List of Famous people with last name Kawai

Anri Kawai is a Japanese politician, formerly of the Liberal Democratic Party, and a former member of the House of Councillors in the Diet. Her husband is member of the House of Representatives and former Minister of Justice Katsuyuki Kawai. Born in Nobeoka, Miyazaki and a graduate of Keio University, she served in the assembly of Hiroshima Prefecture for four terms. On the 20th January 2021, at the Tokyo District Court, she was convicted of vote-buying in the 2019 House of Councillors election.

Katsuyuki Kawai is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. A native of Hiroshima, Hiroshima and graduate of Keio University, he ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives in 1993 after serving in the assembly of Hiroshima Prefecture. He ran again three years later and was elected for the first time, but lost the seat in 2000. He was re-elected in 2003. He was the Minister of Justice from 11 September 2019 to 31 October 2019. He stepped down as the Minister of Justice after reports of overpaying workers of Anri Kawai's political campaign beyond the legal limit.

Risako Kawai is a Japanese wrestler. She finished second at the 2015 World Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas and represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics winning a gold medal by defeating Maria Mamashuk of Belarus 3-0.

Yukako Kawai is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. In 2018, she won the silver medal in the 62 kg event at the 2018 World Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. A year later, she won one of the bronze medals in this event.

A.B.C-Z is a five-member Japanese boy band under Johnny & Associates. The group's former name was A.B.C., which stands for Acrobat Boys Club. It was changed to A.B.C-Z after Ryosuke Hashimoto was moved to the group from J.J.Express in 2008. Due to the Japanese pronunciations of their name, the fans usually refer to them as "Ebi".

Ikuko Kawai , born January 19, 1968 in Takamatsu, is a classically trained Japanese violinist and composer.

Masahiro Kawai was an infielder for 23 years in Nippon Professional Baseball, primarily with the Yomiuri Giants. Known for his defense and bunting, he won several Gold Gloves, made two All-Star teams and set several sacrifice hit records.

Kazumi Kawai, was a Japanese actress. She committed suicide by jumping from an apartment building on May 9, 1997.

Naoko Kawai (河合奈保子), is a 1980s era Japanese pop idol, singer-songwriter, composer, and actress.

Michiko Kawai is a Japanese actress and singer. Her real name is Kazue Suzuki . She was represented with ABC inc. As a singer she is nicknamed Aurora Teruko .