in the city assembly of Kashiwa for two terms since 1987 and in the assembly of Chiba Prefecture since 1995. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996.

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 Kawaguchi, Saitama and graduate of Meiji University, he had worked in the city government of Kawaguchi since 1980 and had served in the assembly of Kawaguchi since 1991. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996. He lost his seat in 2003 but was re-elected in 2005.

A Japanese actor. He is the eldest son of actor Tetsuro Tamba.In 1973, while attending high school,

A Japanese actor. He is the eldest son of actor Tetsuro Tamba.In 1973, while attending high school, he landed a part in the movie Sumi yuriko directed by Omori Kenziro. He also appeared in the movie Aoba shigeru reru around the same time. Yoshitaka also extended his film career into television acting with the 1975 NHK television series Mizuiro no toki. In 1977, Yoshitaka and his father Tetsuro appeared in the film Alaska Monogatari.

Yoshitaka Yamaguchi (born September 28, 1944 in Fujieda, Shizuoka, Japan) is a former Japanese footb

Yoshitaka Yamaguchi (born September 28, 1944 in Fujieda, Shizuoka, Japan) is a former Japanese football player.

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 Toyohashi, Aichi and graduate of Hitotsubashi University and the George Washington University School of Public Policy and Public Administration, he ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives in 1996. In 1998 he ran for the House of Councillors and was elected for the first time.

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 Hiroshima, Hiroshima and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he worked at the Ministry of Finance from 1969 to 1995. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996 as a member of the New Frontier Party. Later, he became an independent and then joined the LDP.

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 Tochigi Prefecture and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected for the first time in 2005 after unsuccessful runs in 2000 and 2003.

Was a prolific Japanese film director, film producer, and screenwriter. His first accredited film (P

Was a prolific Japanese film director, film producer, and screenwriter. His first accredited film (Pigeon (?, Hato?)) was released in 1953; his last (Kikenna Onna-tachi (??????, Kikenna Onna-tachi?)) in 1985. He has accumulated several awards during his career, including the prestigious Japanese Academy Award for "Best Director" (for his 1978 film The Demon (??, Kichiku?)).He was the son of Hotei Nomura, a contract film director at the Shochiku film studio. Nomura entered Keio University to study art in 1936, graduated in 1941, and then promptly joined the Shochiku studios as well. He was first hired as an assistant director but before being assigned any projects he was drafted into the army before being discharged in July 1946. In the fall of the same year, he returned to Shochiku and spent his entire film career working there.

A Japanese professional Go player.

A Japanese professional Go player.

A Japanese football player who was capped 3 times for the Japanese national team. He is a forward an

A Japanese football player who was capped 3 times for the Japanese national team. He is a forward and currently plays for Japan Football League side F.C. RyukyuHe was a member of the Japan team for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship hosted by Malaysia. He was a member of the Japan team for the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup and made his international debut in the tournament on June 4, 2001 against Brazil at Kashima Stadium. He earned 3 caps between 2001 and 2003 and scored no goals for Japan.

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 Kagoshima, Kagoshima and high school graduate, he had served in the city assembly of Kagoshima for four terms since 1976. He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2001.

A Japanese football player. He is a forward and currently plays for Vissel Kobe.He was part of the J

A Japanese football player. He is a forward and currently plays for Vissel Kobe.He was part of the Japanese 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the first round, having finished fourth in group B, below group winners Paraguay, Italy and Ghana.He made his international debut on May 31, 2003 in a friendly against Korea Republic at National Olympic Stadium in Tokyo when he was sent on to the pitch to replace Takayuki Suzuki. He scored his first international goal on October 17, 2007 in a friendly against Egypt at Nagai Stadium in Osaka.

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 Democratic Party of Japan. A native of Tokushima, Tokushima and drop-out of the University of Tokyo, he was elected for the first time in 1990 as a member of the Japan Socialist Party. He passed the bar exam when still in college and began a practice in 1971.