Yoshihiro is a Japanese masculine given name, and less commonly, a surname. There are dozens of different ways to write the name in

kanji are logographic Chinese characters, adapted from Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script, used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are ...

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*義弘, "justice, vast" *義広, "justice, wide" *義寛, "justice, generosity" *吉弘, "good luck, vast" *吉広, "good luck, wide" *吉博, "good luck, doctor" *善弘, "virtuous, vast" *善大, "virtuous, big" *善博, "virtuous, doctor" *善裕, "virtuous, abundant" *芳弘, "virtuous/fragrant,vast" *芳広, "virtuous/fragrant, wide" *芳博, "virtuous/fragrant, doctor" *良弘, "good, vast" *良広, "good, wide" *良博, "good, doctor" *慶弘, "congratulate, vast" The name can also be written in

hiragana is a Japanese language, Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''. It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' means "common" or "plain" kana (originally also "easy", ...

よしひろ or

katakana is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji). The word ''katakana'' means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana characters are derived fr ...

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Given name

Notable people with the given name Yoshihiro are listed below. Names are written below in Japanese (except for people for whom the kanji used to write their name are not known) with the family name first, followed by a space and the given name.

Daimyō and samurai

Note: people in this section have their names written with the surname first. *

Matsumae Yoshihiro Kakizaki Yoshihiro, later , was the first ''daimyō'' of Matsumae Domain in Ezo, (Hokkaidō), Japan. Biography Born on the third day of the ninth month of Tenbun 9 (1548), Yoshihiro was the third son of Kakizaki Suehiro. While the Kakizaki c ...

(松前慶広, 1548–1616), Japanese samurai *

Ōuchi Yoshihiro , also known as Ouchi ''Sakyo-no-Tayu,'' was a Muromachi period samurai clan head and military leader. Yoshirio was the second son of Ōuchi Hiroyo, and a member of the Ōuchi clan which served under Ashikaga Takauji. The Ōuchi became known as ...

(大内義興, 1356–1399), daimyō *

Satomi Yoshihiro was a samurai of the Satomi family who fought against the late Hōjō clan, Hōjō clan during Japan's Sengoku period. He participated in the Siege of Odawara (1561) against Hōjō clan under Uesugi Kenshin. Later, he was defeated by Hōjō Ujiy ...

(里見義弘, 1530–1578), samurai *

Shimazu Yoshihiro was the second son of Shimazu Takahisa and the younger brother of Shimazu Yoshihisa. Traditionally believed to be the 17th head of the Shimazu clan, he was a skilled general during the Sengoku period who greatly contributed to the unificatio ...

(島津義弘, 1535–1619), seventeenth head of the Shimazu clan * Yoshihiro Muneyuki (吉弘統幸, 1563–1600), aka Yoshihiro Kahei (吉弘嘉兵衛), samurai

Sports

Baseball

* Yoshihiro Doi (土肥義弘, born 1976), Japanese baseball pitcher (Nippon Professional Baseball) *

Yoshihiro Ito (baseball) Yoshihiro Ito (伊藤義弘, born June 2, 1982, in Fukuoka) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher who played for the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball is a professional baseball league and the highest ...

(伊藤義弘, born 1982), Japanese baseball pitcher (Nippon Professional Baseball) *

Yoshihiro Maru is a Japanese people, Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp. Career In , Hiroshima Toyo Carp selected him in the third ...

(丸佳浩, born 1989), Japanese baseball player (Nippon Professional Baseball) *

Yoshihiro Suzuki Yoshihiro Suzuki (鈴木義広, born January 5, 1983, in Mannō, Kagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese retired professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball is a professional baseball ...

(鈴木義広, born 1983) is a Japanese baseball pitcher (Nippon Professional Baseball)

Football

* Yoshihiro Nakano (中野嘉大, born 1993), Japanese football player *

Yoshihiro Natsuka is a Japanese football manager and former player. Club career Natsuka was born in Funabashi on October 7, 1969. After graduating from high school, he joined Fujita Industries (later ''Bellmare Hiratsuka'') in 1988. In 1994, the club won 1994 ...

(名塚善寛, born 1969), Japanese football player * Yoshihiro Nishida (西田吉洋, born 1973), Japanese football player * Yoshihiro Shoji (庄司悦大, born 1989), Japanese football player * Yoshihiro Uchimura (内村圭宏, born 1985), Japanese football player

Professional wrestling

* Yoshihiro Asai (浅井嘉浩, born 1966), Japanese professional wrestler *

Yoshihiro Momota (March 15, 1946 – November 22, 2000) was a professional wrestler and a former ring announcer, known for his tenure in All Japan Pro Wrestling. He was the son of wrestler Rikidozan and the older brother of Mitsuo Momota. Career On October 21 ...

(百田義浩, 1946–2000), Japanese professional wrestler *

Yoshihiro Tajiri is a Japanese professional wrestler and Professional wrestling promotion, promoter primarily known under the ring name Tajiri (sometimes stylized as "TAJIRI"), he has also competed under his real name as well as under the names Aquarius and Ki ...

(田尻義博, born 1970), Japanese professional wrestler *

Yoshihiro Takayama is a Japanese former professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. Debuting for UWF International (UWFI) in the 1990s, Takayama joined All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) in 1997 after UWF-i folded. In 2000, he joined Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah), an ...

(高山善廣, 21st century), Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial arts fighter

Other

Yoshihiro Akiyama , also known as and by his nickname Sexyama, is a Japanese mixed martial artist and judoka who won the gold medal at the 2001 Asian Championships for South Korea and for Japan at the 2002 Asian Games. He is the former K-1 HERO's Light Heavyw ...

(秋山成勲, born 1975), Japanese judoka * , Japanese sprinter *

Yoshihiro Fujita (wrestler) is a retired Japanese Greco-Roman wrestler. He won a silver medal at the 1974 Asian Games and finished in seventh place at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as L ...

(藤田芳弘, born 1952), Japanese Greco-Roman wrestler *

Yoshihiro Fujita (fighter) Yoshihiro Fujita (; born October 24, 1969) is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He competed in the Bantamweight division. Mixed martial arts record , - , Loss , align=center, 2–6–1 , Hiroyuki Tanaka , Decision (unanimous) , Shooto 2 ...

(born 1969), Japanese mixed martial artist *

Yoshihiro Horigome is a retired Japanese sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. His personal best time is 45.77 seconds, achieved in September 2006 in Yokohama is the List of cities in Japan, second-largest city in Japan by population as well as by ar ...

(堀籠佳宏, born 1981), Japanese sprinter *

Yoshihiro Ito (racing driver) Yoshihiro Ito (born 5 June 1977 in Osaka) is a Japanese racing driver. Career Ito began his career competing in karting, and since then has competed mainly in single-seater racing in Japan. In 2009 he took part in two races of the Super GT series ...

(born 1977), Japanese racing driver *

Yoshihiro Hamaguchi was a Japanese freestyle swimmer. He represented Japan at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. There, he won a silver medal as a member of the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay team, alongside Toru Goto, Hiroshi Suzuki and Teijiro Tanikaw ...

(浜口喜博, born 1926), Japanese freestyle swimmer *

Yoshihiro Kitazawa is a Japanese speed skating, speed skater who competed in the 1984 Winter Olympics. He was born in Kushiro, Hokkaidō. In 1984 he won the silver medal in the 500 metres event. In the Speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics – Men's 100 ...

(北沢欣浩, born 1962), Japanese speed skater *, Japanese ice hockey player *

Yoshihiro Murakami is a Japanese modern pentathlete. Murakami represented Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, i ...

(村上佳宏, born 1976), Japanese modern pentathlete *

Yoshihiro Nakao (born June 25, 1972) is a Japanese semi-retired professional mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist and former K-1 kickboxer and PRIDE FC fighter who has defeated the likes of Don Frye, Choi Mu-Bae, Jim York (fighter), Jim York, Wesley Correi ...

(中尾芳広, born 1972) Japanese mixed martial artist *

Yoshihiro Okumura is a Japanese international swimmer, competing in the freestyle. At the 2003 Summer Universiade, he won the title in the Men's 200m Freestyle. He won the bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), o ...

(奥村幸大, born 1983), Japanese swimmer *, Japanese rower *, Japanese gymnast *

Yoshihiro Sato is a Japanese kickboxer competing in K-1 at middleweight (−70 kg). He is the former world champion of Muay Thai in WKA and WPKC, and he won the Japanese national tournament of K-1 twice in 2006 and 2007. His official nickname is "Mugen Sn ...

(佐藤嘉洋, born 1981), Japanese professional kickboxer and martial artist *, Japanese handball player *

Yoshihiro Tsumuraya is a Japanese former cyclist. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international mu ...

(born 1964), Japanese cyclist * Yoshihiro Yasumi (born 1949), Japanese water polo player

Politics

Yoshihiro Katayama is a former Japanese politician who served as the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications in the Kan Cabinet from September 2010 through to September 2011. He was the governor of Tottori Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, pref ...

(片山善博, born 1951), Japanese politician, Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications (2010) * Yoshihiro Kawakami (川上義博, born 1950), Japanese politician with the Democratic Party of Japan * Yoshihiro Kawano (河野義博, born 1977), Japanese politician with Kōmeitō *

Yoshihiro Murai is a Japanese politician who has served as governor A governor is an politician, administrative leader and head of a polity or Region#Political regions, political region, in some cases, such as governor-general, governors-general, as the head o ...

(村井嘉浩, born 1960), Japanese politician with the Liberal Democratic Party, governor of Miyagi Prefecture *

Yoshihiro Seki is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Komatsushima, Tokushima and graduate of Kwansei Gakuin University , colloquially know ...

(関芳弘, born 1965), Japanese politician with the Liberal Democratic Party *

Yoshihiro Tokugawa was a Japanese political figure of the mid to late 20th century. The grandson of Tokugawa Yoshikatsu, the last lord of Owari han, he served as Grand Chamberlain of Japan from 1985 to 1988, serving as the Emperor of Japan's personal adviser. Yos ...

(徳川義寛, 1906–1996), Japanese political figure

Visual arts

Yoshihiro Fukagawa is a Japanese film director. His film ''Into the White Night'' was screened in the Main Programme of the Panorama section at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival. In an interview, Fukagawa explains that there have been many versions of '' ...

(深川栄洋, born 1976), Japanese film director *

Yoshihiro Nakamura is a Japanese film director and screenwriter, known for his 2009 film '' Fish Story'', which premiered at the New York Asian Film Festival, and '' A Boy and His Samurai'', which won the Audience Award at the 2011 New York Asian Film Festival. ...

(中村義洋, fl. 21st century), Japanese film director *

Yoshihiro Nishimura is a Japanese film director, special effects and makeup effects artist, and a screenwriter who has worked predominantly in the horror genre. Nishimura has been described as "a legendary director and effects artist" and "the Tom Savini of Japan" ...

(西村喜廣, born 1967), Japanese film director *

Yoshihiro Takahashi is a Japanese Mangaka, manga artist. He writes under a pen name in which his first name ''Yoshihiro'' is spelled out in hiragana (よしひろ). Takahashi was born on September 18th, 1953, in Higashinaruse, Akita, a village in the Tōhoku region ...

(高橋義廣, fl. 21st century), Japanese manga artist *

Yoshihiro Tatsuki is a Japanese photographer. Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, editor. . Kyoto: Tankōsha, 2000. Biography He graduated from the Tokyo Professional School of Photography (later Tokyo Polytechnic University) in 1958. He began working as a ...

(立木義浩, 1935–2015), Japanese photographer *

Yoshihiro Tatsumi was a Japanese manga artist whose work was first published in his teens, and continued through the rest of his life. He is widely credited with starting the gekiga style of alternative manga in Japan, having allegedly coined the term in 1957. H ...

(fl. 21st century), Japanese manga artist *

Yoshihiro Togashi is a Japanese manga artist. He began drawing manga at an early age, before being recognized for his talent by the publishing company Shueisha while attending college. Togashi has authored several different manga series in different Literary ge ...

(冨樫義博, born 1966), Japanese manga artist

Other

* Yoshihiro Francis Fukuyama (born 1952), American philosopher, political economist, and author *

Yoshihiro Hattori was a Japanese student on an exchange program to the United States who was shot to death in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The shooting happened when Hattori, on his way to a Halloween party, went to the wrong house by mistake. Property owner Rodney ...

(服部剛丈, 1975–1992), Japanese exchange student who was killed in the United States * Yoshihiro Inoue (井上嘉浩, 1969–2018), Japanese terrorist and Aum Shinrikyo member who was executed *

Yoshihiro Kawaoka is a virologist specializing in the study of the influenza and Ebola viruses. He holds a professorship in virology in the Department of Pathobiological Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, and at the University of Tokyo, Japan. ...

(河岡義裕, born 1955), Japanese virologist, professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Tokyo * Yoshihiro Narisawa (成澤由浩, born 1969), Japanese chef * Yoshihiro Tsurumi (霍見芳浩, born 1935), Japanese economist, professor of international business at Baruch College of the City University of New York * Yoshihiro Yasuda (安田好弘, born 1948), Japanese lawyer and anti-death penalty activist *

Yoshihiro Yonezawa was a Japanese manga critic and author. He is also known for being Comiket's co-founder and president. He died of lung cancer at 53. He won the 2007 Seiun Award in the special category and 2010 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Special Award. Biogra ...

(米澤嘉博, 1953–2006), Japanese manga critic

Surname

Mitsuyuki Yoshihiro is a Japanese football coach and former football player who is assistant manager of Japan Football League side Maruyasu Okazaki and who is assistant coach of Thailand U23. Club career Yoshihiro was born in Kudamatsu on May 4, 1985. After gr ...

(吉弘充志, born 1985), Japanese football player * Yoshihiro Kikuhime

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