(through 1997)
As coach
Yasuo Kubo (久保康生,Kubo Yasuo,born April 8,1958 in Iizuka,Fukuoka,Japan) is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher. [1]
Noriaki Kubo,known professionally as Tite Kubo,is a Japanese manga artist and character designer. He is best known for his manga series Bleach (2001–2016),which had over 130 million copies in circulation as of 2022.
The Sound of Waves is a 1954 novel by the Japanese author Yukio Mishima. It is a coming-of-age story of the protagonist Shinji and his romance with Hatsue,the beautiful daughter of the wealthy ship owner Terukichi. For this book,Mishima was awarded the Shincho Prize from Shinchosha Publishing in 1954. It has been adapted for film five times.
Ichigo Kurosaki is a fictional character in the Bleach manga series and its adaptations created by Tite Kubo. He is the main protagonist of the series,who receives Soul Reaper powers after meeting Rukia Kuchiki,a Soul Reaper assigned to patrol around the fictional city of Karakura Town. These powers come at the cost of her own,and as a result,he concedes to work as her stand-in,fighting to protect people from evil spirits called Hollows and sending good spirits,wholes,to a dimension known as the Soul Society. Ichigo appears in other media after the manga series,including the anime television series,four anime films,two original video animations,rock musicals,several video games,light novels and the 2018 live-action film.
The following lists events that happened during 2000 in Japan. It corresponds to the year Heisei 12 in the Japanese calendar.
Ashikaga Mochiuji was the Kamakura-fu's fourth Kantōkubōduring the Sengoku period in Japan. During his long and troubled rule the relationship between the west and the east of the country reached an all-time low. Kamakura was finally attacked by shōgun Ashikaga Yoshinori and retaken by force. Mochiuji and his eldest son Yoshihisa killed themselves to escape capture.
Ashikaga Shigeuji (足利成氏) was a Muromachi period warrior and the Kamakura-fu's fifth and last Kantōkubō. Fourth son of fourth Kubō Ashikaga Mochiuji,he succeeded his father only in 1449,a full decade after his death by seppuku. His childhood name was Eijuō-maru (永寿王丸). His rule was from its onset troubled by hostilities with the central government:he was finally deposed in 1455 by shōgun Ashikaga Yoshimasa,after which he escaped to Koga in Shimōsa Province,where he became known as Koga kubō. There,he ruled until his death in 1497.
Events in the year 1981 in Japan.
Yuya Kubo is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher who is currently a pitching coach for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has played in NPB for the Yomiuri Giants,Yokohama DeNA BayStars and Eagles.
Yasutomo Kubo is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He previously played for the Chiba Lotte Marines from 2005 to 2008,the Hanshin Tigers from 2009 to 2013,and the Yokohama DeNA BayStars from 2014 to 2017. In 2018,he played for the Sugar Land Skeeters of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. In 2019,he played in the Mexican League for the Bravos de León.
Events in the year 1956 in Japan.
Events in the year 1971 in Japan. It corresponds to Shōwa 46 (昭和46年) in the Japanese calendar.
Kubo and the Two Strings is a 2016 American stop-motion animated action fantasy film directed by Travis Knight and produced by animation studio Laika. Written by Marc Haimes and Chris Butler,it stars the voice roles of Charlize Theron,Art Parkinson,Ralph Fiennes,George Takei,Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa,Brenda Vaccaro,Rooney Mara,and Matthew McConaughey. The film revolves around Kubo,a young boy who wields a magical shamisen and whose left eye was stolen during infancy. Accompanied by an anthropomorphic snow monkey and beetle,he must embark on a quest to defeat his mother's evil twin Sisters and his power-hungry grandfather,the Moon King,who is responsible for stealing his left eye.
Yasuo Minagawa is a retired Japanese professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Toei Flyers/Nittaku Home Flyers/Nippon Ham Fighters and the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
Takefusa Kubo is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for La Liga club Real Sociedad and the Japan national team.
Toshiaki Kubo is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 9-dan. He is a former Ōshōand Kiōtitle holder.
The 1971 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 22nd season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Yasuo Nagaike is a former professional Japanese baseball player.
JU-ON:Origins is a Japanese horror streaming television series based on the Ju-On franchise. The series premiered on Netflix on July 3,2020.
Kūbo Ibuki is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kaiji Kawaguchi with cooperation by journalist Osamu Eya. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic from December 2014 to December 2019. A sequel,titled Kūbo Ibuki Great Game,began in the same magazine in December 2019. A live-action film adaptation premiered in Japan in May 2019.
Takuma Kubo is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).