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Saitō Myōjun
Saitō, Saito, Saitou or Saitoh (written: or ) are the 10th and 11th most common Japanese surnames respectively. Less common variants are , , and . Notable people with the surname include: Notable people with the surname *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese sailor *, Japanese women's footballer *, Japanese security guard taken hostage in Iraq in 2005 *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese motorcycle racer *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese idol, singer, actress and fashion model *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese karateka * Ayako Saitoh (born 1956), Japanese wheelchair curler, 2010 Winter Paralympian *, Japanese playwright, director, actor and theatre producer *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese Confucian scholar, historian, and poet *, Japanese long-distance runner *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese drifting driver *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese samurai and ''daimyō'' *, Japanese businessman *Eva Saito-Noda (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meiji Yasuda Life
is a Japanese life insurance company, which is headquartered in Tokyo and created in 2004 from the merger of Meiji Life and Yasuda Life. The company is one of the oldest and largest insurers in Japan. The Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company is a member of the Mitsubishi and Fuyo Group, Fuyo groups and participates in the former's Friday Conference. It is the main sponsor of the J1 League since 2015. History In 1881, entrepreneur Zenjiro Yasuda founded the Yasuda Mutual Life Insurance Company, making it part of the Yasuda zaibatsu. On January 1, 2004, Meiji Mutual Life Insurance Company and Yasuda Mutual Life Insurance Company merged to create the Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company. References External links * * Meiji Yasuda Life, Insurance companies based in Tokyo Mutual insurance companies Mitsubishi companies, Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company Japanese brands Fuyo Group Financial services companies established in 1881 1881 establishments in Japan Japane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiwa Saitō
is a Japanese voice actress represented by I'm Enterprise. She is best known for her anime roles, which include Hitagi Senjougahara in ''Monogatari'', Homura Akemi in ''Puella Magi Madoka Magica'', Yona in ''Akatsuki no Yona'', Chloe von Eizenbern in ''Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya'', Caster ( Tamamo-no-Mae and her variants) in '' Fate/Extra'' & '' Fate/Grand Order'' series, Aika S. Granzchesta in ''Aria'', Jean in ''Genshin Impact'' and Aoi Asahina in the Danganronpa video games and anime. Personal life Chiwa announced on July 29, 2013 that she had gotten married, and announced in October 2015 that she had given birth to her first child, a daughter. On January, 17, 2024, she announced that she was the mother of two additional children. Filmography TV Series ;1999 *'' Orphen: The Revenge'', Remi (ep. 1) ;2001 *''Kokoro Library'', Kokoro ;2002 *'' Panyo Panyo Di Gi Charat'', Mermaid Princess ;2003 *'' R.O.D -The TV-'', Anita King *'' Inuyasha'', Village Maiden 2 (ep. 129) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hideko Saito
is a Japanese cross-country skier. She competed in two events at 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 External links * 1950 births Living people Japanese female cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Japan Cross-country skiers at the 1972 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Miyagi Prefecture 20th-century Japanese sportswomen {{Japan-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haruka Saito
(born March 14, 1970, in Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan) is a Japanese softball player. She played in the Hitachi softball club from 1994 to 2006 and represented Japan as part of the Japan women's national softball team in the 1996, 2000, and 2004 Olympic Games. In 2000 and 2004, she played in the teams that won the bronze and silver medals, respectively. Retirement Following her final Olympics appearance in 2004, Saitō continued at Hitachi softball club as a playing coach until 2006, when she became the coach for the national team. She led them to the gold medal at the 2008 Olympics. In 2011, national teammate, Reika Utsugi, succeeded her as the national team coach. She currently serves as the technical vice chair on the Japan Softball Association. On 26 June, she was selected as a board director on the Japanese Olympic Committee The is the National Olympic Committee in Japan for the Olympic Games movement, based in Tokyo, Japan. It is a non-profit organisation that selects ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harley Saito
was a Japanese professional wrestler, who performed under the ring name . She spent much of her career for Ladies Legend Pro-Wrestling. Professional wrestling career Trained by Nancy Kumi at the JWP Joshi Puroresu Dojo, Sayori Saito mader her debut for JWP in 1986, adopting the name Halley, from Halley's comet. In March 1987, she wrestled a show for New Japan Pro-Wrestling, losing to Miss A. During that time, she changed her ring name to Harley, from Harley-Davidson motorcycles. She avenged the loss in April 1988 at the Ikki Kajiwara Memorial Show. In 1992, she went overseas to the United States, wrestling for the Ladies Professional Wrestling Association. While in the LPWA, she defeated Denise Storm in the finals of a tournament to determine the first LPWA Japanese Champion. She was the first and only champion, as the LPWA folded later that year. Upon returning to Japan, she joined the exodus from JWP to form Ladies Legend Pro-Wrestling. She would occasionally wrestle unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saitō Hajime
(born ; February 18, 1844 – September 28, 1915) was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period, who most famously served as the captain of the third unit of the Shinsengumi. He was one of the few core members who survived the numerous wars of the Bakumatsu period. He was later known as and worked as a police officer in Tokyo during the Meiji Restoration where he worked mostly undercover for them and for the Japanese government. Early years He was born in Edo, Musashi Province (now Tokyo).Itō, "Takada kinshin kara Tonami zaijūroku," p. 145 Very little is known about his early life. He was born to , an '' ashigaru'' of the Akashi Domain, who had bought the rank of ''gokenin'' (a low-ranking retainer directly serving the Tokugawa shōgun), and his wife . He had an older brother named Hiroaki and an older sister named Katsu. According to the published records of his family, Saitō left Edo in 1862, after accidentally killing a ''hatamoto''.Itō, "Shinsengumi kessei made," ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giyo Saito
was a Japanese swimmer. He competed in two events at the 1924 Summer Olympics. He died during World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo .... References External links * 1903 births 1944 deaths Japanese male backstroke swimmers Olympic swimmers for Japan Swimmers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic coaches for Japan Place of birth missing Japanese military personnel killed in World War II 20th-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fusae Ohta
is a Japanese politician, a former governor of Osaka Prefecture, and the country's first female prefectural governor. Her married name is . She is affiliated to the revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi. Career Born in Kure, Hiroshima, she later moved to Toyohashi, Aichi. After graduating from the University of Tokyo with an economics degree in 1976, Ohta entered the Ministry of International Trade and Industry. She served in MITI until 1997, when she became vice-governor of Okayama Prefecture. She returned to the ministry in 1999. Ohta became governor of Osaka prefecture after the resignation of Knock Yokoyama in 2000. She was re-elected in 2004, and after eight years in office was succeeded by lawyer and TV personality Tōru Hashimoto. Osaka hosts the March sumo tournament, one of Japan's six major tournaments, and the governor of each prefecture presents the "Governor's Prize" to the champion of each tournament. Given the Sumo Association's view that there is a traditional ban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fumio Saito
was a Japanese basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal .... References 1953 births 2019 deaths Japanese men's basketball players Olympic basketball players for Japan Basketball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Basketball players from Tokyo 20th-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eva Saito-Noda
Eva Saito-Noda (25 June 1921 – 6 September 2004) was a Canadian composer, pianist and teacher who studied in America and taught in America, Canada, and Japan. She published her music under the name Eva Saito. Saito-Noda was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, to Fuku Kaneko and Taimon Saito. She married Richard Kenji Noda. Saito-Noda earned a B.S. in music education from Columbia University; a Master of Sacred Music from Union Theological Seminary Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York (shortened to UTS or Union) is a Private college, private ecumenical liberal Christian seminary in Morningside Heights, Manhattan, affiliated with Columbia University since 1928. Presently, Co ...; and a Dalcroze Certificate from the Dalcroze School in New York. Saito-Noda taught music in Canada, Japan, and the United States. The Ohio State Music Teachers Association awarded her Composer of the Year in 1976. She died at her home in Wailuku, Hawaii. Some of Saito-Noda’s comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eishiro Saito
(November 11, 1911 - April 22, 2002) was a Japanese businessman, the former President of Nippon Steel, the 6th Chairman of the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) from 1986 to 1991, President of the Japan Science Foundation from 1988, President of the Japan Sports Fund, and President of the Nagano Olympic Organizing Committee. Biography Saito was born in Yasuda-machi, Kitakanbara District, Niigata, present day Agano city. In 1941, Saito joined Nippon Steel. In 1968, he became their Senior Managing Director and in 1973 he became Executive Vice President. In 1981, he became chairman and CEO of Nippon Steel. In 1987, he retired as chairman, and became Honorary Chairman. Saito died of heart failure at the age of 90. Saito was survived by two children, a daughter and son. Public affairs In 1986, when the 5th Chairman of Keidanren, Yoshihiro Inayama, retired, Saito was chosen with unanimous consent. Previous to being chosen as Chairman, Saito was one of 10 Vice Chairmen, and it w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saitō Dōsan
, also known as Saitō Toshimasa (斎藤 利政), was a Japanese samurai lord and daimyo during the Sengoku period.Louis-Frédéric, Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"Saitō Dōsan"in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 809. He was also known as the for his ruthless tactics. He was appointed Governor of Yamashiro Province, Yamashiro by the Imperial Court in Kyoto, Imperial Court. After entering monkhood in his later years, he was also called ''Saitō Yamashiro-nyudō-no-kami'' (斎藤山城入道守). Biography Saitō Dōsan has long been regarded as a symbolic figure of "Gekokujō" (the rise of those of lower status to positions of power), rising from a humble oil merchant to the ruler of Mino Province. However, recent research suggests that it was actually Dōsan's father who was the oil merchant. This implies that Dōsan's "Gekokujō" was a two-generation achievement involving both father and son. He became a daimyo through ''Gekokujō'' of Toki Yorinari at Mino Province in 1542. Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
