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Hiroki Iijima (飯島 寛騎, Ījima Hiroki; born 16 August 1996, in Hokkaido, Japan) is a Japanese actor. Iijima is represented…
Hiroki Iijima (飯島 寛騎, Ījima Hiroki; born 16 August 1996, in Hokkaido, Japan) is a Japanese actor. Iijima is represented by Oscar Promotion.
Riho Sugiyama (杉山 里穂, Sugiyama Riho; born December 31) is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with Asleben.
Aina Suzuki (鈴木 愛奈, Suzuki Aina; born July 23, 1995) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Hokkaido, affiliated…
Aina Suzuki (鈴木 愛奈, Suzuki Aina; born July 23, 1995) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Hokkaido, affiliated with Atrays. She is known for her roles as Mari Ohara in Love Live! Sunshine!! and Jashin-chan in Dropkick on My Devil!, as well as her activities as a member of the idol group Aqours.
Haruka Kitaguchi (北口 榛花, Kitaguchi Haruka; born 16 March 1998) is a Japanese female javelin thrower. She is the…
Haruka Kitaguchi (北口 榛花, Kitaguchi Haruka; born 16 March 1998) is a Japanese female javelin thrower. She is the reigning Olympic champion in women's javelin throw.
Kitamura Sae (Japanese: 北村 紗衣; born 12 April 1983) is a Japanese scholar specialising in British literature and a…
Kitamura Sae (Japanese: 北村 紗衣; born 12 April 1983) is a Japanese scholar specialising in British literature and a literary critic. A graduate of the University of Tokyo and King's College London, her primary areas of research are William Shakespeare, the history of performing arts, and feminist literature. She is also an active Wikipedian, encouraging students to translate articles from English Wikipedia to Japanese Wikipedia in her classes. Kitamura has been a professor at Musashi University since 2023. She was formerly a lecturer and associate professor at Musashi University from 2014 to 2023, and a director of the Association for Studies of Culture and Representation in 2019. Some of her works include Women Who Enjoyed Shakespeare's Plays, Sugar, Spice, and Something Explosive, and The Classroom of Critique. She also writes essays about synesthesia.
Daiki Michishita (道下 大樹, Michishita Daiki; born 24 December 1975) is a Japanese former politician of the Constitutional…
Daiki Michishita (道下 大樹, Michishita Daiki; born 24 December 1975) is a Japanese former politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).
Mika Konaka (Japanese: 小仲 美香; born February 24, 1977, in Tokoro, Hokkaido, Japan as Mika Hori) is a Japanese curler, a…
Mika Konaka (Japanese: 小仲 美香; born February 24, 1977, in Tokoro, Hokkaido, Japan as Mika Hori) is a Japanese curler, a 1998 Pacific-Asian champion and a two-time Japan women's champion (1999, 2001). She played for Japan at the 2002 Winter Olympics, where the Japanese team finished in eighth place.
Kae Araki (荒木 香衣(old stage name,荒木 香恵), Araki Kae; born November 6, 1963) is a Japanese voice actress from Osaka…
Kae Araki (荒木 香衣(old stage name,荒木 香恵), Araki Kae; born November 6, 1963) is a Japanese voice actress from Osaka, Japan. After standing in for Kotono Mitsuishi, the voice of Usagi Tsukino in the series Sailor Moon, when she was undergoing surgery for an ovarian cyst, Araki was given the role of Chibiusa in the same series. While training at a voice acting school, Araki acted as senpai to fellow voice actress Konami Yoshida, and they have since maintained a close relationship.
Kana Ichinose (市ノ瀬 加那, Ichinose Kana; born December 20, 1996) is a Japanese voice actress. She played her first main…
Kana Ichinose (市ノ瀬 加那, Ichinose Kana; born December 20, 1996) is a Japanese voice actress. She played her first main role in 2018 as Ichigo in the anime series Darling in the Franxx. Ichinose went on to headline Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury in 2022 as Suletta Mercury, the franchise's first female protagonist of a TV anime. She also voices Fern in Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Sayu Ogiwara in Higehiro and Marlya Noel in Fairy Gone.
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (松岡 禎丞, Matsuoka Yoshitsugu; born September 17, 1986) is a Japanese voice actor from Hokkaido…
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (松岡 禎丞, Matsuoka Yoshitsugu; born September 17, 1986) is a Japanese voice actor from Hokkaido affiliated with the talent agency I'm Enterprise. He was honored at the 6th Seiyu Awards for Best New Actor in 2012 and the 10th Seiyu Awards for Best Lead Actor in 2016. As of June 17, 2019, he is the current official Guinness World Record holder for the most unique sound bites provided by a voice actor in a mobile game, exceeding 10,000 words in Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Memoria Freese.
Mai Tanaka (里田 舞, Tanaka Mai; née Satoda (まい), born March 29, 1984) is a Japanese model, talent, and a former idol…
Mai Tanaka (里田 舞, Tanaka Mai; née Satoda (まい), born March 29, 1984) is a Japanese model, talent, and a former idol singer member of the Hello! Project group Country Musume.
Megumi Taneda (種田恵, Taneda Megumi; born September 20, 1986) is a Japanese swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke…
Megumi Taneda (種田恵, Taneda Megumi; born September 20, 1986) is a Japanese swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events. She claimed the 200 m breaststroke title in a close race against U.S. swimmer and eventual Olympic champion Rebecca Soni by 0.03 of a second at the 2005 Summer Universiade in İzmir, Turkey, with a time of 2:27.81. Taneda is an economics graduate at Kanagawa University in Kanagawa. Taneda competed for the Japanese team in a breaststroke double at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Leading up to the Games, she emerged the only swimmer to meet the Olympic qualifying standard in the 100 m breaststroke with a 1:07.91, and then beat her rival Rie Kaneto to clear the FINA-A cut time in 2:24.54 for a 200 m breaststroke victory at the Olympic trials in Tokyo. On the second day of the Games, Taneda missed out the semifinals by 0.08 of a second, after finishing seventeenth in the preliminary heats of the 100 m breaststroke in 1:08.45. In her second event, 200 m breaststroke, Taneda rounded out the final in last place by nine hundredths of a second (0.09) behind her teammate Rie Kaneto in 2:25.23.
Rie Tanaka (田中 理恵, Tanaka Rie; born January 3, 1979) is a Japanese voice actress and singer. Notable among her numerous…
Rie Tanaka (田中 理恵, Tanaka Rie; born January 3, 1979) is a Japanese voice actress and singer. Notable among her numerous roles in anime are Lacus Clyne in Mobile Suit Gundam Seed and Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny, Chi in Chobits, Hikari Kujou/Shiny Luminous in Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart, Minna-Dietlinde Wilcke in Strike Witches and Suigintou in the anime adaptation of Rozen Maiden. In video games, she provides the voice of title character Neptune in the Hyperdimension Neptunia franchise, Morrigan Aensland in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and Project X Zone, Sesshoin Kiara in Fate/Extra CCC and Fate/Grand Order, both versions of Himeko in the Honkai series, Mitsuru Kirijo in Persona 3, Lisa Minci in Genshin Impact and Ciel in Megaman Zero. She is also the singer of Swedish-Japanese heavy metal band Uz:ME.
Daichi Kaneko (Japanese: 金子 大地, Hepburn: Kaneko Daichi; born September 26, 1996) is a Japanese actor.
Mana Watanabe (渡部 愛, Watanabe Mana; born June 26, 1993) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 3-dan.…
Mana Watanabe (渡部 愛, Watanabe Mana; born June 26, 1993) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 3-dan. She is a former Women's Ōi title holder. She is also the first women's professional to come out of the Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan (LSPA) and subsequently be recognized as such by the Japan Shogi Association.
Harumi Ichiryūsai (一龍斎 春水, Ichirūsai Harumi), previously known as Yōko Asagami (麻上 洋子, Asagami Yōko; born July 10…
Harumi Ichiryūsai (一龍斎 春水, Ichirūsai Harumi), previously known as Yōko Asagami (麻上 洋子, Asagami Yōko; born July 10, 1952) is a Japanese voice actress and kōdanshi who is represented by Aksent. She is most known for the roles of Yuki Mori (Space Battleship Yamato) and Saeko Nogami (City Hunter). Her married name is Yōko Ōkubo (大久保 洋子, Ōkubo Yōko). Asagmi was born in Otaru, Hokkaidō. In 1952, she began to study traditional Japanese storytelling kōdan under the master. By 2004, she had risen to become a star kōdanshi. When she performs as a storyteller, she goes by the art name Harumi Ichiryūsai (一龍斎 春水). As of 2012, she currently does voiceover work under that name. In 2022, she won the Merit Award at the 16th Seiyu Awards.
Daisuke Namikawa (浪川 大輔, Namikawa Daisuke; born April 2, 1976) is a Japanese actor and singer associated with Stay…
Daisuke Namikawa (浪川 大輔, Namikawa Daisuke; born April 2, 1976) is a Japanese actor and singer associated with Stay Luck. He began acting as a child and is sometimes mistaken with Daisuke Hirakawa, as their names only differ by one character when written in kanji. Despite his wide range of roles, he usually plays young heroes, such as Mikage in 07-Ghost, Fay D. Flourite in Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, Jellal Fernandes and his counterpart Mystogan in Fairy Tail, Somnus Lucis Caelum in Final Fantasy XV, Jack the Ripper in Black Clover, Keita Ibuki in Black God, Goemon Ishikawa XIII in later installments of Lupin the Third, and Yu Narukami in Persona 4. He has also been cast as anti-heroes or antagonists, such as Ulquiorra Cifer in Bleach, Hisoka Morow in Hunter × Hunter (2011), Kei Kurono in Gantz, Eustass Kid in One Piece, Dr. Genus in One Punch Man, Chōsō in Jujutsu Kaisen, Tōru Oikawa in Haikyuu!!, Kishō Arima in Tokyo Ghoul, Momoshiki Otsutsuki in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, and Kei Uzuki/X in Sakamoto Days. He is the official Japanese dub-over voice artist for American actor Elijah Wood and Canadian actor Hayden Christensen. He has also dubbed over some roles that were performed by other fellow actors such as: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tony Jaa, Edward Furlong, and Kevin Zegers in Japanese. He made his directorial debut for Wonderful World, a live-action film that opened in Japan in early summer of 2010. He also starred in the film itself, alongside Mamoru Miyano, Tomokazu Sugita, Tomokazu Seki, Rikiya Koyama, Yuka Hirata, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Kōichi Yamadera, Showtaro Morikubo and Yūko Kaida.
Kazuma Horie (堀江 一眞, Horie Kazuma; born July 23, 1976) is a Japanese voice actor for anime shows and video games. Some…
Kazuma Horie (堀江 一眞, Horie Kazuma; born July 23, 1976) is a Japanese voice actor for anime shows and video games. Some of his major roles are Regulus in Goulart Knights, Seiji Yagiri in Durarara!!, Ryū Tsuji in Special A, Kaname Tanuma in Natsume's Book of Friends, and Snow Lily in Servamp.
Ryuichi Kijima (Japanese: 木島隆一, Hepburn: Kijima Ryūichi; born March 29, 1985) is a Japanese voice actor. Some of his…
Ryuichi Kijima (Japanese: 木島隆一, Hepburn: Kijima Ryūichi; born March 29, 1985) is a Japanese voice actor. Some of his noteworthy roles include Hifumi Izanami in Hypnosis Mic, Lenka Utsugi in God Eater, Shun Mizuki in Time Travel Girl, and Mitsuki in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations.
Miki Nagasawa (長沢 美樹, Nagasawa Miki; born July 11, 1970) is a Japanese voice actress. She was raised in Fukushima.…
Miki Nagasawa (長沢 美樹, Nagasawa Miki; born July 11, 1970) is a Japanese voice actress. She was raised in Fukushima. Formerly affiliated for Haikyo, she is affiliated with Atomic Monkey. On anime roles, she voiced the eponymous character in Vampire Princess Miyu, Wedy in Death Note and Maya Ibuki in Neon Genesis Evangelion. In video games, she voiced Shelinda in Final Fantasy X and X-2, Kuyo in Genji: Dawn of the Samurai, Karin in Shadow Hearts 2, and Sleigh Presty in Super Robot Wars. Nagasawa attended Nan Desu Kan in 2009.
AYA (亜矢, Aya) is a female Japanese rock artist from Beach Nine Records. AYA's song "Over Night" (2006) is used as the…
AYA (亜矢, Aya) is a female Japanese rock artist from Beach Nine Records. AYA's song "Over Night" (2006) is used as the ending theme to the anime Le Chevalier D'Eon. Currently, she is associated with the project band, CruelShe.
Takehiko Itō (伊東 岳彦, Itō Takehiko) is a Japanese manga artist best known for his work on the manga Outlaw Star from his…
Takehiko Itō (伊東 岳彦, Itō Takehiko) is a Japanese manga artist best known for his work on the manga Outlaw Star from his affiliated Morning Star Studio. He was also the primary creative mind behind other works of fiction set in the Toward Stars universe including the Uchuu Eiyuu Monogatari manga and Angel Links anime series.
Megumi Takase (高瀬 愛実, Takase Megumi; born November 10, 1990) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for INAC…
Megumi Takase (高瀬 愛実, Takase Megumi; born November 10, 1990) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for INAC Kobe Leonessa in the WE League and the Japanese national team.
Misuzu Togashi (富樫 美鈴, Togashi Misuzu; born August 7) is a Japanese actress, voice-actress, and singer affiliated with…
Misuzu Togashi (富樫 美鈴, Togashi Misuzu; born August 7) is a Japanese actress, voice-actress, and singer affiliated with Ken Production. She is known for Minakami Mai in Nichijou, Yukiteru Amano in Future Diary, and Tobiichi Origami in the Date A Live-series.
Hiromi Igarashi (五十嵐 裕美, Igarashi Hiromi; born December 13, 1986) is a Japanese voice actress from Sapporo, Hokkaido.…
Hiromi Igarashi (五十嵐 裕美, Igarashi Hiromi; born December 13, 1986) is a Japanese voice actress from Sapporo, Hokkaido. She is affiliated with Mausu Promotion. Her major roles are Anzu Futaba in the Japanese idol franchise The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls; Hina Takanashi, the youngest daughter in Listen to Me, Girls. I Am Your Father!; Minori in the Senran Kagura series, and Wilhelmina in High School Fleet.
Fuyuka Oura (Japanese: 大浦 冬華, Hepburn: Ōura Fuyuka; born 13 January 1978), professionally known as Fuyuka Ono (緒乃 冬華…
Fuyuka Oura (Japanese: 大浦 冬華, Hepburn: Ōura Fuyuka; born 13 January 1978), professionally known as Fuyuka Ono (緒乃 冬華, Ono Fuyuka) since 2016, is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with Green Note. She is known for starring as Kei Oumi in Twin Spica, Geo Stelar/Subaru Hoshikawa in Mega Man Star Force, Toshiya in Major, Hiro Hiyorimi in Princess Resurrection, Dan Bashin in Battle Spirits Brave, and Yuuko Sagiri in Triage X, and also for voicing Ren Elsie Jewelria in To Love Ru and Eve in Fairy Tail.
Miharu Hanai (Japanese: 花井 美春, Hepburn: Hanai Miharu; born 8 February 1998) is a Japanese voice actress and singer. As…
Miharu Hanai (Japanese: 花井 美春, Hepburn: Hanai Miharu; born 8 February 1998) is a Japanese voice actress and singer. As a child, she won folk music contests alongside her sister Aina Suzuki before debuting as a voice actress in 2017, voicing Sassa Kurasaki in Armed Girl's Machiavellism. Since then, she has voiced Tomoe Murakami in The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls, Twin Turbo in Umamusume: Pretty Derby, Shiori Yamaga in Selection Project, Meroron/Meron Tanaka/Cure Kiss in You and Idol Precure, Pekesura in My Isekai Life, Mel in Smile of the Arsnotoria, Reine von Silford in Chronicles of an Aristocrat Reborn in Another World, Urū Miyazaki in Harmony of Mille-Feuille, and Elena in A Journey Through Another World.
Shela (シェラ) is a Japanese pop singer and actress made a debut under Avex Trax label. Before her career started, Shela…
Shela (シェラ) is a Japanese pop singer and actress made a debut under Avex Trax label. Before her career started, Shela was the lead vocalist and saxophonist of the three-member band FBI from 1997 to 1998. In 1999 she signed with Avex Trax, and embarked on a solo career. In 2004 she joined the band, Sunny-side Up, and split with the original line-up in 2005. As of 2009 Shela has made her comeback currently signed to the indie label Rosso Records.
Anna Saeki (Japanese: 冴木 杏奈 or さえき あんな) is a Japanese singer with Moon Music. She was born in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, and…
Anna Saeki (Japanese: 冴木 杏奈 or さえき あんな) is a Japanese singer with Moon Music. She was born in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, and has a notable presence in the music industry, particularly in genres like Tango.
Eiko Shimamiya (島みや えい子, Shimamiya Eiko; born April 20, 1965), also called Eiko or Peko, is a female J-pop…
Eiko Shimamiya (島みや えい子, Shimamiya Eiko; born April 20, 1965), also called Eiko or Peko, is a female J-pop singer-songwriter, and producer who is currently affiliated with Heart Company. She is best known for singing the opening themes of the anime series Higurashi When They Cry. Eiko also handles a school called Shimamiya Size (S-size) in Sapporo. Some of her former students are I've Sound singers Mami Kawada, Kotoko and Kaori Utatsuki. She announced on May 10, 2010, via Twitter that she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. Her "Perfect World Live Tour", which was scheduled to begin in June, was subsequently canceled. She made an announcement of her full recovery from cancer on January 28, 2011.
Mari Ozawa (小沢真理, Ozawa Mari) is a Japanese josei manga artist from Sapporo, Hokkaido, who writes primarily for Kiss…
Mari Ozawa (小沢真理, Ozawa Mari) is a Japanese josei manga artist from Sapporo, Hokkaido, who writes primarily for Kiss and Young You. She won the 1995 Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo for Sekai de Ichiban Yasashii Ongaku.
Chihiro Ishiguro (石黒 千尋, Ishiguro Chihiro) is a Japanese voice actress. She records voices for both male and female…
Chihiro Ishiguro (石黒 千尋, Ishiguro Chihiro) is a Japanese voice actress. She records voices for both male and female characters in animation films. She is affiliated with Office Anemone, formerly affiliated with Aoni Production until December 2010. She made her career debut in 2007, by voicing Torimaki in the animation film Shugo Chara!. She is from Yubari, Hokkaido.
Yūki Obata (小畑友紀, おばた ゆうき, Obata Yuuki) (born January 9, 1962) is a Japanese manga artist born in Hokkaido, Japan. She…
Yūki Obata (小畑友紀, おばた ゆうき, Obata Yuuki) (born January 9, 1962) is a Japanese manga artist born in Hokkaido, Japan. She is mainly known for her work We Were There (僕等がいた, Bokura ga Ita).
Yasunori Masutani (増谷 康紀, Masutani Yasunori; born July 5, 1961) is a Japanese voice actor.
Hiranao Honda (本多 平直, Honda Hiranao; born 2 December 1964) is a former Japanese politician of the Constitutional…
Hiranao Honda (本多 平直, Honda Hiranao; born 2 December 1964) is a former Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party, who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Sapporo, Honda represents Hokkaido through the Hokkaido PR block.
Daishi Suzuki (Japanese: 鈴木 大士, Hepburn: Suzuki Daishi; born in 1976), known professionally as Daishi Dance, is a male…
Daishi Suzuki (Japanese: 鈴木 大士, Hepburn: Suzuki Daishi; born in 1976), known professionally as Daishi Dance, is a male Japanese DJ and record producer.
Akio Togashi (富樫 明生, Togashi Akio; born May 15, 1961 in Hokkaidō), better known by his stage name m.c.A • T (エムシーエーティー…
Akio Togashi (富樫 明生, Togashi Akio; born May 15, 1961 in Hokkaidō), better known by his stage name m.c.A • T (エムシーエーティー, Emu Shī Ē Tī; "Microphone Controller Akio Togashi") is a Japanese musician, rapper, singer and record producer with Avex Trax. He graduated from Hokkaido Sapporo Tsukisamu High School and the Hokkaido University of Education. His debut single as m.c.A·T, "Bomb A Head!," released in 1993 on Avex Trax, has since been re-released as "Bomb A Head! Returns!" in 2003 featuring DA PUMP and as "Bomb A Head! V" in 2004 as the opening theme of Tenjho Tenge. He has also produced several of DA PUMP's releases, and like DA PUMP's ISSA, is a fan of the Kamen Rider Series. He has performed various songs for the series, collaborating with RIDER CHIPS on "The people with no name," the second ending theme for Kamen Rider 555, and on the single "Kamen Rider no Uta" (仮面ライダーのうた, Kamen Raidā no Uta) and with Rin' on "Flashback," the theme song for Kamen Rider Hibiki & The Seven Fighting Demons, as well as provided the voice for the Ghost Driver in Kamen Rider Ghost. He has also collaborated with Avex Trax artists such as AAA, Ayumi Hamasaki, Nami Tamaki, Namie Amuro, Toshinobu Kubota, and most recently Manabu Oshio on the single "Beastie Life" released late 2007. Several other artists he has worked with appear on the second disc for his latest album Music Conductor A·T.
This page consists of all current and former members of the Japanese girl group Morning Musume. The group is known for…
This page consists of all current and former members of the Japanese girl group Morning Musume. The group is known for their ever-fluctuating line-up, with "graduations" and auditions held nearly every year.
Miho Yabe (矢部 美穂, Yabe Miho; born 7 June 1977) is a Japanese model and J-pop idol singer. She was born in Asahikawa…
Miho Yabe (矢部 美穂, Yabe Miho; born 7 June 1977) is a Japanese model and J-pop idol singer. She was born in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan (raised in Eniwa, Hokkaido), and made her singing debut on January 10, 1996. She has a sister Mika who is also a model, under the stage name Mika Kawai. Her husband is Nobuhiko Sanrindo.
Itsumi Osawa (Japanese: 大沢逸美, Hepburn: Ōsawa Itsumi; born March 23, 1966 in Hokkaidō, Japan) is a Japanese actress…
Itsumi Osawa (Japanese: 大沢逸美, Hepburn: Ōsawa Itsumi; born March 23, 1966 in Hokkaidō, Japan) is a Japanese actress, author, and singer.
Keiko Sonoi (園井 恵子, Sonoi Keiko; 6 August 1913 – 21 August 1945) was a Japanese actress, who was a member of the…
Keiko Sonoi (園井 恵子, Sonoi Keiko; 6 August 1913 – 21 August 1945) was a Japanese actress, who was a member of the all-female musical-performing Takarazuka Revue during the 1930s and the 1940s, best known for her role as an officer's widow in the wartime film Muhōmatsu no isshō (1943), and for being part of the Sakura-tai or Cherry Blossom Unit of traveling shingeki play actors who died as a result of the 1945 Hiroshima bombing. The fate of the Cherry Blossom Unit was later dramatized by playwright Hisashi Inoue, and also made into a feature film by director Kaneto Shindo. The actress appears to have had a long-held desire to perform shingeki plays, but that was not economically viable due to the need to her support her parents and siblings. As a Takarazienne, she had the manga comic artist Osamu Tezuka as a childhood fan who lived on her block, and Astro Boy may have been influenced by Sonoi's performance of Pinochio ("Pinocchio") from April to May, 1942.
Seiji Osaka (逢坂 誠二, Ōsaka Seiji; born 24 April 1959) is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party of…
Seiji Osaka (逢坂 誠二, Ōsaka Seiji; born 24 April 1959) is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP), a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).
Takeshi Aono (青野 武, Aono Takeshi; June 19, 1936 – April 9, 2012) was a Japanese voice actor and narrator from…
Takeshi Aono (青野 武, Aono Takeshi; June 19, 1936 – April 9, 2012) was a Japanese voice actor and narrator from Asahikawa, Hokkaidō. He was attached to Aoni Production at the time of his death. He graduated from Hokkaidō Asahikawa Higashi High School.
Yuki Ito (伊藤 有希, Itō Yūki; born 10 May 1994) is a Japanese ski jumper. Ito has won ten individual World Cup events…
Yuki Ito (伊藤 有希, Itō Yūki; born 10 May 1994) is a Japanese ski jumper. Ito has won ten individual World Cup events, four team events, and finished as the overall runner-up in the 2016–17 season. At the World Championships she has won five medals, including a mixed team gold.
Umeji Sasaki (佐々木梅治, Sasaki Umeji) is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Oketo, Hokkaido attached to Gekidan Mingei.…
Umeji Sasaki (佐々木梅治, Sasaki Umeji) is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Oketo, Hokkaido attached to Gekidan Mingei. He is a graduate of Hokkaidō Kitami Hokuto High School and Ritsumeikan University's College of Business Administration.
Ami Kikuchi (菊地 亜美, Kikuchi Ami; born September 5, 1990) is a Japanese model, tarento and radio personality from…
Ami Kikuchi (菊地 亜美, Kikuchi Ami; born September 5, 1990) is a Japanese model, tarento and radio personality from LesPros Entertainment. She is from Kitami, Hokkaido, and is a second generation member (number 16) of the idol group Idoling. Since her graduation from Idoling, Kikuchi has made numerous appearances as a television personality on various variety programs.
Yumie Funayama (船山 弓枝, Funayama Yumie) is a Japanese curler, born April 5, 1978, in Tokoro, Hokkaido as Yumie Hayashi…
Yumie Funayama (船山 弓枝, Funayama Yumie) is a Japanese curler, born April 5, 1978, in Tokoro, Hokkaido as Yumie Hayashi (林 弓枝, Hayashi Yumie). She is currently the coach of Sayaka Yoshimura's team from Sapporo, Hokkaido.
Mari Motohashi (本橋 麻里, Motohashi Mari; born 10 June 1986) is a Japanese curler. She currently plays third on Team…
Mari Motohashi (本橋 麻里, Motohashi Mari; born 10 June 1986) is a Japanese curler. She currently plays third on Team Honoka Sasaki. She won a bronze medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics as the alternate of the team skipped by Satsuki Fujisawa.
Kaho Onodera (小野寺 佳步, Onodera Kaho; born 11 November 1991 in Tokoro) is a Japanese curler from Sapporo, Hokkaido. She…
Kaho Onodera (小野寺 佳步, Onodera Kaho; born 11 November 1991 in Tokoro) is a Japanese curler from Sapporo, Hokkaido. She is the third on the FORTIUS curling team, which won the Japan Curling Championships in 2015, 2021 and 2025. At the international level, she has represented Japan at four World Women's Curling Championship (2015, 2018, 2021, 2025) and three Pacific-Asia Curling Championships in 2013, 2014 and 2021, winning the gold medal in 2021.
Anna Ohmiya (近江谷 杏菜, Ōmiya Anna; born October 12, 1989 in Kitami) is a Japanese curler from Sapporo, Hokkaido. She is…
Anna Ohmiya (近江谷 杏菜, Ōmiya Anna; born October 12, 1989 in Kitami) is a Japanese curler from Sapporo, Hokkaido. She is the lead on the FORTIUS curling team, which won the Japan Curling Championships in 2015, 2021 and 2025. She also won the national championship in 2008, 2009 and 2010 as a member of Team Aomori. She competed for Japan at two Olympics; the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, and the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Also at the international level, she has represented Japan at five World Women's Curling Championship (2008, 2010, 2015, 2021, 2025) and six Pacific-Asia Curling Championships in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014 and 2021, winning the gold medal in 2021.