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Yōko Ogawa (小川 洋子, Ogawa Yōko, born March 30, 1962) is a Japanese writer. Her work has won every major Japanese literary award, including the Akutagawa Prize and the Yomiuri Prize . [ 1 ] Internationally, she has been the recipient of the Shirley Jackson Award and the American Book Award . [ 2 ]
Kenichi Ogawa (尾川 堅一, Ogawa Ken'ichi, born February 1, 1988) is a Japanese professional boxer who held the IBF junior lightweight title from November 2021 to June 2022. As of July 2022, Ogawa is ranked as the world's eight-best active super featherweight according to The Ring [2] and BoxRec , [3] and as the tenth best according to TBRB .
Frank Hirao Ogawa (Japanese: 小川 平男, [1] May 17, 1917 – July 13, 1994 [2]) was a civil rights leader [3] and the first Japanese American to serve on the Oakland City Council, [4] of which he was a member from 1966 until his death in 1994.
Yoshinari Ogawa (小川良成, Ogawa Yoshinari) (born November 2, 1966) is a Japanese former professional wrestler who currently works for Pro Wrestling Noah.He has earned the nickname of "Rat Boy" from the English-speaking Puroresu fanbase due to his sneaky, clever in-ring tactics and baiting his opponents into quick pins, as well as the disheveled, greasy appearance he cultivated during the ...
Naoya Ogawa (Japanese: 小川 直也, Ogawa Naoya) (born 31 March 1968) is a Japanese Olympic and world champion judoka, retired professional wrestler, and mixed martial artist. He won a total of seven medals at the All-Japan Judo Championships (second only behind Yasuhiro Yamashita ), and set a record of seven medals at the World Judo ...
Ogawa (written: 小川 lit. "small river" or おがわ in hiragana) is the 30th most common Japanese surname. [1] Less common variants are 小河 (also "small river") or 尾川 ("tail river"). Notable people with the surname include: Ai Ogawa (愛 小川, 1947–2010), American poet. Daiki Ogawa (小川 大貴, born 1991), Japanese footballer.
Kiyoshi Ogawa (Japanese: 小川 清 Ogawa Kiyoshi, October 23, 1922 – May 11, 1945) was a Japanese naval aviator ensign (少尉) of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. As a kamikaze pilot, Ensign Ogawa's final action took place on May 11, 1945, during the Battle of Okinawa .
Ogawa was born in central London to an English father and a Japanese mother. [1] [2] Ogawa moved around growing up attending multiple different international schools in Europe. [3] [4] She later boarded at Ross School in New York, [5] where her interest in acting came unexpectedly through a school musical. [6]