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Murao Seiichi
Murao (written: ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese mangaka *, Japanese judoka *, Japanese-American bookseller See also * Murao people Muraos are a community of agriculturists found in parts of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. They are also known as Maurya. They form a part of a wider community called the Kushwaha, which includes Koeri and Kachhi castes. The All India Kushwaha Kshatriya ... {{surname Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mio Murao
Mikio Murai (, 28 April 1952 – 16 April 2022), professionally known as Mio Murao () was a Japanese manga artist and writer, active for about 50 years. Life and career Born in Tokushima, Murao started his career as an assistant of Kimio Yanagisawa, and made his official debut as a mangaka in 1972 with ''Kappa Love Love Daisakusen'' (別冊少年ジャンプ), which was published in '' Bessatsu Shōnen Jump''. In 1974, he was awarded the Tezuka Award for ''Twin Banzai''. Murao had his breakout in the early 1980s, with the rabu-kome (romantic comedy) series ''Munasawagi no Houkago'', ''Kekkon Game'' and ''Binetsu My Love'', which were serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' and ''GORO'' and had multiple film and television adaptations. From the 1990s, he focused on the seinen is an editorial category of Japanese comics marketed toward young adult men. In Japanese, the word means "youth", but the term " manga" is also used to describe the target audience of magazine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanshiro Murao
is a Japanese judoka. Early life Murao was born in New York City in 2000, but grew up in Japan. He attended Tokai University. Career Murao won a medal at the 2019 World Judo Championships The 2019 World Judo Championships were held in Tokyo, Japan from 25 August to 1 September 2019. Schedule ''All times are local (Japan Standard Time, UTC+9).'' Medal summary Medal table Men's events Women's events Mixed events Prize m .... Murao won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Paris held in Paris, France. Murao won the silver medal at the 2024 Paris Olympic games. References External links * * * 2000 births Living people Martial artists from New York City American emigrants to Japan Tokai University alumni Japanese male judoka World judo champions 21st-century Japanese sportsmen Olympic judoka for Japan Judoka at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic medali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shig Murao
Shigeyoshi "Shig" Murao (村尾 重芳, ''Murao Shigeyoshi'', b. December 8, 1926 – d. October 18, 1999) was a Japanese-American bookseller who is mainly remembered as the City Lights manager and clerk who was arrested on June 3, 1957, for selling Allen Ginsberg's ''Howl'' to an undercover San Francisco police officer. In the trial that followed, Murao was charged with selling the book and Lawrence Ferlinghetti with publishing it. Murao and Ferlinghetti were exonerated, and ''Howl'' was judged protected under the First Amendment, a decision that paved the way for the publication of Henry Miller, D. H. Lawrence, William Burroughs, and many other writers who offended the sensibilities of the majority. Family background Murao's father, Shigekata Murao, was born in 1888 (d. early 1970s) in Chiran, Kagoshima (now part of the city of Minamikyūshū) to a former samurai family. He attended business school, and immigrated to Vancouver in 1910 against his family's wishes, working me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murao People
Muraos are a community of agriculturists found in parts of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. They are also known as Maurya. They form a part of a wider community called the Kushwaha, which includes Koeri and Kachhi castes. The All India Kushwaha Kshatriya Mahasabha is an organisation of these sub-castes, which also represents the interests of the Murao community. In Uttar Pradesh, a section of the community called Kunjra amongst Muslims, classified as an Other Backward Class, was formed due to conversion of Muraos to Islam. The Kunjra are also called ''Sabj Farosh'' and like Muraos, they grew vegetables. In recent times, the community produced educated individuals engaged in white collar jobs. The Kunjras are an urban based and landed community in Uttar Pradesh, a group among them, now called Kabaria has distinguished itself from the community by adopting the profession of dealing in scrap. However, vast majority of them are now involved in trade, business and are employed in service sec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |