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Matsuda
Matsuda (written: lit. "pine ricefield") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese badminton athlete *Eiji Matsuda (1894–1978), Mexican botanist *Fujio Matsuda (1924–2020), president of the University of Hawaii *, Japanese actor *, Japanese badminton player * Japanese racing driver and television personality *, Japanese baseball player *Iwao Matsuda (born 1937), member of the Diet of Japan *Iwao Matsuda (general) (1895–1979), general in the Imperial Japanese Army *Jeff Matsuda, animator for ''Jackie Chan Adventures'' and ''The Batman'' *Jujiro Matsuda (1875–1952), founder of Mazda Motor Corporation *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese educator *Mari Matsuda (born 1956), American law school professor *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese actress *Naoki Matsuda (1977–2011), association footballer *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese professional baseball player *Rika Matsuda, survivor of Korean Air Flight 801 *, Japanese footballer *Rik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobuhiro Matsuda
is a Japanese professional baseball player for the Yomiuri Giants of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. Professional career Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks On November 18, 2005, Matsuda was drafted by the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in the 2005 Nippon Professional Baseball draft. 2006–2010 season On March 25, 2006, Matsuda debuted in the Pacific League against the Chiba Lotte Marines, and he recorded his first hit on March 28. On April 22, Matsuda recorded his first home run. In 2006 season, he finished the regular season in 62 games with a batting average of .211, a 3 home runs, a RBI of 18. In 2007 season, Matsuda did not have a chance to participate in the first half of the season because Hiroki Kokubo, who had been with the Yomiuri Giants until the previous year, returned to the team. but he finished the regular season in 74 games with a batting average of .254, a 7 home runs, a RBI of 22, and a 3 stolen bases. In 2008 seas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryuchi Matsuda
- born Masashi Matsuda (松田 鉦, Matsuda Masashi) - was a Japanese scholar of Chinese martial arts from Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture. "Ryuchi" was his Dharma name when he was a Shingon priest of Toji Temple. Per Dr. Kenji Tokitsu, author and practitioner of Japanese martial arts, Matsuda is known for introducing and publicising various Chinese martial arts in Japan. His research and writing covered both Buddhism and martial arts. He was the author behind ''A Historical Outline of Chinese Martial Arts'' and a manga called ''Kenji'' (supposedly based on his life story). Overview Born Masashi Matsuda, he was a admirer of martial arts, particiulary Su Yu Chang, a well-known martial artist in Taiwan's martial arts (Central Guoshu Institute). In his youth, he studied various Japanese martial arts. Later, he would travel to Taiwan and become Su Yu Chang's apprentice. Later circa 1985, he became an apprentice of Ma Xianda in mainland China. At some point he became a Shingon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seiko Matsuda
, known professionally as , is a Japanese pop singer and songwriter, known for being one of the most popular Japanese idols of the 1980s. Since then, she is still actively releasing new singles and albums, doing annual summer concert tours, winter dinner shows, high-profile TV commercials and movies, and makes frequent TV appearances and radio broadcasts. Due to her popularity in the 1980s and her long career, she has been dubbed the "Eternal Idol" by the Japanese media. In January 2011, the Japanese music television program Music Station listed her as the 2nd best-selling idol of all time in Japan, with 29,510,000 records sold. She placed right behind pop group SMAP and ahead of Akina Nakamori, her biggest rival from the 1980s, who was listed in third place. In 2016, however, Ian Martin of ''The Japan Times'' compared her output unfavorably with that of Hikaru Utada, describing Matsuda as "first and foremost an idol rather than an artist. Her legacy is best expressed in singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mari Matsuda
Mari J. Matsuda (born 1956) is an American lawyer, activist, and law professorKo, Lisa, "Opinions: the Myth of the Interchangeable Asian," ''The New York Times,'' October 14, 2018 at the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaii. She was the first tenured female Asian American law professor in the United States, at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law in 1998 and one of the leading voices in critical race theory since its inception. Matsuda returned to Richardson in the fall of 2008. Prior to her return, Matsuda was a professor at the UCLA School of Law and Georgetown University Law Center, specializing in the fields of torts, constitutional law, legal history, feminist theory, critical race theory, and civil rights law. Education and early career Matsuda obtained her high school diploma from Roosevelt High School in Hawaii, B.A. from Arizona State University, her J.D. from the University of Hawaii, and her LL.M., Harvard. She was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naoki Matsuda
was a Japanese professional footballer who played as a central defender for the Japan national team. Club career Matsuda was born in Kiryu on 14 March 1977. After graduating from high school, he joined Yokohama Marinos (later ''Yokohama F. Marinos'') in 1995. From first season, he became a regular player and played as right back of three defence with Japan national team players Masami Ihara and Norio Omura. The club won the champions in 1995 J1 League. In 2000s, he mainly played as centre back with Yuji Nakazawa or Yuzo Kurihara, also played defensive midfielder. The club won the champions 2001 J.League Cup, 2003 and 2004 J1 League. Although he played as central player of Marinos in 16 seasons, he was sacked end of 2010 season. Matsuda moved to Japan Football League club Matsumoto Yamaga FC in 2011. Although he played for qualify for promote to J2 League, in 2 August, he collapsed for myocardial infarction during training. On 4 August, he died at the age of 34. His last m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fujio Matsuda
Fujio "Fudge" Matsuda (October 18, 1924 – August 23, 2020) was the first Japanese Americans, Japanese American president of the University of Hawaii. This position also made him the first Asian American to become president of a major university in the United States. Early life and education Matsuda was born in Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii on October 18, 1924 to Yoshio and Shimo Matsuda, immigrants from Yamaguchi Prefecture, Yamaguchi, Japan. Matsuda grew up in Kakaako, Kaka'ako, and graduated from President William McKinley High School, McKinley High School in 1942. In 1943, Matsuda joined the 442nd Infantry Regiment (United States), 442nd Infantry. After World War II ended, Matsuda studied for two years at the University of Hawaii, then transferred and graduated from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Rose Polytechnic Institute in 1949. In the same year, he married Amy Saiki. In 1952 he earned a doctorate in structural engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takeshi Matsuda
is a retired Japanese Olympic, Asian and National Record holding swimmer. He swam for Japan at the 2004, 2008 Olympics, 2012 Olympics, and 2016 Olympics, winning four medals. At the 2008 Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the men's 200 m butterfly in an Asian Record of 1:52.97; in doing so, he also set the Japanese Record in the event. On November 12, 2011, Matsuda set a new Japanese record (1:49.50) at the FINA World Cup for the short course 200 m butterfly. In doing so, he became just the third swimmer in history to break the 1:50 barrier for the event. Career Early Years Matsuda was born in the rural town of Nobeoka, Miyazaki, where he began swimming at the age of 4 at a local pool. Since then, he has trained with the same coach, Yumiko Kuze, a rare female coach in the world of men's swimming. She was a swimmer in her youth and began as a volunteer coach at the local pool (personal interview). 2004 Olympics At the 2004 Olympic Games, Matsuda placed 8th in the 400 m frees ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jujiro Matsuda
was a Japanese industrialist and businessman whose company, Toyo Kogyo, led to the founding of the present-day multinational automaker Mazda Motor Corporation, in 1984. Early life The son of a fisherman, Matsuda was born in Hiroshima in 1875. He was apprenticed to a blacksmith in Osaka at the age of 14 and invented the "Matsuda-type pump" in 1906. He later took over management of the foundry at which he apprenticed and changed the name of the organization to "Matsuda Pump Partnership"; he was eventually forced out of the company, but launched an arms manufacturing company soon after: the eponymously-named Matsuda Works. Matsuda would see his fledgling company's fortunes improve when it was commissioned as a supplier to the Tsar of Russia and as the manufacturer of the Type 99 rifle for the Imperial Japanese Armed Forces. Toyo Kogyo and Mazda Motor Corporation By 1921, Matsuda had accumulated significant wealth owing to his previous business ventures. He moved back to Hirosh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iwao Matsuda (general)
was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, commanding Japanese ground forces in the Southwest Pacific during the closing months of World War II. Biography Matsuda was born in Ishikawa Prefecture. He graduated from the 28th class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in May 1916 and from the 36th class of the Army Staff College in November 1924 as a specialist in army logistics. He was promoted to colonel in July 1938, and assigned command of the IJA 86th Infantry Regiment, a newly formed regiment sent directly as a garrison force to Hangzhou in the Second Sino-Japanese War. In December 1940, he was transferred to Manchukuo as an instructor for the Kwangtung Army school at Gongzhuling. In October 1941, Matsuda was appointed chief-of-staff of the IJA 23rd Division, at that time a border patrol unit in Manchukuo. He was promoted to major general in August 1942, and in September was assigned command of the IJA 14th Infantry Brigade. In February 1943, Matsuda was reassigned to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiichi Matsuda
was a Japanese professor of agriculture who lived in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, during the Taishō and Shōwa periods. Over 48 years, he taught farming techniques to 3,600 students at Matsuda Farm, his private school, and forty thousand people attended his lectures during that time. Early life Kiichi Matsuda was born in Matsubase, now known as Uki, Kumamoto. After graduation from Kumamoto Farming School in 1905, he worked at the National Farming Experimental Station. He served as a volunteer soldier from 1907 to 1908. In 1911, he worked at Kumamoto Prefectural Farming Experimental Station, where he devised the Matsuda style of wheat culture, which was used in Kumamoto Prefecture. Nihon Nōyūkai In 1918, Matsuda organized ''Nihon Nōyūkai'' (Japan Farmers' Association). Seven thousand people attended its inaugural meeting in Kumamoto. In the same year, he started a journal, ''Nō Yū'' (Friends of Farming). He left the Experimental Station in 1920 to start a farm in Kuroishibaru, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorakichi Matsuda
Matsuda Sorakichi (1859 – August 16, 1891) was a Japanese professional wrestler of the 19th century. He became a feature attraction in America, competing in a distinctly western sport, long before it was adopted in Japan. Background Sorakichi was born Koujiro Matsuda (Kanji: 松田幸次郎, Hiragana: まつだ こうじろう) in Japan. He trained and competed in sumo, under the sumo name Torakichi (荒竹光二郎). These names were later corrupted by American promoters and the sporting press into "Matsada Korgaree Sorakichi," as he would be known in America for the rest of his life. To colleagues he was known as "Mat" or "The Jap." Career Matsuda came to the United States in 1883 and had his first match in New York City on January 14, 1884. He lost to the Englishman Edwin Bibby. In March, 1884, Matsuda beat Bibby and then James Daley in New York City. Over the next few months he went on the road and wrestled in Cleveland, Baltimore, Buffalo, Rochester, Philadelphia, Cin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyuki Matsuda
is a Japanese actress, the widow of Yūsaku Matsuda, and the sister of Mami Kumagai. At the age of 17 she appeared in a television series, ''Tantei Monogatari'', starring Yūsaku Matsuda, who was then married. They started a relationship and, after Masuda divorced his first wife, Michiko, they married in 1983. Their son Ryuhei Matsuda was born that year. They had two more children: a second son, Shota Matsuda, born in 1985, and a daughter, Yūki Matsuda, born in 1988. She appeared as Ryo Ishibashi's dead wife in the movie ''Audition'' (1999). In 2009 she was the executive producer for the documentary ''Soul Red: Yusaku Matsuda'' about her husband's life and death. In 2008, she published a book of photographs of the model Hitomi Katayama, ''Watakushi no suki na kodoku''. Filmography Film *''Kindaichi Kosuke no Boken'' (1979) (as Miyuki Kumagai) *''Elephant Song'' (1994) *''Genki no Kamisama '' (1997) *''Nodo Jiman'' (1998) *''Rebirth of Mothra III'' (1998) *''Yomigaeru yusaku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
