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Kohei Otomo
is a Japanese vocalist, actor, and ''tarento'' represented by Iehokku. His maternal uncle is Naoki Prize The Naoki Prize, officially , is a Japanese literary award presented biannually. It was created in 1935 by Kikuchi Kan, then editor of the ''Bungeishunjū'' magazine, and named in memory of novelist Naoki Sanjugo. Sponsored by the Society for the ... writer Hideo Osabe. His wife is model Keiko Kinoshita. Discography Music provision Filmography Film Drama Other television Radio series Advertisements References External linksallcinema profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Otomo, Kohei Japanese male singers Japanese male actors Japanese entertainers 1956 births Living people Musicians from Miyagi Prefecture People from Shiogama, Miyagi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiogama
is a city located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 52,662, and a population density of 3,032 persons per km² in 23,270 households. The total area of the city is . Geography Shiogama is in north-central Miyagi Prefecture, bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the east. Neighboring municipalities *Miyagi Prefecture **Tagajō **Rifu ** Shichigahama Climate Shiogama has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'') characterized by mild summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature in Shiogama is . The average annual rainfall is with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Shiogama peaked around 1990 and has declined since. Etymology "Shiogama" means "salt furnace" and refers to a local Shinto ritual involving the making of salt from sea water, still performed every July. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bartender (manga)
is a Japanese manga series written by Araki Joh and illustrated by Kenji Nagatomo. Its focus is Ryū Sasakura, a genius bartender who uses his talents to ease the worries and soothe the souls of troubled customers. The manga was first serialized in Shueisha's Japanese ''seinen'' magazine '' Super Jump'' from 2004 to 2011. The individual chapters were collected by Shueisha and released in twenty-one ''tankōbon'' volumes. ''Bartender'' was later adapted into an anime television series, broadcast in 2006 on Fuji Television. The manga was also adapted into a Japanese television drama in 2011 that aired on TV Asahi. Three spin-off manga (''Bartender à Paris'', ''Bartender à Tokyo'', and ''Bartender 6stp'') have been serialized in ''Grand Jump'' and ''Grand Jump Premium'' between 2012 and 2019. In Japan, ''Bartender'' has sold over 2.8 million copies, while it received a mixed reception from English-language manga and anime publications. A new anime project has been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryoji Aikawa
is a former professional Japanese baseball player. He plays catcher for the Yomiuri Giants. Aikawa was a member of the Japanese national baseball team at the 2006 World Baseball Classic and 2013 World Baseball Classic. He also won the Bronze medal at the 2004 Olympic Games. Aikawa is a Christian. Aikawa has spoken about his faith saying, "There are always hurdles and obstacles to overcome in daily life, but knowing God is there helps me get through difficult times. I wish more Japanese people would find Jesus Christ Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious ... as I have, and I am thankful I have been able to play professional baseball for such a long time." His younger brother, Juri, is an actor and model. References External links * Career statistics - NPB.jp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo Yakult Swallows
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows () are a Japanese professional baseball team competing in Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League. Based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, they are one of two professional baseball teams based in Tokyo, the other being the Yomiuri Giants. They have won 8 Central League championships and 6 Japan Series championships. Since 1964, they play their games at Meiji Jingu Stadium. The Swallows are named after their corporate owners, Yakult Honsha. From 1950 to 1965, the team was owned by the former Japanese National Railways (known as Kokutetsu (国鉄) in Japanese) and called the Kokutetsu Swallows; the team was then owned by the newspaper ''Sankei Shimbun'' from 1965 to 1968 and called the Sankei Atoms. Yakult purchased the team in 1970 and renamed it the Yakult Atoms, before renaming it again as the Yakult Swallows in 1974, and then the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in 2006. Kokutetsu and Sankei era (1950–1969) The franchise was established for the first time in 1950 whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NHK General TV
, abbreviated on-screen as NHK G, is the main television service of NHK, the Japanese public broadcaster. Its programming includes news, drama, quiz/variety shows, music, sports, anime, and specials which compete directly with the output of its commercial counterparts. The channel is well known for its nightly newscasts, regular documentary specials, and popular historical dramas. Among the programs NHK General TV broadcasts are the annual New Year's Eve spectacular Kōhaku Uta Gassen, the year-long Taiga drama, and the daytime Asadora. The name is often abbreviated in Japanese to ("GTV" and "NHK G" are also used). The word ''Sōgō'' (general) serves to differentiate the channel from NHK's other television services, NHK Educational TV, NHK BS 1, NHK BS 2 (closed in 2011) and NHK BS HI (changed to BS Premium). Launched on 1 February 1953, NHK was Japan's only television channel prior to the launch of Nippon TV on 28 August 1953. NHK's programs are produced in accordance with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Untold Stories
Untold Stories may refer to: __NOTOC__ Books *''Untold Stories'', a 2005 book by Alan Bennett Film and TV *''The Untold Story'', a 1993 Hong Kong crime-thriller film *''Untold Stories of the E.R. ''Untold Stories of the E.R.'' is an American docudrama television series which airs on TLC and Discovery Life. In this program, real-life emergency department doctors discuss their most bizarre and puzzling cases. Typically these involve medica ...'', a docudrama television series *''Untold Stories'', a spin-off of the Filipino talk show ''Face to Face'' Music Albums * ''Untold Stories'' (Hot Rize album), 1987 * ''Untold Stories'' (Heitor Pereira album), 2001 Songs * "Untold Stories" (Kathy Mattea song), a 1988 song * "Untold Stories" (Buju Banton song), a 1995 song See also * Untold Story (other) * Stories Untold (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Never Let Me Go (novel)
''Never Let Me Go'' is a 2005 dystopian science fiction novel by the British author Kazuo Ishiguro. It was shortlisted for the 2005 Man Booker Prize (an award Ishiguro had previously won in 1989 for ''The Remains of the Day''), for the 2006 Arthur C. Clarke Award and for the 2005 National Book Critics Circle Award. ''Time'' magazine named it the best novel of 2005 and included the novel in its " 100 Best English-language novels published since 1923—the beginning of TIME". It also received an ALA Alex Award in 2006. A film adaptation directed by Mark Romanek was released in 2010; a Japanese television drama aired in 2016. Background ''Never Let Me Go'', Ishiguro’s sixth novel, takes place in an alternate reality of England during the 1990s in which human cloning is authorized and performed. Ishiguro started writing ''Never Let Me Go'' in 1990. It was originally titled “The Student’s Novel.” Plot The story begins with Kathy H., who describes herself as a carer, talk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanaka Giichi
Baron was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, politician, cabinet minister, and the Prime Minister of Japan from 1927 to 1929. Early life and military career Tanaka was born as the third son of a low-ranking ''samurai'' family in the service of Chōshū Domain in Hagi, Nagato Province (modern day Yamaguchi Prefecture), Japan. At the age of 13, he participated in the Hagi Rebellion. He had an interest in politics from an early age, serving on a village council and as an elementary school teacher. He only joined the Imperial Japanese Army at the age of 20. He graduated from the former 8th class of Imperial Japanese Army Academy and the 8th class of the Army War College in 1892, and served as a junior officer during the First Sino-Japanese War. After the end of the war, he was sent as a military attaché to Moscow and Petrograd, and was in Russia at the same time as Takeo Hirose of the Imperial Japanese Navy, with whom he became close friends. Tanaka was fluent in the Rus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nippon TV
JOAX-DTV (channel 4), branded as , is the flagship station of the Nippon News Network and the Nippon Television Network System, owned-and-operated by the which is a subsidiary of the certified broadcasting holding company , itself a listed subsidiary of The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings, Japan's largest media conglomerate by revenue and the second largest behind Sony. Nippon Television Holdings forms part of Yomiuri's main television broadcasting arm alongside Kansai region flagship Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, which owns a 6.4% share in the company. Nippon TV's studios are located in the Shiodome area of Minato, Tokyo, Japan and its transmitters are located in the Tokyo Skytree. Broadcasting terrestrially across Japan, the network is sometimes contracted to , and abbreviated as "NTV" or "AX". It is also the first commercial TV station in Japan, and it has been broadcasting on Channel 4 since its inception. Nippon Television is the home of the syndication networks NNN (for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumo No Kaidan
is a 1982 Japanese novel by Junichi Watanabe. The story has been adapted for television three times. 1983 adaptation The 1983 television adaptation was titled . 2006 adaptation The 2006 adaptation is a Korean show titled ''Cloud's Stairs'' ( ko, 구름계단). 2013 adaptation The latest adaptation stars Hiroki Hasegawa , nicknamed , (born March 7, 1977 in Tokyo) is a Japanese stage, film, and television actor. Trained as a stage actor at the Bungaku-za after graduating from Chuo University , commonly referred to as or , is a private flagship research univ ... as the main character. This series began on 17 April 2013. References External links2006 series official site2013 series official site * 1982 Japanese novels Japanese medical television series Japanese drama television series Nippon TV dramas {{Japan-tv-prog-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yami O Terasu Mono
Yamuna is a sacred river in Hinduism and the main tributary of the Ganges River. The river is also worshipped as a Hindu goddess called Yamuna. Yamuna is known as Yami in early texts, while in later literature, she is called Kalindi. In Hindu scriptures, she is the daughter of Surya, the sun god, and Sanjna, cloud goddess. She is also the twin sister of Yama, god of death. She is associated with the deity Krishna as one of his consorts, or Ashtabharya. Yamuna plays an important role in Krishna's early life as a river. According to Hindu scriptures, bathing in or drinking Yamuna's waters removes sin. Iconography Yamuna's iconographic depiction is seen on temple doorjambs, paired with that of Ganga (the goddess of the Ganges), since the Gupta era. The ''Agni Purana'' describes Yamuna as black in complexion, standing on her mount, the tortoise, and holding a water pot in her hand. In an ancient painting she is shown as a beautiful maiden standing on the banks of the river. Family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soko O Nantoka
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mikoto Asou. It was serialized in Hakusensha's manga magazine ''Melody'' from 2007 to August 28, 2018, with its chapters collected into 15 volumes. was adapted into two Japanese television drama series: one in 2012 and another in 2014. Characters ; : Portrayed by: Yuika Motokariya ; : Portrayed by: Ichikawa Ennosuke IV ; : Portrayed by: Megumi ; : Portrayed by: Waka Inoue ; : Portrayed by: Kohei Otomo References External links Official website for the TV series(defunct; link via the Wayback Machine The Wayback Machine is a digital archive of the World Wide Web founded by the Internet Archive, a nonprofit based in San Francisco, California. Created in 1996 and launched to the public in 2001, it allows the user to go "back in time" and see ...) * 2007 manga 2012 Japanese television series debuts 2014 Japanese television series debuts Hakusensha manga Hakusensha franchises Japanese television drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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