Takuya is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *

Takuya Asanuma , better known mononymously as Takuya (stylized in all caps as TAKUYA), is a Japanese musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He was formerly the second guitarist of the Judy and Mary. He currently works as a solo artist under the name T ...

(born 1971), Japanese guitarist and former member of Judy and Mary who performs as "TAKUYA" *

Takuya Eguchi is a Japanese voice actor and singer. He is affiliated with 81 Produce. He has voiced in a number of lead roles in anime shows, including Kazuya Kujo in ''Gosick'', Yoshiharu Sagara in ''The Ambition of Oda Nobuna'', Kon Hokaze in ''Ixion Saga ...

, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese long-distance runner *, Japanese slalom canoeist *, Japanese footballer *

Takuya Hirai Takuya Hirai is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Takamatsu, Kagawa and graduate of Sophia University he was elected to the House ...

(born 1958), Japanese politician, member of the Japanese House of Representatives *

Takuya Igarashi is a Japanese freelance storyboard artist and director who has worked for Toei Animation and currently Bones. He has also sometimes used the alias . Anime involved in Director ''TV Series'' ''Films'' Other *'' Alien Nine'': Episode Dire ...

, Japanese anime director *, Japanese alpine skier *, Japanese footballer *

Takuya Jinno is a Japanese former association football player and manager. Club career Jinno was born in Soka on June 1, 1970. He was educated at and played for Shutoku High School. After graduating in 1989, he joined Japan Soccer League side Nissan Motors. ...

(born 1970), Japanese footballer *, Japanese professional baseball player *, Japanese footballe *

Takuya Kimura is a Japanese actor, singer, and radio personality. He is regarded as a Japanese icon after achieving success as an actor. He was also a popular member of SMAP, one of the best-selling boy bands in Asia. A 1996 television drama series, ''Long ...

(born 1972), member of the Japanese pop vocal group, SMAP * Takuya Kimura (baseball) (1972–2010), baseball player *

Takuya Kirimoto is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Gifu Prefecture, Japan. He is attached to Aoni Production. He is the best official dubbing roles for Bradley Cooper, Hyun Bin, So Ji-sub and many more. Biography Filmography Television animation *''Tur ...

, Japanese voice actor * Takuya Kondo (born 1991), Japanese figure skater *

Takuya Kurosawa is a Japanese race car driver. Kurosawa raced in All-Japan Formula Three from 1988 to 1989, Japanese Formula 3000 from 1990 to 1995 and the JGTC series from 1994 to 1999, also driving in the 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans, finishing 10th. Kurosawa t ...

(born 1962), Japanese race car driver *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *

Takuya Nagase is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 9- dan. He is the current holder of the Ōza title and a former holder of the Eiō title. Early life Nagase was born in Yokohama on September 5, 1992. He learned how to play shogi at age six from ...

, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *

Takuya Onishi is a Japanese astronaut selected for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in 2009. He spent four months on board the International Space Station in 2016. Early life Onishi was born in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan on 22 December 1975. He gradua ...

(born 1975), Japanese astronaut candidate from JAXA *, Japanese sport wrestler *, Japanese anime screenwriter and director *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *

Takuya Sugi is a Japanese professional wrestler from Shizuoka. He currently works in Pro Wrestling Zero1 (Zero1) as Sugi (stylized in all capital letters), but he has used many aliases, most commonly Yoshitsune and Sugi, through his career in many Japanese ...

(born 1983), Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese footballer *

Takuya Takagi is a Japanese football manager and former player. He played for Japan national team. He was a physical forward and the Japanese media and fans dubbed him as the ''Cannon of Asia''. Club career Takagi was educated at and played for Kunimi High ...

(born 1967), Japanese professional footballer and coach *

Takuya Tasso is a Japanese politician and the current governor of Iwate Prefecture. He is a native of Morioka and graduate of the University of Tokyo. Biography Tasso joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1988, receiving a master's degree in internatio ...

(born 1964), Japanese politician, governor of Iwate Prefecture * Takuya Terada (born 1992), Japanese singer, actor and model, currently active in Korean band Cross Gene *

Takuya Tsukahara is a Japanese photographer A photographer (the Greek language, Greek φῶς (''phos''), meaning "light", and γραφή (''graphê''), meaning "drawing, writing", together meaning "drawing with light") is a person who makes photographs. ...

(born 1937), Japanese photographer *, Japanese footballer * Takuya Yamada (born 1974), Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *Takuya∞, the vocalist for the Japanese band

Uverworld Uverworld (stylized as UVERworld) is a Japanese rock band consisting of six members and originating from Kusatsu, Shiga. They have released eleven studio albums and over thirty singles and have sold over three million records worldwide. "Uverwo ...

*, Japanese sumo wrestler *, Japanese sumo wrestler

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*Takuya Enoki, the main character in the manga series ''

Aka-chan to Boku is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Marimo Ragawa. It was published in Hakusensha's magazine '' Hana to Yume'' from 1991 to 1997. In North America, it was published by Viz Media. The series was adapted into an anime telev ...

'' *Takuya Morooka, a character in the visual novel ''

Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai! , often abbreviated , is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by and released for the PC on August 28, 2009 (first press version) as a DVD and on October 30, 2009 (regular version) as two DVDs. An English translation of the PC version was ...

'' *Takuya Kanbara, a character in the anime series ''

Digimon Frontier , is the fourth anime television series in the '' Digimon'' franchise, produced by Toei Animation. Unlike the previous series, the main characters can merge with ancient spirits known as "Legendary Warriors" to become Digimon themselves. The ...

'' * Takuya Yamashiro, protagonist of the tokusatsu television series '' Spider-Man'' *, a character from the ''

Assassination Classroom manga Assassination is the murder of a prominent or important person, such as a head of state, head of government, politician, world leader, member of a royal family or CEO. The murder of a celebrity, activist, or artist, though they may not have a ...

'' and anime series *Takuya Kai, the Main character in the metal heroes series ''

Juukou B-Fighter , is a 1995 Japanese tokusatsu television series. B-Fighter is short for "Beetle Fighter". It was part of Toei's Metal Hero Series franchise. It dealt with three members of the prestigious fighting against the evil forces of the otherworldly ...

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