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Wakasa (surname)
Wakasa (written: 若狭 or 輪笠) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Kody Wakasa (born 1994), American soccer player *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese lawyer and politician *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese ski jumper *, Japanese businessman *, Japanese footballer {{surname Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kody Wakasa
Kody Wakasa (born May 6, 1994) is an American former soccer player who previously played as a defender for FC Tucson in USL League One. Career College Wakasa played five years of college soccer at California Polytechnic State University between 2012 and 2016. While at Cal Poly, Wakasa scored the game-winning overtime header against UC Santa Barbara in front of a crowd that was the 12th largest attendance in NCAA men's soccer regular-season history. He also was with USL PDL side Ventura County Fusion during his time at Cal Poly, but never appeared for the club. Professional Wakasa signed with United Soccer League club Phoenix Rising on March 24, 2017. After playing two years at Phoenix Rising, he then joined FC Tucson in USL League One in 2019. Wakasa retired on July 2, 2020, in order to attend the Stritch School of Medicine at Loyola University Chicago Loyola University Chicago (Loyola or LUC) is a private Jesuit research university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1870 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koji Wakasa
is a Japanese former ice hockey defenceman. He competed in the men's tournaments at the 1976 Winter Olympics and the 1980 Winter Olympics. References External links * 1953 births Living people Japanese ice hockey defencemen Oji Eagles players Olympic ice hockey players for Japan Ice hockey players at the 1976 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1980 Winter Olympics Ice hockey people from Hokkaido {{Japan-icehockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaru Wakasa
is a Japanese lawyer, politician and former member of the House of Representatives in Japan. Political career Wakasa started his career as a prosecutor for the Special Investigation Department of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, and wrote a book on lie detection based on his experiences in this role. He was listed as a proportional representation candidate for the Liberal Democratic Party in the 2014 general election, and won a seat despite being near the bottom of the list. In 2017, he left the Liberal Democratic Party to form a new political group called "Nippon First", which is affiliated with the Tomin First no Kai. Being an ally of the Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, Wakasa along with Goshi Hosono, who recently departed from Democratic Party (DP), worked together to form a new opposition party called Kibō no Tō was a conservative political party in Japan founded by Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike. The party was founded just before the call of the 2017 g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masashi Wakasa
is a Japanese football player for Vegalta Sendai. Club statistics ''Updated to end of 2022 season''.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. 193 out of 289) 1Includes J1 Promotion Playoffs and J2/J3 Relegation Playoffs. References External links * * * 1989 births Living people Toyo University alumni Association football people from S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minoru Wakasa
is a Japanese ski jumper. He competed in the large hill event at the 1976 Winter Olympics The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (german: XII. Olympische Winterspiele, french: XIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1976 ( bar, Innschbruck 1976, label=Austro-Bavarian), was a .... References 1951 births Living people Japanese male ski jumpers Olympic ski jumpers for Japan Ski jumpers at the 1976 Winter Olympics Skiers from Hokkaido {{Japan-skijumping-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokuji Wakasa
was a Japanese businessman, the former head of All Nippon Airways. He became President of the company in 1970, one year after becoming vice-president. In 1976, he was imprisoned as a result of a bribery scandal. After serving time, he regained some honorary status with the company, but withdrew over a dispute with the new president, Seiji Fukatsu. Wakasa died of pneumonia Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung primarily affecting the small air sacs known as alveoli. Symptoms typically include some combination of productive or dry cough, chest pain, fever, and difficulty breathing. The severity ... in 2005. References 1914 births 2005 deaths All Nippon Airways Deaths from pneumonia in Japan 20th-century Japanese businesspeople Japanese criminals People from Toyama Prefecture University of Tokyo alumni Lockheed bribery scandals {{Japan-business-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuji Wakasa
is a Japanese football player for Fagiano Okayama. Career After attending the Nippon Sport Science University, Wakasa chose to sign for Fukushima United FC in December 2017. He immediately found space in the starting eleven in the opening game of 2018 season against Thespakusatsu Gunma. Club statistics ''Updated to 8 August 2022''.Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社"J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)" 7 February 2018, Japan, (p. 265 out of 289) Honours ; Blaublitz Akita * J3 League (1): 2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, COVID- ... References External links *Profile at J. League [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |