Famous People with Name Sakuma

Sakuma Shozan            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Sakuma Shozan: was a Japanese politician and scholar of the Edo era. He was the son of a samurai, and a native of Shinshu (??) in today's Nagano-ken.He then started to study Western sciences (Rangaku) at the age of 33, with the help of the Rangaku scholar Kurokawa Ryoan (????). He obtained in 1844 the "Huishoudelyk Woordboek", a Dutch translation of the encyclopedia written by the French Nöel Chomel. From the encyclopedia, he learnt how to make glass, and then magnets, thermometers, cameras and telescopes. The encyclopedia was later translated in Japanese by Utagawa Genshin (?????) under the title ??????.

Tatsuya Sakuma            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Tatsuya Sakuma: a Japanese professional drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series for Team Toyo.He has competed in the D1GP series since the very beginning, starting out in a Nissan Silvia PS13 He did not do very well, scoring only 2 points in his first 4 years. His big break came when he was signed by Aviation Performance Products, who gave him a new Nissan Silvia S15 to drive. In 2005, his first year with APP, he scored 41 points, getting a third and second place and finishing ninth overall. The year after he did even better finishing seventh oveall, this lead to him moving to Team Toyo in 2007. Since then he hasn't done so well, Team Toyo S15 obviously not suiting his driving style.