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Uehara Naohiko
Uehara (written: lit. "upper plain" or lit. "planted plain") is a Japanese surname. In Okinawan language, it's pronounced as 'Wiibaru. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese golfer *, Japanese classical pianist *, Japanese singer *, Japanese singer and soldier *Edwin Uehara (born 1969), Peruvian-Japanese footballer *, politician and cabinet minister *, Japanese musician *, Japanese jazz composer and pianist *, Japanese actor *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese fencer *Koichi Uehara (born 1947), Japanese golfer *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese kickboxer *, Japanese speed skater *, Japanese actress *, Japanese gravure idol and television personality *, Japanese long-distance runner *, Japanese singer-songwriter *, Imperial Japanese Army flight captain *, Japanese automotive engineer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese singer and actress *, Japanese general *, Japanese boxer Fictional characters * , a character from the manga series '' Great Teacher Onizuka'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okinawan Language
The Okinawan language (, , , ) or Central Okinawan, is a Northern Ryukyuan languages, Ryukyuan language spoken primarily in the southern half of the Okinawa Island, island of Okinawa, as well as in the surrounding islands of Kerama Islands, Kerama, Kumejima, Okinawa, Kumejima, Tonaki, Okinawa, Tonaki, Aguni, Okinawa, Aguni and a number of smaller peripheral islands. Central Okinawan distinguishes itself from the speech of Northern Okinawa, which is classified independently as the Kunigami language. Both languages are listed by UNESCO as Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger, endangered. Though Okinawan encompasses a number of local dialects, the Shuri, Okinawa, Shuri–Naha variant is generally recognized as the ''de facto'' standard, as it had been used as the official language of the Ryukyu Kingdom since the reign of King Shō Shin (1477–1526). Moreover, as the former capital of Shuri was built around the royal palace, the language used by the royal court became the regio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mie Uehara
is a Japanese speed skater. She competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics and 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 1971 births Living people Japanese female speed skaters Olympic speed skaters of Japan Speed skaters at the 1992 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Nagano Prefecture World Allround Speed Skating Championships medalists Universiade silver medalists for Japan Universiade medalists in speed skating Competitors at the 1991 Winter Universiade 20th-century Japanese women 21st-century Japanese women {{Japan-speed-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siege Of Uehara
The siege of Uehara was the first of many steps taken by Takeda Shingen in his bid to seize control of Shinano Province. Uehara Castle had been controlled by Suwa Yorishige (1516–1544) was a Japanese samurai and head of the Suwa clan. He was defeated by Takeda Shingen, and his daughter Suwa Goryōnin (諏訪御料人, real name unknown) was taken as Shingen's concubine. She later gave birth to the Takeda clan heir T ... before it was taken by Shingen. References *Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co. 1542 in Japan Uehara 1542 Uehara 1542 Conflicts in 1542 {{Japan-battle-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Teacher Onizuka
''Great Teacher Onizuka'', officially abbreviated as ''GTO'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tooru Fujisawa. It was originally serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from January 1997 to February 2002, with its chapters compiled into twenty-five ''tankōbon'' volumes. The story focuses on 22-year-old ex-bōsōzoku member Eikichi Onizuka, who becomes a teacher at a private middle school, Holy Forest Academy, in Tokyo, Japan. It is a continuation of Fujisawa's earlier manga series ''Shonan Junai Gumi'' and ''Bad Company'', both of which focus on the life of Onizuka before becoming a teacher. Due to the popularity of the manga, several adaptations of ''GTO'' were created, including a twelve-episode Japanese television drama running from July to September 1998; a live-action film directed by Masayuki Suzuki and released in December 1999; and a 43-episode anime television series produced by Pierrot, which aired in Japan on Fuji TV from J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasutsune Uehara
is a former professional boxer and former WBA and lineal super featherweight champion. He is one of the few Japanese boxers to have won the world title fighting outside Japan. Biography Uehara was born in Naha, Okinawa. He won the inter-high school boxing tournament in his senior year in high school, and moved on to Nihon University, where he won amateur titles in two weight classes, compiling a distinguished amateur record of 117–8 (87RSC). He was already touted as the next Japanese world champion when he announced his decision to turn professional. Uehara made his debut on November 14, 1972, with a fourth-round knockout in Honolulu, Hawaii. He suffered his first professional loss in his second fight. He returned to Japan after five fights in the United States. He won nine fights in a row after returning to Japan, including seven victories by knockout. Uehara returned to the United States in August, 1974 to challenge WBA super featherweight champion Ben Villaflor, but lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uehara Yūsaku
Viscount was a field marshal in the Imperial Japanese Army. His wife was a daughter of General Nozu Michitsura. He was the founder of the Imperial Japanese Army Engineering Corps. Biography Early career Uehara was born as Tatsuoka Shinaga in Miyakonojō, Hyūga Province (present-day Miyazaki Prefecture), as the second son of a ''samurai'' in the service of Satsuma Domain. In 1875, he was adopted by the Uehara family, a cadet branch of the Shimazu clan, and changed his name to Uehara Yūsaku. He graduated from the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1879 with Akiyama Yoshifuru as one of his classmates, and his speciality was military engineering. In June 1881, he was sent to France for studies on modern military techniques, including fortification and artillery. He was promoted to lieutenant in September 1882 and to captain in June 1885, while still in France. After his return to Japan in December 1885, he served in administrative positions within the Imperial Japanese Army Gener ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takako Uehara
is a Japanese pop singer, actress, and former radio host. She was a member of the group Speed. Uehara was born in Okinawa, Japan. Personal life Uehara married TENN, one of the singers of J-pop group ET-KING in 2012, but the marriage only lasted two years because her husband committed suicide in 2014. (She was allegedly having an affair with Tsuyoshi Abe.) Three years after his death, TENN's younger brother leaked a concam recording detailing the transcript of the affair. Uehara is currently married to stage director Kazuya Koh. History Her first solo single "My First Love" was released in January 1999, and was produced by Ryuichi Kawamura (of Luna Sea). "My First Love" was the beginning of a prosperous collaboration between Uehara and Kawamura. The single sold over 500,000 copies. The promotional video along with the cover and leaflet photos for 'My First Love' were all shot on location in Hawaii. Uehara followed up with her second and third singles, 'Come Close to Me' and 'M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinya Uehara
is 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 ... football player currently playing for FC Ryukyu. Club career stats Updated to 23 February 2019''.Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社"2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑" 10 February 2016, Japan, (p. 195 out of 289) References External links* 1986 births Living people Okinawa University alumni Association football people from Okinawa Prefecture Japanese footballers J1 League players J2 League players Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo players Ehime FC players FC Ryukyu players Association football defenders {{Japan-footy-defender-1980s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shigeru Uehara
is a Japanese automotive engineer. He was the project leader of the Honda NSX. Career Shigeru Uehara began his career at Honda is a Japanese public multinational conglomerate manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles, and power equipment, headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, reaching a producti ... R&D Co., Ltd in 1971, and went on to become the company's specialist in vehicle stability and handling performance. In 1985 he was appointed Large Project Leader for the mid-ship research project that led to the NSX project in 1990. Amongst his many contributions to the company, Uehara led Honda’s sports car development projects of three very important projects at Honda R&D, and saw them from conception to ending culminating in the S2000, Honda Integra Type-R (DC2/DC5) and the NSX-R. He is also known for his close friendship with the late Ayrton Senna. Shigeru Uehara completed the S2000 CR as his las ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryōji Uehara
220px, Uehara Ryoji memorial in Ikeda, Nagano was a flight captain of the Imperial Japanese Army and was killed in action as a kamikaze pilot. Uehara was born in what is now the town of Ikeda, Nagano. He entered the Department of Economics at Keio University in 1942 and joined the IJA 50th Regiment in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, later that same year. He was a member of the 56th Shinmu squadron (第56振武隊) of the IJA Air Corps when he carried out his final mission against the US carrier fleet near Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on 11 May 1945. He was 22 years old. His letter, written to his parents the night before his final mission, was published after the war and it is still regarded as a masterpiece of wartime literary works in Japan. The Last Letter I feel deeply honoured and privileged to have been chosen to become a member of the Army’s “Special Assault Unit,” which embodies the glory of Japan. Having read logic and philosophy through my somewhat extended s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rena Uehara
is a female Japanese singer-songwriter originally from Hyogo, Japan and now residing in Osaka. She is known for performing theme songs for OVAs of ''Utawarerumono'' and ''To Heart 2''. She has also done the opening for ''White Album 2 is a trilogy of Japanese Eroge, adult visual novels developed by the visual novel company Leaf (Japanese company), Leaf for the Microsoft Windows Personal computer, PC, and is the sequel to Leaf's earlier visual novel, ''White Album (vid ...'', Todokanai Koi '13. On December 28, 2015, she had announced that she will go hiatus to treat her voice because she was diagnosed with psychogenic disphonia. Discography Singles * , released March 26, 2008 * , released March 26, 2008 * , released June 24, 2009 * , released September 22, 2010 * , released November 6, 2013 Albums * ''to You'', released August 6, 2008 * ''Jewelry Song'', released November 6, 2009 * ''l'espoir'', released February 22, 2011 * , released August 7, 2013 * ''Emergen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyuki Uehara
Miyuki Uehara ( ja, 上原 美幸; born November 22, 1995) is a Japanese female long-distance runner who competes in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres. Born in Kagoshima, she attended high school there and after graduation became a professional corporate runner with Dai-ichi Life. She made her first progress at senior national level in 2015, coming seventh at the Japanese National Games, then took fifth over 5000 m at the 2016 Japan Championships in Athletics. As a junior athlete, she made her breakthrough at the Asian Cross Country Championships, leading the Japanese in the individual and team events for two junior gold medals. Later that year, she placed eighth on the track in the 3000 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics. She was on Japan's fourth-placed junior team at the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. In 2015, she improved her track bests to 15:21.40 minutes for the 5000 m and 32:16.66 minutes for the 10,000 m. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
