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Aoki

American  
[ah-aw-kee] / ɑˈɔ ki /

noun

  1. Shuzo 1844–1914, first Japanese ambassador to U.S., 1905–09.


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Ryui also finds work assisting another Japanese transplant, the real-life artist Toshio Aoki.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Aoki commissions the acerbic Jack to find and return his painting discreetly: “Nose around. Be a bit of a pest. There’s no one better than you to do that.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Although the basic theory behind Floquet physics dates back to a 2009 proposal by Oka and Aoki, experimental proof has been difficult.

From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2026

“It would be really hard for any team in the country to do what we’re doing,” said Aoki, who has a 4.54 ERA with a 5-4 record this season.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2025

In the Muromachi period alone we have such names as Aoki Kaneiye, Myochin Nobuiye, Umetada Akihisa and others.**

From A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era by Brinkley, F. (Frank)