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Noguchi Jōichi
Noguchi (野口 lit. "field entrance") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Akira Noguchi ( 野口明), baseball player, older brother of Jirō Noguchi * Akiyo Noguchi ( 野口啓代), Japanese climber who won multiple bouldering world cups * Chiyo Noguchi ( 野口智代), Award-winning Japanese Athlete * Fujio Noguchi ( 野口富士男), novelist * Goro Noguchi ( 野口五郎), singer and actor * Haruchika Noguchi ( 野口晴哉), the founder of Seitai * Hideyo Noguchi ( 野口英世), bacteriologist, discoverer of the agent of syphilis, depicted on the ¥1000 note * Hiroshi Noguchi ( 野口裕司), football player * Isamu Noguchi ( 野口勇), Japanese-American sculptor * Jirō Noguchi ( 野口二郎), baseball player, younger brother of Akira Noguchi * Ken Noguchi ( 野口健), alpinist * Kenji Noguchi ( 野口健司), member of the Shinsengumi * Koji Noguchi ( 野口幸司), football player * Kyō Noguchi * Osamu Noguchi ( 野口修), founder of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akira Noguchi
(August 6, 1917 – October 5, 1996) was a Japanese baseball pitcher, infielder, catcher, and manager who played 15 total seasons in the Japanese Baseball League and then Nippon Professional Baseball, during the period 1936 to 1955. The rare two-way player, Noguchi was particularly unusual in that he excelled in the specialized positions of both pitcher and catcher. A four-time All-Star and a two-time Best Nine Award-winner, Noguchi was the eldest of four brothers who played professional baseball in Japan. Biography Born in Nagoya, Aichi, Noguchi attended Chukyo Shogyo High School and Meiji University. Senators/Taiyō/Nishitetsu Noguchi began his professional career in 1936 with the Japanese Baseball League (JBL), as an 18-year-old with the Tokyo Senators. As a rookie, Noguchi went 15-13 with a 2.65 earned run average in 1936; following that with a combined 34–22 record in 1937, with a 2.21 ERA. (The 1936 and 1937 JBL seasons were split into spring and fall half-seaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1000 Yen Note
The ¥1,000 note is currently the lowest value yen banknote and has been used since 1945, excluding a brief period between 1946 and 1950 during the Allied occupation of Japan. The fifth series (series E) notes are currently in circulation, and are the smallest of the three common bank notes. Extensive anti-counterfeiting measures are present in the newest banknotes. While the older notes are no longer issued, they continue to be legal tender. Former notes Series 甲 The first ¥1,000 note was released on 17 August 1945. At the time successive series of bank notes were labelled as series 甲, 乙, 丙, 丁 or as series い, ろ as opposed to series A, B, C, D, E. It measured 172 × 100 mm and featured images of the legendary prince Yamato Takeru and the Shinto shrine Takebe taisha. It was removed from circulation in 1954. Series A A series A bank note was planned in 1946 but never released, along with other planned bank notes. Series B The series B note measured 164 x 76& ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyō Noguchi
Kyō Noguchi (June 14, 1939January 1, 2009) is a Japanese former professional boxer who was best known for winning the Japanese flyweight title and fighting for the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation title. Professional career On April 28, 1961, Kyō Noguchi defeated Atsuto Fukumoto to win the Japanese flyweight championship and won the title by a decision. This made history as the first parent and son boxing champion in Japan because Susumu Noguchi was the Japanese welterweight champion. On May 30, 1962, Noguchi challenged Pone Kingpetch for the flyweight world championship, Noguchi lost by unanimous decision. On January 1, 2009, Kyō Noguchi died of heart failure at his home in Adachi, Tokyo. Personal life Osamu Noguchi (24 January 1934 - 9 May 2016) is often credited for creating the sport and the term kickboxing. Biography Osamu Noguchi family moved to Shanghai in 1938 at the invitation of Yoshio Kodama, Noguchi spent his childhood being entertained by Jap . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koji Noguchi
is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. Club career Noguchi was born in Chiba Prefecture on June 5, 1970. After graduating from high school, he joined Japan Soccer League club Fujita Industries (later ''Bellmare Hiratsuka'') in 1989. Through Japan Football League, the club was promoted to J1 League in 1994. The club won the champions 1994 Emperor's Cup. In Asia, the club also won 1995 Asian Cup Winners' Cup. Although he played as regular player for long time, his opportunity to play decreased in 1997. In 1997, he moved to Japan Football League club Kawasaki Frontale. Toward end of his career, he played for Nagoya Grampus Eight (1998-1999) and Omiya Ardija (2000). He retired end of 2000 season. National team career On August 6, 1995, Noguchi debuted for Japan national team against Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinsengumi
The was a special police force organized by the (military government) during Japan's Bakumatsu period (late Tokugawa shogunate) in 1863. It was active until 1869. It was founded to protect the shogunate representatives in Kyoto at a time when a controversial imperial edict to exclude foreign trade from Japan had been made and the Chōshū clan had been forced from the imperial court. They gained considerable fame in the Ikedaya incident and the August 18 coup events etc. The men were drawn from the sword schools of Edo. History Japan's forced opening to the west in 1854, which required it to open its shores for trade or face military conflict, exacerbated internal political instability. One long-standing line of political opinion was (meaning, "revere the emperor, expel the barbarians"). Loyalists (particularly in Chōshū Domain) in Kyoto began to rebel. In response, the Tokugawa shogunate formed the on October 19, 1862. The was a squad of 234 (samurai without mas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenji Noguchi
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Kenji may refer to: *Kenji (given name), a masculine Japanese given name, and list of people & characters with this name *Kenji (era), a Japanese era spanned from 1275 to 1278 * ''Kenji'' (manga) (拳児), a 1980s manga by Matsuda Ryuchi * "Kenji" (song), a song on Fort Minor's 2005 album ''The Rising Tied'' *''Gyakuten Kenji'' or ''Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth'', a 2009 adventure video game * J. Kenji López-Alt, an American chef and food writer See also * Genji (other) Genji may refer to: *Genji (era), an era in Japanese history (1864–65) *Hikaru Genji, the main character of the 11th-century Japanese text ''The Tale of Genji'' *Genji, an alternative name for the Minamoto clan *Genji (woreda), a district of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Noguchi
is a Japanese mountaineer and environmental activist. His father was a diplomat, so he lived in the U.S., Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Japan. He was often bullied because he was half-Japanese. In 1999, at the age of 25, he became the youngest person (at that time) to scale the Seven Summits, the highest mountains on each of the seven continents. He graduated from Asia University in 2000, and studied environmental education at Aomori University. Since then, he has worked on various mountain clean-up projects around the world, including projects at Mount Everest, Mount Fuji and Manaslu. His work has had a notable effect on efforts in Japan, where he has given many lectures to promote better environmental practices. Biography Early life Ken Noguchi was born in Boston, Massachusetts on August 21, 1973. His father was a diplomat, so his family moved quite often when he was young. They lived in the Middle East for some time, including Saudi Arabia and Egypt. He did not come home to Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
