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Okinawan Name
Okinawan names ( Okinawan: /, ''nā'') today have only two components, the family names (surnames or last names) first and the given names last. Okinawan family names represent the distinct historical and cultural background of the islands which now comprise Okinawa Prefecture in Japan. Expatriates originally from Okinawa also have these names. Modern names As Japanese citizens, Okinawans today comply with the Japanese family register (''koseki'') system. Accordingly, an Okinawan name has only two components, a family name and a given name. A family name is called ''myōji'' (苗字 or 名字), ''uji'' (氏) or ''sei'' (姓), and a given name is called the "front name" (名前, ''namae'') or "lower name" (下の名前, ''shita no namae''). The family name precedes the given name. The given name may be referred to as the "lower name" because, in vertically-written Japanese, the given name appears under the family name. Japanese family names generally show regional variation, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manami Higa
is a Japanese actress. Her mother was a model. She graduated from Okinawa Prefectural Central High School. She gained recognition as an actress when she was selected in an audition of 2,156 people to star in the NHK Asadora ''Dondo Hare is a Japanese television drama that aired on NHK in 2007. It was the 76th Asadora. Cast * Manami Higa as Natsumi Asakura * Ren Osugi as Keigo Asakura, Natsumi's father * Masako Mori (singer), Masako Mori as Fusako Asakura, Natsumi's mother * Asa ...'' in 2006. Filmography Film Television References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Higa, Manami Japanese actresses Japanese female models Actors from Okinawa Prefecture 1986 births Living people People from Uruma, Okinawa Asadora lead actors Ryukyuan people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shingaki . Notable people with the surname include:
* , Japanese wrestler
* , Japanese boxer
* , Japanese voice actor
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Shingaki is a Japanese surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aragaki
Aragaki (written: 新垣) is a Ryukyuan surname. Another Japanese surname also spelt Aragaki in romanisation is 荒垣. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese journalist *, Japanese Go player *, Japanese singer *, Japanese boxer *, Japanese actress, model and singer Fictional characters *, a character in the light novel series ''Oreimo'' {{surname Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arakaki
Arakaki is an Okinawan surname. In Okinawan language, it pronounced Arakachi. It means New Stone Wall or “wild enclosure”, but actually denoting the enclosure around a Shintō shrine. Notable people with the surname include: *Alberto Arakaki, AKA japa (born 1972), Brazilian professional vert skater * Ankichi Arakaki (1899–1927), Okinawan martial artist * Dennis Arakaki (born 1943), American politician and social worker * Ernesto Arakaki (born 1979), Peruvian football defender playing for Alianza Lima * Hayato Arakaki, Japanese professional baseball player * Hideyoshi Arakaki (born 1998), Peruvian footballer *Hisako Arakaki (born 1977), Ryukyuan J-pop singer from Okinawa, Japan * Hitoe Arakaki (born 1981), the oldest member of the J-pop group SPEED in Japan * Kiyoshi Arakaki (born 1954), karate practitioner, historian & novelist * Maria Eduarda Arakaki (born 2003), Brazilian rhythmic gymnast * Nagisa Arakaki (born 1980), professional baseball player in Japan's Nippon Professi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyashiro (surname)
Miyashiro (written: 都城, 宮代, 宮城) is a Japanese surname. 宮代 also be pronounced Miyadai. 宮城 also be pronounced Miyagi. In Okinawan language Okinawan (, , , ), or more precisely Central Okinawan, is a Northern Ryukyuan languages, Ryukyuan language spoken primarily in the southern half of the Okinawa Island, island of Okinawa, as well as in the surrounding islands of Kerama Islands, K ..., 宮城 may be pronounced Naagusuku or Naagushiku. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese geologist * Aldo Miyashiro (born 1976), Peruvian playwright, screenwriter and actor * Augusto Miyashiro (born 1949), Peruvian engineer and politician * Paulo Miyashiro, Brazilian triathlete * Ron Miyashiro, American artist * Tamari Miyashiro (born 1987), American volleyball player {{surname Japanese-language surnames Okinawan surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyagi (surname)
Miyagi (written: 宮城 lit. "shrine fortress") is a Japanese surname. It can be read as Miyashiro, or ''Naagusuku'' in the Ryukyu Islands. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese tennis player *, Okinawan martial artist * Kintaro Miyagi, Filipino footballer * Juma Miyagi (born 2003), Ugandan cricketer *, also known as Kyouko Tonguu, is a Japanese voice actress *, Japanese model and television personality *, Japanese footballer * Michiko Miyagi *, Japanese koto musician * Mimi Miyagi (born 1973), the screen name of Filipina porn star and aspiring politician Melody Damayo *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese theatre director * Vern Miyagi, United States Army general and civil servant *, Okinawan Marxist Fictional characters * Mr. Miyagi, a martial arts mentor in '' The Karate Kid'' series, loosely based on Chojun Miyagi *Ryota Miyagi, a character in the manga series ''Slam Dunk A slam dunk, also simply known as a dunk, is a type of basketball shot that is performed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misaki Oshiro
is a Japanese weightlifter. Oshiro represented Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's flyweight category (48 kg), along with her compatriot Hiromi Miyake. Oshiro placed eighth in this event, as she successfully lifted 80 kg in the single-motion snatch, and hoisted 92 kg in the two-part, shoulder-to-overhead clean and jerk The clean and jerk is a composite of two weightlifting movements, most often performed with a barbell: the clean and the jerk. During the ''clean'', the lifter moves the barbell from the floor to a racked position across the deltoids, without rest ..., for a total of 172 kg. References External linksNBC 2008 Olympics profile 1984 births Living people Olympic weightlifters for Japan Weightlifters at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Naha Japanese female weightlifters 21st-century Japanese sportswomen {{Japan-weightlifting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatsuhiro Oshiro
Tatsuhiro (written: 龍弘, 辰寛, 達弘, 達裕, 立裕, 立禮, 竜拓 or 竜洋) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese judoka *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese writer and playwright *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese sport wrestler Fictional characters *, protagonist of the manga series ''Welcome to the N.H.K. is a Japanese novel series written by Tatsuhiko Takimoto. It was published by Kadokawa Shoten in Japan in January 2002, and in English by Tokyopop in October 2007. The story revolves around Tatsuhiro Sato, a 22-year-old '' hikikomori'', an a ...'' {{given name Japanese masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gackt
, better known as Gackt (stylized in all caps), is a Japanese singer-songwriter, musician, record producer and actor. Born in Okinawa Prefecture, Okinawa to a Ryukyuan people, Ryukyuan family, Gackt learned the piano at a young age and was raised on classical music and enka before becoming interested in rock music while attending high school. He has been active since 1993, first as the frontman of the short-lived independent band Cains:Feel, and then from 1995 the now-defunct visual kei rock band Malice Mizer. Gackt started his solo career in 1999 with debut Mini-LP, mini-album ''Mizérable (EP), Mizérable'' and first full-length album ''Mars (Gackt album), Mars'' (2000). He has released nine studio albums and, with forty-eight singles released, holds the male soloist record for most top ten consecutive singles in Japanese music history. They are mostly conceived around two conceptual stories "Moon Saga" (''Moon (Gackt album), Moon'', ''Crescent (Gackt album), Crescent'', ''Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oshiro
Ōshiro (Oshiro or Ooshiro) is the transliteration of several Japanese and Okinawan surnames. One of the names, 大城, means "big castle". People with the name include: * (born 1973), Okinawan singer-songwriter and actor, commonly known as Gackt * Kaz Oshiro (born 1967), Okinawa born artist based in Los Angeles * Kūron Oshiro (尾城 九龍, born 1961) Japanese musical composer and arranger * Matsumi Ōshiro (大城 松美, fl. 1980–1990), Japanese voice actress born in Tokyo *Misaki Oshiro (大城 みさき; born 1984), Okinawan weightlifter * Miwa Oshiro (大城 美和, born 1983), Japanese gravure idol, model and actress born to Okinawan father * Nick Oshiro (born 1978), Japanese-American musician, drummer of the industrial metal band Static-X *Tatsuhiro Oshiro (大城 立裕, born 1925), Okinawan novelist and playwright *Toshihiro Oshiro (大城 利弘; born 1949), Okinawan martial artist * Vanesa Oshiro (大城 バネサ; born 1981), Nikkei enka singer born in Argentina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
