Fujiwara Masatsune
Fujiwara (, written: 藤原 lit. "''Wisteria'' field") is a Japanese surname. (In English conversation it is likely to be rendered as .) Notable people with the surname include: ; Families * The Fujiwara clan and its members ** Fujiwara no Kamatari ** Fujiwara no Fuhito ** Fujiwara no Michinaga * Northern Fujiwara clan ** Fujiwara no Kiyohira ; Art and entertainment * Fujiwara (owarai), Japanese comedy duo (kombi) consisting of Toshifumi Fujimoto (藤本敏史) and Takayuki Haranishi (原西孝幸) * Atsushi Fujiwara (born 1963), Japanese photographer * Harry Fujiwara (Mr. Fuji) (1934 - 2016), Japanese-American wrestler * Hiroshi Fujiwara (born 1964), Japanese musician, trendsetter, producer, and designer * Kamatari Fujiwara (1905 - 1985), Japanese actor * Kei Fujiwara (born 1957), Japanese actress and film director * Keiji Fujiwara (1964 - 2020), Japanese voice actor * Motoo Fujiwara, lead singer and composer for the Japanese rock band Bump of Chicken * Tokuro Fujiwara, Japanese v ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Wisteria
''Wisteria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae (Leguminosae), that includes ten species of woody twining vines that are native to China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Southern Canada, the Eastern United States, and north of Iran. They were later introduced to France, Germany and various other countries in Europe. Some species are popular ornamental plants. The aquatic flowering plant commonly called wisteria or 'water wisteria' is in fact ''Hygrophila difformis'', in the family Acanthaceae. Etymology The botanist Thomas Nuttall said he named the genus ''Wisteria'' in memory of the American physician and anatomist Caspar Wistar (1761–1818). Both men were living in Philadelphia at the time, where Wistar was a professor in the School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Questioned about the spelling later, Nuttall said it was for "euphony", but his biographer speculated that it may have something to do with Nuttall's friend Charles Jones Wister S ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yoshie Fujiwara
was a Japanese tenor singer. Biography He was born in Osaka. His mother Kinu Sakata was a biwa-player and a geisha, worked in Shimonoseki of Yamaguchi Prefecture. Her mother was born in Osaka too. His father, Neil Brodie Reid Neil is a masculine name of Gaelic and Irish origin. The name is an anglicisation of the Irish ''Niall'' which is of disputed derivation. The Irish name may be derived from words meaning "cloud", "passionate", "victory", "honour" or "champion".. A ..., (November 30, 1870 – January 19, 1920) a Scottish merchant, worked for Holme Ringer & Co., however he was not raised by his father. Tokuzaburō Fujiwara adopted him, from whom he received the family name "Fujiwara". Even so, his true father met him later in his life and put Yoshie into school. Yoshie's mother died in his youth, and Reid remained a bachelor all his life. Reid's grave is in Shimonoseki and Reid's boarding house later became the "Fujiwara Yoshie Memorial Museum". In 1934, he established th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hazuki Fujiwara
The following is the list of characters from the Japanese magical girl anime television series ''Ojamajo Doremi''. Ojamajos (Witch Apprentices) ; : : Doremi is the main protagonist of the series. A lively, longing for love, a little confused, and kind girl who always cares about the people around her. She is very interested in witches and magical things. At first she hoped to use magic to give herself the courage to confess to the person she liked, and eventually she learned that this can be achieved even without magic. She often proclaims herself to be "the unluckiest girl in the whole world" when things do not go her way. Her favorite food is steak, but in the series she has almost failed to eat it. Her favorite instrument is a piano, but because of the shadow of her childhood performance failure, she also has a complicated mood about piano. : Her spell is "Pirika Pirilala Popolina Peperuto", while in Magical Stage her spell is . : Her theme color is pink. ; : : Hazuki ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Breaker
Breaker may refer to: Objects * Breaker (reef), a shallow over which waves break * A breaking wave on water * Circuit breaker, an electrical overload switch * Breaker (hydraulic), a percussion hammer attached to an excavator People * Breaker Morant (1864-1902), Anglo-Australian folk hero, horseman, poet, soldier and convicted war criminal nicknamed "The Breaker" * Daniel Breaker (born 1980), American actor and comedian * Ronald Breaker, American biochemist and Yale professor * Someone who performs B-boying, also known as breakdancing Places * Breaker Mountain, Canada * Mount Breaker, Graham Land, Antarctica * Breaker Island, Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica * Breaker Reef, Hong Kong, an uninhabited island Arts and entertainment * ''The Breaker'' (film), a 1974 documentary about Breaker Morant * ''Breaker'' (Accept album), 1981 * ''Breaker'' (For Today album), 2010 * ''Breaker'' (Vary Lumar album), 2014 * ''The Breaker'' (album), by Little Big Town, 2017 * ''The Breaker'' (m ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shiho Fujiwara
is a Japanese ice hockey player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 ( ja, 長野1998), was a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Japan, with some events taking place in the .... References 1974 births Living people Japanese women's ice hockey players Olympic ice hockey players of Japan Ice hockey players at the 1998 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Hokkaido {{Japan-icehockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sakuhei Fujiwhara
was a Japanese meteorologist who became the namesake for the Fujiwhara effect. Novelist Jirō Nitta is his nephew and mathematician Masahiko Fujiwara is his grandnephew. Biography Early life Born in the city of Suwa, Nagano Prefecture, Fujiwhara received his primary education at Takashima Common Elementary School and Suwa Higher Elementary School, where he was in the same class as future army general, Tetsuzan Nagata. He was also close friends with Shigeo Iwanami, who would go on to found the Iwanami Shoten Publishing company. He joined the Central Meteorological Observatory (current Japan Meteorological Agency) in 1909 after completing undergraduate studies in theoretical physics at Tokyo Imperial University (now the University of Tokyo). Academic career Fujiwhara earned his doctorate in 1915 through his research work on the abnormal propagation of sound waves, and earned the Japan Academy Prize in 1920 in recognition of his research. He traveled to Norway in the same year to ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Toshio Fujiwara
Toshio Fujiwara (藤原 敏男 ''Fujiwara Toshio'', born March 3, 1948) is a Japanese former kickboxer. Out of 141 professional fights before retiring at age 35, Fujiwara won 126, with a remarkable 99 by knockout; most notably, he was the first non-Thai to win a national Muay Thai title belt in Bangkok, a fact that many older Thais still remember and respect about him. Fujiwara became the first ever non-Thai stadium champion in 1978 when he won the lightweight title at Rajadamnern Stadium. Biography and career A graduate from the Chuo University, he started training kickboxing at the Mejiro Gym in July 1969, learning under Kenji Kurosaki. He soon won the All Japan Kickboxing Federation championship, and did his first travels to Thailand in 1971. In 1975, he had surgery to his left shin which left him hospitalised for 6 weeks. Three days after leaving hospital he ran at a long-distance event. Retired in 1983, he currently teaches at his own gym, Toshio Fujiwara Sports Gym, in Toky ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sotaro Fujiwara
is a Japanese judoka. He participated at the 2018 World Judo Championships The 2018 World Judo Championships was held between 20 and 27 September 2018 at National Gymnastics Arena in Baku, Azerbaijan. Schedule ''All times are local (Time in Azerbaijan, UTC+4).'' Medal summary Medal Table Men's events Women's e ..., winning a silver medal. He won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Paris held in Paris, France. References External links * 1998 births Living people Japanese male judoka Sportspeople from Hyōgo Prefecture Universiade gold medalists for Japan Universiade medalists in judo Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade 20th-century Japanese people 21st-century Japanese people {{Japan-judo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rika Fujiwara
is a retired Japanese tennis player. On 22 August 2005, Fujiwara reached her best singles ranking of world No. 84. On 11 November 2002, she peaked at No. 13 in the WTA doubles rankings. At the 2002 Australian Open, Fujiwara partnered with Shinobu Asagoe and advanced to the quarterfinals, where they lost against eventual champions Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova. The same year, Fujiwara and Ai Sugiyama reached the French Open doubles semifinals, losing to Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs in three sets. Playing for Japan Fed Cup team The Japan women's national tennis team represents Japan in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Japan Tennis Association. They were most recently promoted to the 2019 Fed Cup World Group II after defeating Great Britain in the 2018 W ..., Fujiwara has a win–loss record of 23–5. WTA career finals Doubles: 6 (1 title, 5 runner-ups) ITF Circuit finals Singles (9–8) Doubles (36–25) Performance timelines Singles Do ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Naoya Fujiwara
is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan. Early life Fujiwara was born in Kobe on May 27, 1965. He was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a protegee of shogi professional in 1979, and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in 1989. Shogi professional Fujiwara finished the finished the 75th Meijin Class C2 league (April 2016March 2017) with a record of 1 win and 9 losses, earning a third demotion point which meant automatic demotion to " Free Class" play. Promotion history The promotion history for Fujiwara 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 Chin ...: 1979 * 1-dan: 1982 * 4-dan: April 1, 1989 * 5-dan: November 10, 1994 * 6-dan: July 24, 2001 * 7-dan: June 19, 2013 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Norika Fujiwara
is a Japanese beauty queen, model and actress. She became Miss Nippon in 1992 and was an exclusive model for CanCam magazine. She has appeared in various commercials and TV series and a number of films in Japan. Biography Career Fujiwara was born in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture. After several years of model work, she became a journalist and spokesperson, including acting as an ambassador of Japanese - Korean friendship during the 2002 FIFA World Cup The 2002 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Korea Japan 2002, was the 17th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial Association football, football world championship for List of men's national association football teams, men's national teams organized by ..., reporting from the 2004 Olympics in Greece, and going to Afghanistan and holding a photo exhibition there. Fujiwara was formerly a guest announcer and interviewer for K-1 on their major shows until 2006 when she was replaced by Waka Inoue. Fujiwara has additionally worked in the vi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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René Fujiwara
René Ricardo Fujiwara Montelongo (born 7 April 1984) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the PANAL. As of 2013 he served as Deputy of the LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing the Federal District. He is the grandson of Elba Esther Gordillo. He has a degree in philosophy from the University of Sussex , mottoeng = Be Still and Know , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £14.4 million (2020) , budget = £319.6 million (2019–20) , chancellor = Sanjeev Bhaskar , vice_chancellor = Sasha Roseneil , .... References 1984 births Living people Politicians from Mexico City New Alliance Party (Mexico) politicians Mexican politicians of Japanese descent Mexican people of Japanese descent 21st-century Mexican politicians Alumni of the University of Sussex Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) for Mexico City {{Mexico-politician-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |