Imai ( — characters for "now" and "water well", meaning "new place of residence") is a Japanese surname.
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*, Japanese animator
* Asami Imai ( 今井麻美), voice actor
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Eriko Imai
is a Japanese pop singer, actress and politician. She made her debut in the early 1990s as part of the group Speed, which disbanded in March 2000. Eriko began her work away from Speed during 1998, performing "Tsumetaku Shinai de", under the st ...
( 今井絵理子), artist
*, Japanese figure skater
*, Japanese cross-country skier
* Hisae Imai ( 今井寿恵), photographer
* Hisashi Imai ( 今井寿), Japanese rock musician
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Isao Imai (disambiguation) Isao Imai may refer to:
* Isao Imai (physicist) (1914–2004), Japanese theoretical physicist
* Isao Imai (judge) is Japanese attorney-at-law (a counsel of TMI Associates) and was a member of the Supreme Court of Japan.Kenji Imai (disambiguation), multiple people
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Kohzoh Imai
is a Japanese physician and oncologist specializing in molecular diagnosis and novel medical treatment of cancer. He is well known for the discovery of a melanoma-related antigen (later, it is called, Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycan-4 (CSPG4)) by ...
(今井浩三, born 1948), Japanese scientist
*, Japanese snowboarder
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Masaaki Imai
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is a Japanese organizational theorist and management consultant, known for his work on quality management, specifically on Kaizen.
Life and work
Born in Tokyo, Imai obtained his BA from Tokyo University in 1955, where he continued to do ...
(born 1930), Japanese organizational theorist
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Miki Imai (disambiguation) Miki Imai is the name of:
*, Japanese pop singer and actress
* Miki Imai (athlete) (born 1975), Japanese high jumper
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Runa Imai
is a Japanese swimmer. She qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the 200 meter individual medley. She swam the 11th best time in the heats and qualified for the semifinals, where she was eliminated with a 15th-place finish ...
(born 2000), Japanese swimmer
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Sōkyū Imai
was a Japanese Buddhist monk and ''waka'' poet of the Nanbokuchō period. His secular name (俗名) was Ōtomo Yoriyasu (大友頼資).
Poetry
Four of his ''waka'' were included in imperial anthologies such as the ''Shinshūi Wakashū'' and t ...
( 今井宗久), merchant
* Tadashi Imai ( 今井正), film director
*, Japanese middle-distance runner
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Tomoki Imai
is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Western United FC in the A-League.
Career
Born in the Chiba Prefecture, Imai made his debut for Omiya Ardija of the J1 League on March 20, 2013 against Júbilo Iwata in the J ...
, Japanese footballer
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Toshiaki Imai
is a Japanese football manager and former player.
Early life
Imai was born in Saitama Prefecture on 29 December 1954 and graduated from Waseda University.
Playing career
Imai played for Fujitsu (later ''Kawasaki Frontale'') from 1977 to 1981. ...
Tsubasa Imai
is a Japanese singer, actor and dancer formerly in the Japanese agency Johnny & Associates. He joined Johnny & Associates in 1995 and officially debuted in 2002 in the duo Tackey & Tsubasa with Hideaki Takizawa. They are signed to the record labe ...
( 今井翼), Japanese singer and actor
* Yuka Imai ( 今井由香 born 1970), voice actor
*, Japanese actor
Fictional characters
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Hotaru Imai
The following is a list of characters from the anime and manga series ''Gakuen Alice''.
Students of Elementary School Division
* is the 10-year-old female protagonist of the story. She is characterised by being optimistic, childlike, cheerful ...
(今井 蛍), a character from ''Alice Academy''
* Nobume Imai (今井 信女), a character from '' Gintama''
*Lisa Imai (今井 リサ), a character from '' BanG Dream!''