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Kimura
Kimura (written: lit. "tree village") is the 17th most common Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese novelist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese botanist *, Japanese idol and singer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese singer *, also known as Yuka Inokuchi, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese hurdler *, Japanese erotic artist *, Japanese politician *, Japanese footballer and manager *, Japanese rower *, Japanese painter *, Japanese field hockey player *, Japanese film director and cinematographer * Darren Kimura (born 1974), American businessman * Doreen Kimura (1933–2013), Canadian psychologist *Dustin Kimura (born 1989), American mixed martial artist *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese audio director *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese actress *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese general *, Japanese writer, artist and animator *, Japanese businessman *, Japanese video game designer *, Japanese astronomer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayaka Kimura (voice Actress)
is a Japanese voice actress who is affiliated with Ken Production. She is originally from Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture. She voices Uzume in ''Ai Yori Aoshi'', Rin Kamishiro in ''Maburaho'', Anju Maaka in '' Karin'', Tabitha in ''The Familiar of Zero'', Nao Yorihime in ''Yosuga no Sora'', and Ai in ''Dragon Crisis!''. She also goes by and is known for her extensive work in visual novels and adult original animation videos. Other roles include Momiji in ''Maple Colors'', Aoi Niiyama in '' Akiiro Renka'', Chisa in ''Gift'', Kana Suoin in ''Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru'', Mikan in '' Wanko to Kuraso'', Yui Kuroda in ''Hoshiuta is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Front Wing which was released on December 26, 2008 playable for Windows as a DVD. ''Hoshiuta'' is Front Wing's twenty-first title and the third title of ''Uta'' series along with their previous ti ...''. Filmography Anime Film Video games [Baidu] |
Hana Kimura
was a Japanese joshi puroresu professional wrestler. She worked for native companies in her country such as World Wonder Ring Stardom from 2016 to 2020, and Wrestle-1, in addition to having made appearances for foreign companies such as Ring of Honor, Pro-Wrestling: EVE, and some independent promotions in Mexico. Kimura was a second-generation wrestler; her mother Kyoko Kimura is a former professional wrestler. She was a cast member on the Fuji Television and Netflix reality television series '' Terrace House: Tokyo 2019–2020'' which is the fifth installment of the ''Terrace House'' franchise. Following a series of troubling tweets addressing online criticism directed at her from ''Terrace House'' viewers, she was found dead in her apartment in Tokyo on May 23, 2020. Her death had been ruled a suicide by December 2020. Professional wrestling career Early career Prior to her professional wrestling career, Kimura won the DDT Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship one time on A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ihei Kimura
was a Japanese photographer, known for his portrayal of Tokyo and Akita Prefecture. Life and work Born on 12 December 1901 in Shitaya-ku (now Taitō-ku), Tokyo, Kimura started taking photographs when very young but his interest intensified when he was around 20 and living in Tainan, Taiwan, where he was working for a sugar wholesaler. He opened a photographic studio in Nippori, Tokyo in 1924. In 1930, he joined the advertising section of the soap and cosmetics company Kaō, concentrating on informal photographs made with his Leica camera. In 1933, he joined Yōnosuke Natori and others in forming the group Nippon Kōbō ("Japan workshop"), which emphasized "realism" in photography using 35mm cameras; but this rapidly broke up and Kimura formed an alternative group, Chūō Kōbō ("central workshop") with Nobuo Ina and others. During the war, Kimura worked in Manchuria and for the publisher Tōhō-sha. He edited ''Front'', the propaganda photo journal of the Tōhō-sha compa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darren Kimura
Darren T. Kimura (born September 10, 1974, Hilo, Hawaii) is an American businessman, inventor, and investor. He is best known as the inventor of Micro Concentrated solar power (CSP) technology otherwise known as MicroCSP. Life Kimura was born to Japanese American parents in Hilo, Hawaii and graduated from Waiakea High School. He achieved the rank of Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America), Eagle Scout as a member in the Boy Scouts of America. He studied Computer Science and Business Management at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. He later attended Portland State University, studying Electrical Engineering and Stanford University studying Computer Science. During the 2009 flu pandemic, ''Newsweek'' covered Darren's challenges in finding Tamiflu for his wife Kelly due to hoarding. Career Kimura began his career as an entrepreneur bringing the sport of paintball to Hawaii while still in high school. When attending the University of Hawaii at Manoa he worked in the Information and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doreen Kimura
Doreen Kimura (February 15, 1933 – February 27, 2013) was a Canadian psychologist who was professor at the University of Western Ontario and professor emeritus at Simon Fraser University. Kimura was recognized for her contributions to the field of neuropsychology and later, her advocacy for academic freedom. She was the founding president of the Society for Academic Freedom and Scholarship. Biography Kimura was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and grew up in the village of Neudorf, Saskatchewan. Kimura was finishing her final year of high school via correspondence while teaching in a one-room schoolhouse in Northern Manitoba when she applied to and won an entrance scholarship to McGill University in Montreal. Kimura went on to earn bachelor's, master's, and doctoral (in 1961) degrees from McGill. Woodburn Heron supervised her master's thesis. She conducted her doctoral research at the Montreal Neurological Institute under the supervision of neuroscientist Brenda Milner (co-supe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dustin Kimura
Dustin Kimura (born May 21, 1989) is an People of the United States, American mixed martial artist, who formerly competed in the Bantamweight (MMA), Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Kimura went to Kalani High School and then attended Honolulu Community College for Welding Technology. Dustin currently trains at Gracie Technics Honolulu. MMA career Early career Kimura compiled a 9–0 professional record before signing with the UFC. Ultimate Fighting Championship Kimura made his promotional debut against Chico Camus on February 2, 2013 at UFC 156. He won the fight via submission in the third round. In his second fight with the promotion, Kimura faced Mitch Gagnon on September 21, 2013 at UFC 165. He lost the fight via submission, resulting in the first loss of his professional MMA career. Kimura faced promotional newcomer Jon Delos Reyes on January 4, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 34. He won the fight via submission in the first round. Kimura f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heitarō Kimura
was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army. He was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to death by hanging. Biography Kimura was born in Saitama prefecture, north of Tokyo, but was raised in Hiroshima prefecture, which he considered to be his home. He attended military schooling from an early age, and graduated from the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1908. He went on to graduate from the Army War College in 1916 and was commissioned into the artillery. He served during the Japanese Siberian Intervention of 1918–1919 in support of White Russian forces against the Bolshevik Red Army. He was subsequently sent as a military attaché to Germany. From the late 1920s Kimura was attached to the Inspectorate of Artillery and an instructor at the Field Artillery School. He was selected as a member of the Japanese delegation to the London Disarmament Conference from 1929 to 1931. On his return to Japan, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and assigned command of the IJA 22nd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asami Kimura
was a Japanese female idol music group that is a part of Hello! Project. On November 5, 2014, Country Musume was renamed .『カントリー娘。』改め『カントリー・ガールズ』について " (in Japanese). November 5, 2014. History Country Musume era Country Musume was formed in 1999 and was termed as "Country Girls from ." The initial group consisted of native members of Hokkaidō, Rinne Toda, Azusa Kobayashi, and Hiromi Yanagihara. Before the release of their first single in July 1999, Hiromi Ya ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Kimura (artist)
was a Japanese gay erotic artist. Kimura, along with George Takeuchi and Sadao Hasegawa, is noted by artist and historian Gengoroh Tagame as a central figure in the second wave of contemporary gay artists that emerged in Japan in the 1970s. Biography Kimura was born in 1947. He began his career in gay erotic art in 1978 as illustrator and cover artist for ''Barazoku'', the first commercially published gay magazine in Japan; he would be a regular contributor before departing the magazine in 1989. He would contribute artwork to other gay magazines throughout his career, notably , '' G-men'', and ''SM-Z''. Kimura would also contribute artwork to the early yaoi magazines ''June'' and ''Allan'', making him among the first gay artists to achieve crossover success with a female audience in yaoi publications. He was a co-founding member of Studio Kaiz, along with Naoki Tatsuya and his partner Kihira Kai. Kimura's artwork was ubiquitous in gay publications in Japan in the 1970s and 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fumikazu Kimura
Fumikazu Kimura (木村 文紀, born September 13, 1988) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He previously played in NPB for the Saitama Seibu Lions. Professional career Saitama Seibu Lions On November 21, 2006, Kimura was drafted by the Seibu Lions first overall pick high school draft in the 2006 Nippon Professional Baseball draft. On August 31, 2007, he made his debut as a relief pitcher in the Pacific League against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. In the match against the Orix Buffaloes on July 31, 2011, Kimura pitched as a relief pitcher and became his first Winning pitcher. In 2007-2012 season, he pitched 41 games in the Pacific League. In 2013 season, Kimura converted from Pitcher to Outfielder. On May 23, 2013, Kimura recorded his first hit. And he recorded his first home run and RBI against the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in the Interleague play on May 28. He played in 11 games in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isao Kimura
, also known as Kō Kimura, was a Japanese actor. He entered the Haiyūza theatre troupe in 1946. He appeared in several films directed by Akira Kurosawa, including '' Stray Dog'' (1949) as Yusa the criminal, and ''Seven Samurai'' (1954) as Katsushiro, the youngest of the samurai. During his career he also appeared in several films directed by Mikio Naruse and Yoshishige Yoshida, as well as appearing in the Lone Wolf and Cub film series. In addition to a film career spanning almost thirty years, Kimura founded and directed an acting company which ultimately went bankrupt. He died of esophageal cancer. Selected filmography * ''Hawai Mare oki kaisen'' (1942) – Kurata * '' The Love of Sumako the Actress'' (1947) * '' Stray Dog'' (1949) – Yusa the criminal * ''Angry Street'' (1950) – Joji * ''Elegy'' (1951) * ''Nakinureta ningyо̄'' (1951) * ''Dokkoi ikiteru'' (1951) * ''Dancing Girl'' (1951) – Nozu * ''Yamabiko gakkо̄'' (1952) * ''Boryoku'' (1952) * ''Ikiru'' (1952) – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimura Buzan
(3 July 1876 – 29 November 1942) was a Japanese ''Nihonga'' painter associated with the Nihon Bijutsuin. Life Born in 1876 in Kasama, Ibaraki, the eldest son of a samurai in the Kasama Domain, as a child he studied with a ''Nanga'' master, then from his mid-teens with . In 1896 he graduated from the Tokyo School of Fine Arts and in 1898 was involved in the foundation of the Nihon Bijutsuin. After serving in the infantry during the Russo-Japanese War, in 1906 along with Okakura Tenshin, Yokoyama Taikan, Shimomura Kanzan, Hishida Shunsō and the Nihon Bijutsuin, he moved to Izura, now Ibaraki. The following year he contributed ''The Destruction of the Epang Palace by Fire'' to the First Bunten Exhibition. In 1914 he was involved in the revival of the Nihon Bijutsuin, dissolved upon Okakura Tenshin's death the year before. In 1934 he completed his murals in the Kondō at Kongōbu-ji, and the following year those of the in Kasama. From 1937, after an intracranial haemo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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