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Machii
Machii (written: lit. "town well" or ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese freestyle skier *, Japanese mob boss *, Japanese swordsman {{surname Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hisayuki Machii
, nicknamed the , was the founder of one of Japan's most notorious yakuza gangs, the Tosei-Kai. Life Early years According to his widow Yasuyo, Machii was born Jeong Geon-Yeong (정건영/) as the first-generation Korean born in Minami-Sakuma Cho, Shiba Ward, Tokyo. His mother left him in the care of his grandmother in Seoul (at the time under Imperial Japanese occupation and known as Keijō). He returned to Tokyo when he was thirteen. After World War II, Machii became involved in postwar Japan's thriving black market. He entered Senshu University in 1943, however, he dropped out of it. By 1948, he had formed his own gang, the Tosei-kai or "Voice of the East Gang" which grew to over 1,500 members by the early 1960s. The Tosei-kai became so powerful in Tokyo that they were known as the Ginza police, and even the Yamaguchi-gumi's Taoka had to cut a deal with Machii to allow that group to operate in Tokyo. Under the American occupation Like fellow yakuza powerbroker Yoshio Kodama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isao Machii
is a Japanese Iaido master (Shūshinryū Iaijutsu hyōhō, Shūshin-kan head master) in Kawanishi, Hyōgo, Japan. He holds a number of Guinness World Records for his katana skills, including "Most martial arts katana cuts to one mat (suegiri)", "Fastest 1,000 martial arts sword cuts", "Most sword cuts to straw mats in three minutes", and "Fastest tennis ball (708km/h) cut by sword".History Channel History (formerly The History Channel from January 1, 1995 to February 15, 2008, stylized as HISTORY) is an American pay television network and flagship channel owned by A&E Networks, a joint venture between Hearst Communications and the Disney ....] Official website of Shūshinryū Iaijutsu hyōhō, Shūshin-kan 1973 births Living people Japanese swordfighters {{Japan-martialart-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshi Machii
is a Japanese freestyle skier. He competed in the men's aerials event at the 1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 17. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 17. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Lillehammer '94, was an international winter multi-sport event held fro .... References 1966 births Living people Japanese male freestyle skiers Olympic freestyle skiers for Japan Freestyle skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Nagano (city) 20th-century Japanese people {{Japan-freestyle-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |