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Kōji (given Name)
Kōji, Koji, Kohji or Kouji is a masculine Japanese given name. People with the name Notable people bearing the name include: *, Japanese comedian *Koji Chino, Japanese film director *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese film director * (born 1972), birth name of , Japanese sumo wrestler *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese comedian and TV presenter *, Japanese video game producer and director *, Japanese comedian, ''tarento'' and TV presenter *Koji Inada (other), multiple people *, Japanese voice actor *, picture-book author and illustrator *Koji Ishikawa (artist) (born 1968), Japanese painter *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese ski jumper *, Japanese table tennis player *, Japanese scientist *, Japanese actor and model *, composer of video game music *, Japanese boxer *, Japanese director *, Japanes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanji
are logographic Chinese characters, adapted from Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script, used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are still used, along with the subsequently-derived Syllabary, syllabic scripts of and . The characters have Japanese pronunciations; most have two, with one based on the Chinese sound. A few characters were invented in Japan by constructing character components derived from other Chinese characters. After the Meiji Restoration, Japan made its own efforts to simplify the characters, now known as , by a process similar to China's simplified Chinese characters, simplification efforts, with the intention to increase literacy among the general public. Since the 1920s, the Japanese government has published character lists periodically to help direct the education of its citizenry through the myriad Chinese characters that exist. There are nearly 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koji Iwamoto (ice Hockey)
is a Japanese ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournaments at the 1964 Winter Olympics, the 1968 Winter Olympics and the 1972 Winter Olympics The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially the and commonly known as Sapporo 1972 (), were a winter multi-sport event held from February 3 to 13, 1972, in Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. It was the first Winter Olympic Games to take place outside .... References 1942 births Living people Japanese ice hockey players Olympic ice hockey players for Japan Ice hockey players at the 1964 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1968 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1972 Winter Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{Japan-icehockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koji Miyamoto
Koji Miyamoto is a Japanese professional wrestling historian and writer, best known for his work on Lou Thesz. He has authored sixteen books. Awards * Cauliflower Alley Club The Cauliflower Alley Club is a non-profit fraternal organization, which includes a newsletter and website, comprising both retired and active professional wrestlers and boxers in North America. Established in 1965 by Mike Mazurki and Art Ab ... ** James C. Melby Historian Award (2023) * National Wrestling Hall of Fame ** James C. Melby Award (2018) See also * James C. Melby References External links National Wrestling Hall of Fame profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Miyamoto, Koji Professional wrestling historians 21st-century Japanese historians Year of birth missing (living people) Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kouji Miura
is a Japanese manga artist best known for the '' I Love You, My Teacher'' and ''Blue Box'' manga series. She won a special honorable mention for new artists at the 90th Weekly Shōnen Magazine Awards in 2013, and a second honorable mention at the 91st Weekly Shōnen Magazine Awards that same year. In 2017, her one-shot of '' I Love You, My Teacher'' won the '' Magazine Pocket'' One-Shot award. Her one-shot ''Parasol Alliance'' won the Garyokin Pro Drawing King Award in 2019, and ''Blue Box'' won the Global Prize at the 2021 Next Manga Awards. She has used Satoshi Yūki and Amami as pseudonyms during her manga career. Biography Kouji Miura was born on 28 March 1995. She graduated from the Department of Arts and Culture at Musashino Art University. Her debut work was the one-shot manga under the pseudonym . It won a Newcomers Special Honorable Mention at the 90th Weekly Shōnen Magazine Awards. Her second one-shot manga, ''Thirst'', won an Honorable Mention at the 91st Weekly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōji Mitsui
was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 150 films from 1925 to 1975, including 29 of ''Kinema Junpo''’s annual Top-10 winners and three of its 10 best Japanese films of all time. In 2000 the magazine named him one of the 60 most important Japanese actors of the 20th century. Career Mitsui was born Hikohide Mitsui in Yokohama, where his father managed a Shochiku movie theater. He joined the studio in 1924 while a student at the Keio School of Commerce and Industry, making his film debut in 1925 under the stage name Hideo Mitsui (三井秀男). His short stature, soft features, and expressive face and voice suited him for rebellious “younger brother” roles, and he appeared as a youth lead in many silent and early sound films, notably in several Yasujirō Ozu classics and the “Yota” series, about the antics of a trio of young idlers that also included Akio Isono and Shōzaburō Abe. Mitsui left Shochiku in 1935 to help found the independent studio Tokyo Hasse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koji Matsui (handballer)
is a Japanese former handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the .... References 1957 births Living people Japanese male handball players Olympic handball players for Japan Handball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in handball Handball players at the 1982 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games 20th-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-handball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koji Matsui (politician)
is a Japanese politician who was elected Mayor of Kyoto in 2024. Matsui was a member of the House of Councillors from Kyoto at-large district between 2001 and 2013, as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. He served as Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary in the Yukio Hatoyama Cabinet. Before entering politics Matsui was a bureaucrat in the Ministry of International Trade and Industry. Early life and education Koji Matsui was born in Kyoto on April 25, 1960. His family owned an inn in central Kyoto where they also lived. Matsui enrolled at the University of Tokyo, where he majored in international relations. While being a student he read the novel ''The Summer of Bureaucrats (官僚たちの夏)'' by Saburo Shiroyama, which inspired him to join the Ministry of International Trade and Industry when he graduated in 1983. While in the ministry Matsui was sent to the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in the United States for further education and earned an MB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koji Matoba
is a Japanese actor and ''tarento Television personalities in Japan, known as in Japanese, are celebrities who regularly appear in mass media in Japan, especially as panelists on variety shows. During the Golden Age of Hollywood, bankable stars in the United States were descri ...''. Filmography TV dramas Films Stage Anime television Variety References External links * * – Ameba Blog (8 September 2014 –) * – Ameba Blog (12 December 2008 – 8 September 2014) {{DEFAULTSORT:Matoba, Koji 1969 births Living people 20th-century Japanese male actors 21st-century Japanese male actors Male actors from Saitama Prefecture Japanese male film actors Japanese male stage actors Japanese male television actors Japanese television personalities People from Ageo, Saitama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koji Masunari
is a Japanese anime director. After debuting in 1985, he has directed many series, including the anime adaptation of ''Kamichu!'', which won an excellence award at the Japan Media Arts Festival in 2005, the anime adaptation of '' Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic'', and the anime adaptation of '' Blue Period''. Biography Koji Masunari was born in Shimane Prefecture on January 1, 1965. In 2005, Masunari directed the anime adaptation of ''Kamichu!'', which was won the excellence award at the 2005 Japan Media Arts Festival. In 2012, he directed the anime adaptation of '' Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic'', which was ranked by ''IGN'' as one of the best anime of the 2010s. Works Television series * '' Android Announcer Maico 2010'' (1998) (director) * (1999–2000) (director) * (2001–2002) (director) * '' R.O.D the TV'' (2003–2004) * (2005) (director) * (2012–2014) (director) * (2021) (chief director) Original video animation * (1997–1999) (director) * ''Read or Die i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koji Masuda
is a Japanese boxer. He competed in the men's light middleweight event at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subseq .... At the 1964 Summer Olympics, he defeated Jannie Gibson of Rhodesia in the Round of 32 before losing to Joseph Gonzales of France in the Round of 16. References 1944 births Living people Japanese male boxers Olympic boxers for Japan Boxers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Asian Games medalists in boxing Boxers at the 1962 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games boxers for Japan Medalists at the 1962 Asian Games Light-middleweight boxers 20th-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koji Kondo
is a Japanese composer and senior executive at the video game company Nintendo. He is best known for his contributions for the '' Super Mario'' and ''The Legend of Zelda'' series, with his ''Super Mario Bros.'' theme being the first piece of music from a video game included in the American National Recording Registry. Kondo was hired by Nintendo in 1984 as its first dedicated composer and is currently a Senior Officer at its Entertainment Planning & Development division. Early life Kondo was born in Nagoya, Japan, on August 13, 1961. Kondo began taking Yamaha Music classes from kindergarten, where he learned to play the electronic organ from the age of five. Kondo also played the marimbas in his elementary school band. He later improved his skills with the electronic organ in a cover band that played jazz and rock music. Kondo studied at the Art Planning Department of Osaka University of Arts, but was never classically trained or academically dedicated to music. With a lov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koji Kominami
is a Japanese model and actor. From 2015 to 2017, he was an exclusive model for the fashion magazines ''Samurai Elo'' and '' Popteen''. Career Modeling career Kominami was a model for the hair salon Ocean Tokyo and was later scouted to model professionally. From 2015 to 2017, Kominami was an exclusive model for the fashion magazines ''Samurai Elo'' and '' Popteen''. During his time at '' Popteen'', he was referred to the nickname "Konan", and, in 2016, he was awarded 2nd place in '' Popteen's'' 2nd Handsome General Election. He modeled at the Kansai Collection 2016 Spring & Summer show, the Kansai Collection 2017 Spring & Summer show, and the Cho Jidai: Ultra Teens Fes 2017 show. Filmography Television Theatre Music video Film Publications Photobooks References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kominami, Koji 21st-century Japanese male actors Japanese male models Japanese male stage actors Living people 1994 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
