Main Character - obviously, the nameless, voiceless main character. When his parents transfer overseas for business, he is sent to live with some of his mother's relatives in the small rural town of Inaba (lit. "Rice Plant Feathers"), where he transfers to Yasogami (lit. "Eighty Gods") High School. His awakening to his other self and his powers of a Persona User, he inadvertently opens the door to another world... His Persona is Izanagi (one of the gods who created of the world in Shinto folklore).
Chie Satonaka - born and raised in Inaba, Chie is the obligatory cheerful, outgoing girl party member. The official website describes her as incredibly normal, a fact which seems out of place with her eventual awakening as a Persona User. Chie's Persona is Tomoe (likely a reference to the famous female samurai Tomoe Gozen).
Yousuke Hanamura - the show-off cool-guy member of the group, Yousuke is (like Chie) another of the main character's classmates. He is reportedly a naturally cheerful person, and very good at interpreting the gist of situations. However, some of the released videos show him to occasionally have spells of bad luck. Yousuke's Persona is Jaraya ( a reference I don't at this time understand).
Yukiko Amagi - the daughter of the landlady of a well-established Japanese-style inn, Yukiko is reportedly very busy. She appears to have an air of refinement about her, and is reportedly connected to the main character through an odd occurrence known as Midnight TV. It is commonly speculated that she will be the main character's primary romantic interest. Yukiko's Persona is Konohana Sakuya (a reference to a Shinto diety of birth, spring, and cherry blossoms).
Kuma - a strange creature the group encounters in the "other world," Kuma (meaning "bear" in Japanese) can apparently control a Persona of its own, but its intentions are unclear. Is it friend or foe? Kuma's Persona is Kintoki-Douji (another reference I am unfamiliar with). 
Kanji Tatsumi - notorious delinquent, Kanji an extremely rebellious youth who reportedly fights with his fists. He has had multiple run-ins with the law, and is well-known by the main character's uncle (who is a detective with the local police).Kanji's Persona is Take-Mikazuchi (sorry, don't know this one yet either).
Persona 4 is set for PlayStation 2 Japanese release on July 10th, 2008. There is currently no word on a North American or European release.
Personally, Persona 4 looks incredibly badass, but then, I am a total slave for anything MegaTen. I am really hoping for a 2008 NA release because that would just be beyond awesome. Come on, Atlus! You can do it!
Oh yeah. Persona 4's main site is here.
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Hey there, I couldn't believe my ears when I heard about this, so i'm pretty excited.
I mostly just wanted to chip in my two cents and help in any way I could.
Take-Mikazuchi is a japanese thunder god...thats about all I know off the top of my head but he was in Persona 3 and you can check it out in the compendium
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