Japanese Surnames       Natsume Soseki (novelist, 1867-1916)

The following is a list of common Japanese surnames.
In Japanese, surnames always come first.
So first name follows last name.
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Sato, Satou or Satoh Satou

Suzuki Suzuki

Takahashi Takahashi

Tanaka Tanaka

Watanebe Watanebe

Ito, Itou or Itoh Itou

Yamamoto Yamamoto

Nakamura Nakamura

Kobayashi Kobayashi

Saito, Saitou or Saitoh Saitou

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