Kondō Yūgorō

Kondō, Kondo or Kondou (近藤 "near

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") is a surname prominent in Japanese culture, although it also occurs in other countries. Notable people with the surname include: * , Japanese ballet dancer *

Dorinne K. Kondo Dorinne K. Kondo is a professor of American studies and Ethnicity and Anthropology at the University of Southern California. She is a scholar, playwright, and has over 20 years of work experience in dramaturge; her work shows the structural inequal ...

, anthropologist *

Kondō Isami was a Japanese swordsman and official of the late Edo period. He was the fourth generation master of Tennen Rishin-ryū and was famed for his role as commander of the Shinsengumi. Background He was born Miyagawa Katsugorō to a farmer Miyaga ...

, chief of the Shinsengumi * Jun Kondo (1930–2022), physicist, researcher of the Kondo effect *

Katsuya Kondō is a Japanese manga artist, character designer In visual arts, a model sheet, also known as a character board, character sheet, character study or simply a study, is a document used to help standardize the appearance, poses, and gestures of ...

, manga artist, character designer, animator and animation director * Koji Kondo, musician, composer *, Japanese ice hockey player * Mamadou Kondo, Malian footballer *

Marie Kondo , also known as , is a Japanese organizing consultant, author, and TV presenter. Kondo has written four books on organizing, which have collectively sold millions of copies around the world. Her books have been translated from Japanese into s ...

(born 1984), organizing consultant and author * Masaharu Kondo (born 1956), Japanese bureaucrat *

Masahiko Kondō or Matchy is a Japanese singer, lyricist, actor, racing car manager and former semi-professional racing driver. He was a member of the Tanokin Trio. Kondō is also a semi-professional racing driver and a racing team owner. He founded the racing ...

, or Matchy, Japanese singer, lyricist and actor * Masakazu Kondō, professional shogi player * Natsue Kondo,

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force , abbreviated , also simply known as the Japanese Navy, is the maritime warfare branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, tasked with the naval defense of Japan. The JMSDF was formed following the dissolution of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) ...

admiral *

Nobutake Kondō was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. As commander of IJN 2nd Fleet, the Navy's principal detached force for independent operations, Kondō was regarded as second in importance only to Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. Biog ...

, naval commander * Seiya Kondō, professional shogi player *

Shuji Kondo is a Japanese professional wrestler. Prior to becoming a pro wrestler, he played rugby. After starting his career in Toryumon, Kondo eventually joined All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where he became one of the promotion's top junior heavyweig ...

, professional wrestler *

Syuri Kondo is a Japanese professional wrestler, shoot boxer, kickboxer and mixed martial artist, better known simply as . Syuri formerly competed in Ultimate Fighting Championship. Syuri is currently working for World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is the ...

, professional wrestler and shoot boxer *, Japanese pole vaulter *

Tomio Kondō __NOTOC__ was an amateur photographer who lived on and energetically photographed Sado island in the Sea of Japan. Kondō was born to a landowning family in Kanazawa village (subsequently part of Kanai, which in turn was amalgamated within "Sado ...

, photographer of Sado island *

Tomoko Kondo Babe or babes may refer to: * Babe, a term of endearment * A newborn baby * An attractive (especially female) person People Nickname * Babe Adams (1882–1968), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Babe Barna (1917–1972), American Major ...

, a member of the 1980s J-Pop duo BaBe *

Toshinori Kondo was a Japanese avant-garde jazz and jazz fusion trumpeter. Career Kondo was born in Ehime Prefecture. He attended Kyoto university in 1967, and became close friends with percussionist Tsuchitori Toshiyuki. In 1972 the pair left university, and ...

, trumpet player *

Tsuruyo Kondo Tsuruyo Kondo (November 16, 1901 – August 9, 1970) was a Japanese politician. Biography Kondo was born in Niimi, Okayama prefecture on November 16, 1901. In 1924 she graduated from the Japan Women's University and began working at two scho ...

, Japanese politician *

Yoshifumi Kondō was a Japanese animator who worked for Studio Ghibli in his last years. He was born in Gosen, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. He worked as an animation director on ''Anne of Green Gables'', '' Sherlock Hound'', ''Kiki's Delivery Service'', '' Only Yes ...

, animator and film director *

Yuki Kondo is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division. He has officially 111 professional fights, making him one of the most experienced mixed martial artists ever. He has also competed for the UFC, PRIDE, Seng ...

, mixed martial arts fighter *

Yoshio Kondo Yoshio Kondo (1910, on Maui, Hawaii - 1990, on Oahu, Hawaii) was an American biologist and malacologist. He spent virtually his entire life in Hawaii, with the exception of a number of collecting expeditions, primarily to islands in the Pacific O ...

(1910–1990), biologist and malacologist *, Japanese curler {{surname Japanese-language surnames