Maekawa is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:Atsushi Maekawa , Japanese anime and tokusatsu scriptwriter Ayaka Maekawa , Japanese tennis player Daiya Maekawa , Japanese footballer Hachiro Maekawa , Japanese baseball player Haruo Maekawa , Japanese businessman and central banker Jun Maekawa , Japanese software engineer, mathematician, origami artist Kazuhiko Maekawa , Japanese doctor, responsible for the care of two victims from the 1999 Tokaimura nuclear accident Kazuya Maekawa , Japanese footballer Kenkichi Maekawa , Japanese sport wrestler Kisaku Mayekawa , Japanese industrialist and philanthropist Kiyoshi Maekawa , Japanese singer and tarento Kiyoshige Maekawa , Japanese politician Kunio Maekawa , Japanese architect Miyuki Maekawa , Japanese fencer Ryoko Maekawa , Japanese voice actress Sadamichi Maekawa , Japanese researcher Senpan Maekawa , Japanese woodblock printer Shinpei Mykawa , Japanese rice farmer and namesake of Mykawa, Texas Steven Maekawa, American prelate and Dominican friar of the Catholic Church Taiga Maekawa , Japanese footballer Yasuo Maekawa , Japanese writer Yasuyuki Maekawa , Japanese actor and former model Yoko Maekawa , Japanese singer