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Asako Yuzuki
is a Japanese writer. She has won the All Yomimono Prize for New Writers and the Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize, she has been nominated multiple times for the Naoki Prize, and her novels have been adapted for television, radio, and film. Early life and education Yuzuki was born in Tokyo in 1981. During her early school years she read books by foreign authors, including Beverly Cleary's ''Ramona'' series, '' Anne of Green Gables'', and Judy Blume's young adult novels. While in junior high school Yuzuki had a serious illness, and during her recovery she read the novel ''Kitchen'' by Banana Yoshimoto, which convinced her to read more Japanese literature. She later attended Rikkyo University, where she studied French literature. After submitting a senior thesis on Honoré de Balzac and graduating from college Yuzuki worked for a confectionery maker, but later quit to focus on her writing. Career In 2008 Yuzuki won the 88th All Yomimono Prize for New Writers for the story "Forget Me, No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents ; the city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became politically prominent in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was moved to Edo, which was renamed "Tokyo" (). Tokyo was devastate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Futabasha
is a Japanese publishing company headquartered in Higashigokenchō, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. " Futabasha. Retrieved on January 7, 2010. "所在地 〒162-8540 東京都新宿区東五軒町3-28" GIF map of location PDF of location __TOC__ List of magazines published by Futabasha *''Bravo Ski'' *''Comic Seed!'' *''Futabasha Web Magazine'' *''Manga Action ZERO'' *''Tōji Rō'' *''Getter Robot Saga''Manga * '' |
Sankei Shimbun
The (short for ) is a daily newspaper in Japan published by the It has the seventh-highest circulation for regional newspapers in Japan. Among Japanese newspapers, the circulation is second only to ''Yomiuri Shimbun'', Seikyo Shimbun, ''Asahi Shimbun'', ''Chunichi Shimbun'', ''Mainichi Shimbun'', ''the Nikkei'', Nikkan Gendai, and Tokyo Sports. This newspaper is not actually a national newspaper, but a block newspaper whose publishing area is Kansai and Kanto. However, it was classified as a "national newspaper" by the reverse course policy of the business world (Keidanren). Corporate profile The ''Sankei Shimbun'' is part of the Fujisankei Communications Group and is 40% owned by Fuji Media Holdings. The company is also the owner of Osaka Broadcasting Corporation (OBC, Radio Osaka). History The ''Sankei Shimbun'' was created by the merger of two older newspapers: ''Jiji News'' and ''Nihon Kogyō Shimbun''. ''Jiji News'' was founded in 1882 by author, translator, and jour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bungeishunjū
is a Japanese publishing company known for its leading monthly magazine ''Bungeishunjū''. The company was founded by Kan Kikuchi in 1923. It grants the annual Akutagawa Prize, one of the most prestigious literary awards in Japan, as well as the annual Naoki Prize for popular novelists. It also granted (from 1955 to 2001) the annual Bungeishunjū Manga Award for achievement in the manga and illustration fields. It is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo. The company publishes , the weekly , and the sports magazine ''Number'', which represent public opinion of literary, political, and sport-journalistic culture, respectively. The ''Bunshun'', in particular, has come to be known for litigation involving freedom of speech issues, particularly alleged privacy violations and defamation; see, for example, Mitsuo Kagawa. List of magazines The magazines published by Bungeishunjū include: * (published monthly) * (published monthly) * (published weekly) * (monthly literary issue) * (women' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mainichi Shimbun
The is one of the major newspapers in Japan, published by In addition to the ''Mainichi Shimbun'', which is printed twice a day in several local editions, Mainichi also operates an English language news website called ''The Mainichi'' (previously ''Mainichi Daily News''), and publishes a bilingual news magazine, ''Mainichi Weekly''. It also publishes paperbacks, books and other magazines, including a weekly news magazine, ''Sunday Mainichi''. It is one of the four national newspapers in Japan; the other three are the ''Asahi Shimbun'', the ''Yomiuri Shimbun'' and the '' Nihon Keizai Shimbun''. The Sankei Shimbun and The ''Chunichi Shimbun'' are not currently in the position of a national newspaper despite a large circulation for the both respectively. History The history of the ''Mainichi Shinbun'' began with the founding of two papers during the Meiji period. The ''Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun'' was founded first, in 1872. The ''Mainichi'' claims that it is the oldest existing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinchosha
is a publisher founded in 1896 in Japan and headquartered in Yaraichō, Shinjuku, Tokyo. Shinchosha is one of the sponsors of the Japan Fantasy Novel Award. Books * Haruki Murakami: ''Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World'' (1985), ''Uten Enten'' (1990), ''The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle'' (1997), '' After the quake'' (2000), '' 1Q84'' (2009-2010) * Alex Kerr: ''Lost Japan'' (1993) Book series Magazines Weekly * – since 1956 * – manga, discontinued in 2010 * ''Focus'' – suspended Monthly * – Literary magazine since 1904 * * * '' nicola'' * (suspended) * * * * ''ENGINE'' – Automobile magazine, since 2000 * '' Foresight'' – Japanese edition discontinued in 2010 * - manga, since 2011 Web magazine * '' Foresight'' – Japanese edition since 2010 * ''Daily Shinchō'' – comprehensive news site basically excerpting from '' Shukan Shincho'' since 2015 Seasonal * ''Grave of the Fireflies'' In 1967, Shinchosha published a short story ''Grave of the F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryūichi Hiroki
is a Japanese film director. He won critical acclaim for ''800 Two Lap Runners''. Film critic and researcher Alexander Jacoby has described Hiroki as "one of the modern Japanese cinema's most intelligent students of character". Biography ''Pink film'' Hiroki is one of several Japanese film directors who got their start in the Japanese softcore pornographic film genre of '' pink film''. He said in an interview that in the late 1970s when he wanted to get into directing, he wrote a script for a ''pink film'' and brought it to the Ōkura Eiga studio but they told him he needed to start as an assistant director. At this time he met prolific ''pink film'' director Genji Nakamura and during the next three years, Hiroki worked as an assistant director, editor, and manager for Nakamura's company Yū Pro. Hiroki made his first film as a director with ''Sexual Abuse! Exposed Woman'' for Million Film in 1982. His debut met with poor reviews and was "terrible" according to Hiroki and he wen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fumino Kimura
is a Japanese actress. Filmography Film * ''Kaze no Dadu'' (2006), Ayumi Asano * ''Adan'' (2006), Adan * ''Paradise Kiss'' (2011) * ''Run60'' (2011), Maki * ''Sukiyaki'' (2011), Shiori Mizushima * ''Ramo Trip'' (2012), Mari Ijichi * ''Chips'' (2012), Wakaba Ōnishi * '' Love for Beginners'' (2012), Nana * '' Bokutachi no Kōkan Nikki'' (2013), Maiko Utagawa * '' I Hate Tokyo'' (2013) * ''It All Began When I Met You'' (2013), Yukina Yamaguchi * ''The Little House'' (2014), Yuki * ''Nishino Yukihiko no Koi to Bōken'' (2014), Tama * ''Taiyō no Suwaru Basho'' (2014), Kyōko Suzuhara * ''Have a Song on Your Lips'' (2015), Haruko Matsuyama * ''Initiation Love'' (2015), Miyako Ishimaru * '' Piece of Cake'' (2015), Nanako * ''The Cross'' (2016), Sayuri Nakagawa * ''Reminiscence'' (2017), Mari Tadokoro * '' Hibana: Spark'' (2017), Maki * '' The Scythian Lamb'' (2018), Aya Ishida * ''The Many Faces of Ito'' (2018), Rio Yazaki (E) * ''My Retirement, My Life'' (2018), Yumiko Sano * ''Mode ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Many Faces Of Ito
is a Netflix original romantic comedy series about a thirty-something rom-com screenwriter, Rio Yazaki, who manipulates four love-sick women for their stories under the guise of giving them romantic advice. Season 1 of ''The Many Faces of Ito'' premiered on August 11, 2017. The series is based on the book "Ito-Kun A to E" by Japanese author Asako Yuzuki. Cast * Fumino Kimura as Rio Yazaki (E) * Nozomi Sasaki (model), Nozomi Sasaki as Tomomi Shimahara (A) * Mirai Shida as Shūko Nose (B) * Elaiza Ikeda as Satoko Aida (C) * Kaho (actress), Kaho as Miki Jinbo (D) * Yuki Yamada (actor), Yuki Yamada as Okita * Tomoya Nakamura as Kentarō Kuzumi * Rio Yamashita as Maki Miyata * Kei Tanaka as Shin'ya Tamura * Masaki Okada as Seijirō Ito References {{DEFAULTSORT:Many Faces of Ito, The Japanese-language Netflix original programming 2017 Japanese television series debuts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Japan Times
''The Japan Times'' is Japan's largest and oldest English-language daily newspaper. It is published by , a subsidiary of News2u Holdings, Inc.. It is headquartered in the in Kioicho, Chiyoda, Tokyo. History ''The Japan Times'' was launched by Motosada Zumoto on 22 March 1897, with the goal of giving Japanese people an opportunity to read and discuss news and current events in English to help Japan to participate in the international community. The newspaper was independent of government control, but from 1931 onward, the paper's editors experienced mounting pressure from the Japanese government to submit to its policies. In 1933, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs appointed Hitoshi Ashida, former ministry official, as chief editor. During World War II, the newspaper served as an outlet for Imperial Japanese government communication and editorial opinion. It was successively renamed ''The Japan Times and Mail'' (1918–1940) following its merger with ''The Japan Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaoruko Himeno
is a List of Japanese women writers, Japanese writer. She has been nominated five times for the Naoki Prize and won the 150th Naoki Prize for her novel '. Two of her novels have been adapted for film. Early life and education Himeno was born in 1958 in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. She moved to Tokyo and graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University, then worked part-time at a gallery so she could return frequently to Shiga Prefecture and help with her father's illness. Career At age 32 Himeno made her fiction debut in 1990 with her comedic novel '. More novels and essay collections followed, including the 1991 essay collection ', the 1992 novel ', and the 1995 essay collection '. Himeno's novel ', a story about a woman in a convent who grows a talking face near her genitals after asking God for help, was published in 1997 and shortlisted for the Naoki Prize. ''Junan'' was later adapted into a 2013 film of the same name starring Mayuko Iwasa. In 2003 her novel ', a story that follows ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makate Asai
is a Japanese writer of historical fiction. She has won the Naoki Prize and the Oda Sakunosuke Prize, and two of her novels have been adapted for television by NHK. Early life and education Asai was born in 1959 in Habikino, Osaka, Japan. After graduating from Konan Women's University she took a job writing copy for advertising. Career Asai made her literary debut in 2008 with ', which won the ''Shōsetsu Gendai'' Novel Newcomer Encouragement Prize from Kodansha. She chose the pen name "Makate" to honor her Okinawan grandmother. More novels followed, including the 2010 novel ' and the 2012 novel ', which NHK later adapted into a television series starring Rena Tanaka, Rie Tomosaka, and Eriko Sato. In 2014 Asai won both the Naoki Prize and the Oda Sakunosuke Prize, but for different books. Her 2013 novel ', a story based on the life of the poet Nakajima Utako, won the 150th Naoki Prize, which she shared with Kaoruko Himeno. Her book ', a story based on the life of the po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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