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Wataru is a masculine
Japanese given name in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name, in that order. Nevertheless, when a Japanese name is written in the Roman alphabet, ever since the Meiji era, the official policy has been to cater to Western expecta ...
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Possible writings

Wataru can be written using several
kanji are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese ...
characters. Here are some examples: *渉, "ford" *渡, "ferry over" *亘, "extend across" *航, "navigate" *和, "harmony" *亙, "extend across" *弥, "more and more" The name can also be written in
hiragana is a Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''. It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' literally means "flowing" or "simple" kana ("simple" originally as contrast ...
わたる or
katakana is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji). The word ''katakana'' means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana characters are derived fr ...
ワタル.


Notable people with the name

*, Japanese announcer, television personality, and news anchor *
Wataru Asō is the former governor of Fukuoka Prefecture in Japan, first elected in 1995. From 2005-11 he was also President of the . A native of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka and graduate of Kyoto University, he joined the Ministry of International Trade and Indus ...
(麻生 渡, born 1939), governor of Fukuoka Prefecture in Japan *, Japanese footballer * Wataru Fukuda (福田 亘, born 1964), Japanese actor *, Japanese footballer *
Wataru Hatano is a Japanese voice actor and singer affiliated with 81 Produce. At the 2nd Seiyu Awards in 2008, Hatano won the Best Male Rookie Award for his roles as Sam Houston in ''Toward the Terra'' and Tenshi Yuri in ''Saint Beast: Kouin Jojishi Tenshit ...
(羽多野 渉, born 1982), Japanese voice actor *
Wataru Hokoyama is a Japanese composer, conductor, and orchestrator based in Hollywood, California. He left his birth nation of Japan at the age of 16 to attend the Interlochen Arts Academy in Interlochen, Michigan. He later attended the Cleveland Institut ...
(鋒山 亘, born 1974), music composer *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese footballer * Wataru Ishijima (石島 渉, 1906–1980), paleontologist and geologist *
Wataru Ito is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Nagoya, Aichi, he attended Osaka University as both undergraduate and graduate students. After working at ...
(伊藤 渉, born 1969), Japanese politician *
Wataru Kamimura is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 5-dan. Early life and education Kamimura was born in Nakano, Tokyo on December 10, 1986. He learned how to play shogi from his father and entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school a ...
(上村 亘, born 1986), Japanese shogi player *
Wataru Kubo was a Japanese politician from the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and then from Democratic Party of Japan. He served as deputy prime minister and finance minister of Japan from 5 January 1996 to 7 November 1996. Early life and education Kubo w ...
(久保 亘, 1929–2003), Japanese politician *
Wataru Misaka Wataru Misaka (December 21, 1923 – November 20, 2019) was an American professional basketball player. A point guard of Japanese descent, he broke a color barrier in professional basketball by being the first non-white player and the first p ...
(三阪 亙, 1923–2019), Japanese-American basketball player * Wataru Miyawaki (宮脇 渉, born 1980), vocalist of Japanese rock band
12012 is a Japanese visual kei rock band. Formed in 2003 in Osaka Prefecture, the group centers its work around the concept of "madness inside a human" (人間の内面における狂気 '). 12012 is also the penal code for the possession of a danger ...
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Wataru Murayama is a female Japanese manga writer. In the west she is mostly known for writing the manga Desert Coral. Profile In the past she worked for Mag Garden's Monthly Comic Blade up until September 2006. Following that she became pregnant in Septembe ...
(村山 渉), Japanese manga writer *, Japanese footballer *
Wataru Sakata is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. Career A former Kyokushin karateka, Sakata trained in professional wrestling at Animal Hamaguchi's gym and joined Akira Maeda's Fighting Network RINGS immediately after. F ...
(坂田 亘, born 1973), professional wrestler and martial arts fighter *, Japanese footballer *
Wataru Takagi is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Chiba Prefecture. He is affiliated with Arts Vision. He is best known for his roles in ''Detective Conan'' (as Genta Kojima and Wataru Takagi), ''After War Gundam X'' (as Garrod Ran), '' Slayers Try'' ( ...
(高木 渉,, born 1966), Japanese voice actor *
Wataru Takeishi is a prolific Japanese music video director. Takeishi has created videos for Japanese superstars such as Ayumi Hamasaki and Every Little Thing. Most Expensive Music Videos Three videos that Takeishi directed appear on the list of most expensiv ...
(竹石 渉, born 1982), music video director *
Wataru Takeshita was a Minister for Reconstruction and a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Kakeya, Shimane and graduate of Keio University he wa ...
(竹下 亘, 1946–2021), Japanese politician *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese boxer *
Wataru Yamazaki is a former Japanese football player. He first played for Nihon University in 2003 and later transferred to Thespa Kusatsu is a professional football (soccer) club based in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture in Japan. The club plays in the J2 League ...
(山崎 渡, born 1980), Japanese footballer *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese hurdler *
Wataru Yoshikawa is a Japanese motorcycle rider. Yoshikawa won the All Japan Superbike Championship in 1994 and 1999. He also participated in the World Superbike Championship, finishing 9th in the 1996 season. In 2003 Yoshikawa finished second at the Suzuka 8 ...
(吉川 和多留, born 1968), Japanese motorcycle rider *
Wataru Yoshizumi is a Japanese manga artist. She was born as on June 18, 1963 in Tokyo, Japan. She graduated with a degree in economics from Hitotsubashi University. Yoshizumi started her career as a Japanese manga artist while working as an office lady. Her de ...
(吉住 渉, born 1963), Japanese manga artist


Fictional characters

* Wataru Ikusabe (戦部 ワタル)), a character from ''
Mashin Hero Wataru is a mecha multimedia franchise originally created by Sunrise and Red Entertainment. The first series aired on April 15, 1988, replacing the 17:00–17:30 timeslot used for '' Transformers: The Headmasters''. Sunrise credited "Hajime Y ...
'' * Wataru Kurenai (紅 渡), main character from ''Kamen Rider Kiva'' * Wataru Hoshi (ホシ・ワタル), the main character from ''
Star Trigon is a 2002 puzzle video game, puzzle arcade game published in Japan by Namco. Ports for iPod, iOS devices and Windows were also released. In the game, the player controls one of three characters — Wataru Hoshi, Chuta Bigbang and Susumu Hori — t ...
'' * Wataru Azuma (東 航), the main character fro
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* Wataru Sanzu (三途 渡), a character from ''
Inazuma Eleven is an association football-themed media franchise created by Level-5 (company), Level-5. The franchise began with the release of ''Inazuma Eleven (video game), Inazuma Eleven'' in 2008, with the game series selling over 8 million copies worldwide b ...
'' *Wataru Onaga (尾長 渉), a character from the manga and anime ''
Haikyu!! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from February 2012 to July 2020, with its chapters collected in 45 ''tankōbo ...
'' with the position of middle blocker from Fukurodani Academy *Wataru Kuon (久遠 渡,), a supporting character from the football manga ''
Blue Lock is a Japanese manga series written by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and illustrated by Yusuke Nomura. It has been serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' since August 2018, with its chapters collected in 22 ''tankōbon'' volumes as of Dece ...
'' *Wataru Hibiya (日比谷 渉), a character from the dating sim video game ''
Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side is a dating sim video game targeted towards women and girls (an ''Otome'' game) released by Konami for the PlayStation 2 game console on June 20, 2002. It was also re-released with enhancements for the Nintendo DS as ''Tokimeki Memorial Girl's ...
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