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Masaaki Odagiri
Masaaki (written: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese politician *, Japanese poet *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese singer-songwriter *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese politician *, Japanese judoka *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese ninjutsu practitioner *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese food historian *, Japanese drummer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese aviator *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese business theorist *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese politician *, Japanese Go player *, Japanese politician *, Japanese sport wrestler *, Japanese footballer and manager *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese academic *, Japanese guitarist *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese cross-country skier *, Japanese video game producer *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Masaaki Imai
right is a Japanese organizational theorist and management consultant, known for his work on quality management, specifically on Kaizen. Life and work Born in Tokyo, Imai obtained his BA from Tokyo University in 1955, where he continued to do graduate work in international relations.An Interview With Masaaki Imai in: ''Quality digest''. June 1997 Late-1950s Imai worked for five years in Washington DC at the Japanese Productivity Center, where he was responsible to accompany groups of Japanese businessmen on visits to American plants. In 1962 in Tokyo he founded his own for the |
Masaaki Koyama
is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He played for the Osaka / Hanshin Tigers from 1953 to 1963, the Tokyo / Lotte Orions from 1964 to 1972, and the Taiyo Whales in 1973. He is a member of the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame. A right-handed pitcher, Koyama threw hard and was known for his effective slider and pinpoint control. He ranks third all-time in the NPB in wins (320), strikeouts (3,159), innings pitched (4,899), and shutouts (74). He won 20 or more games 7 separate times, was selected to eleven All-Star teams, and won the 1962 Eiji Sawamura Award. Biography Koyama attended Takasago High School, and entered NPB at age 18, drafted by the Osaka Tigers. Koyama won 20 or more games three straight years from 1958 to 1960; in 1959 he led the Central League in innings pitched, with 344. He had at least 200 strikeouts for 7 straight seasons from 1956 to 1962. In 1961 Koyama suffered his first losing season, going 11–22, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaaki Koike
is a professional Japanese baseball player. Koike played outfield and infield for the Chunichi Dragons (2008–2011) and for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars (2012–2013). Koike announced his retirement on October 1, 2013 and his final at-bat, hit a home run. In 2014, the Yokohama DeNA BayStars The are a professional baseball team in the Japan, Japanese Central League. Their home field is Yokohama Stadium, located in central Yokohama. The team has been known by several names since becoming a professional team in 1950. It adopted its c ... hired Koike as first team batting coach. External links NPB.com 1980 births Living people Baseball people from Yokohama Japanese baseball players Nippon Professional Baseball outfielders Yokohama BayStars players Chunichi Dragons players Yokohama DeNA BayStars players Japanese baseball coaches Nippon Professional Baseball coaches {{Japan-baseball-infielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaaki Koido
is a Japanese former footballer. Playing career Koido was born in Gifu on April 9, 1978. After graduating from University of Tsukuba, he joined J2 League club Mito HollyHock in 2001. He made his debut against Kawasaki Frontale is a Japanese professional football club based in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. Their home stadium is Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium, in Nakahara W ... on May 3, and went on to play five matches in a row, before retiring at the end of the 2001 season. Club statistics References External links * 1978 births Living people University of Tsukuba alumni Association football people from Gifu Prefecture Japanese men's footballers J2 League players Mito HollyHock players Men's association football defenders Sportspeople from Gifu {{Japan-footy-defender-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaaki Kitaru
is a former Japanese professional baseball player. Career He was born in Chōshi, Chiba, Japan, and graduated from Choshi Commercial High School in 1965. He started his professional career with the Lotte Orions The are a professional baseball team in Japan's Pacific League based in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, in the Kantō region, and owned by Lotte Holdings Co., Ltd. History The Marines franchise began in 1950 as the Mainichi Orions, an inaugural ... in 1966. As a pitcher, he won 112 games in his professional career. He retired in 1976. He received the Most Valuable Player in the Pacific League award in 1970. He topped the league in wins in 1969 and in ERA in 1971. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kitaru, Masaaki Living people 1943 births People from Chōshi Baseball people from Chiba Prefecture Japanese baseball players Tokyo Orions players Lotte Orions players Nippon Professional Baseball MVP Award winners Japanese baseball coaches Nippon Professional Baseball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaaki Kishibe
Masaaki Kishibe (岸部真明, born January 13, 1964) is an acoustic guitarist from Japan. Biography Masaaki Kishibe was born in Suita, Osaka, and began studying piano at a young age, eventually picking up the guitar by the time he was 14. Kishibe learned both instruments at a fast pace and ultimately decided he wanted to take learning music more seriously. Throughout the next decade, he formally studied in music schooling, under famed Japanese guitarist, and composer, Isato Nakagawa. Kishibe would go on to learning a variety of different techniques, as well as music theory, and eventually began composing his own music using the fingerstyle technique. In 1990, Masaaki Kishibe became a student at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, and moved to the United States to pursue his studies; however, having no ultimate objective in where to direct his study attention, he failed to graduate, and returned to Japan, though still humbled by his experiences in the U.S. He co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaaki Kimura
is a Japanese geologist and a Emeritus, professor emeritus from the Faculty of Science of the University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan. Biography Masaaki Kimura graduated in science at the Faculty of Fisheries of the University of Tokyo (1963) and obtained a Doctorate in marine geology (1968). He has worked for the University of Tokyo's Ocean Research Institute, the Geological Survey of Japan, the Agency of Industrial Science and Technology of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry of Japan, and Columbia University's Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory. He taught at the University of the Ryukyus from 1977 to 2002. He has since retired from that University and is now general director oMarine Science and Culture Heritage Research Association Research His specialties are marine geology, geophysics, seismology, volcanology, and marine archaeology. He has extensively researched the formation of the Okinawa Trough, and claimed to have predicted the volcanic eruptions in Miy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaaki Kato
is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team. Club career Kato was born in Nagoya on December 22, 1958. After graduating from Hosei University, he joined the Japan Soccer League's Division 2 club Toshiba in 1981. The club won the 1981 JSL Cup. However, he left the club due to an injury in 1983. In 1985, he joined the Division 1 club All Nippon Airways. National team career On August 30, 1981, Kato debuted for Japan national team against Malaysia. On September 3, he scored a goal against India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so .... He played 3 games and scored 1 goal for Japan in 1981. National team statistics References External links * 1958 births Living people Hosei University alumni Association football people from Aich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaaki Kanno
is a former Japanese football player and manager. His son Shota Kanno in also former footballer and who is the current head coach WE League club of Nojima Stella Kanagawa. Playing career Kanno was born in Kanagawa Prefecture on August 15, 1960. After graduating from high school, he joined Japan Soccer League club Furukawa Electric (later ''JEF United Ichihara'') in 1979. He played many matches from first season. The club won the champions 1985–86 Japan Soccer League, 1982 and 1986 JSL Cup. In 1992, Japan Soccer League was folded and founded new league J1 League. However his opportunity to play decreased and he left the club. He played 210 matches in the league in 15 seasons. In 1994, he joined Japan Football League club Kyoto Purple Sanga. He played in 1 season and retired end of 1994 season. Coaching career After retirement, Kanno started coaching career at Kyoto Purple Sanga in 1995. He mainly served as manager for youth team. He moved to Mito HollyHock and served as ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaaki Kaneko
is a retired Japanese featherweight freestyle wrestler. Between 1966 and 1968 he won all major titles, including gold medals at two world championships, and at the 1966 Asian and 1968 Olympic Games. He was inducted in the Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2007. Life and career Kaneko was born in Ashikaga, Tochigi and started wrestling in high school. After graduating from Senshu University he joined the Japan Self-Defense Forces. He lost against Yojiro Uetake for the qualification to the 1964 Summer Olympics in bantamweight. He started weight training and changed weight classes to featherweight, eventually winning two world championships and the 1968 Summer Olympics. He was considered to be an "unusual" gold medalist, being 28 years old at the time, married, with a child. After retirement, he worked at the self-defense forces, and later became a secretary, and then a security director at Fuji Television JOCX-DTV (channel 8), branded as and colloquially known as CX, is a Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaaki Kanda
is a Japanese politician who served as governor of Aichi Prefecture in 1999–2011. A graduate of Chuo University, he served as mayor of Ichinomiya is a Japanese historical term referring to the Shinto shrines with the highest rank in a province. Shrines of lower rank were designated , , , and so forth. ''Encyclopedia of Shinto'' ''Ichi no miya'' retrieved 2013-5-14. The term gave rise t ... for three terms from 1989 to 1997 before he was first elected governor of Aichi Prefecture in 1999. References * 1951 births Living people People from Ichinomiya, Aichi Chuo University alumni 20th-century Japanese lawyers Mayors of places in Aichi Prefecture Governors of Aichi Prefecture {{Japan-mayor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
