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Akiko Katoh
Akiko Sekiwa (; born April 6, 1978 in Tokoro, Hokkaido, Japan as Akiko Katoh, ) is a Japanese curler and curling coach, a four-time (1994, 1996, 1997, 1998) and a four-time Japan women's champion (1997, 1998, 1999, 2001). She played for Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics, where the Japanese team finished in fifth place. Also, she competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics, where the Japanese team finished in eighth place. Awards * All-Star Team, Women: Teams Record as a coach of national teams References External links * Nagano 1998 - Official Report Vol. 3(web archive; "Curling" chapter begins at page 236) (Japanese Olympic Committee The is the National Olympic Committee in Japan for the Olympic Games movement, based in Tokyo, Japan. It is a non-profit organisation that selects teams and raises funds to send Japanese competitors to Olympic events organised by the Internati ... - JOC) * Living people 1978 births Sportspeople from Hokkaido Japanese female curler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokoro
is a small town, once was an independent administrative division located in Tokoro District, Abashiri Subprefecture (now Okhotsk Subprefecture), Hokkaido, Japan. On March 5, 2006, the division, along with the towns of Rubeshibe and Tanno (all from Tokoro District), was merged into a part of the expanded city of Kitami, and became Tokoro Town, Kitami City. Demographics As of 2004, the town had an estimated population of 4,885 and a density of 17.55 persons per km2. The total area was 278.29 km2. Curling The town had a strong association with the sport of curling following a friendship visit in 1980 by a curling team from Alberta in Canada. An outdoor curling rink was built the following year, and it hosted the 1st NHK Cup Curling Championship. In January 1988, the town built a dedicated 5-lane curling hall, the first in Japan. This eventually closed in early 2013, replaced by a new, larger, all-year-round structure. Curling was introduced in schools in Tokoro as part of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fumiko Hirosawa
is a feminine Japanese given name. Possible writings *文子 (sentence, child) - also can be read as " Ayako" *富美子 or 冨美子 (wealthy beautiful child) *芙美子 (hibiscus, beautiful child) *史子 (historical child) People with the name * Fumiko Aoki, a cross-country skier (富美子) * Fumiko Enchi, a writer active in the Shōwa period (文子) *, Japanese writer and poet *, Japanese politician *, Japanese artist *, Japanese long jumper *Fumiko Kaneko, a Japanese anarchist and nihilist (文子) * Fumiko Kometani, an author and artist (ふみ子) * Fumiko Okuno, a Japanese synchronized swimmer (文子) *Fumiko Orikasa (born 1974), a singer and voice actress (富美子) *, Japanese diplomat *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese-German classical pianist *Fumiko Yonezawa Fumiko Yonezawa (米沢 富美子; 1938 – 17 January 2019) was a Japanese theoretical physicist. She researched semi-conductors and liquid metals. Yonezawa obtained BSc, MSc and Ph. D from Kyoto University ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kotomi Ishizaki
is a Japanese curler from Sapporo. Career She made her World Championship debut at the 2003 Winnipeg World Championships playing lead for Shinobu Aota's team from Japan. She would return to the world championships in 2004 with the same team. Her next World Championships came in 2008, where the Japanese women (along with Team China) became the first team from the Pacific region to qualify for the Playoffs at the World Championships. Ishizaki and her team, skipped by Moe Meguro, defeated Team Switzerland in the 3 vs. 4 Playoff match. In the Semifinal, they nearly defeated Team Canada and went to the Bronze Medal match to face a rematch against Team Switzerland. They would lose this match 9 - 7, which would become the second-best performance by a Pacific region team at the Curling World Championships. Kotomi Ishizaki played Lead position for Team Japan at the 2010 Winter Olympics. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshiyuki Ohmiya
Also known as Yoshiyuki Oomiya. is a Japanese curler and curling coach from Kitami, Hokkaido, Japan. He represented Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, where the Japanese men's team placed 5th. His daughter is Japanese female curler Anna Ohmiya, participant of Japan women's curling team on 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot .... Teams and events Record as a coach of national teams References External links * 1959 births Living people Japanese male curlers Japanese curling champions Olympic curlers for Japan Curlers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Japanese curling coaches People from Kitami, Hokkaido Curlers from Hokkaido {{Japan-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yukari Okazaki
Yukari is a feminine Japanese given name. Possible writings Yukari can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples: *由加里, "reason, addition, village" *由香里, "reason, smell, village" *由佳利, "reason, excellent, benefit" *由佳梨, "reason, excellent, pear tree" *由華莉, "reason, splendor/flower, jasmine" *夕香里, "evening, smell, village" *夕香莉, "evening, smell, jasmine" *夕花莉, "evening, flower, jasmine" *夕佳利, "evening, excellent, benefit" *裕佳里, "abundant, excellent, village" *裕佳梨, "abundant, excellent, pear tree" *優香理, "superiority, smell, logic" *友加里, "friend, addition, village" *結花理, "tie, flower, logic" *紫, "purple" *縁, "affinity/destiny" The name can also be written in hiragana ゆかり or katakana ユカリ. Notable people with the name *, Japanese actress, voice actress and gravure idol *Yukari Fresh, real name Yukari Takasaki (高崎 ゆかり), Shibuy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinobu Aota
is a Japanese verb meaning or . It is a Japanese given name used by either sex. Shinobu is also the dictionary form of ''shinobi'' which can be combined with ''mono'' (者) to make ''shinobi no mono'' (忍びの者), an alternative name of ninja. Possible writings Shinobu can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: ;as a given name *忍, "endurance/perseverance/patience" *清信, "purify, belief" *志信, "intention, belief" ;as a male given name *信夫, "belief, man" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana, though hiragana is typically reserved for females and katakana for foreign-born Japanese. People *Shinobu Adachi (忍, born 1958), Japanese voice actress and actress *Shinobu Asagoe (しのぶ, born 1976), Japanese professional tennis player *Shinobu Fukuhara (忍, born 1976), Japanese baseball pitcher *Shinobu Hashimoto (忍, born 1918), Japanese screenwriter, director, and producer * Shinobu "Inoran" Inoue (清信, born 1970), Japanese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elaine Dagg-Jackson
Elaine Dagg-Jackson (born May 23, 1955 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada as Elaine Dagg) is a Canadian curler and curling coach from Victoria, British Columbia. She is a and a three-time (, , ). She won a bronze medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics when curling was a demonstration sport. Personal life Dagg-Jackson grew up in Kelowna. Her father is Lyall Dagg Lyall Austin Dagg (July 27, 1929 – May 14, 1975) was a Canadian curler and World Champion. He is the father of Elaine Dagg-Jackson, who also became a curler. He won a gold medal at the 1964 World Curling Championships. Outside of curling, he ..., winner of the 1964 Macdonald Brier. She moved to Victoria in 1986, and began curling competitively thereafter. Before her coaching career, she worked for Copeland Communications. She is married to curler and coach Glen Jackson. Awards * Joan Mead Builder Award: ("Canadian Curling Association National Team Coach") *British Columbia Curling Hall of Fame: 1996, toget ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akemi Niwa
is a Japanese curler, a three-time (1993, 1997, 1998) and a three-time Japan women's champion (1997, 1998, 1999). She played for Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics, where the Japanese team finished in fifth place. Teams References External links *Nagano 1998 - Official Report Vol. 3(web archive; "Curling" chapter starts at page 236)(Japanese Olympic Committee The is the National Olympic Committee in Japan for the Olympic Games movement, based in Tokyo, Japan. It is a non-profit organisation that selects teams and raises funds to send Japanese competitors to Olympic events organised by the Internati ... - JOC) Living people 1973 births People from Kitami, Hokkaido Sportspeople from Hokkaido Japanese female curlers Pacific-Asian curling champions Japanese curling champions Curlers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Olympic curlers for Japan 20th-century Japanese women 21st-century Japanese women {{Japan-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ai Kobayashi (curler)
is a Japanese actress and voice actress from Adachi, Tokyo. She is affiliated with HeaT. Biography Filmography Anime *'' Turn A Gundam'' (1999) – Lily Borjano *'' Overman King Gainer'' (2002) – Sara Kodama *'' Inuyasha'' (2004) – The Infant, Hakudoshi *'' Futari wa Pretty Cure'' (2004) – Viblis *'' Ergo Proxy'' (2006) - Mayahuel *'' Detroit Metal City'' (2008) – Death Records President *'' Inuyasha: The Final Act'' (2009) – Hakudoshi *'' Majin Bone'' (2014) – Anna *''Delicious Party Pretty Cure'' (2022) - Tsurune Hanamichi Films *'' Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door'' (2001) – Electra *'' Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: The Adult Empire Strikes Back'' (2001) – Chaco *'' Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: The Battle of the Warring States'' (2002) – Kasuga Ren *'' Turn A Gundam I: Earth Light'' (2002) – Lily Borjano *'' Turn A Gundam II: Moonlight Butterfly'' (2002) – Lily Borjano *'' Appleseed'' (2004) – Deunan Knute Video g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoko Mimura
Yoko Mimura (; born November 15, 1968, in Tokoro, Hokkaido, Japan) is a Japanese curler, a three-time (1995, 1996, 1997) and a five-time Japan women's champion (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998). She played for Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 ( ja, 長野1998), was a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Japan, with some events taking place in the ..., where the Japanese team finished in fifth place. Teams References External links *Nagano 1998 - Official Report Vol. 3(web archive; "Curling" chapter starts at page 236)( Japanese Olympic Committee - JOC) Living people 1968 births Curlers from Hokkaido Japanese female curlers Pacific-Asian curling champions Japanese curling champions Curlers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Olympic curlers for Japan 20th-century Japanese women 21st-century Japanese women {{Japan-curling-bio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayumi Ohkutsu
Mayumi Ohkutsu (; born July 12, 1968, in Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan) as Mayumi Seguchi; also known as Mayumi Seguchi-Ohkutsu, Mayumi Seguchi-Okutsu) is a Japanese curler, a five-time (1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997) and a six-time Japan women's champion (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998). She played for Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics, where the Japanese team finished in fifth place. Also, she competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics, where curling was a demonstration sport A demonstration sport, or exhibition sport, is a sport which is played to promote it, rather than as part of standard medal competition. This occurs commonly during the Olympic Games, but may also occur at other sporting events. Demonstration spor ... and the Japanese team finished in eighth place. Teams Women's Mixed References External links *Nagano 1998 - Official Report Vol. 3(web archive; "Curling" chapter starts at page 236)( Japanese Olympic Committee - JOC) Living people 1968 births Curler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mika Yoda
Mika is a given name, a nickname and a surname. Notable people and fictional characters with the name include: People known just as Mika * Mika (singer) (born 1983), Lebanese-born British singer-songwriter Michael Penniman, Jr. * Mika (footballer, born 1987), Portuguese football defender Michael da Conceição Figueiredo * Mika (footballer, born 1991), Portuguese football goalkeeper Michael Simões Domingues * Mika (Armenian singer), Michael Varosyan, who represented Armenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 * Mika X, (born 1962), New Zealand Maori performing artist Fictional characters * Mika, a character in the horror game ''Ao Oni'' Mika as a given name Male given name (primarily used in Finland) * Mika Aaltola (born 1969), Finnish political scientist and director of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs * Mika Aaltonen (born 1965), Finnish football player * Mika Brzezinski (born 1967), American talk-show host * Mika Chunuonsee (born 1989), Thai f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
