Famous People with Name Masaji

Masaji Kiyokawa            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Masaji Kiyokawa: a Japanese backstroke swimmer. He won the gold medal in the Men's 100 m Backstroke at the 1932 Summer Olympics, and the bronze medal in the Men's 100 m Backstroke at the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was born in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. He graduated from the Tokyo College of Commerce (now Hitotsubashi University). He became CEO of Kanematsu Corp. in 1976, and Vice Chairman of International Olympic Committee in 1979.

Masaji Iguro            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Masaji Iguro: was a Japanese ski jumper who competed in the 1930s.At the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, he finished seventh in the indivudal large hill competition.

Masaji Matsuyama            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Masaji Matsuyama: a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Shiida, Fukuoka and graduate of Meiji University, he was elected for the first time in 2001.

Masaji Ogino            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Masaji Ogino: is a volleyball player from Japan, who played for the Men's National Team in the 1990s and the 2000s. He ended up in sixteenth place at the 1998 World Championship.

Haguroyama Masaji            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Haguroyama Masaji: was a sumo wrestler from Nakanokuchi, Niigata, Japan. He was the sport's 36th yokozuna. He was a yokozuna for a period of twelve years and three months dating from his promotion to that rank in May 1941 until his retirement in September 1953, which is an

Kojima Masajiro            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Kojima Masajiro: was a novelist active in the Showa period Japan.Kojima was born in the plebian Shitaya district of Tokyo to a family of clothing merchants. While attending Keio University he studied Edo period Japanese literature and the works of European authors. He was especially attracted to the works of Nagai Kafu and Mori Ogai. His literary career began as a student, when he contributed short stories to the journal of Keio University's literature department, Mita Bungaku.