Kawakami (written: 川上) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Bertha Kawakami Bertha Bicenta Leinaala Ching Kawakami (July 28, 1931 – November 30, 2017) was an American politician and educator. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Kawakami received her bachelor's degree in education from University of Hawaii at Manoa in 1952 and ...

(1931–2017), American educator and politician *, Japanese writer * Gensai Kawakami (1834–1871), a famous samurai *

Hajime Kawakami was a Japanese Marxist economist of the Taishō and early Shōwa periods. Biography Born in Yamaguchi, he graduated from Tokyo Imperial University. After writing for ''Yomiuri Shimbun'', he attained a professorship in economics at Kyoto Impe ...

(1879–1946), Japanese Marxist economist *

Hiromi Kawakami is a Japanese writer known for her off-beat fiction, poetry, and literary criticism. She has won numerous Japanese literary awards, including the Akutagawa Prize, the Tanizaki Prize, the Yomiuri Prize, and the Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature ...

(born 1958), a Japanese author *

Juria Kawakami is a Japanese actress and former singer. After starting out as a child actress, in 2009, she debuted as the lead vocalist of the solo music project Jurian Beat Crisis with the song "Go! Let's Go!" Throughout her music career, Kawakami's music wa ...

(born 1993), a Japanese singer * Kenji Kawakami (born 1946), the inventor of Chindōgu *

Kenshin Kawakami Kenshin Kawakami (川上憲伸) (born June 22, 1975) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chunichi Dragons and in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves. Japanes ...

(born 1975), a Japanese Major League Baseball pitcher *

Kikuko Kawakami was a Japanese writer active during the Shōwa period of Japan. Her maiden name was Shinoda Kikuko. Biography Kawakami Kikuko was born in Shizuoka Prefecture. She graduated from Heijo Higher Girls' School and from the vocational course at Yama ...

(1904–1985), a Japanese novelist *

Kiyoshi Kawakami was a Japanese Christian journalist who published several books in the United States and the United Kingdom. He was born in Yonezawa, educated in the law in Japan, and was for a short time engaged in newspaper work in that country. He sometimes w ...

(nicknamed "Karl"; 1873–1949), a Japanese journalist and author * Masashi Kawakami (born 1972), a Japanese boxer *

Mieko Kawakami is the author of the internationally best-selling novel, '' Breasts and Eggs'', a ''New York Times'' Notable Book of the Year and one of ''TIME'' Best 10 Books of 2020. Born in Osaka on August 29, 1976, Kawakami made her literary debut as a po ...

(born 1976), a Japanese singer and author * Mine Kawakami (born 1969), Japanese pianist and composer *, Japanese electrical engineer * Otojirō Kawakami (1864–1911), a Japanese actor and theatrical manager *

Richard Kawakami Richard Kawakami (February 22, 1931 – March 8, 1987) was an American businessman and politician. Born in Waimea, Kauai County, Hawaii, Kawakami received his bachelor's degree from University of Hawaii and his master's degree from New York Univer ...

(1931–1987), American politician * Sadayakko Kawakami (1871–1946), a Japanese actress known professionally as Sada Yacco *

Saena Kawakami is a Japanese badminton player. Achievements BWF World Tour (1 title, 2 runners-up) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton W ...

(born 1997), Japanese badminton player *

Takeshi Kawakami is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan. Early life Kawakami was born on July 12, 1972, in Adachi, Tokyo. As a junior high school first-grade student in 1985, he finished runner-up to fellow future shogi professional Nobuyuki Y ...

(born 1972), a Japanese professional shogi player *

Tetsuharu Kawakami was a Japanese baseball player and manager, known for his red bat, and his nickname . He was a professional player for 18 years, winning the batting title five times, two home run crowns, three RBI titles, and had six titles for the most hits in ...

(1920–2013), Japanese baseball player "God of Batting/Hitting", and manager *

Tim Kawakami Tim Kawakami is the editor-in-chief for the San Francisco Bay Area edition of ''The Athletic'', a subscription-based, sports journalism website. Previously, he was a sports columnist for the ''San Jose Mercury News''. In addition to his print column ...

, American sports journalist

Fictional characters

*Momoyo Kawakami and Kazuko Kawakami in ''

Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai! , often abbreviated , is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by and released for the PC on August 28, 2009 (first press version) as a DVD and on October 30, 2009 (regular version) as two DVDs. An English translation of the PC version wa ...

'' (''Majikoi ~ Oh! Samurai Girls'') *

Tomie Kawakami Tomie Kawakami, better known mononymously as Tomie, is a character from the Japanese horror manga and film series of the same name created by Junji Ito. Tomie was introduced in Ito's 1987 manga ''Tomie'', which was published in ''Monthly Halloween ...

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Tomie is a Japanese horror manga series written and illustrated by Junji Ito. ''Tomie'' was Ito's first published work he originally submitted to ''Monthly Halloween'', a ''shōjo'' magazine in 1987, which led to him winning the Kazuo Umezu aw ...

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