Akashi (surname)

Akashi (written: 明石) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Kaijin Akashi Kaijin Akashi () was the pen name of Shōtarō Noda (, 5 July 1901 – 9 June 1939), a Japanese poetry, Japanese poet whose writing was inspired by his diagnosis of leprosy and confinement to a leper colony. Early life Akashi was born in Numazu ...

(1901–1939), poet *

Ken Akashi Ken Akashi ( ja, 明石顕; born 6 November 1976 in Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo ...

(born 1976), race walker *

Momoka Akashi is a female Japanese popular music J-pop ( ja, ジェイポップ, ''jeipoppu''; often stylized as J-POP; an abbreviated form of "Japanese popular music"), natively also known simply as , is the name for a form of popular music that entered th ...

, musician *

Akashi Morishige was a Japanese samurai of the Azuchi-Momoyama through early Edo periods. Also known as Teruzumi, Zentō, or Naritoyo. Retainer of Ukita Naoie, the major daimyō of Bizen Province. Also known by his court title, . Takenori also served as a st ...

(1566–1618?), samurai *

Akashi Motojiro Baron was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army and the 7th Governor-General of Taiwan from 6 June 1918 to 26 October 1919. Early life and career A native of Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Fukuoka and a graduate of the 1889 class of the Imperial Japanese ...

(1864 – 26 October 1919), general and Governor General of Japan *

Akashi Shiganosuke is purported to be a Japanese sumo wrestler in antiquity who is formally recognized as the first ''yokozuna''. A legendary figure, his historical existence is disputed. He is said to have been active in the Kan'ei era (1624–1643). He was des ...

(c. 1600 – c. 1649), sumo wrestler *

Yasushi Akashi Yasushi Akashi (明石康 ''Akashi Yasushi'', born January 19, 1931 in Hinai, Akita, Hinai, Akita Prefecture) is a senior Japanese diplomat and United Nations Administration (government), administrator. Overview Akashi graduated with Bachelo ...

(born 1931), diplomat Fictional characters: * Akashi Kaoru, character in ''

Psychic Squad ''Psychic Squad'', known in Japan as is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takashi Shiina. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from July 2005 to July 2021, with its chapt ...

'' * Akashi, character in the film

Ra.One ''Ra.One'' is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language superhero film directed by Anubhav Sinha. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan in double roles and Arjun Rampal as the titular antagonist, with Kareena Kapoor, Armaan Verma, Shahana Goswami, Tom Wu, Da ...

*Akashi Seijūrō, character in ''

Kuroko's Basketball is a Japanese sports manga series written and illustrated by Tadatoshi Fujimaki. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 2008 to September 2014, with its chapters collected in 30 ...

'' *Akashi Yuuna, character in ''

Negima! Magister Negi Magi ''Negima! Magister Negi Magi'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ken Akamatsu. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from February 2003 to March 2012, with its chapters co ...

'' *Akaashi Keiji, character in ''

Haikyu!! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from February 2012 to July 2020, with its chapters collected in 45 ''tankōbo ...

'' *Akashi Takeomi, character in ''

Tokyo Revengers is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ken Wakui. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from March 2017 to November 2022, with its chapters collected in 30 ''tankōbon'' volumes as of November 2022. A ...

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