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Kagawa (surname)
Kagawa (written: 香川, 加川 or 賀川) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Julie Kagawa Julie Kagawa (born October 12, 1982) is an American author, best known for publishing and writing '' The Iron Fey Series'' consisting of 15 books including: ''The Iron King'', ''The Iron Daughter'', ''The Iron Queen'', and ''The Iron Knight''. ... (born 1982), American author *, Imperial Japanese Navy admiral *, Japanese actress *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese archaeologist *, Japanese folk singer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese urologist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese actor *, Japanese astronomer *, Japanese pacifist and labor activist *, Japanese footballer {{surname Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie Kagawa
Julie Kagawa (born October 12, 1982) is an American author, best known for publishing and writing '' The Iron Fey Series'' consisting of 15 books including: ''The Iron King'', ''The Iron Daughter'', ''The Iron Queen'', and ''The Iron Knight''. Biography She was born in Sacramento, California, but moved to Hawaii with her family at the age of nine. Kagawa is of Japanese descent. She currently lives in Louisville, Kentucky. Kagawa has written novellas, along with novels. Three novellas were written in the Iron Fey series: ''Winter's Passage'', ''Summer's Crossing'', and ''Iron's Prophecy''. In August all three were published together as ''The Iron Legends''. A short novella of the lovers of the Iron Fey series during Valentine's Day was published on Kagawa's website. She has written a spin-off series of the Iron Fey called Call of the Forgotten. The first book, ''The Lost Prince'', was published in October 2012. The second book, ''The Iron Traitor'', was published on 29 October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiyoto Kagawa
was a rear admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Biography Kagawa was born in Hiroshima. He graduated from the 46th class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy, ranked 53rd out of 124 cadets. He served as midshipman on the cruiser , and as ensign on the cruiser and destroyers and . After his promotion to lieutenant, and tours of duty aboard the battleship and cruiser , Kagawa attended advanced navigational training courses at the Naval War College (Japan). On graduation and after promotion to lieutenant commander in 1930, he was assigned as chief navigator on a number of ships, including the cruisers and , and battleship ''Fusō''. He received his first command — the destroyer — on 16 November 1936. He then was captain of the destroyer and executive officer of the cruiser . Kagawa was promoted to captain on 15 October 1941, and after a series of staff positions, was appointed commander of the 31st Destroyer Group (Desdiv 31) on 12 February 1943. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyōko Kagawa
is a Japanese actress. During her 70 years spanning career, she has worked with directors like Akira Kurosawa, Kenji Mizoguchi, Yasujirō Ozu and Mikio Naruse, appearing in films such as ''Tokyo Story'', '' Sansho the Bailiff'', ''The Bad Sleep Well'', ''Mothra'' and '' High and Low''. Biography Kagawa was born in Asō (currently Namegata), Ibaraki Prefecture, and graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Tenth High School for Girls in 1949. She was discovered in the "New Face Nomination" contest run by the ''Tokyo Shimbun'' in 1949 and gave her film debut the following year in ''Mado kara tobidase''. She regularly appeared in films by Akira Kusosawa, Kenji Mizoguchi, Yasujirō Ozu, Mikio Naruse, Shirō Toyoda, Hiroshi Shimizu and others. Kagawa married in 1963 and followed her husband, a newspaper reporter, to New York City. After her return from the US, she acted in television dramas until she appeared again on the big screen in Satsuo Yamamoto's ''Karei-naru ichizoku'' (1974). In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manao Kagawa
in Chōfu, Tokyo is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 4-dan. She is a former title holder. Women's shogi professional Kagawa challenged Tomoka Nishiyama for the Women's Ōshō title in October 2023, but lost the 45th Women's Osho title match 2 games to none. Promotion history Kagawa has been promoted as follows. * 2-kyū: October 1, 2008 * 1-kyū: July 25, 2009 * 1-dan: November 28, 2012 * 2-dan: August 29, 2013 * 3-dan: October 23, 2013 * 4-dan: January 21, 2021 Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks. Major titles Kagawa has appeared in major title matches five times and has won a total of two titles. She won the title in 2013 and then successfully defended it in 2014. Awards and honors Kagawa received the Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Award "Women's Professional Most Games Played" in 2013 and the "Women's Professional Award" in 2014. Video game On March 25, 2021, SilverStar Japan released ''Kagawa Manao to Futari de Shogi'' (''香川 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitsuo Kagawa
was a Japanese archaeologist and a professor at Beppu University in Ōita Prefecture, Japan. He committed suicide by hanging himself on March 9, 2001, as a result of the Japanese Paleolithic hoax. Life Kagawa majored in archeology, with a focus in the Japanese Paleolithic period. In 1962 he led an excavation at the Hijiridaki cave site (聖嶽洞窟遺跡) in Ōita Prefecture. The team claimed that they discovered ancient human bones and stone tools dating back to the Paleolithic era, but later in 1999 other researchers questioned this conclusion and argued that the claim could not be proven. In a series of articles by the Japanese magazine ''Bungeishunjū'' published on January 25, February 1 and March 15, 2001, it was alleged that the stone tools discovered at the site were fabrication and indicated Kagawa had been involved in that hoax. He committed suicide and left a suicide note to proclaim his innocence. His family filed a defamation suit against ''Shūkan Bunshun' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryo Kagawa
was a Japanese folk singer and singer-songwriter. Kagawa was known as a central figure in the Kansai folk-music boom of the late 1960s and early 1970s in Japan, and was a key influence on the early musical development of such major Japanese artists as Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi. Life and career Kagawa was born in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan anchored by the major centers of Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe. As a student at Kyoto Sangyo University, Kagawa was active in the school's popular music club, singing in Beatles and Rolling Stones cover bands. At the start of the 1970s, Kagawa was employed with Art Music Publishers, which handled copyright matters for the Underground Record Club (URC), a record label and distribution company that played a central role in the Kansai folk music boom of the late-1960s and early 1970s. While working with URC, Kagawa developed a relationship with prominent Kansai folk artist Wataru Takada, and, influenced by Takada and other arti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sachi Kagawa
was a Japanese people, Japanese Association football, football player. He played for Japan national football team, Japan national team. Club career Kagawa was born in Hiroshima Prefecture. He played for his local club Rijo Shukyu-Dan. He won 1924 Emperor's Cup, 1924 and 1925 Emperor's Cup with international players Naoemon Shimizu and Shizuo Miyama. National team career In May 1925, Kagawa was selected Japan national football team, Japan national team for Football at the 1925 Far Eastern Championship Games, 1925 Far Eastern Championship Games in Manila. At this competition, on May 17, he debuted against Philippines national football team, Philippines. On May 20, he also played against Chinese Taipei national football team, Republic of China. But Japan lost in both matches (0-4, v Philippines and 0-2, v Republic of China). He played 2 games for Japan in 1925. National team statistics References External links * Year of birth missing Year of death missing Kyoto Univers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinji Kagawa
Shinji Kagawa ( ja, 香川 真司 ''Kagawa Shinji'' ; born 17 March 1989) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian First Division A club Sint-Truiden and the Japan national team. He is widely regarded as one of the best Japanese players of all time. Kagawa began his professional career in his homeland with Cerezo Osaka before joining Borussia Dortmund in 2010. After two years with Dortmund, Kagawa signed for Manchester United on a four-year contract. Two years later, he returned to Dortmund. Kagawa holds the records for most appearances and goals by a Japanese player in UEFA club competitions. Since making his senior international debut in May 2008, he has won over 90 caps and scored over 30 goals. On 29 November 2012, Kagawa was named Asian Football Confederation International Player of the Year. Club career Kagawa was born in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture. He started playing football at the age of five. He joined Marino Football Club from 1994 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susumu Kagawa
was a Japanese urologist and a co-author of 41 peer-reviewed articles all of which can be found on Web of Science and PubMed. He was also a President of the University of Tokushima is a national university in the city of Tokushima, Japan, with seven graduate schools and five undergraduate faculties. The university was founded in 1949, by merging six national education facilities into one. The 2014 Nobel Prize Laureate in P .... References 1944 births 2021 deaths Japanese urologists Place of birth missing {{Japan-med-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taro Kagawa
was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan's national team. His brother is journalist and former footballer Hiroshi Kagawa. Club career Kagawa was born in Kobe on August 9, 1922. After graduating from Kobe University of Economics, he joined Tanabe Pharmaceutical in 1948. He also played for Osaka SC. At Osaka SC, he won the 2nd place at Emperor's Cup 3 times (1951, 1952 and 1953). National team career In March 1951, Kagawa was selected to the Japan national team for Japan's first game after World War II, at the 1951 Asian Games. At this competition, on March 7, he debuted against Iran. He also played at the 1954 Asian Games. He played 5 games for Japan until 1954. Kagawa died on March 6, 1990, at the age of 67. In 2006, he was selected to the Japan Football Hall of Fame. National team statistics Honours Japan *Asian Games Bronze medal: 1951 References External links * Japan National Football Team Database [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teruyuki Kagawa
is a Japanese actor, kabuki actor and boxing commentator. Biography Born in 1965, his parents are the kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke III and the cinema actress Yuko Hama. His grandmother is the film actress Sanae Takasugi. In the Kabuki world, it is usual for the son of an actor to follow the father's footsteps from a very early age, but his parents divorced in 1968 and his mother was given custody. After that, he totally lost contact with his father, and his mother refused to give him any training in the Kabuki art and he grew believing that it was "something that must not be watched". However he tried several times to meet his biological father. When he was 20, he went to one of his performances and asked if he could see him, stating that he was Ennosuke's son, but when his father's assistants reported to him the situation he refused, stating that he didn't have any son. He graduated in social psychology at the University of Tokyo and decided to start a career in cinema. Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetsuo Kagawa
is a Japanese astronomer, staff member at the Gekko Observatory and discoverer of asteroids. He is credited by the Minor Planet Center The Minor Planet Center (MPC) is the official body for observing and reporting on minor planets under the auspices of the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Founded in 1947, it operates at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Function ... with the discovery of 115 minor planets between 1997 and 2000. The outer main-belt asteroid 6665 Kagawa was named in his honor on 6 January 2003 (). List of discovered minor planets References External links Article of the Yamamoto Circular mentioning Kagawa. Discoverers of asteroids * 20th-century Japanese astronomers Living people 1969 births {{japan-astronomer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
