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Shirota Kusakabe
Shirota is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Yuu Shirota (or Shirota Yuu, 城田優), Japanese actor and singer * Minoru Shirota was a Japanese microbiologist. In the 1930 Shirota identified a strain of lactic acid bacteria that is part of normal gut flora that he originally called ''Lactobacillus casei Shirota,'' which appeared to help contain the growth of harmful bac ... (代田稔 1899–1982) invented Yakult, the yogurt-like probiotic drink containing ''Lactobacillus casei'' strain ''shirota'' {{surname Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuu Shirota
is a Japanese-Spanish actor and singer, most known for his role as Kagurazaka Makoto in the Japanese television drama live action adaption of ''Hana-Kimi'', Kunimitsu Tezuka in the '' Prince of Tennis Musicals'', Tuxedo Mask in the Sailor Moon Musicals and as Kei Shinjo in '' Rookies''. In 2009, he was named one of the most promising actors and actresses, placing 8th in a poll conducted by Oricon. He is a former member of the Watanabe Entertainment group, D-BOYS. Early life Shirota was born on December 26, 1985, to a Spanish mother, Pepi (née Fernandez) and a Japanese father, Shirota Mitsuo (城田光男). Shirota lived in Barcelona, Spain from when he was three to about seven years. He returned to Japan for elementary school and can still speak Spanish in ordinary conversation. He attended high school at Horikoshi High along with NEWS member Tomohisa Yamashita, WaT's Teppei Koike, Japanese actor Toma Ikuta and KAT-TUN's Jin Akanishi and Koki Tanaka. According to Shirota, whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minoru Shirota
was a Japanese microbiologist. In the 1930 Shirota identified a strain of lactic acid bacteria that is part of normal gut flora that he originally called ''Lactobacillus casei Shirota,'' which appeared to help contain the growth of harmful bacteria in the gut. The strain was later reclassified as '' Lactobacillus paracasei Shirota''. Lay summary: He founded the company Yakult Honsha in 1935 to sell beverages containing the strain branded Yakult. He died in Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ..., Japan in 1982. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Shirota, Minoru 1899 births 1982 deaths Japanese military doctors Japanese microbiologists People from Iida, Nagano Japanese inventors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |