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21-1266: Hayakawa (written: 早川) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: Chuko Hayakawa (born 1945), Japanese politician Hiromi Hayakawa (1982–2017), Mexican singer Kazue Hayakawa ( 早川 一枝 , born 1947) , Japanese swimmer Kenichi Hayakawa (born 1986), Japanese male badminton player Kiyotaka Hayakawa (1946–2005), Japanese handball player Masato Hayakawa (born 1986), Japanese-American singer Miki Hayakawa (1899–1952), Japanese-American painter and printmaker Nami Hayakawa (born 1984), Japanese athlete Norio Hayakawa (born 1944), American activist Noritsugu Hayakawa (1881–1942), Japanese businessman Ren Hayakawa (born 1987), Japanese female archer S. I. Hayakawa (1906–1992), semanticist and United States Senator from California Sakura Hayakawa (born 1997), Japanese rhythmic gymnast Sayo Hayakawa (born 1983), Japanese fashion model Sessue Hayakawa (1889–1973), motion picture actor Tokuji Hayakawa (1894–1981), founder of Hayakawa Kinzoku Kougyou (the present-day Sharp Corporation) Tomonobu Hayakawa (born 1977), former Japanese footballer Hayakawa Senkichirō (1863–1922), Japanese politician and president of

42-487: A 1.6 kilometres (1.0 mi) radius from the point of impact and extensively damaged other parts of the city. Roughly 39,000 people were killed, including 27,778 Japanese munitions workers, 2,000 Korean forced workers, and 150 Japanese soldiers. About 68-80% of the industrial production was destroyed to the point it would not recover for months or at least a year. Nagasaki Prefecture contains many areas prone to heavy rain and subsequent landslide damage. In July 1957, mainly in

63-420: A specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hayakawa&oldid=1244871337 " Categories : Surnames Japanese-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles containing Japanese-language text Articles with short description Short description

84-586: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Chuko Hayakawa He is a native of Nagasaki Prefecture and graduate of the University of Tokyo . He worked at the Ministry of Home Affairs from 1969 to 1973 and then resigned to undergo training as an attorney at the Legal Research and Training Institute , beginning private law practice in 1975. In the 2003 general election , he

105-644: Is located in western Kyūshū with a territory consisting of many mainland peninsulas centered around Ōmura Bay , as well as islands and archipelagos including Tsushima and Iki in the Korea Strait and the Gotō Islands in the East China Sea . Nagasaki Prefecture is known for its century-long trading history with the Europeans and as the sole place of direct trade and exchange between Japan and

126-589: The Sakoku national isolation policy: Japanese foreign trade was restricted to Chinese and Dutch traders based at Dejima in Nagasaki. However, Kirishitan (Japanese Christian) worship continued underground. These Kakure Kirishitan (hidden Christians) were tried at every step, forced to step on fumi-e ("trample pictures", images of the Virgin Mary and saints) to prove that they were non-Christian. With

147-770: The East China Sea . It also includes a large number of islands such as Tsushima , Iki and Goto . Most of the prefecture is near the coast and there are a number of ports such as Nagasaki and a United States Navy base at Sasebo . As of 1 April 2014, 18% of the total land area of the prefecture was designated as Natural Parks , namely the Saikai and Unzen-Amakusa National Parks; Genkai and Iki-Tsushima Quasi-National Parks; and Hokushō , Nishi Sonogi Hantō , Nomo Hantō , Ōmurawan , Shimabara Hantō , and Taradake Prefectural Natural Parks. Thirteen cities are located in Nagasaki Prefecture: These are

168-968: The Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region , have been included on the UNESCO World Heritage List . During the Meiji Restoration , Nagasaki and Sasebo became major ports for foreign trade, and eventually major military bases and shipbuilding centers for the Imperial Japanese Navy and the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries up to World War II . On August 9, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki , which destroyed all buildings in

189-646: The Isahaya area, damage from heavy rains, flooding and landslides lead to a death toll of 586, with 136 people missing and 3,860 injured. In July 1982, typhoon damage in the Nagasaki area lead to 299 fatalities, according to a report by the Japanese government. Nagasaki borders Saga Prefecture on the east, and is otherwise surrounded by water, including Ariake Bay , the Tsushima Straits (far from Busan and South Gyeongsang Province , South Korea ), and

210-575: The National Diet, Nagasaki is represented by four directly elected members of the House of Representatives and two (one per ordinary election) of the House of Councillors. After the most recent national elections of 2010, 2012 and 2013, Nagasaki sends an all-LDP delegation to the Diet (excluding members who lost election in Nagasaki districts, but were elected to the proportional representation segment of

231-625: The South Manchurian Railway Lady Hayakawa (died 1613), one of Hōjō Ujiyasu's daughters, married to Imagawa Ujizane Fictional characters [ edit ] Aki Hayakawa ( 早川アキ ) , a fictional character from the Chainsaw Man manga series See also [ edit ] Hayakawa (restaurant) , a Michelin-starred restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia Hayakawa Award , an award chosen annually by

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252-442: The banishment of all Catholic missionaries , traders from Catholic countries were also forced out of the country. Along with them, their children, half Japanese and half European, were forced to leave. The majority was sent to Jagatara ( Jakarta ) and are still remembered by the locals as the people who wrote the poignant letters which were smuggled across the sea to their homeland. Today, Nagasaki has prominent Catholic churches, and

273-471: The island of Kyūshū , although it also includes a number of islands off Kyūshū's northwest coast - including Tsushima and Iki. Nagasaki Prefecture has a population of 1,314,078 (1 June 2020) and has a geographic area of 4,130 km (1,594 sq mi ). Nagasaki Prefecture borders Saga Prefecture to the northeast. Nagasaki is the capital and largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture, with other major cities including Sasebo , Isahaya , and Ōmura . Nagasaki Prefecture

294-399: The outside world during the Sakoku period. Nagasaki Prefecture is home to several of the Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region which have been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site . Nagasaki Prefecture was created by merging of the western half of the former province of Hizen with the island provinces of Tsushima and Iki . Facing China and Korea, the region around Hirado

315-478: The population of the prefecture. The city has one football team, V-Varen Nagasaki , which plays in the J2 League . The Nagasaki Saints of the former Shikoku-Kyūshū Island League made Nagasaki Prefecture their home prior to their dissolving. The current governor of Nagasaki is Kengo Oishi , who defeated three-term incumbent Hōdō Nakamura in 2022. Oishi, a doctor, was 39 years old when he took office, and

336-692: The readers of Hayakawa's SF Magazine Hayakawa Publishing , a Japanese publisher Hayakawa Station , a railway station on the Tōkaidō Main Line of East Japan Railway Company in Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan Hayakawa, Yamanashi , a town in Japan Hayakawa or Haya River , a river in Kanagawa, Japan [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Hayakawa . If an internal link intending to refer to

357-702: The towns and villages of each district : The following municipalities have been dissolved since the year 2000. Religious denominations in the Nagasaki Prefecture (1996) Nagasaki is the most Christianized area in Japan with Roman Catholic missions having been established there as early as the 16th century. Shusaku Endo 's novel Silence draws from the oral history of the local Christian ( Kirishitan ) communities, both Kakure Kirishitan and Hanare Kirishitan . As of 2002, there are 68,617 Catholics in Nagasaki Prefecture, accounting for 4.52 percent of

378-426: The unpopular prime minister, but retracted his announcement shortly thereafter. He lost his Diet seat in the 2009 general election and thereafter resumed law practice. This article about a Japanese politician born in the 1940s is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Nagasaki Prefecture Nagasaki Prefecture ( 長崎県 , Nagasaki-ken ) is a prefecture of Japan , mainly located on

399-516: The youngest sitting prefectural governor in Japan. Nakamura was first elected in 2010 to succeed Genjirō Kaneko and was previously a vice-governor. The Nagasaki Prefectural Assembly  [ ja ] has a regular membership of 46, elected in 16 electoral districts in unified regional elections (last round: 2011 ). As of April 2014, the LDP -led caucus has 23 members, the DPJ - SDP -led caucus 17. In

420-568: Was a traditional center for traders and pirates. During the 16th century, Catholic missionaries and traders from Portugal arrived and became active in Hirado and Nagasaki, which became a major center for foreign trade. After being given free rein in Oda Nobunaga 's period, the missionaries were forced out little by little, until finally, in the Tokugawa era, Christianity was banned under

441-433: Was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time, after running unsuccessfully in 1996 and 2000 . He represented the 4th District of Saitama prefecture , which includes the cities of Asaka and Shiki . He served as Justice Parliamentary Secretary under Prime Minister Taro Aso . In February 2009 he announced that he would resign as "an expression of my will for independence" amid an internal revolt against

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