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Yoshio Muto
Yoshio is both a masculine Japanese given name and a Japanese surname. Possible writings Yoshio can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples: *義雄, "justice, masculine" *義男, "justice, man" *義夫, "justice, husband" *吉雄, "good luck, masculine" *吉男, "good luck, man" *吉夫, "good luck, husband" *善雄, "virtuous, masculine" *善男, "virtuous, man" *善夫, "virtuous, husband" *芳雄, "fragrant/virtuous, masculine" *芳男, "fragrant/virtuous, man" *芳夫, "fragrant/virtuous, husband" *喜雄, "rejoice, masculine" *喜男, "rejoice, noble" *喜夫, "rejoice, husband" *慶雄, "congratulate, masculine" *佳夫, "fine, husband" *嘉男, "excellent, man" *余四男, "too much, 4, man" *誉士夫, "reputation, knight, husband" The name can also be written in hiragana よしお or katakana ヨシオ. Notable people with the name *, Japanese zoologist *Yoshio Anabuki (穴吹 義雄, 1933–2018), Japanese former bas ...
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International Phonetic Alphabet
The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is an alphabetic system of phonetic transcription, phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin script. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of speech sounds in written form.International Phonetic Association (IPA), ''Handbook''. The IPA is used by lexicography, lexicographers, foreign language students and teachers, linguistics, linguists, speech–language pathology, speech–language pathologists, singers, actors, constructed language creators, and translators. The IPA is designed to represent those qualities of speech that are part of wiktionary:lexical, lexical (and, to a limited extent, prosodic) sounds in oral language: phone (phonetics), phones, phonemes, Intonation (linguistics), intonation, and the separation of words and syllables. To represent additional qualities of speech—such as tooth wiktionary:gnash, gnashing, lisping, and sounds made wi ...
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Yoshio Inaba
was a Japanese actor best known for his role as Gorobei in Akira Kurosawa's '' Seven Samurai''. In addition to his career in film, Inaba was also a prolific theater actor and a member of the prestigious Haiyuza Theatre Company. He died of a heart attack at the age of 77. Filmography Film * ''Umi no hanabi'' (1951) * ''Wakare-gumo'' (1951) * '' Seven Samurai'' (1954) - Gorobei Katayama * ''Horafuki tanji'' (1954) - Escaped Prisoner Iwagorō * ' (1955) - Mijagi * '' Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple'' (続宮本武蔵 一乗寺の決闘 Zoku Miyamoto Musashi: Ichijōji no kettō) (1955) * ''Uruwashiki haha'' (1955) - Shigematsu * ''Shujinsen'' (1956) * ''Arashi'' (1956) - Detective of the special political police * ''Mitsu-kubi-tou'' (1956) - Shōshichi Kitō * ''Throne of Blood'' (1957) - Third Military Commander * ''Ninjitsu'' (1957) * ''Jun'ai Monogatari'' (1957) - Doctor at Nisseki Hospital * ''Ballad of the Cart'' (1959) - Fujitaro * '' Fires on the Plain'' (1959) * ''Fuj ...
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Yoshio Kushida
is a Japanese seismologist, amateur astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets and comets. Kushida is the founder of the Yatsugatake South Base Observatory. He is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 56 numbered minor planets during 1988–1994, most of them in collaboration with astronomer Osamu Muramatsu, as well as with Masaru Inoue and with his wife Reiki Kushida. He also discovered and co-discoverer the two periodic comets 144P/Kushida and 147P/Kushida-Muramatsu, respectively. The main-belt asteroid 5605 Kushida, discovered by Satoru Otomo is a Japanese dentist, amateur astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets. According to the Minor Planet Center, he is credited with the discovery of 148 asteroids between 1991 and 1997, 15 of which were co-discoveries with Osamu Muramatsu. ... at Kiyosato in 1993, was named in his honor. Naming citation was published on 28 July 1999 (). List of discovered minor planets References Exte ...
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Yoshio Kojima
is a Japanese comedian famous for appearing only in a small bathing suit, during both performances and interviews. Among his well-known catchphrases are ''Sonna no kankei nee'' (そんなの関係ねぇ or "that has nothing to do with it", usually as a reaction to an intentional mistake in his routine) and ''Oppapī'' (おっぱっぴー), an abbreviation of "Ocean Pacific Peace", (オーシャン・パシフィック・ピース). All of his catchphrases are typically said followed by a signature dance, which has him hunched over, making a punching motion towards the ground while his hind leg is kneed upward simultaneously. A soundbite such as ''Oppapī'', or something similarly random, is commonly used by Japanese comedians as an easy to remember and easy to repeat hook that can help popularise them and their comedy. Kojima has also appeared on the Japanese obstacle course show '' Sasuke''. Biography Kojima was born in Kumejima, Shimajiri District, Okinawa and grew up ...
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Yoshio Koizumi
is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Urawa Red Diamonds. Honours Club Urawa Red Diamonds *Emperor's Cup , commonly known as or also Japan FA Cup is a Japanese football competition. It has the longest tradition of any football match in Japan, dating back to 1921, before the formation of the J.League, Japan Football League and their predecessor, J ...: 2021 References External links * * 1996 births Living people Japanese footballers Association football defenders FC Ryukyu players J2 League players {{Japan-footy-defender-1990s-stub ...
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Yoshio Kodama
was a Japanese right-wing ultranationalist and a prominent figure in the rise of organized crime in Japan. The most famous '' kuromaku'', or behind-the-scenes power broker, of the 20th century, he was active in Japan's political arena and criminal underworld from the 1930s to the 1970s, and became enormously wealthy through his involvement in smuggling operations. Early life Yoshio Kodama was born on February 18, 1911, in Nihonmatsu, Fukushima, Japan to a family formerly of samurai status. Kodama was the fifth son of a bankrupt Nihonmatsu businessman. Due to his family's straitened circumstances, in 1920 Kodama was sent to live with a married older sister in Korea and lived there for three years. He was treated badly, suffered from isolation and had to do child labor in a steel mill. Early right-wing activism Returning to Japan as a teenager, Kodama joined a variety of right-wing nationalist groups. At the end of the 1920s he joined the secret society Gen'yōsha. In 1929, he ...
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Yoshio Kodaira
was a Japanese serial killer, serial rapist, and war criminal who murdered at least 8 people in the Tokyo and Tochigi Prefecture areas between 1932 and 1946. Kodaira killed his father-in-law in 1932 and later raped and murdered at least 7 women between 1945 and 1946 by inviting them into forested areas around Tochigi and Tokyo under the guise of giving them food or employment. Kodaira was sentenced to death after being convicted of killing the seven women and executed in 1949. Kodaira is suspected to have killed other people in Japan, and confessed to committing additional crimes in China. However, the exact number of his victims is unknown. Early life Yoshio Kodaira was born on 28 January 1905 in Tochigi, Tochigi Prefecture, and suffered from stuttering during his childhood. In 1923, at the age of 18, Kodaira joined the Imperial Japanese Navy and was assigned to a marine regiment stationed in Yokosuka. In 1928, Kodaira was stationed in China and participated in the Jinan ...
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Yoshio Kitajima
is a former Japanese football player. Playing career Kitajima was born in Joso on October 29, 1975. Through the Chinese club Guangdong Hongyuan, he joined the Japan Football League (JFL) club Oita Trinity in 1997. However he did not play in many matches. In 1998, he moved to the JFL club Mito HollyHock based in his local Ibaraki Prefecture. However he did not play in any matches. In 1999, he moved to the newly promoted J2 League club, Ventforet Kofu on loan. However he did not play much. In 2000, he returned to Mito HollyHock, which had just been promoted to J2. He became a regular player as a defensive midfielder and played often. In 2006, he moved to the J2 club Shonan Bellmare is a Japanese professional football club based in Hiratsuka, in the west of Kanagawa Prefecture, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. Their home stadium is Hiratsuka .... He played often until 2007. However his opport ...
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Yoshio Kitagawa
is a former Japanese football player. Playing career Kitagawa was born in Kyoto Prefecture on August 21, 1978. After graduating from high school, he joined the Regional Leagues club Sagawa Express Osaka in 1997. In 2000, he moved to the newly promoted J2 League club, Mito HollyHock. He became a regular player as a forward in 2002. In 2004, he moved to the Japan Football League The also known as simply the JFL is the 4th tier of the Japanese association football league system, positioned beneath the three divisions of the J.League. The league features fully professional teams that hold J.League associate membership a ... (JFL) club ALO's Hokuriku. He played as a regular player and scored many goals during three seasons. In 2007, he moved to the JFL club Rosso Kumamoto (later ''Roasso Kumamoto''). He played often and the club was promoted to J2 in 2008. However he did not play much after that, and retired at the end of the 2008 season. Club statistics References Exte ...
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Yoshio Kimura (shogi)
was a Japanese professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 8-dan (which was the highest dan level during his time). He was a Lifetime Meijin who won the title eight times. At the time, the Meijin title was the only shogi title. Gallery File:Prince Chichibu in Shogi Contest 1952 Scan10009.JPG, Kimura (right) playing against Yasuharu Ōyama in 1952 with Prince Chichibu , was the second son of Emperor Taishō (Yoshihito) and Empress Teimei (Sadako), a younger brother of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito) and a general in the Imperial Japanese Army. As a member of the Imperial House of Japan, he was the patron of severa ... present File:The board when Oyama defeated Kimura.JPG, board when Ōyama defeated Kimura (1952 July 15) File:Yoshio Kimura Shogi 1951 Scan10012.JPG, Kimura (1951 January 27) References External links *将棋DB2:1952-07-12 名人戦 大山康晴 vs 木村義雄 Japanese shogi players Deceased professional shogi players Recipients of the Medal with Pur ...
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Yoshio Kimura (politician)
is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party and a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Sanuki, Kagawa and graduate of Chuo University, Kimura worked at Sumitomo Bank from 1972 to 1975. After serving in the assembly of Kagawa Prefecture for one term, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1986. He was a Senior Vice-Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare. Kimura also served in the House of Representatives between 1986 and 2009 as a member of the Kagawa old 1st district and Kagawa 2nd district. Affiliated to the openly revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi The Right side up ...
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Yoshio Kikugawa
was a Japanese football player and manager. He played for the Japan national team. Club career Kikugawa was born in Fujieda on September 12, 1944. After graduating from Meiji University, he joined the Mitsubishi Motors in 1968. The club won the league championships in 1969 and 1973. The club won the 1971 and 1973 Emperor's Cups. He retired in 1974. He played 94 games and scored 2 goals in the league. He was selected as one of the Best Eleven in 1969. International career In October 1969, he was selected for the Japan national team for the 1970 World Cup qualification. At the qualification on October 12, he debuted against South Korea. He also played at the 1970 Asian Games. He played 16 games for Japan until 1971. Coaching career After retirement in 1982, Kikugawa signed with a new club, the Chuo Bohan (later ''Avispa Fukuoka''), based in his local league in Fujieda and became a manager. In 1991, he got the club promoted to the Japan Soccer League Division 2. He re ...
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