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Inaba (written: or ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese singer *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese video game producer and designer * Carrie Ann Inaba (born 1968), American dancer, choreographer, actress, television host, and singer *, Japanese professional wrestler * Darryl S. Inaba (born 1946), American pharmacologist *, Japanese powerlifter *, Japanese bobsledder *, Japanese footballer *Ian Inaba, (born 1971), American film and music video director, producer, and journalist *, Japanese biologist *, Japanese swimmer *, Singapore-born Japanese businessman *, Japanese vocalist *, Japanese futsal player *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese military officer *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese writer and poet *, Japanese voice ...
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Carrie Ann Inaba
Carrie Ann Inaba (born January 5, 1968) is an American television personality, dancer, choreographer, actress, and singer. She is best known for her work on ABC's ''Dancing with the Stars'' for which she has served as a judge since 2005. She co-hosted and moderated the CBS Daytime talk show '' The Talk'' from 2019 to 2021. She started her career as a singer in Japan, but became best known for her dancing, introducing herself to American audiences as one of the original Fly Girls on the Fox sketch comedy series '' In Living Color'' from 1990 to 1992. Early life Inaba was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, graduating from Punahou School in 1986. She is of Irish, Japanese, and Chinese descent. Her first dance instruction was at three years old in a "creative movement" class, where children danced on their own with scarves. As a child, she would dance in her backyard that overlooked the Pacific Ocean. She attended Sophia University and University of California, Irvine befo ...
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Daiki Inaba
is a Japanese Professional wrestling, professional wrestler who currently competes as a freelancer, majorly for Pro Wrestling Noah. He's best known for his time in Wrestle-1, where he was a two-time Wrestle-1 Championship, Wrestle-1 Champion, and the winner of the Wrestle-1 Grand Prix#2019, 2019 Wrestle-1 Grand Prix. His nickname is ''Mad Dog'' and he currently works as a Face (professional wrestling), babyface (hero). Early career Inaba participated in Amateur wrestling and Judo while attending college. After college, he continued his training while working for former New Japan Pro-Wrestling wrestler and medical trainer List of New Japan Pro-Wrestling personnel#Other personnel, Takeshi Misawa's osteopathic clinic.Wrestle-1 'First Trip' Official Pamphlet (2013) Professional Wrestling career AJPW/North American promotions (2012–2013) In January 2012, Inaba successfully passed a public audition for All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) and began training full-time in their dojo. After ...
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Akira Inaba
is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8-Dan (rank)#Modern usage in shogi, dan. Shogi professional Inaba, together with Tetsurō Itodani, Masayuki Toyoshima and Akihiro Murata, is one of four Japan Shogi Association#Headquarters and other offices, Kansai-based young shogi professionals who are collectively referred to as the "Young Kansai Big Four" (関西若手四天王 ''Kansai Wakate Shitennō''). Promotion history Inaba's Professional shogi player#Promotion, promotion history is as follows: * 6-Dan (rank)#Modern usage in shogi, kyū: September 2000 * 4-dan: April 1, 2008 * 5-dan: March 8, 2011 * 6-dan: May 1, 2012 * 7-dan: August 16, 2013 * 8-dan: February 18, 2016 Titles and other championships Inaba has appeared in a major title match only once: he was the challenger for the Meijin (shogi), Meijin title in 2017. He earned the right to challenge Amahiko Satō for the title by winning the 2016-2017 Meijin (shogi)#Qualifying, Class A ranking tournament with a record ...
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Koshi Inaba
is a Japanese singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known as the vocalist and lyricist of the rock duo B'z, the best-selling music act in their native Japan. He also has a successful solo career, with six studio albums and five singles topping the Japanese music charts. Inaba collaborated with Slash on the latter's 2009 single "Sahara", and with Stevie Salas on the albums '' Chubby Groove'' (2017) and ''Maximum Huavo'' (2020). Early life Koshi Inaba was born and raised in Tsuyama, Okayama, and enrolled in Yokohama National University's Faculty for Education in 1983 to become a qualified mathematics teacher. Inaba made his musical debut in 1985 whilst still a student, contributing vocals to Toshiya "Ran" Matsukawa's album ''Burning ~Dedication to Randy Rhoads~'' under the stage name Mr. Crazy Tiger. He graduated in 1987 when he also formed a short-lived band. B'z and solo career Beginning with '' B'z'' in 1988, Inaba has, together with guitarist T ...
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Atsushi Inaba
is a Japanese video game producer and businessman. He was the former Chief executive officer, CEO and producer of the Capcom subsidiary Clover Studio, who developed the games ''Viewtiful Joe (video game), Viewtiful Joe'', ''Ōkami'', and ''God Hand''. He is currently the head producer at the development division at PlatinumGames and the CEO since 2021, after years being vice-president in the company. Career Inaba was born in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, in 1971. Inaba first worked for Irem, specifically working on ''R-Type Leo''. From there he joined Nazca Corporation and then SNK, where he did programming work on the ''Samurai Shodown'' series. After reading a want ad for Capcom in ''Famitsu'' magazine, Inaba joined the company in 1998 with hopes of working on the next ''Resident Evil'' game. He ended up working on Hideki Kamiya's ''Devil May Cry'', and later produced games in the ''Ace Attorney'' and ''Steel Battalion'' series. Inaba, Kamiya, and Shinji Mikami, as well as other Capcom ...
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Inaba Masayasu
was a Japanese ''hatamoto'' and ''daimyō'' (feudal lord) of Aono han in Mino Province in Edo period Japan. Masayasu's family was descended from Konō Michitaka.Papinot, Jacques. (2003)''Nobiliare du Japon'' -- Inaba, p. 15 Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon.'' (in French/German). Masayasu was the son of ''hatamoto'' Inaba Masakichi, from whom he inherited the 5000 ''koku'' territory of Aono han in 1656. He served as a page and clerk for some time, before being summoned by the shogunate to oversee irrigation projects in the provinces of Kawachi and Settsu. For this, he was awarded the post of '' wakadoshiyori'' in 1682, and had his lands expanded to 12,000 ''koku''. Masayasu visited Kyoto as part of a formal inspection in 1683. In this period, Masayasu's cousin, Inaba Masamichi, held the powerful and highly trusted position of Kyoto ''shoshidai''. Masayasu is perhaps best known to history for assassinating his di ...
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Inaba Yoshimichi
, also known as Inaba Ittetsu (稲葉 一鉄), was a Japanese samurai warrior during the Sengoku period. He served the Saitō clan of Mino province. Later, he became a retainer of Oda Nobunaga. His childhood name was Hikoshiro () later Hikoroku (). Yoshimichi was considered one of the , along with Andō Michitari and Ujiie Bokuzen. In 1567, they agreed together to join the forces of Oda Nobunaga. He took part in the Siege of Inabayama Castle (1567) and participated in the Battle of Anegawa (1570), leading the reserve troops of Oda Nobunaga's forces. Later, he fought in the Siege of Ishiyama-Honganji, Siege of Ichijodani Castle, Siege of Nagashima, Battle of Nagashino, and Kaga campaign under Shibata Katsuie. His son, Inaba Masanari, was the husband of Saitō Fuku. Ittetsu himself lived and went into the service of Hideyoshi Toyotomi, serving at the Battle of Shizugatake The took place during the Sengoku period of Japan between Toyotomi Hideyoshi (then Hashib ...
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Inaba Masakuni
Viscount was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the late-Edo period.Meyer, Eva-Maria"Gouverneure von Kyôto in der Edo-Zeit". Universität Tübingen (in German). In the Edo period, the Makino were identified as one of the '' fudai'' or insider ''daimyō'' clans which were hereditary vassals or allies of the Tokugawa clan, in contrast with the '' tozama'' or outsider clans.Appert, Georges. (1888) ''Ancien Japon'', p. 67./ref> Inaba clan genealogy The ''fudai'' Inaba clan originated in Mino Province. They claim descent from Kōno Michitaka (d. 1374),Papinot, Jacques. (2003)''Nobiliare du Japon'' -- Inaba, p. 15 Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon.'' (in French/German). who claimed descent from Emperor Kammu (736–805). Masakuni was part of the cadet branch of the Inaba which was created in 1588. This branch is descended from Inaba Masanari, who fought in the armies of Nobunaga and then Hideyoshi. In 1619, Masanari was gran ...
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Inaba Masanobu
was a ''daimyō'' in early 19th-century Japan during the Edo period.Meyer, Eva-Maria"Gouverneure von Kyôto in der Edo-Zeit". Universität Tübingen (in German). Masanobu's family was descended from Masanari, a younger son of Konō Michitaka, ''daimyō'' from Mino province who had been a vassal of Oda Nobunaga and later Toyotomi Hideyoshi.Papinot, Jacques. (2003)''Nobiliare du Japon'' – Inaba, p. 15 Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon''. (in French/German). Carl Peter Thunberg, Thunberg's trip from Dejima to Edo passed through Yamashiro, and his account reports that Masanobu was ''daimyō'' of Yodo . In the Edo period, the Inaba were identified as one of the ''fudai'' or insider ''daimyō'' clans which were hereditary vassals or allies of the Tokugawa clan, in contrast with the ''Tozama daimyō, tozama'' or outsider clans.Appert, Georges. (1888) ''Ancien Japon'', p. 67./ref> Inaba clan genealogy The ''fudai'' Inaba ...
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Inaba Masayoshi
was the final daimyo of Tateyama Domain during Bakumatsu period Japan. Biography Inaba Masayoshi was the younger son of Ōoka Tadayuki, the daimyō of Iwatsuki Domain, Musashi Province. He was adopted into the Inaba clan as heir to Inaba Masami, the 4th Inaba daimyō of Tateyama Domain. On his Inaba Masami's retirement from public life in 1864, he succeeded to the head of the Tateyama Inaba clan and the position of daimyō of Tateyama. His immediate task was to reconcile the Domain with the new Meiji government. In 1869, he was confirmed as Domain governor, and upon the abolition of the han system in 1871, governor of the short-lived Tateyama Prefecture. He was subsequently made a viscount (''shishaku'') under the ''kazoku'' peerage system. Inaba Masayoshi had no heir, adopted and the fourth son of Inaba Hisamichi, the last daimyō of Usuki Domain in Bungo Province was a province of Japan in the area of eastern Kyūshū, corresponding to most of modern Ōita Prefect ...
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Inaba Masatake
was daimyō of Tateyama Domain during late-Edo period Japan. Biography Inaba Masatake was the fourth son of the previous daimyō of Tateyama Domain, Inaba Masaaki. On the death of his elder brother, Inaba Masanori, in 1788, he was appointed heir. He succeeded to the head of the Tateyama Inaba clan and the position of daimyō of Tateyama on the forced retirement of his father the following year. He is noting for having completed the Tateyama ''Jin'ya'', a fortified residence next to the site of Tateyama Castle, which become the seat of the Tateyama Inaba clan until the Meiji Restoration. Inaba Masatake was married to a daughter of Tanuma Okitomo, daimyō of Sagara Domain in Suruga Province was an Provinces of Japan, old province in the area that is today the central part of Shizuoka Prefecture. Suruga bordered on Izu Province, Izu, Kai Province, Kai, Sagami Province, Sagami, Shinano Province, Shinano, and Tōtōmi Province, Tōtōm .... He retired from public life in 1812, t ...
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Inaba Masami
was ''daimyō'' of Tateyama Domain during late-Edo period Japan. Biography Inaba Masami was the eldest son of the previous ''daimyō'' of Tateyama Domain, Inaba Masamori. On his father's death in 1820, he succeeded to the head of the Tateyama Inaba clan and the position of ''daimyō'' of Tateyama. In 1862, he was appointed as a '' Wakadoshiyori'' in the administration of the Tokugawa shogunate under '' Shōgun'' Tokugawa Iemochi. He resigned the title in 1864, with instructions to strengthen Japan's naval defenses against the increasing aggressive incursions of foreign black ships, and supported Katsu Kaishū’s efforts to create the Kobe Naval Training Center. He was reappointed as a ''Wakadoshiyori'' in 1865, and rose to the positions of '' Rōjū'', Commissioner of the Army and Fleet Admiral of the Tokugawa Navy under ''Shōgun'' Tokugawa Yoshinobu. He held these posts until 1868. However, with the start of the Boshin War, he refused to take an active role against the ...
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