Masanobu Katsumura
Masanobu (written: , , , , , , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese ''kugyō'' *, Japanese painter *, Japanese samurai *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese print designer, book publisher and painter *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese military leader *, Japanese farmer and philosopher *, Japanese sumo wrestler *Masanobu Shinozuka Masanobu Shinozuka (December 23, 1930 – November 5, 2018) was a Japanese applied mechanics expert in earthquake and structural engineering. Shinozuka's research focuses on field theory and risk assessment methodology in civil engineering. His ... (born 1930), Japanese engineer *, Japanese film director *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese sport shooter *, Japanese rower *, Japanese video game designer *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese karateka *, Japanese golfer * (born 1966) Japanese actor *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese actor {{DEFAULTSORT:Masanobu Japanese masculine given nam ... [...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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Masanobu Izumi
is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. Club career Izumi was born in Hiroshima Prefecture on April 8, 1944. After graduating from Meiji University, he joined Japanese Regional Leagues club Toyota Motors in 1967. The club was promoted to Japan Soccer League Division 1 in 1972 and Division 2 in 1973. He retired in 1976. National team career On March 25, 1965, when Izumi was a Meiji University student, he debuted for the Japan national team against Singapore and Japan won the match. However, after graduating from university, he was not selected for Japan because he had joined a club that did not play in the Japan Soccer League. Coaching career After retirement, Izumi became a manager for Toyota Motors is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. It was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on . Toyota is one of the largest automobile manufacturers in the world, producin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Masanobu Matsunami
is a former Japanese Association football, football player and manager. Playing career Matsunami was born in Gifu on November 21, 1974. After graduating from high school, he joined Gamba Osaka in 1993. he played as regular player from first season. On 20 November, he became the youngest player to score a hat-trick in J1 League at age 18 years, 364 days. In 1997, he played with Patrick M'Boma and he played all 32 matches and scored 13 goals. M'Boma also scored 25 goals and became a top scorer. In 2000s, although he played as substitutes behind young player Hiromi Kojima, Kota Yoshihara and so on, he played many matches. In 2005, the club won the champions 2005 J.League Division 1, J1 League first league champions in club history. The club also won the 2nd place 2005 J.League Cup. He retired end of 2005 season. Coaching career After retirement, Matsunami started coaching career at Gamba Osaka in 2006. He mainly coached for youth team until 2009. In 2010, he became a coach for top ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Masanobu Takashima
is a Japanese film and television actor. Career He has appeared in over 20 television productions and ten films in Japan and other countries as well. Takashima appeared as Daisuke Matoba in the 2008 film '' L: Change the World'' (also known as ''Death Note: L Change the World'') (2008).Staff writer (undated"News Headline"(in Japanese language). Warner Bros. Japan. Accessed 18 January 2010. Filmography Films Television *''Taiheiki'' (1991), Ashikaga Tadayoshi *''Hideyoshi'' (1996), Toyotomi Hidenaga *''Tenchijin'' (2009), Higuchi Sōemon *''Prison School'' (2015), Chairman of the board *''Sanada Maru'' (2016), Hōjō Ujimasa *''Shizumanu Taiyō'' (2016) *''Black Leather Notebook'' (2017), Tsuneo Hashida *''Yuri's World'' (2017), Polar Bear *''Ieyasu, Edo wo Tateru'' (2019) *'' The Grand Family'' (2021) *'' Chimudondon'' (2022), Kōji Futatsubashi Personal life Takashima is the son of actor Tadao Takashima and actress Hanayo Sumi, and younger brother of actor Masahiro Takas ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Masanobu Kimura
is a Japanese professional golfer. Kimura played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning four times. Professional wins (4) Japan Golf Tour wins (3) Other wins (1) *1992 Kansai Open The is a professional golf tournament held in the Kansai region of Japan. Founded in 1926, one year before the Japan Open Golf Championship, it was the first professional tournament to be organised in Japan. It was an event on the Japan Golf Tour ... External links * * Japanese male golfers Japan Golf Tour golfers Sportspeople from Osaka Prefecture 1960 births Living people {{Japan-golf-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Masanobu Kikukawa
is a Japanese martial arts, martial artist and chairman of the Shorin-ryu Shinkokai style of Okinawa Prefecture, Okinawan Karate. Kikukawa was a longtime student of Sokuichi Gibu-''Japanese titles, hanshi'' (or "Grand Master Sokuichi Gibu") and Seiki Toma-''Japanese titles, hanshi''. After withdrawal from Gibu's association in 1985, Kikukawa co-founded the Shinkokai association along with colleague Tatsunori Azuma in 1985. In the early 1990s, Kikukawa emigrated to Victoria, British Columbia where he founded the Canadian division of the Shinkokai association, while Tatunori Azuma(東辰徳 1952~2012) continued representing the organization in Okinawa. Kikukawa opened an acupuncture clinic in Surrey; he works with a group of family practitioners in Victoria. References Okinawan male karateka Okinawan kobudoka Living people People from Miyakojima, Okinawa 1954 births Shōrin-ryū practitioners {{Japan-karate-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Masanobu Fuchi
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where he is also a director and the co-head booker. Fuchi has exclusively worked for All Japan since his debut in 1974, and holds the record for the longest World Junior Heavyweight Championship reign at 1309 days. Fuchi became a freelancer in 2009, but officially re-signed with AJPW in 2013 as both a director and wrestler, making him the longest tenured member of the All Japan roster. Professional wrestling career All Japan Pro Wrestling (1974–present) With a background in amateur wrestling, Fuchi debuted as a professional wrestler on August 22, 1974 for AJPW, facing future Death Match innovator Atsushi Onita. For the next couple of years, Fuchi and Onita alternated between teaming and feuding on the opening bouts. In 1979, the two went on an excursion to Memphis, Tennessee to season their careers. Fuchi briefly worked for the NWA's Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling as a jobber who ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Masanobu Endō
is a game designer, president of Game Studio and Mobile & Game Studio, and the director of Digital Games Research Association Japan. He formerly worked for Namco, where he created arcade games and is best known for ''Xevious'' and ''The Tower of Druaga'', which were important titles in the scrolling shooter and action role-playing game genres, respectively. Education Endō graduated from the Yokohama Suiran High School and from the Department of Information & Image Science at the Chiba University. Career In 1981, Endō joined Namco. During his time with the company, in 1982 he created the wildly popular shoot 'em up game ''Xevious'', single-handedly designing, programming and drawing the graphics for the game. Later he produced ''The Tower of Druaga'' and ''Grobda'', both released in 1984. ''Xevious'' set the template for vertical scrolling shooters, while ''The Tower of Druaga'' laid the foundations for action role-playing games. After that he became independent, founding his ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Masanobu Yamamoto
is a Japanese optical engineer, inventor, business executive, and olympian. After graduating with a Bachelor of Science in physics from the University of Tokyo in 1973, Yamamoto began his career as an optical engineer for Sony Corp, where he spent nearly 35 years developing optical storage and display systems. From 1973 to 2010, he was a General Manager at Sony. He has contributed to the evolution of optical recording technology. In 1979, he joined the joint Sony-Philips' CD co-development team, where he was in charge of the CD media and physical specifications. Since 1996, he has led the development of a new recording technology based on lasers with shorter wavelengths and optics with greater numerical apertures. This initiative resulted in the creation of the first Blu-ray disc recorder in 2003 and a BD-ROM player such as the PS3 in 2006. Between 2010 and 2012, Yamamoto served as the Chief Technical Communications Adviser for Sony Corporation of America. From October 2012 t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Masanobu Ohata
is a Japanese sport shooter who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi .... References 1947 births Living people Japanese male sport shooters ISSF pistol shooters Olympic shooters of Japan Shooters at the 1976 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1974 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in shooting Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Medalists at the 1974 Asian Games 20th-century Japanese people {{Japan-sportshooting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Masanobu Deme
was a Japanese film director. Career Born in Shiga Prefecture, Deme graduated from Waseda University before joining the Tōhō studio in 1957. After serving as an assistant director under such directors as Akira Kurosawa, Shūe Matsubayashi, Hiromichi Horikawa, and Kengo Furusawa, he made his directorial debut in 1968 with '' Toshigoro'' and earned a New Directors Citation from the Directors Guild of Japan in 1969 for his unusual youth film '' Oretachi no kōya''. He also directed over 80 dramas on television. He died on 13 March 2016 of pancreatic cancer in a Tokyo hospital. Selected filmography * '' Toshigoro'' (年ごろ) (1968) * '' Oretachi no kōya'' (俺たちの荒野, Oretachi no kōya) (1969) * ''Long Journey into Love'' (1973) * '' Station to Heaven'' (天国の駅, Tengoku no eki) (1984) * '' The Meridian In A Mist'' (霧の子午線, Kiri no Shigosen) (1996) * ''Baruto no Gakuen or ''Ode to Joy'' is a Japanese film released in 2006 and based on the true sto ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Minamoto No Masanobu
(920–993), third son of Imperial Prince Atsumi (son of Emperor Uda), a ''Kugyō'' (Japanese noble) of the Heian period.山本信吉『摂関政治史論考』(吉川弘文館、2003年)ISBN 978-4-642-02394-8 His mother was a daughter of Fujiwara no Tokihira. He became Minister of the Left in 978. His daughter Rinshi was married to Fujiwara no Michinaga, when Michinaga was in a far lower position. At first he disputed his daughter's marriage because of Michinaga's position, but his wife Bokushi (穆子) pushed for the marriage. Finally Michinaga became regent of the Emperor, so his wife was redeemed as a good judge of character. Michinaga came into Masazane's residence Tsuchimikado-dono (土御門殿). He is the progenitor of the Uda Genji (宇多源氏). Family * Father: Imperial Prince Atsumi (敦実親王) (893–967) * Mother: Fujiwara no Tokihira‘s daughter * Wives: ** Minamoto no Kintada’s daughter ** Fujiwara Bokushi (931-1061) ** Fujiwara no Motokata’s daught ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |