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Masato
Masato (written: , , , , , , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *Masato (kickboxer) (born 1979), Japanese former welterweight kickboxer, won K-1 WORLD MAX kickboxing tournament in 2003, 2008 *Masato Amada (born 1974), Japanese voice actor *, Japanese actor *Masato Hagiwara (born 1971), Japanese actor *Masato Harada (born 1949), Japanese film director and actor * Masato Hatanaka (born 1975), Japanese musician *Masato Hayakawa (born 1986), Japanese singer and musician * Masato Ichishiki (born 1971), author of the SD Gundam comics *, Japanese film director and screenwriter *, Japanese anime director and screenwriter *, Japanese game developer and scenario writer *Masato Kawabata (born 1977), professional drifting driver * Masato Kitera, Japanese diplomat *Masato Kurogi (born 1989), Japanese football player for Cerezo Osaka *, Japanese judoka *Masato Morishige (born 1987), Japanese football player for F.C. Tokyo *Masato Nakamura (born 1958) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Masato (kickboxer)
is a Japanese retired welterweight kickboxer. He was the ISKA World Welterweight Oriental Rules champion, as well as the winner of the K-1 WORLD MAX World tournament in 2003 and 2008. In addition, he was also the runner-up of the K-1 World MAX World tournament in 2004 and 2007. Prior to the K-1 Rising event in Madrid in May 2012, it was announced that Masato will be working as an executive producer for K-1. Biography Early life Masato Kobayashi was born in Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture Japan on March 10, 1979. When he was young, he moved to Niiza, Saitama because of his parents' job. He started going to Asagiri Municipal Asagiri 4th Junior High School ( ja). After graduating junior high school, he attended Saitama Sakae High School, but soon dropped out with his friends. He described the reason for dropping out simply as "enthusiasm" when he appeared on popular Japanese television show "Junk Sports" ( ja). After dropping out, he worked many jobs but did not hold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Masato Hayakawa
(born December 17, 1986), known professionally as Masato, is a Japanese singer, musician, songwriter, producer and model. He is known for being the bandleader and vocalist of the Japanese rock band Coldrain since their formation in 2007. He was a former member of AVER, alongside one of his fellow Coldrain members, drummer Katsuma Minatani. Hayakawa is also known as being the director and designer of a clothing line, as well as being a model for Over(all) Tokyo. Early life Masato David Hayakawa was born on December 17, 1986, in Nagoya, Japan. He was born to an American mother from Iowa and a Japanese father who was born in Niigata. He was taught to speak English at a young age by his mother, who was an English teacher. All of this has helped him to become fluent in English as well as Japanese. Hayakawa has stated that he hated it at the time but is very grateful for it now. This duality in his family made Hayakawa fly out to the United States every summer. On one of these v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Masato Hatanaka
is a Japanese musician, composer, sound artist, sound designer and producer. Biography Masato Hatanaka is a composer who conceives the concept of haute couture sound on his quest for the way sound should be. He creates works in the various fields of Art, Architecture, Design and the Performing Arts. His notable works in 2011 include music compositions for the ISSEY MIYAKE Paris Collection, CANON "NEOREAL WONDER" at Milano Salone. Ballet music *Arise **Choreograph : Yaroslav Ivanenko, Heather Jurgensen **Dance: Heather Jurgensen **Music: Masato Hatanaka *Nostalgia **Choreography: Yaroslav Ivanenko (Hamburg Ballet) **Dance: Yaroslav Ivanenko **Music: Masato Hatanaka *Prisoners of Feelings **World premiere: Copenhagen, Denmark, 2003 **Choreography: Jiří Bubeníček **Dance: Otto Bubeníček and Jiří Bubeníček **Music: Masato Hatanaka *Trip **World premiere: Hamburg, Germany, 2003 **Choreography: Jiří Bubeníček **Music: Masato Hatanaka *Bolero 2 **World premiere: Iwamizaw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Masato Sakai
あ is a Japanese actor. Since the success of '' Naoki Hanzawa'' (2013), he has become one of the most famous actors in Japan. Career Sakai aspired to become a bureaucrat until high school, but when he entered university, he decided to pursue a career as an actor. He won the award for best actor at the 31st Yokohama Film Festival for '' The Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio'' and ''The Chef of South Polar'' and the award for best supporting actor at the 2008 Nikkan Sports Film Award, at the 33rd Hochi Film Award and at the 51st Blue Ribbon Awards. He also received a nomination for best supporting actor at the 32nd Japan Academy Film Prize. Personal life He is married to Japanese actress and J-pop singer Miho Kanno is a Japanese actress and J-Pop singer. Her nickname is ''Kanchan'' (菅ちゃん). She was born in Sakado, Saitama, Japan. Career In 1992, Kanno made her debut as a member of a group called '' Sakurakko Club'' after passing the orientation .... He has two chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Masato Tachibana
is a Japanese weightlifter. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References 1972 births Living people Japanese male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Japan Weightlifters at the 1996 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Hokkaido {{Japan-weightlifting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Masato Hagiwara
is a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator and professional mahjong player. Biography Early life and education When Hagiwara was three years old, his parents divorced and he was taken in by his father. However, his father died when he was in the fourth grade, and was then raised by his paternal grandparents in Chigasaki until he was 15 years old. As a result, he spent most of his younger life without his mother. AERA February 8, 1999 issue, pp. 52-56, "Contemporary Portrait: Masato Hagiwara" After graduating from Chigasaki Shiritsu Umeda Junior High School, Hagiwara moved to Tokyo. He enrolled in the part-time program at Tokyo Metropolitan Toyama High School, but dropped out after only one week. Later on, he went to the United States for a short period of time and was impressed by the movie audiences he saw in New York City, which led him to become interested in acting as a career. After returning to Japan, when he was helping out at his mother's bar in Shinjuku, he caught th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Masato Morishige
is a Japanese professional association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football)#Centre-back, centre-back, captain and currently play for club, FC Tokyo. International career In July 2007, Morishige was elected Japan national under-20 football team, Japan U20 national team for 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. At this tournament, he played three matches as defensive midfielder. In August 2008, he was elected Japan national under-23 football team, Japan U23 national team for Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 2008 Summer Olympics. At this tournament, he played full time in all three matches as defender. Career statistics Club .Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社"2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)" 8 February 2017, Japan, (p. 72 out of 289) International :''Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Morishige goal.'' Honours Oita Trinita *J.Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Masato Mihara
is a Japanese judoka. He competed in the men's half-heavyweight event at 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 External links * 1959 births Living people Japanese male judoka Olympic judoka for Japan Judoka at the 1984 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-judo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Masato Kitera
Masato Kitera (木寺 昌人, ''Kitera Masato'', born 10 October 1952) is a Japanese diplomat who served as ambassador to France from 2016 to 2019 and ambassador to China from 2013 to 2016. Born in Tokyo on 10 October 1952, he studied law at the University of Tokyo and joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan), Ministry of Foreign Affairs after graduating in 1976. He served as director for African affairs, chief of the International Cooperation Bureau and chief secretary in the ministry. He also briefly served as Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary for foreign affairs, before being appointed ambassador to China in 2012, to replace Shinichi Nishimiya, who had died soon after his appointment. Kitera left the post and was appointed Ambassador to France in 2016, serving until 2019. After retiring from public service, Kitera has served on the board of Marubeni, Nippon Steel and Japan Tobacco. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
