Kazuaki Kobayashi (born 1979), Japanese Shotokan karate instructor
*, Japanese football midfielder (J.League)
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*, Japanese baseball pitcher
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*, Japanese cyclist
*, Japanese calligrapher, Zen teacher, writer and translator
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Kazuaki (written: , , , , , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese freestyle skier *, Japanese football goalkeeper (J2 League) *, Japanese speed skater *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese scientist *, Japanese photographer, film director and music video director *, Japanese football midfielder (J.League) *Kazuaki Kurihara is a Japanese instructor of Shotokan karate.JKA: In ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kanji
are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are still used, along with the subsequently-derived syllabic scripts of ''hiragana'' and ''katakana''. The characters have Japanese pronunciation, pronunciations; most have two, with one based on the Chinese sound. A few characters were invented in Japan by constructing character components derived from other Chinese characters. After World War II, Japan made its own efforts to simplify the characters, now known as shinjitai, by a process similar to China's simplified Chinese characters, simplification efforts, with the intention to increase literacy among the common folk. Since the 1920s, the Japanese government has published character lists periodically to help direct the education of its citizenry through the myriad Chinese characte ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kazuaki Mimoto
is a Japanese lightweight rower. He competed at the 1992 (coxless pair) and 1996 Olympics ( lightweight coxless four). He won a gold medal at the 2000 World Rowing Championships in Zagreb with the lightweight men's quadruple scull A quadruple sculling boat, often simply called a quad and abbreviated 4x, is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four people who propel the boat by sculling with two oars, or "sculls", one in each hand. R .... References 1972 births Living people Japanese male rowers World Rowing Championships medalists for Japan Olympic rowers for Japan Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in rowing Rowers at the 1998 Asian Games Rowers at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games {{Japan-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kazuaki Tasaka
is a former Japanese football player and manager. He last played for Japan national team until 1999. He manager of Giravanz Kitakyushu from 2023. Club career Tasaka was born in Hiroshima on August 3, 1971. He was educated at and played for Tokai University Daiichi High School and Tokai University. After graduating, he joined newly promoted J1 League side Bellmare Hiratsuka. He was immediately installed as a regular and received the J1 League Young Player of the Year award that year. Due to club's financial problem, he was released along with Nobuyuki Kojima, Wagner Lopes, Hong Myung-bo and Yoshihiro Natsuka at the end of the 1998 season. He moved to Shimizu S-Pulse (1999) and then to Cerezo Osaka (2000–2002) where he finished his playing career. International career Tasaka was capped 7 times for the Japanese national team between 1995 and 1999. His first international appearance came on May 28, 1995 in a friendly against Ecuador at Tokyo National Stadium. In March 199 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kazuaki Tanahashi
is an accomplished Japanese calligrapher, Zen teacher, author and translator of Buddhist texts from Japanese and Chinese to English, most notably works by Dogen (he began his translation of '' Shobogenzo'' in his twenties). He first met Shunryu Suzuki in 1964, and upon reading Suzuki's book ''Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind'' he stated, "I could see it's Shobogenzo in a very plain, simple language." He has helped notable Zen teachers author books on Zen Buddhism, such as John Daido Loori. A fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science—Tanahashi is also an environmentalist and peaceworker A peaceworker is an individual or member of an organization that undertakes to resolve violent conflict, prevent the rise of new violent conflicts, and rebuild societies damaged by war. The term peaceworker is usually reserved for civilian, unarmed .... Gallery Image:Kaz Tanahashi.jpg Image:Kaz Tanahashi1.jpg Image:Kaz Tanahashi2.jpg Image:Kaz Tanahashi3.jpg Image:Kaz Tanahsahi5.jpg Image:Kaz T ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kazuaki Sasaki
is a Japanese former cyclist. He competed in the team pursuit event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He later became a professional keirin – literally "racing cycle" – is a form of motor-paced cycle racing in which track cyclists sprint for victory following a speed-controlled start behind a motorized or non-motorized pacer. It was developed in Japan around 1948 for gambling ... cyclist with over 200 wins. References 1967 births Living people Japanese male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Japan Cyclists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Iwate Prefecture Keirin cyclists {{Japan-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kazuaki Nagasawa
is a Japanese former football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. Actress Masami Nagasawa is his daughter. Club career Nagasawa was born in Shizuoka on February 4, 1958. After graduating from Tokyo University of Agriculture, he joined Yamaha Motors in 1980. Although he played as regular player, he could not play in the game at the end of his career for injury. He retired in 1989. He played 123 games and scored 9 goals in the league. National team career On July 13, 1978, when Nagasawa was a Tokyo University of Agriculture student, he debuted for Japan national team against Iraq. Although he did not play for Japan from 1979, in 1985, he played for Japan at 1986 World Cup qualification for the first time in 7 years. He played 9 games for Japan until 1985. Coaching career After retirement, Nagasawa started coaching career at Yamaha Motors (later ''Júbilo Iwata''). In 1991, he became a manager. He led the club to won 2nd place at Japan Football League in 1 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kazuaki Miyaji
is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kawanabe District, Kagoshima and graduate of the University of Tokyo , abbreviated as or UTokyo, is a public research university located in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1877, the university was the first Imperial University and is currently a Top Type university of the Top Global University Project b ..., he joined the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1990. References * 1940 births Living people Politicians from Kagoshima Prefecture University of Tokyo alumni Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians 21st-century Japanese politicians {{Japan-politician-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kazuaki Minami
Kazuaki Minami (born August 27, 1981) is a Japanese former pitcher. He was born in Hyōgo, Japan. Prior to playing professionally, he attended Shinko Gakuen High School and then Fukui Kogyo University. Minami made two relief appearances for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball in 2004, pitching two innings, allowing four hits and no walks, while striking out two batters. His ERA was 9.00. After spending a couple years in ni-gun (Japanese minor league baseball), he joined the Calgary Vipers of the Northern League in 2007. In 24 games (17 starts), he went 10–5 with a 5.52 ERA, pitching 122 1/3 innings, allowing 173 hits and 38 walks and striking out 78 batters. Following his year with Calgary, he went to pitch with Ishikawa Million Stars in the Baseball Challenge League in Japan.Jakahi, Kevin"Stars’ bats suffer burnout in loss," ''Hawaii Tribune-Herald ''Hawaii Tribune-Herald'' is a daily newspaper based in Hilo, Hawaii. It is owned and published by Oahu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kazuaki Mawatari
is a Japanese footballer who plays as a full back club club Urawa Red Diamonds. He has played Since 2014 and has scored 17 goals. He is ranked #23 of 25 in Urawa Red Diamonds. Club statistics . Honors Club Kawasaki Frontale *Japanese Super Cup: 2019 Urawa Red Diamonds *Japanese Super Cup: 2022 * AFC Champions League: 2022 File:2022 collage V1.png, Clockwise, from top left: Road junction at Yamato-Saidaiji Station several hours after the assassination of Shinzo Abe; Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka in front of the Presidential Secretariat; The global monkeypo ... References External linksProfile at Tokushima Vortis * 1991 births Living people [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kazuaki Ando
is a Japanese freestyle skier. He competed in the men's aerials event 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 1967 births Living people Japanese male freestyle skiers Olympic freestyle skiers of Japan Freestyle skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Tokyo 20th-century Japanese people {{Japan-freestyle-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kazuaki Kurihara
is a Japanese instructor of Shotokan karate.JKA: Instructor profiles – Sensei Kazuaki Kurihara3rd Dan Retrieved on 15 February 2014. He has won the JKA's version of the world championships for kata on 2 occasions. He has also won the JKA All-Japan championships for kata on 7 occasions and once for kumite. He is currently an instructor of the . Biography Kazuaki Kurihara was born in , Japan on ...[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kazuaki Koezuka
is a former Japanese football player. Playing career Koezuka was born in Osaka Prefecture on February 10, 1967. After graduating from Tenri University, he joined his local club, the Matsushita Electric (later ''Gamba Osaka'') in 1989. In 1990, he became a regular player as a midfielder and the club won the Emperor's Cup, the first major title in club history. In 1993, he did not play as often and he moved to the Japan Football League club Kyoto Purple Sanga is a Japanese professional football club based in Kyoto. "Sanga" comes from the Sanskrit word ''sangha'', a term meaning "group" or "club" and often used to denote the Buddhist priesthood, associating the club with Kyoto's many Buddhist templ ... in 1994. He retired at the end of the 1994 season. Club statistics References External links * 1967 births Living people Tenri University alumni Association football people from Osaka Prefecture Japanese men's footballers Japan Soccer League players J1 League ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |