Shinya (Shin'ya) is a Japanese
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
, usually for males. It is pronounced as "Shin-ya", not "Shi-nya". Notable people with the name include:
*, Japanese curler and curling coach
*, Japanese politician
*, professional mixed martial artist
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Osaka
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comedian part of and host of ''
GameCenter CX
, also known as ''Retro Game Master'' in other regions, is a Japanese gaming-variety show television program produced by Fuji Television and . The name is a combination of "game center" (the Japanese term for an arcade) and Fuji TV's call sign ...
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*, Japanese jazz drummer and composer
*, Japanese voice actor
*, professional wrestler
*, Japanese judoka
*, Japanese professional baseball player
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Shinya Kimura, bike builder
*, Japanese video game director and designer
*, professional wrestler, known professionally as
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Shinya Matsuda, a voice actor
*, professional Go player
*, motorcycle racer
*, a Japanese voice actor
*, Japanese biathlete
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Shinya Sato (disambiguation), multiple people
*, Japanese voice actor
*, a video game producer
*, Japanese swimmer
*, film director and actor
*, Japanese comedian and television presenter
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese shogi player
*, cell biologist
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Shinya (Luna Sea musician) (born 1970), drummer of the band Luna Sea
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Shinya (Dir En Grey musician)
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(born 1978), drummer of the band Dir En Grey
Fictional characters:
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Shinya Aiba, Tekkaman Evil
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Shinya Kogami
is the protagonist introduced in the 2012 anime series ''Psycho-Pass''. A police officer in a cyberpunk dystopia, Kogami becomes obsessed with murdering Shogo Makishima, a criminal mastermind responsible for the death of one of Kogami's former a ...
, Psycho-Pass
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Shinya Hiragi, Owari no Seraph
*Shinya Mizorogi, ''
Ultraman Nexus''
*Shinya Oda, Persona 5
Shinya or Shin'ya (written: or ) is also a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*, Japanese speed skater
*, Japanese swimmer
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Japanese-language surnames
Japanese masculine given names
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