Matsuura (written: 松浦) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Akiko Matsuura
Akiko Matsuura (also known by the name Keex) is a Japanese drummer and vocalist residing in the United Kingdom. She has worked in numerous bands in the U.K.
Career
Matsuura is the front woman of the English art rock band PRE. Matsuura has worked ...
, Japanese drummer
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Atsushi Matsuura (footballer born 1982)
is a former Japanese football player.
Playing career
Matsuura was born in Hiroshima Prefecture on January 10, 1982. After graduating from Tokyo Gakugei University, he joined J2 League
The or simply J2 is the second division of the and th ...
, former Japanese football player
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Atsushi Matsuura (footballer born 1981)
is a former Japanese football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular wher ...
, former Japanese football player
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Atsushi Matsuura (musician)
is a Japanese guitarist born in Shiojiri, Nagano, Japan. He currently resides in the Philippines.
Early life
Matsuura attended primary school at the Manila Japanese School, an exclusive school for children of Japanese expatriates in the Phil ...
(born 1968), Japanese guitarist
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Aya Matsuura
is a Japanese actress and pop singer, from Himeji, Hyogo, Japan.
Career
2000–2009: Hello! Project
Aya auditioned in 2000 for the fourth Morning Musume & Heike Michiyo Protegee Audition and was selected along with Sheki-Dol to become a part o ...
(born 1986), Japanese singer and actress
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Daigo Matsuura
is a Japanese politician, an independent and former member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Hiroshima Prefecture and graduate of Kobe Gakuin University
is a private, co-educational university locate ...
(born 1969), Japanese politician
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David Matsuura (19632020), American politician
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Eleanor Matsuura
Eleanor Matsuura is a British actress best known for her roles as Yumiko in '' The Walking Dead'', Hannah Santo in '' Spooks: The Greater Good'', Bev in ''Utopia'' and as PC Donna Prager in ''Cuffs''.
Early life
Matsuura was born in Tokyo and r ...
, actress
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Frank S. Matsura (1873-1913), early twentieth-century Japanese photographer (birth name Sakae Matsuura)
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Hiroko Matsuura (born 1990), Japanese volleyball player
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Hiromi Matsuura
is a Japanese singer-songwriter.
Music career
Matsuura made her musical debut in September 2005 under the stage name Hiromi Matsuura with the single "Cruel", produced by Joplin Tokuno of Kome Kome Club. Her first release charted at number 3 o ...
(born 1984), Japanese singer and AV idol
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*, Japanese ice hockey player
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Junrokurō Matsuura (1884-1944), lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army in the Second Sino-Japanese War
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Kōichirō Matsuura
is a Japanese diplomat. He is the former Director-General of UNESCO. He was first elected in 1999 to a six-year term and reelected on 12 October 2005 for four years, following a reform instituted by the 29th session of the General Conference. In ...
(born 1937), Japanese public servant and current Director-General of UNESCO
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Kosuke Matsuura
is a Japanese race car driver currently competing in the Super GT series. He previously competed in the Formula Nippon and IRL IndyCar Series.
Early career
After winning the Japanese Formula Dream Championship in 2001, Kosuke attracted the att ...
(born 1979), Japanese race car driver
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Masaya Matsuura
(born June 16, 1961) is a Japanese musician and video game designer based in Tokyo, Japan. He was born in Osaka on June 16, 1961, and majored in Industrial Society at Ritsumeikan University. He has worked extensively with music and images, and h ...
(born 1961), Japanese video game designer and musician
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Max Matsuura
, better known by his stage name , is a Japanese record producer and businessman. He is the founder of Avex Group, one of the largest music labels. He is known mainly for discovering and developing new artists into stars (most notably Ayumi Hamas ...
(born 1964), Japanese record producer and president of Avex Trax
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Richard Matsuura Richard Matsuura (1933 May 2, 1997) was a Japanese American politician from Hawaii.
Early life and education
Matsuura was born in Waialua, Hawaii, Waialua in 1933. He graduated from Waialua High and Intermediate School, Waialua High School in 19 ...
(1933 1997), American politician
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Shinji Matsuura
is a retired male badminton player from Japan.
Career
Matsuura competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the men's doubles with Shuji Matsuno. They lost in quarterfinals to Razif Sidek and Jalani Sidek
Datuk Jalani Sidek (born ...
, a Japanese badminton player
*, Japanese explorer, cartographer, writer, painter, priest and antiquarian
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Takuya Matsuura
is a Japanese football player currently playing for Yokohama FC
is a Japanese professional football club based in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The club currently plays in the J1 League, which is the first ...
(born 1988), Japanese football player
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Tokihiko Matsuura is a Japanese manga artist from Mie prefecture. He has published his works in a number of Shogakukan manga magazines, including '' Shonen Sunday'', '' Young Sunday'', and ''Big Comic Superior''.Toshio Matsuura
is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.
Club career
Matsuura was born in Yokohama on November 20, 1955. After graduating from Waseda University, he joined Nippon Kokan (later ''NKK'') in 1978. The ...
(born 1955), former Japanese football player and manager
Fictional characters
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Yuu Matsuura, protagonist and title character of the ''Marmalade Boy'' manga and anime series
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Kanan Matsuura
is a Japanese multimedia project co-developed by ASCII Media Works' ''Dengeki G's Magazine'', music label Lantis, and animation studio Sunrise. The project is the second series of the ''Love Live!'' franchise and is a spin-off sequel of ' ...
, a character from ''Love Live! Sunshine!!''
See also
Hereditary lords of the Matsura clan of Hirado
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Matsura Akira
Count was the 12th and final ''daimyō'' of Hirado Domain in Hizen Province, Kyūshū, Japan. He was also the 37th hereditary head of the Matsura clan, and a noted tea master. His honorary title was. '' Hizen-no-Kami''.
Biography
Akira was ...
(1840-1908), the 12th and final daimyō of the Hirado Domain in Hizen Province, Kyūshū, Japan
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Matsura Hisanobu
was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the late Azuchi–Momoyama period through early Edo period, who ruled the Hirado Domain of Hizen Province. His wife, Sono, was the daughter of the famous Christian daimyo, Ōmura Sumitada (whose territory was nea ...
(1571-1602), daimyō of the late Azuchi-Momoyama period through early Edo period
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Matsura Seizan
, born , was a ''daimyō'', essayist, and famed swordsman during the Edo period of Japan. Seizan was a practitioner of Iba Hideaki's Shingyōtō-ryū school of swordsmanship, in which Seizan was considered as an adept. Seizan adopted the name J ...
(1760-1841), daimyō and famed swordsman during the late Edo period of Japan
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Matsura Takanobu (1529-1599), 16th-century Japanese samurai and 25th hereditary lord of the Matsuura clan of Hirado
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Matsura Takanobu (1592–1637), daimyō of the Hirado Domain
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