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Asakawa Yuu
Asakawa (written: 朝河 or 浅川) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Asakawa brothers, Japanese academics ** ** *, Japanese academic and historian *, Japanese jazz singer and composer *, Japanese civil servant *, Japanese actress and former singer *, Japanese voice actress See also *Asakawa, Fukushima is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 6,036 across 2,070 households, and a population density of 170 persons per km2. The total area of the town was . Geography Asakawa is located in sout ..., town in Japan * Asakawa Station, train station in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan {{surname, Asakawa Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asakawa Brothers
''( ja:)'' and ''( ja:)'' are two brothers who pioneered the study of Korean ceramics, and who worked to preserve and promote indigenous Korean culture. The two brothers were born in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, but would move to the Korean peninsula by early adulthood. Noritaka introduced Soetsu Yanagi to Joseon ceramics, and he alongside his brother greatly influenced Yanagi who later stated, "My encounter with Yi (Joseon) Dynasty everyday utensils was a critical one in that it determined the course of my whole life." During Japan's occupation of Korea, Noritaka was stationed as a Japanese elementary school teacher in present-day Seoul with Takumi being sent there a year later as a forest engineer. The Asakawa brothers alongside Yanagi were critical of the Japanization Japanization or Japanisation is the process by which Japanese culture dominates, assimilates, or influences other cultures. According to ''The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kan'ichi Asakawa
was a Japanese academic, author, historian, curator and peace advocate. Asakawa was Japanese by birth and citizenship though he lived the majority of his life in the United States. Early life and education Asakawa was born in Nihonmatsu, Japan, on December 20, 1873; his parents were Masazumi and Uta. Career Asakawa lectured at Dartmouth College in 1902; was a professor at Waseda University (1906–07); an instructor at Yale University (1907–10); and became an assistant professor at Yale University in 1910. He carried on special research in Japan in 1906–07 and 1917–19. He became a professor at Yale University in 1937, becoming the first Japanese professor at a major American university. He was the author of many works on Japan, his scholarly interest being medieval history. He taught history at Yale for 35 years. Among those he influenced was John Whitney Hall. In 1907, Asakawa was appointed curator of the East Asian Collection at Yale's Sterling Memorial Library. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maki Asakawa
was a Japanese jazz and blues singer, lyricist and composer. Known as the , she was an important voice of Japan's urban counterculture. It was written in ''The Japan Times'' that she "made her name in 1970" with ''The World of Maki Asakawa'' and is known for songs like "Yo ga Aketara" and "Kamome", as well as for the ''Darkness'' collections. Thom Jurek of AllMusic described her album ''Blue Spirit Blues'' (1972) as "perhaps her most memorable recording" and reported that works such as ''Maki II'' (1971) and ''Cat Nap'' (1982) are well-known. Ben Ratliff wrote, "Some of the most intense recordings she made were English-language covers or Japanese rewrites of American jazz standards, blues songs, and spirituals, backed by only acoustic guitar and drums. (If you can get her 1972 album ''Blue Spirit Blues'', you'll hear this tendency clearest.) She sang slowly, as if there were weights on her." Biography Born in Mikawa (now part of the city of Hakusan), Ishikawa Prefecture, afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masatsugu Asakawa
, a Japanese civil servant, is the president of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Asakawa, who took office on 17 January 2020, is the 10th president of ADB. He was formerly special adviser to Shinzo Abe, prime minister of Japan, and to Taro Aso, the deputy prime minister of Japan and minister of finance. He was also formerly the vice minister for international affairs in the Ministry of Finance in Japan. Early life Born in the Shizuoka Prefecture of Japan, Asakawa attended Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo, graduating with a BA in 1981. He joined the Ministry of Finance in Japan the same year. Asakawa later studied at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University in the United States, graduating with an MPA in 1985. Work with government A brief summary of Masatsugu Asakawa's career in the Ministry of Finance in Japan is as follows: * 2000–2002: Regional Financial Cooperation Division, International Bureau * 2002–2004: Inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nana Asakawa
is a Japanese actress and former singer. She is a former member of Super Girls. Asakawa is represented by Avex Vanguard. Awards Works Participation music Filmography Films TV dramas Other TV programs Internet Radio Advertisements Stage Image character Bibliography Photo albums Newspaper columns References External linksOfficial profile– Avex Vanguard * – Ameba Blog An amoeba (; less commonly spelled ameba or amœba; : amoebas (less commonly, amebas) or amoebae (amebae) ), often called an amoeboid, is a type of cell or unicellular organism with the ability to alter its shape, primarily by extending and re ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Asakawa, Nana 21st-century Japanese actresses Japanese gravure idols Avex Group talents Singers from Saitama Prefecture 1999 births Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yū Asakawa
is a Japanese Voice acting in Japan, voice actress from Tokyo, Japan. She also provides the voice samples for Crypton Future Media's Vocaloid voice synthesiser software, Megurine Luka. Asakawa is currently a freelance voice actress and was previously attached to Arts Vision (as of October 1, 2014). She was married to voice actor Showtaro Morikubo from 2007 until their divorce in 2009. She served as co-host of an internet webshow Otaku Verse Zero with Patrick Macias, a previous editor-in-chief of Otaku USA. She is best known for her role as Rider (Fate/stay night), Rider and her various other incarnations of the character from the ''Fate/stay night'' franchise. Filmography Theatrical animation *''Cyber Team in Akihabara, Cyber Team in Akihabara: 2011 Summer Vacation'' (1999) as Tsugumi Higashijujo *''Azumanga Daioh, Azumanga Daioh: The Animation'' (2001) as Sakaki *''Hamtaro'' film series (2001–2004) as Tongari *''RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio'' (2003) as Shinobu Miwa *''Mob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asakawa, Fukushima
is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 6,036 across 2,070 households, and a population density of 170 persons per km2. The total area of the town was . Geography Asakawa is located in southern portion of Fukushima prefecture in the floodplain of the Abukuma River. Asakawa has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Asakawa is . The average annual rainfall is with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . Neighboring municipalities * Fukushima Prefecture ** Ishikawa ** Samegawa ** Shirakawa ** Tanagura Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Asakawa has declined over the past 40 years. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Kunimi has been in decline over the past 70 years. Climate Asakawa has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asakawa Station
is a passenger railway station located in the town of Kaiyō, Kaifu District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "M26". Lines Asakawa Station is served by the Mugi Line and is located 75.4 km from the beginning of the line at . All trains stop at this station. Layout The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform for passengers. Like the previous station, , an access road slopes up steeply from National Route 55, giving direct access to the platform. At the base of the access road is a parking area, a bike shed, a public phone callbox and a toilet building. History Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 1 October 1973 as an intermediate station when the track of the Mugi Line was extended from to . On 1 April 1987, with the privatization of JNR, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku. Passenger statistics In fiscal 2019, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
