What is "masato"

Masato is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Masato Hatanaka (born 1975), Japanese musician
• Masato Ichishiki (born 1971), author of the SD Gundam comics
• Masato (kickboxer) (born 1979), Japanese former welterweight kickboxer, won K-1 WORLD MAX kickboxing tournament in 2003, 2008
• Masato Kawabata (born 1977), professional drifting driver
• Masato Kitera, Japanese diplomat
• Masato Nakamura (born 1958), member of the band Dreams Come True
• Masato Yokoyama (born 1964), perpetrator of the Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway
• Masato Yoshii (born 1965), Japanese professional baseball player
• Masato Sakai (born 1973), Japanese actor
• Masato Harada (born 1949), Japanese film director and actor
• Masato Kurogi (born 1989), Japanese football player for Cerezo Osaka
• Masato Hagiwara (born 1971), Japanese actor
• Masato Morishige (born 1987), Japanese football player for F.C. Tokyo

Fictional characters:

• Masato (Pokémon), known in English as Max, a character in Pokémon and Ash & Pikachu
• Masato Inohara, a character in Little Busters!
• Masato Jin from Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters
• Masato Kusaka of Kamen Rider 555
• Masato Mishima of Kamen Rider Kabuto
• Masato Sanjouin from Sailor Moon
• Masato Wakamatsu of Miyuki
• Masato Yamanobe, a character in the manga Phoenix (Hi no Tori)
• Masato Hijirikawa, a character from the Uta no Prince-sama series.
• Masato Kageura, a character in the manga World Trigger.

Masato Kobayashi ( [ Kobayashi Masato]; born March 10, 1979) is a Japanese former welterweight kickboxer. He was the world champion of ISKA at Welterweight under Oriental rules, and he was the winner of K-1 WORLD MAX World tournament in 2003 and 2008. In addition, he was also the runner-up of K-1 World MAX World tournament in 2004 and 2007. Prior to the K-1 Rising event in Madrid in May 2012, it was announced that Masato will be working as an executive producer for K-1.