Joji

Joji (じょうじ, 丈二, or 譲二, 城二, 譲治 multiple variants) is a Japanese masculine given name. It is also the Japanese pronunciation of the Western name "George" (ジョージ).

It commonly refers to:

  • Jōji, an era in Japanese history
  • Joji (musician), stage name of musician and former Internet personality George Miller

Joji, Jouji or Jōji may also refer to:

People with the name

  • Marampudi Joji (1942–2010), Archbishop of Hyderabad
  • George Akiyama (ジョージ 秋山, Jōji Akiyama) (born 1943), Japanese manga artist
  • Joji Arimori (有森 丈時, born 1962), pseudonym of Japanese manga storywriter, novelist and screenwriter Shin Kibayashi
  • Joji Banuve (1940–2009), Fijian politician
  • Jōji Hashiguchi (橋口 譲二, born 1949), Japanese photographer
  • Joji Hattori (服部 譲二, born 1969), Japanese violinist and conductor
  • George Iida (飯田 譲治, born 1959), Japanese film and television director
  • Joji Iwaoka (岩岡 譲二, born 1933), Japanese ice hockey player
  • Jōji Jonokuchi, pseudonym of writer Kiyohiko Azuma
  • Jōji Kamio (神尾 丈治), Japanese author
  • Joji Kato (加藤 条治, born 1985), Japanese speedskater
  • Joji Kotobalavu, Fiji civil servant
  • Johji Manabe (真鍋 譲治, born 1964), Japanese manga artist
  • Jōji Matsumoto (松本 烝治, 1877–1954), legal scholar, politician and cabinet minister in the pre-war Empire of Japan
  • Joji Matsuoka (松岡 錠司, born 1961), Japanese film director
  • George Morikawa (森川 ジョージ, born 1966), Japanese manga artist
  • Joji Nagashima (永島 譲二, born 1955), Japanese-German automobile designer for BMW
  • Jouji Nakata (中田 譲治, born 1954), Japanese voice actor who is affiliated with the Office Osawa agency
  • Joji Obara (織原 城二, born 1952), Japanese-Korean criminal
  • Joji Ohara (小原 譲治, 1905–1990), Japanese cinematographer
  • Jouji Shibue (渋江 譲二, born 1983), Japanese model and actor
  • Joji Takami, 15 year-old victim in the 2004 Ōmuta murders
  • Joji Takeuchi (竹内 譲次, born 1985), Japanese professional basketball player
  • Joji Tani (谷 譲治, born 1956), birth name of special effects artist, film director, and former musician, Screaming Mad George
  • Jōji Yanami (八奈見 乗児, 1931–2021), Japanese voice actor
  • Joji Yuasa (湯浅 譲二, 1929–2024), Japanese composer of contemporary classical music

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