Okinori Kaya (賀屋 興宣, Kaya Okinori; 30 January 1889 – 9 May 1977) was a Japanese bureaucrat and politician who served as…
Okinori Kaya (賀屋 興宣, Kaya Okinori; 30 January 1889 – 9 May 1977) was a Japanese bureaucrat and politician who served as Minister of Finance from 1937 to 1938 and 1941 to 1944, and as Minister of Justice from 1963 to 1964. Born in Hiroshima, Kaya graduated from Tokyo Imperial University and joined the Ministry of Finance. After a successful career he became Minister of Finance in the first cabinet of Fumimaro Konoe and again in the wartime cabinet of Hideki Tojo. After the Japanese surrender he was sentenced to life in prison by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East. Paroled in 1955, Kaya was rehabilitated and served in the House of Representatives for the Liberal Democratic Party, and as Minister of Justice under Hayato Ikeda.
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Morito Tatsuo (森戸 辰男, Morito Tatsuo; 23 December 1888 – 28 May 1984) was a Japanese economist. He served as the…
Morito Tatsuo (森戸 辰男, Morito Tatsuo; 23 December 1888 – 28 May 1984) was a Japanese economist. He served as the Minister of Education under Prime Minister Tetsu Katayama, and was the first president of Hiroshima University.
Yoshirō Edamasa (枝正 義郎, Edamasa Yoshirō; 22 September 1888 – 8 September 1944) was a Japanese film director best known…
Yoshirō Edamasa (枝正 義郎, Edamasa Yoshirō; 22 September 1888 – 8 September 1944) was a Japanese film director best known for Sakamoto Ryoma (1928) and The Great Buddha Arrival (1934). The latter film is one of the earliest tokusatsu movies, which is exemplified by kaiju movies. He was an early pioneer of Japanese cinema who trained many outstanding directors and cinematographers including Eiji Tsuburaya.
Gunichi Mikawa (三川 軍一, Mikawa Gun'ichi; 29 August 1888 – 25 February 1981) was a vice admiral in the Imperial Japanese…
Gunichi Mikawa (三川 軍一, Mikawa Gun'ichi; 29 August 1888 – 25 February 1981) was a vice admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II. Mikawa was the commander of a heavy cruiser force that defeated the United States Navy (USN) and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) at the Battle of Savo Island in Ironbottom Sound on the night of 8–9 August 1942. In this battle, his squadron of cruisers, plus one destroyer, sank three USN cruisers, plus the RAN heavy cruiser HMAS Canberra; Mikawa's force suffered no losses in the actual battle, although heavy cruiser Kako was sunk by the undetected American submarine S-44 on the return to their base near Rabaul in the Bismarck Archipelago. However, his later career was of mixed success, and he was reassigned to lesser posts after the loss of a troop convoy destined for New Guinea. After the war Mikawa retired back to Japan, where he died in 1981 at the age of 92.
Takashi Sakai (酒井 隆, Sakai Takashi; 18 October 1887 – 30 September 1946) was a lieutenant general in the Imperial…
Takashi Sakai (酒井 隆, Sakai Takashi; 18 October 1887 – 30 September 1946) was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, known for his role as Governor of Hong Kong under Japanese occupation.
Naozaburō Okabe (岡部 直三郎, Okabe Naozaburō; September 30, 1887 – November 23, 1946) was a General in the Imperial…
Naozaburō Okabe (岡部 直三郎, Okabe Naozaburō; September 30, 1887 – November 23, 1946) was a General in the Imperial Japanese Army, who commanded the Japanese Sixth Area Army from November 1944 until the end of World War II.
Vice-Admiral Masaichi Niimi (新見 政一, Niimi Masaichi; 4 February 1887 – 2 April 1993) was an admiral in the Imperial…
Vice-Admiral Masaichi Niimi (新見 政一, Niimi Masaichi; 4 February 1887 – 2 April 1993) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
Hidetsugu Yagi (八木 秀次, Yagi Hidetsugu; January 28, 1886 – January 19, 1976) was a Japanese electrical engineer from…
Hidetsugu Yagi (八木 秀次, Yagi Hidetsugu; January 28, 1886 – January 19, 1976) was a Japanese electrical engineer from Osaka, Japan. When working at Tohoku Imperial University, he wrote several articles that introduced a new antenna designed by his assistant Shintaro Uda to the English-speaking world. The Yagi-Uda antenna, patented in 1926, allows directional transmission using radio waves, and is especially useful in the very high frequency and ultra high frequency radio bands. Antennas of this type were widely used for television and radio reception, and are still common in communication and radar systems. Yagi also tried, unsuccessfully, to introduce a wireless power transmission system. He participated in establishing the Chiba Institute of Technology. He was the fourth president of Osaka University from February 1946 to December 1946. In 1942, he became the President of Tokyo Institute of Technology, in 1944 he became the President of the Technical Institution, and in 1946 also the President of the Osaka Imperial University. He was decorated with the Medal of Honor with Blue Ribbon Award in 1951, with the Order of Culture in 1956, and posthumously with the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun in 1976.
Sōichi Kakeya (掛谷 宗一, Kakeya Sōichi; January 18, 1886 – January 9, 1947) was a Japanese mathematician who worked mainly…
Sōichi Kakeya (掛谷 宗一, Kakeya Sōichi; January 18, 1886 – January 9, 1947) was a Japanese mathematician who worked mainly in mathematical analysis and who posed the Kakeya problem and solved a version of the transportation problem. He received the Imperial Prize of the Japan Academy in 1928, and was elected to the Japan Academy in 1934.
Kotaka Otsuma (大妻 コタカ, Ōtsuma Kotaka; June 21, 1884 – January 3, 1970) was born on June 21, 1884, in Kawashiri, Kōzan…
Kotaka Otsuma (大妻 コタカ, Ōtsuma Kotaka; June 21, 1884 – January 3, 1970) was born on June 21, 1884, in Kawashiri, Kōzan Town, Sera County, Hiroshima Prefecture, the third daughter of Shōjūrō Kumada (熊田 小十郎). After studying at Kawashiri Elementary School, Hongo Middle School, and the Kozan Needlecraft School, she found employment at a local elementary school. In 1901 she moved to Tokyo and enrolled in Wayo Women's University, subsequently taking a teaching position in Kanagawa Prefecture. In 1907 she married Ryōma Ōtsuma (大妻 良馬), an employee of the Imperial Household Ministry. With his help and support, she founded a needlecraft school in Chiyoda, Tokyo, a stone's throw from the Imperial Palace (Kokyo). This school later developed into the Otsuma Girls' Middle and High Schools and Otsuma Women's University and Junior College. In 1952 she founded the Kozan Art and Craft High School and remained its head until her death. Otsuma died on January 3, 1970. Otsuma is widely regarded as one of the pioneers of women's education in Japan, even though the curricula of her schools emphasized home economics and traditional social values. Her connections to the Imperial Palace and her active support of the militaristic government led to her being investigated after the Pacific War, but no action was taken. Conversely, her contributions to Japanese education were recognized by the following Imperial Awards: 1954 Medal with Blue Ribbon (藍綬褒章, ranjuhōshō) 1964 Order of the Precious Crown, Butterfly (宝冠白蝶章, hōkanshirochōshō) 1970 Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold and Silver Star (瑞宝重光章, zuihōjūkōshō) In 2002 she was posthumously made an Honorary Citizen of Kozan Town.
Kunzo Minami (南 薫造, Minami Kunzō; 21 July 1883 – 6 January 1950) was a Japanese painter. His work was part of the…
Kunzo Minami (南 薫造, Minami Kunzō; 21 July 1883 – 6 January 1950) was a Japanese painter. His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
Miekichi Suzuki (鈴木 三重吉, Suzuki Miekichi; September 29, 1882 – June 27, 1936) was a Japanese novelist and author of…
Miekichi Suzuki (鈴木 三重吉, Suzuki Miekichi; September 29, 1882 – June 27, 1936) was a Japanese novelist and author of children's stories from Hiroshima.
Yōzō Kaneko (金子 養三, Kaneko Yōzō; 11 June 1882 – 27 December 1941) was a pilot in the Imperial Japanese Navy and the…
Yōzō Kaneko (金子 養三, Kaneko Yōzō; 11 June 1882 – 27 December 1941) was a pilot in the Imperial Japanese Navy and the founder of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service. Born in Hiroshima Prefecture, he studied at Shudo Junior and Senior High School and the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy. As a naval officer he participated in the Battle of Tsushima during the Russo-Japanese War. In 1911, Kaneko was sent to France and trained as a pilot. In 1912, at Yokosuka Naval Air Technical Arsenal, Kaneko made the first flight in Japanese naval history, piloting a Farman seaplane for 15 minutes. In 1914, Kaneko and two other naval officers flew a mission in the Siege of Tsingtao during World War I, which was the first air attack in Japanese naval history. He was appointed the first commander and trainer of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service in 1916 and contributed to the development of the Service. Kaneko was promoted to major general in 1926.
Kaoru Osanai (小山内 薫, Osanai Kaoru; July 26, 1881 – December 25, 1928), was a Japanese theater director, playwright, and…
Kaoru Osanai (小山内 薫, Osanai Kaoru; July 26, 1881 – December 25, 1928), was a Japanese theater director, playwright, and actor central in the development of modern Japanese theater.
Vice Admiral Baron Yuzuru Hiraga (平賀 譲, Hiraga Yuzuru; March 8, 1878 – February 17, 1943) was a career naval officer in…
Vice Admiral Baron Yuzuru Hiraga (平賀 譲, Hiraga Yuzuru; March 8, 1878 – February 17, 1943) was a career naval officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy, Doctor of Engineering and head of the engineering school of Tokyo Imperial University and a leading Japanese naval architect in the 1910s and 1920s, responsible for designing a number of famous warships, many of which would later see action during World War II. He participated in establishing the Chiba Institute of Technology from 1941.
Admiral Seizō Kobayashi (Japanese: 小林 躋造, Hepburn: Kobayashi Seizō; 1 October 1877 – 4 July 1962) was a Japanese naval…
Admiral Seizō Kobayashi (Japanese: 小林 躋造, Hepburn: Kobayashi Seizō; 1 October 1877 – 4 July 1962) was a Japanese naval commander, commander of the Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy (1931–1933) and the 17th Governor-General of Taiwan (1936–1940).
Kamezo Shimizu (30 March 1875 – 7 December 1948) was a Japanese sculptor. His work was part of the sculpture event in…
Kamezo Shimizu (30 March 1875 – 7 December 1948) was a Japanese sculptor. His work was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Takukichi Kawasaki (川崎卓吉, Kawasaki Takukichi; 8 March 1871 – 27 March 1936) was a politician and cabinet minister in…
Takukichi Kawasaki (川崎卓吉, Kawasaki Takukichi; 8 March 1871 – 27 March 1936) was a politician and cabinet minister in the pre-war Empire of Japan.
Hayami Seiji (Japanese: 早速 整爾) was a Japanese politician during the Taishō era.
Nakamura Yoshikoto (中村 是公, , also Nakamura Korekimi; 20 December 1867 – 1 March 1927) was a government bureaucrat…
Nakamura Yoshikoto (中村 是公, , also Nakamura Korekimi; 20 December 1867 – 1 March 1927) was a government bureaucrat, entrepreneur, and politician in late Meiji period Japan. He served as second Chairman of the South Manchurian Railway Company, Mayor of Tokyo, Railroad Minister, and was a member of the House of Peers. He was also known as Nakamura Zekō.
Mochizuki Keisuke (望月 圭介; 1 April 1867 – 1 January 1941) was a Japanese politician active during the Taishō and early…
Mochizuki Keisuke (望月 圭介; 1 April 1867 – 1 January 1941) was a Japanese politician active during the Taishō and early Shōwa periods. He served twice as Minister of Communications (1927–1928, 1935–1936) and once as Minister of Home Affairs (1928–1929). In the latter position, he oversaw increased prosecution of members of the Japanese Communist Party under the Peace Preservation Law.
Marshal-Admiral Viscount Katō Tomosaburō (加藤 友三郎; 22 February 1861 – 24 August 1923) was a career officer in the…
Marshal-Admiral Viscount Katō Tomosaburō (加藤 友三郎; 22 February 1861 – 24 August 1923) was a career officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy, cabinet minister, and Prime Minister of Japan from 1922 to 1923.
Kan'ichi Oda (小田 貫一, Oda Kan'ichi; 29 December 1856 – 22 July 1909) was a Japanese politician who served as the Mayor…
Kan'ichi Oda (小田 貫一, Oda Kan'ichi; 29 December 1856 – 22 July 1909) was a Japanese politician who served as the Mayor of Hiroshima from May to July 1909.
Tadashi Satō (佐藤 正, Satō Tadashi; 20 July 1849 – 27 April 1920) was a Japanese Army officer and politician. As a…
Tadashi Satō (佐藤 正, Satō Tadashi; 20 July 1849 – 27 April 1920) was a Japanese Army officer and politician. As a lieutenant colonel in the Imperial Japanese Army, he was given command of the 18th Infantry Regiment on 29 October 1891. He was later promoted to colonel, and wounded in battle on 4 March 1895 during the First Sino-Japanese War. As a politician, he was Mayor of Hiroshima from 10 January to 20 April 1896.
Rai San'yō (Japanese: 頼 山陽; 21 January 1780, Aki Province – 16 October 1832, Kyoto) was a Japanese Confucianist…
Rai San'yō (Japanese: 頼 山陽; 21 January 1780, Aki Province – 16 October 1832, Kyoto) was a Japanese Confucianist philosopher, historian, artist and poet of the later Edo period. His true name was Rai Noboru.
Hiodoshi Katsugorō (Japanese: 緋縅 勝五郎; born Moriwaki (森脇), 1773 – February 22, 1830) was a Japanese sumo wrestler from…
Hiodoshi Katsugorō (Japanese: 緋縅 勝五郎; born Moriwaki (森脇), 1773 – February 22, 1830) was a Japanese sumo wrestler from Yamagata District, Aki Province (now Kitahiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture). His highest rank was ōzeki. He is the first wrestler from Hiroshima Prefecture to have been promoted to sumo's second highest rank, and the only one until the promotion of Akinoumi in 1941, 127 years later.
Shinichiro Kimura (木村 真一郎, Kimura Shin'ichirō; born October 4) is a Japanese anime storyboard artist and director from…
Shinichiro Kimura (木村 真一郎, Kimura Shin'ichirō; born October 4) is a Japanese anime storyboard artist and director from Hiroshima Prefecture. His nickname is Kimushin (キムシン), a shortened version of his name.
Rintaro Ishibashi (石橋林太郎, Ishibashi Rintaro; born 2 May 1978) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House…
Rintaro Ishibashi (石橋林太郎, Ishibashi Rintaro; born 2 May 1978) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House of Representatives since 2021. From 2015 to 2021, he was a member of the Hiroshima Prefectural Assembly.
Taeko Nakanishi (中西 妙子, Nakanishi Taeko; born February 11, 1931) is a Japanese actress who specializes in voice acting…
Taeko Nakanishi (中西 妙子, Nakanishi Taeko; born February 11, 1931) is a Japanese actress who specializes in voice acting and previously worked for Aoni Production. She is best known as the voices of the various Panther Claw villains in Cutie Honey, and the Hell Tree in the first arc of the Sailor Moon R series. She also voiced Chris MacNeil in the original Japanese dub of The Exorcist.
Mako Fukube (福部 真子, Fukube Mako; born 28 October 1995) is a Japanese athlete who specialises in the sprint hurdles. She…
Mako Fukube (福部 真子, Fukube Mako; born 28 October 1995) is a Japanese athlete who specialises in the sprint hurdles. She represented her country at the 2022 World Championships and at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Her personal best in the event is 12.69 seconds (+1.2 m/s) set in Hiratsuka in 2024. This is the current national record.
Shunsuke Sakuya (咲野 俊介, Sakuya Shunsuke; born 20 May 1965), occasionally miscredited as Shusuke Sakino, is a Japanese…
Shunsuke Sakuya (咲野 俊介, Sakuya Shunsuke; born 20 May 1965), occasionally miscredited as Shusuke Sakino, is a Japanese actor and voice actor.
Mitsuaki Madono (真殿 光昭, Madono Mitsuaki; born July 28, 1964) is a Japanese voice actor. He is known for voicing…
Mitsuaki Madono (真殿 光昭, Madono Mitsuaki; born July 28, 1964) is a Japanese voice actor. He is known for voicing characters who are jokers but sometimes hide a more insidious nature, such as Emishi Haruki in GetBackers, Loki in Valkyrie Profile, Kaname Ohgi in Code Geass, Tohru Adachi from Persona 4, Issei Ryuudou in Fate/Stay Night, Kon in Bleach, and Kōtarō Yanagisawa in Assassination Classroom.
Yuko Kishida (岸田 裕子, Kishida Yūko; née Wada; born 15 August 1964) is the wife of the former Prime Minister of Japan…
Yuko Kishida (岸田 裕子, Kishida Yūko; née Wada; born 15 August 1964) is the wife of the former Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida.
Yuna Ogata (Japanese: 緒方 佑奈, Hepburn: Ogata Yūna; born 31 July 1997) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from…
Yuna Ogata (Japanese: 緒方 佑奈, Hepburn: Ogata Yūna; born 31 July 1997) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Hiroshima Prefecture, affiliated with Hanaten Works. A founding member of the voice acting unit Dialogue, she is also known for voicing Honoka Tsukii in Cue! and Olive Carmen in An Adventurer's Daily Grind at Age 29.
Mona Yamamoto (山本 モナ, Yamamoto Mona; born February 11, 1976, Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese TV…
Mona Yamamoto (山本 モナ, Yamamoto Mona; born February 11, 1976, Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese TV announcer and presenter. Her father is Norwegian and she became a naturalized Japanese citizen at the age of 6.
Ryuji Sainei (載寧 龍二, Sainei Ryūji), born on October 8, 1981, in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan) is a Japanese…
Ryuji Sainei (載寧 龍二, Sainei Ryūji), born on October 8, 1981, in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan) is a Japanese actor, best known for his role as Banban "Ban" Akaza/Deka Red in the 2004 Super Sentai series Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger. He is currently a freelance actor but was affiliated with Horipro until December 31, 2014. On April 1, 2015, he changed his name to "さいねい 龍二", the same reading.
Shinoe Shōda (正田 篠枝, Shōda Shinoe; December 1910 – 15 June 1965) was a Japanese poet and author known for her atomic…
Shinoe Shōda (正田 篠枝, Shōda Shinoe; December 1910 – 15 June 1965) was a Japanese poet and author known for her atomic bomb literature.
Vampire Game (吸血遊戯, Kyūketsu Yūgi) is a manga by the Japanese author and artist, Judal. It originally ran in the…
Vampire Game (吸血遊戯, Kyūketsu Yūgi) is a manga by the Japanese author and artist, Judal. It originally ran in the monthly manga magazine Wings, with its last chapter serialized in the November 2004 issue. The series has 15 volumes in all. It was licensed in the U.S. by Tokyopop.
Nobuyuki Hiyama (檜山 修之, Hiyama Nobuyuki; born 25 August 1967) is a Japanese voice actor, narrator, and radio…
Nobuyuki Hiyama (檜山 修之, Hiyama Nobuyuki; born 25 August 1967) is a Japanese voice actor, narrator, and radio personality currently affiliated with Arts Vision. His vocal register is described as a metallic lyric tenor suitable to voice a mature variation of coming of age young men. Combined with an impactful execution of battle cries, he earned his reputation in voicing heroic protagonists commonly found in works of the mecha, fighting, and fantasy genres. Hiyama is recognized for his portrayal of Hiei from YuYu Hakusho, starring twice within the Brave Series franchise as Maito Senpuuji in The Brave Express Might Gaine and Gai Shishioh in King of Braves GaoGaiGar, and playing Link in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
Riho Sayashi (Japanese: 鞘師里保, Hepburn: Sayashi Riho; born May 28, 1998) is a Japanese actress, singer and dancer. She…
Riho Sayashi (Japanese: 鞘師里保, Hepburn: Sayashi Riho; born May 28, 1998) is a Japanese actress, singer and dancer. She is a former member of the Japanese pop group Morning Musume. In 2019, she was a touring member of Babymetal, including in their performance at Glastonbury Festival 2019.
Hiromu Ono (小野弥夢, Ono Hiromu) is a Japanese manga artist. In 1984, she won the Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo for Lady…
Hiromu Ono (小野弥夢, Ono Hiromu) is a Japanese manga artist. In 1984, she won the Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo for Lady Love.
Yuuko Kurose (黒瀬 ゆうこ, Kurose Yūko; born May 7) is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with the talent agency VIMS.
Sora Izumikawa (イズミカワ ソラ, Izumikawa Sora; born February 14, 1971), is a Japanese artist, singer-songwriter, voice…
Sora Izumikawa (イズミカワ ソラ, Izumikawa Sora; born February 14, 1971), is a Japanese artist, singer-songwriter, voice actress, composer and producer currently based on Japan. Also Ex-CEO for Dog-Rights Co., Ltd.
Aya Tademaru (Japanese: 蓼丸 綾, Hepburn: Tademaru Aya; born March 24, 1985) better known by the stage name Haruka Ayase…
Aya Tademaru (Japanese: 蓼丸 綾, Hepburn: Tademaru Aya; born March 24, 1985) better known by the stage name Haruka Ayase (綾瀬 はるか), is a Japanese actress who started her career as a model in the year 2000. She has since become a leading actress in television and film. The Japan Times has referred to Ayase as "the Japanese version of Anne Hathaway". In 2018, she was named the most beautiful face in Japan.
Ayano Ōmoto (大本 彩乃, Ōmoto Ayano; born 20 September 1988), nicknamed Nocchi (のっち, stylized as NOCCHi), is a Japanese…
Ayano Ōmoto (大本 彩乃, Ōmoto Ayano; born 20 September 1988), nicknamed Nocchi (のっち, stylized as NOCCHi), is a Japanese singer and dancer. She is known as one of the members of the Japanese electropop group Perfume.
Koji Sato (佐藤 公治, Satō Kōji; born 28 July 1959) is a Japanese politician.
Momoko Sayama (born 19 February 1992) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for WE League club…
Momoko Sayama (born 19 February 1992) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for WE League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina.
Jun Fukuyama (福山 潤, Fukuyama Jun; born November 26, 1978) is a Japanese voice actor and singer. He played Lelouch…
Jun Fukuyama (福山 潤, Fukuyama Jun; born November 26, 1978) is a Japanese voice actor and singer. He played Lelouch Lamperouge in Code Geass, Yukio Okumura in Blue Exorcist, Koro-sensei in Assassination Classroom, Ichimatsu in Mr. Osomatsu, Yuta Togashi in Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions, Kraft Lawrence in Spice and Wolf, Hero in Maoyu, Kimihiro Watanuki in xxxHOLiC, Joker in Persona 5, Riku in Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon, King in The Seven Deadly Sins, Finral in Black Clover and Makoto Hanamiya in Kuroko's Basketball, and Hakuryuu in Inazuma Eleven GO.
Sachi Kagawa (香川 幸, Kagawa Sachi) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Anri Sugihara (杉原 杏璃, Sugihara Anri; born June 12, 1982, in Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan), is a Japanese gravure idol.…
Anri Sugihara (杉原 杏璃, Sugihara Anri; born June 12, 1982, in Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan), is a Japanese gravure idol. She is currently freelance.