Yanagawa is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Akira Yanagawa
is a Japanese former professional motorcycle road racer. He won three World Superbike Championship races and finished on the podium on 20 further occasions.
Career
He started racing on mini-bikes before becoming Japan's 250cc champion in 1989. ...
(born 1971), Japanese motorcycle racer
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Harumi Yanagawa, Japanese athlete
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Heisuke Yanagawa
was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. Japanese forces under Yanagawa's command committed the 1937 Nanjing Massacre.
Biography
Born in what is now part of Nagasaki city, Nagasaki prefecture, Yanagawa was raised in Ōita P ...
(1879-1945), Japanese general
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Kimie Yanagawa (1915-1997), Japanese-American educator
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Masaki Yanagawa
is a former Japanese football player.
Club career
Yanagawa was born in Sanda on May 1, 1987. He joined J2 League club Vissel Kobe from youth team in 2006. In first season, he played many matches as center back and the club was promoted to J1 ...
(born 1987), Japanese footballer
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Yanagawa Shigenobu (1787-1932), Japanese painter
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Japanese-language surnames