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Nishi (surname)

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Nishi (written: 西 lit. "west") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Nishi Amane (西 周, 1829–1897), philosopher
  • Haruhiko Nishi (1893–1986), Japanese diplomat
  • Kanako Nishi (西 加南子, born 1970), women's racing cyclist
  • Katsuzō Nishi (西 勝造 1884–1959), technical engineer Japan's first subway project (the Tokyo subway) and Nishi Health System founder
  • Kazuhiko Nishi (西 和彦, born 1956), Microsoft executive
  • Kenichi Nishi (born 1967), video game designer
  • Norihiro Nishi (born 1980), football/soccer player
  • Takeichi Nishi (西 竹一, 1902–1945), Japanese army officer and Olympic gold medalist killed in the Battle of Iwo Jima, son of Nishi Tokujirō
  • Nishi Tokujirō (西 徳次郎, 1847–1912), statesman and diplomat, negotiator in the Nishi-Rosen Agreement, father of Nishi Takeichi