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Sakamoto No.1
Sakamoto (written: ) is the 40th most common Japanese surname. A less common variant is . Notable people with the surname include: * Chika Sakamoto (born 1959), voice actor and singer * Fuyumi Sakamoto (born 1967), enka singer *, Japanese professional baseball player *Hideki Sakamoto (born 1972), video game composer *, Japanese swimmer * Kaori Sakamoto (born 2000), Japanese figure skater * Kazma Sakamoto (born 1982), Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese swimmer * Kerri Sakamoto (born 1960), Canadian novelist *, Japanese footballer *), gymnast * Kyu Sakamoto (1941–1985), pop singer well known for his song Sukiyaki in the 1960s * Maaya Sakamoto (born 1980), voice actor and singer *Miu Sakamoto (born 1980), pop singer, daughter of Ryuichi Sakamoto * Ryuichi Sakamoto (born 1952), musician and composer, as well as an actor * Sakamoto Ryōma (1836–1867), military leader prior to the Meiji Restoration *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese water polo player * Shōgo Sakamoto ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meiji Yasuda Life
is a Japanese life insurance company, headquartered in Tokyo and created in 2004 from the merger of Meiji Life and Yasuda Life. The company is one of the oldest and largest insurers in Japan. The Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company is a member of the Mitsubishi and Fuyo groups and participates in the former's Friday Conference. History In 1881, entrepreneur Zenjiro Yasuda founded the Yasuda Mutual Life Insurance Company, making it part of the Yasuda zaibatsu. On January 1, 2004, Meiji Mutual Life Insurance Company and Yasuda Mutual Life Insurance Company merged to create the Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company. References External linksCompany website(in Japanese)Company website(in English) Insurance companies based in Tokyo Mutual insurance companies Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company is a Japanese life insurance company, headquartered in Tokyo and created in 2004 from the merger of Meiji Life and Yasuda Life. The company is one of the oldest and lar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakamoto Ryōma
was a Japanese ''samurai'', a '' shishi'' and influential figure of the ''Bakumatsu'' and establishment of the Empire of Japan in the late Edo period. He was a low-ranking ''samurai'' from the Tosa Domain on Shikoku and became an active opponent of the Tokugawa Shogunate after the end of Japan's ''sakoku'' isolationist policy. Ryōma under the alias worked against the Bakufu, the government of the Tokugawa shogunate, and was often hunted by their supporters and the ''Shinsengumi''. Ryōma advocated for democracy, Japanese nationalism, return of power to the Imperial Court, abolition of feudalism, and moderate modernization and industrialization of Japan. Ryōma successfully negotiated the Satchō Alliance between the powerful rival Chōshū and Satsuma domains and united them against the Bakufu. Ryōma was assassinated in December 1867 with his companion Nakaoka Shintarō, shortly before the Boshin War and the Meiji Restoration. Early life Sakamoto Ryōma was born on 3 Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nichijou
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Keiichi Arawi. The manga began serialization in the December 2006 issue of Kadokawa Shoten's manga magazine '' Shōnen Ace'', and was also serialized in ''Comptiq'' between the March 2007 and July 2008 issues. Kadokawa Shoten later published all chapters of the series' initial run in ten ''tankōbon'' volumes from July 2007 to December 2015. After a six year hiatus, the manga began serialization again in 2021. Set in a typical suburban Japanese town, ''Nichijou'' is populated by an ensemble set of characters, featuring moments from their everyday lives which alternate between the mundane and the strange, without ample focus on a narrative. A 26-episode anime television series directed by Tatsuya Ishihara and produced by Kyoto Animation was broadcast on independent television stations from April 3 to September 21, 2011, after an earlier original video animation (OVA) was released in March. A PlayStation Portable game by Vri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakamoto (Maison Ikkoku)
The ''Maison Ikkoku'' manga series features characters created by Rumiko Takahashi. Many of the characters live in the series' titular boarding house, including the protagonists Yusaku Godai and Kyoko Otonashi. The boarding house setting and its tenants were inspired from Takahashi's college years; the apartment house behind her own was occupied by many "strange people." Creation and conception Takahashi stated that she had wanted to draw a story about an apartment complex for some time, inspired by the one she lived in in Nakano, Tokyo during college and the odd actions of the people living in the one next door. She originally only wanted to start the series focusing on Kyoko and Godai's relationship before moving on to include the other tenants to have a "human drama," but said the love story attracted her more and took over. She said that she adds new characters when she needs new story ideas, but remarked that the apartment setting of ''Maison Ikkoku'' limited her from addi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakamoto Family Murder
On November 5, 1989, Tsutsumi Sakamoto (坂本 堤 ''Sakamoto Tsutsumi'' April 6, 1956 – November 5, 1989), a lawyer working on a class action lawsuit against Aum Shinrikyo, a doomsday cult in Japan, was murdered, along with his wife Satoko and his child Tatsuhiko, by perpetrators who broke into his apartment. Six years later, the murderers were uncovered and it was established that they had been members of Aum Shinrikyo at the time of the crime. Tsutsumi Sakamoto Tsutsumi was born in Yokosuka, Kanagawa. After graduating from Yokosuka High School, he entered Tokyo University and graduated in law. He worked as a law clerk until he passed the bar exam in 1984 at age 27. He was a member of the Yokohama Bar Association. From 1987 he worked as a lawyer at Yokohama Law Offices. At the time of his murder, Sakamoto was known as an anti-cult lawyer. He had previously successfully led a class-action suit against the Unification Church on behalf of relatives of Unification Church members ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshio Sakamoto
(born July 23, 1959) is a Japanese video game designer, director, and producer. He has worked at Nintendo since 1982. He has directed several games in the ''Metroid'' series. He is one of the most prominent members of Nintendo's former Research and Development 1 division, along with Gunpei Yokoi and Toru Osawa. Career Sakamoto is a key member in the development of the ''Metroid'' series. Sakamoto grew up with Nintendo toys, which he felt were inventive. The company hired him in 1982, when he graduated from art college. His first projects at Nintendo were the design of pixel art for the Game & Watch handheld ''Donkey Kong'', and the arcade game ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' He turned to the Nintendo Entertainment System afterward, for which he designed the games '' Wrecking Crew'', ''Balloon Fight'' and '' Gumshoe''. Sakamoto also was the lead scenario writer and creator of Famicom Detective Club with its two entries, one of the most influential visual novel in Japan in the 80s. Sakamo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshisuke Sakamoto
is a Japanese sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 ..., he was eliminated in the semifinals of the C-2 1000 m event. External linksSports-Reference.com profile 1965 births Canoeists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Japanese male canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists of Japan {{Japan-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian club KV Oostende. Club career Starting out playing for Toyo University, Sakamoto was a specially designated player for Montedio Yamagata in the 2018 season. Despite not making an appearance during this time, Sakamoto fully joined Montedio Yamagata for the 2019 season playing in the J2 League. Sakamoto appeared in every single league game that Montedio Yamagata played in the 2019 season, scoring seven goals in the process. The team also advanced into the second round of the promotion playoffs but were beaten 1-0 by Tokushima Vortis. After a successful debut season in the J2 League, Sakamoto was signed by Cerezo Osaka for the 2020 season. He went on to appear in 33 of their 38 league games and cement himself as part of the team. On 5 January 2022, Sakamoto joined Belgian club KV Oostende on loan until the end of the season, with an option to buy. This option was triggered later in 25 May, with Oostende ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takehiro Sakamoto
is a Japanese freestyle skier. He competed in the men's moguls event at the 1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 ( ja, 長野1998), was a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Japan, with some events taking place in the .... References 1976 births Living people Japanese male freestyle skiers Olympic freestyle skiers of Japan Freestyle skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Sapporo {{Japan-freestyle-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takao Sakamoto
is a Japanese former high jumper who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon .... References 1958 births Living people Japanese male high jumpers Olympic male high jumpers Olympic athletes of Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Asian Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Asian Games Medalists at the 1978 Asian Games Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Japan Japan Championships in Athletics winners 20th-century Japanese pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soichi Sakamoto
Soichi Sakamoto (August 6, 1906 – September 29, 1997) was an American swimming coach who pioneered training methods that have now become standard throughout the sport. Many of his students went on to have great success nationally and internationally. He was inducted into the International Swimming, Hawaii Sports and American Swimming Coaches Association Halls of Fame, and is a member of the University of Hawaii Sports Circle of Honor. Sakamoto was a sixth-grade science teacher at Puunene School in Maui, Hawaii, and initially knew little about swimming. Nonetheless, he established the Three-Year Swim Club in 1937 for the children of poor sugar plantation workers. The name of the club reflected his goal of getting his pupils on the Olympic team in three years. While his students did indeed qualify, the 1940 Summer Olympics were cancelled due to World War II. However, his team won the 1939, 1940 and 1941 Amateur Athletic Union national outdoor team championships. He was the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shoichiro Sakamoto
is a Japanese football player. He was born in Kashihara, Nara, but was raised in Kashiwara, Osaka. He plays for Tegevajaro Miyazaki. Kazuto Sakamoto is his brother. Playing career Shoichiro Sakamoto joined to Zweigen Kanazawa Zweigen Kanazawa (ツエーゲン金沢, ''Tsuēgen Kanazawa'') is a Japanese football club based in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture. They currently play in the J2 League, Japan's 2nd tier of professional league football. History The club was form ... in 2014. In June 2015, he moved to Tegevajaro Miyazaki. References External links * 1995 births Living people Association football people from Osaka Prefecture Association football people from Nara Prefecture People from Kashiwara, Osaka People from Kashihara, Nara Japanese footballers J2 League players J3 League players Zweigen Kanazawa players Association football forwards {{Japan-footy-forward-1990s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
