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Masaaki Kimura
Biography.
Masaaki Kimura graduated in science at the Faculty of Fisheries of the University of Tokyo (1963) and obtained a Doctorate in marine geology (1968). He has worked for the University of Tokyo's Ocean Research Institute, the Geological Survey of Japan, the Agency of Industrial Science and Technology of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry of Japan, and Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. He taught at the University of the Ryukyus from 1977 to 2002. He has since retired from
Minoru Kimura
Minoru Kimura is a Japan-based Brazilian kickboxer, fighting out of Fighting Kairos Gym.
Kickboxing.
Kimura fights in the Featherweight Division and has faced several notable fighters of his weight division such as Kaew Fairtex, Hideaki Yamazaki, Yasuomi Soda, Masaaki Noiri, Massaro Glunder and Hiroya.
On 15 December 2015, Kimura was ranked the #2 Featherweight in the world by LiverKick.com.
Mixed martial arts.
In September 2016, Kimura made his mixed martial arts debut for the Rizin Fighting Federation