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Yasuo Tanaka (politician)
is a Japanese novelist and politician. He served as the governor of Nagano Prefecture from 2000 to 2006, became president of New Party Nippon, and has been elected to Japan's legislatures. Early life Tanaka was born in Musashino, Tokyo, and moved to Nagano at the age of 8 when his father became a professor at Shinshu University. He initially failed the university entrance exams in 1975 and spent the next year studying in Tokyo to retake them. In 1976 he entered the Faculty of Law at Hitotsubashi University. He received the Bungei Prize in 1980 for his first novel, '' Nantonaku, Kurisutaru'', while still a student. He graduated in the same year and briefly worked for the Mobil Oil Corporation for three months before leaving to continue his career as a writer. Tanaka married after graduating from university but divorced 11 months later. Political career In 2000, Tanaka was elected governor of Nagano Prefecture, a rural prefecture in Japan, standing as an independent without ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasuo Tanaka (astronomer)
was a Japanese astrophysicist and a member of the Japan Academy. He was professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo and Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) (part of JAXA) in Kanagawa, Japan and guest scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics in Garching, Germany. He was a pioneer in X-ray astronomy, leading the development and operation of the Ginga, Tenma, and ASCA satellites. He died on 18 January 2018. Awards and honors Awards * (1989) *Imperial Prize of the Japan Academy (1993) *James Craig Watson Medal (1994) *Foreign Associate, National Academy of Sciences (1998) *Bruno Rossi Prize The Bruno Rossi Prize is awarded annually by the High Energy Astrophysics division of the American Astronomical Society "for a significant contribution to High Energy Astrophysics, with particular emphasis on recent, original work". Named after as ... (2001) * Person of Cultural Merit (2011) Named after him * Asteroid 4387 Tanaka Other *For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasuo Tanaka (voice Actor)
was a Japanese voice actor who was born in Tokyo, Japan. His name is sometimes misread as YasurÅ Tanaka. Filmography Television animation * '' Android Kikaider'' (1972) (Gray Rhino King), and (Blue Buffalo) * ''Galaxy Express 999'' (1979) (Maetel's father, Mayor, Policeman A) * '' GeGeGe no Kitaro'' (1985) (Miagenyuudou, Tantanbou, Uruta, Akane's father, Kamanari, Sakanaya, Nobiagari, Werewolf, Daruma doll, Gasahdokuro, Thief) * '' Dragon Ball'' (1986) (Bacterian, Kinkaku) * '' Dragon Ball Z'' (1990) (Zaacro) * ''Street Fighter II V'' (1995) (Zangief) * ''Rurouni Kenshin'' (1996) (Onisaki Tekkan) Unknown date *''Akuma-kun'' (Cerberus) *''Ai Shite Knight'' (Doctor, Chief Senden) *''Space Battleship Yamato III (Professor Simon) *''Science Ninja Team Gatchaman'' (Captain, Captain Shirei) *'' Crayon Shin-chan'' (Wameo Miki) *''Kiteretsu Daihyakka'' (Buta Gorilla's Uncle) *''Time Bokan'' ( Dracula, Drenson, Professor Griffen) *''Yatterman'' (Elder, Donpan) *''Space Runaway Ideon'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |