Famous People with Name Yuriko

Yuriko Shiratori            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Yuriko Shiratori: a Japanese gravure idol, tarento artist and actress currently affiliated to the A-Team Entertainment Production Agency.April 2004 - Graduates Sendai Vocational School and moves to the capital, hoping to become an actress, where she works part-time at sport shops, supermarkets and video rental stores. During this time she also manages to get small roles in plays and work as an event assistant.

Yuriko Ishida            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Yuriko Ishida: a Japanese actress and essayist from Nagoya. She was the Japanese voice of "San" in Princess Mononoke. She is older sister of Hikari Ishida, also an actress. She graduated from Kagawa Education Institute of Nutrition.

Yuriko Chiba            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Yuriko Chiba: an animator and character designer. She was one of the founders of Oriental Light and Magic and a former member of Studio Giants along with Naohito Takahashi. She has worked on several noted anime series, including:

Yuriko Koike            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Yuriko Koike: a Japanese politician, who was the Minister of Defense in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, but resigned August 27, 2007 after only 54 days in office.[3] She is a member of the House of Representatives of Japan for Tokyo's 10th district.Her father, Yujiro Koike, was a foreign trade merchant who handled oil products. He was also involved in politics, supporting Shintaro Ishihara and the Tatenokai in 1960s, and ran for a national election to no avail in 1969.[4] He occasionally told Yuriko his opinion that it was essential for Japan to strengthen relations with Arab countries in order to ensure a stable petroleum supply lest the resource-poor Japan be thrust into war for oil again. His word encouraged her to decide to study in Egypt to master Arabic.[4][5]

Yuriko Handa            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

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

Hishimi Yuriko            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Hishimi Yuriko: a Japanese actress. She is perhaps best known for portraying Anne Yuri in Ultra Seven and subsequent appearances in other Ultra Series projects.