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Akashi (surname)
Akashi (written: 明石) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Kaijin Akashi (1901–1939), poet *Ken Akashi (born 1976), race walker *Momoka Akashi, musician *Akashi Morishige (1566–1618?), samurai *Akashi Motojiro (1864 – 26 October 1919), general and Governor General of Japan *Akashi Shiganosuke (c. 1600 – c. 1649), sumo wrestler *Yasushi Akashi (born 1931), diplomat Fictional characters: * Akashi Kaoru, character in ''Psychic Squad'' * Akashi, character in the film Ra.One *Akashi Seijūrō, character in ''Kuroko's Basketball'' *Akashi Yuuna, character in ''Negima! Magister Negi Magi'' *Akaashi Keiji, character in ''Haikyu!! '' *Akashi Takeomi, character in ''Tokyo Revengers is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ken Wakui. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from March 2017 to November 2022, with its chapters collected in 30 ''tankōbon'' volumes as of November 2022. A ... '' {{surname, Akashi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaijin Akashi
Kaijin Akashi () was the pen name of Shōtarō Noda (, 5 July 1901 – 9 June 1939), a Japanese poet whose writing was inspired by his diagnosis of leprosy and confinement to a leper colony. Early life Akashi was born in Numazu, Shizuoka prefecture on 5 July 1901. He was the third son of a farmer. At the age of twenty, he graduated from Shizuoka Normal School with a license to teach elementary school. He worked as a teacher until 1926. In 1924, he married Asako Furugōri, also an elementary school teacher. They had two daughters, born in February 1925 and late 1926. Leprosy and poetry Akashi began to show symptoms of leprosy in early 1926, and was diagnosed that same spring. He retired from teaching after his diagnosis and was soon subjected to the mandatory quarantine regime in practice in Japan at that time. In the following year, he was hospitalized in Akashi Rakusei hospital (),明石海人（1901-1939） Ikeda's website (University of Osaka). which stood in what is now ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Akashi
Ken Akashi ( ja, 明石 顕; born 6 November 1976 in Tokyo) is a Japanese race walker Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Referee, Race judges careful .... Achievements References * 1976 births Living people Japanese male racewalkers Athletes from Tokyo 20th-century Japanese people 21st-century Japanese people {{Japan-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Momoka Akashi
is a female Japanese popular music J-pop ( ja, ジェイポップ, ''jeipoppu''; often stylized as J-POP; an abbreviated form of "Japanese popular music"), natively also known simply as , is the name for a form of popular music that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1 ... artist. Discography Singles * 'Showa Kissa' (3/20/1999) * 'Tabi no Yado' (9/20/2000) Albums * ''Do za Puroretaria Dansu'' (8/21/1999) External links - The official website Japanese women singers Japanese pop musicians Living people Musicians from Ōita Prefecture Year of birth missing (living people) {{Japan-singer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akashi Morishige
was a Japanese samurai of the Azuchi-Momoyama through early Edo periods. Also known as Teruzumi, Zentō, or Naritoyo. Retainer of Ukita Naoie, the major daimyō of Bizen Province. Also known by his court title, . Takenori also served as a strategist under Naoie's son Ukita Hideie. At the Battle of Sekigahara, he fought bravely against Fukushima Masanori. After the Ukita clan had been destroyed in the Battle of Sekigahara, Takenori lived in Akizuki. At the Siege of Osaka, Akashi entered Osaka castle and he fought against Tokugawa Ieyasu to the last minute. His wife, Monica, accompanied him to Osaka, and worked as a nurse throughout the siege. After the castle's fall, Takenori escaped again. He never committed suicide because of his Christian beliefs. Despite being hunted by the forces of Tokugawa Ieyasu was the founder and first ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan, which ruled Japan from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was one of the three "Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akashi Motojiro
Baron was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army and the 7th Governor-General of Taiwan from 6 June 1918 to 26 October 1919. Early life and career A native of Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Fukuoka and a graduate of the 1889 class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy, Akashi was nominally under the Imperial Guard of Japan, Imperial Guard Division attached to the staff of General Kawakami Soroku, Kawakami Sōroku during the First Sino-Japanese War. His primary duty was information gathering. In that capacity he traveled extensively around the Liaodong Peninsula and northern China, Taiwan, and Annam (French protectorate), Annam. Toward the end of the war, he was promoted to major. During the Spanish–American War, he was dispatched as a military observer to the Philippines. During the Boxer Rebellion, he was stationed in Tianjin, northern China. Around this time, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel. Espionage during the Russo-Japanese War At the end of 1900, Akashi was sent as a roaming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akashi Shiganosuke
is purported to be a Japanese sumo wrestler in antiquity who is formally recognized as the first ''yokozuna''. A legendary figure, his historical existence is disputed. He is said to have been active in the Kan'ei era (1624–1643). He was described as being of gigantic size, at tall and weighing . He is said to have been born in Utsunomiya, Tochigi prefecture in central Japan, the son of Yamanouchi Shuzen, a samurai who served Sumaura Rinemon. According to sumo folklore, he took part in a sumo tournament in Yotsuya, Tokyo in 1624 and became an instant star, enabling sumo organisers to charge admission for the first time. He is said to have been given the title of ''Hinoshita Kaisan'' (a Buddhist term signifying a man of exceptional power) by the third Tokugawa shōgun, Iemitsu. By 1800 his legendary reputation as a huge and powerful ''rikishi'' had been solidified and his exploits were retold and embellished through the years. He became so legendary that when the 12th ''y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasushi Akashi
Yasushi Akashi (明石 康 ''Akashi Yasushi'', born January 19, 1931 in Hinai, Akita, Hinai, Akita Prefecture) is a senior Japanese diplomat and United Nations Administration (government), administrator. Overview Akashi graduated with Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Tokyo in 1954, studied as a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Virginia, and later at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. As a politically appointed International Civil Servant at the Headquarters of the United Nations Secretariat in New York City, he held positions as Under-Secretary-General of Public Information, Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs and Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator. Among many other additional assignments, he was the Secretary-General's Personal Representative for the war in the former Yugoslavia. He also supervised the Cambodian peace negotiations and subsequent elections in 1993. Despite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psychic Squad
''Psychic Squad'', known in Japan as is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takashi Shiina. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from July 2005 to July 2021, with its chapters collected in 63 ''tankōbon'' volumes. It is the story about three young problem girls with outstanding psychic powers and a young man with no special powers at all tasked to guide them properly while dealing with all the commotions they cause, including their obvious infatuation with him. A 51-episode anime television series produced by SynergySP was broadcast from April 2008 to March 2009, and had a special original video animation (OVA) released in July 2010. A 12-episode spin-off focused on main antagonist Kyōsuke Hyōbu, titled ''Unlimited Psychic Squad'', and produced by Manglobe, was broadcast from January to March 2013. As of July 2012, the manga had over 6 million copies in circulation. In 2022, ''Psychic Squad'' received th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuroko's Basketball
is a Japanese sports manga series written and illustrated by Tadatoshi Fujimaki. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 2008 to September 2014, with its chapters collected in 30 ''tankōbon'' volumes. It tells the story of a high school basketball team trying to make it to the national tournament. An anime television series adaptation by Production I.G aired for three seasons from April 2012 to June 2015. A sequel manga, ''Kuroko's Basketball: Extra Game'', was serialized in ''Jump Next!'' from December 2014 to March 2016. An anime film adaptation of the ''Kuroko's Basketball: Extra Game'' manga premiered in March 2017. A stage play adaptation opened in April 2016 followed by more stage adaptations. The manga has been licensed for English-language release by Viz Media in North America. As of November 2020, ''Kuroko's Basketball'' had over 31 million copies in circulation, making it one of the best-selling manga s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Negima! Magister Negi Magi
''Negima! Magister Negi Magi'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ken Akamatsu. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from February 2003 to March 2012, with its chapters collected into 38 ''tankōbon'' volumes. ''Negima!'' was adapted into a 26-episode anime television series produced by Xebec that was broadcast on TV Tokyo from January to June 2005. A second 26-episode series produced by Shaft titled ''Negima!?'', which is alternate retelling, was broadcast on TV Tokyo from October 2006 to March 2007. In addition, four different sets of original video animations, an anime film and a live-action television series have also been produced. In North America, the manga was licensed for English language release by Del Rey Manga and later by Kodansha USA. In the UK the first sixteen volumes were published by Tanoshimi. Both anime and the second OVAs were licensed by Funimation. Sentai Filmworks re-licensed the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haikyu!!
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from February 2012 to July 2020, with its chapters collected in 45 ''tankōbon'' volumes. The story follows Shoyo Hinata, a boy determined to become a great volleyball player despite his small stature. An anime television series adaptation produced by Production I.G, aired on MBS from April 2014 to September 2014, with 25 episodes. A second season aired from October 2015 to March 2016, with 25 episodes. A third season aired from October 2016 to December 2016, with 10 episodes. A fourth season was announced during the Jump Festa '19 and was released in two cours; the first 13-episode cour aired from January to April 2020, and the second 12-episode cour aired from October to December 2020. The anime film series titled ''Haikyu!! Final'', has been announced, which serves as the finale of the series. In North Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo Revengers
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ken Wakui. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from March 2017 to November 2022, with its chapters collected in 30 ''tankōbon'' volumes as of November 2022. An anime television series adaptation produced by Liden Films, aired from April to September 2021. A second season is set to premiere in January 2023. A live-action film adaptation was released in Japan in July 2021, with its sequel set to be released in 2023. the manga had over 70 million copies in circulation, making it one of the best-selling manga series of all time. In 2020, ''Tokyo Revengers'' won the 44th Kodansha Manga Award for the '' shōnen'' category. Plot First arc Takemichi Hanagaki, a 26-year-old freeter, learns one day that his middle school ex-girlfriend, Hinata Tachibana, as well as her younger brother Naoto, have been killed by the Tokyo Manji Gang. When Takemichi is pushed in front of a train, he teleports exactly 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
