Famous People with Name Yoshiko

Yoshiko Sembon            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Yoshiko Sembon: 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.

Yoshiko Chuma            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Yoshiko Chuma: 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.

Yoshiko Shiotani            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

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

Yoshiko Matsumura            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

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

Yoshiko Yano            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Yoshiko Yano: is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Denso Airybees.

Nakamura Yoshikoto            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Nakamura Yoshikoto: was a government bureaucrat, entrepreneur, and politician in late Meiji period Japan. He served as second Chairman of the South Manchurian Railway Company, Mayor of Tokyo, Railroad Minister, and was a member of the House of Peers. He was also known as Nakamura Zeko. [1]Nakamura was born in Aki Province, in what is now part of Saeki-ku, Hiroshima; however, as his father was a retainer of the Choshu Domain, for political reasons Nakamura frequently claimed to be a native of Yamaguchi prefecture. He attended the First Tokyo Middle School (now Hibiya High School)