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Yorkshire Day Yorkshire Day is celebrated on 1 August to promote the historic English county of Yorkshire. It was first celebrated in 1975, by the Yorkshire Ridings Society, initially in Beverley, as "protest movement against the local re-organization of 1974".
Yorkshire election 1807 The county of Yorkshire was one of the constituencies that went to a poll during the general election of 1807. This was the first time Yorkshire had seen a contested election since 1741; it would also be Yorkshire's last before the consituency was broken up in 1832.
Yorkshire Emigration to Nova Scotia The Yorkshire Emigration to Nova Scotia occurred between 1772 and 1775 and involved an approximate one thousand migrants from mainly Yorkshire, England arriving in Nova Scotia to settle the colony some years following the expulsion of its Acadian population.
Yorkshire Engine Company The Yorkshire Engine Company (YEC) was a small independent locomotive manufacturer in Sheffield, England. The Company was formed in 1865 and continued to produce locomotives and carry out general engineering work until 1965.
Yorkshire Evening Post The Yorkshire Evening Post (often abbreviated to YEP) is a daily evening publication published by Yorkshire Post Newspapers Ltd in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The paper provides a regional slant on the day's news, and traditionally provides close reporting on Leeds United FC and Leeds Rhinos as well as the Yorkshire County Cricket Club team.
Yorkshire Forward Yorkshire Forward was set up by the UK Government to promote sustainable economic development throughout the Yorkshire and Humber region. One of England's nine Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) it is a business led organisation that aims to help improve the region’s relative economic performance and reduce social and economic disparities.
Yorkshire Oaks The Yorkshire Oaks is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for three-year-old and above thoroughbred fillies and mares run over a distance of 1 mile 3 furlongs and 198 yards (2,394 metres) at York Racecourse during the Ebor Festival meeting in August.
Yorkshire Old Boys League The Yorkshire Old Boys League is an amateur competitive football league based in England, consisting primarily (but not exclusively) of old boys clubs for local schools, some of whom field as many as six teams in the league.
Yorkshire Radio Yorkshire Radio is a radio station broadcasting popular music from the 1960s to the present day, phone-in sports shows and live football commentary of Leeds United AFC games. Although owned by Leeds United AFC the station will support Yorkshire as a region but will focus on Leeds.
Yorkshire Regiment The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot) is one of the large infantry regiments of the British Army. The regiment is the only line infantry or rifles unit to represent a single geographical county in the new infantry structure, serving as the county regiment of the following areas:
Yorkshire Ridings Society The Yorkshire Ridings Society is a group affiliated to the Association of British Counties calling for the wider recognition of the historic borders of Yorkshire, and its traditional subdivisions, the North, East and West Ridings.
Yorkshire Society The Yorkshire Society is a non-political organisation founded in December 1980 to encourage people born, working or living in the County of Yorkshire to join to help improve several aspects of the area. The patron of the Yorkshire Society is the Duke of York.
Yorkshire Tea Yorkshire Tea is a black tea blend produced by Taylors of Harrogate, one of the few remaining family tea and coffee merchants in the United Kingdom. The company was founded in 1886 by Yorkshire tea merchant Charles Taylor and has a reputation for producing high quality teas.
Yorkshire Television Yorkshire Television is the ITV contractor for Yorkshire, England, and the surrounding areas. It was formed from a 'shotgun marriage' between two applicant groups in the 1967 franchise round, Telefusion Yorkshire Ltd and Yorkshire Independent Television, the former having large financial backing and the latter having the better plans (but less money).
Yorkshire Water Yorkshire Water Services Limited is a water supply and teatment utility company servicing most of Yorkshire in northern England. The company has its origins in the Yorkshire Water Authority, one of ten regional water authorities created by the Water Act 1973, and privatised in 1989.
Yorkshire–Tyne Tees Television Yorkshire-Tyne Tees Television was a British broadcasting consortium, which is now part of ITV plc. The company was created in 1992 from the merger of the Independent Television broadcasters Yorkshire Television and Tyne Tees Television which broadcast to Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and the North East of England, United Kingdom.
Yorkton Terriers The Yorkton Terriers are a team in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League based out of Yorkton, Saskatchewan. The team plays their home games in the Farrell Agencies Arena which has a seating capacity of 2,300.
Yorkton, Saskatchewan Yorkton is a city in the south-east of Saskatchewan, Canada, near the Manitoba border. Attractions include the Western Development Museum: The Story of People, the Yorkton Short Film and Video Festival held annually since 1947, the Painted Hand Casino, and Yorkton Terriers of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League.
Yorktown Day Yorktown Day is a holiday celebrated in Yorktown, Virginia annually on October 19. The holiday celebrates the surrender of the British forces on that date in 1781, ending the Battle of Yorktown and bringing about the end of the American Revolutionary War.
Yorktown High School Theatre Yorktown High School's theatre department is under guidance of Carol Cadby, and has taken numerous victories at the local, regional, and state levels of VHSL theatre competition. Cadby bases her theatre on self-sacrifice and ensemble work, making extensive use of echo and pantomime in addition to unique editing of scripts to create new effects.
Yorkville Cellars Yorkville Cellars is a family owned winery in Mendocino County, California, which grows all seven Bordeaux varietals from its vineyards, which have been certified organic since 1986. Using these grapes it produces nine different kinds of wine.
Yorkville University Located in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, Yorkville University is a private, non-denominational university, specializing in both online and blended university degree programs. Yorkville University was established in 2003 under the New Brunswick Degree Granting Act and began accepting students in the fall of 2004.
Yorman Bazardo Yorman Osorio Bazardo (born July 11, 1984 in Maracay Aragua State, Venezuela) is a right-handed starting pitcher in the Seattle Mariners organization. He currently plays for the Class AA San Antonio Missions.
Yorsh Yorsh (Russian: ёрш) is a Russian drink consisting simply of beer thoroughly mixed with an ample quantity of vodka. As a neutral spirit, the vodka does not greatly alter the flavor of the beer, but greatly increases the alcohol content.
Yorta Yorta language The Yorta Yorta language, is a group of closely related languages traditionally spoken by Yorta Yorta people, Indigenous Australians from the junction of the Goulburn and Murray Rivers in present-day northeast Victoria.
Yoruba language Yoruba (native name ede Yorùbá, 'the Yoruba language') is a dialect continuum of West Africa with over 22 million speakers.Ethnologue 2005, Sachnine 1997) The native tongue of the Yoruba people, it is spoken, among other languages, in Nigeria, Benin, and Togo and traces of it are found among communities in Brazil, Sierra Leone (where it is called Oku) , and Cuba (where it is called Nago).
Yoruba literature Yoruba literature is the spoken and written literature of the Yoruba people, the largest ethno-linguistic group in Nigeria, and in Africa. The Yorùbá language is spoken in Nigeria, Benin, and Togo, as well as in dispersed Yoruba communities throughout the world.
Yoruba music The music of the Yoruba people of Nigeria is best known for an extremely advanced drumming tradition, especially using the dundun hourglass tension drums. Yoruba folk music became perhaps the most prominent kind of West African music in Afro-Latin and Caribbean musical styles.
Yoruba mythology The mythology of the Yoruba is the entire gamut of the world view and the religions of the Yoruba both in Africa (chiefly in Nigeria and Benin Republic), and in the New World, where it has influenced or given birth to several religions such as Santería in Cuba and Candomblé in Brazil in addition to the transplantation of the homeland religions.
Yoruba people The Yoruba (Yorùbá in Yoruba orthography) are a large ethno-linguistic group or ethnic nation in Africa; the majority of them speak the Yoruba language (ede Yorùbá). The Yoruba constitute approximately 30 percent of Nigeria's total population, and around 22 million individuals throughout the region of West Africa.
Yoruboid languages Yoruboid is a group of languages comprised of Igala, a language spoken in central Nigeria, and the Edekiri group, the members of which are spoken in a band across Togo, Benin and southwestern Nigeria. The name Yoruboid derives from its most widely spoken member, Yoruba, which has more than 20 million speakers.
Yosa Buson Yosa Buson, or Yosa no Buson (与謝蕪村, 1716 – December 25, 1784), was a Japanese poet and painter from the Edo period. Along with Matsuo Bashō and Kobayashi Issa, Buson is considered among the greatest poets of the Edo Period.
Yosan Line The is a railway line serving the island of Shikoku, Japan. Part of the Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku) network, it runs along the Inland Sea, connecting the prefectural capitals of Takamatsu (Kagawa Prefecture) and Matsuyama (Ehime Prefecture), continuing to Uwajima.
Yosano Akiko (7 December 1878 - 29 May 1942) was the pen-name of a Japanese author, poet, pioneering feminist, pacifist, and social reformer, active in late Meiji period, Taisho period and early Showa period Japan. Her real name was Yosano Shiyo.
Yose ben Yoezer Yose ben Yoezer was a rabbi of the early Maccabean period, possibly a disciple of Antigonus of Soko and member of the ascetic group known as the Hasidæans, though neither is certain. He belonged to a priestly family.
Yosef Goldman Yosef Goldman, a scholar of American Jewish History, is the author of the 2-volume reference work, “Hebrew Printing in America 1735-1926: A History and Annotated Bibliography” (2006). This work is usually cited by auctioneers and rare-book dealers.
Yosef Gorny Yosef Gorny (born 1933), is Professor of Study of Zionism and head of the Zionist Research Institute at the Tel Aviv University. He is a former head of the Weizmann Institute for the Study of Zionism at the same university.
Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld (1849 - 1932) was the Chief Rabbi of the Ashkenazi Haredi Jewish community of Jerusalem during the years of the British mandate and co-founder of the Edah HaChareidis. He was originally given the name "Chaim", however, the name "Yosef" was added to him while he experienced an illness.
Yosef Kapach Rabbi Yosef Kapach (יוסף קאפח), also spelled Qafihh or Gafeh (1917-2000), was one of the foremost leaders of the Yemenite Jewish community, first in Yemen and later in Israel. He was the grandson of Rabbi Yihhyeh Qafihh, also a prominent Yemenite leader and founder of the Dor Deah (anti-Kabbalah) movement in Judaism.
Yosef Karo Yosef Karo (1488 - March 24, 1575) was one of the most significant leaders in Rabbinic Judaism and the author of the Shulchan Arukh, an authoritative work on Halakhah (Jewish law). Karo was never celebrated as an individual, but as a meḥabber (author).
Yosef Mendelevitch Yosef Mendelevitch (or Mendelovitch) (b. 1948 in Riga), was a well-known Jewish refusenik in the former Soviet Union who gained fame for his adherence to Zionism and public attempts to emigrate to Israel at a time when it was considered to be against the law in the USSR.
Yosef Reinman Rabbi Yosef Reinman is an American Orthodox rabbi and writer, historian, and scholar. His monographs and articles have appeared in many Jewish periodicals and his study of Talmudic contractual law is a text used in yeshivas throughout the world.
Yosef Sapir Yosef Sapir (January 27, 1902 - February 26, 1972) was an Israeli politician and Knesset member of the 1st to 7th Knessets. He served as head of the General Zionists and was a founding member of the Gahal party.
Yosef Shagal Yosef Shagal is a Azerbaijani-Jewish Israel Beiteinu MK politician and a former journalist for a Channel 9 Russian-language news program. He signed up barely a month before the elections and managed to get a seat in the party.
Yosef Weitz Yosef Weitz (1890-1972) was the director of Jewish National Fund´s Land Department, and was responsible for both land acquisitions and later for afforestation efforts. When Yosef Weitz was appointed head of the JNF Lands and Afforestation department in 1932, afforestation got a major shot-in-the-arm.
Yosegi Yosegi (or yosegi-zaiku) is a type of traditional Japanese mosaic woodwork which originated in the late Edo Period. Yosegi veneers are commonly found on the outside of Japanese secret boxes (Himitsu-Bako) or puzzle boxes, but can also be used to decorate many other items such as trays, chests, and more recently, mouse mats.
Yosei Yosei, sometimes Yōsei (妖精, ようせい) is a Japanese word meaning fairy. Yosei have traditionally been depicted as birds, swans, and spirits from another world, however in modern usage, the term has become synonymous with the English word fairy and usually refers to a small humanoid creature with insect-like wings.
Yoseif Yaron Yoseif Yaron (aka Joseph Crick) is the founder, along with Dr Phillip Miller (Hebrew Union College), of the al-Qirqisani Center for the Promotion of Karaite Studies. The al-Qirqisani Center is the first Karaite publishing house in the United States, and one of the most productive Karaite publishing interests in the last 200 years.
Yoseikan Aikido Yoseikan Aikido: the Aikido taught at the Yoseikan Dojo in Shizuoka, Japan, under the direction of Minoru Mochizuki. In the 1970’s it was formally organised into Yoseikan Budo along with the other arts Mochizuki Sensei had studied and mastered, including judo, karate, Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryu, jujutsu, kobudo, iaido, kendo, jojutsu, and kempo.
Yoseikan Budo Yoseikan Budo may be classified as a sogo budo form (lit. "composite" or "comprehensive" martial art, but used here to indicate a martial art into which various martial ways have been integrated).
Yoseikan Karate Yoseikan Karate (Yoseikan Ryu Karate) is the name given to the Karate (Shotokan) taught at the Yoseikan Dojo in Shizuoka, Japan, under the direction of Minoru Mochizuki (望月 稔 Mōchizuki Minoru, 1907–2003). Mochizuki trained directly under Gichin Funakoshi, the man who formally introduced Karate to the Japanese mainland in 1921.
Yosemite Creek Yosemite Creek, located in northern area of Yosemite National Park along Tioga Road (HWY 120), is a first-come first-served campground outside of Yosemite Valley. This campground is remote, quiet, and less populated relative to other campgrounds in Yosemite.
Yosemite Falls Yosemite Falls is the highest measured waterfall in North America. Located in Yosemite National Park in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, it is a major attraction in the park, especially in late spring when the water flow is at its peak.
Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad The Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad is located near Fish Camp, California, USA, in the Sierra National Forest. Built in the 1960s by Rudy Stauffer, the YMSPRR largely follows right-of-way established by the Madera Sugar Pine Lumber Company.
Yosemite National Park Yosemite National Park (pronounced "Yo-SEM-it-ee", IPA ) is a national park largely in Mariposa County, and Tuolumne County, California, United States. The park covers an area of 1,189 mi² (3,081 km²) and reaches across the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountain chain.
Yosemite Nordic Holidays Yosemite Nordic Holidays is a cross-country ski race held every February or March. The race, 10 miles in length, is California citizens' oldest cross country ski race, and is held at Yosemite National Park's Badger Pass Ski Area.
Yosemite Sam (shortwave) Yosemite Sam is the nickname given by DXers to a mysterious station that first surfaced on December 19, 2004. It transmits on several shortwave frequencies in dual side band: 3700 kHz, 4300 kHz, 6500 kHz, and 10500 kHz.
Yosemite West Yosemite West (pronounced "Yo-SEM-it-tee") is a private community of resort homes located in the southern area of Yosemite National Park just off Wawona Road, a continuation of California State Route 41 from Fresno. It is situated one mile south of the Chinquapin intersection [of Wawona Road with the Glacier Point Road at an altitude of 5100-6300 ft.
Yoseph Bar-Cohen Yoseph Bar-Cohen is a physicist at the JPL who specializes in electroactive materials and ultrasonic nondestructive evaluation (NDE), and is responsible for the Nondestructive Evaluation and Advance Actuators (NDEAA) lab at JPL. Dr.
Yoshi is a dinosaur-like character appearing in a number of video games produced by Nintendo, as well as the name of the fictional species of dinosaur to which he belongs. Yoshi has appeared in a wide assortment of colors.
Yoshi DeHerrera Joshua "Yoshi" DeHerrera (born February 1,1972) is an American television personality and modding enthusiast who resides in Los Angeles, California. DeHerrera is known as the "Mad Modder", due to his many astounding works with computers and technology on the technology-related variety television program The Screen Savers.
Yoshi Sodeoka Yoshi Sodeoka is a New York based artist, designer and musician who has been producing both art and commercial projects since early 1990's. Sodeoka has received grants from Greenwall Foundation and his digital artwork has been featured on numerous CD-ROMs, web sites and in exhibitions at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Turbulence.
Yoshi Touch & Go Yoshi Touch & Go, known in Japan as , is a video game that was developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. It debuted in Japan on January 27, 2005, in North America on March 14, 2005, and in Europe on May 6, 2005.
Yoshi's Cookie Yoshi's Cookie is a computer puzzle game made for the Famicom (Nintendo Entertainment System), Game Boy and Super Nintendo. The point of the game is for Mario, Yoshi, Princess Peach, and Bowser to mix and match the cookies in the cookie factory.
Yoshi's Story Yoshi's Story is the Nintendo 64 sequel to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System game Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. Originally titled Yoshi's Island 64, in analogy with Super Mario 64, it was renamed Yoshi's Story August 1997.
Yoshiaki Kawajiri Yoshiaki Kawajiri (川尻善昭 Kawajiri Yoshiaki) is a critically acclaimed writer / director of Japanese animation. He is the creator of titles such as Yoju Toshi (Wicked City), Jubei ninpucho (Ninja Scroll), and Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, and is considered one of the more revolutionary directors in Anime history.
Yoshiaki Omura Yoshiaki Omura, MD, ScD, (born 28 March, 1934, in Asahi, Toyama Prefecture, Japan), is President and Founder of the International College of Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics, President and Founder of the International Bi-Digital O-Ring Test Medical Association, and Director of Medical Research of the Heart Disease Research Foundation.CV/Biography of Dr.
Yoshiaki Tsutsumi Yoshiaki Tsutsumi (堤義明, Tsutsumi Yoshiaki, born May 29, 1934) is a Japanese businessman. During the Japanese economic bubble in the late 1980s, Tsutsumi was the wealthiest person in the world for a brief period due to his extensive real estate investments through the Seibu Corporation, which he controlled.
Yoshida ha bujutsu Yoshida ha bujutsu is a comprehensive traditional Japanese martial art system containing within its teachings all of the major sub-arts that were taught to the bushi for the performance of their duties as samurai.
Yoshida Hanbei Yoshida Hanbei (吉田半兵) was a late 17th century Japanese illustrator in the ukiyo-e style, the leading illustrator in Kyoto and Osaka around 1664-1689. Unlike many more famous ukiyo-e artists, who worked primarily on individual woodblock prints and paintings, Hanbei worked primarily, if not exclusively, in illustrations for woodblock printed books.
Yoshida Tatsuya Yoshida Tatsuya (吉田達也) is a Japanese musician and composer who, as the group's drummer, is the only consistent member of the renowned progressive rock duo Ruins, as well as the later Koenji Hyakkei and Korekyojin. He is cited as the "indisputable master drummer of the Japanese underground" a "rhythm section gone ballistic" [http://www.
Yoshifumi Kondō Yoshifumi Kondō (近藤喜文 Kondō Yoshifumi) (March 31, 1950 – January 21, 1998) was a Japanese animator that worked for Studio Ghibli in his last years. He was born in Gosen-shi, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
Yoshiharu Gotanda Yoshiharu Gotanda (五反田 義治) is a Japanese video game programmer. He began his career with Wolfteam, initially assisting with the programming of Neugier for the Super Famicom in 1993; he was 17 years old at the time.
Yoshihide Hayashi Yoshihide Hayashi (林 義秀, Hayashi Yoshihide) was a Japanese general of World War II. He held a range of significant posts in different parts of East Asia and the Philippines, rising to the rank of Lieutenant-General.
Yoshihide Otomo is an experimental musician, a turntablist and guitarist. He played in rock bands while at college, but turned to improvisation after discovering free jazz and free improvisation musicians like the guitarist Derek Bailey, the saxophonist Kaoru Abe and guitarist Masayuki Takayanagi (from whom he had lessons).
Yoshihiro Asai Yoshihiro Asai (born December 12, 1966 in Nagoya, Aichi), better known as Ăšltimo DragĂłn, is a Japanese professional wrestler. In addition to having trained in Japan, Asai learned to wrestle in the lucha libre style while working in Mexico.
Yoshihiro Hattori Yoshihiro Hattori (服部剛丈 Hattori Yoshihiro) (November 22, 1975 - October 17, 1992) was a Japanese exchange student residing in Baton Rouge, La, United States at the time of his death. Hattori was on his way to a Halloween party when he erred on the address and entered the wrong suburban property.
Yoshihiro Tajiri Yoshihiro Tajiri (born September 29, 1970 in Yokohama, Japan), also known simply as Tajiri, is a Japanese professional wrestler, best known for his appearances in the United States of America with Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment.
Yoshikawa, Kochi Yoshikawa (吉川村; -mura) was a village located in the former Kami District, Kochi, Japan. On March 1, 2006 the town merged with three other towns and a village forming the city of Konan and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Yoshiki Fukuyama , born September 14], [[1963, is a guitarist/singer/songwriter from Japan. He originally became known on an international level for his work in the Japanese anime Macross 7 where he was the singing voice and guitar of the show’s main character, Basara Nekki.
Yoshiki Hayama Yoshiki Hayama (葉山 嘉樹, March 12,1894 - October 18,1945) is a Japanese author associated with the Japanese proletarian literature movement. He's best known for writing Men Who Live on the Sea, a novel about the appalling labor conditions on work boats.
Yoshimatsu, Kagoshima Yoshimatsu (吉松町; -chou) was a town located in Aira District, Kagoshima, Japan. On March 22, 2005 the town merged with the town of Kurino forming the town of Yusui and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Yoshimi and Yuka Yoshimi and Yuka was a collaboration between musicians Yoshimi P-We (of Boredoms, OOIOO, UFO or Die et al) and Yuka Honda (solo artist and former member of Cibo Matto). They released their only album to date, Flower With No Color on Ipecac Recordings in April 2003.
Yoshimichi Hara Yoshimichi Hara (原嘉道) (February 18, 1867 – August 7, 1944) was a Japanese statesman and the president of the Japanese privy council during World War II, from June 1940 until his death. Hara was always reluctant to use military force.
Yoshimoto Kogyo () is a major Japanese entertainment conglomerate, with its headquarters based in Osaka. It was founded in 1912 as a traditional theatre, and has since grown to be one of the most influential companies in Japan, employing most of Japan's popular owarai (comedy) talent, producing and promoting the shows they appear in, and even maintaining its own amusement park.
Yoshimoto Mugendai Hall is a public indoor stage owned by the Japanese entertainment conglomerate Yoshimoto KĹŤgyĹŤ situated in Shibuya, Tokyo. The stage opened on March 25, 2006 and has since staged the Yoshimoto Mugendai event hosting daily owarai performances and live broadcasts on television and over the internet.
Yoshinaga-san Chi no Gargoyle Yoshinaga-san Chi no Gargoyle or Yoshinaga-san'chi no Gargoyle (chi is a variant of nchi, abbreviation of no uchi) (吉永さん家のガーゴイル; unofficial translation: "Yoshinaga Household's Gargoyle") is a light novel written by Sennendou Taguchi (田口仙年堂), published by Famitsu Bunko (Enterbrain). The tankobon of the manga version was published a few days before the anime version was broadcasted for TV.
Yoshino Aoki Yoshino Aoki is a video game music composer, having composed the music for Mega Man X3 (Capcom sound team), Breath of Fire III (with Akari Kaida), and Breath of Fire IV (solo). The style of her collaboration work on Breath of Fire III was mainly influenced by Jazz music, whereas her Breath Of Fire IV soundtrack is of a Classical nature.
Yoshino Sakuzō Yoshino Sakuzō (吉野 作造, January 29, 1878–March 18, 1933) was a Japanese author active as a political thinker in the Taishō period. He is best known for his formulation of the theory of "Minponshugi," or politics of the people.
Yoshinobu Kanemaru Yoshinobu Kanemaru (金丸義信 Kanemaru Yoshinobu) is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for Pro Wrestling NOAH, where he is a former GHC Junior Heavyweight and former Junior Tag Team champion.
Yoshinobu Oyakawa Yoshinobu ("Yoshi") Oyakawa (born August 9, 1933 on the Kona side of the Big Island of Hawaii) was a backstroke swimmer from the United States, who won the 100m Backstroke at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. He is considered to be the last of the great "straight-arm-pull" backstrokers.
Yoshinodani, Ishikawa Yoshinodani (吉野谷村; -mura) was a village located in Ishikawa District, Ishikawa, Japan. On February 1, 2005 the village merged with a number of other villages and towns from the district and the city of Matto forming the city of Hakusan and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Yoshinogari site Yoshinogari (吉野ヶ里 遺跡 Yoshinogari iseki) is the name of a large and complex Yayoi archaeological site situated between Kanzaki and Mitagawa townships in Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan. According to the Yayoi chronology established by pottery seriations in the 20th century, Yoshinogari dates to between the 3rd century B.
Yoshinoya Established in 1899 in Japan, Yoshinoya () is the largest chain among beef bowl (or gyūdon) restaurants, and one of the leading fast food chains in Japan. It is often shortened to "yoshi gyū" (meaning Yoshinoya's beef) among its enthusiasts.
Yoshio Inaba Yoshio Inaba (稲葉 義男 Inaba Yoshio, July 15, 1920 - 20 April 1998) was a Japanese actor best known for his role as one of the title characters (the good-natured, second-in-command Gorobei) in Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai. In 1998 he passed away of a heart attack at the age of 77.
Yoshio Kodama Yoshio Kodama (児玉誉士夫 Kodama Yoshio; February 18, 1911 - January 17, 1984) was a prominent figure in the rise of organized crime in Japan. The most famous 'kuromaku', or behind-the-scenes power broker, of the 20th century, he was active in Japan's political arena and criminal underworld from the 1950s to the early 1970s.
Yoshio Muto Yoshio Muto was the Consul general for the Japanese Empire in San Francisco, California from February 20, 1941 until the withdrawal of the mission on December 31, 1941. It is believed that during that period he acted as a spy in the run-up to the December 7 attack on Pearl Harbor.
Yoshio Nakano Yoshio (Yosh) Nakano is a professional poker player and entrepeneur who resides in Long Beach, California. He has played professionally for over 20 years and is a long-time high limit poker host at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles.
Yoshio Saotome Yoshio Saotome (早乙女 好雄 Saotome Yoshio) is a character from Tokimeki Memorial. He provides you with information on the girls you can date, including their phone number (so you can call them later for a date), blood type, and various things they like.
Yoshio Tsuchiya Yoshio Tsuchiya (born 18 May 1927) is a Japanese actor who has appeared in such films as Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai (as the firebrand farmer Rikichi) and Red Beard, and Kihachi Okamoto's Kill!. He has a long-standing interest in UFOs and had written several books on the subjectaudio commentary, Throne of Blood.

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