Furukawa
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Furukawa is a Japanese surname
. It can refer to:
Japanese name
in modern times usually consist of a family name , followed by a given name. "Middle names" are not generally used.Japanese names are usually written in kanji, which are characters of usually Chinese origin in Japanese pronunciation...
. It can refer to:
Real People
- Keiko FurukawaKeiko FurukawaKeiko Furukawa is an announcer for MBS. She joined the company in 1993. Her birthday is January 30. She is married to Mareo Kamei, who also works at MBS and is two years her senior....
, announcer for Mainichi Broadcasting System - Lisa FurukawaLisa FurukawaLisa Furukawa is a Japanese American pianist, singer, and songwriter.Originally from Tokyo, Japan, Lisa began studying the piano at the age of three. She has BA’s in Music and Asian Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and is an educator and translator as well as a...
, Japanese-American pianist, singer, and songwriter (formerly known as Lisa Furukawa Ray) - Motoaki Furukawa, Japanese video game music composer for Konami
- Satoshi FurukawaSatoshi Furukawais a Japanese surgeon and a JAXA astronaut.-Personal:Furukawa was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. He enjoys baseball, bowling, music and traveling...
(born 1964), JAXA astronaut - Takaharu FurukawaTakaharu Furukawais an athlete from Japan. He competes in archery.Furukawa competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. He won his first match, advancing to the round of 32. In the second round of elimination, he was defeated. His final rank was 22nd overall. Furukawa was also a member of...
(born 1984), Japanese archer - Tatsuya Furukawa, Japanese producer for Konami's music video game division, Bemani
- Tomo FurukawaTomo FurukawaTomo Furukawa is a Japanese musician best known for being the lead vocalist of Guniw Tools. He is currently working on a solo project called Shilfee and Tulipcorobockles, as well as Nookicky and TafucaMadara.- Projects :* Darwin 4078...
, vocalist for Guniw Tools - Toshio FurukawaToshio Furukawais a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Aoni Production and is married to fellow voice actress Shino Kakinuma. His height is 164cm. Hobbies are Fishing, diorama, reading and movies.In July 2011, Furukawa appeared at Anime Expo as a guest.-Career/Personal:...
(born 1946), veteran Japanese seiyū - Yasushi FurukawaYasushi Furukawais the governor of Saga Prefecture in Japan, first elected in 2003. A native of Karatsu, Saga, he graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1982 and entered the Ministry of Home Affairs upon graduation.- External links :*...
, Governer of Saga, Kyushu - Yūta Furukawa (born 1987), Japanese actor,singer,songwriter,and model
- Miki FurukawaMiki Furukawais a Japanese musician. From 1995 to 2005 she was the bass player and vocalist of the indie rock band Supercar. She released her first solo record in 2006.- Biography :...
, Japanese musician
Places
- FurukawaFurukawa, Miyagiwas a city located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.In 2003, the city had an estimated population of 73,980 and a population density of 551.51 persons per km²...
, city located in Miyagi, Japan - Furukawa, GifuHida, Gifuis the northernmost city in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It received its name from the historical province of Hida Province, which was centered around the same area.The official kanji for the city is actually 飛驒, which uses the old rendering of the 騨 character...
, a former town merged into the city of Hida, Gifu - Furukawa StationFurukawa Stationis an East Japan Railway Company railway station located in Ōsaki, Miyagi, Japan.-History:*April 20, 1913: Station is opened.*June 11, 1915: Station name is changed to Rikuzen-Furukawa Station....
, JR East railway station located in Ōsaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan - Hida-Furukawa Station, JR Central railway station located in Hida, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
- Nishi-Furukawa StationNishi-Furukawa StationNishi-Furukawa Station is a JR East railway station located in Ōsaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.-History:*April 20, 1913: Station begins operation as Naka-Nitta Station.*April 1, 1957: Station name is changed to Nishi-Furukawa Station....
, JR East railway station located in Ōsaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Other
- JEF United Ichihara ChibaJEF United Ichihara Chibais a Japanese professional football club that plays in J. League Division 2. On February 1, 2005, the club changed its name from JEF United Ichihara to the current name after Chiba city had joined Ichihara, Chiba as its hometown in 2003. The club name, JEF -taken from JR East and Furukawa Electric-...
- JR East and Furukawa Electric United - Nagisa Furukawa - A Main Character from the Japanese series, Clannad