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Fujii
Fujii (written: lit. "well of wisteria") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * , professional baseball catcher * , Japanese astronomer * , professional baseball outfielder * , football player * Don Fujii, ring name of wrestler * , Japanese musician * , singer-songwriter and musician * , Japanese footballer * Henry Hajimu Fujii (1906–1976), American pioneer, farmer, lapidary, spokesman * , Japanese photographer * , diplomat and president of the Japan Foundation * , politician * Hiromu Fujii (born 1935), baseball player * , engineer and manager for Mitsubishi Motors * , murder victim in the 1994 Oriental Hotel Murder * , handball player * , singer, dancer, model and actress * , mixed martial artist and professional wrestler * , actress and voice actress * , diplomat * Kenta Fujii (born 1994), Grand Prix motorcycle racer * , Japanese footballer * , admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy * , Japanese commercial fashion model, singer, and actress * , volley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megumi Fujii
Megumi Fujii (藤井 恵 ''Fujii Megumi'', born April 26, 1974) is a retired Japanese mixed martial artist. Biography Fujii started Judo at the age of 3 due to her father's influence and continued Judo at Shukugawa Gakuin Junior High School and Kokushikan University. She retired from Judo after graduating from university with a degree in physical education. In judo's stead, she got interested and begun training combat sambo. Fujii specializes mainly in submission fighting and is renowned for her quick takedowns and submissions. Her most popular move is the Inazuma Toe Hold submission, dubbed the ''Megulock''. She also holds black belts in both Judo and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Fujii was trained in MMA by Shooto veteran Hiroyuki Abe and professional wrestler, PRIDE Fighting Championships alumni, former UFC Heavyweight Champion and King of Pancrase Josh Barnett. She has trained several other female MMA fighters herself, including current top fighter Hitomi Akano. Fujii is also a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fujii Kaze
is a Japanese singer-songwriter and musician under Universal Sigma. Raised in Satoshō, Okayama in Japan, he began uploading covers to YouTube since the age of 12. He released his first studio album, ''Help Ever Hurt Never'' in 2020, which reached number one on the ''Billboard Japan'' Hot Albums chart and number two on the Oricon Albums Chart. His second album, ''Love All Serve All'', released in 2022 topped both the Japanese Billboard charts and the Oricon Albums Chart and has since been certified platinum in March 2022 by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ), beating his debut’s gold certification in January 2021. Fujii was the first Asian act in history to debut a song in all 73 available countries and regions of Spotify Daily Viral charts. Biography Early musical beginnings Fujii Kaze was born in 1997 in Satoshō in Okayama, Japan, and has one older brother and two older sisters. As a child, he listened to all kinds of music such as jazz, classical mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Hajimu Fujii
Henry Fujii (August 17, 1886 – November 2, 1976) was a pioneer and Japanese American community leader in the state of Idaho. His primary vocation was in agriculture. In the 1930s, Fujii was recognized as a pioneer in large-scale onion farming, advancing the acreage scale of which a farmer could raise crops.Hayashi, Robert T. (2007). ''Haunted By Waters,'' pp. 59, 62-65, 73, 126-130. In 1936, he established the Japanese Onion Growers Association and served as the organization's president for over 30 years. As a Japanese immigrant living away from the West Coast of the United States, Fujii was not part of the Japanese American internment, maintaining a residence in Nampa, Idaho throughout World War II.Henshall, Mary S. (1973). "Henry Fujii Interview", JACL Convention, Boise, Idaho; Idaho Historical Museum File 0H#0037, November 24, 1973 Although he, like most other Japanese Americans, was the subject of significant racial persecution in the mid-1940s, Fujii maintained strong co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masao Fujii
was a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He was born in Nishi-ku, Fukuoka and raised in Karatsu, Saga. His uniform number 15 is honored by the Hawks. Professional career On November 18, 1994, Fujii was drafted fourth overall by the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks in the 1994 1994 Nippon Professional Baseball draft. He was 4-4 Win–loss record with a 4.39 ERA in 20 starts during his rookie season in 1995, and 1-3 Win–loss record with 5.18 ERA in 11 starts during the 1996 season. Fujii switched to relief pitching in the 1997 season after a lack of results as a starter. He then developed his talent as a relief pitcher with his all-out fastball and a variety of breaking pitches, and in 1999 season, he was part of the winning formula, a powerful setup man who, along with closer Rod Pedraza and left-handed pitchers Shuji Yoshida and Takayuki Shinohara. The presence of these four "winning formula" players led to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hirohisa Fujii
was a Japanese politician who was a member of the House of Councillors from 1977 to 1986, and of the House of Representatives from 1990 to 2012. He served two terms as Minister of Finance, and as Secretary General of the Liberal Party and the Democratic Party of Japan. Biography A native of Tokyo, Fujii was born on 24 June 1932. He graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1955 with a law degree. He began his career as a bureaucrat in the Ministry of Finance, which gave him authority on finance and tax system issues later in his legislative career. Toward the end of his time at the ministry, he served as an assistant to Chief Cabinet Secretaries Susumu Nikaido and Noboru Takeshita. He was elected to the House of Councilors for the first time in the 1977 election as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. After serving two terms, he declined to run in 1986 in order to plan a run for the House of Representatives, and won a seat representing Kanagawa Prefecture in the 1990 g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fumiya Fujii
is a Japanese musician, actor and former lead singer of The Checkers born in Kurume. His younger brother is Naoyuki Fujii, a musician and former sax player for The Checkers. His eldest son is Fuji TV announcer Kōki Fujii. He formerly belonged to Yamaha Music Foundation and Three Star Pro (both during the Checkers era), and now he is part of a private agency, FFM Co. Biography Fujii was born as the first child to a father who was a Japanese National Railways employee and a mother who was a beautician. When he was a junior high school student, he encountered the Japanese rock band CAROL and started playing music. After graduating from Nanchiku High School, he joined the Moji Railway Administration Bureau of the Japan National Railways (now Kyushu Railway Company), and after a six-month apprenticeship at Tosu Station, he worked as a freight train operator at Haiki Station, maneuvering and switching freight trains. He belonged to the National Railway Workers' Union (Kokurō). In 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katsuhisa Fujii
,(born August 15, 1972) is a Japanese retired mixed martial artist and professional wrestler, mostly known for his work in Pro Wrestling Zero1 and Hustle. A professional MMA competitor from 1996 until 2010, he competed for the UFC, PRIDE Fighting Championships, PRIDE Fighting Championships, Pancrase, DEEP, RINGS, and M-1 Global. Mixed martial arts career After a career of judo and amateur wrestling at the Tokyo University, Fujii learned mixed martial arts on the Super Tiger Gym of Satoru Sayama and debuted for Shooto in 1997. Ultimate Fighting Championship Fujii made his debut in Ultimate Fighting Championship during the UFC 23 tournament in Japan, where he first faced the newcomer Masutatsu Yano. The bout started slow, with Fujii defending with strikes and submissions attempts against his opponent's wrestling acumen, but in the second round, Fujii stunned Yano with punches and scored the knockout victory. He advanced to the next round and found himself against fellow shoot-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lena Fujii
(born on July 2, 1984) is a Japanese commercial fashion model and singer. She is managed by Stellar Entertainment Agency and sometimes goes by the name "Lena". Fujii was scouted in Harajuku and is best known for her work for Japanese fashion magazine '' ViVi''. Biography Early life Fujii was born in Kawasaki City, Japan to an American father of Japanese and Swiss descent and a Japanese mother. Fujii has a younger brother, Arthur. As a high school student, she traveled to Switzerland to study English following bullying by her Japanese classmates, who would make comments such as "You're a fat one oreignerbut you don't speak English". In Switzerland, she was also subject to bullying and racism, particularly from one female classmate, who would make racist comments. When Fujii initially joined her management company, her debut coincided with two other new models, and Fujii recalls getting the least attention. In recent years, she has become a renowned model in Japan, and is argu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mina Fujii
is a Japanese actress. She started her career in the entertainment industry at the age of nine. She is best known for her role in the TV adaptation of ''Bloody Monday'', '' Kyōfu'', and for appearing in TVXQ's "Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō?" music video. Career Fujii made her film debut in 2006, when she played as Miki Onaka in ''Simsons''. In 2008, Fujii played the leading character of Toru Ikegami in ''Ame No Tsubasa''. In the same year, she starred as Aoi Asada in the live-action television drama adaptation of ''Bloody Monday''. In 2012, Fujii played a cameo of Mina in '' Panda and Hedgehog'' and Akiko in ''The King of Dramas''. In 2013, Fujii starred in the MBC reality show '' We Got Married Global'' alongside Lee Hongki. In 2014, Fujii played the character of Oshikiri in ''Monsterz'', the Japanese remake of the Korean film ''Haunters'', and Mika Aota in the ''tokusatsu'' comedy film ''Joshi Zu''. Personal life Fujii graduated from faculty of letters Kei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Fujii
(born July 6, 1970), better known by his ring name Don Fujii, is a Japanese wrestler who currently works for Dragon Gate. He was one-half of the inaugural Open the Owarai Twin Gate Champions and is also a former two-time Open the Twin Gate Champions with Masaaki Mochizuki. He was previously in the Crazy MAX and Blood Generation stables. Biography He was one of the original graduates from the Toryumon dojo. He was also one of the founding members of the Crazy MAX and Blood Generation stables. He made a few appearances in World Championship Wrestling as Sumo Fuji. He has wrestled as Karaoke Machine #1 at times as well. From 1999 until 2002, he changed his name annually. He first went from Sumo Fuji to Sumo "Dandy" Fuji, then to Sumo "Dandy" Fuji 2000, then to Big Fuji, and finally to Don Fujii. Fujii has spent most of his Toryumon/Dragon Gate career in heel stables. He was a founding member of Crazy MAX, as well as a founding member of Blood Generation. When Blood Generation end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isae Fujii
On 6 June 1994, two Japanese tourists were robbed and attacked by two men in their shared room in the Oriental Hotel in Singapore. One of them was brutally assaulted and died, while the other survived. The case, known as the Oriental Hotel murder, was classified as murder by the police. The perpetrators were eventually caught 2 years later and they were subsequently sentenced to serve lengthy jail terms with caning for their part in the robbery and assault of the two tourists, as well as for unrelated offences committed before their arrests. Murder On 6 June 1994, two men - 25-year-old Abdul Nasir bin Amer Hamsah and 32-year-old Abdul Rahman bin Arshad (alias Azman) - barged into the room shared by two Japanese tourists - , 49 and , 56. Earlier on that day itself, the two men, who were acquaintances, went to the Oriental Hotel for a job interview when they both spotted the Japanese tour group which both Fujii and Takishita were with. Seeing this, the two men, who were short of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Fujii
is a Japanese singer, dancer, model and actress. She is a member of J-Pop group Happiness, and a former member E-girls, and ShuuKaRen, and an exclusive model for the magazines '' JJ'' and '' Nicola''. Karen is represented by LDH. Early life Karen entered the entertainment industry at a very young age after she was scouted in her hometown, Osaka. While belonging to the office in which she got scouted, she participated in one of Exile's dance competitions and began attending LDH's talent academy EXPG (Exile Professional Gym), studying both dancing and singing. Her sister Shuuka also attended EXPG. As a junior high school student, she moved from Osaka to Tokyo and started to live in a dormitory. Career On October 26 in 2008, Karen became one of the EXPG graduates who were chosen to be members of the performance group Happiness, marking the start in her career as a vocalist and performer. Her official stage name became Karen (stylized as KAREN). In February 2009 she started he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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