Famous People with Name Saito

Saito Masaru            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Saito Masaru: was a Japanese author and critic who lived during the Meiji Era.In 1896, with Mori Ogai (? ???) and Koda Rohan (?? ???), Ryokuu started a literary journal, Mezamashi gusa (??????) in which Takekurabe (??????) by Higuchi Ichiyo (?? ?? ?) was met with high critical acclaim. After Ichiyo died on November of this year, Ryokuu helped her mother and sister make a living although he was far from well-off. His literary friends include Kotoku Shusui (?? ???), Baba Kocho (?? ???) and Yosano Tekkan (??? ???).

Saito Makoto            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Saito Makoto: was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy, two-time Governor-General of Korea from 1919 to 1927 and from 1929 to 1931, and the 30th Prime Minister of Japan from May 26, 1932 to 8 July 8, 1934.In 1884, Saito went to the United States for four years to study as a military attaché.In 1888, after returning to Japan, he served as a member of the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff.

Kosuke Saito            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Kosuke Saito: a DJ and music game composer. He is best known for his work in the Konami Bemani series. He has produced music under a number of different aliases, such as kors k, StripE, and teranoid.He was influenced early in his career by Tetsuya Komuro, and began to learn to play the synthesizer. Following the popularity of J-pop remixes, he became interested in club music.[1]

Kazumi Saito            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Kazumi Saito: a starting pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. He is a two-time winner of the Eiji Sawamura Award (2003, 2006), but has not pitched in a regular season game since October 2007 due to various shoulder injuries.Saito was marked as a top prospect by NPB scouts from his days at South Kyoto High School; he, current Hiroshima Carp pitcher Masayuki Hasegawa and Saitama Seibu Lions pitcher Tomoki Hoshino were dubbed the "Big Three" of their particular age group. The Fukuoka Daiei Hawks (currently the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks) selected Saito with their first-round pick in the 1995 NPB amateur draft.

Takako Saito            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Takako Saito: a Japanese artist, born in Sabae-Shi, Fukui Province in Japan in 1929. Closely associated with Fluxus, the international collective of avant-garde artists that was active primarily in the 1960s and 1970s, she currently lives in Dusseldorf in Germany. She is most famous for her Silent Music piece and for her disrupted Chess sets.

Naoto Saito            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Naoto Saito: a Japanese figure skater. He placed 13th at the 2007 Junior Grand Prix, Vienna. He attends Tohoku Fukushi University.

Hiroshi Saito            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Hiroshi Saito: a former governor of Yamagata Prefecture. He was first elected in 2005. A native of Yamagata, Yamagata, he joined the Bank of Japan upon graduation from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies in 1981. He also received MIPP in 1989 and MA in 1990 from Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at the Johns Hopkins University.He was defeated for reelection in an upset by Mieko Yoshimura an Education Committee member for Yamagata Prefecture.