Possible Clues:

• Japanese Prime Minister, formerly
• ''How was __ know?''
• ''What was __ think?''
• O.J. trial judge Lance
• “Who am ___ judge?”
• Midori of skating
• Diminutive Spanish suffix
• Skater who lit the Olympic cauldron in Nagano
• Norah Jones "What Am ___ You?"
• Japanese city