Kazuya Okamura (岡村 和哉, Okamura Kazuya; born 15 December 1987) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays forward…Kazuya Okamura (岡村 和哉, Okamura Kazuya; born 15 December 1987) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays forward for FC Gifu in the J3 League.
Shigeru Yokotani (横谷 繁, Yokotani Shigeru; born May 3, 1987 in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo) is a Japanese footballer who plays…Shigeru Yokotani (横谷 繁, Yokotani Shigeru; born May 3, 1987 in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Ehime FC.
Ayako Tabata (born 30 November 1975 –), also known under her artist name Tabaimo, is a contemporary Japanese artist.…Ayako Tabata (born 30 November 1975 –), also known under her artist name Tabaimo, is a contemporary Japanese artist. She combines hand-drawn images and digital manipulation to create large scale animations which evoke traditional Japanese woodblock prints (ukiyo-e) while presenting a pointed, complex view of Japanese society. The name "Tabaimo" is a portmanteau of her last name, Tabata, and the Japanese word imōto (いもうと), meaning "little sister."
Jiro Ishii (イシイジロウ, Ishii Jirō) is a Japanese video game developer and television and anime producer. He is best known…Jiro Ishii (イシイジロウ, Ishii Jirō) is a Japanese video game developer and television and anime producer. He is best known for directing the live-action visual novel 428: Shibuya Scramble, producing the adventure video game Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors, and creating the original concept for the anime short Under the Dog which was funded on Kickstarter.
Jun Ebina (蝦名 純, Ebina Jun; born 19 February 1939) is a Japanese athlete. He competed in the men's long jump at the…Jun Ebina (蝦名 純, Ebina Jun; born 19 February 1939) is a Japanese athlete. He competed in the men's long jump at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
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.