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Akihiko Kojima
Akihiko (written: 昭彦, 明彦, 彰彦 or 聡彦) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese mixed martial artist *, Japanese actor *, Japanese engineer and astronaut *, Japanese actor and voice actor *, Japanese politician *, Japanese racewalker *, Japanese former volleyball player *, Japanese video game developer *, Japanese video game music composer *, Japanese decathlete *, Japanese racing driver *, Japanese baseball manager *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese security guard *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese bobsledder *, Japanese politician *, Japanese video game artist Fictional characters * Akihiko Sanada, a character in the video game ''Persona 3'' *Akihiko Usami ("Usagi"), ''Junjo Romantica'' *Akihiko Kayaba, a character from ''Sword Art Online is a Japanese light novel series written by Reki Kawahara and illustrated by abec. The series takes place in the then-near future and focuses on protagonists Kirito ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanji
are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are still used, along with the subsequently-derived syllabic scripts of ''hiragana'' and ''katakana''. The characters have Japanese pronunciation, pronunciations; most have two, with one based on the Chinese sound. A few characters were invented in Japan by constructing character components derived from other Chinese characters. After World War II, Japan made its own efforts to simplify the characters, now known as shinjitai, by a process similar to China's simplified Chinese characters, simplification efforts, with the intention to increase literacy among the common folk. Since the 1920s, the Japanese government has published character lists periodically to help direct the education of its citizenry through the myriad Chinese characte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akihiko Ohya
Akihiko Ohya (大矢 明彦 ''Ōya Akihiko'', born December 20, 1947) is a former Japanese baseball player and manager. He was the manager of the Yokohama BayStars baseball team in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball or NPB is the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called , meaning ''Professional Baseball''. Outside Japan, it is often just referred to as "Japanese baseball". The roots of the league can be traced back to the formation ... until he was fired on May 18, 2009, for not maintaining club standards. External links * 1947 births Living people People from Ōta, Tokyo Japanese baseball players Nippon Professional Baseball catchers Yakult Atoms players Yakult Swallows players Managers of baseball teams in Japan Yokohama DeNA BayStars managers {{japan-baseball-manager-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sword Art Online
is a Japanese light novel series written by Reki Kawahara and illustrated by abec. The series takes place in the then-near future and focuses on protagonists Kirito (Sword Art Online), Kazuto "Kirito" Kirigaya and Asuna (Sword Art Online), Asuna Yuuki as they play through various virtual reality Massively multiplayer online role-playing game, MMORPG worlds. Kawahara originally wrote the series as a web novel on his website from 2002 to 2008. The light novels began publication on ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Bunko imprint from April 10, 2009, with a spin-off series launching in October 2012. The series has spawned twelve manga adaptations published by ASCII Media Works and Kadokawa Corporation, Kadokawa. The novels and the manga adaptations have been licensed for release in North America by Yen Press. An anime television series produced by A-1 Pictures, known simply as ''Sword Art Online (2012 TV series), Sword Art Online'', aired in Japan between July and December 2012, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junjo Romantica
is a Japanese boys love manga series by Shungiku Nakamura. It focuses on four storylines: the main couple, which comprises the bulk of the books, and three other male couples that provide ongoing side stories ("Junjo Egoist", "Junjo Terrorist", and "Junjo Mistake"). It has expanded into several CD-dramas, a manga series running in ''Asuka Ciel'', a light novel series titled "Junai Romantica" running in ''The Ruby'' magazine, and a 37-episode anime series. Shungiku Nakamura has written a spin-off of ''Junjou Romantica'' titled ''Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi'' (lit. "The World's Greatest First Love") focusing on a shōjo manga editor and his first love, which was also animated by Studio Deen in 2011. Characters Junjo Romantica ; :Voiced by Takahiro Sakurai :Misaki Takahashi (the ''uke'' of the Romantica couple) is Takahiro's younger brother. He is eighteen years old at the start of the series, nineteen in episode 8 of the anime, and twenty-one in the third season. He is a textbo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Characters Of Persona 3
Atlus's 2006 role-playing video game ''Persona 3'' focuses on the exploits of the Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad (SEES), a group of high-schoolers defending their home city from monsters known as Shadows. ''Persona 3'' is set in a fictional Japanese city in the year 2009. Due to past events, there is a hidden period between one day and the next, known as the "Dark Hour", during which most people become unconscious (a state the game calls "Transmogrification", symbolized by normal people turning into floating coffins), and Shadows feed on the minds of those still aware of their surroundings. In addition, a large tower called Tartarus, filled with Shadows, rises out of the ground during the Dark Hour. SEES is composed of students attending Gekkoukan High School. The player names and controls the game's protagonist, who leads SEES in its exploration of Tartarus. ''Persona 3'' mixes elements of role-playing and Simulation video game, simulation games: during the day, the pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akihiko Yoshida
is a Japanese video game artist. Yoshida was born in 1967 and joined Square in 1995, before the company merged with Enix. He then left Square Enix in September 2013 and became freelance. In October 2014, he became the company director of CyDesignation, a subsidiary of Cygames. He is well known for his work on the ''Final Fantasy'' series. He is a frequent collaborator of game designer Yasumi Matsuno. Biography In 1995, Yoshida joined Square and with each project he took on, he experimented with different styles of graphic design. He has compared his use of color to that of ''Kingdom Hearts'' character designer Tetsuya Nomura, and the keeping of color consistent between the characters and the game world. For the game ''Tactics Ogre'', pencil etchings and CG coloration were used together for the first time. Yoshida considers the tone and style of the game to be the "ideal" art style and thus within his comfort zone. The original tarot card illustrations for the game were done for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akihiko Yamamoto
was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Aichi Prefecture and graduate of Nagoya University, he was elected to the first of his three terms in Aichi Prefectural Assembly in 1987 and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000. He was defeated in the 2009 election by Kazuyoshi Morimoto Kazuyoshi (written: 和良, 和美, 和喜, 和佳, 和慶, 和義, 和嘉, 和幸, 知良, 一義, 一吉, 一良, 一慶, 一巖 or 一嘉) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese politician *, Japan ... of the Democratic Party of Japan. References * External links Official websitein Japanese. Living people 1947 births Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Members of the Aichi Prefectural Assembly Nagoya University alumni 21st-century Japanese politicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akihiko Suzuki
is a Japanese bobsledder. He competed in the two-man and the four man events at the 1972 Winter Olympics The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially the and commonly known as Sapporo 1972 ( ja, 札幌1972), was a winter multi-sport event held from February 3 to 13, 1972, in Sapporo, Japan. It was the first Winter Olympic Games to take place outside Europe .... References 1945 births Living people Japanese male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders of Japan Bobsledders at the 1972 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Hokkaido {{Japan-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akihiko Shimizu
is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Chiba Prefecture. He is affiliated with Bungakuza. Dubbing roles Television animation *''Ben 10'' (Carl Tennyson) *''Detective Conan'' (Yoshiyuki Yabūchi) *''Jackie Chan Adventures'' (Valmont, John Smith, Larry Franklin, Dark Hand newcomer) *''The Tatami Galaxy'' (Temporal Lobe) *''Teen Titans'' (Brother Blood) Theatrical animation *''Finding Nemo'' (Bubbles) *''Finding Dory'' (Bubbles) *''Hoodwinked'' (Detective Bill Stork) *''Meet the Robinsons'' (Uncle Gaston) Video games *''Microsoft Flight Simulator X'' Live action *'' Ad Astra'' (Captain Lawrence Tanner (Donnie Keshawarz)) *'' Amelia'' (Fred Noonan (Christopher Eccleston)) *'' Avatar: The Way of Water'' (Dr. Norm Spellman (Joel David Moore)) *''Babe'' (Ferdinand the Duck (Danny Mann)) *''Bridget Jones's Diary'' (Interviewer) *''Coming to America'' (1999 Nippon TV edition) (Semmi, Morris, Reverend Brown, Ugly Girl (Arsenio Hall)) *''Dark Shadows'' (Roger Collins (Jonny Lee Miller)) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akihiko Saito
was a Japanese security specialist adviser who was taken hostage by the Jaish Ansar al-Sunna in Iraq in 2005. Saito's abduction and subsequent death came as a shock to the Japanese public who were surprised to find out that a former member of the Japanese Self-Defence Force was operating as a private security officer in Iraq. Early life Prior to entering the French Foreign Legion, Akihiko served in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) in the 1st Airborne Brigade in 1979 before he left in 1981. Akihiko was subsequently recruited into the ranks of the Legion on June 1983. He then served in the French Foreign Legion for 20 years with the rank of Chief Adjutant (French: ''Adjudant-Chef'') before his departure.Saito just one of many Japanese in French Foreign Legion: ex-legi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akihiko Okamura
was a Japanese photographer A photographer (the Greek language, Greek φῶς (''phos''), meaning "light", and γραφή (''graphê''), meaning "drawing, writing", together meaning "drawing with light") is a person who makes photographs. Duties and types of photographe .... References *''Nihon shashinka jiten'' () / ''328 Outstanding Japanese Photographers.'' Kyoto: Tankōsha, 2000. . Despite the English-language alternative title, all in Japanese. Japanese photographers 1929 births 1985 deaths {{Japan-photographer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akihiko Nakaya
is a successful racing driver in the Japanese Touring Car Championship and F3000, as well as regular presenter on the Japanese motoring show ''Best Motoring''. Nakaya offered a distinctively analytical approach to reviewing cars on the show, providing detailed analyses of various vehicle components and explaining certain driving styles that were best suited to their characteristics. He was a regular driver of Mitsubishi Lancer Evolutions during Best Motoring races involving the I, II, III, IV, V, VI (including the Tommi Makinen Edition), VII, and VIII of the car, often recording lap times significantly quicker than other drivers of the same vehicle. Nakaya's name was applied to a special preface-build of the Mitsubishi FTO, the Nakaya-Tune FTO, which appeared in 1997. Nakaya was considered for a Formula One ride with Brabham in 1992, but the FIA would not grant him a superlicense on the grounds that Japanese F3000 (today the Super Formula Championship) was, at the time, not cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
