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Tamura (surname)
Tamura (usually written 田村) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Akihide Tamura (born 1947), Japanese photographer * Akira Tamura (田村 明, 1926–2010), Japanese city planner *Atsushi Tamura (born 1973), Japanese comedian *Eriko Tamura (born 1973), Japanese actress and singer * George T. Tamura (1927–2010), American artist *Hajime Tamura (1924–2014), Japanese politician * Hirotaka Tamura, Japanese engineer * Hoju Tamura (1874–1940), better known as Hon'inbō Shūsai, Japanese Go player * Kiyoshi Tamura (born 1969), Japanese wrestler * Kōsuke Tamura, Japanese Japanese shogi player *Masakazu Tamura (born 1943), Japanese actor *Meimi Tamura (born 1998), Japanese singer and member of girl group S/mileage *Minoru N. Tamura 20th century Japanese botanist *, Japanese swimmer *Mutsumi Tamura (born 1987), Japanese voice actress *, Japanese voice actress *Naomi Tamura (born 1963), Japanese singer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese speed skater *Nobuyo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akihide Tamura
is a Japanese photographer. He was born in Tokyo on 13 March 1947 as Shigeru Tamura (, ''Tamura Shigeru'').Akihide Tamura should not be confused with the well-known photographer Shigeru Tamura (1909–87), whose name is even written with the same ''kanji.'' (Perhaps part of the reason for the younger Tamura's change of name was to avoid this very confusion.) He studied at Tokyo College of Photography, graduating first in 1967 and then from a more advanced course two years later. Tamura's first solo exhibition — under the name Shigeru Tamura () — was ''Yume no hikari'' (Dream light) in Ginza Nikon Salon in 1969. He became known for his somewhat harsh monochrome depictions of landscapes. In 1974 his works appeared within the "New Japanese Photography" show in the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Tamura made the stills for several of the late films of Akira Kurosawa was a Japanese filmmaker and painter who directed thirty films in a career spanning over f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naomi Tamura
is a Japanese pop singer and songwriter who made her solo debut in 1994 with the song ''Jiyuu no Hashi''. She is best known for singing theme songs for popular Anime series such as ''Yuzurenai Negai'' for ''Magic Knight Rayearth'' and ''Yuragu Koto Nai Ai'' for ''Get Backers''. She is currently under contract with the recording label Airy Music Japan. History Tamura first got into show business a few years after graduating from high school, when her band ''STEP'' passed an audition for CBS Records. STEP ended up changing their name to ''PEARL'' by 1986, and released eight original albums, two compilation albums and a dozen singles before disbanding in 1993. In 1994, she debuted with the single ''Jiyuu no Hashi''. It wasn't until her third single, ''Eien no Ichibyou'', that Tamura would become a hit singer. ''Yuzurenai Negai'', her 4th single became Tamura's first million-copy seller and was used in the anime series Magic Knight Rayearth. At the end of 1995, she made her fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shigeru Tamura (photographer)
was a Japanese photographer notable for his work in fashion and photojournalism. Tamura was born in Sapporo, Hokkaidō. Shigeru was an assumed name; Tamura's personal name was probably Torashige.The reference books agree that his original name was , but none yet seen specifies the reading of . Its most obvious reading is Torashige. He studied photography at the Oriental School of Photography (, ''Orientaru Shashin Gakkō''); graduating in 1929. With Yoshio Watanabe, in 1935 he set up a studio for advertising and other photography in Ginza, Tokyo. He was highly successful as a fashion photographer, notably in work for the magazine '' Fujin Gahō'' from 1937. Together with Ken Domon and others, he set up the Young People's Photojournalism Research Society (Seinen Hōdōshashin Kenkyūkai) in 1938. Tamura emerged from the war as a photographer of social issues in Japan, approaching them from a pacifist and left-wing angle. He also traveled, producing books on the Arab world and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakae Tamura (nature Photographer)
was a Japanese magazine editor and photographer of nature. Tamura was born in Chiba in 1910, but his family moved to Tokyo in 1924. Under the influence of his father, an amateur photographer, he started taking photographs in 1927. Tamura worked from 1936 till 1973 in a succession of editorial posts, mostly preparing educational materials about nature. The first of these was within Kōgasha (), where he worked on the photography magazine ''Gekkan Kogata Kamera'' (). He subsequently moved to Seibundō Shinkōsha (), where he was the chief editor of the magazine of science for children ''Kodomo no Kagaku'' () and the astronomy magazine ''Tenmon Gaido'' (). Tamura's book of photography of insects, showing the activities and life-cycles of insects, made him an innovator in Japan, where insect photography had previously been limited to unimaginative depictions of dead specimens. Tamura won an award from the Ministry of Education in 1951 for the book ''Konchū no seitai.'' Between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakae Tamura (photographer)
was a Japanese photographer, prominent in the years before the war. Born in Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Tamura graduated from the Tokyo College of Photography (, ''Tōkyō Shashin Senmon Gakkō''; now Tokyo Polytechnic University) and entered Oriental (, ''Orientaru Shashin Kōgyō'') in 1928 and became editor of ''.'' He was an active contributor to the magazine ' and in Japan Photography Association (, Nihon Kōga Kyōkai), created in 1928 and a successor to the Japan Photographic Art Association (, Nihon Kōga Geijutsu Kyōkai). He was a leading figure in the (, ''Shinkō Shashin Kenkyūkai''), formed in 1930. Tamura's work was influenced both by pictorialism and by . Tamura is particularly known for his portraits, and ''Shiroi hana'' (, White flower, 1931) is the best-known of these and widely anthologized. Okatsuka says that it expresses a certain lyricism but “displays a more sophisticated sense of maturity” than the works of his contemporaries Masataka Takayama and Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamura Ryuichi , a Japanese samurai clan
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Tamura (usually written 田村), a Japanese placename and family name, may refer to: In places: *Tamura, Fukushima, a city in Japan *Tamura District, Fukushima, in Japan *Tamura Station, in Nagahama, Japan People with the surname Tamura: *Tamura (surname) *Tamura clan Tamura (usually written 田村), a Japanese placename and family name, may refer to: In places: *Tamura, Fukushima, a city in Japan *Tamura District, Fukushima is a district located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003 population data but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takashi Tamura
is a Japanese sailor. He competed in the Tornado event at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October .... References External links * 1961 births Living people Japanese male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Japan Sailors at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Tornado Place of birth missing (living people) {{Japan-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takaaki Tamura
is a member of the Japanese Communist Party serving in the House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entitles. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often c .... He thinks that foreign workers should be protected by worker protection rules. References Living people Japanese communists Japanese Communist Party politicians Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 1961 births {{Japan-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryoko Tamura
is a retired Japanese female judoka and a politician. Competing in the extra-lightweight (48 kg) class, she won a record seven world titles and five Olympic medals including two golds at Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004. After her retirement, the International Judo Federation named her "best female judoka ever". In 2010, she was elected to the House of Councillors, the upper house of the Japanese parliament. Early and personal life Ryoko Tamura was born in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka on September 6, 1975. She started judo at the age of seven. She studied literature at Teikyo University and joined Toyota in 1998. In 2003, she married Yoshitomo Tani, an Olympian and professional baseball player then with Orix BlueWave. The wedding reception reportedly cost $3 million. The couple has two sons, born in 2005 and 2009. Sporting career Standing at , Tani fought in the extra-lightweight (48 kg) division her whole career and, unlike many of her opponents, she never had to cut weight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryō Tamura (comedian)
is a Japanese comedian who performs ''tsukkomi'' (sometimes '' boke'') and writes the gags for the comedy duo London Boots Ichi-gō Ni-gō. His partner in the duo is Atsushi Tamura. Career In June 2019, Tamura, alongside other Yoshimoto Kogyo affiliated comedians, was suspended from activities for appearing at yakuza-run parties. Tamura had also accepted from the yakuza. Although the hard ban on the Tamura was lifted on August 19, he remained inactive in the industry until January 10, 2020, when it was announced that he will be returning as a talent under the agency London Boots, under an exclusive contract with Yoshimoto. Personal life Tamura is represented with Yoshimoto Creative Agency through Yoshimoto Kogyo is a major Japanese entertainment conglomerate. It was founded in 1912, Osaka, as a traditional theatre, and has since grown to be one of the most influential companies in Japan, employing most of Japan's popular owarai (comedy) talent, produci ... in Tokyo up un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryō Tamura
is a Japanese actor from Kyoto. His father was silent-film star Tsumasaburo Bando. With his elder brothers, the late Takahiro and Masakazu, he is one of the Three Tamura Brothers. Ryō graduated from Seijo University and made his cinema debut in the 1966 Hiroshi Inagaki film ''Abare Goemon'' starring Toshirō Mifune.日本映画人名事典 1996 下 141頁 He also appeared in the 1989 Hiroshi Teshigahara film '' Rikyū'' with Rentarō Mikuni in the title role. Since his debut he has taken roles in both ''jidaigeki'' and modern films and television. He portrayed Ōoka Tadasuke in the 1984 television series ''Kawaite sōrō'' and the final six years of the long-running prime-time television series ''Abarenbō Shōgun,'' replacing Tadashi Yokouchi. A repeating modern role has been Detective Sōsuke Kariya in two-hour dramas costarring Miki Fujitani. Tamura played Tōdō Takatora in the 2000 NHK taiga drama '' Aoi Tokugawa Sandai.'' The network also tapped him for the 2004 mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norihisa Tamura
is a Japanese politician who served as the Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare from September 2020 to October 2021. He is also a member of the House of Representatives representing Mie's 4th district since 1996. Early life and education A native of Matsusaka, Mie, Tamura was born on 15 December 1964. He is a graduate of Chiba University's faculty of economics and law. Career Tamura started his career at the family-run construction company Nippon Doken Co. in Tsu, Mie, in 1987. Next, he began to work as a secretary of his uncle, Hajime Tamura, who served as a member of the House of Representatives and as Speaker. Tamura was elected to the lower house for the first time in 1996, taking his uncle's seat. He has then served six consecutive terms as a representative. He became parliamentary secretary for health, labour and welfare in the Mori cabinet and then for education, culture, sports, science and technology in the cabinet of Junichiro Koizumi. He was appointed vice interna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
