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Yonekura Masateru
Yonekura (written: 米倉) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese singer-songwriter *, Japanese businessman *, Japanese boxer *, Japanese badminton player *, Japanese boxer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese actor *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese actress and model *, Japanese pole vaulter *, Japanese singer-songwriter *, Japanese badminton player See also *Yonekura clan The was a cadet branch of the Takeda clan of Kai Province, some members of whom rose to positions of importance within the administration of the Tokugawa shogunate in mid-Edo period Japan. According to the genealogy of the Takeda clan, Yonekur ..., a Japanese clan {{surname Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chihiro Yonekura
is a Japanese singer and songwriter from Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. History While Yonekura was attending university, she sent off several demonstration tapes to recording companies. She was scouted out, and received the opportunity to do the opening song "Arashi no Naka de Kagayaite" for the anime '' Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team,'' as well as the ending song, "10 Years After". She debuted with a single containing both, which was successful. That same year she released three other singles and an album. Yonekura quickly gained a large fan base, and many shows selected her songs for opening and ending themes. She has now been singing and touring for 10 years. To celebrate her success, she released an album in 2005 entitled ''Cheers''. Discography Singles * 2011-02-23: Naked Soul (TOPGUN x Chihiro Yonekura) (PSP/Wii game "SD Gundam G Generation World" Opening) * 2010-12-22: Seize the Days (Online game "Emil Chronicle Online" 5th anniversary song) * 2008-02-28: Home * 2007 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yonekura Masanaga
was the 7th ''daimyō'' of Mutsuura Domain in southern Musashi Province, Honshū, Japan (modern-day Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture) and 10th head of the Yonekura clan. His courtesy title was '' Tango-no-kami.'' Biography Yonekura Masanaga was born as the 3rd son of Kutsuki Masatsuna, ''daimyō'' of Fukuchiyama Domain in Tango Province. In 1812, on the death of the 6th ''daimyō'' of Mutsuura Domain (Yonekura Masanori), he was adopted into the Yonekura clan. In June 1812, he was presented before ''shōgun'' Tokugawa Ienari and confirmed as the ''daimyō'' of Mutsuura. As ''daimyō'', Yonekura Masanaga was assigned to several ceremonial postings as guard of various gates to Edo Castle. On June 24, 1860, he turned his titles over to his 6th son, Yonekura Masakoto, and went into retirement. He died three years later on May 7, 1863, at the age of 71. His grave is at the temple of Hase-dera in Shibuya, Tokyo. Masanaga had six sons and two daughters his official wife, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshiko Yonekura
is a retired female badminton player of Japan who won Japanese national and international titles in the late 1970s and the 1980s. She is the mother of badminton player Kenichi Tago. Career In 1980 she won women's singles at the Danish Open, women's singles and doubles at the Swedish Open, and a bronze medal at the 1980 IBF World Championships in women's doubles with Atsuko Tokuda. She was a member of world champion Japanese Uber Cup (women's international) teams in 1978 and in 1981.Pat Davis,The ''Guinness Book of Badminton'' (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 135, 136. She was also the champion at 1979 Badminton World Cup in women's doubles category with partner Emiko Ueno is a retired female badminton player of Japan, who specialized in doubles. Career In 1977 she won both the All-England Championships and IBF World Championships in women's doubles with Etsuko Toganoo. In 1978 she was a member of Japan's world .... Achievements World Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshinori Yonekura
born October 21, 1972, is a Japanese singer-songwriter and record producer originally from Toyonaka, Osaka. Known as "Yone" to fans, Toshinori made his major label debut with the single "Mikan no Android" in 1992 on Geneon Entertainment. Aside from his own music career, Yonekura has crafted songs for some of Japan's best known acts such as KinKi Kids, Hiromi Go, Akiko Wada, and SMAP. In 2008, he made his first foray into acting joining the Japanese production of the Broadway musical, ''Rent Rent may refer to: Economics *Renting, an agreement where a payment is made for the temporary use of a good, service or property *Economic rent, any payment in excess of the cost of production *Rent-seeking, attempting to increase one's share of e ...''. Discography Albums Studio albums Compilation albums Remix albums Cover albums Live albums Extended plays Singles References External links Toshinori Yonekura Official WebsiteUMG Official WebsiteWMG Official Websit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teruyasu Yonekura
is a Japanese athlete. He competed in the men's pole vault at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... He is currently a coach for Nishi Sports. References 1971 births Living people Japanese athletics coaches Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Japanese male pole vaulters Olympic athletes for Japan Place of birth missing (living people) Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Asian Games Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games {{Japan-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryoko Yonekura
is a Japanese actress and former fashion model best known for her role in the Japanese medical drama '' Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon''. She also performs the voice of Black Widow in the Japanese-language releases of the ''Avengers'' film series. Career Yonekura studied classical ballet for 15 years from the age of five. Represented by the Oscar Promotion agency, she won a national young beauty award in 1992. In 1993, she started her career as a model, working for fashion magazines such as ''CanCam''. She announced her intention to start her acting career in June 1999. Her acting debut was in the TBS television drama '' Koi no Kamisama'' (God of Love), and has appeared in many dramas ever since. Yonekura played the role of Roxie Hart in the Japanese-language production of Chicago in Tokyo 2008 and in 2010. She then learned the role in English and made her Broadway debut in 2012, reprising her role in July 2017, and again in July 2019. Filmography Television / Net Drama * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yonekura Tadasuke
was a ''daimyō'' in mid-Edo period Japan. His courtesy title was '' Tango-no-kami.'' Biography Yonekura Tadasuke was the sixth son of Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu, a favorite of ''shōgun'' Tokugawa Tsunayoshi who served in a number of important posts within the administration of the Tokugawa shogunate. In 1710, he was adopted by Yonekura Masateru, the ''daimyō'' of Minagawa Domain in Shimotsuke Province, and succeeded to the head of the Yonekura clan and daimyo of Minagawa two years later. On September 1, 1716, he was received in a formal audience by Shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune. On July 27, 1722, he transferred the seat of the Yonekura clan to Mutsuura Domain in southern Musashi Province, (modern-day Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture), where his descendants continued to reside until the Meiji Restoration. Yonelura Tadasuke died of illness at the young age of 30, leaving behind Yonekura Satonori, his two-year-old heir. This resulted in an '' O-Ie Sōdō'', in which some of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yonekura Satonori
was the 2nd ''daimyō'' of Mutsuura Domain in southern Musashi Province, Honshū, Japan (modern-day Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture) and 5th head of the Yonekura clan. His courtesy title was '' Tango-no-kami.'' Biography Yonekura Satonari was the eldest son of Yonekura Tadasuke, the 1st ''daimyō'' of Mutsuura Domain. He succeeded to the head of the Yonekura clan and as ''daimyō'' of Mutsuura Domain at the age of two, on the death of his father in 1735. In fear that the domain would be suppressed, his retainers reported Satonari’s age to be nine years old to the shogunate inspectors. This deception was soon discovered, and the retainers were punished. Due to his young age, the Tokugawa shogunate appointed Yanagisawa Yoshikira, ''daimyō'' of Koriyama Domain in Yamato province to be his guardian. He was received in a formal audience by ''Shōgun'' Tokugawa Ieshige in March 1746, but fell ill and died only a few days later. Yonekura Satonari had no heirs. His grav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yonekura Masayoshi
was the 5th ''daimyō'' of Mutsuura Domain in southern Musashi Province, Honshū, Japan (modern-day Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture) and 9th head of the Yonekura clan. His courtesy title was '' Tango-no-kami.'' Biography Yonekura Masayoshi was born as the 2nd son of a 3000 ''koku'' ''hatamoto'' of the Yonekura clan, and married a daughter of 4th ''daimyō'' of Mutsuura Domain (Yonekura Masakata). In 1798, upon Masakata’s death, he was selected as heir, and was confirmed to that position in an audience with ''Shōgun'' Tokugawa Ienari in September of the same year. As ''daimyō'', he was assigned to several ceremonial postings as guard of various gates to Edo Castle. However, on June 15, 1803 he claimed illness was retired, surrendering his title and official positions to his adopted son, Yonekura Masanori. In May 1805, he took the tonsure, and died on February 8, 1817. His grave is at the temple of Hase-dera in Shibuya Shibuya ( 渋谷 区 ''Shibuya-ku'') is a sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yonekura Masanori
was the 6th ''daimyō'' of Mutsuura Domain in southern Musashi Province, Honshū, Japan (modern-day Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture) and 9th head of the Yonekura clan. His courtesy title was '' Tango-no-kami.'' Biography Yonekura Masanori was born as the 9th son of Mizuno Kadakane, ''daimyō'' of Karatsu Domain in Hizen Province. In January 1803, he was adopted to be heir to the 5th ''daimyō'' of Mutsuura Domain (Yonekura Masayoshi), and was confirmed to that position in an audience with ''Shōgun'' Tokugawa Ienari in March of the same year. Yonekura Masayoshi then claimed illness, and retired on June 15, surrendering his title and official positions. As ''daimyō'', Masanori was assigned to several ceremonial postings as guard of various gates to Edo Castle. In August 1811, he was dismissed from his post as magistrate in Osaka for incompetence, and died of a sudden illness on April 18, 1812. However, there is some uncertainty to this date, and the term ‘sudden illn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yonekura Masakoto
was the 8th and final ''daimyō'' of Mutsuura Domain in southern Musashi Province, Honshū, Japan (modern-day Kanagawa Prefecture) during the Bakumatsu period. Biography Yonekoto Masakoto was the 6th son of the 7th ''daimyō'' of Mutsuura Domain, Yonekura Masanaga. In May, 1868, he was presented before ''Shōgun'' Tokugawa Iesada in a formal audience and on June 24, 1860, due to his father's retirement due to illness, became the head of the Yonekura clan, and ''daimyō'' of Mutsuura Domain. He served in a number of ceremonial posts within the administration of the Tokugawa shogunate, including guard duty at Osaka Castle, and participated in both the First Chōshū expedition and the Second Chōshū expedition. In 1867, he was assigned guard duty over the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal; however in 1868 during the Boshin War of the Meiji Restoration, he capitulated to the Satchō Alliance forces without a struggle. For this reason, he was confirmed as domain governor of Mutsuura in Jun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiromasa Yonekura
was a Japanese businessman. He was chairman of Sumitomo Chemical and was also the chairman of the Japan Business Federation (''Nippon Keidanren''). Education Yonekura received a bachelor's degree in law from University of Tokyo in 1960. He received his master's degree in 1964 from Duke University, where he subsequently he earned his PhD. Career Yonekura joined Sumitomo Chemical in 1960 and worked his way up through the ranks to become president in 2000. He remained in this position until 2009, when he became chairman of the board.Petro Rabigh"Hiromasa Yonekura" Retrieved on 4 February 2011 He became chairman of the Japan Business Federation on May 27, 2010. In 2010 he received the Petrochemical Heritage Award in recognition of his contribution to the petrochemical industry. Awards * 2014 - Honorary Citizen of Singapore The Honorary Citizen Award is the highest national honour conferred by the Government of Singapore to foreigners since 2003, to recognise and acknowledge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
