Takashi Yuasa (湯浅卓, ''Yuasa Takashi'', born on November 24, 1955 in

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) is a Japanese

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, but not in Japan) and

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personality. He belongs to the

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(Hori Productions) talent agency.

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He attended Shirogane Elementary School and

Azabu Junior and Senior High School , referred to as "Azabu" by most, is a private preparatory day school in Japan. It teaches boys between seventh and twelves grades. The campus of Azabu is located in the Azabu district of Minato, Tokyo, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Azabu High School tec ...

, in Tokyo, and graduated from the Department of Law at the

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in 1979. He claims to have graduated with "the top results ever achieved" in his department. He received an LL.M. from

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in 1984. During the sale of the

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, he acted as a lawyer for the

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(however, he was not the head of the legal team). As a result of his efforts, he says,

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paid approximately 1.5 times the amount it planned for the land, and he received a large sum in return (the precise amount was not revealed). His hobbies include

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and

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, and is often asked to sing. He participates in opera together with the pianist Ayako Uehara, the Art critic

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(

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) and the actress Misa Uehara.

Regular television appearances

* Hexagon II Quiz Parade!!, Quiz! Hexagon Konya wa quiz parade Quiz! Hexagon II (Quiz Hexagon! Tonight's a Quiz Parade! Quiz Hexagon II) * Shimada kentei!! Kokuminteki senzai nōryoku test (The Shimada exam!! The National Potential Quotient Test) * World records (Japanese TV program), World records * Cream Stew no tarirariraan (Cream Stew's Tallylallylaah) * Do night * Ichiban! Express (First Express!) * Tokoro-san no gakko de wa oshiete kurenai sonna tokoro! (Tokoro's That Thing They Don't Teach You in School)

Other specials and guest appearances

* Asa made nama terebi "Gekiron! Honto ni NO to ieru ka!? Nihon" (Live TV Till Morning) - "Fierce Debate! Can Japan really say No!?" * Nōnai esute IQ sappli (Brain Makeover IQ Supplement) * Odaiba Akashiya jō (Akashiya Castle, Odaiba) *

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* All star kanshasai (All Star Thanksgiving Festival) * Zen'in seikai atarimae quiz (The Quiz Everyone Ought To Get Right) *

Tamori , known by his stage name (an anagram of his surname), is a Japanese television celebrity. Known for his trademark dark sunglasses, Tamori is one of the "big three" television comedians in Japan along with Takeshi Kitano (a.k.a. Beat Takeshi ...

no Japonica Logos (Tamori's Japonica Logos) * Sanma no Manma (Sanma and Manma) * Gokigen yō (How Do You Do) * Gachinko shichōritsu battle (All-Out Ratings Battle) *

Cocorico Cocorico or Coco Rico or Coq au Rico may refer to: Business *Coco Rico, a Puerto Rican soda drink *Cocoricò (nightclub), a dance venue in Riccione, Italy Arts and entertainment *Cocoricó, a Brazilian TV program * ''Cocorico'' (magazine), a Fren ...

million kazoku (Cocorico's Family of a Million) * Sekai maru mie! Terebi tokusōbu (The World Uncovered! TV's Special Investigators) * Takeshi/Itsumi no Heisei kyōiku iinkai (Takeshi and Itsumi's Board of Modern Education)

Books

* "Wall gai ban - sekai to nihon no yomikata - kongo jūnenkan naniga okiru ka" (Wall Street edition: Reading Japan and the world - What will happen in ten years' time?) - published by PHP Kenkyūjo * "America ni ashita wa aru no ka" (Is there a tomorrow for America?) - published by PHP Kenkyūjo * He has written many essays and commentaries for economics texts from the

Nihon Keizai Shimbun ''The Nikkei'', also known as , is the flagship publication of Nikkei, Inc. (based in Tokyo) and the world's largest financial newspaper, with a daily circulation exceeding 1.73 million copies. The Nikkei 225, a stock market index for the Tok ...

and books related to the Nihon Keizai Shimbun. * Computer Data Base Protection - The Impact of Japanese Legislative Developments on United States and Japanese Copyright Laws (in English) 1. 9 Fordham Int'l L. J. 191 (1985–1986)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Yuasa, Takashi 1955 births Living people Azabu High School alumni 20th-century Japanese lawyers Japanese television personalities People from Tokyo University of Tokyo alumni UCLA School of Law alumni 21st-century Japanese lawyers