Famous People with Name Shinji

Shinji Takahashi            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Shinji Takahashi: a Nippon Professional Baseball catcher for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters in Japan's Pacific League.

Shinji Udaka            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Shinji Udaka: a Japanese baseball player who played for the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes from 1999-2003. In the 1999 Draft, he was selected as the number 1 overall pick.

Shinji Nakano            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Shinji Nakano: a racing driver from Japan.His father, Tsuneharu was also a racing driver who competed in the All-Japan Formula Three Championship etc.Nakano made his debut at the 1997 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne for the Prost Grand Prix team, owned by legendary four times Formula One World Champion Alain Prost. The 1997 season saw him score two world championship points with a pair of 6th places.With his place at Prost heavily reliant on their engine partners Mugen-Honda it came as no surprise when a switch to Peugeot power saw the French outfit drop Nakano in favour of the young Jarno Trulli and the fit again Olivier Panis. However Nakano was able to pick up a ride at perennial backmarkers Minardi for the 1998 season.

Shinji Takao            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Shinji Takao: a Japanese professional Go player.Shinji Takao is one of Japan's best Go players. He turned professional in 1991. He won the Honinbo tournament in 2005 by a half point in the last game. Cho U, Naoki Hane, Keigo Yamashita and Takao make up the group of players in Japan called the "Four Emperors".Takao's rivalry with Keigo began in August 1986 during a televised match. The match was the final of the All-Japan Elementary School Championship, where an 8 year-old Keigo defeated a 9 year-old Shinji to capture the title. Their rivalry would continue on, striking again in 1996 when Shinji got his revenge. Shinji beat Yamashita in the Shinjin-O semi-final, going on to defeat Nakamura Shinya in the final. In 1998, this time in the final of the Shinjin-O, Yamashita beat Takao 2-1 to capture the title. Their title matches would continue to go back and forth, with Takao getting the latest strike by beating Yamashita in the challenger's final for the Judan in 2003.

Shinji Hirai            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Shinji Hirai: the governor of Tottori Prefecture in Japan, first elected in 2007. He graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1984 and joined the Ministry of Home Affairs upon graduation.