Taro (given name)
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Tarō is a stand-alone Japanese given name
or a common name suffix for males (literally “eldest son”).
People named Tarō include:
People with -tarō as a name suffix:
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...
or a common name suffix for males (literally “eldest son”).
People named Tarō include:
- Akebono TarōAkebono Tarois a retired American born-Japanese sumo wrestler from Waimānalo, Hawaii. Joining the professional sport in Japan in 1988, he was trained by pioneering Hawaiian sumo wrestler Takamiyama and rose swiftly up the rankings, reaching the top division in 1990...
(born 1969), retired sumo wrestler from Hawaii - Asashio Tarō IVAsashio Taro IVAsashio Tarō IV is a former sumo wrestler from Muroto, Kochi, Japan. His highest rank was ozeki...
(born 1955), retired sumo wrestler - Taro AsoTaro Asowas the 92nd Prime Minister of Japan serving from September 2008 to September 2009, and was defeated in the August 2009 election.He has served in the House of Representatives since 1979. He was Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2005 to 2007, and was Secretary-General of the LDP briefly in 2007 and...
(born 1940), former prime minister of Japan - Taro ChiezoTaro ChiezoTaro Chiezo is a Japanese artist based in Manhattan. His works include SuperLambBanana, a sculpture in Liverpool, England.-External links:* *...
, artist - Tarō GomiTaro Gomiis one of Japan's most prolific children's book illustrators and writers. He has published over 400 books in Japan and his work has been widely translated into other languages...
(born 1945), children's book writer and illustrator - Taro HakaseTaro Hakaseis a Japanese musician who specialises as a violinist.He is best known internationally for playing the violin on Celine Dion's song "To Love You More" which appears on the US edition of her Let's Talk About Love album...
, musician (born 1968), violinist - Taro IshidaTaro Ishida' is a Japanese actor and seiyū from the city of Kyoto.-Career:Ishida is a chief priest at a Buddhist temple in Kanazawa, Ishikawa.Ishida is affiliated with Granpapa Production and his former stage name is '....
(born 1944), voice actor - Katsura TarōKatsura TaroPrince , was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, politician and three-time Prime Minister of Japan.-Early life:Katsura was born into a samurai family from Hagi, Chōshū Domain...
, soldier, politician (1848–1913), and former prime minister of Japan - Tarō Kimura (journalist)Taro Kimura (journalist)is a Japanese veteran journalist who provides commentary and analysis with Yūko Andō on Japan's Fuji Television Super News. He is also the managing director of Shonan Beach FM, a community radio station. -Biography:...
(born 1938) - Taro KonoTaro Konois a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . Born in Hiratsuka, Odawara, Kanagawa and graduate of Keio University, he was elected for the first time in 1996...
(born 1963) - Taro Kudo, video game designer
- Taro Nakano, alleged yakuza member
- Tarō Okamoto (1911–1996), artist
- Taro ShojiTaro Shojiwas a Japanese popular music singer.Shoji was born in Akita, Akita Prefecture. He graduated from the Waseda University. He at first entered the South Manchuria Railway. He made his debut as a recording singer in 1933. He attempted to become a Western classical singer, but finally became a popular...
(1898–1972), singer
People with -tarō as a name suffix:
- Shintaro AbeShintaro Abewas a Japanese politician from Yamaguchi Prefecture.He was the eldest son of member of Parliament Kan Abe and son-in-law of Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi. He was married to Yoko Kishi, daughter of Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi. His second son, Shinzō Abe, became Prime Minister of Japan on September...
(1924–1991), Japanese politician, father of former prime minister, Shinzo Abe - Sakutarō HagiwaraSakutarō Hagiwarawas a Japanese writer of free-style verse, active in the Taishō and early Shōwa periods of Japan. He liberated Japanese free verse from the grip of traditional rules, and he is considered the “father of modern colloquial poetry in Japan”...
(1886–1942), Japanese poet - Ryutaro HashimotoRyutaro Hashimotowas a Japanese politician who served as the 82nd and 83rd Prime Minister of Japan from January 11, 1996 to July 30, 1998. He was the leader of one of the largest factions within the ruling LDP through most of the 1990s and remained a powerful back-room player in Japanese politics until scandal...
(1937–2006), former prime minister of Japan - Shōtarō IkenamiShotaro Ikenamiwas a Japanese author.-Major works:Ikenami created several works, including:*Kenkaku Shōbai *Onihei Hankachō*Ninja Justice: Six Tales of Murder and Revenge...
(1923–1990), Japanese author - Shintarō IshiharaShintaro Ishiharais a Japanese author, actor, politician and the governor of Tokyo since 1999.- Early life and artistic career :Shintarō was born in Suma-ku, Kobe. His father Kiyoshi was an employee, later a general manager, of a shipping company. Shintarō grew up in Zushi...
(born 1932), governor of Tokyo - Shotaro IshinomoriShotaro Ishinomoriwas a Japanese manga artist who became an influential figure in manga, anime, and tokusatsu, creating several immensely popular long-running series such as Cyborg 009 and Himitsu Sentai Goranger, what would go on to become part of the Super Sentai series, and the Kamen Rider Series...
(1938–1998), Japanese manga artist - Iwasaki Yatarō (1835–1885), Japanese businessman
- Tsurutarō Kataoka, comedian, actor, artist (born 1954), professional boxer
- Shintaro KatsuShintaro Katsu, born Toshio Okumura was a Japanese actor, singer, producer, and director...
(1931–1997), Japanese movie actor - Kotaro KoizumiKotaro KoizumiKotaro Koizumi is a Japanese actor and the eldest son of the former Japanese Prime Minister, Junichiro Koizumi, and Kayoko Miyamoto....
(born 1978), Japanese actor, son of former prime minister Junichiro Koizumi - Komura JutarōKomura Jutarowas a statesman and diplomat in Meiji period Japan.-Biography:Komura was born to a lower-ranking samurai family in service of the Obi clan at Nichinan, Hyuga province . He attended the Daigaku Nankō...
(1855–1911), Japanese politician - Rentaro Mikuni (born 1923), Japanese actor
- Nakamura Kantarō IINakamura Kantaro IIis a Japanese kabuki, television, and film actor. Born , he is the eldest son of actor Nakamura Kanzaburō XVIII, and brother to Nakamura Shichinosuke II.-Names and Lineage:...
(born 1981), kabuki actor - Kyotaro NishimuraKyotaro Nishimurais a Japanese writer of mystery stories. Nishimura is best known for his "train series" mysteries. He won the Mystery Writers of Japan Award in 1980 for The Terminal Murder Case.-Books in English:*The Mystery Train Disappears ISBN 0-942637-30-5...
, Japanese novelist - Ryōtarō ShibaRyotaro Shiba, born in Osaka, Japan, was a Japanese author best known for his novels about historical events in Japan and on the Northeast Asian sub-continent, as well as his historical and cultural essays pertaining to Japan and its relationship to the rest of the world....
(1923–1996), Japanese author - Kataro ShirayamadaniKataro ShirayamadaniKataro Shirayamadani was a Japanese ex-patriate ceramics painter who worked for Rookwood Pottery in Cincinnati, Ohio from 1887 until 1948. In 1991 one of his pieces from 1900 sold for $198,000....
(1865–1948), ceramics painter - Ryōtarō SugiRyotaro Sugiis a Japanese singer and actor. He was born in Kobe. He is the father of actor Jundai Yamada.Among Sugi's roles is a role in Sukima Kaze, which sold over a million copies. His acting credits include eighteen films...
(born 1944), Japansese actor and singer - Kantarō SuzukiKantaro SuzukiBaron was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy, member and final leader of the Taisei Yokusankai and 42nd Prime Minister of Japan from 7 April-17 August 1945.-Early life:...
(1868–1948), former Japanese prime minister - Umetaro SuzukiUmetaro Suzukiwas a Japanese scientist, born in Shizuoka Prefecture. He was one of the students of famed German Chemist, Emil Fisher. In 1910 he was researching the effects of rice bran in curing patients of beriberi when he discovered an active fraction, which he patented as "aberic acid" . In 1935, this...
(1874–1943), Japanese scientist - Rentarō Taki (1879–1903), Japanese composer
- Shuntarō TanikawaShuntaro Tanikawais a Japanese poet and translator. He is one of the most widely read and highly regarded of living Japanese poets, both in Japan and abroad, and a frequent subject of speculations regarding the Nobel Prize in Literature...
(born 1931), Japanese poet
Characters
- MomotarōMomotarois a popular hero from Japanese folklore. His name literally means Peach Tarō; as Tarō is a common Japanese boy's name, it is often translated as Peach Boy...
, hero from a fairy tale - KintarōKintarois a folk hero from Japanese folklore. A child of superhuman strength, he was raised by a mountain hag on Mount Ashigara. He became friendly with the animals of the mountain, and later, after catching Shutendouji, the terror of the region around Mount Ooe, he became a loyal follower of Minamoto no...
, hero from a fairy tale - Urashima TarōUrashima Tarois a Japanese legend about a fisherman who rescues a turtle and is rewarded for this with a visit to Ryūgū-jō, the palace of Ryūjin, the Dragon God, under the sea...
, hero from a fairy tale - Q-tarō from the manga/anime Obake no Q-tarōObake no Q-taro, by Fujiko Fujio, is a Japanese manga about an obake, Qtarō who lives with the Ōhara family. Qtarō, also known as Q-chan or Oba-Q, is a mischief-maker who likes to fly around scaring people and stealing food, though he is deathly afraid of dogs.The story is formulaic, usually focussed on the...
- Pantyhose Taro of Ranma ½
- Ultraman TaroUltraman Tarois the 6th show in the Ultra Series. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions, this series aired on Tokyo Broadcasting System from April 6, 1973 to April 5, 1974, with a total of 53 episodes....
, the sixth Ultra Brother - Taro Soramame, a character in Dr. SlumpDr. Slumpis a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. It was serialized in Shueisha's anthology comic Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1980 to 1984 which were collected into 18 tankōbon volumes...
media - Taro Raimon or Monta, a character in Eyeshield 21 media
- Taro, a character from the anime/manga Pita-Ten
- Taro, the elder prince of the Serpent Clan from real-time strategy computer game Battle RealmsBattle RealmsBattle Realms, released by Ubisoft in 2001, is a Japanese themed real-time strategy computer game and is the first game created by Liquid Entertainment. Ubisoft released the stand alone expansion pack Battle Realms: Winter of the Wolf in 2002....
- Taro Misaki of the manga/anime series Captain TsubasaCaptain Tsubasa, also known as Flash Kicker, is a popular long running Japanese manga, animation, and video game series, originally created by Yōichi Takahashi in 1981...
- Taro of the anime series Serial Experiments LainSerial Experiments LainSerial Experiments Lain is an anime series directed by Ryutaro Nakamura, original character design by Yoshitoshi ABe, screenplay written by Chiaki J. Konaka, and produced by Yasuyuki Ueda for Triangle Staff. It was broadcast on TV Tokyo from July to September 1998...
- Taro Hanaukyo of Hanaukyo Maid TeamHanaukyo Maid Teamis an anime and manga bishōjo series created by Morishige.Hanaukyo Maid Team is about a young boy, Taro Hanaukyo, who has inherited a vast family fortune and, more importantly, the hundreds of employees working at the family mansion...
(Hanaukyo Maid Tai) - Taro Kagami of the pilot version of Death Note
- Taro Tanaka of Taro the Space AlienTaro the Space Alienis a manga and anime series created by Yasunari Nagatoshi. In 2000, the manga received the Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga.Viz Media is the licensor of the series in the United States. The series has not had a release in English....
(Uchūjin Tanaka Tarō) - Nokotarou, the Japanese name of Koops from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year DoorPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year DoorPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, or Paper Mario 2, released in Japan as , is a console role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo GameCube...
- Hanatarō Yamada of the "Bleach" anime and manga series
- Sado Taro from the anime "MM!"
- Taro Komori from the anime series Ghost HoundGhost Houndis an anime TV series, created by Production I.G and Masamune Shirow, noted for being the creator of the Ghost in the Shell series. The original concept and design was first developed by Shirow in 1987...
See also
- Bandō Tarō, a nickname of Tone RiverTone RiverThe is a river in the Kantō region of Japan. It is in length and has a drainage area of...
- Taro, a famed Sakhalin HuskySakhalin HuskyThe Sakhalin Husky, also known as the , is a breed of dog used as a sled dog.-Appearance:This breed is a spitz type, related to other Japanese dogs such as the Akita Inu...
of the 1958 Japanese Antarctica expedition - Taro (disambiguation)Taro (disambiguation)Taro is any of several tropical plants used as root vegetables:* Most commonly, Colocasia esculenta* Alocasia species, especially Alocasia macrorrhizos * Cyrtosperma merkusii * Xanthosoma sagittifolium...