Famous People with Name Takashi

Takashi Sasagawa            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Takashi Sasagawa: a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Bunkyo, Tokyo and dropout from Meiji University, he was elected for the first time in 1986 after two unsuccessful runs in 1972 and 1983. In 1993 he left the LDP and participated in the formation of the New Frontier Party in the following year. In 1996 he left the New Frontier Party, rejoining the LDP in the following year.

Takashi Shinohara            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Takashi Shinohara: a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Nakano, Nagano and graduate of Kyoto University, he joined the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. While in the ministry, he received a L.L.M degree from University of Washington and attended the Kansas State University in the United States. Leaving the ministry, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003.

Takashi Suzuki            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Takashi Suzuki: was a Japanese speculator-turned politician.Suzuki became an elementary school teacher after graduating from a normal school. His uncle's success in the booming stock market during the Russo-Japanese War interested him in equity investment. He left teaching to become a market speculator at age 28. In the market crash of 1920, he earned approximately three million yen by short-selling of stocks, when the average monthly salary for college graduates was no more than forty yen.[1]

Takashi Kanemoto            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Takashi Kanemoto: is a Japanese professional golfer.

Takashi Narita            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Takashi Narita: is a former volleyball player from Japan, who played as a setter for the Men's National Team in the 1990s. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He also competed in the 1998 World Championship, where he placed 16th.

Masuda Takashi            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Masuda Takashi: was an entrepreneur in Meiji, Taisho and early Showa period Japan, responsible for transforming Mitsui into a zaibatsu through the creation of a general trading company, Mitsui Bussan. He also established a newspaper, the Chugai Shogyo Shimpo (???????), which was later renamed the Nihon Keizai Shimbun.Masuda accompanied Ikeda Nagaoki in the unsuccessful 1863 Second Japanese Embassy to Europe to negotiate the cancellation of the open-port status of Yokohama. On his return he studied English at the Hepburn School (the forerunner of Meiji Gakuin University).

Hara Takashi            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Hara Takashi: was a Japanese politician and the 19th Prime Minister of Japan from 29 September 1918 to 4 November 1921. He was also called Hara Kei (or Hara Satoshi) informally. He was the first commoner appointed to the office of prime minister of Japan. His catch phrase as a politician was "commoner and prime minister" (????, heimin saisho?).

Tsujii Takashi            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Tsujii Takashi: a Japanese author and poet, and the pen name of Tsutsumi Seiji, a major business leader.Tsujii is the son of Yasujiro Tsutsumi, founder of the Seibu Railway company and a long-serving member, and eventually speaker, of Japan's House of Representatives. He was born in Tokyo and, after receiving his degree in economics from the University of Tokyo in 1951, began work as a secretary to his father. He took on a series of executive roles, culminating in corporate leadership, including serving as chairman of the Saison group of companies, whose brands include Seibu Department Stores, Seiyu supermarket, Wave (a music shop), Parco (shopping complex) and Loft (a variety store).

Bushuyama Takashi            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Bushuyama Takashi: is a Japanese sumo wrestler from Aomori, Aomori Prefecture. He made his professional debut in January 1999. At the age of 32, he was promoted to the top makuuchi division in the November 2008 tournament. His highest rank has been maegashira 3. As his club