Okazaki
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People named Okazaki
- Chieko N. OkazakiChieko N. OkazakiChieko Nishimura Okazaki was the first counselor to Elaine L. Jack in the Relief Society general presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1990 to 1997...
(born 1926), former counselor in the General Relief Society Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Dai OkazakiSmelly (performer), more commonly known by his stagename , is a Japanese comedic performer and former manga artist. Dai Okazaki is a relative of Takashi Okazaki, the creator of Afro Samurai.-Career:...
(AKA "Smelly", born 1971), a Japanese comedic performer and former manga artist - Katsuo Okazaki (1897–1965), served as the Japanese Foreign Minister between 1952 and 1954
- Kenjiro OkazakiKenjiro Okazakiis a Japanese visual artist whose works span several genres, including painting, sculpture , as well as landscape design and architecture. Many of his works have been featured in public collections throughout Japan and in various exhibitions around the world...
(born 1955), a Japanese visual artist - Makoto OkazakiMakoto Okazakiis a Japanese figure skater. He is the 1997 and 2002 Japanese national bronze medalist. He retired from competitive skating following the 2001-2002 season and now works as a coach.He is an ISU Technical Specialist for Japan.-Results:-External links:...
(born 1976), a Japanese figure skater - Miles OkazakiMiles OkazakiMiles Okazaki is an American guitarist and composer. He is currently living in Brooklyn, New York.-Early life:Okazaki was born in Pullman, Washington in 1974. He grew up in the Pacific Northwest, in Port Townsend, Washington...
(born 1974), an American guitarist, arranger, and composer - Reiji OkazakiReiji Okazakiwas a Japanese molecular biologist known for his research in DNA replication and especially for describing the role of so-called Okazaki fragments which he discovered working with his wife Tsuneko Okazaki in 1968.- Biography :...
(1930–1975), discoverer of the Okazaki fragments - Ritsuko OkazakiRitsuko Okazakiwas a Japanese singer-songwriter born in Hashima Island, Nagasaki Prefecture. She first made her professional debut with the single, Kanashii Jiyū / Koi ga, Kiete Yuku.-Personal:...
(1959-2004), a Japanese singer-songwriter - Seishiro OkazakiSeishiro OkazakiSeishiro "Henry" Okazaki was a Japanese American healer, martial artist, and founder of Danzan Ryu jujitsu....
(1890–1951), the founder of the Danzan Ryu school of Jūjutsu - Shinji OkazakiShinji OkazakiShinji Okazaki is a Japanese football player currently playing for VfB Stuttgart of the German Bundesliga.-Career:...
(born 1986), a Japanese football player - Steven OkazakiSteven OkazakiSteven Okazaki is an American filmmaker. He is Sansei Japanese American and is based in the San Francisco Bay Area...
(born 1952), Japanese-American Academy Award winning filmmaker - Takashi OkazakiTakashi Okazakiis a Japanese manga artist, visual designer, and graphic designer most notable for writing and illustrating the manga series Afro Samurai.-Biography:Takashi Okazaki was born in the Kanagawa Prefecture in 1974 and graduated from the Tama University of the Arts....
, Japanese manga artist known for Afro Samurai - Teruyuki OkazakiTeruyuki OkazakiTeruyuki Okazaki , a tenth degree black belt in Shotokan Karate, is the founder, chairman and chief instructor of the International Shotokan Karate Federation . Along with Gichin Funakoshi and Masatoshi Nakayama, Okazaki helped found the Japan Karate Association's instructor training program.-Early...
(born 1931), founder, chairman and chief instructor of the International Shotokan Karate Federation - Tomiko OkazakiTomiko Okazakiis a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Fukushima, Fukushima and high school graduate, she worked at TV and radio stations. In 1990, she was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time as a member of...
(born 1944), a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan - Tomomi OkazakiTomomi OkazakiTomomi Okazaki is a Japanese speed skater who has competed in five Olympic Games. She won a bronze medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Okazaki was the oldest member of the Japanese team at the 2010 Winter Olympics...
, a Japanese speedskater
Fictional characters
- Jen Okazaki, a character in the Australian mockumentary series Angry BoysAngry BoysAngry Boys is an Australian television mockumentary series written by and starring Chris Lilley. Continuing the mockumentary style of his previous series, the show explores the issues faced by young males in the 21st century – their influences, their pressures, their dreams and ambitions...
- Tim Okazaki, Jen's son, also from Angry BoysAngry BoysAngry Boys is an Australian television mockumentary series written by and starring Chris Lilley. Continuing the mockumentary style of his previous series, the show explores the issues faced by young males in the 21st century – their influences, their pressures, their dreams and ambitions...
Other uses
- Okazaki, AichiOkazaki, Aichiis a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of August 2011, the city had an estimated population of 373,339 and a population density of 964 persons per km². The total area was 387.24 km².-Geography:...
, a city in Japan - Okazaki CastleOkazaki Castleis a Japanese castle located in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Okazaki Castle was home to the Honda clan, daimyō of Okazaki Domain, but the castle is better known for its association with Tokugawa Ieyasu and the Tokugawa clan...
, a castle in Japan - Okazaki fragmentOkazaki fragmentOkazaki fragments are short molecules of single-stranded DNA that are formed on the lagging strand during DNA replication. They are between 1,000 to 2,000 nucleotides long in Escherichia coli and are between 100 to 200 nucleotides long in eukaryotes....
, a fragment of DNA (biology) - Tomoya Okazaki, the main protagonist from the visual novel Clannad
- Yumemi Okazaki, a character from the Touhou Project series.