Furukawa (surname)

Furukawa (written: 古川 or 古河, lit."old river") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

*, illustrator and former member of the Japanese idol girl group SKE48. She is a former member and leader of SKE48's Team KII
*, Japanese industrialist and copper mine magnate
*, announcer for Mainichi Broadcasting System
*, Japanese astronomer
* Lisa Furukawa (born 1976), Japanese-American pianist, singer and songwriter (formerly known as Lisa Furukawa Ray)
*, Japanese voice actor affiliated with Space Craft Group. His most notable role is in the anime ''One-Punch Man'', as the main character, Saitama and ''Golden Time'', as Banri Tada
*, Japanese writer
*, Japanese musician, and former bass guitarist and singer for the Japanese rock band Supercar
*, Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature)
*, renowned Japanese photographer
*, Japanese comedian
*, JAXA astronaut
*, Japanese businessman
*, Japanese archer
*, former Japanese football player
*, Japanese professional basketball player who currently plays for Link Tochigi Brex in the National Basketball League (Japan)
* Takeshi Furukawa, Japanese-American composer, orchestrater and conductor. His works have spanned the concert stage, films, television, video games and advertising campaigns
*, Japanese film director
*, Japanese educator
*, Japanese medical doctor, attorney, and politician
*, vocalist for Guniw Tools
*, Japanese voice actor
*, former Japanese football player* Furukawa Hompo
*, Japanese singer and actor, member of boy group Super★Dragon
* Yasushi Furukawa (disambiguation), multiple people
*, Japanese politician
*, Japanese actor
*, Japanese actor, singer, songwriter and model

Fictional characters

*Nagisa Furukawa, main character in the visual novel ''Clannad''

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Japanese-language surnames