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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