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Officially, among Japanese names there are 291,129 different Japanese surnames (姓, sei), [1] as determined by their kanji, although many of these are pronounced and romanized similarly. Conversely, some surnames written the same in kanji may also be pronounced differently. [ 2 ]
Asa Akira, pornographic actress and director. Toshiko Akiyoshi, Shin-Issei, musician, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and big band leader. Shuko Akune, actress. Daniella Alonso, actress; father is of part Japanese descent. Sally Amaki, singer and voice actress, member of idol group 22/7.
Joe Nanini. Julius Naranjo. Karen Narasaki. Nate Shinagawa. Rumi Neely. Stephen Nelson (sportscaster) Itsuko Sue Nishikawa. Lisa Nishimura. Esther Takei Nishio.
History of Japanese Americans. Japanese American history is the history of Japanese Americans or the history of ethnic Japanese in the United States. People from Japan began immigrating to the U.S. in significant numbers following the political, cultural, and social changes stemming from the 1868 Meiji Restoration.
Japanese Americans (Japanese: 日系アメリカ人) are Americans of Japanese ancestry. Japanese Americans were among the three largest Asian American ethnic communities during the 20th century; but, according to the 2000 census, they have declined in ranking to constitute the sixth largest Asian American group at around 1,469,637, including those of partial ancestry.
Ono/Ōno. Allen K. Ono (1933-2016), U.S. Army officer, first lieutenant general of Japanese-American descent, born in Hawaii. Ono no Azumabito (d. 757), Japanese court official during the Nara period, governor of Bizen province. Ōno no Azumabito (d. 742), official, during the same period, who held the Imperial position of Chinjufu-shōgun.
The list includes Issei (一世, "first generation") Japanese-born immigrants from Japan, and those who are multigenerational Japanese Americans.Cities considered to have significant Japanese American populations are large U.S. cities or municipalities with a critical mass of at least 1.0% of the total urban population; medium-sized cities with a critical mass of at least 2.0% of the total ...
Pages in category "Japanese-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 2,989 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .