Urara Matsubayashi (松林うらら) (born March 13, 1993)is a Japanese actress and director. In 2024, she directed her first…Urara Matsubayashi (松林うらら) (born March 13, 1993)is a Japanese actress and director. In 2024, she directed her first film, Blue Imagine.
Etsuko Kobayashi (小林悦子, Kobayashi Etsuko; born 10 April 1992) is a Japanese cricketer. She played for Japanese cricket…Etsuko Kobayashi (小林悦子, Kobayashi Etsuko; born 10 April 1992) is a Japanese cricketer. She played for Japanese cricket team in the 2013 Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier. She was also the part of the national team at the 2014 Asian Games.
Yuko Nagayama (永山祐子, born 1975) is a Japanese architect and a visiting professor at the Musashino Art University. As a…Yuko Nagayama (永山祐子, born 1975) is a Japanese architect and a visiting professor at the Musashino Art University. As a Tokyo native, she worked at Jun Aoki & Associates from 1998 to 2002 and subsequently started her own architecture studio, Yuko Nagayama & Associates. She designed the Tokyu Kabukicho Tower at the heart of Tokyo, and is one of the architects of Torch Tower, which is expected to be the tallest building in Japan by 2027. Nagayama received numerous awards, including the JCD designer award 2018, the Tokyo award 2018, and the iF Design Award 2023.
Yoko Inada (born 6 September 1969) is a Japanese sport shooter who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, in the 2000…Yoko Inada (born 6 September 1969) is a Japanese sport shooter who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, in the 2000 Summer Olympics, and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Sachiko Yamazaki (山崎 幸子, Yamazaki Sachiko; born 3 June 1962) is a Japanese former freestyle swimmer. She competed in…Sachiko Yamazaki (山崎 幸子, Yamazaki Sachiko; born 3 June 1962) is a Japanese former freestyle swimmer. She competed in two events at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Junko Tabei (Japanese: 田部井 淳子, Hepburn: Tabei Junko; née Ishibashi; 22 September 1939 – 20 October 2016) was a Japanese…Junko Tabei (Japanese: 田部井 淳子, Hepburn: Tabei Junko; née Ishibashi; 22 September 1939 – 20 October 2016) was a Japanese mountaineer, author and teacher. She was the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest and ascend the Seven Summits, climbing the highest peak on every continent. Tabei wrote seven books, organized environmental projects to clean up trash left behind by climbers on Everest, and led annual climbs up Mount Fuji for youth affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake. An astronomer named asteroid 6897 Tabei after her and in 2019, a mountain range on Pluto was named Tabei Montes in her honor.
Akiko Baba (馬場 あき子, Baba Akiko) (born January 28, 1928) is a Japanese tanka poet and literary critic. Her real name is…Akiko Baba (馬場 あき子, Baba Akiko) (born January 28, 1928) is a Japanese tanka poet and literary critic. Her real name is Akiko Iwata (岩田 暁子, Iwata Akiko).
Yōko Yaguchi (矢口 陽子, Yaguchi Yōko; born Kiyo Katō, August 27, 1921 in British Hong Kong – February 1, 1985 in Fukuoka)…Yōko Yaguchi (矢口 陽子, Yaguchi Yōko; born Kiyo Katō, August 27, 1921 in British Hong Kong – February 1, 1985 in Fukuoka) was a Japanese actress, and the wife of Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa for 39 years. She had two children with Kurosawa: a son named Hisao and a daughter named Kazuko.
Yui Ogura (小倉 唯, Ogura Yui; born August 15, 1995) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Gunma Prefecture. She is…Yui Ogura (小倉 唯, Ogura Yui; born August 15, 1995) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Gunma Prefecture. She is best known for her roles as Homare Kagayaki / Cure Etoile in Hugtto! PreCure, Sunaookami Shiroko in Blue Archive, Manhattan Cafe in Umamusume: Pretty Derby, Hanasato Minori in Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage!, and Hanitan in Waccha PriMagi!.
Mitsu Dan (壇 蜜, Dan Mitsu; born December 3, 1980) is the professional name of Shizuka Saitō (齋藤 支靜加), a Japanese…Mitsu Dan (壇 蜜, Dan Mitsu; born December 3, 1980) is the professional name of Shizuka Saitō (齋藤 支靜加), a Japanese actress, gravure idol, and writer. She has played multiple lead roles in television and film, including Naoko in the 2013 erotic thriller Amai Muchi, for which she received a Newcomer of the Year award at the 37th Japan Academy Prize ceremony.
Wuyuntana (simplified Chinese: 乌云塔娜; traditional Chinese: 烏雲塔娜; pinyin: Wūyúntǎnà, Mongolian: Уюнтана / ᠣᠶᠣᠨᠲᠠᠨᠠ…Wuyuntana (simplified Chinese: 乌云塔娜; traditional Chinese: 烏雲塔娜; pinyin: Wūyúntǎnà, Mongolian: Уюнтана / ᠣᠶᠣᠨᠲᠠᠨᠠ, romanized: Uyuntana), known in Japan as Uyontana (ウヨンタナ, uyontana), is a Mongolian singer from the Horqin district of Tongliao, Inner Mongolia, China. She has been living in Japan since 1987 and has contributed vocals to a variety of anime including Macross Plus, Shamanic Princess, Betterman and the first Cardcaptor Sakura movie.