Okada (written: 岡田 literally "hill rice-paddy") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the name include: * , Japanese painter * Doris Okada Matsui, American politician of the Democratic Party * , Japanese painter in the Edo period * , Japanese cyclist * Izō Okada, Japanese samurai and assassin *

Jisaku Okada Jisaku Okada (岡田次作, 1893 – June 4, 1942) was an Imperial Japanese Navy Captain (naval), captain.
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, an IJN Captain *

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 ...

, Japanese-American writer *

Junichi Okada is an actor and a former member of Japanese boy band V6, which was under the management of Johnny & Associates. He joined Johnny & Associates at the age of 14. Music career In the summer of 1995, Okada participated in ''Johnny's Pre-School'' ...

, Japanese singer and actor *

Junko Okada is a Japanese voice actress from Aichi, Kanie, Japan employed by Genki Project. Voice roles *'' Ef: A Tale of Memories.'' as Kei Shindō *''Getbackers'' as nurse (ep 35) *''Haru no Ashioto'' as Nagomi Fujikura *'' Kodocha'' as Rumiko Yokota (ep ...

, Japanese voice actress *

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, and previously of the Democratic Party of Japan. He ...

, former Democratic Party of Japan president and foreign minister of Japan *

Kazuchika Okada (born November 8, 1987) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Okada is a five-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion where his fourth reign with the championship is the longest in history at 720 days. He also h ...

, Japanese professional wrestler *

Kazuo Okada is a Japanese billionaire businessman, and art collector. Okada was formerly an executive at Wynn Resorts, and co-founder and former chairman of the Universal Entertainment Corporation, until his ousting in 2017 after allegations of financial ...

, Japanese businessman and billionaire, the biggest project of whom is Okada Manilla (see below) *

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 * , Japanese photographer *

Mari Okada is a Japanese screenwriter, director and manga artist. She is one of the most prolific writers currently working in the anime industry. She won the 16th Animation Kobe Award. Personal life Okada was born in Chichibu. She was often bullied at ...

, Japanese screenwriter *

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 *

Masumi Okada was a professional actor, singer, stand-up comedian, and film producer. Also known by his nickname "Fanfan", he was born in Nice, France, to a Japanese father, Minoru Okada, who was an artist, and a Danish mother, Ingeborg Sevaldsen, who was th ...

, Japanese-Danish actor *

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 *

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 i ...

(born 1997), Japanese idol, model and actress * , Japanese snowboarder * , Japanese painter *

Satoru Okada Satoru Okada (岡田智 ''Okada Satoru'', born January 10, 1947) is the former general manager of Nintendo Research & Engineering, the division designing and developing Nintendo handheld game consoles. He is best known for creating the origina ...

, general manager of Nintendo Research & Engineering * , Japanese Samurai * , Japanese architect * , Japanese slalom canoeist *

Tadahiko Okada was a Japanese politician. He was governor of Saitama Prefecture (1916-1919), Nagano Prefecture (1921-1922) and Kumamoto Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Kumamoto Prefecture has a population of 1,748 ...

(1878–1958), Japanese politician *

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 R ...

, former Grand Prix motorcycle racing and Superbike racing motorcycle racer *

Takeshi Okada is a Japanese former football player and manager. He played for and managed the Japan national team. Club career Okada was born in Osaka on August 25, 1956. After graduating from Waseda University, he joined Japan Soccer League (JSL) club Fu ...

, coach of the Japan national football team * , Japanese general *

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 *

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 *

Toshio Okada is an anime producer, author, and lecturer. He is a co-founder and former president of the production company Gainax. He is portrayed by actor Gaku Hamada in the 2014 TV Drama ''Aoi Honō'' based on the autobiographical manga by his fellow Kazuh ...

, founder of the anime company Gainax * Yaichiro Okada, Japanese zoologist * Yoshiko Okada, Japanese actress * , Japanese footballer * , Japanese footballer *

Yukiko Okada was a Japanese singer and actress, active in the mid-1980s. After winning a nationwide television show at age 15 in 1983, she debuted as an Japanese idol, idol in 1984. Her death by suicide two years later led to a number of copycat suicides, a ...

, Japanese idol

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Okada Domain 270px, Itō Nagatoshi 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 * Okada Station (Ehime), a railway station in Ehime, Japan * Okada Station (Kagawa), a railway station in Kagawa, Japan * Okada Museum of Art, an art museum in Kanagawa, Japan *

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) *

Okada (motorcycle taxi) An okada (also achaba, going, inaga) is a motorcycle taxi commonly used in Nigeria and other African countries. Motorcycle taxis or okadas are also commonly used in some other West African countries, including Togo (''oléyia''), Benin (''zémidj ...

, a motorcycle taxi used in western Africa * Okada Air, a now defunct airline in Nigeria {{surname Japanese-language surnames