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Nakane Yukie
Nakane (written: ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Arthur Nakane (born 1937), Los Angeles–based street musician and screenwriter, subject of the documentary film ''Secret Asian Man'' *Chie Nakane (born 1926), Japanese author and anthropologist *, Japanese model, gravure idol and actress *Kazuyuki Nakane (born 1969), Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet *Nakane Kōtei (1839–1913), Japanese writer who lived during the late Edo Period and early Meiji Era See also *Nakane Station {{surname Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Nakane
Arthur Asao Nakane (born on February 19, 1937, in Japan) is a Los Angeles-based musician, songwriter, and screenwriter best known for being the subject of the 2000 documentary film ''Secret Asian Man'' and also being a star on the 2010 TV show ''America's Got Talent''. He is a modern-age one-man band with traditional (all live) style, utilizing electronic equipment, but without using any programmed, prerecorded or computer-generated music. Nakane's trademark is not a particular song, or even his unique sound, but his playing style that provides a complete musical entertainment, with comic flair, which has impressed many well-known people including Jack Black, Roseanne Barr and Andrae Crouch. (He doesn't consider himself musically gifted and professes that anybody can do what he can do as long as one has direction, determination and dedication.) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chie Nakane
was a Japanese anthropologist and Professor Emerita of Social Anthropology at the University of Tokyo. Education and career Nakane was born in Tokyo and spent her teenage years in Beijing. She graduated from Tsuda College in 1947 and then completed her graduate work specializing in China and Tibet at the University of Tokyo in 1952. In 1953–1957, she did fieldwork in India and studied in the London School of Economics. Nakane served as Visiting Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Chicago at the invitation of Sol Tax from 1959 to 1960 and as Visiting Lecturer in the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London at the invitation of Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf in 1960–1961. In 1970, Nakane became the first female professor at the University of Tokyo, where she served as Director of the Institute of Oriental Culture from 1980 to 1982. She was also Professor at Osaka University and the National Museum of Ethnology and Visit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasumi Nakane
() is a Japanese model, gravure idol, and actress born on 1982-04-03 in Higashiōsaka, Osaka and raised in Tokyo, Japan. Her birth name was , and she formerly worked under the name . She graduated from the private Horikoshi High School, the same school attended by talent such as Yoko Minamino, Yōko Oginome, Ai Katō, and Masumi Miyazaki. History In 1993, Nakane joined the Nezumikko Club, an all-girl idol group composed of Nakane, Natsu Itō, Kana Itō, Sato Higashi, Ami Yamazaki, Emiko Inoue, Juri Miyazawa, and Chiaki Nakajima. The group was created to ride on the popularity of such groups as Onyanko Club. The group released two albums, both in 1993. In 1996, she began working as a gravure idol, gaining success due to having a larger bust for her age. Nakane began appearing in 1999 in Japanese television drama, drama series, as well as in variety, sports, educational, and other television programs. She married Japanese baseball player Tsuyoshi Wada on 2005-12-10. She gave birth t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuyuki Nakane
is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Kōnosu, Saitama he attended Nippon Sport Science University as an undergraduate and Senshu University is a private university in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Campuses *Kanda, Tokyo, Kanda Campus (Main campus): 3-8 Kandajimbo-cho, Chiyoda, Tokyo 101-8425 :The Kanda Campus is situated in Jimbocho, a college community in central Tokyo. This urban ca ... as a graduate student. He was elected to the Diet for the first time in 2005 after unsuccessfully running for mayor of his hometown Kōnosu in 2001. References * External links * in Japanese. Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Koizumi Children Nippon Sport Science University alumni Politicians from Saitama Prefecture Living people 1969 births Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians {{Japan-politician-1960s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakane Kōtei
was a Japanese writer who lived during the late Edo Period and Meiji Era. Writing under the pen name of Kōtei, his given name was Kiyoshi (淑). He was the second son of Sone Nao (曾根 直), and his patrilineality root was the Kai-Genji clan (甲斐源氏). Biography Nakane was born in Edo (江戸), and was adopted and brought up by the Nakane-House (中根) from childhood. His adoptive parents treated him as a real son and he served them faithfully. Nakane liked Japanese martial arts and read many books, however he had no formal teacher. Military service Nakane served Edo Bakufu as a ''kachi-metsuke'' (徒士目), an infantry officer, and became an infantry commandant in the last days of the Edo period. After the Meiji Restoration, Nakane followed Tokugawa Yoshinobu to Suruga (駿河, now Shizuoka prefecture), and worked there at the Numazu Military Academy (沼津兵学校). In 1873, Nakane was called to the Staff Bureau of Military (陸軍参謀局), and served as a maj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakane Station
is a passenger railway station on the Minato Line in the city of Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Hitachinaka Seaside Railway. Lines Nakane Station is served by the single-track Hitachinaka Seaside Railway Minato Line from to , and lies from the starting point of the line at Katsuta. Station layout The station is unstaffed and consists of a single side platform with a simple passenger waiting shelter. History Nakane Station opened on 16 July 1931. Passenger statistics In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 22 passengers daily. Surrounding area *Nakane Onsen *Torazuka kofun See also * List of railway stations in Japan The links below contain all of the 8579 railway stations in Japan. External links {{Portal bar, Japan, Trains * Railway stations Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It ... References External links Hitachinaka Seasid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
