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Okamura Main Harbour, May 2016
Okamura (written: 岡村 lit. "hill village") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * , Japanese voice actor * , Japanese photographer * Allison Okamura, American roboticist * Arthur Okamura, American silk screen artist * , Japanese amateur paleontologist who won the Ig Nobel Prize * Frank Okamura (1911–2006), Japanese-born American horticulturalist * Gerald Okamura, Hawaiian martial artist * Hayato Okamura (born 1966), Czech–Japanese translator and politician * , Japanese badminton player * , Japanese mathematician * , Japanese scientist who specializes in chronobiology * , Japanese singer and model * , Japanese field hockey player * , Japanese jurist * , Japanese-American professional wrestler * , Japanese botanist * Michio Okamura, Japanese game developer and artist * , Japanese actress * , Japanese naval aviator * Shûtai Okamura (1877–1947), Japanese bryologist * , Japanese ski jumper * , Japanese singer-songwriter * Takashi Okamura (disambigua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akemi Okamura
is a Japanese voice actress and narrator. She performed a song in the NHK program ''Minna no Uta'' and currently voices Nami in ''One Piece''. Filmography Television animation ;1992 *'' Calimero'' (Priscilla) *''Hime-chan's Ribbon'' (Yumiko) ;1994 *'' Chō Kuseninarisou'' (Tamako) *'' Lord of Lords Ryu Knight'' (Princess Lumina) *''Mahoujin Guru Guru'' (Fairy Churika) ;1995 *''Juu Senshi Garukiba'' (Mayu Hiura, Mireia Eternal) *'' Zukkoke Sanningumi Kusunoki Yashiki no Guruguru-sama'' (Yoko Arai) *'' Tōma Kishinden ONI'' (Misao) *''Ninku'' (Mika) *''Fushigi Yûgi'' (Yuiren) *'' Romeo and the Black Brothers'' (Bianca) ;1996 *'' Akachan to Boku'' (Asako Fujii, Female Student, Information Desk Clerk, Mayumi-sensei) *''Kodomo no Omocha'' (Natsumi Hayama) *'' You're Under Arrest'' (Tetsu) *'' Choja Reideen'' (Kappei Miyamoto) ;1997 *'' Clamp School'' (Nokoru Imonoyama) *''Battle Athletes Victory'' (Mylandah Arkar Walder) ;1998 *''The Adventures of Mini-Goddess'' (Belldandy, epi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kintarô Okamura
was a Japanese botanist and educationalist (1867 - 1935). He is the author of important studies about seaweed Seaweed, or macroalgae, refers to thousands of species of macroscopic, multicellular, marine algae. The term includes some types of '' Rhodophyta'' (red), ''Phaeophyta'' (brown) and ''Chlorophyta'' (green) macroalgae. Seaweed species such as ...s. He's also well known for his educational books collection, the ''Ohraimono''. Bibliography * * * * - published between 1907 and 1937, Japanese text with English summary. Total 10 volumes were bound to seven. Reprint in 2016. ** * * * * * * * References Short biography 1867 births 1935 deaths 20th-century Japanese botanists 19th-century Japanese botanists {{Japan-botanist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasuyuki Okamura
(born 14 August 1965) is a singer-songwriter and music producer active in the Japanese music market. Alternate pen name . He started his professional career in 1985, and is known internationally for the ''City Hunter 2'' ending theme "Super Girl", and the ''Space Dandy'' opening theme "Viva Namida". Biography Yasuyuki Okamura was born in Kobe, Japan in 1965, the oldest of two children. His father worked for Air France, and as a result, his family moved frequently throughout Japan, resulting in rotating through seven elementary and junior high schools. He attended Niigata Higashi High School and formed his first band there, but dropped out in 11th grade to pursue a musical career while working part-time at the nightclub Hacoban. After sending out numerous demo tapes and doing composing work for other artists, he was signed by Epic Sony in 1986. He was highly successful in the late 1980s and early 1990s, first promoted as a teen idol. Okamura also claimed during this time that he w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasuji Okamura
was a general of the Imperial Japanese Army, and commander-in-chief of the China Expeditionary Army from November 1944 to the end of World War II. He was tried but found not guilty of any war crimes by the Shanghai War Crimes Tribunal after the war. As one of the Imperial Japanese Army's top China experts, General Okamura spent his entire military career on the Asian mainland. Biography Early life Born in Tokyo in 1884, Okamura enrolled in Sakamachi Elementary School and graduated eight years later. In 1897, he entered Waseda Junior High School. In 1898, he was transferred to Tokyo Junior Army School, and was transferred to Army Central Junior School later. Okamura entered the 16th class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1899 and graduated in 1904. His classmates included the future generals Itagaki Seishiro, Kenji Doihara and Ando Rikichi. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the IJA 1st Infantry Regiment. In 1907, he was promoted to lieutenant and was assigned to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomio Okamura (cross-country Skier)
is a Japanese cross-country skier. He competed in the men's 30 kilometre event at the 1972 Winter Olympics The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially the and commonly known as Sapporo 1972 ( ja, 札幌1972), was a winter multi-sport event held from February 3 to 13, 1972, in Sapporo, Japan. It was the first Winter Olympic Games to take place outside Europe .... References External links * 1948 births Living people Japanese male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Japan Cross-country skiers at the 1972 Winter Olympics Competitors at the 1970 Winter Universiade Competitors at the 1972 Winter Universiade Sportspeople from Nagano Prefecture 20th-century Japanese people {{Japan-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomio Okamura
is a Czech politician and entrepreneur of Moravian Wallachian, Japanese and Korean ethnicity. He founded the Czech political parties Dawn of Direct Democracy and Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD). Since October 2013, he has been a member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic (MP), initially for Dawn of Direct Democracy and then from May 2015 for SPD (styled "SPD – Tomio Okamura"), of which he is also leader. He previously served as an independent Senator for Zlín district from October 2012 until his election to the Chamber of Deputies a year later. He has been placed as far-right. Early life and background Okamura was born in Tokyo. His mother, Helena Okamura, born Holíková, a native of Moravian Wallachia, had moved there in 1966 following her marriage to Okamura's half-Japanese, half-Korean father, Matsu Okamura. Tomio Okamura lived in Japan for the first ten years of his life before his mother returned with her sons to Czechoslovakia. He spent a part of his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teruichi Okamura
is a Japanese former gymnast who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. .... References 1948 births Living people Japanese male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for Japan Gymnasts at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Japan Olympic medalists in gymnastics Asian Games medalists in gymnastics Gymnasts at the 1978 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Medalists at the 1978 Asian Games Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in gymnastics FISU World University Games gold medalists for Japan Medalists at the 1970 Summer Universiade 20th-century Japanese people 21st-century Japanese people {{Japan-artistic-gymnastics- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tensai Okamura
, born on December 13, 1961, in Fukushima Prefecture, is a Japanese anime director and animator. Okamura grew up in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. He is a graduate of Waseda University's department of science and engineering. In 1991, he changed his first name to Tensai. Biography As a child he read mangas about ninjas, spies and superheroes, and was particularly influenced by a Shirato Sampei manga about ninjas which helped young readers learn the art of ninja; "the spirit and the atmosphere of the spy series that rocked my childhood", such as ''The Fugitive'', were other influences on Okamura's series. During his university days at Waseda University, Okamura was a part of Waseda's manga research society and together with other budding animators, produced his first independent anime there. Upon graduating from university, Okamura joined the animation production studio Madhouse as an animator with the recommendation of a friend. '' Lensman: Secret of The Lens'' was the firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takashi Okamura (other) (born 1927), Japanese photographer
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Takashi Okamura may refer to: * Takashi Okamura (comedian) (born 1970), Japanese comedian *Takashi Okamura (photographer) , is a Japanese photographer who has specialized in the photography of art. Okamura was born on 13 December 1927 in Kichijōji, Tokyo. He studied architecture at Nihon University from 1948. Okamura was a keen and proficient skier (skiing as a re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takako Okamura
is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She had her debut in 1982 as part of the folk duo with the single ''Matsu-wa'' that became a success in Japan. The duo disbanded in 1984, and Okamura started a successful solo career in 1985. By 2006, she had released 15 original albums and 30 singles. She put her solo career on hold and reformed the duo Aming in 2007 for its 25th anniversary. On April 21, 2019, it was announced that Okamura was diagnosed with acute leukemia. Discography Albums * 夢の樹 (1985.10.19) * 私の中の微風 (1986.07.02) * liberté (1987.07.05) * SOLEIL (1988.07.01) * Eau Du Ciel （天の水） (1989.06.24) * Kiss -à côté de la mer- (1990.06.27) * Chou-fleur (1991.07.17) * mistral (1992.02.21) * 満天の星 (1993.06.20) * SWEET HEARTS (1994.09.14) * BRAND-NEW (1996.02.19) * Reborn (2000.08.23)」 * TEAR DROPS (2003.09.25) * Sanctuary (2005.03.23) * 四つ葉のクローバー (2006.05.24) * Yūki (2011.09.07) Compilations * Andantino (1986.11.29) * Andanti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sota Okamura
Sota Okamura (born 4 February 1977) is a Japanese ski jumper. In the World Cup his highest place was number 19 from January 2001 in Sapporo. External links * 1977 births Living people Japanese male ski jumpers Sportspeople from Sapporo {{Japan-skijumping-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shûtai Okamura
Shûtai Okamura (1877-1947) was a Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ... bryologist, noted for his identification of over 80 species. Works * * * References 1877 births 1947 deaths 20th-century Japanese botanists {{Japan-botanist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
