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Masaji Yamamoto
Masaji (written: 政司, 政治, 政次, 正次, 雅治 or 正二) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese sumo wrestler *, Japanese former professional baseball pitcher *, Japanese ski jumper *, Japanese physician, general and businessman *, Japanese swimmer and businessman * Masaji Kusakabe (born 1946), Japanese golfer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese karateka *, Japanese long jumper {{given name Japanese masculine given names ... [...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] |
Haguroyama Masaji
was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Nakanokuchi, Niigata. He was the sport's 36th ''yokozuna''. He was a ''yokozuna'' for a period of twelve years and three months dating from his promotion to that rank in May 1941 until his retirement in September 1953, which was an all-time record until surpassed in 2019 by Hakuhō. During his career Haguroyama won seven top division championships and was runner-up on six other occasions. However, he was always in the shadow of ''yokozuna'' Futabayama, who came from the same stable. After his retirement he was the head coach of Tatsunami stable until his death in 1969. Career His real name was . Haguroyama made his professional debut in January 1934 at age 19, joining Tatsunami stable. His progression was remarkably rapid. He passed through all the lower divisions in just one tournament each, in every case winning the divisional championship – a feat unlikely ever to be equalled. He made his debut in the top ''makuuchi'' divisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaji Hiramatsu
is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He played for the Taiyo Whales / Yokohama Taiyo Whales from 1967 to 1984. He won the Eiji Sawamura Award The , commonly known as the Sawamura Award, is an honor bestowed upon the top starting pitcher in Nippon Professional Baseball each year. The award was originally established by Japanese magazine "Nekkyū" in 1947 to honor the career of Eiji Sawa ... in 1970. References 1947 births Living people Baseball people from Okayama Prefecture Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers Japanese baseball players Taiyō Whales players Yokohama Taiyō Whales players Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame inductees {{Japan-baseball-pitcher-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaji Iguro
Masaji Iguro ( ja, 伊黒正次; May 14, 1913 – October 4, 2000) was a Japanese ski jumper who competed in the 1930s. At the 1936 Winter Olympics The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games (german: IV. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 ( bar, Garmasch-Partakurch 1936), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 16 ... in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, he finished seventh in the individual large hill competition. External linksMen's ski jumping results: 1924-36 1913 births 2000 deaths Japanese male ski jumpers Olympic ski jumpers for Japan Ski jumpers at the 1936 Winter Olympics {{Japan-skijumping-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaji Kitano
__NOTOC__ was a medical doctor, microbiologist and a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army. He was the second commander of Unit 731, a covert biological and chemical warfare research and development unit responsible for some of the most notorious war crimes carried out by Japanese personnel. Biography Masaji Kitano was born on 14 July 1894 in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. He graduated in medicine from the School of Medicine, Tokyo Imperial University on 26 November 1920 and the following year was commissioned as a lieutenant as an army surgeon. In 1923 at Tokyo Imperial University's graduate school, he commenced studies in infectious diseases, intestinal perforation and shigella, and became first class army surgeon seven months later. He received his doctoral degree in 1925 with a dissertation titled "Experimental research on seronegative intestine perforation and parathyroid fever", four years before being promoted to third-class army surgeon. In 1932, he worked in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaji Kiyokawa
was a Japanese businessman, sports administrator and backstroke swimmer who won two medals at the 1932 and 1936 Olympics. During his swimming career Kiyokawa set one world record, in the 400-metre backstroke. Kiyokawa was born in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, and graduated from the Tokyo College of Commerce (now Hitotsubashi University). Selected as a member of the Japanese swimming team at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, he won the gold medal in the 100 m backstroke event, with teammates Toshio Irie and Kentaro Kawatsu taking the silver and bronze. At the 1936 Berlin Olympics, he placed third in the same event. In 1948, Kiyokawa became a director of the Japan Swimming Federation, and a member of the International Olympic Committee from 1975 to 1989, serving as vice chairman from 1979 to 1983. During his tenure, the city of Nagoya made a bid for the 1988 Summer Olympics, competing against Seoul, South Korea. Kiyokawa was critical of the large amounts of money being spent by bot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaji Kusakabe
Masaji Kusakabe (born 7 August 1946) is a Japanese professional golfer. Kusakabe played on the Japan Golf Tour The Japan Golf Tour ( ja, 日本ゴルフツアー機構) is a prominent golf tour. It was founded in 1973 and as of 2006 it offers the third-highest annual prize fund out of the regular (that is not for seniors) men's professional tours after th ..., winning eight official tournaments and several others. Professional wins (20) PGA of Japan Tour wins (8) ''*Note: Tournament shortened to 27/36/54/63 holes due to weather.'' PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (0–1) Other wins (9) *1968 Mizuno Pro Rookies Tournament *1971 Chiba Open *1973 Chiba Open *1976 Mizuno Tournament *1977 Mizuno Tournament, Gunma Open *1980 Chiba Open *1983 Munising Classic *1994 Ibaraki Open Senior wins (3) *1996 Komatsu Nagoya TV Open *1997 Japan Ginseng Pharmaceutical West Japan Senior Open *1999 Old Man Per Senior Open External links *Masaji Kusakabeat the PGA of Japan official website ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaji Matsuyama
is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Shiida, Fukuoka and graduate of Meiji University , abbreviated as Meiji (明治) or Meidai (明大'')'', is a private research university located in Chiyoda City, the heart of Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1881 as Meiji Law School (明治法律学校, ''Meiji Hōritsu Gakkō'') by three Meiji-er ..., he was elected for the first time in 2001. References * External links Official websitein Japanese. Members of the House of Councillors (Japan) 1959 births Living people Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians Meiji University alumni {{Japan-politician-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaji Ogino
Masaji Ogino (荻野 正二 ''Ogino Masaji'', born 8 January 1970, in Onyū District, Fukui) is a volleyball player from Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ..., who played for the Men's National Team in the 1990s and the 2000s. He ended up in sixteenth place at the 1998 World Championship. Honours * 1992 Olympic Games — 6th place * 1998 World Championship — 16th place * 2006 World Championship — 8th place * 2007 FIVB World Cup — 9th place References Profile External links * Volleybox.net Profile 1970 births Living people Japanese men's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players for Japan Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in volleyball Volle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaji Shimizu
is a former Japanese professional baseball player. External links 1964 births Living people Chunichi Dragons players Japanese baseball coaches Japanese baseball players Nippon Professional Baseball coaches Seibu Lions players Baseball people from Shimane Prefecture {{Japan-baseball-outfielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaji Taira
is a leading teacher of Okinawa Goju Ryu Karate Do, and head of the Okinawa Gojuryu Kenkyu Kai. His teacher was Eiichi Miyazato, a student of Chojun Miyagi and the founder of the Okinawan Jundokan dojo. Taira's karate is that of his teacher and the Jundokan, with the addition of his novel approach to the application of the kata. Taira is best known as a researcher and practitioner of the bunkai of the Goju Ryu kata. He is unusually open in his teachings, feeling that the techniques and learning must be shared, for their preservation and to test their effectiveness. Early life Taira was raised on Kume Island. His family were farmers, growing sugarcane and rice. In his third year of high school the family moved to Naha, where Taira finished his schooling. When he was young on Kume Island the kids all used to do Okinawa Sumo. They would go to the sand pit when they were in school and do that during break times. There were always Okinawa Sumo competitions and tournaments bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaji Tajima
is a Japanese former long jumper who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ... and in the 1956 Summer Olympics. His original name was 田島 政次. He is 5 feet and 7 inches (171 cm) tall. He weighs 128 lbs (58 kg). References 1929 births Living people Japanese male long jumpers Olympic athletes for Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1951 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1954 Asian Games Medalists at the 1951 Asian Games Medalists at the 1954 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Japan {{Japan-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
