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Miyake (surname)
Miyake is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: People *, Japanese swimmer * Miyake Gunbei, vassal of Honda Tadamasa *, Japanese weightlifter *, Japanese mycologist *, Japanese fashion designer *, Japanese football player *, Japanese composer *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese botanist *, American linguist *, Japanese cognitive scientist *, World War II general in the Imperial Japanese Army *, Japanese inventor *, Japanese philosopher *, Japanese women's footballer *, Japanese folklorist *Taro Miyake (1882–1935), Japanese wrestler *, Japanese daimyō *, Japanese weightlifter *, Japanese female singer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese composer and sound designer Characters *Shinobu Miyake The ''Urusei Yatsura'' manga series features a large ensemble cast of characters created by Rumiko Takahashi. It tells the story of Japanese teenager Ataru Moroboshi, and the alien Lum, who believes she is Ataru's wife after he accidentally pro ..., a character from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aiko Miyake
(born 6 July 1978) is a former freestyle swimmer from Japan. She competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There, she finished in fourth place in the 4x20 0m freestyle relay, alongside Eri Yamanoi, Naoko Imoto, and Suzu Chiba Suzu Chiba (千葉 すず, born August 11, 1975 in Yokohama, Kanagawa) is a former freestyle swimmer from Japan. She competed for her native country in two consequentive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. She won the bronze medal in the 400 m Fre .... On her sole individual start, in the 80 0m freestyle, she ended up in 21st place, clocking 8:55.77 in the preliminary heats. External links Japanese Olympic Committee 1978 births Living people Japanese female freestyle swimmers Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers of Japan 20th-century Japanese women {{Japan-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seiichi Miyake
was a Japanese engineer and inventor best known for his work on tactile paving (or "Tenji bricks", "Tactile bricks/blocks") to aid the visually impaired at traffic crossings. Miyake's system of tactile paving was first introduced at a school for the blind in Okayama City in March 1967, and has since been adopted around the world. Early life Seiichi Miyake was born on 5 February 1926 in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture. Inventing tactile bricks In 1965, Seiichi Miyake used his own money to create tactile bricks, which have patterns of raised shapes on their surfaces that can be detected by touch. He invented the blocks to help a friend who was starting to have visual impairment. These patterns indicate different safety or hazard conditions, such as raised dots or blisters for "caution", or long parallel strips for "safe to move ahead". They were also used to identify the boundary between footpath and the road. There are generally two predominant types, namely, the bricks with dot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuu Miyake
is a Japanese composer and sound engineer formally for Bandai Namco Entertainment. His most known work surfaced with ''Katamari Damacy'' soundtracks, on which he served as a sound director. Other notable works include various tracks in the '' Tekken'' and ''Ridge Racer'' series. Biography As a child, Miyake attended his mother's Electone classes. However, he could not adapt to the pieces he was given to play. He also listened to anime themes, disco and Yellow Magic Orchestra. Prior to joining Namco, Miyake was a university student specializing in management information. His first game with the company was ''Tekken 3''. This led to him working on subsequent titles in the franchise, including ''Tekken Tag Tournament'' and ''Tekken 4''. He considers his work on these games to be his "specialty". In 2000, Miyake worked with Namco director Keita Takahashi on a video project called "Texas 2000". Takahashi was so impressed with his work that he gave him full responsibility as sound di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yukiko Miyake
Yukiko Miyake (; March 5, 1965 – January 2, 2020) was an American-born Japanese politician. She served one term in the Japanese House of Representatives. Career Early life Miyake's father, Wasuke Miyake, was a diplomat to the United States, and she was thus born in Washington D.C. Her maternal grandfather is Hirohide Ishida. She held Japanese citizenship. She attended Toho Joshi middle and high school, Tamagawa Gakuen Junior College for Women, and Kyoritsu Women's University. Fuji Television In 1988, Miyake began working for Fuji Television. She worked in sales, newsroom, and corporate social responsibility departments. When she worked in the newsroom, she reported on the economy, especially exchange rates and the stock exchange. Politics On July 27, 2009, Ichiro Ozawa asked Miyake to run for office. She left her job at Fuji TV to do so. She ran for office during the 2009 Japanese general election against Yasuo Fukuda, the former Prime Minister of Japan, to rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yukari Miyake
Yukari Miyake (, ''Miyake Yukari''; born December 14, 1986) is a Japanese petty officer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and vocalist of the Tokyo SDF Band. The first and only official vocalist for the Music Corp to join the JMSDF, Miyake has released a number of CDs she sang with the SDF Band. Early life Yukari Miyake was born in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture in Japan on December 14, 1986. During her childhood, she used to sing with her grandmother and sang in a juvenile singing troop. A musical performed by Takarazuka Revue, an all-female troupe, attracted her interest in musicals. As Miyake could not visit the theatre very often, she watched videos lent from her piano teacher. She recalls that the musicals by Shiki Theatre Company and Toho were her favorites. An admirer of musicals during her youth, Miyake graduated from Okayama Joto High School in Okayama which offers music course and continued vocal education at the College of Art of Nihon Universi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshinobu Miyake
is a retired Japanese weightlifter and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Lieutenant. He won one silver and two gold medals at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics and finished fourth in 1972. He also won world titles in 1962, 1963 and 1965–66. Between 1959 and 1969 Miyake set 25 official world records, including 10 consecutive records in the snatch and nine consecutive records in the total. In 1993 he was inducted into the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame. Miyake was known for his signature "frog style" or "Miyake pull" lifting technique, in which he kept his heels together with knees spread outward to about 60 degrees with a wide grip on the bar, resembling a frog. After retiring from competitions Miyake coached the national weightlifting team. His brother Yoshiyuki Miyake and niece Hiromi Miyake also won Olympic medals in weightlifting. All three were shorter than 1.56 m. Miyake took part in the opening ceremony of the 2020 Olympics The , officially ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyake Yasunobu
was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the late Sengoku period through early Edo period. He was born in Tōtōmi Province, the eldest son of Miyake Yasusada. Together with his father, Yasunobu served Tokugawa Ieyasu, fighting in many of the Tokugawa clan's major campaigns. During the Battle of Sekigahara (1600), Yasunobu served as castle warden of Yokosuka Castle, and was granted wardenship of Kameyama Castle after the campaign. In 1614, during the first Sieges of Osaka, he defended Sunpu Castle in Suruga Province; during the following year, he supervised the defense of Yodo Castle. After his father's death the same year, he succeeded to family headship, and received his father's domain of Koromo. His income was raised by 2,000 ''koku'' in 1620, when he received the Ise-Kameyama Domain (12,000 ''koku The is a Chinese-based Japanese unit of volume. 1 koku is equivalent to 10 or approximately , or about . It converts, in turn, to 100 shō and 1000 gō. One ''gō'' is the volume of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taro Miyake
Taro Miyake (''Miyake Taruji'') (c. 1881–1935)Green, Thomas A. and Joseph R. Svinth, eds. ''Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation. Vol. 2. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO, 2010. (pg. 446) was a professional Japanese jujitsu fighter, instructor, catch wrestler and author. Protege of the legendary ground-fighter Mateomon “Newaza” Tanabe, he is credited with helping establish jujitsu and MMA in the United Kingdom, France and the United States at the start of the 20th century.Green, Thomas A. and Joseph R. Svinth, eds. ''Martial Arts in the Modern World''. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing Group, 2003. (pg. 64) Biography Miyake started his training under the famous Fusen-ryu jujutsu master Mataemon Tanabe, as well as Osaka master Yataro Handa, head of the 2000+ member Seibukan which had a very close connection to Tanabe’s ground fighting newaza. In 1899 Miyake started working as a teacher in Nara, and two years later he was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tadaaki Miyake
is a Japanese folklorist born in 1939 at Okayama Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Okayama Prefecture has a population of 1,906,464 (1 February 2018) and has a geographic area of 7,114 Square kilometre, km2 (2,746 sq mi). Okayama Prefectur .... Writings *Folktales of Okayama, in English translation (英訳・岡山の民話 ''Eiyaku - Okayama no Minwa'') *A Collection of Grimm Old Tales (グリム昔話集 ''Gurimu Mukashibanashi-shuu'') *Scottish Folktales (スコットランドの民話 ''Sukottorando no Minwa'') *Irish Folktales and Legends (アイルランドの民話と伝説 ''Airurando no Miwa to Densetsu'') *Tristram and Iseult (トリスタンとイズート ''Torisutan to Izuuto'') References Living people 1939 births Japanese writers {{Japan-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiori Miyake
is a Japanese football player. She plays for INAC Kobe Leonessa and Japan national team. Club career Miyake was born in Sapporo on October 13, 1995. After playing JFA Academy Fukushima, she joined INAC Kobe Leonessa in 2013. National team career In 2011, Miyake was part of the Japan U-16 team that won the 2011 AFC U-16 Championship. In 2012, she represented Japan U-17 team at the 2012 U-17 World Cup. On September 11, 2013, she received her first senior team call-up. On September 22, she made her debut in a 2–0 win over Nigeria. In 2018, she played at 2018 Asian Cup and Japan won the championship. She played 17 games for Japan. National team statistics .List of match i2013 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyake Setsurei
was a famous philosopher and author from Japan. He graduated from the University of Tokyo , abbreviated as or UTokyo, is a public research university located in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1877, the university was the first Imperial University and is currently a Top Type university of the Top Global University Project b ...'s Department of Philosophy in 1883. He helped found the Society for Political Education and its magazine "Nihonjin" (Japanese People). In 1907 the Nihonjin Magazine was renamed "Nihon Oyobi Nihonjin" (Japan and The Japanese People). It was at this time that Hasegawa Nyozekan was recruited to the magazine. Miyake's other works included " Shinzenbi Nihonjin" (Goodness, truth and beauty of The Japanese People) and " Giakushu Nihonjin" (Falsehoods, evil and ugliness of the Japanese People). Political views Miyake was a Cooperative Nationalist and differed in opinion from Universalists. He felt that Japan was first a member of the Asian commun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadahiko Miyake
was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, commanding Japanese ground forces on New Guinea during the closing months of the war. Biography Miyake was born in Okayama prefecture. He graduated from the 24th class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in May 1912. In March 1939, he was promoted to colonel in the infantry and was appointed Chief of the Ordnance Section of the IJA 116th Division in 1939. This division was a new division which had been activated only a year earlier to reinforce the Central China Expeditionary Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War. In April 1940, Miyake was appointed Commanding Officer of the IJA 80th Infantry Regiment, a garrison force in Korea. In January 1943, the IJA 80th Infantry was sent to New Guinea and participated in the Battle of Lae-Salamaua and other battles. Miyake was promoted to major general in March 1944. He returned to Japan as Commanding Officer of Okayama Regimental District in April: however, in May he was ordered back to New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
