Shinya (Shin'ya) is a Japanese
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
, usually for males. It is pronounced as "Shin-ya", not "Shi-nya". Notable people with the name include:
*, Japanese curler and curling coach
*, Japanese politician
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Shinya Aoki
is a Japanese mixed martial artist, professional wrestler and grappler currently competing in ONE Championship's and Rizin Fighting Federation's Welterweight division. He also competes in DDT Pro-Wrestling where he is a former three-time DDT Ex ...
(born 1983), professional mixed martial artist
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Shinya Arino
is a Japanese comic duo from Osaka working for Shōchiku Geinō, the second largest comedy talent agency in Japan following Yoshimoto Kōgyō.
Yowiko are known otakus, even appearing on the variety show ''LINCOLN'' cosplaying as Char Aznable ...
(born 1972),
Osaka
is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2. ...
comedian part of and host of ''
GameCenter CX
, also known as ''Retro Game Master'' in other regions, is a Japanese gaming-variety show television program produced by Fuji Television and Gascoin Company. The name is a combination of "game center" (the Japanese term for an arcade) and Fuji TV ...
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*, Japanese jazz drummer and composer
*, Japanese voice actor
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Shinya Hashimoto
was a Japanese professional wrestler, promoter and actor. Along with Masahiro Chono and Keiji Mutoh, Hashimoto was dubbed one of the "Three Musketeers" that began competing in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) in the mid-1980s and dominated the prom ...
(1965–2005), professional wrestler
*, Japanese judoka
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese professional baseball player
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Shinya Kimura
Shinya Kimura is a Japanese born custom motorcycle builder. He founded Zero Engineering in 1992 and Chabott Engineering in 2002. He is the originator of the "zero style" custom bike.
Biography Zero Engineering
Kimura founded Zero Engineering ...
, bike builder
*, Japanese video game director and designer
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Shinya Makabe
, better known by his ring name is a Japanese Professional wrestling, professional wrestler, trained by and currently performing for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a former one-time IWGP Heavyweight Championship, IWGP Heavyweight C ...
, (真壁 伸也, born 1972), professional wrestler, known professionally as Togi Makabe
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Shinya Matsuda Shinya (Shin'ya) is a Japanese given name, usually for males. It is pronounced as "Shin-ya", not "Shi-nya". Notable people with the name include:
*, Japanese curler and curling coach
*, Japanese politician
*Shinya Aoki (born 1983), professional mi ...
, a voice actor
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Shinya Nakamura
is a professional Go player.
Biography
Nakamura became a professional in 1991. He reached 8 dan, in 2001 and is currently 9 dan. Nakamura was taught by Yorimoto Yamashita. In 1996, Nakamura lost in the Shinjin-O final to future Honinbō Shi ...
(born 1973), professional Go player
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Shinya Nakano
is a retired Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and Superbike rider. He is not related to the former Formula One racer Shinji Nakano.
Career
Early career
Nakano was All-Japan 250cc champion in 1998, the highlight of a long career in b ...
(born 1977), motorcycle racer
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Shinya Ōtaki
, previously known as , is a Japanese voice actor.
Anime TV
*''Combat Mecha Xabungle'' (Jiron Amos)
*'' Crayon Shin-chan'' (Kantamu Robo, Nene's father)
*''Dancouga – Super Beast Machine God'' (Francis)
*'' Detective Academy Q'' (Detective Ikema ...
(born 1953), a Japanese voice actor
*, Japanese biathlete
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese shogi player
*, Japanese voice actor
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Shinya Takahashi
commonly abbreviated as Nintendo EPD, is the largest division within the Japanese video game company Nintendo. The division focuses on developing and producing video games, mobile apps, and other related entertainment software for the company. E ...
(born 1963), a video game producer
*, Japanese swimmer
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Shinya Tsukamoto
is a Japanese people, Japanese filmmaker, film producer, screenwriter, Film editing, editor, Film director, director, cinematographer, art director, production designer and actor.
With a considerable cult following both domestically and abroad ...
, film director and actor
*, Japanese comedian and television presenter
*, Japanese footballer
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Shinya Yamada
Dir En Grey (stylized as DIR EN GREY and previously as Dir en grey) is a Japanese heavy metal band formed in February 1997 and currently signed to Firewall Div., a sub-division of Free-Will. With a consistent lineup of guitarists Kaoru and Di ...
(born 1970), drummer of the band Luna Sea
*, Japanese shogi player
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Shinya Yamanaka
is a Japanese stem cell researcher and a Nobel Prize laureate. He serves as the director of Center for iPS Cell (induced Pluripotent Stem Cell) Research and Application and a professor at the Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences at Kyoto ...
, cell biologist,
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Shinya (musician)
Dir En Grey (stylized as DIR EN GREY and previously as Dir en grey) is a Japanese heavy metal band formed in February 1997 and currently signed to Firewall Div., a sub-division of Free-Will. With a consistent lineup of guitarists Kaoru and Die, ...
(born 1978), drummer of the band Dir en grey
Fictional characters:
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Shinya Aiba, Tekkaman Evil
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Shinya Kogami
is the protagonist introduced in the 2012 anime series ''Psycho-Pass''. A police officer in a cyberpunk dystopia, Kogami becomes obsessed with murdering Shogo Makishima, a criminal mastermind responsible for the death of one of Kogami's former a ...
, Psycho-Pass
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Shinya Hiragi, Owari no Seraph
*Shinya Oda, Persona 5
Shinya or Shin'ya (written: or ) is also a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*, Japanese speed skater
*, Japanese swimmer
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Japanese-language surnames
Japanese masculine given names