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Tsuru (name)
Tsuru (鶴) is a Japanese name. It means crane, and is used as a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name *Tsuru Aoki (1892–1961), Japanese stage and silent film actress * Tsuru Morimoto (born 1970), Japanese football player Surname * Ayako Tsuru (born 1941), Mexican artist of Japanese descent *Hiromi Tsuru was a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator. During her life, she was attached to the Himawari Theatre Group as a child and then to Aoni Production at the time of her death. She was most known for voicing the character of Bulma (''Dragon B ... (1960–2017), Japanese voice actress * Kiso Tsuru (1894–1966), Japanese philanthropist * Naoto Tsuru (born 1987), Japanese baseball player * Norihiro Tsuru, Japanese violinist and composer * Shigeto Tsuru (1912–2006), Japanese economist and politician * Toshiyuki Tsuru, anime director {{given name, type=both Japanese feminine given names Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Name
in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name, in that order. Nevertheless, when a Japanese name is written in the Roman alphabet, ever since the Meiji era, the official policy has been to cater to Western expectations and reverse the order. , the government has stated its intention to change this policy. Japanese names are usually written in kanji, which are characters mostly Chinese language, Chinese in origin but Japanese language, Japanese in pronunciation. The pronunciation of Japanese kanji in names follows a special set of rules, though parents are able to choose pronunciations; many foreigners find it difficult to read kanji names because of parents being able to choose which pronunciations they want for certain kanji, though most pronunciations chosen are common when used in names. Some kanji are banned for use in names, such as the kanji for "weak" and "failure", amongst others. Parents also have the option of using hiragana or katakana w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crane (bird)
Cranes are a family, the Gruidae, of large, long-legged, and long-necked birds in the group Gruiformes. The 15 species of cranes are placed in three genera, ''Antigone'', ''Balearica'', and '' Grus''. Unlike the similar-looking but unrelated herons, cranes fly with necks outstretched, not pulled back. Cranes live on most continents, with the exception of Antarctica and South America. They are opportunistic feeders that change their diets according to the season and their own nutrient requirements. They eat a range of items from small rodents, eggs of birds, fish, amphibians, and insects to grain and berries. Cranes construct platform nests in shallow water, and typically lay two eggs at a time. Both parents help to rear the young, which remain with them until the next breeding season. Some species and populations of cranes migrate over long distances; others do not migrate at all. Cranes are solitary during the breeding season, occurring in pairs, but during the nonbreeding se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsuru Aoki
was a Japanese stage and screen actress whose career was most prolific in the United States during the silent film era of the 1910s through the 1920s. Aoki may have been the first Asian actress to garner top billing in American motion pictures. Life and career Born in Tokyo, Aoki came to California in 1899 with her uncle, Otojirō Kawakami, his geisha wife, Kawakami Sadayakko, and Otojirō's troupe of actors. At their first stop in San Francisco, Tsuru performed with the troupe and assisted Sadayakko at a Palace Hotel tea ceremony where attendees raved over her "diminutive daintiness." But when the troupe ran into severe financial difficulties, Otojirō made arrangements to have Tsuru adopted by Toshio Aoki, a sketch artist for a local newspaper.Joseph L. Anderson, ''Enter a Samurai: Kawakami Otojirō and Japanese Theatre in the West'', 2 v. (Tucson: Wheatmark, 2011), 1: 65, 88. According to Anderson, Aoki was an old friend of an American missionary couple the Kawakamis had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsuru Morimoto
is a former Japanese football player. She played for Japan national team. Her father Mamoru Morimoto is former middle distance runner. Club career Morimoto was born on 9 November 1970. She played for Nissan FC. However, the club was disbanded in 1993. After she left the club, she played for Nikko Securities Dream Ladies and the Ladies side of Italian Serie A club Lazio. National team career On 21 August 1994, Morimoto debuted and scored a goal for Japan national team against Austria. She was a member of Japan for 1995 World Cup. She also played at 1994 Asian Games and 1995 AFC Championship. She played 5 games and scored 1 goal for Japan until 1995. National team statistics See also * 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup The 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, the second edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, was held in Sweden and won by Norway women's national football team, Norway, who became the first European nation to win the Women's World Cup. The tournament fea ... Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayako Tsuru
Ayako Tsuru (born 1941) is a contemporary Japanese artist from Mexico City. She studied at the National Institute of Fine Arts (San Carlos Academy) from 1959 to 1963, before moving on to the International Summer Academy of Fine Arts of Salzburg, Austria in 1968, and the Kyoto National Museum of Modern Art in Kyoto from 1970 to 1971. Early years Ayako Tsuru was born in Mexico City on October 23, 1941. Her parents were Mihoko Kayaba and Dr. Kiso Tsuru, a prominent Japanese doctor who lived in Mexico from the early 1930s. Since Tsuru was born during World War II her parents were concerned about the family and her health so they sent her to Dr. Tsuru's ranch in Ciudad Valles, San Luis Potosi where she went to school and was kept safe during the war years. Art studies Her major teachers were Armando Lopez Carmona and David Alfaro Siqueiros, from whom she would get special talks on the subject by the mural art. She majored as a mural artist at the San Carlos Academy from 1959–1963. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiromi Tsuru
was a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator. During her life, she was attached to the Himawari Theatre Group as a child and then to Aoni Production at the time of her death. She was most known for voicing the character of Bulma (''Dragon Ball'') for over 31 years. She was also known for her roles as Ukyo Kuonji (''Ranma ½''), Dokin-chan (''Soreike! Anpanman''), Madoka Ayukawa (''Kimagure Orange Road''), Miyuki Kashima ('' Miyuki''), Reiko Mikami (''Ghost Sweeper Mikami''), Meryl Strife (''Trigun''), Naomi Hunter (''Metal Gear'' series), Oyone-baasan (''Chibi Maruko-chan''), and Asuna Kujo (''Maison Ikkoku''). Biography Tsuru was born in Chitose, Hokkaido, Chitose, Hokkaido. In the second grade of elementary school, she joined the Himawari Theatre Group with her sister. In 1968, Tsuru auditioned for ''Princess Comet'' (Tokyo Broadcasting System, TBS) and made her drama debut in episode 63 "Yokai no Mori". In 1969, she also appeared in the fourth episode "Masked Cemetery" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiso Tsuru
(1894 – November 23, 1966), was a Japanese philanthropist who lived in Mexico most of his life and made many contributions to the economies of both Japan and Mexico during the 20th century. Mr. Tsuru helped to build Japanese neighborhoods and schools and created jobs for Mexicans. He mainly practised medicine and helped to lower the mortality rate of the Mexican people as well as the Japanese in Mexico. Early life Tsuru was born on April 20, 1894, in Usa District in Kyushu, Japan. His parents were Toma and Shimo Tsuru who were local farmers in Usa. He was one of nine children. According to Shinto beliefs it was a special day - the day he was born, he was to become the next High Priest for the Usa Shrine and at 13 years old would join their monastery, however when he reached the age of 13 to start his monastic studies he decided that his life was for adventure and to help others in the field, not to live a monastic life. He did his early schooling in Ōita and he went to Osaka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naoto Tsuru
is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He played for the Hanshin Tigers The Hanshin Tigers (Japanese: 阪神タイガース ''Hanshin Taigāsu'') are a Nippon Professional Baseball team playing in the Central League. The team is based in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, and is owned by Hanshin Electric Railway ... from 2008 to 2016. External links NPB stats 1987 births Living people People from Neyagawa, Osaka Baseball people from Osaka Prefecture Japanese baseball players Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers Hanshin Tigers players {{Japan-baseball-pitcher-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norihiro Tsuru
Norihiro Tsuru (都留教博) is a Japanese violinist and composer. He has composed the scores to several anime series, including '' The Heroic Legend of Arslan'', '' Mermaid's Forest'' and '' Mermaid's Scar''. He released his first album "月をつくった男" in 1989. He also organized the New-age music group Acoustic Cafe in 1990 (not related to the American radio programme Acoustic Café ''Acoustic Café'' is an independent, syndicated radio program, produced in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. (Not to be confused with the Japanese instrumental group of the same name founded by Norihiro Tsuru.) Started in 1995, ''Acoustic C ...). Acoustic Café is composed of cellist Ayako, pianist Rie Nishimoto and violinist and keyboardist Norihiro Tsuru. Perhaps his best-known standalone piece is ''Last Carnival'', a bittersweet work in G-minor for violin, cello and piano. Recordings * Acoustic Café: For Your Loneliness (2001) * Acoustic Café: For Your Memories (2003) mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shigeto Tsuru
was a prominent Japanese politician and economist. Suzumura, Kotaro"Obituary – Shigeto Tsuru: life work and legacy". European Journal of the History of Economic Thought; Dec 2006, Vol. 13 Issue 4, p613-620, 8p. He was widely honored for his scholarship, including the Presidency of the International Economic Association. He received several honorary degrees, including one of two that were ever given to a Japanese citizen by Harvard University. Early life He was born in 1912, the son of a Nagoya engineer-industrialist. While in high school in Tokyo he became politically involved in 1929–30, as a student leader in the "Anti-Imperialist Leagues", activities against the Japanese military then in the early stages of aggression towards China. He was imprisoned for several months. Expelled from high school, he was sent abroad to America. His undergraduate work was at Lawrence College and the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Bibliography * ''On Reproduction Schemes'', 1942, in Pau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshiyuki Tsuru
Toshiyuki Tsuru (都留 稔幸) is an anime director known for his work on the feature film '' Naruto the Movie 3: The Animal Riot of Crescent Moon Island''. He also directed the anime series ''Gungrave is a 2002 third-person shooter video game developed and published by Red Entertainment (Sega in North America and Activision in Europe) for the PlayStation 2. ''Gungrave'' follows its main character through a variety of stages on a path of rev ...''. Filmography References External links * Living people Japanese film directors Year of birth missing (living people) {{Japan-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Feminine Given Names
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 diaspora, Japanese emigrants and their descendants around the world * Japanese citizens, nationals of Japan under Japanese nationality law ** Foreign-born Japanese, naturalized citizens of Japan * Japanese writing system, consisting of kanji and kana * Japanese cuisine, the food and food culture of Japan See also * List of Japanese people * * Japonica (other) * Japonicum * Japonicus * Japanese studies Japanese studies ( Japanese: ) or Japan studies (sometimes Japanology in Europe), is a sub-field of area studies or East Asian studies involved in social sciences and humanities research on Japan. It incorporates fields such as the study of Japan ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
