Kotomi Takahata (高畑 寿弥, Takahata Kotomi; born 17 November 1989) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. On 25…
Kotomi Takahata (高畑 寿弥, Takahata Kotomi; born 17 November 1989) is a Japanese former professional tennis player. On 25 October 2010, she reached a career-high singles ranking of 562. She achieved her best doubles ranking of world No. 108 on 10 October 2016. Takahata made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2011 Japan Women's Open, where she received a wildcard for the doubles tournament with Shuko Aoyama. Aoyama and Takahata lost to the fourth seeds Kimiko Date-Krumm and Zhang Shuai in a tight three-setter. At the 2014 Japan Women's Open, she also received a wildcard into the main draw with Kyōka Okamura. They defeated Misaki Doi and Elina Svitolina in the first round, but lost to Darija Jurak and Megan Moulton-Levy in the quarterfinals. At the 2015 Taipei Challenger, she won the doubles title, alongside Kanae Hisami. In the final, they defeated Marina Melnikova and Elise Mertens in straight sets.
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Midori Goto (五嶋 みどり, Gotō Midori; born October 25, 1971), who performs under the mononym Midori, is a Japanese-born…
Midori Goto (五嶋 みどり, Gotō Midori; born October 25, 1971), who performs under the mononym Midori, is a Japanese-born American violinist. She made her debut with the New York Philharmonic at age 11 as a surprise guest soloist at the New Year's Eve Gala in 1982. In 1986 her performance at the Tanglewood Music Festival with Leonard Bernstein conducting his own composition made the front-page headlines in The New York Times. Midori became a celebrated child prodigy, and one of the world's preeminent violinists as an adult. Midori has been honored as an educator and for her community engagement endeavors. When she was 21, she established her foundation Midori and Friends to bring music education to young people in underserved communities in New York City and Japan, which has evolved into four distinct organizations with worldwide impact. In 2007, Midori was appointed as a UN Messenger of Peace. In 2018, she joined the violin faculty at the Curtis Institute of Music. She is also on the faculty of the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music serving as Distinguished Professor and Judge Widney Professor of Music. She was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2012.
Yasuhito Sugiyama (杉山 康人, Sugiyama Yasuhito; born 1967) is a Japanese orchestral tuba player. Sugiyama is the first…
Yasuhito Sugiyama (杉山 康人, Sugiyama Yasuhito; born 1967) is a Japanese orchestral tuba player. Sugiyama is the first successful applicant as an Asian to the audition for Wiener Staatsoper Orchester. Since 2006, Sugiyama has played in the Cleveland Orchestra and serves as principal tuba.
Hideo Ishikawa (石川 英郎, Ishikawa Hideo; born December 13, 1969) is a Japanese voice actor and narrator from Hyōgo…
Hideo Ishikawa (石川 英郎, Ishikawa Hideo; born December 13, 1969) is a Japanese voice actor and narrator from Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. He is currently affiliated with Aoni Production. He is known for being the voice of Kicchō Fukuda in Slam Dunk, Jūshirō Ukitake in Bleach, Auron in Final Fantasy X, Itachi Uchiha in Naruto, Squall Leonhart in the Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts series, Pierre de Chaltier in Tales of Destiny, and Ryoma Nagare in Getter Robo and Super Robot Wars.