Yukiko Mishima (Japanese: 三島有紀子) is a Japanese film director born (1969-04-22)April 22, 1969 in Kita-ku, Osaka. Her…
Yukiko Mishima (Japanese: 三島有紀子) is a Japanese film director born (1969-04-22)April 22, 1969 in Kita-ku, Osaka. Her first feature film, Shisei: Nihohi tsuki no gotoku, based on the Jun'ichirō Tanizaki story "The Tatooer", was released in 2009. She received best director from the Hochi Film Award in 2017 for Dear Etranger, and Special Grand Prix of the Jury award at the Montreal World Film Festival. Shape of Red, an adaptation of Rio Shimamoto's 2014 novel Reddo, was released in 2020. She is a graduate of Kobe College.
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Masako Usui (笛吹 雅子, Usui Masako; born May 2, 1968, in Nara, Nara) is a newscaster in Japan, and a former Nihon Terebi…
Masako Usui (笛吹 雅子, Usui Masako; born May 2, 1968, in Nara, Nara) is a newscaster in Japan, and a former Nihon Terebi announcer.
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Miki Takai (Japanese: 高井 美紀, romanized: Takai Miki; 28 December 1967 – 25 January 2023) was an announcer who belonged…
Miki Takai (Japanese: 高井 美紀, romanized: Takai Miki; 28 December 1967 – 25 January 2023) was an announcer who belonged to Mainichi Broadcasting System (MBS), and was the former deputy announcer of the Mainichi Broadcasting System. She died suddenly during her tenure as "chief announcer". She is survived by one daughter .
🎓 Kobe College🏫 Mikage High School📅 Born December 28🎂 Born 1967📍 From Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture💼 Announcer
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Keiko Furukawa (Japanese:古川 圭子, Furukawa Keiko, real name: Keiko Kamei (亀井圭子); born January 30, 1967) is an announcer…
Keiko Furukawa (Japanese:古川 圭子, Furukawa Keiko, real name: Keiko Kamei (亀井圭子); born January 30, 1967) is an announcer for the Japanese broadcasting company MBS. She joined the company in 1993. She is married to Mareo Kamei, who also works at MBS and is two years her senior.
🎓 Kobe College🏫 Toyonaka High School📅 Born January 30🎂 Born 1967📍 From Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture💼 Announcer
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Kyoko Matsuoka (March 12, 1935 – January 25, 2022; Japanese: 松岡享子, romanized: Matsuoka Kyōko) was a Japanese librarian…
Kyoko Matsuoka (March 12, 1935 – January 25, 2022; Japanese: 松岡享子, romanized: Matsuoka Kyōko) was a Japanese librarian, translator, and expert in children's literature. She is known for her own children's books, of which she wrote more than 200 in her lifetime, as well as translations of works for young readers, particularly her translation of the classic Paddington Bear series. After working at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, Maryland, and the Osaka Municipal Central Library, she founded the Matsunomi Bunko, a private children's library. When Matsunomi and three other libraries joined to form the Tokyo Children's Library in 1974, she became founding director of the organization. She remained honorary chair of the library until her death in 2022. In 2021, she was designated a Person of Cultural Merit.
🎓 Kobe College🏫 Hyogo Prefectural Kobe High School📅 Born March 12🎂 Born 1935📍 From Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture💼 Translator💼 Researcher
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Cho Kiyoko (長清子, June 20, 1917 – April 12, 2018), better known as Takeda Kiyoko (武田清子), was a Japanese scholar of the…
Cho Kiyoko (長清子, June 20, 1917 – April 12, 2018), better known as Takeda Kiyoko (武田清子), was a Japanese scholar of the history of ideas. In the 1950s, she contributed to the diplomacy that was hurt by World War II, aimed at restoring relations and understanding among Asian people, including Chinese, Filipino, Indian, and people of other Asian countries. She was the founder of the Social Studies Institute at the International Christian University (ICU) in Tokyo. Takeda Kiyoko was a professor emerita at ICU with a PhD in Literature from the University of Tokyo in 1961.
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Tokiko Iwatani (岩谷時子, Iwatani Tokiko; March 28, 1916 – October 25, 2013) was a Japanese lyricist, poet, and translator.…
Tokiko Iwatani (岩谷時子, Iwatani Tokiko; March 28, 1916 – October 25, 2013) was a Japanese lyricist, poet, and translator. Born Tokiko Iwatani (岩谷トキ子, Iwatani Tokiko) in Seoul, Korea, she moved with her family to Japan at the age of 5, where they settled in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture. After attending schools in her hometown she entered the English Literature Department of Kobe College, and graduated in 1939. She then joined the publishing department of the Takarazuka Revue, where she became acquainted with the future star Fubuki Koshiji. When Koshiji decided to leave the revue in 1951 to join Tōei and become an actress and singer, Iwatani also quit the company, and moved to Tokyo with Koshiji, whose manager she was for about 30 years, until Koshiji died in 1980. After becoming a full-time independent lyricist in 1963, she wrote the lyrics to or translated over 3000 songs, for singers or groups including The Peanuts, Yūzō Kayama, Frank Nagai, Hiromi Go, and translated the lyrics of, among others, Hymne à l'amour, Save the Last Dance for Me, Million Roses, My Way, and the musicals Kiss Me, Kate, Anne of Green Gables – The Musical, Me and My Girl, and Les Misérables. In 2010 she established the Iwatani Tokiko Foundation, which awards the annual ¥3,000,000 yen Iwatani Tokiko Award. She died in October 2013 from pneumonia.
Shigeko Yuki (由起 しげ子, Yuki Shigeko; 2 December 1900 – 30 December 1969) was a Japanese writer and laureate of the…
Shigeko Yuki (由起 しげ子, Yuki Shigeko; 2 December 1900 – 30 December 1969) was a Japanese writer and laureate of the Akutagawa Prize.
🎓 Kobe College🏫 Senyo High School📅 Born December 2🎂 Born 1900📍 From Sakal, Osaka Prefecture💼 Writer・Novelist
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Sayuri Uenishi (上西 小百合) (born April 30, 1983) is a Japanese politician and tarento. She served two terms in the House…
Sayuri Uenishi (上西 小百合) (born April 30, 1983) is a Japanese politician and tarento. She served two terms in the House of Representatives before being expelled from her party for skipping a Diet session, then getting caught in a couple of scandals.
Kana Ueda (植田 佳奈, Ueda Kana; born June 9, 1980) is a Japanese voice actress and singer.
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Yumiko Udo (有働 由美子, Udō Yumiko; born March 22, 1969) is a Japanese journalist, television reporter, television…
Yumiko Udo (有働 由美子, Udō Yumiko; born March 22, 1969) is a Japanese journalist, television reporter, television personality, and former NHK announcer, affiliated with Chatterbox.
Tamao Akae (赤江 珠緒, Akae Tamao; born 9 January 1975), is a Japanese freelance announcer, chairperson, and radio…
Tamao Akae (赤江 珠緒, Akae Tamao; born 9 January 1975), is a Japanese freelance announcer, chairperson, and radio personality. She is a former Asahi Broadcasting Corporation announcer. Currently she is a freelancer.
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Mariko Okubo (大久保 麻梨子, Ōkubo Mariko; born September 7, 1984) is a Japanese model and actress based in Taiwan.