Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter Y

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

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

A Japanese author.Takai won the 1965 Akutagawa Prize for Kita no kawa (Northern Stream) and the 1984

A Japanese author.Takai won the 1965 Akutagawa Prize for Kita no kawa (Northern Stream) and the 1984 Tanizaki Prize for Kono kuni no sora (?????, This Country's Sky).

Is a Japanese actor and full-time member of the 4-man theatre troupe *pnish*. Due to the common roma

Is a Japanese actor and full-time member of the 4-man theatre troupe *pnish*. Due to the common romanization of his family name "Tsuchiya" being written as "Tutiya," he has garnered over the years the nickname "Tuti," by which friends and fans by and large call him. He is also best known for his stage roles as Shuichiro Oishi of the Prince of Tennis musical series, Tenimyu, and as Gin Ichimaru in the Rock Musical BLEACH.

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 Setagaya, Tokyo and graduate of Tamagawa University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1999. He is the son of former Prime Minister Tsutomu Hata.

The governor of Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan, first elected in 2004. A native of Izumi, Kagoshima a

The governor of Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan, first elected in 2004. A native of Izumi, Kagoshima and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he had worked at the Ministry of Home Affairs since 1972 before elected governor.

A Japanese football (soccer) player. He is a forward and currently plays for J. League side Urawa Re

A Japanese football (soccer) player. He is a forward and currently plays for J. League side Urawa Red Diamonds.He played his youth football at Mitsubishi Yowa Club. After graduating from high school in 1997, he joined Urawa. He made his professional debut on April 12 of that year in the opening league match against Yokohama Marinos at Urawa Komaba Stadium.Nagai was loaned out to German second division Bundesliga side Karlsruher from 1998 to 1999. He played 22 league games and scored four goals.In 2003, he took over the number nine jersey from iconic Masahiro Fukuda after the latter retired from the game. He scored a hat trick against Tokyo Verdy 1969 on August 21, 2004. In the same match, his teammate Koji Yamase also scored three goals. On January 1, 2007,

A Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (na

A Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kaiso District, Wakayama and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1995 after running unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives in 1993.

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 Torahime, Shiga and graduate of Ryukoku University, he ran unsuccessfully for the assembly of Shiga Prefecture. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Kashima Antlers.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Kashima Antlers.

An athlete from Japan, who competes in archery.At the 2004 Summer Olympics he was again defeated in

An athlete from Japan, who competes in archery.At the 2004 Summer Olympics he was again defeated in the first round of elimination, placing 37th overall in men's individual archery. Later he was a member of the 8th-place Japanese men's archery team.

A Japanese science fiction and fantasy writer.he started writing in 1982 for SF Izumu magazine. Afte

A Japanese science fiction and fantasy writer.he started writing in 1982 for SF Izumu magazine. Afterwards he collaborated on a number of published works. In 1988 he published his first novel, Summer Road (Natsukaidô-Samârôdo), followed by various other fantasy books, often set in large cities or characterized by a surreal streak.Hayami also worked on a number of novelizations of science fiction or horror manga and anime. In the latter field, his work on the tie-ins for the anime series Vampire Princess Miyu became so popular that the original characters and situations were in later entries of the series modified to account for his personal additions to the canon.

A retired Japanese football player.

A retired Japanese football player.

Was a Japanese amateur astronomer who discovered Comet Hyakutake on January 30, 1996 while using 25×150 binoculars.His only other discovery was comet C/1995 Y1. The media has stated that Hyakutake became interested in astronomy after seeing Comet Ikeya-Seki (C/1965 S1).

A Japanese racing driver who graduated from 2005 Formula Nippon to Formula One with the Super Aguri

A Japanese racing driver who graduated from 2005 Formula Nippon to Formula One with the Super Aguri team in 2006, but lost his FIA Super Licence during the season due to erratic driving.[1]Ide returned to the Formula Nippon series after his four-race F1 stint and now races with the Autobacs Racing Team Aguri team.Ide started his racing career in 1990 with kart racing. In 1991, he won the Kantou National Cup Kart Championship. In 1992 he was second in the Regional Kart Championship East Kantou series A1 Class and also won the Japan Kart Grand Prix SS stock class National GP.[4] The following year he joined the All Japan Kart Championship Series Formula A Class before progressing to the All Japan Formula Three series.[4]

Is a Japanese former football player who played for Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Tokushima Vortis.

Is a Japanese former football player who played for Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Tokushima Vortis.

Is a Japanese football player who plays for Kawasaki Frontale in the J. League.

Is a Japanese football player who plays for Kawasaki Frontale in the J. League.

A Japanese actor and seiyu from Tokyo, Japan affiliated with Mausu Promotion. He is 182 centimeters

A Japanese actor and seiyu from Tokyo, Japan affiliated with Mausu Promotion. He is 182 centimeters (6 ft) tall, and his blood type is O.

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 football player currently playing for Avispa Fukuoka.

Is a Japanese football player currently playing for Avispa Fukuoka.

Is a Japanese professional wrestler. He was known for his perennial tweener status, currently a soli

Is a Japanese professional wrestler. He was known for his perennial tweener status, currently a solid fan favorite, and his stiff, shoot style wrestling technique. A two time IWGP Heavyweight Champion and ZERO1 World Heavyweight Champion, Nagata is the th

A Japanese football (soccer) player who currently plays for J. League side Yokohama F. Marinos.[1] H

A Japanese football (soccer) player who currently plays for J. League side Yokohama F. Marinos.[1] He is a center back. His nickname is "Bomber" because of his distinctive hairstyle.At his young age, Nakazawa was an obscure footballer who played for obscure school clubs. He was educated at and played for Yoshikawa Higashi Junior High School and Sango Technology High School, and attracted no scouts' eyes. Determined to be a pro, he decided to leave for Brazil to improve his football and trained with América Mineiro.

A retired Japanese football (soccer) player. He was a defender.He was educated at and played for Yok

A retired Japanese football (soccer) player. He was a defender.He was educated at and played for Yokkaichi Chuo Industrial High School and Juntendo University. After finishing the university, he joined Japan Soccer League side Furuawa Electric S.C. (current JEF United Ichihara Chiba). He moved to Nagoya Grampus Eight in 1995, then Japan Football League side Brummell Sendai (current Vegalta Sendai) in 1996. He finished his playing career in 1998 at his home town club Mind House TC, a Tokai Regional League side, after playing for them for one season.

A Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (na

A Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Osaka, Osaka and graduate of Keio University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2004 after working at Fuji Television where he produced news and opinion shows.

A Japanese film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is one of the group of pink film directors col

A Japanese film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is one of the group of pink film directors collectively known as the "Seven Lucky Gods of Pink" (??????, shichifukujin?).[1]Yuji Tajiri was born in a small town in Hokkaido in 1968. His main interest as a youth was watching movies, and he began writing his own film scripts and making 8mm films while a teenager. At this time he began sneaking into adult theaters, and was impressed by director Kichitaro Negishi's Roman Porno film Crazy Fruit (1981)-- a pink remake of Crazed Fruit (1956).[2]

Is a Japanese wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling.

Is a Japanese wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling.