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Yoshie Kanai
Yoshie is both a Japanese surname and a Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: ; Family name *, Japanese professional wrestler ; Given name *, Japanese tenor singer *, Japanese actress and singer *, Japanese popular pop singer-songwriter and actress *, Japanese fencer *, Japanese former swimmer *, Japanese figure skater *, Japanese fugitive *, Japanese actress *, Japanese long jumper *, Japanese volleyball player * Yoshie Takeuchi (other) ** , Japanese freelance announcer ** , Japanese fencer *, Japanese judoka *, Japanese novelist and critic {{given name, type=both Japanese-language surnames Japanese unisex given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yutaka Yoshie
, is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working as a freelancer in Japan, performing most notably for All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where he is a former World Tag Team Champion. He has previously worked for promotions such as New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a former IWGP Tag Team Champion, Pro Wrestling Noah and Pro Wrestling Zero1. Professional wrestling career New Japan Pro-Wrestling (1994–2006) Yoshie, who had a background in judo, joined New Japan Pro-Wrestling's (NJPW) dojo in February 1994 and made his professional wrestling debut on December 9, 1994, in a match against Satoshi Kojima. In only his second match Yoshie broke his leg and was sidelined until December 1995. After spending years on the undercards of NJPW events, Yoshie wrestled his first major match on January 4, 1998, at Final Power Hall in Tokyo Dome, where he was one of the five men selected to face Riki Choshu in his ''Riki Road Final Message 5'' series, set to end his retirement tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshie Takahashi
was a Japanese track and field athlete. She competed in the women's long jump at the 1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ... . [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshie Wada
was a Japanese novelist and critic. Wada was born in Oshamambe, Hokkaidō, and graduated from Chuo University with a law degree. In addition to his novels in the naturalist tradition, he edited the diaries of Ichiyō Higuchi and Fumiko Hayashi. He received one of the 13th Japan Art Academy Prizes (1956) for ', the 50th Naoki Prize (1963下) for ', and the 26th Yomiuri Prize The is a literary award in Japan. The prize was founded in 1949 by the Yomiuri Shinbun Company to help form a "strong cultural nation". The winner is awarded two million Japanese yen and an inkstone. Award categories For the first two years, a ... (1974) for '. Selected works * ''Higuchi Ichiyō'', Chikuma Shobō, 1954 * ''Hayashi Fumiko'', Chikuma Shobō, 1961 * ''Aijō no kiroku'', Chikuma Shobō, 1969 * ''Ichiyō tanjō'', Gendai Shokan, 1969 References External links OpenLibrary entries Japanese writers 1906 births 1977 deaths Writers from Hokkaido Chuo University alumni Naoki Prize w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshie Ueno
is a Japanese judoka. She won the gold medal in the Half-middleweight (63 kg) division at the 2009 World Judo Championships and in 2010, in 2011 she lost the final to local hero Gévrise Émane. Her elder sister is Masae Ueno, who retired in 2009 after winning gold at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics. In Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ... 2012, Yoshie Ueno lost in the quarter-finals to South Korean eighth seed Joung Da-Woon. References External links * * * Japanese female judoka 1983 births Living people Asian Games medalists in judo Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in judo Olympic judoka of Japan Olympic bronze medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2010 Asian Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshie Takeuchi (fencer)
is a Japanese fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho .... References External links * 1932 births Living people Japanese female foil fencers Olympic fencers of Japan Fencers at the 1964 Summer Olympics {{Japan-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshie Takeuchi (announcer)
is a freelance announcer in Japan. She is a former announcer for TV Asahi. Background Yoshie Takeuchi was born in Tokyo Prefecture. Due to her father's job, she lived abroad between the ages of 10 and 15. After returning to Japan, she graduated from Tokyo Gakugei High School and enrolled in the political science department of Keio University School of Law. In 2006, she was the winner of a Miss Keio contest, a highly publicized annual event at the university. Career After graduating from Keio University, Takeuchi joined TV Asahi in April 2008, co-hosting Music Station with Tamori from October 2008. She is one of the five announcers on the cross-media "EZ News EX" service provided to mobile phones by TV Asahi, Asahi Shimbun, and KDDI. Programs * Music Station is a Japanese music television program. Broadcasting live weekly on TV Asahi since October 24, 1986, it currently airs from 9PM-10PM on Fridays. The program is also colloquially known as , , and . The show is currentl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshie Takeuchi (other) (born 1932), Japanese Olympic fencer
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Yoshie Takeuchi may refer to: * Yoshie Takeuchi (announcer) (born 1986), Japanese TV announcer * Yoshie Takeuchi (fencer) is a Japanese fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshie Takeshita
Yoshie Takeshita (竹下 佳江 ''Takeshita Yoshie'', born March 18, 1978) was a Japanese volleyball player who played for JT Marvelous. She served as Head Coach of Japanese volleyball team Victorina Himeji. and now serves as Executive Adviser. She played for the All-Japan women's volleyball team and was a participant at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Olympics. At the 2012 Olympics, she was part of the Japanese team that won the bronze medal. She was also part of the 2010 Japanese Women's team that won bronze at the world championships, beating the US in the bronze medal match. Her nickname was World's smallest and strongest setter (世界 最小 最強 セッター ''Sekai saisho saikyo setter''). She was the captain of the Japanese volleyball team during the 2006 World Championship and took the most valuable player award. On 28 September 2012 JT Marvelous announced her retirement. On 21 June 2013 Takeshita was selected to become a member of the di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshie Taira
(born October 12, 1954, in Obihiro, Hokkaido) is a Japanese actress. She graduated from St. Margaret's Junior College in Suginami, Tokyo. From 1985 to 1999, she was a costar in the TBS prime-time television series ''Ōoka Echizen'' in the role of Yukie, the wife of Ōoka Tadasuke. She has also appeared in many other ''jidaigeki'', including ''Gokenin Zankurō'', ''Mito Kōmon'', and ''Abarenbō Shōgun''. Stage roles have included ''Akai Tsuki'', ''Nemuri Hime'', ''Koi Yamabiko'', ''Benkei'', ''Shishi o Kau – Rikyū to Hideyoshi'', ''Zenigata Heiji'', ''Kawaite Sōrō'' and many others. As a voice actress, she dubbed the mother in ''Doogie Howser, M.D.'', Amy Hasting in an episode of ''The New Perry Mason'', and Abigail Bartlet in ''The West Wing''. Taira has also appeared in films, and in television commercials for Yōmeishu and Kao. She is married to filmmaker Rintaro Mayuzumi (m. 1989), the son of composer Toshiro Mayuzumi Toshiro Mayuzumi (黛 敏郎 ''Mayuzumi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshie Fujiwara
was a Japanese tenor singer. Biography He was born in Osaka. His mother Kinu Sakata was a biwa-player and a geisha, worked in Shimonoseki of Yamaguchi Prefecture. Her mother was born in Osaka too. His father, Neil Brodie Reid Neil is a masculine name of Gaelic and Irish origin. The name is an anglicisation of the Irish ''Niall'' which is of disputed derivation. The Irish name may be derived from words meaning "cloud", "passionate", "victory", "honour" or "champion".. A ..., (November 30, 1870 – January 19, 1920) a Scottish merchant, worked for Holme Ringer & Co., however he was not raised by his father. Tokuzaburō Fujiwara adopted him, from whom he received the family name "Fujiwara". Even so, his true father met him later in his life and put Yoshie into school. Yoshie's mother died in his youth, and Reid remained a bachelor all his life. Reid's grave is in Shimonoseki and Reid's boarding house later became the "Fujiwara Yoshie Memorial Museum". In 1934, he established th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshie Shiratori
was a Japanese national born in Aomori Prefecture. Shiratori is famous for having escaped from prison four different times, making him an anti-hero in Japanese culture. There is a memorial to Shiratori at the Abashiri Prison Museum. There are numerous tales describing his escapes, but some details may be folkloric rather than factual. Prison breaks Shiratori was born on 31 July 1907, in Aomori, Japan. Initially, he worked in a tofu shop and later as a fisherman to catch crabs in Russia. After switching jobs several times and finding little success, he turned to gambling for a living. Aomori prison break Falsely accused of robbery and murder, Shiratori was imprisoned at Aomori prison in 1936. However, after studying the guards' routine for months, he escaped by picking his cell lock with the metal wire that was wrapped around the bucket provided for bathing and escaped through a cracked skylight. Before escaping, he placed floorboards onto his futon to fool the passing guards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshie Onda
is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2005 Four Continents silver medalist and 2001-2002 bronze medalist. Career Onda started taking skating lessons at the age of eight. Onda became the first Japanese female figure skater to win a Grand Prix series title when she won the Bofrost Cup on Ice in Gelsenkirchen, Germany in 2002. She also won the NHK Trophy that same season. Throughout her career, Onda attempted to land a triple axel in her programs, but never did so successfully. Onda hoped to end her career by skating at the 2007 World Championships but failed to qualify for the event at the Japanese Nationals. During her competitive career, her coaches were Josée Chouinard, Audrey Weisiger and Machiko Yamada is a Japanese figure skating coach. Her current and former students include Midori Ito, Mao Asada, Yoshie Onda, Yukari Nakano, Mai Asada, Kumiko Koiwai, Kanako Murakami, Mako Yamashita, and Rino Matsuike. References Japanese figure s .... Onda retired from co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
