Kuroiwa
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Kuroiwa (黒岩) is a Japanese family name meaning 'black stone'.
[edit] Real people named Kuroiwa
- Akira Kuroiwa (born 1961), a Japanese ice speed skater
- Julio Kuroiwa (born 1936), scientific advisor to Peru’s civil defense
- Kuroiwa Ruiko, translated Alice Muriel Williamson’s novel A Women in Grey into Japanese
- Mamoru Kuroiwa, a Japanese Olympic boxer
- Ruikou Kuroiwa, Japanese journalist who named the game Renju
- Toshio Kuroiwa, a Japanese military pilot
- Toshiyuki Kuroiwa (born 1969), a Japanese ice speed skater
- Yoshihiro Kuroiwa, a manga artist
[edit] Other uses of Kuroiwa
- Geki Kuroiwa, a character in the Japanese anime series Brave Command Dagwon
- Kuroiwa Kankō, a bus company in Kōchi Prefecture
- Kuroiwa's Ground Gecko, a Japanese species of lizard in the Gekkonidae family

