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Iwasaki Shoten
Iwasaki (岩崎 or 岩﨑, "rock peninsula") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese immunobiologist *, Japanese film critic and producer *Carl Iwasaki (born 1961), American college baseball coach *, Japanese illustrator *, Japanese video game artist *, Japanese real estate magnate and chairman of Iwasaki Sangyo Group *, Japanese video game music composer *, Japanese singer *, Japanese actor and voice actor *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese footballer *, former breaststroke swimmer *, Japanese engineer *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese illustrator, game character designer and manga artist *Mineko Iwasaki (岩崎峰子, 岩崎究香), Retired geiko (geisha) *Pablo Larios Iwasaki, Mexican football goalkeeper * Sebastian Iwasaki, Polish figure skater *, Japanese general *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese engineer, researcher, winner of the Japan Prize in 2010 *, the member of Japanese boy group, ''Bishounen'', and actor *, Japanese businessman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akiko Iwasaki
is a Sterling Professor of Immunobiology and Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology at Yale University. She is also a principal investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Her research interests include innate immunity, autophagy, inflammasomes, sexually transmitted infections, herpes simplex virus, human papillomavirus, respiratory virus infections, influenza infection, T cell immunity, commensal bacteria, COVID-19, and long COVID. Iwasaki was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2018. She was the 2023–2024 president of the American Association of Immunologists. Biography Iwasaki was born and raised in Iga, Mie, Iga, Japan by her father Hiroshi, a physicist, and mother Fumiko, who fought for women's rights in the workplace. She has two sisters. After high school she moved to Toronto, Canada, where in 1994, she received her bachelor's degree in biochemistry and physics from the University of Toronto. She had hopes of becoming a mathematician or physi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shigeru Iwasaki
is a Japanese military officer who was the 4th Chief of Staff of the Joint Staff of the Japan Self-Defense Forces. A four-star General from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Iwasaki became the highest-ranking military officer in Japan and ranked third in the overall command hierarchy, chain of command (after the Prime Minister of Japan, Prime Minister and the Minister of Defense (Japan), Minister of Defense). Career Iwasaki was born and raised in Iwate Prefecture and attended Morioka Third High School. He attended the National Defense Academy of Japan, graduating into the Japan Air Self-Defense Force in 1975. He is trained to fly the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle, Japan's primary jet fighter. In August 1991, then-Lieutenant Colonel Iwasaki took command of the 201st Tactical Fighter Squadron. In December 1997, then-Colonel Iwasaki took command of the 7th Air Wing. In January 2001, then-Major General Iwasaki took command of the 2nd Air Wing. In December 2010, General Iwasaki beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iwasaki Yatarō
was a Japanese industrialist and financier known as the founder of Mitsubishi, one of Japan's largest conglomerates. Early life Yatarō Iwasaki was born on 9 January 1835 in Aki, Tosa Province (now Kōchi Prefecture) into a provincial farming family. Iwasaki's family had been members of the ''samurai'' warrior nobility, but his great great grandfather, Iwasaki Yajiemon () had sold off his family's ''samurai'' status in obligation of debts during the Great Tenmei famine. His family derived from Iwasaki clan that was a branch of Takeda clan of Kai Province (). The ancestor of Iwasaki clan was Iwasaki Nobutaka () known as Takeda Shichirō () who was the fifth son of Takeda Nobumitsu. The Iwasaki clan served Aki clan (), and Chōsokabe clan () at the Battle of Sekigahara (October 21, 1600). Iwasaki began his career as an employee of the Yamauchi clan, the ruling clan of the Tosa Domain which had business interests in many parts of Japan. Iwasaki left for Edo aged nineteen fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iwasaki Yanosuke
was a Japanese banker, businessman, investor, and politician. After his brother Yataro's death in 1885, he succeeded as the president of Mitsubishi, one of Japan's largest conglomerates (''zaibatsu''). He served as the 4th Governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ). He was created a Baron in 1900; and he was a member of Japan's House of Peers. Notes References * Weston, Mark. (1999). ''Giants of Japan: the Lives of Japan's Greatest Men and Women.'' New York : Kodansha International. OCLC 246601936 1851 births 1908 deaths 19th-century Japanese businesspeople Governors of the Bank of Japan Japanese art collectors Japanese bankers Japanese chief executives Japanese investors People from Kōchi Prefecture University of Tokyo alumni Wharton School alumni {{Japan-business-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iwasaki Tsunemasa
Iwasaki Tsunemasa also Kan-en ( or , 1786–1842) was a Japanese botanist, zoologist and entomologist. He was also a samurai in the service of the Tokugawa shogunate. He wrote: * ''Bukō-sanbutsu-shi'' a work on the natural history of the Edo district including botany zoology and entomology as lists. * ''Honzō Zufu'' (Iconographia Plantarum or Diagrams and Chronicles of Botany) a Ukiyo-e, woodblock illustrated work (1828, 1884, 1920, 1921 in 93 volumes). Plants only. * ''Honzō Sen'yō'' (Essentials to the study of plants and animals). Unpublished. Two volumes includes insects and gives some Dutch language, Dutch names. Some editions include the Binomial nomenclature introduced by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. * ''Sōmoku-sodategusa'' (Cultivation of Flowering Plants). Two volumes of woodcut illustrations (1818).Includes 13 Ukiyo-e of insects which cause plant damage. One was ''Papilio xuthus'' which fed on fragrant Yuzu, citrus. He described the larva with its osmeterium. External l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshihiko Iwasaki
(born October 14, 1967) is a retired Japanese male hurdler. He competed for Japan at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 July to 9 August 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Beginning in 1994 ..., where he was eliminated in the first heat of the quarterfinals. International competitions References * 1967 births Living people Japanese male hurdlers Olympic male hurdlers Olympic athletes for Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Asian Games Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games 20th-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-hurdles-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomás Iwasaki
Tomás Iwasaki Espinoza (13 November 1937 – 23 April 2020) was a Peruvian footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar .... He won the Peruvian league title four times with Universitario. References External links * 1937 births 2020 deaths Peruvian men's footballers Peru men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Peru Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Footballers from Lima Men's association football forwards Club Universitario de Deportes footballers Deportivo Municipal footballers Peruvian people of Japanese descent 20th-century Peruvian sportsmen {{Peru-footy-forward-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takuya Iwasaki
was a Japanese archaeologist. Biography He was an expert in the Neolithic and early period of the Middle East and has conducted much research at sites in countries like Syria and Iran. Iwasaki was a professor at the University of Tsukuba is a List of national universities in Japan, national research university located in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Ibaraki, Japan. The university has 28 college clusters and schools with around 16,500 students (as of 2014). The main Tsukuba ca .... Formally, from 1990, in coordination with the university, he conducted extensive field work in the Rouj Basin of northwest Syria. Along with Akira Tsuneki, he co-wrote ''Archaeology of the Rouj Basin''. He was involved with the Tokyo Women's College of Home Economics, and directed the Matsudo City Museum from 1993 to 2006, and The Ancient Orient Museum, Tokyo from 2006 to 2010. He was a member of the Japan Science Council. He died on February 4, 2018, at the age of 89. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takuji Iwasaki
was a Japanese meteorologist, biologist, ethnologist historian. He was a meteorologist at the Ishigaki Weather Station, Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture. Initially, when weather forecasting was in its infancy, he had been badly criticized by local people when his forecast of a typhoon was incorrect. Nevertheless, his work as a meteorologist was better understood by locals later in his career, which endeared him to people. Other names Takuji was also known as 糸数原主人袋風荘主人,蝶仙、蝶翁. He was also called "天文屋の御主前" (''tenbunyah no ushumai)'', meaning master of the weather observatory, or ''nahbera no ushumai'' (literal: master of sponge cucumber). Life Takuji was born on October 17, 1869, to a family of samurai in Sendai, a city in the Miyagi Prefecture. He discontinued high school and became a trainee at the Central Meteorological Station (now the Japan Meteorological Agency). He also worked at the weather stations of Nemuro and Sapporo. Takuji was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taku Iwasaki
is a Japanese composer and arranger. His hometown is Tokyo, Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea .... He is a graduate of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. Works Anime *'' The Irresponsible Captain Tylor'' (OVA series (theme songs composition, etc.); 1995, 1996) *'' Now and Then, Here and There'' (1999) *'' Rurouni Kenshin: Trust & Betrayal'' (1999) *'' R.O.D -Read or Die-'' (2001) *'' The SoulTaker'' (2001) *'' Sadamitsu the Destroyer'' (2001) *'' Rurouni Kenshin: Reflection'' (2001) *'' Go! Go! Itsutsugo Land'' (2001) *'' GetBackers'' (2002) *'' Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō'' (2002) *'' Witch Hunter Robin'' (2002) *'' R.O.D the TV'' (2003) *'' Yakitate!! Japan'' (2004) *'' Black Cat'' (2005) *'' Angel Heart'' (2005) *'' Binchō-tan'' (2006) *'' Ō ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takizo Iwasaki
(September 12, 1895 - 1965) was a Japanese businessman who is credited with the invention of " shokuhin sampuru", the plastic models of menu items commonly displayed in restaurant street-front windows in Japan. Life Iwasaki was born in Gujo Hachiman Japan on September 12, 1895. He is said to have been inspired to create his first shokuhin sampuru after seeing drops of candle wax forming on the tatami mat floor of his apartment. After many months of trial and error, Iwasaki was able to produce a fake omelette, complete with simulated tomato sauce, that his wife thought was real on first glance. In 1932, his fake omelette was used in a display at a department store in Osaka. He later opened a company called Iwasaki Be-I Co., Ltd., in Gujo Hachiman, his hometown. The company still enjoys a large share, an estimated 60% of the Japanese market for shokuhin sampuru, and the town of Gujo Hachiman is now known as the food replica capital of the Japan. Iwasaki was featured as a Google D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
