Famous People with Name Toshio

Toshio Shimao            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Toshio Shimao: was a Japanese novelist.Shimao was born in Yokohama, graduated from Kyushu University, and in 1944 was sent to Japan's southern Amami Islands as an officer for a naval suicide attack (kamikaze) squadron in World War II. The war ended while he was still waiting for his orders. His wartime experiences inspired his earliest works, including Shima no hate (1946) and Shutsukoto-ki (A Tale of Leaving a Lonely Island, 1949), as well as several later works including Shuppatsu wa tsui ni otozurezu (1962) and Gyoraitei gakusei (Student on the Torpedo Boat, 1985).

Toshio Otsu            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Toshio Otsu: a Japanese field hockey player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In the 1936 tournament he played all three matches as back for the Japanese field hockey team, when they were eliminated after the group stage.

Toshio Usami            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Toshio Usami: was a Japanese field hockey player who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.In 1932 he was a member of the Japanese field hockey team, which won the silver medal. He played two matches as forward.

Toshio Suzuki            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Toshio Suzuki: a former racing driver from Saitama Prefecture, Japan.In youth, he won the All-Japan Kart Championships two times in 1975 and 1976. In 1979, he took the title of the first All-Japan Formula Three Championship.In 1992, he won the 24 Hours of Daytona with Kazuyoshi Hoshino and Masahiro Hasemi. In the same year, he was runner-up in the Japanese F3000 championship.

Toshio Irie            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Toshio Irie: was a Japanese swimmer who competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics. There he won a silver medal in the 100 m backstroke event. He was born in Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan.

IKEDA Toshio            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

IKEDA Toshio: the pioneer of computer domestic production in Japan.When he was a general manager at Fujitsu, Ikeda was made one of the planners of the Osaka Exposition. One of his ideas was to have visitors play go against a computer as an event at the exposition. This idea quickly proved to be impractical, however. To begin with, a go-playing computer needs a completely logical set of rules.

Tosanoumi Toshio            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Tosanoumi Toshio: is a sumo wrestler. He first reached the top division of professional sumo in 1995, longer ago than anyone except Kaio among active wrestlers. He has won 13 special prizes and earned 11 gold stars for defeating yokozuna over his long career. The highest r