Famous People with Name Shiina

Shiina Etsusaburo            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Shiina Etsusaburo: was a Foreign Minister of Japan from 1964-66 and played a pivotal role in ensuring peace between Japan and Korea.Shiina Etsusaburo was the first of the Japanese Ministry of Commerce and Industry Officials to join Manchukuo's industrial administration.[1]He issued the apology "In our two countries' long history, there have been unfortunate times... it is truly regretable and we are deeply remorseful" during the signing of the Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea on 22 June, 1965. [2]

Ringo Shiina            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Ringo Shiina: is a Japanese singer, songwriter, guitarist, and pianist born on November 25, 1978.Right now, most of her energy is focused on her band, "Tokyo Jihen".She was ranked at No.36, in a list of Japan's top 100 musicians, provided by HMV.[3] Ringo Shiina's first official single was released May 1998, when she was 19 years old. It was entitled "K?fukuron" ("Happiness Theory"). In the video for this single, Shiina alluded to her surgery scars by wearing a pair of wings on her back. Next came the release of her first album, Muzai Moratorium (Innocence Moratorium), in February 1999, and then her second album, Sh?so Strip (Lawsuit Winning Strip), in March 2000. She released the only single that was not included in any of her album, Mayonaka wa Jyunketsu in March 2001,

Eihi Shiina            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Eihi Shiina: a fashion model and actress from Fukuoka, Japan. She got her first big break in 1995, working for Benetton, after which she represented Japan at the global Elite Model Look '95. More magazine work followed.Shiina made her film debut in 1999 with Dog-Food. She also published a book of photographs and poems, entitled No Filter, Only Eyes, that same year. She is recognized internationally for her role as the Asami Yamazaki in Takashi Miike's Audition.

Kazuyasu Shiina            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Kazuyasu Shiina: a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Choshi, Chiba and graduate of Nihon University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2002 after serving in the assembly of Chiba Prefecture for four terms.