Haruka Fukushima (フクシマ ハルカ, Fukushima Haruka) is a Japanese shōjo manga artist. from Maniwa, Okayama Prefecture.
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Ken Nishida (西田 健, Nishida Ken; born June 24, 1945) is a Japanese actor and voice actor. He is noted for his roles in…
Ken Nishida (西田 健, Nishida Ken; born June 24, 1945) is a Japanese actor and voice actor. He is noted for his roles in Return of Ultraman, Eyeful Daisakusen, Uchuu Keiji Gavan, Ninpu Sentai Hurricanger, G-Men '75, and Shin Kyoto Meikyū Annai. His guest roles have included multiple episodes of Key Hunter, Mito Kōmon, Taiyō ni Hoero!, Zenigata Heiji, and Abarenbō Shōgun. He is also a regular guest star in the two-hour prime-time special drama format, with 35 appearances on the Tuesday Kayō Suspense Gekijō and 25 on the Saturday Doyō Wide Gekijō. A veteran jidaigeki actor, Nishida portrayed the recurring villain Mugensai who masterminded the plot to assassinate the shogun in the series Shogun Iemitsu Shinobi Tabi Part II. He appeared as Asano Daigaku, younger brother of the daimyō whose forced seppuku triggered the events of the Forty-seven rōnin, in The Fall of Ako Castle. A modern role was in the 1986 Kei Kumai film adaptation Umi to Doku of the Shūsaku Endō novel of the same name (translated as The Sea and Poison). Three films in the Gokudō no Onna-tachi series of gangster films are also to his credit. In anime, Ken provided the Japanese voice of Kazundo Gouda in Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG.
Erika Araki (荒木 絵里香, Araki Erika; born 3 August 1984) is a retired Japanese volleyball player. She served as captain…
Erika Araki (荒木 絵里香, Araki Erika; born 3 August 1984) is a retired Japanese volleyball player. She served as captain for the national team from 2009 to 2012. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics winning a bronze medal, and 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's volleyball which she was the captain.
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Juju Noda (Japanese: 野田 樹潤, Hepburn: Noda Juju; born 2 February 2006), also known mononymously as "Juju", is a Japanese…
Juju Noda (Japanese: 野田 樹潤, Hepburn: Noda Juju; born 2 February 2006), also known mononymously as "Juju", is a Japanese racing driver who is competing in the 2025 Super Formula Championship with Triple Tree Racing. She has previously competed in the W Series, and Euroformula Open. She is the daughter of former Formula 1 driver Hideki Noda.
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Zhang Wenhuan (Chinese：张文环, October 10, 1909 – February 12, 1978) was a novelist and magazine editor during the…
Zhang Wenhuan (Chinese：张文环, October 10, 1909 – February 12, 1978) was a novelist and magazine editor during the Japanese colonial period in Taiwan. He was born in Meishan Township, Chiayi County.
Kenji Eda (江田 憲司, Eda Kenji; born 28 April 1956) is a retired Japanese politician who was a member of the House of…
Kenji Eda (江田 憲司, Eda Kenji; born 28 April 1956) is a retired Japanese politician who was a member of the House of Representatives from 2002 to 2003 and again from 2005 to 2026.
Ai Morinaga (森永あい, Morinaga Ai) (28 April 1981 – 2 August 2019) was a Japanese manga artist from Okayama Prefecture.…
Ai Morinaga (森永あい, Morinaga Ai) (28 April 1981 – 2 August 2019) was a Japanese manga artist from Okayama Prefecture. Among her best-known series are Your and My Secret and My Heavenly Hockey Club. Morinaga's last work was Kirara no Hoshi, which was published in Betsufure magazine from 2010 to 2015. Morinaga died on August 2, 2019.
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Hōchū Ōtsuka (大塚 芳忠, Ōtsuka Hōchū; born Yoshitada Ōtsuka [same kanji]) is a Japanese voice actor and narrator…
Hōchū Ōtsuka (大塚 芳忠, Ōtsuka Hōchū; born Yoshitada Ōtsuka [same kanji]) is a Japanese voice actor and narrator affiliated with the talent management firm Crazy Box. He is best known for his roles as the voices of Kyao Mirao in Heavy Metal L-Gaim; Mont Blanc Noland in One Piece; Yazan Gable in Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam; Akira Sendō in Slam Dunk; SignalMan in Gekisou Sentai Carranger; Imagin, Deneb in Kamen Rider Den-O, Abuto in Gintama, Makoto Sōda in Captain Tsubasa, Jiraiya in Naruto, Junjirō Takagi in The Idolmaster, Dr. Ni Jianyi in Saiyuki; and Sakonji Urokodaki in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. He is also known for dubbing for Jean-Claude Van Damme, Donnie Yen (especially in Ip Man series), Jeff Goldblum, Ray Liotta, Richard Jenkins, John C. McGinley, Brent Spiner, Greg Kinnear and many more. He was also the first dubbing voice actor of Kiefer Sutherland and Christopher Lambert in their early days.
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Ryōsuke Kanemoto (金本 涼輔, Kanemoto Ryōsuke; born September 2, 1988) is a Japanese voice actor.
Saeko Zōgō (藏合 紗恵子, Zōgō Saeko; born August 13, 1984) is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer from Tsuyama…
Saeko Zōgō (藏合 紗恵子, Zōgō Saeko; born August 13, 1984) is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer from Tsuyama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. She is affiliated with Production Ace. Her major roles are: Ichiyon (M14) in Upotte!!, Nadeshiko Sōma in Isuca, Freon Flamel in Sky Wizards Academy, Sōji Okita in Dai-Shogun – Great Revolution, and Shiori Itsuka in Date A Live II. She and fellow voice actress Kaori Sadohara were part of a duo called Two-Formula who sang songs on Isuca and Noucome. She announced her marriage on May 21, 2017.
Yasuhiro Takato (Japanese: 高戸 靖広, romanized: Takato Yasuhiro, born January 23, 1968) is a Japanese voice actor…
Yasuhiro Takato (Japanese: 高戸 靖広, romanized: Takato Yasuhiro, born January 23, 1968) is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Aoni Production.
Atsuko Asano (Japanese: あさの あつこ, Hepburn: Asano Atsuko; born 1954 in Okayama Prefecture) is a Japanese writer. She…
Atsuko Asano (Japanese: あさの あつこ, Hepburn: Asano Atsuko; born 1954 in Okayama Prefecture) is a Japanese writer. She wrote the children's novel series Telepathy Shōjo Ran and the manga series The Manzai Comics. She started writing children's novels when she was in college. She graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University with the Bachelor of Letters degree. After that, she worked as a temporary teacher of the elementary school in Okayama for two years. She published Hotarukan monogatari as her first novel in 1991. She is married to a dentist and they have two sons and a daughter. Asano received the Noma Prize for Juvenile Literature in 1997 for the book series Battery, which has been adapted into a film. The same series won the Shogakukan Children's Publication Culture Award in 2005. Her work frequently appears in literary magazines and she has also been featured in the Mainichi Shimbun. She is a supporter of the Japanese Communist Party (JCP).
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Yuko Arimori (有森 裕子, Arimori Yūko; born December 17, 1966, in Okayama) is a Japanese professional marathon runner and a…
Yuko Arimori (有森 裕子, Arimori Yūko; born December 17, 1966, in Okayama) is a Japanese professional marathon runner and a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). In June 2025 she was elected president of the Japan Association of Athletics Federations.
Yuki Ishii (石井 優希, Ishii Yuki; born May 8, 1991) is a retired Japanese volleyball player who plays for Hisamitsu…
Yuki Ishii (石井 優希, Ishii Yuki; born May 8, 1991) is a retired Japanese volleyball player who plays for Hisamitsu Springs. She also played for the All-Japan women's volleyball team. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's volleyball.
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Makiko Ohmoto (大本 眞基子, Ōmoto Makiko; born February 1, 1973) is a freelance Japanese voice actress from Okayama…
Makiko Ohmoto (大本 眞基子, Ōmoto Makiko; born February 1, 1973) is a freelance Japanese voice actress from Okayama Prefecture. She is best known for her roles as the titular character Kirby in the Kirby video game series, Inahime in the Samurai Warriors series, Yui Kasuga in Corrector Yui, Micchi Hatogaya in Crayon Shin-chan, Lyn in the Fire Emblem series, Fiona Elisi Linette in Zoids: Chaotic Century, Makino in One Piece, Matatabi in Cyborg Kuro-chan, Sayaka Maizono in the Danganronpa series, Nero Stella Boruzoi in Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!! MAX, Viridi in Kid Icarus: Uprising, and Ness from the EarthBound series in the Super Smash Bros. series.
🎓 Kyoto Saga University of the Arts🏫 Shujitsu High School📍 From Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture💼 Voice Actor
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Naoko Hashimoto (橋本直子 Hashimoto Naoko, born July 11, 1984) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Il Bisonte…
Naoko Hashimoto (橋本直子 Hashimoto Naoko, born July 11, 1984) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Il Bisonte Firenze.
Akemi Yamada (山田 朱未, Yamada Akemi; born May 18, 1980) is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 2-dan.
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