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Yasuda Kempo
is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Akira Yasuda (born 1964), Japanese illustrator and animator * Atsushi Yasuda (1868–1924), Japanese lichenologist *Aya Yasuda (born 1982), Japanese luger *Haruo Yasuda (born 1943), Japanese professional golfer *Hironobu Yasuda (born 1983), Japanese racing driver *Hiroshi Yasuda (born 1944), emeritus professor at the University of Tokyo and consultant for Nippon Telegraph and Telephone * Junpei Yasuda (born 1974), Japanese journalist * Kan Yasuda (born 1945), Japanese sculptor *Kei Yasuda (born 1980), Japanese musician * Ken Yasuda (born 1971), Japanese professional bodybuilder * Ken Yasuda (born 1973), Japanese actor * Kenneth Yasuda (1914–2002), Japanese-American scholar and translator *Kimiyoshi Yasuda (born 1911), Japanese film director * Kodai Yasuda (born 1989), Japanese football player * Koh Yasuda (1907–1943), Japanese ophthalmologist * Mac Yasuda, vintage-guitar collector * Michihiro Yasuda (born 1987), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akira Yasuda
(born July 21, 1964) is a Japanese animator, character designer, game designer and mecha designer, who works under the pen name "Akiman". Yasuda is a former employee of the video game company Capcom (joining in 1985) and has worked on many Capcom games, taking on various design roles for works such as the ''Final Fight'' series and '' Street Fighter II: The World Warrior'' (including their updates) under the pen name Akiman. He has also been involved in anime production, most notably '' Turn A Gundam,'' '' Overman King Gainer'' and ''Code Geass''. He also went to the United States to work on '' Red Dead Revolver'' for Angel Studios. When the studio was bought by Rockstar Games, he returned to Japan, where he officially left Capcom in 2003 and started working as a freelance artist. Notable works Anime *'' Turn A Gundam'' (1999-2000) - character designer *'' Overman King Gainer'' (2002-2003) - mecha designer *''Code Geass'' (2006-2007) - mecha designer *'' Bodacious Space Pirates'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michio Yasuda
is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. Club career Yasuda was born on November 10, 1949. After graduating from Fukuoka University, he joined Japan Soccer League club Nippon Steel in 1972. He retired in 1980. He played 155 games in the league. National team career On August 23, 1979, Yasuda debuted for Japan national team against North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Y .... National team statistics References External links * 1949 births Living people Fukuoka University alumni Japanese footballers Japan international footballers Japan Soccer League players Nippon Steel Yawata SC players Association football goalkeepers {{Japan-footy-goalkeeper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takeshi Yasuda
Takeshi Yasuda is a Japanese potter who was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1943. Yasuda trained at the Daisei-Kiln in Mashiko from 1963 to 1966 and established his first studio there. His early work consisted of ash-glazed stoneware, after which he explored sancai and creamware. Most recently Yasuda has been working with celadon-glazed porcelain. Yasuda settled in Britain in 1973. He has taught at various art schools and universities across the United Kingdom and was Professor of Applied Arts at the University of Ulster. From 2005 until 2010, Yasuda served as Director of the Pottery Workshop in Jingdezhen, China, and then established his own studio in the Jingdezhen Sculpture Factory. In this studio, he has used different porcelains and celdadon / qingbai glazes, some of the traditional Jingdezhen porcelain glazes from the Northern Song Dynasty. Porcelain inspired new ways of using the pottery wheel and manipulating clay, very different to his work in stoneware. In September 2014 he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takeo Yasuda
was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army. While serving as director of the Army's Aviation Technology Research Institute during World War II, he was a key figure in scientific and technological development for the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force, and also most notably for his involvement in the early development of a Japanese atom bomb during the early stages of the war. Biography Yasuda was a native of Okayama prefecture. After attending military cadet schools in Osaka as a youth, he graduated from the 21st class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1909. He specialized primarily in engineering and observation balloons. He graduated from artillery school in 1912 with honors, but was assigned to a signals (telegraph) company at his request. His technical abilities were soon recognized by his superiors, who sponsored him to attend the engineering department of Tokyo Imperial University from 1913 to 1916, where he specialized in electrical engineering. On his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tadao Yasuda
is a Japanese retired sumo wrestler (''rikishi''), professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. He competed in sumo from 1979 to 1992 under the ''shikona'' of Takanofuji Tadao, achieving the rank of ''komusubi'', and afterwards turned to professional wrestling, in which he competed from 1994 to 2011, most notably in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he was a one-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion. He was also fought in mixed martial arts from 2001 to 2003, holding a notable win over Jérôme Le Banner. Sumo career He made his professional sumo debut in March 1979 at the age of 15, after leaving junior high school. He was recruited by Kokonoe stable. In 1980 he adopted the ''shikona'' of Fujinomori, before switching to Takanofuji in 1984. He first reached ''sekitori'' status in March 1985 upon promotion to the second highest ''jūryō'' division, but could manage only 4 wins against 11 losses and was demoted back to the unsalaried ''makushita'' division. After winning promoti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzuhito Yasuda
is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator. He is known as the creator of ''Yozakura Quartet'' and for illustrating the light novel series ''Durarara!!'' and ''Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?'', all of which have been adapted into anime series. He is also the character designer for the '' Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor'' video game series and '' Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth''. Biography Suzuhito began drawing when he was 19 years old, after being inspired by Range Murata's pictures. As an illustrator he usually works with novels; providing the cover art and illustrations. He also makes logo designs for companies and games. Atlus hired him to design the characters from '' Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor'' and '' Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2'' to appeal to a new audience. Works Character design Games *'' Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor'' *''Unchained Blades'' *'' Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2'' *'' Digimon World Re:Digitize'' *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sotaro
, known as , is an American actor and model in Japan. He was born in Newport Beach, California. He is best known for his portrayal of Ken Hisatsu/Geki Chopper in the 2007 Super Sentai series ''Juken Sentai Gekiranger''. Biography Sotaro was born in Newport Beach, California. He attended Corona del Mar High School and University High School in Irvine, where he was the club president for the Japanese Club. He is attended at Keio University in Japan as an economics major. He is the youngest of three brothers, one of which is , who was known for his role as in ''B-Fighter Kabuto is a Japanese television series in the Metal Hero Series franchise. It is the sequel to ''Juukou B-Fighter'', taking place five years after the preceding B-Fighter series. Kabuto aired from 1996 to 1997. The action footage and props were used for ...''. Filmography External linksSotaro's Official Website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shota Yasuda
is a five-member Japanese boy band from Japan's Kansai region. They are managed by the multimedia talent agency Johnny & Associates and signed to Infinity Records. The group was formed in 2002 and made their CD debut in 2004 as "Johnny's modern enka group", though after the year 2006, their sound and style has become a mix of pop and rock. Like the rest of the acts managed under Johnny & Associates, Kanjani Eight also perform in various other areas of the Japanese entertainment industry such as variety show hosting, television, movie, and stage acting, and radio talk show hosting. They sold 17 million copies in Japan. History Combination of two groups: 2002–2003 Kanjani Eight was the combination of the four top leading Kansai Johnny's Jr. of the "Junior golden age" and the newly popular V. West (Five West), a rock band Kansai Junior unit. Prior to the creation of the group, Subaru Shibutani, Yuu Yokoyama, Shingo Murakami, and Ryo Nishikido were one of the top leading junior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satoru Yasuda
Satoru Yasuda (born 27 July 1975) is a Japanese pole vaulter. His personal best jump is 5.50 metres, achieved in May 2000 in Gifu is a city located in the south-central portion of Gifu Prefecture, Japan, and serves as the prefectural capital. The city has played an important role in Japan's history because of its location in the middle of the country. During the Sengoku .... International competitions References * 1975 births Living people Japanese male pole vaulters Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Japan Championships in Athletics winners {{Japan-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryumon Yasuda
was a Japanese painter and sculptor. Biography Yasuda was born as Juemon Yasuda in Ryumon Village, Naga District (now Kinokawa City) in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan in 1891. He was inspired to pursue arts after seeing Hishida Shunsō's "The Fallen Leaves" at an art exhibition by the Ministry of Education, known as Bunten, held in Ueno, Tokyo. He went on to undertake studies in painting at the Pacific Ocean Picture Aassociation Laboratory and entered ''Tōkyō Bijutsu Gakkō'' (present-day Tokyo University of the Arts), Department of Western Pictures in 1912. While attending school he submitted an artwork for the Nikaten Arts Exhibition and was selected. At the 11th ''Kaibunten'' in 1917 (Taisho 6), he received a special prize for his piece "Mother and Child". Afterwards, he began studying sculptures at the Nihon Bijutsuin Institute and thereafter the Nihon Bijutsuin Exhibition became an outlet for his works. Yasuda visited the United States of America in 1920, and then travel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Hisao Yasuda
was a Japanese prelate of the Roman Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a .... Yasuda was born in Kurume, Japan and was ordained a priest on May 21, 1955. He was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Osaka on February 5, 1970 as well as titular bishop of Tucci and was consecrated bishop on March 21, 1970. Yasuda was appointed archbishop of the Archdiocese of Osaka on November 15, 1978, where he served until his retirement on May 10, 1997. He died in April 2016 at the age of 94. References Archdiocese of Osaka(Japanese) 1921 births 2016 deaths 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Japan People from Kurume Japanese Roman Catholic archbishops {{asia-RC-archbishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narumi Yasuda
is a Japanese actress. She won the award for best actress at the 8th Yokohama Film Festival for '' Inujini seshi mono'', '' Minami e Hashire, Umi no Michi o!'' and ''Sorobanzuku''. She also won the award for best actress at the 13th Hochi Film Award for ''Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad''. Yasuda was born in Tokyo. Initially she was the winner of a competition to find a singer to sing the theme song and promote Hayao Miyazaki's now-popular anime film ''Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind'', "Kaze no Tani no Naushika", written by Takashi Matsumoto and composed by Haruomi Hosono. Selected filmography Films *'' Inujini seshi mono'' (1986) *'' Minami e Hashire, Umi no Michi o!'' (1986) *''Sorobanzuku'' (1986) *''Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad'' (1988) *'' My Soul Is Slashed'' (1991) *'' Time Traveller: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time'' (2010) *''Fukushima 50'' (2020) *''Under the Open Sky'' (2021) Television * ''Sugao no Mama De (1992), Yumiko Kosaka'' *'' Teppan'' (2010–2011), Machiko Mura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |