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All Japan Superbike Championship
The is the premiere motorcycle road racing championship in Japan. It is run by the Motorcycle Federation of Japan (MFJ) (日本モーターサイクルスポーツ協会) – the Japanese affiliate of the FIM. History The MFJ was formed in 1961 and held its first motorcycle road race in 1967. The Championship's premiere class for a number of years had been the 500ccm class but it was replaced by a superbike class in 1994. During the 2002 season the championship was used by some manufacturers to test their MotoGP Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the premier class of motorcycle road racing events held on road circuits sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). Independent motorcycle racing events have been held since the start ... prototypes. The prototypes usually won the races but were not eligible for points. The series now runs a small seven round schedule but has a large field of Japanese riders and bikes. Similar to Spain's CEV championsh ...
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Motorcycle Sport
Motorcycle sport is a broad field that encompasses all sporting aspects of motorcycling. The disciplines are not all races or timed-speed events, as several disciplines test a competitor's various riding skills. Motorcycle racing Motorcycle racing (also known as moto racing and motorbike racing) is a motorcycle sport involving racing motorcycles. Motorcycle racing can be divided into two categories, tarmac-based road disciplines and off-road. Track racing Track racing is a motorcycle sport where teams or individuals race opponents around an oval track. There are differing variants, with each variant racing on a different surface type. Rally A road rally is a navigation event on public roads whereby competitors must visit a number of checkpoints in diverse geographical locations while still obeying road traffic laws (not to be confused with car rallies such as WRC). Speedway Speedway is a motorcycle sport in which the motorcycles have one gear and no brakes. Other Moto ...
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Yoshiaki Kamiya
Yoshiaki is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Yoshiaki can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples: *義明, "justice, bright" *義昭, "justice, bright" *義章, "justice, chapter" *吉明, "good luck, bright" *吉昭, "good luck, bright" *吉旭, "good luck, rising sun" *善明, "virtuous, bright" *善彰, "virtuous, clear" *芳明, "virtuous/fragrant, bright" *芳昭, "virtuous/fragrant, bright" *良明, "good, bright" *良晃, "good, clear" *慶昭, "congratulate, bright" *由晃, "reason, clear" *与志明, "give, determination, bright" *嘉明, "excellent, bright" *嘉秋, "excellent, autumn" The name can also be written in hiragana よしあき or katakana ヨシアキ. Notable people with the name * Yoshiaki Ashikaga (足利 義昭, 1537–1597), a shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate in Japan * Yoshiaki Arata (荒田 吉明, 1924–2018), a Japanese pioneer of nuclear fusion * Yoshiaki Banno (番野 欣昭 ...
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Tatsumi Aoki
Tatsumi is a Japanese name. It may refer to: People Surname *Daiyū Tatsumi (born 1940), Japanese former sumo wrestler * Juri Tatsumi (born 1979), Japanese synchronised swimmer * Naofumi Tatsumi (1845–1907), Japanese general of the Imperial Army *Noriko Tatsumi (born 1947), Japanese erotic actress *Shingo Tatsumi (born 1987), Japanese baseball player * Takayuki Tatsumi (born 1955), Japanese literature professor * Yoshihiro Tatsumi (1935–2015 ), Japanese manga artist *Yoshika Tatsumi (born 1982), birthname of Japanese runner Yoshika Arai *Yuiko Tatsumi (born 1987), Japanese voice actress Given name *Tatsumi Fujinami (born 1953), Japanese professional wrestler *Tatsumi Hijikata (1928–1986), Japanese choreographer *Tatsumi Iida (born 1985), Japanese soccer player * Tatsumi Kimishima, Japanese businessman for Nintendo * Tatsumi Kumashiro (1927–1995), Japanese film director *Tatsumi Nikamoto (born 1953), Japanese actor *Tatsumi Yoda (born 1940), Japanese businessman Places * T ...
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Ken Nemoto
Ken or KEN may refer to: Entertainment * ''Ken'' (album), a 2017 album by Canadian indie rock band Destroyer. * ''Ken'' (film), 1964 Japanese film. * ''Ken'' (magazine), a large-format political magazine. * Ken Masters, a main character in the ''Street Fighter'' franchise. People * Ken (given name), a list of people named Ken * Ken (musician) (born 1968), guitarist of the Japanese rock band L'Arc-en-Ciel * Ken (SB19 musician) (born 1997), stage name of Felip Jhon Suson of the Filipino boy group, SB19 * Ken (VIXX singer) (born 1992), stage name of Lee Jae-hwan of the South Korean boy group, VIXX * Naoko Ken (born 1953), Japanese singer and actress (Ken as surname) * Thomas Ken (1637–1711), English cleric and composer * Tjungkara Ken (born 1969), Aboriginal Australian artist * Ken Zheng (born April 5, 1995) is an Indonesian actor, screenwriter and martial artist Other * Kèn, a musical instrument from Vietnam. * Ken (doll), a product by Mattel. * ''Ken'' (unit) (間), a ...
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Shinji Sumiya
is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: * Shinji Aoyama (真治), a Japanese film director * Shinji Aramaki (伸志), a Japanese anime director and mechanical designer *Shinji Hashimoto, a Japanese game producer * Shinji Harada, a Japanese pop music artist *Shinji Higuchi (真嗣), a Japanese storyboard artist * Shinji Hosoe (慎治), a Japanese composer *Shinji Hosokawa (伸二), a Japanese judoka * Shinji Inoue (信治), a Japanese politician * Shinji Ishihira, a Japanese director * Shinji Kagawa (真司), a Japanese football player * Shinji Kajio (真治), a Japanese author of science fiction and fantasy * Shinji Kawada (紳司), a Japanese voice actor *Shinji Kazama, a Japanese motorcyclist *, Japanese footballer and manager * Shinji Maejima (信次), a Japanese Orientalist * Shinji Maki (伸二), a Japanese comedian * Shinji Mikami (真司), a Japanese video game designer * Shinji Mizui, a Japanese musician * Shinji Mizushima (新司), a Ja ...
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Izumi Sugimoto
, meaning "spring" or "fountain", is a Japanese given name and surname. While a unisex name, it is more commonly used by women. It can alternately be written as , , , or . People with the name include: As given name * , actress * , stage name Minami Takayama, voice actress and singer *, Japanese actress *, Japanese sprint canoeist * , Tibetologist * , actress * , Japanese swimmer * , manga artist * , pianist * , manga artist * , actress and singer * , professional Go player * , former football player * , real name Kazuya Terashima, manga artist * , model and tarento * , real name Motohisa Yamawaki, Kyōgen actor * , founder member of the Japanese band Aion * Izumi Nakadai (born 1988), member of Bon-Bon Blanco * , United Nations official * , real name Sachiko Kamachi, singer * , real name Keiko Ishida, actress * , American anthropologist * , Japanese novelist and actor * , health scientist, founder of the Tabata protocol * , manga artist and illustrator * , manga artist * , ac ...
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Hiroyuki Kawasaki
is a common masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Hiroki can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: extensive, good fortune, spacious. , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . It is written in hiragana as and in katakana as . People with the name Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese mixed martial artist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese writer *, Japanese sport shooter *, Japanese judoka *, Japanese politician *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese boxer *, Japanese badminton player *, Japanese boxer *, Japanese golfer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese video game designer *Hiroyuki Hamada (martial artist) (1925–2003), Japanese karateka *, Japanese sprinter *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese musician *, Japanese boxer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese dancer and record producer *, Japanese actor *, Japanese cross-country skier *, Japanese animator and anime director ...
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Toshio Ohwaki
Toshio is a common masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Toshio can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *敏夫, "agile, man" *敏男, "agile, man" *敏雄, "agile, male" *俊夫, "sagacious, man" *俊雄, "sagacious, male" *利生, "advantage, life" *寿雄, "long life, male" *登志男, "ascend, intention, man" The name can also be written in hiragana としお or katakana トシオ. Notable people with the name *, Japanese water polo player *Toshio Furukawa (古川 登志夫, born 1946), Japanese voice actor *Toshio Gotō (後藤 俊夫, born 1938), Japanese film director * Toshio Iwai (岩井 俊雄, born 1962), Japanese interactive media and installation artist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese fencer * Toshio Kakei (筧 利夫, born 1962), Japanese actor * Toshio Kimura (木村 俊夫, 1909–1983), Japanese politician *Toshio Maeda (前田 俊夫, born 1953), Japanese manga artist * Toshio Masuda (舛田 利雄, born 1927), Japanese film ...
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Eiji Kondoh
Eiji is a common masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Eiji can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *, "prosperity, peace" *, "great, peace" *, "great, second" *, "eternity, next" The name can also be written in hiragana () or katakana (). The Eiji era (, "eternal peace") is a period in the history of Japan, dating from 1141 to 1142 AD. It follows the Hōen era and precedes the Kōji era. People with the name *, Japanese actor *, Japanese designer and video game director *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese film actor *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese football goalkeeper *, Japanese industrial designer *, Japanese professional mixed martial artist *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese boxer *, Japanese film actor *, Japanese conductor *, Japanese businessman *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation *, Japanese special effects director *, Japanese s ...
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Hideo Kanaya
was a Japanese professional motorcycle racer and motorcycle racing team manager. He competed in the Grand Prix motorcycle road racing world championships from 1967 to 1975. He dominated Japanese road racing in the early 1970s and was the first Japanese rider to win a world championship 500cc Grand Prix race. Although Kanaya was a competitive racer, he was never allowed to compete in a full season in the world championships as, his main responsibility was as a test rider in Japan. Motorcycle racing career Born in Kobe, Japan, Kanaya first rose to prominence as a Kawasaki rider when, he finished in third place behind Bill Ivy and Stuart Graham at the 1967 125cc Japanese Grand Prix. In 1969 he won the 250cc class of the All Japan Road Race Championship riding a Kawasaki. Kanaya became a member of the Yamaha factory racing team in 1970 and, in 1971 he won the 90cc class as well as the open class of the All Japan Road Race Championship. In 1972 Yamaha sent Kanaya to Europe to compet ...
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Morio Sumiya
Morio (written: , , , , , , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese singer-songwriter and actor *, Japanese anime director *, Japanese karateka *, Japanese actor *, pen-name of Sokichi Saitō, Japanese writer and psychiatrist *, Imperial Japanese Navy admiral *, Japanese artist *, Japanese long-distance runner *, Japanese politician *, Japanese economist and diplomat Morio (written: ) is also a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese gymnast {{given name, type=both Japanese-language surnames Japanese masculine given names ...
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