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Uematsu Family
Uematsu (written: ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the name include: * (born 1946/47), Japan Self-Defense Forces general and kendo teacher in Finland *, Japanese politician *, Japanese speed skater *, Japanese speed skater *Kenji Uematsu (born 1976), Spanish judoka *Kiyoshi Uematsu (born 1978), Spanish judoka *, Japanese Anglican bishop and Primate of the Nippon Sei Ko Kai *, Japanese composer and keyboardist *, perpetrator of the Sagamihara stabbings *Taira Uematsu (born 1983), Japanese baseball coach * (born 1967), Japanese racecar driver *, Japanese female professional wrestler Fictional characters *, a character in the manga series ''Pita-Ten'' See also *Amy Uyematsu Amy Uyematsu (1947 – June 23, 2023) was an American poet. Early life and education Uyematsu was a third-generation Japanese American from Pasadena, California. A graduate of University of California, Los Angeles in mathematics, Uyematsu becam ... (1947–2023), Japanese-American poet {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emiko Uematsu
is a Japanese politician in the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Takamatsu, Kagawa and graduate of Kobe University , also known in the Kansai region as , is a leading Japanese national university located in the city of Kobe, in Hyōgo. It was established in 1949, but the academic origins of Kobe University trace back to the establishment of Kobe Higher Comme ..., she ran unsuccessfully for the House of Councillors in 2004. She ran again in 2007 and was elected for the first time. She left the DPJ in 2013 because of a difference of political policy. External links * Members of the House of Councillors (Japan) Female members of the House of Councillors (Japan) Panasonic Politicians from Kagawa Prefecture Living people 1967 births Democratic Party of Japan politicians People from Takamatsu, Kagawa {{Japan-politician-1960s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hitoshi Uematsu
(born 21 June 1974) is a Japanese short-track speed skater. He received a bronze medal on the 500 m at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano Nagano may refer to: Places * Nagano Prefecture, a prefecture in Japan ** Nagano (city), the capital city of the same prefecture *** Nagano 1998, the 1998 Winter Olympics *** Nagano Olympic Stadium, a baseball stadium in Nagano *** Nagano Universi ...."1998 Winter Olympics – Nagano, Japan – Speed Skating" (retrieved on 10 April 2008). References External links * 1974 births Living people[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jun Uematsu
is a Japanese short track speed skater. He competed in three events at the 1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 17. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 17. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Lillehammer '94, was an international winter multi-sport event held fro .... References 1972 births Living people Japanese male short track speed skaters Olympic short track speed skaters for Japan Short track speed skaters at the 1994 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Gifu Asian Games medalists in short track speed skating Short track speed skaters at the 1990 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 1990 Asian Winter Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan {{Japan-speed-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenji Uematsu
Kenji Uematsu (born 28 October 1976 in Portugalete, Vizcaya) is a Spanish judoka. His father is Japanese and his mother is Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can .... His younger brother, Kiyoshi, is also a professional judoka. Achievements References * 1976 births Living people Spanish male judoka Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for Spain Spanish people of Japanese descent {{Spain-judo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiyoshi Uematsu
Kiyoshi Uematsu Treviño (born 10 July 1978 in Portugalete, Spain) is a Spanish judoka. His father is Japanese and his mother is Spanish. His older brother, Kenji Kenji may refer to: *Kenji (given name), a masculine Japanese given name, and list of people & characters with this name *Kenji (era), a Japanese era spanned from 1275 to 1278 * ''Kenji'' (manga) (拳児), a 1980s manga by Matsuda Ryuchi * "Kenji" ..., is also a professional judoka. Achievements References External links * * 1978 births Living people Spanish male judoka Spanish people of Japanese descent Judoka at the 2000 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for Spain Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Spain Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Spain Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in judo European Games competitors for Spain Judoka a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathaniel Makoto Uematsu
Nathaniel Makoto Uematsu (植松 誠 ナタナエル) is the current Anglican Bishop of the diocese of Hokkaidō, Japan and was the Primate of the Nippon Sei Ko Kai, the Province of the Anglican Communion in Japan, until November 2020. Uematsu became Primate on 23 May 2006 having previously worked as a curate at St. Marks in Ashiya, Osaka, as Rector at Holy Trinity in the same city, and as General Secretary of the Provincial Office of the Nippon Sei Ko Kai. Uematsu is a 1982 Master of Divinity graduate of the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest in Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the county seat, seat and largest city of Travis County, Texas, Travis County, with portions extending into Hays County, Texas, Hays and Williamson County, Texas, Williamson co .... References External linksWebsite of the Anglican Diocese of Hokkaidō (in Japanese) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobuo Uematsu
is a Japanese composer and keyboardist best known for his contributions to the ''Final Fantasy'' video game series by Square Enix. A self-taught musician, he began playing the piano at the age of twelve, with English singer-songwriter Elton John as one of his biggest influences. Uematsu joined Square in 1986, where he first met ''Final Fantasy'' creator Hironobu Sakaguchi. The two later worked together on many games at the company, most notably in the ''Final Fantasy'' series. After nearly two decades with Square, Uematsu left in 2004 to create his own production company and music label, Dog Ear Records. He has since composed music as a freelancer for other games, including ones developed by Square Enix and Sakaguchi's development studio, Mistwalker. Many soundtracks and arranged albums of Uematsu's game scores have been released. Pieces from his video game works have been performed in various ''Final Fantasy'' concerts, where he has worked with Grammy Award–winning conducto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sagamihara Stabbings
The Sagamihara stabbings were committed on 26 July 2016 in Midori Ward, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan. Nineteen people were killed and twenty-six others were injured, thirteen severely, at a care home for disabled people. The crimes were committed by a 26-year-old man, identified as , a former employee of the care facility. Uematsu surrendered at a nearby police station with a bag of knives and was subsequently arrested. Justin McCurry of ''The Guardian'' described the attack as one of the worst crimes committed on Japanese soil in modern history. Uematsu was sentenced to death on 16 March 2020, after the prosecution sought the maximum penalty for murder in his trial; , he was on death row awaiting execution. Location is a residential care center run by , a social welfare organization. Established by the local government, the facility was built in a area of woodland on the bank of the Sagami River. , the facility housed 149 residents between the ages of 19 and 75, all of whom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taira Uematsu
is a Japanese professional baseball coach for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is from Tateyama City, Japan. He attended Southern Illinois University, majoring in kinesiology Kinesiology () is the scientific study of human body movement. Kinesiology addresses physiological, anatomical, biomechanical, pathological, neuropsychological principles and mechanisms of movement. Applications of kinesiology to human health .... He is the first full-time Japanese coach in MLB history. References Living people People from Tateyama, Chiba San Francisco Giants coaches Major League Baseball bench coaches 1983 births {{Japan-baseball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshie Uematsu
is a female Japanese retired professional wrestler best known for her popularity in the 1990s and 2000s. She was one of the members of the first class of wrestlers trained by Chigusa Nagayo when Nagayo formed the GAEA Japan promotion. Uematsu finished her career in 2012, working for the Pro Wrestling Wave promotion. After her retirement, Uematsu continued working as a trainer for Pro Wrestling Wave. Career Toshie Uematsu debuted at the age of 21 on April 15, 1995 at Memorial First Gong, the first show of the GAEA Japan joshi puroresu promotion. In 1997, several GAEA wrestlers, including Uematsu, appeared in World Championship Wrestling (WCW). Uematsu was entered in the inaugural tournament for the newly created women's cruiserweight title. She won the tournament, defeating Malia Hosaka on April 7, 1997 in Hunstville, Alabama to become the first holder of the WCW Women's Cruiserweight Championship. Uematsu lost the belt to Yoshiko Tamura on July 19, 1997 and the belt was abandoned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Pita-Ten Characters
is a Japanese manga by Koge-Donbo. It was serialized in the shōnen manga magazine ''Dengeki Comic Gao!'' between the October 1999 and August 2003 issues and was later collected into eight tankōbon volumes. The eight volumes were localized for North America by Tokyopop; Madman Entertainment used Tokyopop's translations for distribution in Australasia. The plot follows Kotarou Higuchi who becomes acquainted with the angel Misha, and the demon Shia. ''Pita-Ten'' has spun off an anthology manga, art books, a light novel series, and an anime; the anime resulted in a radio program and audio disc releases such as soundtracks and image songs. Tokyopop's volumes of ''Pita-Ten'' ranked on ICv2's monthly top one-hundred selling graphic novels. English reviewers praised the plot and artwork, generally describing the series as cute. Plot Kotarou Higuchi is befriended by his neighbor Misha, an angel-in-training. He is later acquainted with Shia, a demon, who is urged by her forgotten mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy Uyematsu
Amy Uyematsu (1947 – June 23, 2023) was an American poet. Early life and education Uyematsu was a third-generation Japanese American from Pasadena, California. A graduate of University of California, Los Angeles in mathematics, Uyematsu became active in Asian American Studies in the late sixties. As a college senior, she penned the essa“The Emergence of Yellow Power in America”(''Gidra'', 1969), an assertion of Asian American identity influenced by the consciousness-raising theories of the Black Power movement. That same year she joined the staff of the newly formed UCLA Asian American Studies Center, where she co-edited the widely-used anthology''Roots: An Asian American Reader'' (1971) Career In the 1970s, Uyematsu was involved in what would become known as the Asian American movement. Modeled after the Black Power movement, it too emphasized racial pride, economic empowerment, and the creation of political and cultural institutions for Asian American people in the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
