Okada (written: 岡田 literally "hill rice-paddy") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the name include:
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Doris Okada Matsui, American politician of the Democratic Party
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Izō Okada, Japanese samurai and assassin
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Jisaku Okada, an IJN Captain
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John Okada
John Okada (September 23, 1923 – February 20, 1971) was a Japanese American novelist known for his critically acclaimed novel ''No-No Boy''.
Biography
Born in Seattle, Okada was a student at the University of Washington during the attack o ...
, Japanese-American writer
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Junichi Okada, Japanese singer and actor
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Junko Okada, Japanese voice actress
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Katsuya Okada
is a Japanese politician who was Deputy Prime Minister of Japan from January to December 2012. A member of the House of Representatives of Japan, he was the President of the Democratic Party (Japan, 2016), Democratic Party, and previously of th ...
, former Democratic Party of Japan president and foreign minister of Japan
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Kazuchika Okada, Japanese professional wrestler
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Kazuo Okada, Japanese businessman and billionaire, the biggest project of whom is Okada Manilla (see below)
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Keisuke Okada
was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy, politician and Prime Minister of Japan from 1934 to 1936.
Biography
Early life
Okada was born on 20 January 1868, in Fukui Prefecture, the son of a samurai of the Fukui Domain. He attended the 15th ...
, 31st Prime Minister of Japan
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Mari Okada, Japanese screenwriter
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Masaki Okada
is a Japanese actor. He is best known for his roles as Sekime Kyogo in the drama ''Hanazakari no Kimitachi e'' and as Takuma Kakinouchi in the 2009 film '' I Give My First Love to You''.
Filmography
Films
* ''The Foreign Duck, the Native Duck ...
, Japanese actor
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Masumi Okada, Japanese-Danish actor
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Mokichi Okada
Mokichi Okada (岡田茂吉 ''Okada Mokichi'', 23 December 1882
He founded the World Church of Messiah, that later became the Church of World Messianity, and also is the spiritual leader of Shumei and the Johrei Fellowship. He is known by his fo ...
, founder of the Church of World Messianity
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Nana Okada
is a Japanese singer and actress, represented by Avex Asunaro. She is a member of the girl group AKB48 and a former member of STU48. She has been a fixture in AKB48's major single lineups since 2016 and is considered one of the best singers in ...
(born 1997), Japanese idol, model and actress
* , Japanese snowboarder
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Satoru Okada, general manager of Nintendo Research & Engineering
* , Japanese Samurai
* , Japanese architect
* , Japanese slalom canoeist
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Tadahiko Okada
was a Japanese politician. He was governor of Saitama Prefecture (1916-1919), Nagano Prefecture (1921-1922) and Kumamoto Prefecture (1922-1923).
Awards
*1945 - Order of the Sacred Treasure
The is a Japanese order, established on 4 January ...
(1878–1958), Japanese politician
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Tadayuki Okada
Tadayuki 'Taddy' Okada (born February 13, 1967) is a Japanese former professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was runner-up in the 1994 250cc and in the 1997 500cc World Championship.
Early career
Okada won the 250cc All Japan Road Ra ...
, former Grand Prix motorcycle racing and Superbike racing motorcycle racer
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Takeshi Okada, coach of the Japan national football team
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Tokihiko Okada
(February 18, 1903 – January 16, 1934) was a silent film star in Japan during the 1920s and early 1930s. A native of Tokyo, he first started at the Taikatsu studio and later he was a leading player for Japanese directors such as Yasujirō ...
, a silent Japanese actor
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Tomohiro Okada
Tomohiro Okada (岡田智博) is an interdisciplinary creative and innovation developer, researcher, policymaker, and art curator of contemporary and technology field, Director of Creative Cluster. Since 1995 he has been active in electronic medi ...
, Japanese new media art and design curator, thinker of creative economics
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Toshio Okada, founder of the anime company Gainax
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Yaichiro Okada, Japanese zoologist
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Yoshiko Okada, Japanese actress
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Yukiko Okada, Japanese idol
Other uses
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Okada Domain
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was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, in what is now western Okayama Prefecture. It controlled a small portion of central Bitchū Province and was centered around Okada ''jin'ya'' in what ...
, a Japanese domain in the Edo period
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Okada Station (Ehime), a railway station in Ehime, Japan
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Okada Station (Kagawa), a railway station in Kagawa, Japan
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Okada Museum of Art, an art museum in Kanagawa, Japan
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Okada Manila
Okada Manila ( ja, オカダマニラ, Okada Manira) is a casino resort and hotel complex located on the Entertainment City gaming strip in Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines.
In 2007, with a total construction cost of about 250 billion Yen ...
, a casino resort and hotel complex in Parañaque City, Metro Manila which is the biggest project of Kazuo Okada (see above)
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Okada (motorcycle taxi), a motorcycle taxi used in western Africa
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Okada Air
Okada Air was an airline based in Benin City, Nigeria. The carrier was established in 1983 with a fleet of BAC-One Eleven 300s. and started charter operations in the same year. In 1984, a Boeing 707-355C was acquired for cargo operations. By ...
, a now defunct airline in Nigeria
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