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In Japanese, Murata (村田) means ‘village rice paddy’. It is a surname and also a company name that is found throughout Japan, but not in large numbers. It may refer to:
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Technology
- Murata Manufacturing, a manufacturer of electronic components
- Murata Machinery, also known as Muratec, a manufacturer of industrial and fax machines
- Murata rifle, a Japanese military black powder rifle of the 19th century.
People
- Naoki Murata, a 7th dan judoka, author, curator of the Kodokan Judo Museum
- Hideo Murata, a Japanese singer
- Masahiko Murata, anime director
- Range Murata, a Japanese artist and designer
- Shinya Murata, a Japanese rock musician, formerly of the band PIERROT
- Murata Shukō, a Japanese tea ceremony practicer in the Muromachi period
- Shuyo Murata, a Japanese video game designer
- Taku Murata, a videogame programmer
- Yasuji Murata, an anime director
- Yoshitaka Murata, the chairman of the National Public Safety Commission
- Sachiko Murata, a professor of religion and Asian studies at the State University of New York at Stony Brook
Places
- Murata, Miyagi, a town located in Shibata District, Miyagi, Japan
- Murata (San Marino), Sanmarinese village
- S.S. Murata, Sanmarinese football club
See also
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- Japanese-language surnames
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