Kaneko (surname)

Kaneko (written: 金子 or 兼子) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Ippei Kaneko, Japanese politician, finance minister 1978-79
• Jun Kaneko, Japanese ceramic artist living in the United States
• Jutok Kaneko, Japanese musician
• Kazuma Kaneko, game designer
• Makoto Kaneko (baseball), Japanese baseball player
• Misuzu Kaneko, Japanese poet
• Munehiro Kaneko, Japanese decathlete
• Shūsuke Kaneko, Japanese film director
• Kaneko Kentarō, Japanese diplomat in the Meiji Era
• Yasuji Kaneko, ex-soldier of the Imperial Japanese Army, known for his extensive war crimes testimony
• Yuji Kaneko (born 1990), Japanese baseball player

Fictional characters

• Masako Kaneko of Hikaru no Go
• Show Kaneko of Inubaka