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Endō Yoshitaka
Endō, Endo, Endou or Endoh (written: , literally 'far-off wisteria' and short for ' ''Fuji''wara in ''En''shu') is the 38th most common Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * , Japanese actress * Akari Endo (born 1989), Dominican-Japanese actress * , Japanese voice actor * , Japanese footballer * Akira Endo (other), multiple people * , Japanese architect * , Japanese voice actress * , Japanese artist * , Japanese baseball player * , Japanese footballer * Harry Endo (1922–2009), American actor * , Japanese manga artist * , Japanese badminton player * , Japanese baseball player * , Japanese women's footballer * , Japanese footballer * , Japanese actor * , Japanese footballer * , Japanese footballer * , Japanese actor and writer * Kenny Endo (born 1953), American taiko musician * , Japanese statesman * , Japanese rugby union player * , Japanese idol and singer * , Japanese tennis player * , Japanese singer-songwriter * , Japanese footballer * , Japane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fujiwara Clan
The was a powerful family of imperial regents in Japan, descending from the Nakatomi clan and, as legend held, through them their ancestral god Ame-no-Koyane. The Fujiwara prospered since ancient times and dominated the imperial court until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. They held the title of Ason. The abbreviated form is . The 8th century clan history states the following at the biography of the clan's patriarch, Fujiwara no Kamatari (614–669): "Kamatari, the Inner Palace Minister who was also called ‘Chūrō'',''’ was a man of the Takechi district of Yamato Province. His forebears descended from Ame no Koyane no Mikoto; for generations they had administered the rites for Heaven and Earth, harmonizing the space between men and the gods. Therefore, it was ordered their clan was to be called Ōnakatomi" The clan originated when the founder, Nakatomi no Kamatari (614–669) of the Nakatomi clan, was rewarded by Emperor Tenji with the honorific "Fujiwara"after the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jun Endo
Jun or JUN may refer to: People and anthroponymy * Lee Jun-young, South Korean singer and actor with the stage name Jun, member of South Korean boy band U-KISS * Wen Junhui, Chinese singer and actor with the stage name Jun, member of South Korean boy band Seventeen * Tomáš Jun, Czech footballer * Jun (given name), a common Japanese given name * A spelling of common Korean family name Jeon (Korean surname) * A spelling of uncommon Korean family and given name Joon (Korean name) * A spelling of Chinese given name Joon (Chinese name) * Jun. Jr. or Jnr., abbreviations for Junior (suffix) Places * Jun, Granada, Spain Science * c-jun, a protein encoded by gene JUN Time * Abbreviation of June * A ten-day period in the Japanese calendar History * Commandery (China) A commandery ( zh, s=郡, p=jùn) was a historical administrative division of China that was in use from the Eastern Zhou (c. 7th century BCE) until the early Tang dynasty (c. 7th century CE). S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masanobu Endō
is a Japanese game designer, president of Game Studio and Mobile & Game Studio, and the director of Digital Games Research Association Japan. He formerly worked for Namco, where he created arcade games and is best known for '' Xevious'' and '' The Tower of Druaga'', which were important titles in the scrolling shooter and action role-playing game genres, respectively. Education Endō graduated from the Yokohama Suiran High School and from the Department of Information & Image Science at the Chiba University. Career In 1981, Endō joined Namco. During his time with the company, in 1982 he created the wildly popular shoot 'em up game '' Xevious'', single-handedly designing, programming and drawing the graphics for the game. Later he produced '' The Tower of Druaga'' and '' Grobda'', both released in 1984. ''Xevious'' set the template for vertical scrolling shooters, while ''The Tower of Druaga'' laid the foundations for action role-playing games. After that he became indepe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masahiro Endo
is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a left-back. At international level, he made eight appearances for the Japan national team. Club career Endo was born in Tokyo on August 15, 1970. After graduating from Juntendo University, he joined the Japan Football League club Júbilo Iwata in 1993. The club won the second place in 1994 and was promoted to the J1 League. Although he played as a regular player until 1995, he lost the opportunity to play from 1996. After 1999, he played for Yokohama FC (1999), Verdy Kawasaki (1999) and Shimizu S-Pulse (2000). In 2000, he moved to Belgium and played for Mechelen and La Louvière. He retired in 2002. International career On May 29, 1994, Endo debuted for the Japan national team against France. He was also selected for the 1994 Asian Games The 1994 Asian Games (), also known as the XII Asiad and the 12th Asian Games () or simply Hiroshima 1994 (), were held from October 2 to 16, 1994, in Hiroshima, Japan. It was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaaki Endoh
is a Japanese singer-songwriter who is prominent in the area of soundtracks for anime and tokusatsu productions. He is one of the founders of the Music in Japanese animation, Anison band JAM Project and has been a regular member ever since its inception in 2000. His nickname is the "Young Lion of Anison" and he goes by the motto "Always Full Voice". Endoh took the industry by storm when he released the two Enson (album), ''Enson'' albums and the subsequent third, in which he covered many famous anime theme songs. Due to their success, Endoh went on to sing signature songs with the respective artists, such as "Arashi no Naka de Kagayaite" with Chihiro Yonekura, "Genesis of Aquarion (song), Sousei no Aquarion" with Akino (singer), Akino, "Butter-Fly" with Kōji Wada, "Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger" with Hideyuki Takahashi from Project.R, "Eternal Blaze" with Nana Mizuki, "Yuzurenai Negai" with Naomi Tamura, "Pegasus Fantasy" with NoB, "Makka na Chikai" with Yoshiki Fukuyama, "Kimi Tai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mana Endo
is a Japanese former professional tennis player. She was born on February 6, 1971, in Hiroshima and resides in Fukuyama, Hiroshima. She started playing tennis at age seven with her father and coach Hiroshi and played on the WTA Tour from 1991 until 1998. She graduated from the University of Tsukuba while on the tour in March 1993. Career highlights * Her career-high ranking was 26th worldwide in singles (1994), and 98th in doubles (1995) * She played 22 Grand Slam tournaments in singles with her best result being the round of 16 at the 1994 US Open. That tournament marked the first time two Japanese women reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam ( Kimiko Date was the other player). * Her career record is 144–108. She won a singles title in Hobart in 1994, defeating Lindsay Davenport during that tournament. * Her biggest upset over a seeded player came at the 1996 Australian Open The Australian Open (stylized ΛO) is a tennis tournament organised by Tennis Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mai Endo
is a Japanese idol, singer and talent from Tokyo. She was a member and former leader of the Japanese idol group Idoling!!!.Idoling!!! cast members She is represented by Box Corporation talent agency. She made her solo debut as a singer on July 13, 2013. Career Two weeks before being scouted for the Idoling!!! audition, she was a normal high school student who was planning on entering a school for cosmetology. In November 2006, she passed the Idoling!!! audition and entered the group as number 3. In March 2009, when the former leader, Sayaka Katō, graduated, she became the next leader of the group. In May 2011, she starred in, and sang the theme song for an independent film ''Koneko no Kimochi'' (コネコノキモチ).[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kosuke Endo
is a Japanese rugby union player who won 41 caps for the Japan and represented them at the 2007 and 2011 Rugby World Cup. Endo made his debut for Japan against Italy in July 2004, but then had to wait until 2006 until he returned for his second cap and then established himself as the first choice right wing after Daisuke Ohata late career was plagued by injuries, and remained there for most of John Kirwan's time as Japan coach between 2007 and 2011. In the 2007 Rugby World Cup he notably finished a spectacular break out try from their own 5 metre line against Wales at the Millennium Stadium which was praised as one of the outstanding tries of the tournament one of Japan's best of all time. He followed that up by scoring another try against Canada in the next match from a run just under 50 metres through the defence. Endo left the World Cup with an increased reputation and coach John Kirwan said that "he could be one of the best wingers in the world". In 2008, Endo signed to p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endō Kinsuke
was a Japanese statesman in the early Meiji period. Endō was born to a ''samurai'' family in Hagi, Chōshū Domain (present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture. He was selected by the domain to be a member of the Chōshū Five who were smuggled out of Japan in defiance of the Tokugawa bakufu's policy of national seclusion to Great Britain in 1863. Chōshū was desperate to acquire better knowledge of the western nations in order to strengthen the domain in its struggle to overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate. Endō returned from England in 1866, just before the start of the Boshin War. When Sir Harry Parkes, the British minister in Japan between 1865 and 1883, visited Chōshū in 1866, Endō served as an interpreter, together with Inoue Kaoru, another member of the Chōshū Five. After the Meiji Restoration and the establishment of the new Meiji government, Endō served as the head of the new in Osaka, from 1881 to 1883. He is remembered less for his efforts in establishing a unified ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenny Endo
Kenny Endo (born April 2, 1953) is an American musician and taiko master. He is the leader of several taiko ensembles and regularly tours, performing traditional and contemporary taiko music. Endo is also the first non-Japanese national to receive a natori in the field of hogaku hayashi, Japanese classical drumming. Today Endo composes his own music and plays taiko professionally as a solo artist, with his ensembles, and in collaboration with other artists. Early life Kenny Endo was born on April 2, 1953, in Los Angeles, California, to an Issei (first generation) father and Nisei (second generation) mother Japanese American parents. Endo was raised in Los Angeles with his brother and three sisters, and while he was exposed to some Japanese culture as a child, he grew up as an American.Doyle, Mark. "The Beat Goes On." MidWeek 28 February 1996. Print. From an early age, he loved drums and started playing drums at nine years of age. Endo played in the school orchestra and band, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenichi Endō
is a Japanese actor and writer. He also worked as a narrator for many documentaries, both on television and film. He is best known for his roles in '' Visitor Q'' (2001), '' Crows Zero'' (2007), ''Crows Zero 2'' (2009), and '' The Raid 2: Berandal'' (2014). He is also known for his yakuza roles, such as Joji Yazaki, the head of Soshu Family Syndicate and the main antagonist of '' Crows Zero'' and ''Crows Zero 2'', and Hideaki Goto, the head of the Goto family, a powerful yakuza family from Japan and one of two mob bosses that control Jakarta in '' The Raid 2: Berandal''. Filmography Films * '' Violent Cop'' (1989) * '' All Under the Moon'' (1993) * '' Jubaku: Spellbound'' (1999) * '' Dead or Alive 2: Birds'' (2000), Kōhei * '' Tomie: Replay'' (2000), Dr. Tachibana * ''Family'' (2001) * '' Agitator'' (2001) * '' Visitor Q'' (2001), Kiyoshi Yamasaki * '' The Guys from Paradise'' (2001), Toshiyuki Umino * '' Deadly Outlaw: Rekka'' (2002) * '' Sabu'' (2002), Giichi * '' Kikoku'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keita Endo
Keita or Keïta may refer to: People * Keita (given name) * Keita (surname) History * Keita dynasty, a ruling lineage of Mali Geography * Keita Department, a region of Niger * Keita, Niger Keita is a town and commune in Niger. It is the capital of the Keita Department, within the Tahoua Region, and has an urban population of 10,631 as of 2012. Geography Keita is located north-east of the national capital, Niamey. The town is in ..., a town in Keita department Politics * Keita Integrated Development Project, a food security project in Niger Entertainment * '' Keïta! l'Héritage du griot'', a 1995 Burkinabé film by Dani Kouyaté Sport * Centre Salif Keita, a Malian football club * Pavillon des sports Modibo Keita, a Malian indoor sporting arena * Stade Centre Salif Keita, a Malian football stadium * Stade Modibo Kéïta, a Malian multi-purpose sports stadium {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
