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Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

surname. Less common variants are , and . Notable people with the surname include:

Sports

*, Japanese tennis player *, Japanese decathlete *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese figure skater *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese rugby sevens player *, Japanese field hockey player *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese swimmer * Kazuhiro Nakamura (ski jumper) (born 1980), Japanese ski jumper *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese basketball coach *, Japanese sailor *, Japanese figure skater *, Japanese table tennis player * Kisato Nakamura (born 1993), Japanese cyclist *, Japanese middle-distance runner *, Japanese basketball player *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese synchronized swimmer *, Japanese rugby union player and coach *, Japanese speed skater *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese rugby union player *, Japanese speed skater *, Japanese figure skater * Tadao Nakamura (born 1947), Japanese golfer *, Japanese biathlete *, Japanese gymnast * Teruo Nakamura (golfer) (born 1952), Japanese golfer * Tomohiko Nakamura (born 1991), Japanese vert skater *, Japanese golfer *, Japanese golfer *, Japanese bobsledder *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese long-distance runner *, Japanese long-distance runner *, Japanese volleyball player

Martial arts and wrestling

*, Japanese mixed martial artist *, Japanese mixed martial artist *, Japanese mixed martial artist and judoka *, Japanese mixed martial artist *, Japanese judoka *, Japanese judoka *, better known as Bad Nurse Nakamura, Japanese professional wrestler * Seigi Nakamura (1924–1999), Okinawan karateka * Shigeru Nakamura (karate instructor) (born 1894), Japanese karate instructor *, Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist *, Japanese karateka * Nakamura Taizaburo, founder of

Nakamura-ryū is a ''battō'' style created by Nakamura Taizaburō (1912–2003). Nakamura Taizaburō Nakamura Taizaburō (中村泰三郎) was born in 1912 in Yamagata Prefecture. He resided in Tsurumi, Yokohama, where he presided over the International Ia ...

*, Japanese martial artist and founder of Japanese yoga *, Japanese boxer *, Japanese judoka *, Japanese judoka

Baseball

*, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese baseball player * Micheal Nakamura (born 1976), Japanese-Australian baseball player *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese baseball player

Board games

*, Japanese Go player *

Hikaru Nakamura Christopher Hikaru NakamuraHaruki Nakamura (born 1986), American football player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese women's footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer and manager *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer and manager *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer

Academia

*, Japanese astronomer *, Japanese academic * Alice Nakamura, Canadian economist *, Japanese chemist * Emi Nakamura, American economist *, Japanese academic *, Japanese biochemist *

Karen Nakamura Karen Nakamura (born October 23, 1970) is an American academic, author, filmmaker, photographer and the Robert and Colleen Haas Distinguished Chair of Disability Studies and Professor of Anthropology at University of California, Berkeley. Previousl ...

(born 1970), American academic and writer *, Japanese scholar of Islam * Lisa Nakamura, American academic *, Japanese scientist *, Japanese-born American engineer, inventor, academic and 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics *, Japanese economist *, Japanese physician *, Japanese quantum physicist *, Japanese geneticist and cancer researcher

Arts

*, Japanese model, television personality and actress * Carol Nakamura (born 1983), Brazilian dancer, actress and television personality *, Japanese writer *, Japanese writer *, Japanese anime screenwriter *, Japanese writer *, Japanese writer * Tadashi Nakamura (filmmaker) (born c. 1980), Japanese-American filmmaker

Music

*, Japanese singer-songwriter and actress *

Aya Nakamura Aya Coco Danioko (; born 10 May 1995), known by her stage name Aya Nakamura ( ), is a French-Malian pop singer. She is best known for her hit song "Djadja". She was born in Bamako, Mali and emigrated to France with her family, growing up in A ...

(born 1995), French singer * Dan Nakamura, American music producer * Goh Nakamura, American musician, film score composer and actor *, Japanese songwriter and jazz pianist * , Japanese singer, ballet dancer, rapper and member of K-pop girl group

Le Sserafim Le Sserafim ( ; ; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean girl group formed by Source Music and Hybe Corporation. The group consists of five members: Sakura, Kim Chae-won, Huh Yun-jin, Kazuha and Hong Eun-chae. Originally a sextet, Kim Ga-ram ...

*, Japanese video game composer *, Japanese musician, and former guitarist and lead singer for the Japanese rock band

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*, Japanese video game composer *, Japanese singer *, Japanese musician *, Japanese singer-songwriter who performs under the name Naoto Inti Raymi *, Japanese composer and music teacher *, Japanese musician *, Japanese jazz bassist *

Toshimaru Nakamura Toshimaru Nakamura is a Japanese musician, active in free improvisation and Japanese Onkyokei, onkyo. He began his career playing rock and roll guitar, but gradually explored other types of music, even abandoning guitar, and started working on ...

, Japanese musician *, Japanese singer, model, television personality and gravure idol *, Japanese composer and pianist *, Japanese classical pianist *, Japanese video game composer

Acting

*, Japanese actor *, Japanese actor and politician *, Japanese actress *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese actress and gravure model *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese voice actor and actor *, Japanese actress and voice actress *, Japanese actor *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese actor and model * Nakamura Kankurō VI (born 1981), Japanese kabuki actor * Nakamura Kanzaburō, Kabuki stage name * Nakamura Kanzaburō XVIII (1955–2012), Japanese kabuki actor *, Japanese actor *, Japanese actress *, Japanese actor and singer *, Japanese actor *, Japanese actor * Saemi Nakamura, American actress *

Nakamura Shichinosuke II (born May 18, 1983) is a Japanese Kabuki, theatre, TV, and film actor. He was born , the second son of famed Kabuki performer, Nakamura Kanzaburō XVIII. Unlike many kabuki actors, who specialize in a single type of role, Shichinosuke plays bot ...

(born 1983), Japanese kabuki actor *, Japanese gravure idol and actress *, Japanese voice actor and singer *, Japanese voice actor *

Suzy Nakamura Suzy Nakamura (born December 2, 1968) is an American actress and improv comedian. She is known for her many guest appearances on sitcoms such as ''According to Jim'', ''Half and Half'', ''8 Simple Rules'', ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' and ''How I Me ...

, American actress *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese actress *, Japanese actor and opera singer *, Japanese actor *, Japanese actor *, Japanese kabuki actor * Nakamura Utaemon I (1714–1791), Japanese actor * Nakamura Utaemon II (1752–1798), Japanese actor * Nakamura Utaemon III (1778–1838), Japanese actor * Nakamura Utaemon IV (1798–1852), Japanese actor * Nakamura Utaemon V (1865–1940), Japanese actor *

Nakamura Utaemon VI was a Japanese kabuki performer and an artistic director of the Kabuki-za in Tokyo.Strom, Stephanie."Nakamura Utaemon VI, 84, International Star of Kabuki" ''New York Times.'' April 4, 2001''The Dallas Morning News'' He was a prominent member ...

(1917–2001), Japanese actor *, Japanese actor and singer, member of Japanese talent group D-BOYS *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese actress *, Japanese actress and singer *, Japanese actress

Visual arts

*, Japanese manga artist * Félix Nakamura (1940–2000), Peruvian animator *, Japanese painter *, Japanese painter *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese artist *, Japanese photographer * Kazuo Nakamura (1926–2002), Japanese-Canadian painter and sculptor *, Japanese anime director *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese artist and poet *, Japanese painter *, Japanese painter and sculptor *, Japanese film director *, Japanese photographer * Robert A. Nakamura (born 1937), American documentary filmmaker *, Japanese anime director *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese animator and anime director *, Japanese yōga painter *, Japanese film director and screenwriter *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese animator

Politics and military

*, Japanese politician *, Japanese politician *, Japanese politician * Judith Nakamura (born 1960), American judge *, Japanese politician *, Japanese general *, Japanese general *, former President of Palau *, Imperial Japanese Army general *, Japanese politician *, Japanese businessman and politician *, Japanese politician *, Japanese politician *, Japanese bureaucrat, entrepreneur and politician *, Japanese general * Itaru Nakamura (born 1963), Japanese police bureaucrat

Other

* Nakamura (bandit) or , Japanese bandit and alleged slayer of Akechi Mitsuhide * Craig H. Nakamura (born 1956), American jurist * Eric Nakamura, American magazine publisher *, Japanese dissident and convicted murderer * Ichiro Nakamura (died 1999), Japanese religious leader * Nakamura Ichiroemon, 17th-century Japanese swordsman *, Japanese video game artist *, Japanese geisha *, Japanese video game designer *, Japanese celebrity chef *, Japanese businessman *, Japanese samurai, philosopher and educator *, Japanese businessman *, Japanese announcer *, Japanese educator and Scouting leader *, Japanese serial killer *, Japanese car designer *, Japanese video game designer *, Japanese soldier and World War II holdout * William K. Nakamura (1922–1944), United States Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient *, Japanese shoot wrestler *, Japanese web designer

Fictional characters

*Aika Nakamura, a character in the video game '' Persona 4'' *Asako Nakamura, a character in the manga series ''

Ushio and Tora is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuhiro Fujita. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from January 1990 to October 1996, with its chapters collected in thirty-three '' ...

'' * Ethan Nakamura, a character in the novel series ''Percy Jackson and The Olympians'' *Hajime Nakamura, a character in the tokusatsu series '' Kamen Rider Ryuki'' *

Hiro Nakamura is a fictional superhero on the NBC superhero drama '' Heroes'' who possesses the ability of space-time manipulation. This means that Hiro is able to alter the flow of time, teleport and time travel. In the show, he is played by Japanese actor M ...

, a character in the American television series ''Heroes'' * Jay Nakamura, Superman ( Jon Kent)'s boyfriend in

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* Kaito Nakamura, a character in the American television series ''Heroes'' * Kimiko Nakamura, a character in the American television series ''Heroes'' *, a character in the manga series '' Assassination Classroom'' *Okuto Nakamura, a character in the manga series '' Go For It, Nakamura!'' *

Yuri Nakamura is a Japanese actress and former singer. Her real name is or Woori Song (). Biography Nakamura's father was a third-generation Japanese man and her mother was Korean and held citizenship in both South Korea and Japan. Nakamura, like many other ...

, a character in the anime series ''Angel Beats!'' *Vice Admiral Nakamura, a character in the television series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' * Nakamura, a character in the manga series ''Kodomo no Jikan'' *Sawa Nakamura, a character in the manga " Aku no hana" *Suzy Nakamura, a character in the graphic novel ''

American Born Chinese American-born Chinese are the subset of Chinese Americans who were born in the US. The term may also refer to: * ''ABC'' (Jin album), a Cantonese language album by Chinese American rapper Jin, the name of which is the colloquially used acronym of ...

'' *Shiori Nakamura, a character in the video game '' Yo-kai Watch''