Tani - Japanese Family Name

Japanese Family Name

Also, Tani (谷 which means "valley") is a Japanese family name. It can refer to a number of people, including:

  • Hayato Tani, Japanese TV actor
  • Ikuko Tani, Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator from Tōkyō
  • Kei Tani, Japanese comedian, actor, musician
  • Koichi Tani, a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party
  • Ryoko Tani, Japanese Judo Medalist (Wife of Yoshitomo Tani)
  • Tateki Tani, Lieutenant General in Meiji Period Japan
  • Yoshitomo Tani Japanese Olympian and professional baseball player

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