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Akio
Akio (written: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , or in hiragana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese politician *, Japanese mathematician * Akio Ishii (石井 昭男, born 1955), Japanese baseball player *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese television and film director *, Japanese rower *, Japanese judoka *, Japanese optometrist *Akio Kanemoto (born 1945), Japanese golfer *, Japanese businessman and murder victim *, Japanese historian *, Japanese politician *, Japanese cyclist *, Japanese naval aviator *, Japanese businessman *Akio Minakami (born 1948), Japanese karateka *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese physiologist and writer *, Japanese businessman *, Japanese writer *, Japanese table tennis player *, Japanese voice actor, actor and narrator *, Japanese actor and voice actor *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese jazz guitarist *, Japanese figure skater *Akio Sato (other), multiple people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akio Morita
was a Japanese businessman and co-founder of Sony along with Masaru Ibuka. Early life Akio Morita was born in Nagoya. Morita's family was involved in sake, miso and soy sauce production in the village of Kosugaya (currently a part of Tokoname City) on the western coast of Chita Peninsula in Aichi Prefecture since 1665. He was the oldest of four siblings and his father Kyuzaemon trained him as a child to take over the family business. Akio, however, found his true calling in mathematics and physics, and in 1944 he graduated from Osaka Imperial University with a degree in physics. He was later commissioned as a sub-lieutenant in the Imperial Japanese Navy, and served in World War II. During his service, Morita met his future business partner Masaru Ibuka in the Navy's Wartime Research Committee. Sony In September 1945, Ibuka founded a radio repair shop in the bombed out Shirokiya Department Store in Nihonbashi, Tokyo. Morita saw a newspaper article about Ibuka's new venture and, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akio Mori
is a Japanese physiologist, sports scientist and writer. He is also the founder and the former head of the Japanese learned society . Mori was originally known for his physiology researches, but began to write books about human neuroscience, coining the term " game brain" in his 2002 book . He claimed that the brains of people who played video games were physically damaged. ''Game Nō no Kyōfu'' received much attention from critics such as Tamaki Saitō. Mori's activities expanded into other genres such as journalism and politics due to the popularity of his books, though his theory about human brains was pointed out to be pseudoscientific. Japanese critic Hiroo Yamagata compared the book ''Game Nō no Kyōfu'' with the following movement of '' Messages from Water'' because those theories became popular via Japanese mass media without scientific backgrounds. Life and career 1969–2002: Early career and research Born in Hokkaidō, Mori graduated from the College of Human ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akio Hattori
was a Japanese mathematician working in algebraic topology who proved the Hattori–Stong theorem. Hattori was the president of the Mathematical Society of Japan in 1989–1991. Hattori received a Doctorate in Science from the University of Tokyo in 1959 with Shokichi Iyanaga as his advisor. He then joined the faculty of the University of Tokyo. Between 1966 and 1968 Hattori worked as a visiting scholar at both Johns Hopkins University and Yale University. After retirement from University of Tokyo, Hattori was invited to teach at Meiji University from 1991 to 1999, when they opened mathematics major in 1989. Professor Hiroko Morimoto invited Drs. Akio Hattori and Hiroshi Fujita from the University of Tokyo, and Dr. Shiro Goto from Nihon University , abbreviated as , is a private university, private research university in Japan. Its predecessor, Nihon Law School (currently the Department of Law), was founded by Yamada Akiyoshi, the Minister of Justice (Japan), Minister of J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akio Ōtsuka
is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from the Tokyo Metropolitan area. He is attached to Mausu Promotion. The astringent and calm quality of his deep voice has landed him many roles in films, dubbing, animation, and video games. He is most known for the roles of second generation Jigen Daisuke ('' Lupin III franchise''), Black Jack ('' Black Jack''), Solid Snake, Naked Snake, Solidus Snake and Venom Snake (''Metal Gear'' games), Gamigami Devil (''Popolocrois''), Ryoma Hoshi ('' Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony''), Shunsui Kyouraku (''Bleach''), Lieutenant Garuru (''Sgt. Frog''), Gwendel von Voltaire (''Kyo Kara Maoh!''), Batou ('' Ghost in the Shell'' series and movies), Blackbeard/Marshall D. Teach (''One Piece''), Tadakatsu Honda ('' Samurai Warriors'' and '' Warriors Orochi'' series), twin police inspectors Sango and Jugo Yokomizo (''Detective Conan''), Bryan Hawk (''Hajime no Ippo''), All For One (''My Hero Academia''), Thorkell ('' Vinland Saga''), Wam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akio Ishikawa
is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7- dan. Early life Ishikawa was born in Shinjuku, Tokyo on March 5, 1963. He entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank 6-kyū under the guidance of shogi professional in 1977. He was promoted to apprentice professional 1-dan in 1980, and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in 1986. Shogi professional Ishikawa finished the finished the 73rd Meijin Class C2 league (April 2014March 2015) with a record of 3 wins and 7 losses, earning a third demotion point which meant automatic demotion to " Free Class" play. Promotion history The promotion history for Ishikawa is as follows: * 6-kyū is a Japanese term used in modern martial arts as well as in tea ceremony, flower arranging, Go, shogi, academic tests and other similar activities to designate various grades, levels or degrees of proficiency or experience. In Mandarin Chi ...: 1977 * 1-dan: 1980 * 4-dan: May 14, 1986 * 5-dan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akio Sasaki
is a Japanese former figure skater. He is the 2010 Ondrej Nepela Memorial champion, 2010 Asian Trophy champion, and 2013 Winter Universiade The Universiade is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The name is a portmanteau of the words "University" and "Olympiad". The Universiade is referred t ... bronze medalist. He began skating at the Kanagawa Ice Rink with his brother. Programs Competitive highlights References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sasaki, Akio 1991 births Japanese male single skaters Living people Sportspeople from Yokohama Universiade medalists in figure skating Universiade bronze medalists for Japan Competitors at the 2013 Winter Universiade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akio Kanai
is the CEO of Fuji Optical in Hokkaido Japan, and the recipient of the 2006 Nansen Refugee Award. Early life Kanai was born in 1942 on the northern Pacific island of Sakhalin. He was forcibly displaced as a child in the turmoil of the end of World War II and moved to Japan. His early life experiences forever shaped his perception of internally displaced people and refugees. Career He studied for a business degree at Waseda University in Tokyo. In 1966 he decided to study a second subject and enrolled at the Southern California College of Optometry and graduated in 1972 as a doctor. After visiting Hopi Indians in Arizona and helping them improve their vision by distributing spectacles he realized that he wanted to continue on the pathway of humanitarian work. He returned to Japan in 1973 to work in the family concern Fuji Optical at Hokkaido. In 1996 he became the president of the company. In 2006 he was the CEO and chairman of Fuji Optical. Work with refugees and internally displ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akio Sugino
is a Japanese character designer who is known for working with Osamu Dezaki and his designs on '' Golgo 13'' and '' Space Adventure Cobra''. Filmography * ''Astro Boy'' (1963) * ''Kimba the White Lion'' (1965) – Character design * '' Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae'' (1968) – Animation * '' A Thousand and One Nights'' (1969) – Original pictures * ''Ashita no Joe'' (1970) * '' Nobody's Boy Remi'' (1970) – Character design * ''Aim for the Ace!'' (1973) – Design * ''La Seine no Hoshi'' (1975) – Design * ''Gaiking'' (1976) – Design and animation * ''Famous World Fairy Tales'' (1976) – Animation * ''Arrow Emblem Grand Prix no Taka'' (1977) – Design * ''Jetter Mars'' (1977) – Design and animation * '' 3D Animation: Child Without a Home'' (1977) – Character design * ''Treasure Island'' (1978) – Animation * '' The Rose of Versailles'' (1979) – Design * ''Animation Kikō Marco Polo no Bōken'' (1979) – Design * ''Botchan'' (1980) – Animation * ''Tom Sawyer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akio Matsuba
was an officer and ace fighter pilot in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Pacific theater of World War II. Matsuba was officially credited with destroying a total of 18 enemy aircraft in aerial combat. Akio Matsuba was stationed aboard the fleet aircraft carrier ''Kaga'' on the very first day of combat operations in the Second Sino-Japanese War-Second World War at the ''Battle of Shanghai'', and flying an A2N in his very first combat mission in support of Japanese troop-landings in Shanghai on 16 August 1937, Matsuba would share in the shooting down of a Chinese Air Force Douglas O-2M, the first kill of many kills to come for him as the war eventually expanded into the Pacific War. He would claim six F6F Hellcats from Task Force 58 shot-down in two days of battles fought over Iwo Jima on 03 and 04 July 1944, half-a-year before the official ''Battle of Iwo Jima The Battle of Iwo Jima (19 February – 26 March 1945) was a major ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akio Mimura
is a prominent Japanese businessman notable for his positions at the head of Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Corporation, and as Chairman of the Japan-Australia Business Cooperation Committee, for which the Australian government awarded him their highest civilian award for a foreigner, Honorary Companion of the Order of Australia. Mimura is 19th Chairman oJapan Chamber of Commerce of Industry(JCCI)since 2013, which is the largest small and medium business association with 1,250,000 corporate members in Japan. Biography Akio Mimura was born 2 November 1940 in Gunma Prefecture and was educated at the University of Tokyo (B.A. 1963) and Harvard Business School (M.B.A. 1972). In April 1963 he joined Fuji Iron & Steel Co Ltd which became part of Nippon Steel in 1970, which in turn became part of Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal in 2012. He rose through various senior management positions in the 1980s, becoming a board member in 1993 and Managing Director in 1997. Board and committee pos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akio Jissoji
(March 29, 1937 – November 29, 2006) was a Japanese television and film director best known outside Japan for the 1960s TV series ''Ultraman'' and ''Ultraseven'', as well as for his auteur erotic ATG-produced Buddhist trilogy , , and . He was also known for his film adaptations of Japanese horror author Edogawa Rampo. Jissoji possessed a very distinctive visual style that was notable even in Japanese cinema which is known internationally for its visual style. Every project he directed, from children's action shows to disturbing adult films had an uncompromising approach to cinematic story telling. His episodes of the ''Ultraman'' TV shows are unique and quite unusual for children's television. His career is also unusual in that he went back and forth from children's television to film projects that were sexually provocative in some way or another. It is perhaps this aspect of his work that has prevented wider distribution of his films. Sadomasochistic and non-consensua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akio Sato (other)
Akio Sato may refer to: * *, Japanese Communist Party politician *, Japanese Liberal Democratic Party politician * Akio Satō (politician, born 1952) *, Japanese professional wrestler {{hndis, Sato, Akio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
