is a feminine Japanese given name. Although the name is always

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the same way, the kanji characters can be different.

Possible writings

* 信子, "trust, child" * 伸子, "to lengthen, child" * 延子, "to prolong, child" * 暢子, "extend/stretch, relax/child" * 宜子, "good, child"

People

* Nobuko Albery, a Japanese author, theatrical producer and the widow of English theatrical impresario, Sir

Donald Albery Sir Donald Arthur Rolleston Albery (19 June 1914 – 14 September 1988) was an English theatre impresario who did much to translate the adventurous spirit of London in the 1960s onto the stage. Biography He was born into a theatrical famil ...

* Princess Nobuko (

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: ''Fumi-no-miya Nobuko Naishinnō'', 富美宮允子内親王), the 8th daughter of

Emperor Meiji , also called or , was the 122nd emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession. Reigning from 13 February 1867 to his death, he was the first monarch of the Empire of Japan and presided over the Meiji era. He was the figur ...

* Nobuko Asō (麻生信子), later Princess Tomohito of Mikasa (寛仁親王妃信子) *

Nobuko Fukuda (born July 29, 1980) is a Japanese cross-country skier who has competed since 2000. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of eighth in the team sprint at Turin in 2006. Fukuda's best individual finish was 24th in the ind ...

(福田修子), Japanese

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* Nobuko Imai (今井信子), a Japanese classical violist and

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Nobuko Iwaki is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, was a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) until 2009. A native of Minamiamabe District, Ōita, she attended Beppu University as an undergraduate and ...

(井脇ノブ子), Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet *, Japanese writer * Nobuko Miyamoto (宮本信子), a Japanese actress *, Japanese architect *

Nobuko Okashita is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kagawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Kagawa Prefectu ...

(岡下信子), a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, and a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet * , Japanese rower *

Nobuko Otowa was a Japanese actress who appeared in more than 100 films between 1950 and 1994. A graduate of Takarazuka Girl's Opera School, Otowa was first signed to Daiei studios, before becoming a freelance actress by the early 1950s. After starring in ...

(乙羽信子), a Japanese actress * Nobuko Takagi (高樹のぶ子), the

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of Nobuko Tsuruta, a Japanese author *

Nobuko Tsuchiya is an artist based in London. Tsuchiya was born in 1972 in Yokohama, Japan. She studied art at Accademia di Belle Arti Firenze and the Goldsmiths, University of London. She makes sculptures out of found scraps of household objects. Nobuko begins ...

(土屋信子), Japanese artist *, Japanese speed skater *, Japanese computer scientist * Nobuko Yoshiya (吉屋信子), a Japanese novelist who was active in the Taishō and Shōwa periods of Japan

Fictional characters

* Nobuko Ishihara (石原信子), a character in the manga '' Love Com'' * Nobuko Kotani (小谷信子), the titular character of the Japanese television drama '' Nobuta wo Produce'' * Nobuko Komiyama (小宮山信子), the titular character of the film ''

Nobuko (1940 film) is a 1940 Japanese drama film directed by Hiroshi Shimizu. It is based on the novel of the same name by Bunroku Shishi. Plot Young teacher Nobuko starts her new job in a girls' school in Tokyo, residing at the place of her aunt Okei, a geisha ...

'', one of many adaptations of a novel by Bunroku Shishi {{given name Japanese feminine given names