Famous People with Name Masao

Masao Yoshida            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Masao Yoshida: was a Japanese amateur pitcher originally from Ichinomiya, Aichi. He had 23 wins at Spring and Summer Koshien. In the National High School Baseball Championship between 1931 and 1933, he won 14 consecutive games at Koshien Stadium and he became the only pitcher to win three consecutive championships.Yoshida entered Chukyo Shogyo. He defeated Yoshiyuki Iwamoto's Koryo in his quarterfinal game of 1931. He won the first championship in 1931. He defeated Masaru Kageura's Matsuyama Shogyo in his final game of 1932. He won the second championship in 1932. He defeated Fumio Fujimura's Taisho in his quarterfinal game of 1933. On August 19, 1933, he pitched a shutout with 336 pitches and 25 innings in his semifinal game against Akashi

Masao Suenaga            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Masao Suenaga: a Japanese professional drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series for RE Amemiya and Greddy. He is the younger brother of Naoto who both was taught by Nobushige Kumakubo.He began his motorsport career racing minibikes in the Kyushu area, later winning a title. Following this, his motorcycle racing career ended at the age of 20 caused by injuries. As Naoto was involved in the Gowasu hashiriya group, he also became involved which he was taught how to drift by Naoto.[1]

Masao Kato            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Masao Kato: was a famous Japanese professional go player.Kato is the author of The Chinese Opening: The Sure-Win Strategy (published in English by Kiseido Publishing Company) and Kato's Attack and Kill (published by Ishi Press). His name is ordered in these books and in some Anglophone sources as Masao Kato, while many Go-related sources and websites order his name as Kato Masao, in which Kato is the family name, and should be in front of given name according to the order of Japanese name.

Masao Sugiuchi            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Masao Sugiuchi: a professional Go player.Sugiuchi became a professional in 1941. By 1959, he had reached 9 dan. His nickname is "the God of Go" because of his very serious style. In December 2004, he became the oldest Nihon Ki-in professional to reach 800 career wins. He is married to Sugiuchi Kazuko (née Honda), one of three professional go-playing sisters.[1]

Masao Kobayashi            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Masao Kobayashi: a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Nakano, Tokyo and high school graduate, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2004.