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Nozomu Kawamura
Nozomu (written: 望) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese rugby union player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese film director *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese businessman and inventor *, Japanese businessman *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese manga artist Fictional characters *, a character in the ''tokusatsu'' series ''Tensou Sentai Goseiger'' *, the main character in ''Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei'' See also *Nozomi (given name) is a unisex Japanese given name. Different ways of writing Although the name Nozomi is generally written with the kanji for wish 望, hope 希, のぞみ in hiragana, or ノゾミ in katakana, it can have other different meanings depending on whi ... {{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] |
Nozomu Fujita
(born 2 October 1984 in Saitama, Japan) is a Japanese rugby union player. Fujita has played 14 matches for the Japan national rugby union team. Fujita was a member of the Japan team at the 2011 Rugby World Cup, where he played four matches. Fujita currently plays for Top League team Honda Heat Mie Honda Heat is a Japanese rugby union team based in Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture, Japan. The owner of the club is Honda Motor. (Suzuka is known for the Suzuka Circuit and the presence of car companies.) They play in the Japan Rugby League One, .... References Living people 1984 births Japanese rugby union players Mie Honda Heat players Japan international rugby union players Rugby union props 2011 Rugby World Cup players Sportspeople from Saitama Prefecture {{japan-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nozomu Kanaguchi
is a former Japanese football player. Playing career Kanaguchi was born in Kyoto Prefecture on September 8, 1981. After graduating from high school, he joined the newly promoted J2 League club Mito HollyHock is a Japanese professional football (soccer) club, currently playing in the J2 League. The team's hometown is located in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture. Its nickname "HollyHock" derives from the family crest of the Tokugawa clan who governed from Mit ... in 2000. Although he played often as midfielder, he did not become a regular player and retired at the end of the 2002 season. Club statistics References External links * 1981 births Living people Japanese men's footballers J2 League players Mito HollyHock players Association football people from Kyoto Men's association football midfielders {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nozomu Kasagi
is a Japanese film director. He started creating independent films while he was a student at Sophia University in Tokyo. His early work was screened at various film festivals, including the Akiruno Film Festival, the Sotsuseisai, Kyoto International Student Film & Video Festival, the Tsutaya Indies Movie Festival, Planet Film Festival, and Mito Short Film Festival. In 2002, he made his debut as a film director with “Swan's Song,” which was based on SATO Sakichi’s screenplay. He has since been active in various genres, directing: TV drama series, such as “ Ganso: Shonan-wara-yane Monogatari” it. The Original Shonan Tiled Roof Stories starring TERAJIMA Susumu and TSUDA Kanji; music videos for artists such as HAYASHIBARA Megumi and Seikima-II; stage plays, such as his modern version of “A Streetcar Named Desire,” starring ASANO Tadanobu and AIKAWA Sho; and films, such as “Tokyo Real” based on the Shueisha Publishing Company's bestselling cell phone novel. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nozomu Kato
is a Japanese football manager and former football player and he is the current assistant coach of Chinese Taipei U23. Playing career Kato was born in Miyagi Prefecture on October 7, 1969. After graduating from Tokai University, he joined Japan Football League club Hitachi (later ''Kashiwa Reysol'') in 1992. He became a regular player as an offensive midfielder in 1994. He also played as forward, not only midfielder. The club also won second place in 1994 and was promoted to the J1 League in 1995. The club won the 1999 J.League Cup. Although he played as a regular player for a long time, he did not play as much in 2002. In 2005, he moved to the J2 League club Shonan Bellmare. He played as a regular player for four seasons and retired at the end of the 2008 season at the age of 39. Coaching career After retirement, Kato started a coaching career at Shonan Bellmare in 2009. He served as coach for the top team (2009–10) and manager for the youth team (2011–12). In 2013, he be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nozomu Matsumoto
was a Japanese businessman and inventor who founded Pioneer Corporation. He was born in Kobe, Japan in 1905, the son of a Christian missionary. In 1936, he founded the Fukuin Shokai Denki Seisakusho company in Osaka, whose name roughly translates to "Blessed Sound Electric Company" or "Gospel Electric Company", owing to Matsumoto's Christian faith and belief that his electronic products could help in missionary works. In 1937 he created the A-8 speaker, which he christened 'Pioneer'. Matsumoto relocated to Tokyo in 1938 and started a small factory that repaired radios and speakers. After World War II, the company expanded rapidly. His son, Seiya Matsumoto, graduated from Chuo University and joined his father's company as head of sales and marketing until he became president of the company in 1982. The brother of Seiya, Kanya Matsumoto was very technical, just as his father. When he joined the company, he was responsible for technical and productive aspects in the company. In 1961 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nozomu Sahashi
; previously Saruhashi (Japanese)) is the founder of the now-defunct Nova Corporation, previously the major eikaiwa (private school for conversational English) provider in Japan. After graduating from high school, Sahashi went to Paris to attend university and majored in physics although it took him five years to complete a two-year course. The award status of his degree is unknown. Nova Founding Sahashi was born and raised in Kishiwada, Osaka. He spent several years jobless after returning from France before founding Nova in 1981 with two foreign English teachers. He is the inventor of Nova's particular teaching method, "The NOVA System Concept", which he patented. The Concept is perhaps most comparable to the direct method of language instruction, although Sahashi's method pivots on the interaction with and the repeating of an instructor who was a native speaker. Sahashi thought a native speaker's voice would alleviate the difficulty of the average Japanese brain to distingui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nozomu Sasaki
is a Japanese voice actor and singer. He is represented by the voice actor management firm, 81 Produce, and was previously represented by Arts Vision. In 1988, he voiced the character Tetsuo Shima in the movie '' Akira'', which was adapted from the manga of the same name. He also provided the voice of Yusuke Urameshi in the anime adaptation of the manga ''YuYu Hakusho'' and returned to that role in video games for that franchise. He is sometimes mistaken for fellow voice actress Nozomi Sasaki, whose name is written the same way. Sasaki has emerged the victor of the Seiyū Grand Prix (in which votes were collected to compile a top ten list of voice actors) more times than any other voice actor. Sasaki was known for having a high-pitched voice, but it became lower due to constantly overworking in voice acting and singing, although it was suspected at first that the reason his voice changed was due to his constant smoking and drinking. He's an avid reader and can speak English. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nozomu Tamaki
is a Japanese manga artist. His most notable work, ''Dance in the Vampire Bund'', was licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment and adapted into a 12-episode anime series by the studio Shaft. Works Mainstream Doujinshi *''Ne-To-Ge'' (2007, Shōnen Gahōsha) *''Scandal Shiyō yo'' (2006, Wani Magazine), sequel of ''Kokuminteki Kanojo'' *''Narikiri Lovers'' (2006, Takeshobo) *''Coneco!!'' (2005, Takeshobo), same universe as ''Anego!'' *''Kyō wa Nani Shiyō'' (2005, Futabasha) *''Jōō-sama tte Yobanaide!'' (2004, Ohzora Shuppan), story: Marrie Nekosensha *''Anego!'' (2004–2005, serialized in ''Vitamin'', Takeshobo) *''Hataraku Megami-sama'' (2004, Wani Magazine) *''Nanairo Karen'' (2003, Futabasha) *''Kokuminteki Kanojo'' (2003, Wani Magazine) *''Maid de Ikimasshoi!'' (2003, serialized in ''Vitamin'', Takeshobo) *''Freaks Dorm'' (2002, Futabasha) *''Iki o Hisomete Idakuite'' (2001, Angel Shuppan) *''Dare ka no Onna'' (2001, Takeshobo) *''Ura Ura Jungle Heat'' (2000, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tensou Sentai Goseiger
is the title of Toei Company's 34th entry in its long-running ''Super Sentai'' franchise. It follows an angelic motif as well as a trading card theme. It joined ''Kamen Rider W'', and later ''Kamen Rider OOO'', as a program featured in TV Asahi's ''Super Hero Time'' programming block. The series ties in with the arcade game '' Super Sentai Battle: Dice-O'', with the characters using cards resembling Carddass cards used in the game to transform and access various weapons, similar to the concept of ''Kamen Rider Decade'' and its link to '' Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbaride''. ''Goseiger''s footage was later used for the 2013 ''Power Rangers'' series ''Power Rangers Megaforce'' and an episode of its second season called ''Super Megaforce.'' The cast and characters were revealed at an event at Tokyo Dome City on January 30 and 31, 2010.''Hyper Hobby'', February 2010 The protagonists also had a cameo appearance in the film, '' Samurai Sentai Shinkenger vs. Go-onger: GinmakuBang!!''. ''Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kōji Kumeta. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from April 2005 to June 2012, with its chapters collected in 30 ''tankōbon'' volumes. The series follows Nozomu Itoshiki, a teacher who takes all aspects of life, word, and culture in the most negative light possible. The series satirizes politics, media, and Japanese society. The manga was adapted into three anime television series and two sets of original video animations (OVAs) animated by Shaft between 2007 and 2010. As of April 2011, the manga had over 5 million copies in circulation. In 2007, ''Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei'' received the 31st Kodansha Manga Award for the '' shōnen'' category. Plot and setting ''Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei'' revolves around a very pessimistic high school teacher named Nozomu Itoshiki who, at the very beginning of the series, tries to hang himself on a sakura tree. He is saved by an extremely optimist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nozomi (given Name)
is a unisex Japanese given name. Different ways of writing Although the name Nozomi is generally written with the kanji for wish 望, hope 希, のぞみ in hiragana, or ノゾミ in katakana, it can have other different meanings depending on which kanji is used. Some possible variations of Nozomi include: *臨, "face, attend, command" *望美, "wishful beauty" *望海, "wishful ocean" *望実, "wishful truth" *満, "satisfy, full" *希実, "hopeful truth" *希美, "hopeful beauty" *望魅, "wishful fascination" *希, "hope, rare'" (an example of ''nanori'') People with the name *Nozomi Hiroyama (廣山 望), retired Japanese soccer player *Nozomi Kawahara (川原 希), Japanese male professional golfer *Nozomi Komuro (小室 希), Japanese skeleton racer *Nozomi Masu (升 望), Japanese voice actress *Nozomi Momoi (桃井 望, 1978-2002), a Japanese AV idol * Nozomi Nakano (中野 希望), Japanese fencer who competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics * Nozomi Ōhashi (大橋 の ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
