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Kokubo Domain
Kokubo (written: , or ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Christina Kokubo (1950–2007), American actress *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese snowboarder * Leo Kokubo (born 2001), Japanese footballer *, Japanese baseball player See also * Kokubo Station, a railway station in Kōfu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan * '' Shusei Kokubou'' (Static Defense), slogan of the Imperial Japanese Navy {{surname Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christina Kokubo
Christina Kokubo (July 27, 1950 in Detroit, Michigan – June 9, 2007) was an American film and television actress; she was also a drama teacher. Career Kokubo appeared in several feature films, including ''The Yakuza'' (1975), a neo-noir gangster film set in Japan, and '' Midway'' (1976), in which she played a Japanese-American who has a troubled romance with a white naval officer during World War II. She also appeared in several television productions, including appearing as Paramedic Faith Yee in thirteen episodes (1984–1988) of ''St. Elsewhere'', a medical-drama television series. Additionally, Kokubo participated in several documentary films about the yakuza crime syndicate in Japan. In 1984, Kokubo portrayed a samurai's wife in ''Three Confessions'' at the Cast-at-the-Circle theater. Teaching and legacy For seven years, Kokubo taught acting classes at the Braille Institute in Los Angeles, California. Spearheading the Los Angeles premier non-profit theate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroki Kokubo
is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder, and current the second squad manager for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, the Yomiuri Giants, and had 2,000 hits. Early baseball career Kokubo went on to Aoyama Gakuin University, where he became captain and helped his team win its first 1993 Japan National Collegiate Baseball Championship in his senior year. Professional career Active player era Kokubo was selected by the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks in the second round of the 1993 Nippon Professional Baseball draft under the system for expressing a team of choice. He debuted in the Pacific League in his rookie season of 1994, played in 78 games. Kokubo was one of Japan's leading power hitters during the 1990s and early 2000s. He hit over 40 home runs in 2001 and 2004, but only led the league in the category once (1995), with only 28 home runs. He also led the league in R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jun Kokubo
is a former Japanese football player. Playing career Kokubo was born in Gunma Prefecture on September 8, 1980. After he dropped out of Tokai University, he joined the newly promoted J2 League club, Montedio Yamagata in August 1999. He played many matches as midfielder during his first season. In 2004, he moved to his local club Thespa Kusatsu in the Japan Football League The also known as simply the JFL is the 4th tier of the Japanese association football league system, positioned beneath the three divisions of the J.League. The league features fully professional teams that hold J.League associate membership amo .... He played in many matches and the club was promoted to J2 in 2005. In 2006, he moved to the Prefectural Leagues club Tonan SC Gunma (later ''Tonan Maebashi''). He retired at the end of the 2008 season. Club statistics References External links * 1980 births Living people Tokai University alumni Association football people from Gunma Prefecture Japa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuhiro Kokubo
is a Japanese snowboarder who has won multiple medals in international events, including consecutive golds in US Open Halfpipe in 2010 and 2011. He competed at the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics and 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, representing Japan. Career Kokubo showed great aptitude from age 11. He won multiple medals in international halfpipe and bigair events, including the silver in US Open Halfpipe at the age of 14. He represented Japan in Turin Olympics and Vancouver Olympics, and had consecutive wins in US Open Halfpipe in 2010 and 2011. He mostly stays in the US in snowboarding seasons for competitions and video shooting sessions while mentoring and coaching aspiring young snowboarders including Ayumu Hirano, the 15-year-old silver medalist of 2014 winter Olympics from his home country, Japan. He is assigned as the official technical coach to the Japanese national snowboarding team since August 2013. Style His halfpipe boarding style is often described as clean and st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leo Kokubo
is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Belgian team Sint-Truiden. International career Kokubo was born in Japan to a Nigerian father and Japanese mother. He is a youth international for Japan, having represented the Japan U16s, U18s and U23s. In the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup final, Kokubo saved penalty shot by Umarali Rakhmonaliev during stoppage time, helping Japan secure their 1–0 score against Uzbekistan, winning the competition for the second time in their history. He was consequently named as "Man of the match" for his heroic performance in the final. Career statistics Honours Benfica * Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2023 Japan U23 * AFC U-23 Asian Cup: 2024 Predicted and scheduled events * January 1 ** In the United States, books, films, and other works published in 1928 will enter the public domain, assuming there are no changes made to copyright law. ***'' Steamboat Willie'', Walt Disney ... References 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetsuya Kokubo
is a Japanese baseball player who is currently a free agent. He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp. Career Hiroshima Toyo Carp The is a professional baseball team based in Hiroshima, Japan. They compete in the Central League of Nippon Professional Baseball. The team is primarily owned by the Matsuda family, led by , who is a descendant of Mazda founder Jujiro Mat ... selected Kokubo with the third selection in the . On April 26, 2008, Kokubo made his NPB debut. On December 2, 2020, he become free agent. References External links NPB.com 1985 births Living people Aoyama Gakuin University alumni Baseball people from Nara Prefecture category:Chiba Lotte Marines players Hiroshima Toyo Carp players Japanese baseball players Nippon Professional Baseball infielders Japanese baseball coaches Nippon Professional Baseball coaches {{Japan-baseball-infielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kokubo Station
is a train station on the Minobu Line of Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) located in the town of Shōwa, Nakakoma District, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. Although officially in the town of Shōwa, the border with the city of Kōfu runs through the middle of the station. Lines Kokubo Station is served by the Minobu Line and is located 81.2 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Fuji Station. Layout Kokubo Station has one island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended. Platforms Adjacent stations History Kokubo Station was opened on March 30, 1928, as a passenger station on the Fuji-Minobu Line. The line came under control of the Japanese Government Railways on May 1, 1941. The JGR became the JNR (Japan National Railway) after World War II. The station has been unattended since June 1983. Along with the division and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Creation Of The Imperial Japanese Navy
Creation may refer to: Religion *''Creatio ex nihilo'', the concept that matter was created by God out of nothing *Creation myth, a religious story of the origin of the world and how people first came to inhabit it *Creationism, the belief that the universe was created in specific divine acts and the social movement affiliated with it *Creator deity, a deity responsible for the creation of everything that exists * Genesis creation narrative, the biblical account of creation *Creation Museum, a creationist museum in Kentucky *Creation Ministries International, a Christian apologetics organization *Creation Festival, two annual four-day Christian music festivals held in the United States Entertainment Music Albums * ''Creation'' (EP), 2016 EP by Seven Lions * ''Creation'' (John Coltrane album), 1965 * ''Creation'' (Branford Marsalis album), 2001 * ''Creation'' (Keith Jarrett album), 2015 * ''Creation'' (Archie Roach album), 2013 * ''Creation'' (The Pierces album), 2014 *''Creation' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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