| 木村 | mu4 cun1 | Kimura (common Japanese name) |
| 本因坊秀策 | ben3 yin1 fang1 xiu4 ce4 | Honinbo Shuusaku |
| 杉山彬 | shan1 shan1 bin1 | Tsugiyama Akira, secretary at the Japanese legation killed during the Boxer uprising |
| 李缨 | li3 ying1 | Li Ying (1963-), Japanese-educated Chinese documentary film director |
| 村上・春树 | cun1 shang4 chun1 shu4 | MURAKAMI Haruki (1949-), Japanese novelist and translator |
| 死亡笔记 | si3 wang2 bi3 ji4 | Death Note |
| 江蓠 | jiang1 li2 | red algae |
| 泷泽 | long2 ze2 | Takizawa or Takesawa (Japanese name) |
| 皇军 | huang2 jun1 | imperial army (esp. Japanese) |
| 石原慎太郎 | shi2 yuan2 shen4 tai4 lang2 | Ishihara Jintar (1932-), Japanese author and politician, governor of Tokyo since 1999 |
| 神舆 | shen2 yu2 | mikoshi (Japanese portable Shinto shrine) |
| 织田信长 | zhi1 tian2 xin4 chang2 | ODA Nobunaga (1534-1582), Japanese shogun (warlord), played an important role in unifying Japan |
| 绳文 | sheng2 wen2 | Jymon period of Japanese prehistory, with rope pattern pottery |