The following is a list of Japanese writers whose family name begins with the letter Y
List by Family Name: A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - M - N - O - R - S - T - U - W - Y - Z
Yagi Jukichi (February 9, 1898 – October 26, 1927) Yamabe no Akahito (700–730) Yamada Bimyo (July 8, 1868 – October 24, 1910) Yamada Amy (born 1959) Yamada Futaro (January 4, 1922 – July 28, 2001) Yamagata Hiroo (born 1964) Yamaguchi Hitomi (November 3, 1923 – August 30, 1995) Yamamoto Shugoro (June 22, 1903 – February 14, 1967) Yamamura Bocho (1884–1924) Yamanoue no Okura (660–733) Yamazaki Hodai (1914 - August 19, 1985) Yamazaki Nao-Cola (September 15, 1978) Yamazaki Sokan (1465–1553) Yamasaki Toyoko (November 3, 1924 – September 29, 2013) Yano Tetsu (December 10, 1923 – October 13, 2004) Yokomitsu Riichi (March 17, 1898 – December 30, 1947) Yokomizo Seishi (May 24, 1902 – December 28, 1981) Yokota Jun'ya (November 11, 1945 - January 4, 2019) Yosa Buson (1716–1783) Yosano Akiko (December 7, 1878 – May 29, 1942) Yosano Tekkan (February 26, 1873 – March 26, 1935) Yoshida Kenko (1283 – c. 1350) Yoshida Ken'ichi (1912–1977) Yoshida Hidekazu (1913–2012) Yoshida Sunao (1969 – July 15, 2004) Yoshida Takuro (born 1946) Yoshikawa Eiji (August 11, 1892 – September 7, 1962) Yoshii Isamu (October 8, 1886 – November 9, 1960) Yoshiko Miya (1945–2015) Yoshimoto Banana (born 1964) Yoshimoto Takaaki (1924–2016) Yoshino Hideo(July 3, 1902 – July 13, 1967) Yoshiya Nobuko January 12, 1896 – July 11, 1973 Yoshiyuki Junnosuke (April 1, 1923 – July 26, 1994) Yoshiyuki Tomino (born 1941) Yuasa Yoshiko (1896–1990) Yujiro (born 1974) Yumeno Kyusaku (January 4, 1889 – March 11, 1936) Yumemakura Baku (born 1951) Yumiko Kurahashi (October 10, 1935 – June 10, 2005) Yu Miri (born June 22, 1968) Yusuke Kishi (born 1959)