Murata
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In Japanese
, Murata (村田) means ‘village rice paddy’. It is a surname and also a company name that is found throughout Japan, but not in large numbers. It may refer to:
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
, Murata (村田) means ‘village rice paddy’. It is a surname and also a company name that is found throughout Japan, but not in large numbers. It may refer to:
Technology
- Murata ManufacturingMurata Manufacturingis a Japanese manufacturer of electronic components, based in Nagaokakyo, Kyoto.Honorary Chairman Akira Murata started Murata Manufacturing as a personal venture in October, 1944. On December, 1950 reorganized the company into Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd...
, a manufacturer of electronic components - Murata MachineryMurata Machinery, abbrev. MML, is a privately held Japanese multinational corporation founded in 1935 with its Head Office at Fushimi-ku, Kyoto.In 1972 MML began distributing fax and copier machines in Japan under an agreement with Graphic Science, inc...
, also known as Muratec, a manufacturer of industrial and fax machines - Murata rifleMurata rifleThe Murata Rifle was the first indigenously produced Japanese service rifle adopted in 1880 as the Murata Type 13. The 13 referred to the adoption date, the year 13 in the Meiji period according to the Japanese calendar....
, a Japanese military black powder rifle of the 19th century.
People
- Naoki Murata, a 7th danDan (rank)The ranking system is a Japanese mark of level, which is used in modern fine arts and martial arts. Originally invented in a Go school in the Edo period, this system was applied to martial arts by Kanō Jigorō, the founder of judo and later introduced to other East Asia countries.In the modern...
judoka, author, curator of the KodokanKodokan, or the Kodokan Institute, is the headquarters of the worldwide judo community. Literally, kō means "to lecture" or "to spread information," dō means "the way," and kan is "a public building or hall," together translating roughly as "a place for the study or promotion of the way." The Kodokan was...
Judo Museum - Hideo MurataHideo Muratawas a Japanese rōkyoku and enka singer. He had taken part in the Kōhaku Uta Gassen 27 times.Murata was born as a son of rōkyoku singer and . However, he was immediately adopted by and became his stepfather. His real name was . He studied rōkyoku under one of Kumoemon Tochuken's disciples, Kumo...
, a Japanese singer - Masahiko Murata, anime director
- Range MurataRange Muratais a Japanese artist and designer, known for his unique style combining Art Deco and Japanese anime elements. He is best known for his conceptual design work on anime series Last Exile and Blue Submarine No. 6....
, a Japanese artist and designer - Shinya Murata, a Japanese rock musician, formerly of the band PIERROTPierrotPierrot is a stock character of pantomime and Commedia dell'Arte whose origins are in the late 17th-century Italian troupe of players performing in Paris and known as the Comédie-Italienne; the name is a hypocorism of Pierre , via the suffix -ot. His character in postmodern popular culture—in...
- Murata ShukōMurata ShukoMurata Shukō was a Japanese tea ceremony practicer of Muromachi period. He proposed the importance of the spirit and mind in the ceremony from studying Zen Buddhism....
, a Japanese tea ceremony practicer in the Muromachi period - Shuyo Murata, a Japanese video game designer
- Taku MurataTaku Muratais a video game programmer working for Square Enix , as well as the general manager of the research and development division of the company. He was born in 1965 and joined Square in 1991. He is most notable as the main programmer for Final Fantasy Tactics and Vagrant Story. He also worked on the...
, a videogame programmer - Yasuji MurataYasuji Muratawas a pioneering animator who helped develop the art of anime in Japan. Studying the animation techniques of Sanae Yamamoto, Murata produced dozens of mostly educational films at the Yokohama Cinema studio featuring such characters as Momotarō and Norakuro. Along with Noburō Ōfuji, he was renowned...
, an anime director - Yoshitaka MurataYoshitaka Muratais the Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission, the Minister of State for Disaster Management and the Minister of State for National Emergency Legislation in Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's Cabinet....
, the chairman of the National Public Safety CommissionNational Public Safety CommissionThe National Public Safety Commission is the policy making and oversight body of the national police forces in Japan and South Korea.*National Public Safety Commission *National Public Safety Commission... - Sachiko MurataSachiko MurataSachiko Murata is a professor of religion and Asian studies at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. She is a 2011 Guggenheim Fellow.-Life:...
, a professor of religion and Asian studies at the State University of New York at Stony Brook
Places
- Murata, MiyagiMurata, Miyagiis a town located in Shibata District, Miyagi, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 12,913 and a population density of 164.69 persons per km². The total area is 78.41 km².-Major roads:...
, a town located in Shibata District, Miyagi, Japan - Murata (San Marino)Murata (San Marino)Murata is a village in the middle of San Marino. It belongs to the municipality of San Marino and is its most populated curazia.-Geography:The village is situated on the hills between the City of San Marino and Fiorentino...
, Sanmarinese village- S.S. MurataS.S. MurataS.S. Murata is a Sanmarinese football club, based in Murata, a civil parish of the city of San Marino. The club was founded in 1966. Murata currently plays in Girone B of Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio. The team's colors are black and white.-Overview:...
, Sanmarinese football club
- S.S. Murata