Eri Nitta
is a Japanese singer, actress, lyricist, and tarento. She made her professional debut as the fourth member of the all-female singing group Onyanko Club in 1985. She made her solo debut with the hit song on January 1, 1986. Nitta performed the opening and ending theme songs for the first 14 episodes of the ''Little Women'' anime television series from Nippon Animation. Nitta attended and graduated from Fujimino Municipal Fukuoka Junior High School and Saitama Prefectural Fukuoka High School. History Nitta made her first appearance as the fourth member of Onyanko Club in April 1985 with an appearance on the group's Fuji TV variety show '' Yūyake Nyan Nyan''. While she initially wanted to quit show business soon after starting, she suddenly became the most senior member of the group on April 25, 1985, following the Shūkan bunshun smoking scandal in which five members (including the first three members) of Onyanko Club were fired. In July of that same year, she made her debut a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kamifukuoka, Saitama
was a city in Saitama Prefecture is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Saitama Prefecture has a population of 7,338,536 (1 January 2020) and has a geographic area of 3,797 km2 (1,466 sq mi). Saitama Prefecture borders Tochigi Prefecture ..., Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 54,486 and a population density of approximately 8,000 persons per km². The total area was 6.81 km². History The city was founded on April 10, 1972. On October 1, 2005, Kamifukuoka, along with the town of Ōi (from Iruma District), was merged to create the city of Fujimino. See also * Kami-Fukuoka Station External links * Dissolved municipalities of Saitama Prefecture Fujimino, Saitama {{Saitama-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ninety-nine (owarai)
, or is a Japanese comic duo from Osaka working for the entertainment conglomerate Yoshimoto Kogyo. The duo ( kombi), consisting of Takashi Okamura as boke (stooge) and Hiroyuki Yabe as tsukkomi (straightman), formed in 1990. The pair met in high school, where they were both involved in the soccer club. Okamura had been receiving guidance from Yabe's brother Yoshiyuki Yabe and throughout their high school life they had a senpai and kōhai relationship. As he was Yoshiyuki's younger brother, his soccer club peers referred to him as "Yabe Juni r. Upon graduating high school, Okamura entered Ritsumeikan University and studied there for one year. Yabe, who was significantly less able academically, was unable to get into any universities and as a result invited Okamura to join Yoshimoto with him as a duo. The pair have stated that one of the reasons that drove them to this decision was their combined admiration for Yabe's brother Yoshiyuki, who had entered Yoshimoto two years befor ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Koi No Rope Wo Hodokanaide
or more specifically , are colored varieties of the Amur carp (''Cyprinus rubrofuscus'') that are kept for decorative purposes in outdoor koi ponds or water gardens. Koi is an informal name for the colored variants of ''C. rubrofuscus'' kept for ornamental purposes. There are many varieties of ornamental koi, originating from breeding that began in Niigata, Japan in the early 19th century.Japanese Ornamental Koi Carp: Origin, Variation and Genetics May 2015 /ref> Several varieties are recognized by the Japanese, distinguished b ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fuyu No Opera Glasses
Fuyu may refer to: * Fuyu Kyrgyz language, the easternmost Turkic language * Koguryoic languages, also called the Buyeo languages, a group of Koreanic languages spoken in Korea and Manchuria mentioned in ancient Chinese sources * Buyeo, an ancient kingdom in Manchuria, also rendered as Fuyu based on Hanyu Pinyin romanization China *Fuyu, Jilin (扶余), city in Jilin *Fuyu County, Heilongjiang (富裕县) ** Fuyu Town (富裕镇), seat of Fuyu County *Xueting Fuyu (雪庭福裕), a Shaolin Temple abbot of the 13th century * Mount Fuyu, a former name of Bozhong Mountain in Shaanxi, the source of the Han River *Fuyu–Nenjiang railway single-track railroad in northeastern China ;People *Li Fuyu (李富玉), Chinese road bicycle racer *Yang Fuyu Chinese biochemist, biophysicist, and writer *Wang Fuyu (王富玉), Chinese politician Japan *Fuyu persimmon, a type of Japanese persimmon or '' Diospyros kaki'' *Iha Fuyu (伊波普猷), a Japanese scholar who had a profound impact on the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Takeshi Gundan
Takeshi ( in hiragana or in katakana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings *武, "warrior" *毅, "strong" *猛, "fierce" *健, "healthy" *剛, "sturdy" *彪, "spotted" *威, "intimidate" *壮, "robust" *丈, "length" *雄, "masculine" *豪, "overpowering" *武史, "warrior, history" *武士, "warrior, gentleman" *健史, "healthy, history" *猛司, "fierce, director" *剛士, "sturdy, gentleman" *健士, "healthy, gentleman" *武志, "warrior, "intention" *丈史, "length, history" *剛始, "sturdy, commence" *猛司, "fierce, director" *勇志, "courage, intention" *雄志, "masculine, intention" *猛士, "fierce, gentleman" *岳志, "peak, intention" *剛志, "sturdy, intention" *岳史, "peak, history" People with the name *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese basketball player *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese figure skater *, Japanese animator *, Japanese footballer *, Ja ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kama Burning Heroes
''Kama'' (Sanskrit ) means "desire, wish, longing" in Hindu, Buddhist, Jain, and Sikh literature.Monier Williamsकाम, kāmaMonier-Williams Sanskrit English Dictionary, pp 271, see 3rd column Kama often connotes sensual pleasure, sexual desire, and longing both in religious and secular Hindu and Buddhist literature, as well as contemporary Indian literature, but the concept more broadly refers to any desire, wish, passion, longing, pleasure of the senses, desire for, longing to and after, the aesthetic enjoyment of life, affection, or love, enjoyment of love is particularly with or without enjoyment of sexual, sensual and erotic desire, and may be without sexual connotations. Kama is one of the four goals of human life and is also contemplated as one of the primary needs to fulfill during the stages of life according to the Hindu tradition. It is considered an essential and healthy goal of human life when pursued without sacrificing the other three goals: Dharma (vir ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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ōendan
An , literally "cheering squad" or "cheering section", is a Japanese sports rallying team similar in purpose to a cheerleading squad in the United States, but relies more on making a lot of noise with taiko drums, blowing horns and other items, waving flags and banners, and yelling through plastic megaphones in support of their sports team than on acrobatic moves (though some ''ōendan'' incorporate pom-pom girls). In addition to cheering for their own teams, ''ōendan'' have been known to lead fans in cheers which tease and taunt the other team and its fans. This is usually done in the spirit of good competition, but occasional fights have broken out if the taunting gets too heated. Smaller ōendan are sometimes called . Introduction ''Ōendan'' or ''ōenbu'' can be found in high schools, colleges and universities, as well as in non-academic settings such as intercompany sports clubs, professional sports fan clubs, and so on. Many schools hold competitions during their ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chiemi Hori
, better known as , is a Japanese singer, actress, and entertainer represented by Horipro, and later Shochiku Geino is a Japanese talent agency headquartered in Chuo-ku, Osaka. It was founded in 1958 under the conglomerate Shochiku Co., Ltd and focuses on talent management for comedians and ''tarento''. The agency mainly associates itself with acts and ente .... Her stage name is . Career Chiemi Hori debuted in 1982, when she was only 14 years old. She steadily gained popularity and was tipped to be one of the most recognised idols in 1984 after producing a string of top 5 hits and starring in a few well-received dramas. In the same year, she was selected to perform in the NHK Red and White Song Festival - a prestigious annual year end programme. However, an exhausted Hori eventually got burnt out, forcing her to quit show business in 1987, at the age of only 20. Hori returned in late 1989, but could no longer match her earlier success. From mid 1990s, she began to host TV pr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Toshikazu Fukawa
Toshikazu is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Toshikazu can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Some examples: *敏一, "agile, one" *敏和, "agile, harmony" *敏多, "agile, many" *敏数, "agile, number" *俊一, "talented, one" *俊和, "talented, harmony" *俊多, "talented, many" *俊数, "talented, number" *利一, "benefit, one" *利和, "benefit, harmony" *利多, "benefit, many" *利数, "benefit, number" *年一, "year, one" *年和, "year, harmony" *寿一, "long life, one" *寿和, "long life, harmony" The name can also be written in hiragana としかず or katakana トシカズ. Notable people with the name *Toshikazu Ichimura (市村 俊和, born 1941), Japanese aikidoka. * Toshikazu Irie (入江 利和, born 1984), Japanese footballer. * Toshikazu Kase (加瀬 俊一, 1903–2004), Japanese civil servant and diplomat. *Toshikazu Katayama (片山 敏一, born 1913), Japanese figure skater. *Toshikazu Kato (加藤 寿一, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Owarai
is a broad word used to describe Japanese comedy as seen on television. The word ''owarai'' is the honorific form of the word ''warai'' (by adding o- prefix), meaning "a laugh" or "a smile". ''Owarai'' is most common on Japanese variety shows and the comedians are referred to as ''owarai'' '' geinin'' or ''owarai tarento''. Presently Japan is considered to be in an "''owarai'' boom", and many minor talents have been finding sudden fame after a gag or skit became popular. Characteristics Manzai (), a traditional form of Japanese comedy that became the basis of many modern acts today, is characterized by a pair of usually older male comedians acting certain roles in a constant comedic battle against themselves. This tradition is continued in the acts of many modern talents. While there are many women talents, they are largely outnumbered by the men, and they tend to take more minor roles. Whereas ''manzai'' performers traditionally wore kimono (traditional Japanese dress), the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |