Takaaki is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Takaaki Ishibashi Japanese comedy artist, singer and actor Takaaki Kajita Japanese physicist, Nobel laureate Takaaki Kaneiri , Japanese ice hockey player Katō Takaaki politician, 24th Prime Minister of Japan Takaaki Nakagami Japanese motorcycle racer Takaaki Suzuki Japanese football player Takaaki Tamura, Japanese politician Takaaki Tokushige Japanese football player Takaaki Watanabe, pro wrestler, member of New Japan Pro Wrestling Takaaki Yoshimoto also known as Ryūmei Yoshimoto, Japanese poet, literary critic, and philosopher
