Akio

Akio (written: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , or in hiragana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: Akio Arakawa (1927–2021), Japanese-American climate scientist Akio Chen (born 1956), Taiwanese actor , Japanese manga artist , Japanese film director , Japanese politician , Japanese mathematician Akio Hong (born 1969), Chinese travel writer, broadcaster, television host, and columnist , Japanese lyricist Akio Ishii (石井 昭男, born 1955), Japanese baseball player , Japanese shogi player , Japanese television and film director , Japanese rower , Japanese judoka , Japanese optometrist Akio Kanemoto (born 1945), Japanese golfer , Japanese businessman and murder victim , Japanese historian , Japanese football manager , Japanese politician Akio Kudo (born 1947), Japanese field hockey player , Japanese cyclist , Japanese naval aviator , Japanese businessman Akio Minakami (born 1948), Japanese karateka , Japanese playwright, writer, and academic , Japanese baseball player , Japanese physiologist and writer , Japanese racing driver , Japanese businessman Akio Johnson Mutek (1958–2013), South Sudanese Roman Catholic bishop , Japanese writer , Japanese table tennis player , Japanese voice actor, actor and narrator Akio Ohta (born 1984), Japanese speed skater , Japanese actor and voice actor , Japanese baseball player , Japanese jazz guitarist , Japanese figure skater Akio Sato (disambiguation), multiple people , Japanese boxer , Japanese field hockey player , Japanese character designer , Japanese voice actor , Japanese surgeon, medical scientist and educator Akio Takamori (1950–2017), Japanese-American sculptor Akio Takashima (born 1942), Japanese field hockey player Akio Tamashiro, Peruvian karateka , president and CEO of Toyota Motor Corporation , Japanese sumo wrestler , Japanese long-distance runner , Japanese animator , Japanese composer , Japanese classical composer , Japanese footballer

== Fictional characters == , Chihiro's father in Spirited Away Akio Yabe (矢部 明夫), a recurring character in the Power Pros baseball video game series