Famous People with Name Masaaki

Masaaki Tanaka            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Masaaki Tanaka: a Japanese author notable for his book What Really Happened in Nanking: The Refutation of a Common Myth, which denies that the Nanking Massacre as traditionally understood took place. Originally written in Japanese in 1987, an English version was published in 2000 in response to Iris Chang's book, The Rape of Nanking.

Masaaki Itokawa            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Masaaki Itokawa: a Japanese politician of the People's New Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Tokyo and graduate of Keio University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005.

Masaaki Kanda            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Masaaki Kanda: the governor of Aichi Prefecture in Japan. A graduate of Chuo University, he served as mayor of Ichinomiya for three terms from 1989 to 1997 before he was first elected governor of Aichi Prefecture in 1999.

Masaaki Taira            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Masaaki Taira: a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Edogawa, Tokyo and graduate of Waseda University he was elected for the first time in the 2005 general election.

Masaaki Taniai            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Masaaki Taniai: a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Niiza, Saitama, he attended Kyoto University and received a master's degree in agricultural economy from it. He also studied at Uppsala University in Sweden. He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2004.

Masaaki SatakeMasaaki            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Masaaki SatakeMasaaki: a retired professional Japanese Heavyweight karateka, kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He was one of the pioneering fighters in K-1, after being a member of Kazuyoshi Ishii's Seido-Kaikan school and organization.