There are 118 species of minerals first found in Japan. Among them eighty-seven species were originally named after localities or persons. The current Chinese translations of these minerals have been mostly based on chemical composition characteristics. The Chinese naming of these minerals does not follow the description by original authors and the general guidelines for mineral nomenclature by IMA-CNMNC. Based on the common Japanese-Chinese translation regulation for names of localities and persons, the author have recommended new Chinese names in this paper according to Chinese characters. The English names, Japanese names, original naming rules, current Chinese names and recommended Chinese names are listed for eighty-seven mineral species.