Japanese Famous Names Starting with Letter Y

A Japanese businessperson and auto racing driver. He founded Yuke's, a video game developer company,

A Japanese businessperson and auto racing driver. He founded Yuke's, a video game developer company, in Sakai, Osaka in 1993.Taniguchi enthused about the game production at high school days and contracted with game company in Hiroshima thus he began professional career. He graduated from the high school in 1989 through studying in the United States and became the chief of the Osaka development department of Compile at the same time when he entered into Osaka Prefecture University (Engineering).

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 Utsunomiya, Tochigi and graduate of Tohoku University, he was elected for the first time in 1993 as a member of Morihiro Hosokawa's Japan New Party. He later participated in the 1996 formation of the DPJ.

The leader of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) and represents the 9th district of Hokkaido in the

The leader of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) and represents the 9th district of Hokkaido in the House of Representatives.Hatoyama, who was born in Tokyo, is the grandson of former Prime Minister Ichiro Hatoyama, and son of former Foreign Minister I'ichiro Hatoyama. He and his brother Kunio Hatoyama are fourth generation politicians of the Hatoyama family. He graduated from University of Tokyo and received a Ph.D. in engineering from Stanford University.[1]

Was a Japanese politician and former member of the House of Councillors. Hayashida served as the gov

Was a Japanese politician and former member of the House of Councillors. Hayashida served as the governor of Kyoto from April 16, 1978 until April 15, 1986. [1] He later became the Minister of Justice from November 6, 1987 to December 27, 1988.[2]

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 Narita, Chiba and graduate of Hosei University, he had served in the assembly of Chiba Prefecture since 1991. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1993.

A Japanese author and playwright.Mishima was born in the Yotsuya district of Tokyo (now part of Shin

A Japanese author and playwright.Mishima was born in the Yotsuya district of Tokyo (now part of Shinjuku). His father was Azusa Hiraoka, a government official and his mother, Shizue, was the daughter of a school principal in Tokyo. His paternal grandparents were Jotaro and Natsuko Hiraoka. He had a younger sister named Mitsuko, who died of typhus, and a younger brother named Chiyuki.

A Japanese theatre director, particularly known for his Japanese language productions of Shakespeare

A Japanese theatre director, particularly known for his Japanese language productions of Shakespeare plays and Greek tragedies. He has directed Hamlet differently six times.Although most famous abroad for his touring productions of European classics, Ninagawa has also directed works based on contemporary writing from Japan, including the Modern Noh plays of Yukio Mishima (which toured to New York's Lincoln Center in early summer 2005) and several other plays by Japanese dramatists, including Shuji Terayama and Kunio Shimizu. His production of Titus Andronicus was performed in England in June 2006, at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford and the Theatre Royal in Plymouth. In 2007 his company participated in the Barbican International Theatre Event (BITE) series at the Barbican Arts Centre in London, with their production of Coriolanus.

A Japanese ski jumper.In the World Cup his highest place was number 11 from January 2006 in Sapporo.

A Japanese ski jumper.In the World Cup his highest place was number 11 from January 2006 in Sapporo.

Yukio Shimomura (born in Hiroshima, Japan) is a former Japanese football player.

Yukio Shimomura (born in Hiroshima, Japan) is a former Japanese football player.

A Japanese biwa player.He studied under the satsuma biwa master Kinshi Tsuruta, whose status he inhe

A Japanese biwa player.He studied under the satsuma biwa master Kinshi Tsuruta, whose status he inherited as a leading figure of Japanese traditional music. His honours include First Prize at the Japanese Biwa Competition, the Minister of Education, Science and Culture Prize and the Japanese Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) Prize.Tanaka has released numerous CDs and recordings for films. He performs internationally both as soloist and with orchestras, including the Staatskapelle Berlin, the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, the Houston Symphony Orchestra, the RAI Symphony Orchestra, and the Hespèrion XXI, under the baton of conductors such as Kent Nagano, Christoph Eschenbach and Jordi Savall. He is a professor at the Tokyo College of Music and a director of the Japan Biwa Association.

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 Kawaguchi, Saitama and graduate of Waseda University, he worked at the Fuji Bank (now part of Mizuho Financial Group) from 1987 until 2003 when he ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives. In 2004, he was elected to the House of Councillors 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 Isahaya, Nagasaki and graduate of Nagasaki University, he had served in the assembly of Nagasaki Prefecture since 2003. After running unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives in 2005, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007.

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.

An Okinawan sanshin player and Okinawa min'yo (traditional folk songs) singer.Born on Ishigaki Islan

An Okinawan sanshin player and Okinawa min'yo (traditional folk songs) singer.Born on Ishigaki Island in 1967, Yukito learned folk songs, and how to play sanshin, from his father, a singer of Yaeyama min'yo[1]. He moved to Naha, the capital of Okinawa pre

A Japanese road bicycle racer who rides for French UCI ProTeam Bbox Bouygues Telecom[1]. In 2005 he

A Japanese road bicycle racer who rides for French UCI ProTeam Bbox Bouygues Telecom[1]. In 2005 he was the Japanese U23 National Time Trial and Road Race Champion and in 2007 he was National Road Race Champion.

Is a female Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Is a female Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics.

A Japanese bikini model known for her large breasts who was born on February 5, 1977 in Takahata, Ya

A Japanese bikini model known for her large breasts who was born on February 5, 1977 in Takahata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.[2] She first started modeling in 1995, and became a "Visual Queen of the Year" at Fuji TV for 1996.[3][4] She was a frequent cove

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 1976 Olympic games.

A Japanese actress. She is most popular in South Korea, where she is known as Yoo Min.Fueki made her

A Japanese actress. She is most popular in South Korea, where she is known as Yoo Min.Fueki made her feature film debut in the 2001 film Hotaru (Firefly) and, in the same year, her Korean TV debut. She is more popular in South Korea than in Japan. Fueki was the subject of a legal dispute between the Korean company A Stars and the Japanese talent agency Riku Corporation.

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.

She is married to Keisuke Kuwata and the mother of two boys. Her parents' home is a tempura restaura

She is married to Keisuke Kuwata and the mother of two boys. Her parents' home is a tempura restaurant in Yokohama.

A Japanese-Russian pair skater, who has represented Japan, the USA, and Russia in international comp

A Japanese-Russian pair skater, who has represented Japan, the USA, and Russia in international competition. She currently competes with Alexander Smirnov, representing Russia. They are the 2008 & 2009 Russian Champions, the 2009 World bronze medalists, and 2009 European silver medalists.

Is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for NEC Red Rockets.Her father was a volleyball player of

Is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for NEC Red Rockets.Her father was a volleyball player of NEC.

Is a former volleyball player from Japan, who was a member of the Japan Women's National Team that w

Is a former volleyball player from Japan, who was a member of the Japan Women's National Team that won the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

A seiyu who was born in Ama District, Aichi. She works for Production Baobab.

A seiyu who was born in Ama District, Aichi. She works for Production Baobab.