Eriko Yamaguchi (山口 恵梨子, Yamaguchi Eriko; born October 12, 1991) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked…Eriko Yamaguchi (山口 恵梨子, Yamaguchi Eriko; born October 12, 1991) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 3-dan.
Misako Renbutsu (蓮佛 美沙子, Renbutsu Misako; born February 27, 1991) is a Japanese actress. She won the Grand Prix award…Misako Renbutsu (蓮佛 美沙子, Renbutsu Misako; born February 27, 1991) is a Japanese actress. She won the Grand Prix award at the Super Heroine Audition Miss Phoenix in 2005.
Azusa Takigawa (滝川あずさ, Takigawa Azusa) is a retired Japanese professional wrestler best known for her time with the…Azusa Takigawa (滝川あずさ, Takigawa Azusa) is a retired Japanese professional wrestler best known for her time with the Japanese promotion Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling where she is a former Princess Tag Team Champion.
Serina (芹那; born May 19, 1985, in Iwamizawa, Hokkaido, Japan) is a Japanese entertainer who is a former member of the…Serina (芹那; born May 19, 1985, in Iwamizawa, Hokkaido, Japan) is a Japanese entertainer who is a former member of the idol group SDN48 and previously represented by the talent agency, A-Plus.
Haruka Shimotsuki (霜月はるか, Shimotsuki Haruka; born November 15, 1980) is a Japanese singer and dōjin music composer…Haruka Shimotsuki (霜月はるか, Shimotsuki Haruka; born November 15, 1980) is a Japanese singer and dōjin music composer known for her vocal themes in the Atelier Iris and Ar tonelico series. She also wrote the lyrics and sang the ending themes to the first two seasons of Rozen Maiden as well as the OVA under the name Kukui, with Myu. Shimotsuki's original music mainly consists of ethnic and fantasy music, and most of her songs are soft in tone.
Maki Kashimada (鹿島田 真希, Kashimada Maki; born 1976) is a Japanese writer. She has won the Bungei Prize, the Mishima…Maki Kashimada (鹿島田 真希, Kashimada Maki; born 1976) is a Japanese writer. She has won the Bungei Prize, the Mishima Yukio Prize, the Noma Literary Prize, and the Akutagawa Prize.
Satoko Tsushima (津島 里子, Tsushima Satoko; 30 March 1947 – 18 February 2016), known by her pen name Yūko Tsushima (津島 佑子…Satoko Tsushima (津島 里子, Tsushima Satoko; 30 March 1947 – 18 February 2016), known by her pen name Yūko Tsushima (津島 佑子 Tsushima Yūko), was a Japanese fiction writer, essayist and critic. Tsushima won many of Japan's top literary prizes in her career, including the Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature, the Noma Literary New Face Prize, the Noma Literary Prize, the Yomiuri Prize and the Tanizaki Prize. The New York Times called Tsushima "one of the most important writers of her generation." Her work has been translated into over a dozen languages.
Hifumi Katō (加藤 一二三, Katō Hifumi; January 1, 1940 – January 22, 2026) was a Japanese professional shogi player who…Hifumi Katō (加藤 一二三, Katō Hifumi; January 1, 1940 – January 22, 2026) was a Japanese professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 9-dan. During his career, he won the Meijin, Tenth Dan, Ōi, Kiō and Ōshō major titles. He also held the record for being the youngest to have been awarded regular professional status at age 14 years and 7 months until Sōta Fujii broke it at age 14 years and 2 months in 2016. Since his given name is written using the kanji characters for the numbers "one","two" and "three", Katō was known to his fans by the nickname "Hifumin" (ひふみん).
