Noboru Shirai
Noboru (written: , , , , in hiragana or katakana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, official in the government of Japan's Okinawa Prefecture *, former professional sumo wrestler and current politician from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia *, Japanese folklorist *, Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher *, Japanese film actor known for his yakuza roles *, animator who was born in Tokyo, Japan *, Japanese biologist, medical doctor and professor of medicine *, Japanese manga artist * Noboru Kikuta (菊田 昇, 19261991), Japanese gynecologist *, Japanese former politician * Noboru Misawa, anime director and storyboard artist in Japan *, Japanese film director and screenwriter *, Japanese Actor *, Japanese hammer thrower *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese singer, actor, and voice actor *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese professional golfer *, Japanese freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics *, Japanese politician and the 74th Prime Min ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hiragana
is a Japanese language, Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''. It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' means "common" or "plain" kana (originally also "easy", as contrasted with kanji). Hiragana and katakana are both kana systems. With few exceptions, each mora (linguistics), mora in the Japanese language is represented by one character (or one digraph) in each system. This may be a vowel such as /a/ (hiragana wikt:あ, あ); a consonant followed by a vowel such as /ka/ (wikt:か, か); or /N/ (wikt:ん, ん), a nasal stop, nasal sonorant which, depending on the context and dialect, sounds either like English ''m'', ''n'' or ''ng'' () when syllable-final or like the nasal vowels of French language, French, Portuguese language, Portuguese or Polish language, Polish. Because the characters of the kana do not represent single consonants (except in the case of the aforementioned ん), the kana are r ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shouta Aoi
, is a Japanese singer and actor. Under the stage name Showta (stylized as "SHOWTA."), he debuted as a singer with the song "Negaiboshi" in 2006 and released his first studio album, ''Eve (Showta album), Eve'', in 2008. In 2009, he left his agency and briefly released music independently under the pseudonym . After making his acting debut as Saki Hanajima in the ''Fruits Basket'' musical in 2009, Aoi has been involved in multiple musical theatre productions, including Protagonist (Persona 3), Sakuya Shiomi in ''Persona 3: The Weird Masquerade''. In 2011, he began voice acting and gained media attention after voicing Ai Mikaze from ''Uta no Prince-sama''. Since then, he has been recognized for roles such as Hideaki Tojo from ''Ace of Diamond'', Monet Tsukushi in the ''Magic-kyun! Renaissance'' series, Rui Minazuki from the ''Tsukiuta'' series, Louis Kisaragi from ''King of Prism'' series, and Licht von Glanzreich from ''The Royal Tutor''. In 2013, Aoi relaunched his singing career ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Noboru Yamada
Noburu Yamada (9 February 1950 – 24 February 1989) was a Japanese mountaineer and expedition guide. Yamada was known for his extensive climbing experience in the Himalayas, including several first ascents and for his proficiency for climbing during winter. A contemporary of Reinhold Messner and Jerzy Kukuczka, Yamada was known for his 12 summits of 9 of the 14 Eight-thousander, eight-thousanders and as part of the climbing team that made the second successful ascent of Mount Everest during winter. Six of these ascents were done without oxygen. He died while climbing Denali in 1989. 4807 Noboru, a main-belt asteroid is named after him. Biography Yamada was born in 1950 in Numata, Gunma, Numata City, Gunma Prefecture. He began climbing while a student and joined the Numata Mountaineering Club. Himalayan expeditions Yamada began trekking in the Himalayas in the late 1970s. He would make 22 expeditions to the Himalayas over 15 years, and would make 16 attempts at climbing the r ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Noboru Waseda
is a Japanese former swimmer. He competed in two events at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Mexico 1968 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968, in Mexico City, Mexico. These were the first Ol .... References External links * 1951 births Living people Japanese male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Japan Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Swimmers from Hiroshima Asian Games medalists in swimming Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Swimmers at the 1970 Asian Games Medalists at the 1970 Asian Games 20th-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Noboru Ueki
was a renowned Japanese photographer. He was born in Hiroshima Prefecture as the second son. His father operated a photography studio. He studied professional photography at a photo studio ran by photographer Ryutaro Kono in Kyoto city. With an investment from his wife's family, in 1934 he established Noboru Hiroi Photography Studio in the Karasuma district in Kyoto. The name of his photo studio paid homage to his family in law that invests in him but later in 1946, he renamed the studio the Noboru Ueki Photo Studio. For his photographs, Ueki used a Vestan camera which had been popular in Japan in the beginning of the Showa Era (1926-1989). This was a smaller version of the Vest Pocket Kodak The Vest Pocket Kodak (VPK), also known as the Soldier's Kodak, is a line of compact folding cameras introduced by Eastman Kodak in April 1912 and produced until 1934, when it was succeeded by the Kodak Bantam. Because the VPK uses 127 film, it ... which was very popular during World War ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Noboru Ueda
is a former Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Grand Prix motorcycle road racing, road racer. He was exclusively a 125 class rider. Ueda began his Grand Prix career with a win in his inaugural race at the 1991 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix, 1991 Japanese Grand Prix. His best seasons were in 1994 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, 1994, when he finished second in the 125cc world championship behind Kazuto Sakata and in 1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, 1997, when he finished second behind Valentino Rossi. In 1998, Nobuatsu (Noboru) Ueda fell off his bike, breaking his arm and receiving nerve damage that nearly paralyzed his right hand. This injury led to him wearing the first mechanised glove (produced by Spidi) that gave him the ability to grip the throttle and brake levers. After a twelve-year career in Grand Prix competition, he announced his retirement at the end of the 2002 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, 2002 season, citing the need to let his body recuperate a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Noboru Uchiyama
is a retired Japanese amateur boxer. He won a bronze medal at the 1974 Asian Games and competed at the 1976 Olympics, where he was eliminated in the first bout. 1976 Olympic results Below is the record of Noboru Uchiyama, a Japanese light flyweight boxer who competed at the 1976 Montreal Olympics: * Round of 32: lost to Brendan Dunne (Ireland) referee stopped contest in the second round References {{DEFAULTSORT:Uchiyama, Noboru 1954 births Living people People from Kanoya, Kagoshima Boxers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Japan Japanese male boxers Medalists at the 1974 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Boxers at the 1974 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in boxing Light-flyweight boxers 20th-century Japanese sportsmen ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Noboru Tsujihara
is a prize-winning Japanese novelist. Early life Tsujihara was born in 1945. Prizes and honours * 1990 Akutagawa Prize for ''Mura no namae'' (村の名前, A Village's Name) * 1999 Yomiuri Prize for ''Tobe kirin'' (Fly, Kirin!) * 2000 Tanizaki Prize for ''Yudotei Enboku'' (遊動亭円木) * 2005 Kawabata Yasunari Prize for ''Kareha no naka no aoi honoo'' (枯葉の中の青い炎, Blue Flames Among the Dry Leaves) * 2012 Medal with Purple Ribbon * 2022 Person of Cultural Merit is an official Japanese recognition and honour which is awarded annually to select people who have made outstanding cultural contributions. This distinction is intended to play a role as a part of a system of support measures for the promotion of ... *2024 Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd Class, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon Selected works * ''Manon no nikutai'' (マノンの肉体), Tōkyō : Bungei Shunjū, 1990. * ''Mura no namae'' (村の名前), Tōkyō : Bungei Shunjū, 1990. . * ''Yuri no kokoro'' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Noboru Terada
was a Japanese freestyle swimmer. At the 1936 Olympics he won the gold medal in the 1500 m event with a margin of 10 seconds. In 1994 he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame. See also * List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame The International Swimming Hall of Fame is a history museum and hall of fame, serving as the central point for the study of the history of swimming in the United States and around the world. List of the members of the International Swimming Hall ... References 1917 births 1986 deaths Olympic swimmers for Japan Olympic gold medalists for Japan Swimmers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Japanese male freestyle swimmers Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in swimming 20th-century Japanese sportsmen Swimmers from Shizuoka Prefecture {{Japan-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Noboru Tanaka (field Hockey)
was a Japanese field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to .... References External links * 1912 births Year of death missing Japanese male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Japan Field hockey players at the 1936 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing 20th-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Noboru Tanaka
was a Japanese film director known for his '' Roman Porno'' films, including three critically respected films known as the ''Showa trilogy'': '' A Woman Called Sada Abe'' (''aka'' ''Sada Abe: Docu-Drama'') (1975), ''Watcher in the Attic'' (1976), and '' Beauty's Exotic Dance: Torture!'' (1977), all three starring Nikkatsu ''Roman porno'' queen Junko Miyashita. The first film in this trilogy recounted the story of Sada Abe a year before Nagisa Oshima's internationally released ''In the Realm of the Senses'' (1976), which told the same story. Though at the time he was working, his career was overshadowed by directors such as Tatsumi Kumashiro and Chūsei Sone, many critics today judge Tanaka the best of Nikkatsu's ''Roman porno'' directors. Life and career Early life Tanaka was born in Hakuba in Nagano prefecture on August 15, 1937. He majored in French literature at Meiji University in Tokyo. Tanaka said that his interest in the cinema came about through a circuitous route. Ea ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Noboru Takeshita
was a Japanese politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1987 to 1989. Born in Shimane Prefecture, Takeshita attended Waseda University and was drafted into the army during the Pacific War. He was first elected to the National Diet in 1958, and served as chief cabinet secretary in 1971–1972 and in 1974, and as finance minister from 1979–1980, 1982–1986, and in 1988, during which he signed the Plaza Accord in 1985. In 1987, Takeshita became head of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan), Liberal Democratic Party and succeeded Yasuhiro Nakasone as prime minister. He inherited the powerful LDP faction of Kakuei Tanaka, and was dubbed the "last shadow shogun" for his behind-the-scenes influence in politics. Takeshita was forced to resign in 1989 after being implicated in the Recruit scandal, but continued to lead the largest LDP faction until his death in 2000. He was the last prime minister to serve during the rule of Hirohito, Emperor Shōwa.Sanger, David E."Takeshi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |