Famous People with Name Norio

Norio Yamanaka            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Norio Yamanaka: a Japanese teacher of kitsuke, "art of wearing kimono", an advocator of every-day use of kimono and the founder and chairman[2] of the Sodo Kimono Academy, the first[1] kimono-wearing academy in Japan. He has written several books on kimono and travelled to tens of countries to speak about kimono.

Norio Kudo            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Norio Kudo: a professional Go player.Kudo turned professional in 1955 and was promoted to 9 dan in 1976. He didn't win many tournaments, but he was known for helping many people with Go. If they were just starting to learn, or were about to turn 1 dan, Kudo was there to help. He succeeded the late Kato Masao as president of the International Go Federation in 2005.

Norio Mitsuya            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Norio Mitsuya: a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Ise, Mie and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Transport, attending Columbia University in the United States while in the ministry. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003.

Norio Takeuchi            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Norio Takeuchi: a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Mihara, Kochi and high school graduate, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007 after serving in the city assembly of Kochi since 2003.

Norio Honaga            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Norio Honaga: is a Japanese professional wrestler. Honaga started in New Japan Pro Wrestling but jumped to Riki Choshu's Japan Pro Wrestling satellite of All Japan Pro Wrestling in an "invasion" angle. He returned to New Japan with Choshu and others in 1987. Immediatel

Tsuruta Norio            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Tsuruta Norio: a Japanese film director. He directed Borei Gakkyu (A Haunted School) (1996), Ring 0: Birthday (2000), Kakashi (Scarecrow) (2001) and Yogen (Premonition) (2004).He also directed Dream Cruise for the Masters of Horror Showtime cable network series. It is based on the short story of the same name by Koji Suzuki from his short story anthology book Dark Water.

Shimotori Norio            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Shimotori Norio: is a sumo wrestler from Arai, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. A former amateur champion, he made his professional debut in 2000 and first reached the top division in 2002, although due to injuries he has had trouble maintaining his position. He has earned one