Famous People with Name Toru

Toru Iwaya            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Toru Iwaya: a Japanese mezzotint engraver and painter.One of the main themes that dominates Toru Iwaya's work is a strong nihilism and the constant internal battle he has faced through his life in searching for answers to life's existential questions. His mezzotint technique "black technique", which is a method rarely in use today, expresses the deep world featured just beneath the motif that is floating on the black surface

Toru Takahashi            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Toru Takahashi: was a Japanese race car driver.In 1982, he was runner-up in Japanese Formula 3.[1] The following year, he ran a duel campaign, racing in the Grand Champion Series and also stepping up to Japanese Formula 2[2].Takahashi was killed in the fourth and final round of the Grand Champion Series race at Fuji Speedway, Japan, in 1983, at the age of 23. One unknown female spectator was also killed in the accident.[2]

Toru Doi            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Toru Doi: a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Kurokawa District, Miyagi[1] and graduate of Tohoku Gakuin University he was elected for the first time in 2005 after serving in the local assembly of Miyagi Prefecture.

Toru Kikawada            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Toru Kikawada: a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Rikuzentakata, Iwate and graduate of Waseda University, he worked at the city government of Rikuzentakata from 1977 to 1994. After having served in the assembly of Iwate Prefecture for two terms since 1995, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000 as a member of Ichiro Ozawa's Liberal Party, which merged with the DPJ in 2003.

Toru Toida            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Toru Toida: a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Edogawa, Tokyo and graduate of Dokkyo University he was elected for the first time in 1996. He is an assenter of "The Truth about Nanjing(movie)."

Kakizoe Toru            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Kakizoe Toru: is a sumo wrestler. A former amateur champion, he turned professional in 2001 and reached the top division in 2003. His highest rank has been komusubi, which he has held for just one tournament. He has one special prize, for Technique. Kakizoe is an oshi-

Wladyslaw Torun            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Wladyslaw Torun: was a Polish aviator and military pilot, one of the pioneers of the Polish aviation. Initially a military pilot in Austria-Hungary during the Great War, he was among the first pilots to join the Polish Air Force. He took part in the Battle of Lwów (1918) and the Battle of Lwów (1920). As a professional engineer, in 1922-1923 he was chief of Central Aircraft Workshops (Centralne Warsztaty Lotnicze - CWL) in Warsaw. He died in an air crash in 1924.