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Makoto Iida
is a unisex Japanese name although it is more commonly used by males. As a noun, Makoto means "sincerity" (誠) or "truth" (真, 眞). People Given name * Makoto (musician) (born 1977), drum and bass artist *Makoto (Sharan Q) ( まこと), drummer of Sharan Q *Makoto (streamer) ( まこと), Japanese streamer, voice actress *Makoto (wrestler) (born 1989), professional wrestler *, Japanese basketball player *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese actor *, Japanese chemist *, Japanese writer *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese writer *, Japanese academic *, landscape designer often credited with inventing the fortune cookie *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese basketball player *, Japanese Paralympic judoka *, birth name of , Japanese actor and voice actor *, professional baseball player *, professional golfer *, Japanese economist *Mako (actor) (岩松 誠, 1933–2006), Japanese-American actor and voice actor frequently credited as Mako *, Japanese sport wrestler *, Japanese musi ... [...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] |
Makoto Furukawa (writer)
Makoto Furukawa () is a Japanese writer. In January 2020, he won the 162nd Akutagawa Prize The is a Japanese literary award presented biannually. Because of its prestige and the considerable attention the winner receives from the media, it is, along with the Naoki Prize, one of Japan's most sought after literary prizes. History Th ... for his book ''Seitaka Awadachisō''. References Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Japanese male writers Akutagawa Prize winners {{Japan-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makoto Kawahira
is a Japanese ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 (), were a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Nagano, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, with some events .... References External links * 1971 births Living people Japanese ice hockey players Oji Eagles players Olympic ice hockey players for Japan Ice hockey players at the 1998 Winter Olympics Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Medalists at the 1996 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 2003 Asian Winter Games Ice hockey players at the 1996 Asian Winter Games Ice hockey players at the 2003 Asian Winter Games Asian Games medalists in ice hockey Ice hockey people from Tomakomai {{Japan-icehockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makoto Kawabata
Kawabata Makoto ( ) is a Japanese musician and founding member of the band Acid Mothers Temple. He was part of one line-up of Gong when Acid Mothers Temple and Gong briefly fused into one group. Band history Kawabata is chiefly famous for his leadership of Acid Mothers Temple and its variants; however, he has also played in many other bands since the start of his career in the late 1970s. Some of these bands are: * Baroque Bordello * Toho Sara * Erochika * Tsurubami * Musica Transonic * Mainliner * Mothers of Invasion * Nishinihon * Floating Flower Solo discography In addition to the many records recorded with bands, Kawabata Makoto has an extensive solo discography. Major releases are: * The 'Private Tapes' series (1999–2004) * Inui.1 (2000) * Inui.2 (2000) * I'm in Your Inner Most (2001) * Hosanna Mantra (2007) * Inui.4 (2007) * We're one-sided lovers each other's (2013- Bam Balam.records) Musical philosophy In 2000, Kawabata wrote "Music, for me, is neither somethi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makoto Kamada
is a Japanese former wrestler who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the .... References External links * 1950 births Living people Olympic wrestlers for Japan Wrestlers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Japanese male sport wrestlers Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Asian Games medalists in wrestling Wrestlers at the 1974 Asian Games Medalists at the 1974 Asian Games 20th-century Japanese sportsmen World Wrestling Championships medalists {{Japan-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mako (actor)
was a Japanese-American actor, credited mononymously in almost all of his acting roles as simply Mako (マコ), pronounced "MAH-ko". His career in film, on television, and on stage spanned five decades and 165 productions. He was an Academy Award, Golden Globe Award and Tony Award nominee. Born and raised in Kobe, Mako moved to the United States after the Second World War, where his dissident parents had moved to escape political persecution. After serving with the U.S. Army during the Korean War, he trained in acting at the Pasadena Playhouse and later co-founded the East West Players. His role as Po-Han (his second credited role on film) in the 1966 film '' The Sand Pebbles'' saw him nominated for the Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. His other various roles included Kichijiro in the 1971 film adaptation of ''Silence'', Oomiak "The Fearless One" in '' The Island at the Top of the World'' (1974), Akiro the Wizard in ''Conan the Barbarian'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makoto Itoh
was a Japanese economist who was considered internationally to be one of the most important scholars of Karl Marx's theory of value. He taught at Kokugakuin University, Tokyo, and was a professor emeritus of the University of Tokyo. Itoh belonged to the school of economic thought founded by Kozo Uno and was one of the few Japanese Marxian economists who published widely in English-language journals such as Science & Society, Monthly Review, Capital & Class, New Left Review and Ampo The more commonly known as the U.S.–Japan Security Treaty in English and as the ''Anpo jōyaku'' or just ''Anpo'' in Japanese, is a treaty that permits the presence of U.S. military bases on Japanese soil, and commits the two nations to defen .... He published 24 books, of which 6 are in English, and 5 are translated and published in Chinese. Itoh died from a heart attack on February 7, 2023, at the age of 86. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makoto Inoue
is a Japanese professional golfer. Inoue plays on the Japan Golf Tour The Japan Golf Tour () is a prominent professional golf tour. It was founded in 1973 and as of 2006, it offered the third-highest annual prize fund out of the regular (that is not for seniors) men's professional tours after the PGA Tour and the ..., and has won twice. Professional wins (3) Japan Golf Tour wins (2) Japan Challenge Tour wins (1) External links * Japanese male golfers Japan Golf Tour golfers Sportspeople from Yamaguchi Prefecture 1974 births Living people {{Japan-golf-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makoto Imaoka
, nicknamed "Makochan", is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball from 1997 to 2012 for the Hanshin Tigers and Chiba Lotte Marines. Playing career Imaoka spent several uneventful seasons in the Japanese professional leagues before being chosen as the leadoff batter by Senichi Hoshino, who managed the Hanshin Tigers from 2002 to 2004. Imaoka won the batting title in 2003 with a .340 batting average, and his team won the Central League pennant the same year. He had previously played shortstop and second base, but was converted to third base in 2004. He continued his hitting prowess, and led the league with 147 RBI in 2005. He fell into a huge slump in 2006, and missed half of the season due to injuries. He won a silver medal playing for the Japanese national team in the 1996 Summer Olympics before entering the Japanese professional leagues. Coaching career Imaoka spent the 2023 and 2024 seasons as the hitting coach for the Han ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryō Horikawa
is a Japanese actor and Voice acting in Japan, voice actor from Osaka. He is married to fellow Japanese Voice acting in Japan, voice actress Hitomi Oikawa since 1988. His former stage name is also , which uses the kanji of his given name, though pronounced "Ryō". He is best known for his roles as Vegeta from the ''Dragon Ball'' series, Reinhard von Lohengramm from ''Legend of the Galactic Heroes'', Andromeda Shun from ''Saint Seiya'', Heiji Hattori from ''Detective Conan'', and Captain Falcon in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series. Career Horikawa started out as a child actor in elementary school. He made his debut in voice acting as Kenta Hirono, the protagonist of the 1984 anime ''Wing-Man, Dream Soldier Wing-Man''. From there, he became famous for his anime character roles as Andromeda Shun (''Saint Seiya''), Reinhard von Lohengramm (''Legend of the Galactic Heroes''), Vegeta (''Dragon Ball'' series), and Heiji Hattori (''Detective Conan''). He is also well known for his game r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makoto Hirose
is a Japanese Paralympic judoka in Lightweight. In 2004 he won the silver medal in the men's 60 kg, but was not upgraded when Sergio Arturo Perez was stripped of his gold medal after testing positive for a banned substance. In 2008 he made it to the quarter-finals but lost to Mouloud Noura (Algeria). In 2012 he switched to 66 kg (half-lightweight) and lost the semi-final to Zhao Xu (China). The 2016 Summer Paralympics The 2016 Summer Paralympics (), the 15th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for disabled sports, athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, f ... in Rio will be his fourth Games. In the 60 kg, he won his second silver medal when Sherzod Namozov (Uzbekistan) beat him in the final. At the 2010 Asian Para Games he won a bronze medal in the men's -66 kg event. References External links * 1976 births Living people Japanese male judo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makoto Hiejima
Makoto Hiejima (; born August 11, 1990) is a Japanese professional basketball player for Utsunomiya Brex of the Japanese B.League. Professional career A Fukuoka Prefecture native and Rakunan High School alum, Hiejima attended Aoyama Gakuin University before making his pro debut with the Aisin SeaHorses Mikawa in 2013. He played a pivotal role in helping the rebranded SeaHorses Mikawa win the B.League West Division (46–14) in 2016–17 in the circuit's inaugural campaign and finish first in the Central Division (48–12) in 2017–18, when he was named league MVP behind averages of 12.9 points, 4.1 assists and 2.9 rebounds in 55 games. In July 2018, Hiejima signed a five-year deal with Link Tochigi Brex. As part of his deal with the Brex, he was free to pursue higher-level opportunities elsewhere and return to Tochigi at any time. The following month, he signed with the Brisbane Bullets of the Australian NBL under the league's Asian Player rule. On January 5, 2019, he was r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
