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Yo! SushiYo! Sushi is a British restaurant chain that uses the Japanese style conveyor belt method of delivering sushi to customers. In each restaurant various sushi dishes and other Japanese cooked foods are prepared in a kitchen in plain view of customers and then set on the thin conveyer belt. The belt ca..
YosaiKikuchi Yōsai (菊池容斎 1781-1878), Japanese painter, was the son of a samurai named Kawara of Edo. He was adopted by the Kikuchi family, who were old hereditary retainers of the Tokugawa clan. When eighteen, he became a pupil of Takata Enjo; but, after studying the principles of the Kano, Shij..
YosakoiYosakoi (よさこい) is a unique style of dance that originated in Japan. Yosakoi started in the city of Kochi in 1954, as a modern rendition of Awa odori, a traditional summer dance. As of 2005, yosakoi-style dancing has spread throughout much of Japan. The style of dance is highly energetic, com..
Yosano AkikoAkiko Yosano Yosano Akiko (与謝野 晶子 Yosano Akiko, December 7, 1878 - May 29, 1942) was a Japanese author and poet. She was born a daughter of a rich merchant in Sakai, Osaka. When she was a high school student, she began to subscribe to the poetry magazine Myōjō (Bright Star), and h..
Yosan LineThe is a railway line serving the island of Shikoku, Japan. Part of the Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku) network, it runs along the Inland Sea, connecting the prefectural capitals of Takamatsu (Kagawa Prefecture) and Matsuyama (Ehime Prefecture), continuing to Uwajima. The line also has two b..
Yosa BusonGrave of Yosa Buson Yosa Buson, or Yosa no Buson (与謝蕪村, 1716 – December 25, 1784), was a Japanese poet and painter from the Edo period. Along with Matsuo Bashō and Kobayashi Issa, Buson is considered among the greatest poets of the Edo Period. Buson was born in the village of ..
Yosa District, KyotoYosa (与謝郡; Yosa-gun) is a district located in Kyoto, Japan. As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 27,829 and a density of 165 persons per km². The total area is 169.02 km². Towns and villages IneYosano Mergers On March 1, 2006 the towns of Kaya, Iwa..
YoseYou may also be looking for the Hebrew name Yose; see Jose. Yose is a Japanese language term used in the board game go in connection with go endgame plays. It is not, properly speaking, synonymous with the endgame phase as a whole in a game of go — it has often been used that way in the Engli..
Yosef AlmogiYosef Almogi was the mayor of Haifa from 1974 — 1975. During these years he was affiliated with the Israeli Labor Party. ..
Yosef AvniYosef Avni (b. December 25, 1924) was an Irgun activist. He was born in Jerusalem as Yosef Danoch, after the establishment of the State of Israel, he changed his name to Avni (his underground cover name). Avni went to work as a locksmith at a young age, to help provide for his family (learned his jo..
Yosef Ben-JochannanYosef Ben-Jochannan (born 1918) is an African-American historian known for his Afrocentric views. Ben-Jochannan, also known as Dr. Ben, is an author of numerous books, primarily on ancient Nile Valley civilizations and their impact to Western cultures. ..
Yosef BlauYosef Blau is an Orthodox rabbi. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1959 at Yeshiva University, and earned a Masters of Science degree at Yeshiva University's Belfer Graduate School of Science in 1960. He was ordained at Yeshiva University's affiliated Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminar..
Yosef BurgYosef Salomon Burg (January 31, 1909 - October 15, 1999) was an Israeli politician and Rabbi. Born in Dresden, Germany, he attended the Rabbinical Seminary in Berlin and the University of Berlin from 1928 to 1931. He received a Doctorate in philosophy from the University of Leipzig in 1933. He cont..
Yosef ChaimThe name Yosef Chaim can refer to a few people: Chacham Yosef Chaim of Baghdad (1832 - 1909), better known as the Ben Ish Chai ("Son of Man (who) Lives")Yosef Chaim Brenner (1881 - 1921), a pioneer in Hebrew literatureRabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld (1849 - 1932), the anti-Zionist Rav of JerusalemYose..
Yosef Chaim SonnenfeldRabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld (1849–1932) was the Chief Rabbi of the Ashkenazi Haredi Jewish community of Jerusalem during the years of the British mandate and co-founder of the Edah HaChareidis. He was orginally given the name "Chaim", however, the name "Yosef" was added to him while he exp..
Yosef Dayan--> Rabbi Yosef Dayan was born in 1945 in Mexico to Sephardic Jewish parents from Aleppo, Syria. The Dayan family traces its lineage directly to the Exilarchs of the ancient Near East. He is considered by some followers to be the contemporary legitimate heir to the post of Nassi (Prince) of the ro..
Yosef Haim BrennerYosef Haim Brenner, alternately Yosef Chaim Brenner, (1881 - 1921) was a Ukrainian-born Hebrew-language author, one of the pioneers of modern Hebrew literature. Born to a poor family, Brenner grew up in grinding poverty. In 1902 he was drafted into the Russian army. Two years later, when the Russ..
Yosef KaroRabbi Yosef (Joseph) Ben Ephraim Karo (Caro) is one of the most important leaders in the history of halakha (Jewish law). He was born in Spain or Portugal in 1488; he died at Safed (Tzefat), Ottoman Palestine, March 24, 1575. He is also known as HaMechaber, Hebrew for "the author [of the Shulk..
Yosef LapidYosef (Tommy) Lapid (Hebrew: יוסף (טומי) לפיד), (born. December 27,1931) is an Israeli journalist and former politician and media manager. Lapid is best known for leading the secular-liberal Shinui party from 1999 to 2006. He is vehemently opposed to the influence and power of Orthodox..
Yosef MendelevitchYosef Mendelevitch (or Mendelovitch) (b. 1948 in Riga), was a well-known Jewish refusenik in the former Soviet Union who gained fame for his adherence to Zionism and public attempts to emigrate to Israel at a time when it was considered to be against the law in the USSR. He was one of the participan..
Yosef MishlavAluf Yosef Mishlav (b. 1952) is a general in the Israel Defense Forces and currently the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories. He joined the IDF in November 1970, and among other posts, served as Deputy Commander of IDF Forces in Lebanon. During this time he attended various I..
Yosef ReinmanRabbi Yosef Reinman is an American Orthodox rabbi and writer, historian, and scholar. His monographs and articles have appeared in many Jewish periodicals and his study of Talmudic contractual law is a standard text in yeshivas throughout the world. He lives in Lakewood, New Jersey. He is the autho..
Yosef ShagalYosef Shagal is a Azerbaijani-Jewish Israel Beiteinu MK politician and a former journalist for a Channel 9 Russian-language news program. He signed up barely a month before the elections and managed to get one seat in the party. He immigrated from Azerbaijan to Israel in 1990. [] ..
Yosef Shalom EliashivRabbi Y.S. Eliashiv Yosef Shalom Eliashiv (יוסף שלום אלישיב), (b. 1910) is a Haredi rabbi and posek (arbiter of Jewish law) who lives in Jerusalem, Israel. Presently well into his nineties, he is active and remains the paramount leader of Israel's Lithuanian non-Hasidic Haredi..
Yosef Shlomo KahanemanRabbi Yosef Shlomo Kahaneman Rabbi Yosef Shlomo Kahaneman (1886–1969) was an Orthodox Jewish rabbi and rosh yeshiva of the Ponevezh yeshiva. He was a renowned Torah and Talmudic scholar. Rabbi Kahaneman was born in Kuhl, Lithuania, a small town of about 500 of which about a third were ..
Yosef TamirJosef Tamir is an Israeli lawyer and politician. Tamir was the son of Shmuel Tamir (Katzenelson). Like his father, Tamir served in the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament. He also served as Israel's Minister of Justice. Tamir is now an active member of the Israeli Lawyers' Guild and was a member of th..
YosegiA closed yosegi An opened yosegi (note the numerous plates which have been slid to allow the opening) Yosegi are traditional Japanese wooden boxes. They feature an elaborate wood mosaic work, and a complicated opening procedure, which makes them suitable for keeping personal valuable obj..
YoseiYōsei (妖精, ようせい) is a Japanese word meaning fairy. Yōsei have traditionally been depicted as birds, swans, and spirits from another world, however in modern usage, the term has become synonymous with the English word fairy and usually refers to a small humanoid creature with insect-lik..
Yoseif YaronYoseif Yaron (aka Joseph Crick) is the founder, along with Dr Phillip Miller (Hebrew Union College), of the al-Qirqisani Center for the Promotion of Karaite Studies. The al-Qirqisani Center is the first Karaite publishing house in the United States, and one of the most productive Karaite publishing ..
YoseikanYoseikan was, in the beginning, the style created by master Minoru Mochizuki, (a student and assistant to Masters Jigoro Kano and Morihei Ueshiba before WW2) that later evolved into Yoseikan Budo. The old Yoseikan style included mainly jiujitsu, aiki-jujitsu and kobudo techniques - foot throws (ashi..
Yoseikan BudoYoseikan Budo is a comprehensive Japanese martial art founded by Master Minoru Mochizuki in 1931 and improved by his son, Hiroo Mochizuki. It is not a coherent mix of techniques from various martial arts, but rather its technique is based on shockwave movement, thus allowing more powerful hits with ..
Yosemite, KentuckyYosemite, KY is a rural community in eastern Casey County. Local pronunciation is "Yo-seh- mite". It was established in the 1870s for logging facilities owned by Cincinnati businessman Eugene Zimmerman. It was named by his daughter, who said the hilly area reminded her of the Yosemite valley in Cal..
Yosemite bowlineA Yosemite bowline is a secure loop knot. It is a bowline with the free end wrapped around one leg of the loop and tucked back through the knot. This method of tucking the free end is called the "Yosemite finish," and the Yosemite bowline is sometimes referred to as a "bowline with a Yosemite fi..
Yosemite CreekYosemite Creek, located in northern area of Yosemite National Park along Tioga Road (HWY 120), is a first-come first-served campground outside of Yosemite Valley. This campground is remote, quiet, and less populated relative to other campgrounds in Yosemite. The campground is 4 miles off the main r..
Yosemite Decimal SystemThe Yosemite Decimal System is a numerical system for rating the difficulty of walks, hikes, and climbs, primarily used for mountaineering in the United States. The rock climbing (5.x) portion of the scale is the primary climb grading system used in the US. The scale was initially developed as the..
Yosemite FallsYosemite Falls is the highest waterfall in North America. Located in Yosemite National Park in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, it is a major attraction in the park, especially in late spring when the water flow is at its peak. The total 2425-foot (739-m) distance from the top of the up..
Yosemite FirefallThe Yosemite Firefall was an 88 year old tradition in Yosemite National Park until it was discontinued in 1968 as part of de-emphasizing artificial attractions at the park. Every evening at 9:00 in Yosemite Valley, the crowd which had gathered for the nightly campfire program, would fall silent. A ..
Yosemite Lakes, CaliforniaYosemite Lakes is a census-designated place (CDP) in Madera County, California, United States. The population was 4,160 at the 2000 census. Geography Yosemite Lakes is located at [37°10′54″N, 119°46′17″W] (37.181600, -119.771484)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According..
Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine RailroadThe Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad is near Fish Camp, California, USA, in the Sierra National Forest. This 4-mile scenic narrow gauge heritage railway has been operated by Max Stauffer from 1981 to the present (2005). The railroad has two very old West Side Lumber Company (WSLC) three-truck..
Yosemite National Park[Featured articles ] "Yosemite" redirects here. For the Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies character, see Yosemite Sam. Yosemite National Park Yosemite National Park (pronounced "Yo-SEM-it-tee", IPA [joʊˈsɛməti]) is a national park largely in Mariposa County..
Yosemite Nordic HolidaysYosemite Nordic Holidays is a cross-country ski race held every February or March. The race, 10 miles in length, is California citizens' oldest cross country ski race, and is held at Yosemite National Park's Badger Pass Ski Area. ..
Yosemite SamYosemite Sam is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Brothers Looney Tunes series of cartoons. Animator Friz Freleng introduced Yosemite Sam in the 1945 film "Hare Trigger". With his irascible temper, short stature, and fiery hair, Sam was in some ways an alter-ego of Freleng, though the an..
Yosemite Sam (shortwave)Yosemite Sam is the nickname given by DXers to a mysterious station that first surfaced on December 19, 2004. It transmits on several shortwave frequencies in dual side band: 3700 kHz, 4300 kHz, 6500 kHz, and 10500 kHz. A transmission begins on one of the frequencies. Then ten seconds later, it is ..
Yosemite ValleyYosemite Valley with Half Dome in the distance. Yosemite Valley is a world-famous scenic location in the Sierra Nevada of California. It is the centerpiece of Yosemite National Park. More than 100 million visitors have come seeking what John Muir wrote about: Yosemite Park is a place of res..
Yosemite Valley, CaliforniaYosemite Valley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States. The population was 265 at the 2000 census. Geography Yosemite Valley is located at [37°44′36″N, 119°34′33″W] (37.743324, -119.575724)[Geographic referen..
Yosemite Village, CaliforniaYosemite Village is the census-designated place covering Yosemite Valley. Situated along the north side of the valley floor, its permanent population includes National Park Service staff and some concession workers. The Village is the site of some useful facilities, such as a fire station, a post of..
Yoseph "Joe" LevyYoseph "Joe" Levy is a jazz fusion drummer originally from Gibraltar, currently living in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Though he has a special love for fusions of jazz with rock, Latin, funk, etc., his career has allowed him to involve himself in a wide variety of projects. He includes an assortment o..
Yoseph Bar-CohenYoseph Bar-Cohen is a physicist at the JPL who specializes in electroactive materials and ultrasonic nondestructive evaluation (NDE), and is responsible for the Nondestructive Evaluation and Advance Actuators (NDEAA) lab at JPL. Dr. Bar-Cohen is a fellow of the International Society for Optical Engi..
Yose ben YoezerYose ben Yoezer was a rabbi of the early Maccabean period, possibly a disciple of Antigonus of Soko, though this is not certain. He belonged to a priestly family. With him and Jose ben Johanan of Jerusalem, his colleague, begins the period known in Jewish history as that of the zugot (pairs), which ..
YoshiThis article is on the character Yoshi. For information on the game, see Yoshi (game) is a species of fictional dinosaur from various Nintendo video games and, more commonly, the name of a specific member of that species. Yoshi debuted as Mario's primary mode of transportation in the game Super M..
Yoshi's CookieYoshi's Cookie is a puzzle game made for the Famicom (Nintendo Entertainment System), Game Boy and Super Nintendo. The point of the game is for Mario, Yoshi, Princess Peach, and Bowser to mix and match the cookies in the cookie factory. This game was originally developed by Bullet Proof Software ..
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 is a port of [[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]], originally released in 1995 on the SNES and Super Famicom. Critically hailed as one of the best games of the 16-bit era, Yoshi's Island was originally hurt by its release at the end of the SNES's life. Fans ..
Yoshi's Island 2Yoshi's Island 2 is a Nintendo DS game announced at Nintendo's press conference on May 9, 2006. It is the sequel to [[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]] on the SNES and Game Boy Advance. All that is known is that Yoshi will this time have Baby Mario, Baby Peach, and Baby Donkey Kong to carr..
Yoshi's SafariThe Para-Goomba is a common enemy in most of the courses in Yoshi's Safari. Yoshi's Safari is a video game made for the Super Nintendo in 1993. In this game Mario and Yoshi have to save King Fret and his son Prince Pine of Jewelery Land from King Bowser Koopa and his Koopalings. Unlike most ..
Yoshi's StoryYoshi's Story is the Nintendo 64 sequel to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System game [[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]. Originally titled Yoshi's Island 64, in analogy with Super Mario 64, it was renamed Yoshi's Story August 1997 At the same time, the size of the game was changed to 128 m..
Yoshiaki BannoYoshiaki Banno (番野欣昭) is a Japanese astronomer. He co-discovered the asteroid 4200 Shizukagozen. The asteroid 3394 Banno is named after him. ..
Yoshiaki FujiwaraYoshiaki Fujiwara applying the Fujiwara armbar Yoshiaki Fujiwara (藤原喜明 Fujiwara Yoshiaki) is a Japanese professional wrestler who has worked for New Japan Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling ZERO-ONE, and UWF. Contents 1 Career2 Profile2.1 Finishing and signature moves3 ..
Yoshiaki IidaYoshiaki Iida (飯田 良明; Iida Yoshiaki, 1946-) is a Japanese sociologist from Chiba and a graduate of Chuo University. He is currently a professor in the Chiba Keizai University department of economics. His speciality is social psychology. ..
Yoshiaki KawajiriStill of Kawajiri from the Yoju toshi documentary released with the western DVD. Yoshiaki Kawajiri (川尻善昭 Kawajiri Yoshiaki) is a critically acclaimed writer / director of Japanese animation. He is the creator of titles such as Yoju Toshi (Wicked City), Jubei ninpucho (Ninja Scroll), an..
Yoshiaki MiyanoueYoshiaki Miyanoue Yoshiaki Miyanoue is a Japanese jazz guitarist. He was born in Tokyo, Japan, in 1953. Like Wes Montgomery, who exercised strong influence on Miyanoue, he plucks the strings with his thumb, not using a pick. Discography What's Happened, Miya? (1978)Song for Wes (1979)Mellow ..
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Yoshiaki OshimaYoshiaki Oshima (大島良明) is a Japanese astronomer. He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids. The asteroid 5592 Oshima is named after him. ..
Yoshiaki TsutsumiYoshiaki Tsutsumi (堤義明, Tsutsumi Yoshiaki, born May 29, 1934) is a Japanese businessman. During the Japanese economic bubble in the late 1980s, Tsutsumi was the wealthiest person in the world for a brief period due to his extensive real estate investments through the Seibu Corporation, which ..
YoshidaYoshida (吉田, "lucky/joyful ricefield") is the 12th most common Japanese surname. Contents 1 People named Yoshida2 Places named Yoshida3 Fictional characters named Yoshida4 See also People named Yoshida Akihiko Yoshida (born 1967; game artist)Ami Yoshida (born 1976; vocali..
Yoshida, EhimeThis article is about the town in Ehime, Japan. There are towns with the same name (吉田町) in four other prefectures in Japan, see Yoshida, Kagoshima, Yoshida, Niigata, Yoshida, Saitama, Yoshida, Shizuoka. Yoshida (吉田町; -cho) is a town located in Kitauwa Dist..
Yoshida, KagoshimaThis article is about the former town in Kagoshima, Japan. There are other towns and villages with the same name, see Yoshida. Yoshida (吉田町; -chou) was a town located in Kagoshima District, Kagoshima, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 11,729 and the density of 214.07..
Yoshida, NiigataThis article is about the town in Niigata, Japan. There are towns with the same name (吉田町) in four other prefectures in Japan, see Yoshida, Ehime, Yoshida, Kagoshima, Yoshida, Saitama, Yoshida, Shizuoka. Yoshida (吉田町; -machi) is a town located in Nishikanba..
Yoshida, SaitamaThis article is about the town in Saitama, Japan. There are towns with the same name (吉田町) in four other prefectures in Japan, see Yoshida, Ehime, Yoshida, Kagoshima, Yoshida, Niigata, Yoshida, Shizuoka. Yoshida (吉田町; -machi) is a town located in Chichibu D..
Yoshida, ShimaneYoshida (吉田村; -mura) was a former village located in Iishi District, Shimane, Japan. On November 1, 2004 the village amalgamated with several other towns and became part of the city of Unnan. The village had an estimated population of 2,299 and a density of 20.17 persons per km..
Yoshida, ShizuokaThis article is about the town in Shizuoka, Japan. There are towns with the same name (吉田町) in four other prefectures in Japan, see Yoshida, Ehime, Yoshida, Kagoshima, Yoshida, Niigata, Yoshida, Saitama. Yoshida (吉田町; -chou) is a town located in Haibara Dis..
Yoshida BrothersThe Yoshida Kyōdai are Japanese musicians and have released several albums under the Domo label internationally as the Yoshida Brothers. They are a pair of brothers and performers of the traditional Japanese music style of Tsugaru-jamisen which originated in northern Japan. They debuted in 1999 i..
Yoshida Brothers IITrack listing "Frontier""Gales of Wind""Mirage""Lullaby of Takeda""Kodo""Indigo'""Kagero""Evening Calm""Nikata""Old/New "Modern" Third Movement""Arigato""Kodo (Inside the Sun Remix)" See also Yoshida Brothers External links [Yoshida Brothers: Official web site][Yoshida Brothers on i..
Yoshida Brothers IIITrack listing "Erghen Diado""Passion""Canon""Hit Song""Overland Blues""Cherry Blossoms in Winter'""By This River""Morricone""Oh My Love""Tsugaru Jinku""My Heart Holds""Tsugaru Jongara Bushi" See also Yoshida Brothers External links [Yoshida Brothers: Official web site][Yoshida Broth..
Yoshida District, FukuiYoshida (吉田郡; -gun) is a district located in Fukui, Japan. As of October 1 2005, the district has an estimated population of 20,766 and a density of 220.12 persons per km². The total area is 94.34 km². Towns and villages Eiheiji Merger On February 132006 the town of Matsuoka and th..
Yoshida IsoyaYoshida Isoya (吉田 五十八, December 19, 1894, - March 24, 1974) was a Japanese architect. He graduated from Tokyo Art School (now Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music) in 1923. His style, known as sukiya, combines elements of traditional Japanese architecture and modernist archit..
Yoshida KenichiYoshida Kenichi (吉田健一) (1912-1977) was a Japanese author and literary critic. He was born in Tokyo in 1912, the son of Japanese Prime Minister Yoshida Shigeru. He spent his childhood abroad, accompanying his father to postings in China, France, and the United Kingdom. He studied English li..
Yoshida KenkoYoshida Kenko Yoshida Kenkō (Japanese: 吉田兼好; Yoshida Kenkō; 1283?–1350?) was a Japanese author and Buddhist monk. His most famous work is "Tsurezuregusa" ("Essays in Idleness"), one of the most studied works of medieval Japanese literature. Kenko wrote during the Muromachi and ..
Yoshida ShoinYoshida Shoin (吉田 松陰 Yoshida Shōin, 1830-1859) was a Japanese scholar and teacher. Born in Choshu domain to a samurai family, at age five this child prodigy began to study tactics, at age eight he attended college, at age nine he taught in college, and at age ten he impressed the Mori daim..
Yoshida TatsuyaYoshida Tatsuya (吉田達也) is a Japanese musician who, as the group's drummer, is the only consistent member of the renowned progressive rock duo Ruins. He is cited as the "indisputable master drummer of the Japanese underground" [link], and a "rhythm section gone ballistic" [link..
Yoshida TetsuroYoshida Tetsuro (吉田鉄郎, Yoshida Tetsurō; May 18, 1894 - September 8, 1956) was a Japanese architect. He graduated from Tokyo University in 1919. He designed many Japanese post offices, telegraph offices, and related buildings in Japan. He introduced Eastern architecture to the west, while..
Yoshie Kagesuke(1527-1582), the brother of Yoshie Sukekata. During the "Otate no ran", Kagesuke supported Uesugi Kagekatsu. Kagesuke was later commanded to defend the Uozu Castle, in the region of Etchu. During the year of 1582, Shibata Katsuie, and Sasa Narimasa, both overcame the castle forcing Kagesuke to com..
Yoshie Onda|residence= Toronto, Canada |height= 157 cm |weight= |partner= |coach= Josée Chouinard |skating club= Tokai Gakuen University SC |turned pro= |combined total= 166.80 |combined date= 2005 Four CC |SP score= 58.02 |SP date= 2005 Four CC |FS score= 108.78 |FS date= 2005 Four CC }} Most Recent R..
Yoshifumi KondōYoshifumi Kondō (近藤喜文 Kondō Yoshifumi) (March 31, 1950 – January 21, 1998) was a Japanese animator that worked for Studio Ghibli in his last years. He was born in Gosen-shi, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. He worked as an animation director on Anne of Green Gables, Sherlock Hound, Kiki's ..
Yoshiharu AbeYoshiharu Abe (阿部義晴) is a Japanese popular music artist. After Yunikon dissolved in 1994, he started his solo career. Contents 1 Discography1.1 Singles1.2 Albums2 External link Discography Singles '+ OR -' (12 September 1992)'Yokubo' (21 May 1994)..
Yoshiharu GotandaYoshiharu Gotanda began his programming career at Wolfteam, initially assisting with the programming of Neugier for the Super Famicom in 1993 (he was 17 years old at the time). Next he moved onto programming [[Hiouden: Mamono-tachi tono Chikai]] in 1994. He wrote a book called Tale Phantasia, which ..
Yoshihide HagiwaraDr. Yoshihide Hagiwara, M.D. (1925 - 2004) was a pharmaceutical scientist who developed the barley juice powder process and created "BarleyGreen". Dr. Hagiwara considered Barley grass as the most nutritional of the green grasses. After studying green plants for many years, Dr. Hagiwara observed: "..
Yoshihide Otomois an experimental musician, a turntablist and guitarist. He played in rock bands while at college, but turned to improvisation after discovering free jazz and free improvisation musicians like the guitarist Derek Bailey, the saxophonist Kaoru Abe and guitarist Masayuki Takayanagi (from whom he had ..
Yoshihiko Wadais a Japanese painter. Contents 1 Biography2 Allegations of plagiarism3 See also4 External links Biography Born in Miyama (present day Kihoku), Kitamura, Mie, Japan in 1940, his father was a cleric.He graduated from Asahigaoka High School (旭丘高校) in Aichi.In 1959, he e..
Yoshihiro AsaiYoshihiro Asai (born December 12, 1966 in Nagoya, Aichi), better known as Último Dragón, is a Japanese professional wrestler. In addition to having trained in Japan, Asai learned to wrestle in the lucha libre style while working in Mexico. Asai is credited with popularizing the "Asai Moonsault",..
Yoshihiro HattoriYoshihiro Hattori (服部剛丈 Hattori Yoshihiro) (November 22, 1975 - October 17, 1992) was a Japanese exchange student residing in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States at the time of his death. Hattori was on his way to a Halloween party when he erred on the address and entered the wrong suburb..
Yoshihiro Homma HisaYoshihiro Homma Hisa (born 1962 in Hyogo,Japan) was a JSL lecturer at Keio University during the 1980s after getting his M.A. degree from Keio University. He was a sophisticated Business Japanese teacher at Keio Business School and many financial firms in Tokyo. It was broadcasted at BBC television ..
Yoshihiro OkumuraYoshihiro Okumura (born 9 May, 1983 in Japan) is an international swimmer. He won the bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics in the Men's 4x100m Medley Relay. A year earlier, at the 2003 Summer Universiade, he won the title in the Men's 200m Freestyle. ..
Yoshihiro SatoYoshihiro Sato(佐藤嘉洋,January 25,1981-) is a Japanese professional kickboxer. He is from Aichi,Japan. Contents 1 Biography1.1 Amateur era1.2 Fight as a professional kickboxer1.3 Entry to ..
Yoshihiro TajiriYoshihiro Tajiri (born September 29, 1970 in Yokohama), better known simply as Tajiri, is a Japanese professional wrestler, best known for his appearances in the United States of America with Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment. Contents 1 Career1.1 Extrem..
Yoshihiro TakahashiYoshihiro Takahashi (高橋義弘, Takahashi, Yoshihiro) is a Japanese manga artist. He was born September 18 1953, and writes under the name 高橋 よしひろ. [[Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin]]Ginga Densetsu Weed ..
Yoshihiro TakayamaYoshihiro Takayama is a Japanese professional wrestler and a mixed martial arts fighter, who is currently wrestling in the Professional Wrestling Independent circuit in Japan. Contents 1 Career2 Finishing and signature moves3 Championships and accomplishments3.0.1 ..
Yoshihiro TatsumiYoshihiro Tatsumi is a manga-ka who is widely credited with starting the gekiga style of alternative comics in Japan, having allegedly coined the term in 1957. His work has been translated into many languages, and Canadian publisher Drawn and Quarterly have embarked on a project to publish an annua..
Yoshihiro TogashiYoshihiro Togashi (冨樫 義博 Togashi Yoshihiro, born April 26, 1966 in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese manga author. He is most notable for having created YuYu Hakusho. According to Shonen Jump, Togashi received the Tezuka Award, the most influential comic artist award in Japan. This..
Yoshihiro TsurumiYoshihiro Tsurumi is an economist and professor of international business at Baruch College of the City University of New York and serves as President of the Pacific Basin Center Foundation in New York. Contents 1 Professional and academic career2 Published works3 Controversy4 ..
Yoshihiro YasudaYoshihiro Yasuda (born 1948) is considered one of Japan’s most experienced trial attorneys and one of the most renowned members of the Japanese Bar Association. Yasuda is also the most celebrated and important anti-death penalty activist in Japan. Yasuda was Japan’s only trial attorney..
Yoshihisa StationThe is a city tram station on the Takaoka Kidō Line located in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. {| class="wikitable" !«||||Service||||» ..
Yoshihisa TabuchiYoshihisa Tabuchi was the president of Nomura Securities between 1985 - 1991. ..
YoshihitoYoshihito is a Japanese name, used for males, normally only of the imperial family. Although written romanized the same way, the kanji can be different. for disambiguation, see also: Prince Yoshihito (jp: 嘉仁), later the Taishō Emperor (大正天皇); Prince Takamatsu-no-miya Yoshihito (高松..
YoshiiYoshii (Japanese: 吉井) is the name of several places in Japan: Yoshii, Fukuoka - a town in Fukuoka PrefectureYoshii, Gunma - town in Gunma PrefectureYoshii, Nagasaki - a town in Nagasaki PrefectureTwo places in Okayama Prefecture:*Yoshii, Akaiwa, Okayama - a town in Akaiwa District*Yoshii, Shits..
Yoshii, FukuokaThis article is about the town in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. There are other places in Japan with the same name, see Yoshii. Yoshii (吉井町; -machi) is a town located in Ukiha District, Fukuoka, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 17,223 and a density of 608.80 persons pe..
Yoshii, GunmaThis article is about the town in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. There are other places with the same name, see Yoshii. Yoshii (吉井町; -machi) is a town located in Tano District, Gunma, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 25,111 and a density of 430.35 persons p..
Yoshii, NagasakiYoshii (吉井町; Yoshii-chō) was a town located in Kitamatsuura District, Nagasaki, Japan. On April 1, 2005, the town was merged into the city of Sasebo, Nagasaki. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,092 and a density of 224.88 persons per km². The total area was 27.09..
Yoshii, OkayamaYoshii, Okayama may refer to more than one place in Japan: Yoshii, Akaiwa, OkayamaYoshii, Shitsuki, Okayama This article consisting of geographical locations is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. If an referred you here, you ..
Yoshii, Okayama (Akaiwa)Yoshii (吉井町; -cho) is a town located in Akaiwa District, Okayama, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 5,237 and a density of 60.85 persons per km². The total area is 86.07 km². ..
Yoshii, Okayama (Shitsuki)Yoshii (芳井町; -cho) is a town located in Shitsuki District, Okayama, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 5,736 and a density of 71.07 persons per km². The total area is 80.71 km². ..
Yoshijiro UmezuUmezu signing the instrument of surrender to the United States (January 4, 1882 - January 8, 1949) was the chief commander of the Japanese army in World War II. In the 1920s Umezu was a member of the Tosei-Ha (Control Group) led by General Kazushige Ugaki along with Gen Sugiyama, Koiso Kunia..
Yoshikane MizunoYoshikane Mizuno (水野義兼) is a Japanese astronomer and a prolific discoverer of asteroids. Asteroid 4541 Mizuno is named after him. ..
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi, sometimes referred to as Yoshi Kawaguchi, is a Japanese footballer. He is a goalkeeper and a member of the Japanese national football team. Biography Born in Fuji, Shizuoka, he studied at Shimizu Commercial High School and was a member of the football team there. After finishing high school, he..
Yoshikawa, KochiThis article is about the former village in Kochi Prefecture, Japan. For the city in Saitama Prefecture, please see Yoshikawa, Saitama. Yoshikawa (吉川村; -mura) was a village located in the former Kami District, Kochi, Japan. On March 1, 2006 the town merged with three other towns and a villag..
Yoshikawa, NiigataYoshikawa (吉川町; -machi) is a town located in Nakakubiki District, Niigata, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 5,253 and a density of 68.57 persons per km². The total area is 76.61 km². ..
Yoshikawa, SaitamaYoshikawa (吉川市 Yoshikawa-shi) is a city located in Saitama, Japan. As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 58,711 and the density of 1,856.77 persons per km². The total area is 31.62 km². The city incorporated as a city on April 1, 1996. The area was previously Yoshikawa-machi..
Yoshikazu IwamotoYoshikazu Iwamoto is a Japanese-born professional shakuhachi player living in the United Kingdom. External link [Biography of Iwamoto Yoshikazu] at [komuso.com] ..
Yoshikazu TaruYoshikazu Taru, better known as TARU, is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently works for All Japan Pro Wrestling. Contents 1 Career2 Profile3 Finishing and signature moves4 Trivia5 Championships/Accomplishments6 External links Career Taru started wrestlin..
Yoshikazu YahiroYoshikazu Yahiro Yoshikazu Yahiro (born 5th July in Mie prefecture, Japan), better known by his stage name “Circuit V. Panther”, is Japanese Speed Metal band "Sex Machineguns" lead and rhythm guitarist. As he has often said, his stage name was born from the place he came (Mie prefecture, where ..
Yoshikazu YasuhikoYasuhiko Yoshikazu (安彦 良和 Yasuhiko Yoshikazu, born December 9, 1947) is a well-known man in the anime industry. Yasuhiko dropped out of Hirosaki University and was hired by Osamu Tezuka's Mushi Productions in 1970 as an animator. He later went freelance and worked on various animation prod..
Yoshika InoueInoue Yoshika (井上良馨) (3 November 1845 – 22 March 1929) was a Meiji-period military officer. Born in Kagoshima, the son of a samurai of the Satsuma domain, he took part in the Anglo-Satsuma War and the Boshin War. After the Meiji Restoration, he became a naval officer in the fledgl..
YoshikiYoshiki is a Japanese musician-superstar. He is most renowned as a founding member of the legendary band X Japan, and considered to be one of the most influential drummers in rock history. Contents 1 Biography2 Discography2.1 Studio Singles2.2 Studio albums2.3 Compilati..
Yoshiki District, GifuYoshiki (吉城郡; -gun) was a district located in Gifu, Japan. The district was dissolved on February 1, 2005 when the town and village in the district merged into the expanded city of Takayama. As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 11,938 and a density of 21.16 ..
Yoshiki District, YamaguchiYoshiki (吉敷郡; -gun) was a district located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 39,900 and a density of 480.84 persons per km². The total area was 82.98 km². Former towns and villages AioAjisuOgori Mergers and Broke ..
Yoshiki FukuyamaPlease [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since July 2006. is a guitarist/singer/so..
Yoshiki KurodaYoshiki Kuroda (黒田慶樹; Kuroda Yoshiki b. April 17, 1965 Tokyo) is an urban planner for the Tokyo metropolitan government. On November 15, 2005, he married the royal Japanese Princess Sayako, at which point Sayako left the Japanese Imperial Family. [[http://67.15.149.71/i6/4/11/14/41114592362..
Yoshiki NakamuraYoshiki Nakamura [ 仲村佳樹 ] is a Japanese manga-ka Manga works Blue WarsCan't Give Up MVP (MVP wa Yuzurenai)Skip Beat!Tokyo Crazy ParadiseYume de Au yori Suteki (Better Than Seeing In A Dream) ..
Yoshiki OkamotoYoshiki Okamoto (born June 10, 1961 in Ehime Prefecture, Japan) is a video game designer credited with designing a number of the most popular games in the industry. Early career His early games such as Gyruss and Time Pilot set new and inovating standards in the shoot 'em up genre during the Golde..
Yoshiki TakayaYoshiki Takaya (高屋 良樹 Takaya Yoshiki, born 1960-02-21) is a mangaka best known for creating the manga Guyver, which has been multiply adapted as anime and live action films. Guyver was serialised in Shōnen Captain (published by Tokuma Shoten) for the lifetime of the magazine from 1985 to 19..
Yoshiki TanakaDr. Yoshiki Tanaka (田中芳樹 Tanaka Yoshiki, born October 22, 1952) is a famous novelist in Japan. He was born in Kumamoto Prefecture, and has his doctorate degree in Japanese Language and Literature in Graduate School of Gakushūin University in Tokyo. His major works include the fantasy novel..
Yoshiko OtakaLi Xianglan李香蘭 Yoshiko Otaka (Japanese: 大鷹淑子) was born Yamaguchi Yoshiko 山口淑子 on February 12, 1920, to Japanese parents, (father, Yamaguchi Fumio 山口文雄) who were then settlers in Fushun, northeast China (then called Manchuria). Yamaguchi Fumio was an employee at a..
Yoshiko SakakibaraYoshiko Sakakibara (榊原 良子 Sakakibara Yoshiko, born May 31, 1956), sometimes mistransliterated as Ryoko Sakakibara (Sakakibara Ryōko), is a veteran seiyū who was born in Chiba. Notable voice roles Prime Minister Yoko Kayabuki in [[Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GiG]]Sylia Stin..
Yoshiko TanakaYoshiko Tanaka (田中好子 Tanaka Yoshiko; born 8 April 1956 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actress. also famous for a member of Candies.(Candies has already broken up.)In Candies period,her nickname was Sue. See also Miki Fujimura(a member of Candies)Ran Ito(a member of Cand..
Yoshiko UchidaUchida, Yoshiko (November 24, 1921 - June 21, 1992) was a Japanese-American writer. Family 13453, the Uchidas, were Japanese immigrants who lived in Berkeley, California when the Japanese attacked the naval base at Pearl Harbor. Dwight and Iku Uchida had two daughters, Yoshiko and Keiko, who were b..
Yoshimaro YamashinaYoshimaro Yamashina (July 5, 1900 - January 28, 1989) was a Japanese ornithologist. He was the founder of the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology. Yamashina was born in Tokyo, the second son of Prince Kikumaro Yamashina. He developed a love of birds at an early age. After his discharge from the ar..
Yoshimatsu, KagoshimaYoshimatsu (吉松町; -chou) was a town located in Aira District, Kagoshima, Japan. On March 22, 2005 the town merged with the town of Kurino forming the town of Yusui and no longer exists as an independent municipality. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 4,818 and the density of..
YoshimiYoshimi can refer to: Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, a 2002 album by The Flaming LipsYoshimi P-We, a musicianYoshimi Ishibashi, a Japanese professional race car driverYoshimi, Saitama, a town located in Hiki District, Saitama, Japan This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list o..
Yoshimi, SaitamaYoshimi (吉見町; -machi) is a town located in Hiki District, Saitama, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 22,232 and a density of 575.51 persons per km². The total area is 38.63 km². ..
Yoshimichi HaraYoshimichi Hara(原嘉道) was one of Japanese statesman. He was inducted as a president of Japanese privy council from June 1940 until August 1944. Yoshimichi Hara was always reluctant to use military force. In particular, he protested against the outbreak of Pacific War at Gozen Kaigi. He had ..
Yoshimichi HasegawaCount Yoshimichi Hasegawa (1850-1924) was Governor General of Korea, then under Japanese rule, from 1916-1919. |- style="text-align: center;" ..
YoshimitsuYoshimitsu can refer to: Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, a Japanese shogun.Yoshimitsu, a character in the Tekken and Soul Calibur fighting game series.This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to ..
Yoshimitsu (Namco)is a fictional character originally created for the Tekken Series of fighting games, designed by Namco. Yoshimitsu made his first appearance in Tekken and has returned for all subsequent sequels to that game since his inception. Additionally, an analogous character bearing the same name, weapon, c..
Yoshimitsu MoritaYoshimitsu Morita (森田 芳光, Morita Yoshimitsu, 1950 - ) is a Japanese film director. Self-taught, he made his debut in 1981. In 1983 he won acclaim for his movie Kazoku Gēmu (The Family Game), which was voted the best film of the year by Japanese critics. This black..
Yoshimitsu YamadaYoshimitsu Yamada is an aikido teacher originally from Japan, living in the US. He is an 8th dan and the chief instructor at the dojo (aikido club) New York Aikikai. Currently (2005), he is chairman of the board of the United States Aikido Federation and the Latin America Aikido Federation. He is th..
Yoshimi and YukaYoshimi and Yuka was a collaboration between musicians Yoshimi P-We (of Boredoms, OOIOO, UFO or Die et al) and Yuka Honda (solo artist and former member of Cibo Matto). They released their only album to date, Flower With No Color on Ipecac Recordings in April 2003. It was an ambient project which ..
Yoshimi Battles the Hip-Hop Robots'Yoshimi Battles the Hip-Hop Robots' is a 2003 bastard pop album by The Kleptones. It combines instrumental tracks from The Flaming Lips' Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots with vocal tracks from various rap songs. Track listing "Fight In The Club" – 4:17*Vocals - 50 Cent, "In the Club"*Instrumenta..
Yoshimi Battles the Pink RobotsYoshimi Battles the Pink Robots is the tenth album by The Flaming Lips, released on July 16, 2002. The style is an LSD-tinged, analog synth-driven slice of indie rock somewhat more accessible than those of their earlier LPs. Yoshimi's lyrics concern a diverse array of subject matter, mostly deeply..
Yoshimi IshibashiYoshimi Ishibashi is a professional race car driver born in Tokyo, Japan on 13 November, 1949. He has participated in Japanese GT Series since 1994, winning the 1995 GT-2 class championship. Since 1996 he was participated in the GT300 class, driving for Gaikokuya Porsche in recent seasons. ..
Yoshimi IwasakiYoshimi Iwasaki (岩崎良美 Iwasaki Yoshimi, born June 15, 1961 in Tokyo, Japan) is a singer and actress. External links [JMDb profile] (in Japanese)[Homepage] (in Japanese) ..
Yoshimi P-WeYoshimi P-We (born Yoshimi Yokota (横田佳美 Yokota Yoshimi)) is a Japanese musician best known for her role as the longest consistent drummer in the Japanese rock band, Boredoms. She also plays guitar, keyboard trumpet and sings. Yoshimi joined her first band U.F.O. or Die with Yamatsuka Eye in..
Yoshimi YahagiYoshimi Yahagi (矢作好美 Yahagi Yoshimi) is a character in the novel Battle Royale, and the film and manga of the same name. In the film she was played by Takako Baba. Pre-Program Yoshimi Yahagi is one of the class of third-year students at the fictional Shiroiwa Junior High School. She was ..
YoshimotoYoshimoto may refer to: Yoshimoto Kogyo a major japan enterteinment company Yoshimoto is the surname of: Banana Yoshimoto,Imagawa Yoshimoto,Hiroki Yoshimoto,Takaaki Yoshimoto redirect[[Template:Disambig]]..
Yoshimoto Kogyo(TYO: [9665] ) is a major Japanese entertainment conglomerate, with its headquarters based in Osaka. It was founded in 1912 as a traditional theatre, and has since grown to be one of the most influential companies in Japan, employing most of Japan's popular owarai (comedy) talent, prod..
Yoshimoto Mugendai Hallis a public indoor stage owned by the Japanese entertainment conglomerate Yoshimoto Kōgyō situated in Shibuya, Tokyo. The stage opened on March 25, 2006 and has since staged the Yoshimoto Mugendai event hosting daily owarai performances and live broadcasts on television and over the internet. Y..
Yoshinaga, OkayamaYoshinaga (吉永町; -cho) is a town located in Wake District, Okayama, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 5,254 and a density of 59.27 persons per km². The total area is 88.65 km². ..
Yoshinaga-san Chi no GargoyleYoshinaga-san Chi no Gargoyle or Yoshinaga-san'chi no Gargoyle (chi is a variant of nchi, abbreviation of no uchi) (吉永さん家のガーゴイル; unofficial translation: "Yoshinaga Household's Gargoyle") is a light novel written by Sennendou Taguchi (田口仙年堂), published by Famitsu Bunk..
Yoshinaga SayuriYoshinaga Sayuri (吉永小百合; 13 March 1945 Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actress. She graduated from Waseda University.She is a Seibu Lions Fan. External links [Yoshinaga Sayuri] at the Japanese Movie Database() [Yoshinaga Sayuri Homepage] ..
Yoshinari OgawaYoshinari Ogawa (小川良成; Ogawa Yoshinari) is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently works for Pro Wrestling NOAH. Contents 1 Career2 Profile2.1 Finishing and signature moves3 Championships and accomplishments3.0.1 ..
YoshinkanAikido Yoshinkan (養神館, Yōshinkan, lit. House for Cultivating the Spirit) is a style of Aikido founded by Gozo Shioda (1915-1994) after World War II. Yoshinkan Aikido is occasionally called a "hard style" because the training methods are a product of the grueling period tha..
Yoshino, NanyoYoshino (吉野) is a small town in the north of Nanyo, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. It is made up of two smaller villages, Ogi and Kotaki. As of 2005, the town has a population of 935. Yoshino is a good example of rural depopulation in Japan. 50 years ago many people were employed in mining an..
Yoshino, NaraYoshino (吉野町; -cho) is a town located in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 10,580 and a density of 110.61 persons per km². The total area was 95.65 km². Mt. Yoshino is famous for its 100 000 sakura trees. ..
Yoshino, TokushimaYoshino (吉野町; -cho) is a town located in Itano District, Tokushima, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 8,397 and a density of 630.41 persons per km². The total area is 13.32 km². External links [Yoshino official website] (in Japanese..
Yoshino-Kumano National ParkYoshino-Kumano National Park吉野熊野国立公園 ..
Yoshinobu OyakawaYoshinobu ("Yoshi") Oyakawa (born August 9, 1933 on the Kona side of the Big Island of Hawaii) was a backstroke swimmer from the United States, who won the 100m Backstroke at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. He is considered to be the last of the great "straight-arm-pull" backstroke..
Yoshinobu ShimamuraYoshinobu Shimamura (島村 宜伸 Shimamura Yoshinobu) (b. March 27, 1934) is a Japanese politician. Born in Edogawa-ku in Tokyo, he graduated from the Faculty of Politics & Economics at Gakushuin University in 1956 and then entered ENEOS, a Japanese oil company. He also worked as an aide to the ..
Yoshinodani, IshikawaYoshinodani (吉野谷村; -mura) was a village located in Ishikawa District, Ishikawa, Japan. On February 1, 2005 the village merged with a number of other villages and towns from the district and the city of Matto forming the city of Hakusan and no longer exists as an independent municipality. A..
Yoshinogawa, TokushimaYoshinogawa (吉野川市; -shi) is a city located in Tokushima, Japan. As of October 1, 2004, the city has an estimated population of 47,218 and a density of 327 persons per km2. The total area is 144.19 km². The city was founded on October 1, 2004 from the merger of the ..
Yoshinori KanadaYoshinori Kanada (金田伊功 Kanada Yoshinori, born February 5, 1952 in Nara, Japan) is an influential Japanese animator. Best known of his popular work in 1984, Birth, one of the first OVAs released in the market. He may not do much character designs, but he is famous of his character animation..
Yoshinori KitaseYoshinori Kitase (JP:北瀬 佳範, b. 1966) is a game producer and a former game director for Square Enix. He joined the company in 1991 and is currently the head of Square Enix's Product Development Division 1. Gameography Final Fantasy Adventure:plannerFinal Fantasy V: Field PlanningFinal Fan..
Yoshinori KobayashiYoshinori Kobayashi (Penname: 小林 よしのり, Real name: 小林 善範; Kobayashi Yoshinori, born in Fukuoka, Japan, August 31 1953) is a bestselling Japanese conservative author and manga artist. Kobayashi's publications include more than two hundred books/comics, but he is most famous for hi..
Yoshinori OhnoYoshinori Ohno Yoshinori Ohno (大野功統 Ōno Yoshinori, born October 16, 1935) is Japan's Minister of State for Defense in Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's Cabinet, and is in charge of Defense Agency. Early life Ohno was born in Kagawa Prefecture in 1935 and atte..
Yoshinori ShirakawaGeneral Yoshinori Shirakawa 1869-1932 1916 - 1919 Head of Personnel Bureau, Ministry of War 1919 - 1921 Commandant of the Military Academy 1922 - 1923 Vice-Minister of War 1923 Head of Army Aeronautical Bureau, Ministry of War 10 Oct 1923 - 28 Jul 1926 Commander of Kwangtung Army 25 F..
Yoshinori Watanabe--> Yoshinori Watanabe (渡辺 芳則 Watanabe Yoshinori; January 8, 1941 - ) was the fifth kumicho (chairman or Godfather) of the Yamaguchi-gumi, Japan's largest yakuza organization. He rose to power in 1989, at a time when a weakened Yamaguchi-gumi was struggling to recover f..
YoshinoyaYoshinoya's beef bowl (牛丼) Yoshinoya Shop (Nagahori Shop at Osaka City) Established in 1899 in Japan, Yoshinoya (吉野家) is the largest chain among beef bowl (or gyūdon) restaurants, and one of the leading fast food chains in Japan. It is often shortened to "yoshi gyū" (meaning ..
Yoshino AokiYoshino Aoki is a video game music composer, having composed the music for Mega Man X3 (Capcom sound team), Breath of Fire III (with Akari Kaida), and Breath of Fire IV (solo). External links [] at MusicBrainz[Composer profile] at OverClocked ReMix ..
Yoshino District, NaraYoshino (吉野郡; -gun) is a district located in Nara Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 59,020 and a density of 26.14 persons per km². The total area is 2,257.79 km². Towns and villages HigashiyoshinoKamikitayamaKawakamiKurotakiNo..
Yoshino FujiedaYoshino Fujieda (藤枝 淑乃 Fujieda Yoshino) is a fictional character in the anime series Digimon Savers. She is voiced by Yui Aragaki (Gakky) for the Japanese version. At eighteen years of age, she is the oldest member of the group, compared to Masaru Daimon and Tohma H. Norstein, who are b..
Yoshino Ohtoriis a veteran seiyū who works for Ken Production. She was formerly credited as . Notable voice roles Dr. Queenstein in BaldiosSuneo's Mother (2nd voice) in DoraemonKolin and Fam Bow (Movie I) in Mobile Suit GundamAgari in NarutoMatsu Shibasaki in Rozen MaidenMoruk Laplamiz, Yotchan, and Lynn Feichu..
Yoshino ProvinceLocation of Yoshino Province (716) Yoshino (芳野監 - gen) was a short-lived special province (about 716 - after 738) of the old provinces of Japan . It was composed of only one district, Yoshino (吉野郡 - gun). Its present day location is the southern part of Nara prefecture. The time..
Yoshino RiverThe Yoshino River is also the name for the Kinokawa River in Nara Prefecture. The Yoshino River (吉野川 Yoshinogawa) is a river in the island of Shikoku, Japan. It is 194 km long and has a watershed of 3,750 km². It is the second longest river in Shikoku (slightly shorter tha..
Yoshino SakuzōYoshino Sakuzō (吉野 作造, January 29, 1878–March 18, 1933) was a Japanese author active as a political thinker in the Taishō period. He is best known for his formulation of the theory of "Minponshugi," or politics of the people. External links [e-texts of Sakuzo's works] a..
Yoshino Takamoriis a seiyū born on November 23, 1963 in Chiba, Japan. She works for Arts Vision. Notable roles Ine in Project A-KoSylvie in Bubblegum CrisisNadia in [[Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water|Nadia of the Mysterious Seas]]Rui in the 1995 Fist of the North Star video gameTrisha Elric and Juliet Douglas/Slot..
Yoshin RyuPlease [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since June 2006. Hontai Yoshin Ryu is a KOBUD..
Yoshioka, GunmaYoshioka (吉岡町; -machi) is a town located in Kitagunma District, Gunma, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 17,753 and a density of 866.00 persons per km². The total area is 20.50 km². External links [Yoshioka official website] in Japa..
Yoshioka-Kaitei Stationis a train station within the Seikan Tunnel on the Kaikyo Line in Fukushima, Hokkaido, Japan. It is operated by Hokkaido Railway Company. The station is located 149.5 metres (490.5 feet) below sea level, making it the deepest underground station in Japan. One of two stations located within t..
Yoshio AkamatsuYoshio Akamatsu (赤松義生 Akamatsu Yoshio) is a character in the novel Battle Royale, and the film and manga of the same name. In the film he was played by Shin Kusaka. Pre-Program Yoshio Akamatsu is one of the class of third-year students at the fictional Shiroiwa Junior High School. A larg..
Yoshio HaradaYoshio Harada (原田芳雄; born 29 February 1940) is a Japanese actor. A veteran of over 80 films, he has twice been nominated for the Best Actor Japanese Academy Award. Selected filmography 2004 Tengoku no honya aka Heaven's bookstore 2003 Azumi 2000 Suri 1997 Onibi 1995 The Hunted 1992 Netorar..
Yoshio Kawaiis a seiyū who is affiliated with Arts Vision. Contents 1 Voice roles1.1 TV Anime1.2 Game1.3 Tokusatsu2 External links Voice roles TV Anime Captain Tsubasa (Kōzō Kira)Geneshaft (Asimov)Kakyūsei (Dogeza Master)Mobile Fighter G Gundam (Kennedy Grahman)Rockman.EXE Stre..
Yoshio KodamaYoshio Kodama (児玉誉士夫 Kodama Yoshio; February 18, 1911 - January 17, 1984) was a prominent figure in the rise of organized crime in Japan. The most famous 'kuromaku', or behind-the-scenes power broker, of the 20th century, he was active in Japan's political arena an..
Yoshio KushidaYoshio Kushida (串田嘉男) is a Japanese astronomer. He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids. He co-discovered periodic comet 147P/Kushida-Muramatsu. He is related to Reiki Kushida. External links http://www.nayoro-star.jp/photo/tenmondai-houmon/kushida.html (in Japanese) ..
Yoshio NakanoYosh Nakano Nickname(s) World Series of Poker Bracelet(s) 0 Money finishes 5 Highest ITM main event finish 14th (2002) World Poker Tour Titles 0 Final tables 0 Money Finishes 2 Yoshio "Yosh" Nakano is a professional poker player and entrepenuer who resides in Long Beach, ..
Yoshio NishinaYoshio Nishina (仁科芳雄) (December 61890–January 101951) was a Japanese physicist. He was a friend of Niels Bohr, and a close associate of Albert Einstein. Nishina was a world-class scientist with excellent leadership qualities. He co-authored the well-known Klein-Nishina Formula, and the..
Yoshio SakamotoYoshio Sakamoto is a Japanese game designer working for Nintendo. He is usually credited as director, scenario designer, or script writer, most notably being one of the central figures behind the Metroid series. Sakamoto grew up with Nintendo toys, which he noted to be inventive and occasionally "s..
Yoshio SawaiYoshio Sawai (澤井啓夫, Sawai Yoshio, born in 1977 in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture) is the mangaka who draws Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo. Sawai made his debut in Weekly Shonen Jump drawing one shot manga such as "Fierce!! Rock Paper Scissors Island!!", all of which have a gag aspect of manga, usually usi..
Yoshio ShinozukaYoshio Shinozuka is a former Imperial Army soldier who served with a top secret Japanese biological warfare group called Unit 731 in World War II. He was involved in conducting experiments and vivisections on Chinese captives near the northern Chinese city of Harbin. Shinozuka has given testimon..
Yoshio TaniguchiYoshio Taniguchi (谷口吉生, Taniguchi Yoshio; born 1937) is a Japanese architect best known for his redesign of the Museum of Modern Art in New York which was reopened in November 20, 2004. Taniguchi is the son of architect Yoshirō Taniguchi (1904-1979). He studied engineering at Keio Uni..
Yoshio TsuchiyaYoshio Tsuchiya (born 18 May 1927) is a Japanese actor who has appeared in such films as Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai (as the firebrand farmer Rikichi) and Red Beard, and Kihachi Okamoto's Kill!. External links ..
Yoshiro Mori--> Yoshiro Mori (森 喜朗 Mori Yoshirō, born July 14, 1937) is a Japanese politician who served as the 85th and 86th Prime Minister of Japan from April 5, 2000 to April 26, 2001. Commonly described as having "the heart of a flea and the brain of a shark," he was an unpopular..
Yoshiro Nakamatsuredirect [[Template:Not verified]] Yoshiro Nakamatsu (中松 義郎 Nakamatsu Yoshirō, born June 26, 1928), a.k.a. Dr. NakaMats, is a Japanese inventor claiming to hold the world record for number of inventions with over 3,000. He is known as the "Edison of Japan." Nakamatsu..
Yoshiro OkabeYoshiro Okabe (岡部 芳郎; April 9 1884–March 1 1945) was the only Japanese assistant of Thomas Edison. He worked at Menlo Park from 1904 to 1914. After going back Japan, Okabe made the short Sound film Katyusha using Edison's kinetoscope. He died in 1945 in Kobe in a U.S. air strike. ..
Yoshisada ShimizuYoshisada Shimizu (清水義定) is a Japanese astronomer. He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids. Asteroid 7300 Yoshisada is named after him. ..
Yoshisuke AikawaYoshisuke Aikawa (or Gisuke Ayukawa) (鮎川 義介 Aikawa Yoshisuke, November 61880 - February 131967) was a Japanese businessman. He turned the Kuhara Mining Company into Nissan in 1928 (with Nihon Sangyo). He was the founder and first of the president of Nissan zaibatsu between 1931 and 1945. He..