Famous People with Name Toru

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)."

Toru Kumon            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Toru Kumon: was a Japanese mathematics educator, born in Kochi Prefecture, Japan. He graduated from the College of Science at Osaka University with a degree in mathematics and taught high school mathematics in his home town of Osaka. In 1954, Kumon began to teach his oldest son, who was doing poorly in mathematics in primary school, and developed what would later become known as the Kumon method.This method involves repetition of key mathematics skills, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, until mastery is reached. Students then progress to studying the next mathematical topic. Kumon defined mastery as being able to get an excellent score on the material in the time given, which is intended to benefit students in all their studies. Kumon strongly emphasised the concepts of time and accuracy.

Toru Nakamura            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Toru Nakamura: is a Japanese golfer.Nakamura was born in Osaka. He won 20 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and ranks eighth on the career victories list.

Toru Suzuki            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Toru Suzuki: is a Japanese professional golfer, currently playing on the Japan Golf Tour.

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.