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Officially, among Japanese names there are 291,129 different Japanese surnames (姓, sei), [1] as determined by their kanji, although many of these are pronounced and romanized similarly. Conversely, some surnames written the same in kanji may also be pronounced differently. [2]
Ethnic groups of Japan. Appearance. Among the several native ethnic groups of Japan, the predominant group are the Yamato Japanese, who trace their origins back to the Yayoi period and have held political dominance since the Asuka period. Other historical ethnic groups have included the Ainu, the Ryukyuan people, the Emishi, and the Hayato ...
This category includes people related to Japan. Most of the people listed in this category are of Japanese ethnicity, but the category may also contain people that are not ethnic Japanese, but are primarily known through their actions in Japan. A sorted list can also be found at the List of Japanese people .
Maurice Elvey, one of Britain's most prolific film directors of the silent era, died in a nursing home in Brighton in 1967 [109] Bella Emberg, actress; co-star of The Russ Abbot Show; Revd. Richard Enraght, religious controversialist, curate of St. Paul's Church, Brighton 1867–71, and priest in Charge of St. Andrew's Church, Portslade 1871–74
Mikimoto Kokichi (1858–1954), founder of Mikimoto. Soichiro Honda (1906–1991), co-founder of the automobile manufacturer Honda. Jujiro Matsuda (1875-1952), founder of Mazda automobile company. Michio Suzuki (1887–1982), founder of Suzuki. Eiji Toyoda (1913–2013), founder of luxury automobile manufacturer Lexus.
Asst. Dist. Atty. Julian Rodrigue of St. Tammany Parish said the jury heard from about 18 witnesses before making its report. Covington police said the Metz youth's car crashed into a roadblock in a Covington subdivision after a chase through back roads of two parishes. [185] 1974-05-30 William Norman (43) California (Los Angeles) [186] 1974-05-27
From the point of view of genetic studies, Japanese people: mainly descended from the Yayoi people, the heterogeneous Jōmon population and the Kofun period influx. [1][2][3][4] can be categorized into three separate but related groups: Ainu, Ryukyuan and Mainland (Yamato). are closely related to clusters found in North-Eastern Asia [5][6][4 ...
Sakura Sōgorō. Kiuchi Sōgorō (木内 惣五郎), also known as Sakura Sōgorō (佐倉 惣五郎) (1605 – September 1653) was a legendary Japanese farmer whose real family name was Kiuchi. He is said to have appealed directly to the shōgun in 1652 when he was serving as a headman of one of the villages in the Sakura Domain. In the appeal ...