Chikage Ogi 2006
Chikage (written: ) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese actress *, Japanese actress and politician *, Japanese speed skater {{given name Japanese feminine given names ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kanji
are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are still used, along with the subsequently-derived syllabic scripts of ''hiragana'' and ''katakana''. The characters have Japanese pronunciation, pronunciations; most have two, with one based on the Chinese sound. A few characters were invented in Japan by constructing character components derived from other Chinese characters. After World War II, Japan made its own efforts to simplify the characters, now known as shinjitai, by a process similar to China's simplified Chinese characters, simplification efforts, with the intention to increase literacy among the common folk. Since the 1920s, the Japanese government has published character lists periodically to help direct the education of its citizenry through the myriad Chinese characte ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chikage Awashima
was a Japanese film and stage actress. Life A graduate from Takarazuka Music and Dance School and member of the Takarazuka Revue, Chikage Awashima entered the Shochiku film studios and made her film debut in 1950. She appeared in films of numerous prominent directors like Yasujirō Ozu, Mikio Naruse, Keisuke Kinoshita, Tadashi Imai and Heinosuke Gosho. She received twice the Blue Ribbon Award and twice the Mainichi Film Award for her performances. Awashima retired from stage in 2009. She died on 16 February 2012, aged 87, from cancer. Selected filmography Film Television Honours * 1950: Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actress for ''Ten'ya wan'ya'' and ''Okusama ni goyojin'' * 1955: Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actress for ''Marital Relations'' * 1958: Mainichi Film Award for Best Actress for ''Summer Clouds'' and ''Hotarubi'' * 1988: Medal with Purple Ribbon * 1995: Order of the Precious Crown The is a Japanese order, established on January 4, 1888 by Emperor Meiji of Ja ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chikage Oogi
, real name (born 10 May 1933 as , is a Japanese actress and politician. During her 30-year-long political career, she served in some important posts. She became the first female President of the House of Councillors in 2004. Her pseudonymous surname is also spelled Ogi, Ōgi and Ohgi for a variety of Hepburn romanization systems. She herself uses Oogi. Early life Oogi was born and brought up in Kobe, Hyogo. She survived the Bombing of Kobe in World War II, Kobe Air Raid at age 11. She wrote later that her experience of the air raid had convinced her to make efforts to attain peace and defense (military), national defense.Chikage Oogi, ''Dekiru Koto Deki nai Koto'', Sekaibunkasha, Stage career Oogi graduated from Takarazuka Music School and joined the Takarazuka Revue in April 1954. Her first movie appearance was in October of that year. She retired from the revue in 1958 and married Sakata Tōjūrō IV, Kotaro Hayashi, a kabuki actor later known as Tojuro Sakata. Oogi h ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chikage Tanaka
is a Japanese short track speed skater. She competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics, the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games ( it, XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February 2006 in Turin, Italy. This marked the second t .... References External links * 1973 births Living people Japanese female short track speed skaters Olympic short track speed skaters of Japan Short track speed skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics Short track speed skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics Short track speed skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Nagano Prefecture Asian Games medalists in short track speed skating Short track speed skaters at the 1999 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 1999 Asian Winter Games Asian Games silver medalists for Japan 20th-century Japanese women {{Japan-speed-skating-bio ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |