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Makoto Kobayashi (other)
is a Japanese physicist and Nobel laureate. Makoto Kobayashi may also refer to: *, Japanese manga artist *, President of the Organizing Committee for the 1998 Winter Olympics and Paralympics See also * Kobayashi (surname) {{hndis, Kobayashi, Makoto ...
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Makoto Kobayashi
is a Japanese physicist known for his work on CP-violation who was awarded one-fourth of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physics "for the discovery of the origin of the broken symmetry which predicts the existence of at least three families of quarks in nature." Early life and education Makoto Kobayashi was born in Nagoya, Japan in 1944. When he was two years old, Kobayashi's father Hisashi died. The Kobayashi family home was destroyed by the Bombing of Nagoya, so they stayed at his mother's (surnamed Kaifu) family house. One of Makoto's cousins, Toshiki Kaifu, the 51st Prime Minister of Japan, was living in the same place. His other cousin was an astronomer, Norio Kaifu. Many years later, Toshiki Kaifu recalled Kobayashi: "when he was a child, he was a quiet and lovely boy, always reading some difficult books in my room. I think this is the beginning of his sudden change into a genius." After graduating from the School of Science of Nagoya University in 1967, he obtained a D ...
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Makoto Kobayashi (artist)
(born May 13, 1958) is a Japanese manga artist who is best known for his unusual drawing style. One of his best known manga is ''What's Michael?'', a manga about a curious orange cat and his many adventures that is often compared with Garfield. His earliest work is ''Grapple Three Brothers'', which won the Shōnen magazine New manga artist award. He has twice won the Kodansha Manga Award, for '' in 1981 and ''What's Michael?'' in 1986. Works Manga *''Grapple Three Brothers'' *''Sanshirō of 1, 2'' *''Judo Bu Monogatari'' *''I am Makkoi'' *''Club 9'' *''Gaburin'' *''Chichonmanchi'' (Hell of Love & Ecstasy) *''What's Michael? is a Japanese manga series created by Makoto Kobayashi. In 1984, it began its serialization in the ''Weekly Morning'' magazine. The manga shows Michael, an orange American Shorthair tabby cat, his feline friends, and other domesticated pets ...'' *''Stairway to Heaven'' Anime *''Judo Bu Monogatari'' OAV *''What's Michael?'' OAV *''What's Michael? 2' ...
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Makoto Kobayashi (Olympics)
, a former Vice Minister of the Japanese Ministry of Home Affairs, served as the Director General of the Nagano Olympic Organizing Committee (NAOC) for the 1998 Winter Olympics and Paralympics (NAPOC) which were held in Nagano Nagano may refer to: Places * Nagano Prefecture, a prefecture in Japan ** Nagano (city), the capital city of the same prefecture *** Nagano 1998, the 1998 Winter Olympics *** Nagano Olympic Stadium, a baseball stadium in Nagano *** Nagano Universi ..., Japan. Beginning in April 1996, Kobayashi held monthly press conferences to update the public on progress towards the Games. During the 107th IOC Session on February 2, 1998, Kobayashi acted as master of ceremonies. In the lead up to the 1998 Games, among other duties, Kobayashi represented the NAOC on the Olympic Technology Working Group, which met to resolve contract issues between the NAOC and IBM. In his role as Director General of the Games, Kobayashi also served as Chief of Operations. References ...
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