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TETSU
Tetsu (written: 哲, 徹, 鉄 or テツ in katakana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese musician *, Japanese politician and Prime Minister of Japan *, Japanese-American actor *, Japanese footballer and manager *Tetsu Nakamura (中村 哲, 1946–2019), Japanese physician *Tetsu Nakamura (actor) (中村 哲, 1909–1992), Japanese film actor and opera singer *, Japanese golfer *, Japanese actor *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese musician *, Japanese actor *, real name Tetsuo Yamauchi, Japanese musician *, Japanese science fiction translator and writer *Tetsushi Mizokami (born 1948), Japanese founder of Uncle Tetsu's Cheesecake *Tetsuya (musician) (born 1969), formerly known as Tetsu, a musician See also *Tetsuzō Iwamoto (1916–1955), Sub-Lieutenant fighter plane ace during World War II *Railfan, Tetsu (railfan) - Short for ''tetsudōfan'' (鉄道ファン), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetsu Yano
Tetsu Yano ( Japanese 矢野徹 ''Yano Tetsu''; October 5, 1923 – October 13, 2004) was a Japanese science fiction translator and writer. He began to introduce to Japanese readers the works of US science fiction writers in the late 1940s. He was the first Japanese writer of the genre to visit the United States, in 1953. He took part in founding Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan (SFWJ, 日本SF作家クラブ) in 1963, and served as its president from 1978 to 1979.(jaSFWJ site/ref>(jaSFWJ: about/ref> Biography Yano was born in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture and grew up in Kobe. After studying at Chuo University for three years, he was drafted into the Imperial Japanese Army, serving two years and two months.(enSFWJ-E site/ref> After the war he made a living collecting trash on a US military base, where he became fascinated with the colorfully illustrated science fiction works thrown away by the soldiers. He learned to read English and eventually began translat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
