Katayama
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Katayama is a Japanese surname
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People with the name include:
Others:
Japanese name
in modern times usually consist of a family name , followed by a given name. "Middle names" are not generally used.Japanese names are usually written in kanji, which are characters of usually Chinese origin in Japanese pronunciation...
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People with the name include:
- Sen KatayamaSen KatayamaSen Katayama , born Yabuki Sugataro , was an early member of the American Communist Party and co-founder, in 1922, of the Japan Communist Party....
(1859 - 1933), Communist activist - Tetsu KatayamaTetsu Katayamawas a Japanese politician and the 46th Prime Minister from May 24, 1947 to March 10, 1948.- Early life :He was born in Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, and attended Tokyo Imperial University. Raised in the Christian faith, he was strongly influenced by the Christian Socialism of Abe Isō...
(1887 - 1978), 46th Prime Minister of Japan - Kyoichi KatayamaKyoichi Katayamais a Japanese author.-Biography:Katayama was born in the Ehime Prefecture and graduated from Kyushu University. Katayama's first major book was Kehai . The book won the Bungakkai Newcomers award....
, (born 1959), author - Ukyo KatayamaUkyo Katayamais a Japanese racing driver, most notable for competing six years in Formula One. Despite struggling with under-funded teams throughout his career, Katayama's performances impressed on several occasions, and was popular in the F1 paddock for his unshakeably sunny disposition and self-deprecating...
, (born 1963), F1 driver - Shingo KatayamaShingo KatayamaShingo Katayama is a Japanese golfer.Katayama was born in Chikusei, Ibaraki Prefecture. He turned professional in 1995 and has played full time on the Japan Golf Tour since 1997. He topped the Japan Golf Tour money list five times: 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2008...
(born 1973), Japanese golfer - Yutaka KatayamaYutaka KatayamaYutaka Katayama , also known as Mr K, is a former Japanese automotive executive who was employed by Nissan and served as the first president of Nissan Motor Corporation U.S.A...
, former president of Nissan's American operations - Sayuri KatayamaSayuri Katayamais a Japanese singer, stage actress and songwriter.She has played the role of Seiya Kou in the Sailor Moon musicals. As a songwriter, she is known as Sayuri.- Personal life :Sayuri studied at Horikoshi High School as a student, and knew Nana Mizuki there...
, Japanese actress - Katayama ShinjiKatayama ShinjiKatayama Shinji is a former sumo wrestler from Yaizu, Shizuoka, Japan. His highest rank was maegashira 13.-Career:...
, Japanese sumoSumois a competitive full-contact sport where a wrestler attempts to force another wrestler out of a circular ring or to touch the ground with anything other than the soles of the feet. The sport originated in Japan, the only country where it is practiced professionally...
wrestler - Lisa Katayama, Japanese-American technology journalist
Others:
- TakayamaTakayama, Gifuis a city located in Gifu, Japan. As of July, 2011 the city has an estimated population of 92,369. The total area is .Takayama was settled as far back as the Jōmon period. Takayama is best known for its inhabitants' expertise in carpentry. It is believed carpenters from Takayama worked on the...
, a city in the Gifu Prefecture in central Japan - Katayama fever, see SchistosomiasisSchistosomiasisSchistosomiasis is a parasitic disease caused by several species of trematodes , a parasitic worm of the genus Schistosoma. Snails often act as an intermediary agent for the infectious diseases until a new human host is found...
and Schistosoma mansoniSchistosoma mansoniSchistosoma mansoni is a significant parasite of humans, a trematode that is one of the major agents of the disease schistosomiasis. The schistosomiasis caused by Schistosoma mansoni is intestinal schistosomiasis....