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Kei (given Name)
is a Japanese male's personal name; used increasingly as a female's personal name, as a shortening of Keiko. Possible writings Kei can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *, "square jewel" *, "blessing" *, "wise" *, "jubilation" *, "respect" *, "excellent" *, "Japanese Judas-tree" *, "disclose" *, "silicon" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. People with the name *, Japanese singer *, Japanese-American jazz pianist *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese actress *, Japanese footballer *Kei Cozzolino (born 1987), Japanese-born Italian racing driver *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese actress, cinematographer, editor, writer and film director *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese football manager and coach *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese actor and film director *, Japanese actor and musician *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese basketball player *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese singer a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Language
is spoken natively by about 128 million people, primarily by Japanese people and primarily in Japan, the only country where it is the national language. Japanese belongs to the Japonic or Japanese- Ryukyuan language family. There have been many attempts to group the Japonic languages with other families such as the Ainu, Austroasiatic, Koreanic, and the now-discredited Altaic, but none of these proposals has gained widespread acceptance. Little is known of the language's prehistory, or when it first appeared in Japan. Chinese documents from the 3rd century AD recorded a few Japanese words, but substantial Old Japanese texts did not appear until the 8th century. From the Heian period (794–1185), there was a massive influx of Sino-Japanese vocabulary into the language, affecting the phonology of Early Middle Japanese. Late Middle Japanese (1185–1600) saw extensive grammatical changes and the first appearance of European loanwords. The basis of the standard dialect moved f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kei Igarashi
Kei Igarashi (五十嵐 圭、born May 7, 1980 in Jōetsu, Niigata, Japan) is a Japanese professional basketball player. He is Matsuzaka Generation.He plays for the Gunma Crane Thunders of the B.League. He also was a member of the Japan national basketball team, playing for the team in the 2006 FIBA World Championship and both the FIBA Asia Championship 2007 and FIBA Asia Championship 2009. Igarashi averaged 9 points and 3 assists per game for the host Japanese at the 2006 FIBA World Championship. Igarashi scored a team-high 18 points and added three assists in Japan's lone win at the tournament, a 78-61 preliminary round victory over Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Co .... In his most recent, national team appearance, Igarashi had a team-leading 3.6 assis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kei Mizutani
(born May 7, 1974) is a Japanese actress. She has appeared in multiple photo books, movies, and TV series in Japan and her DVD sets are popular in Japan, the United States, and Europe. Career Mizutani was born in Aomori Prefecture where she was also raised. She began her modelling career as a swimsuit and nude model for magazines, and began making TV appearances. She became a regular on the late-night adult-oriented TV program variety, ''Gilgamesh Night''. ''Weather Woman'' Mizutani's first movie, ''Weather Woman'' was one of the most surprising successes in Japanese cinema of the 1990s. Based on a popular adult manga which had been made into an anime series, '' Weather Report Girl'', the movie tells the story of a woman who becomes a phenomenally successful TV weatherwoman by exposing her panties on the air. Bandai Home Video financed the film, but, considering it a minor production, released it directly to video in 1995. The video quickly developed a large cult following. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kei Mikuriya
is a former Japanese football player. Club career Mikuriya was born in Chiba Prefecture on August 29, 1977. After graduating from high school, he joined Yokohama Marinos in 1996. Although he played as right side midfielder from first season, he lost his opportunity to play in 1997. In 1998, he moved to Brummell Sendai is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in J2 League. The team is located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. History Founded in 1988 as ''Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. Soccer Club'', Vegalta joined the J-League in 1999 after p ... (later ''Vegalta Sendai''). He played many matches as left side back. In 2000, his opportunity to play decreased and he retired end of 2000 season. National team career In June 1997, Mikuriya was selected Japan U-20 national team for 1997 World Youth Championship. At this tournament, he played 2 matches as right side midfielder. Club statistics References External links * *library.footballjapan.jp 1977 birth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kei Marumo
is a Japanese competitor in synchronized swimming. She won three bronze medals at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships as well as two silver medals at the 2014 Asian Games. She also won two silver medals at the 2013 Summer Universiade The 2013 Summer Universiade, officially known as the XXVII Summer Universiade (russian: XXVII Летняя Универсиада), was held in the city of Kazan, Russia, the most northerly city ever to host a Summer Universiade. Over 10,400 un .... ReferencesAsian Games Profile Living people Japanese synchronized swimmers 1992 births World Aquatics Championships medalists in synchronised swimming Sportspeople from Osaka Prefecture Artistic swimmers at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in artistic swimming Synchronized swimmers at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships Synchronized swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Synchronized swimmers at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships Olympic synchronized swimmers for Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kei Kusunoki
, better known by her pen name , is a Japanese manga artist known for her horror and comedy manga series. Her notable works include ''Yagami-kun no Katei no Jijō'', ''Ogre Slayer'', and ''Girls Saurus''. Biography Kusunoki was born on 24 March 1966 in Iwakura, Aichi Prefecture. She is married and has a daughter Hana and a son. Kusunoki has collaborated with her twin sister Kaoru Ōhashi, who also works as a manga artist. Kusunoki has focused most of her career on anime production. She debuted as a manga artist in 1982 in ''Ribon Original'' with '' Nanika ga Kanojo Tōri Tsuita?''. Kusunoki had stopped writing manga for a period in order to cope with a miscarriage before returning and writing ''Bitter Virgin''. Most of her works have not been officially translated and published in English. Works * '' Nanika ga Kanojo Tōri Tsuita?'' (1982) * ''Yagami-kun no Katei no Jijō'' (1986-1990) * '' Blood Reign: Curse of the Yoma'' (1989) * ''Ogre Slayer'' (1992-2001) * '' Dokkan Love ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kei Kumai
was a Japanese film director from Azumino, Nagano prefecture. After his studies in literature at Shinshu University, he began work as a director's assistant. He won the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award for his first film, '' Nihon rettō'', in 1965. His 1972 film '' Shinobu Kawa'' was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1973 film ''Rise, Fair Sun'' was entered into the 24th Berlin International Film Festival. ''Sandakan No. 8'' received widespread acclaim for tackling the issue of a woman forced into prostitution in Borneo before the outbreak of World War II. Kinuyo Tanaka won the Best Actress Award at the 25th Berlin International Film Festival for her performance. The film was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 48th Academy Awards. Kumai's follow-up film was 1976's ''Cape of North'', starring French actress Claude Jade as a Swiss nun who falls in love with a Japanese engineer on a trip from Marseilles to Yokohama. His 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kei Koizumi
is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or right back for club FC Tokyo. Career Koizumi started his career as a junior player with Yokohama F. Marinos, but the club did not promote him to their Under-18 team. He entered Ryutsu Keizai University Kashiwa High School and started playing for the school. He subsequently became a regular in the school team that won the Prince Takamado Cup in 2013. In 2014, Koizumi joined J. League Division 1 club Albirex Niigata and has added some versatility to the Albirex squad. His ability to play in a number of positions across defence and midfield made him an attractive proposition and boss Masaaki Yanagishita is a former Japanese Association football, football player and manager he is the current head coach J2 League team Zweigen Kanazawa . Club career Yanagishita was born in Hamamatsu on January 1, 1960. He played as a Defender (association football ... was delighted to be able to prise him away from The Big Swan S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Key Kobayashi
, better known by his pseudonym Kobametal, is a Japanese music producer under the talent agency Amuse, Inc. He is best known as the producer of the kawaii metal group Babymetal. Biography Kobayashi's interest in heavy metal music started around his sixth grade in elementary school after listening to the band Seikima-II. He joined Amuse in 1996 and spent the early years of his career doing media promotion for visual kei bands such as Siam Shade and Cascade. On March 14, 2009, he accompanied , a patissier-themed girl group formed by Amuse in cooperation with the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, in their appearance at the farewell concert of Karen Girl's, of which Suzuka Nakamoto was a member. After watching Nakamoto's performance, Kobayashi planned to launch a new musical unit combining J-pop and heavy metal with her as the lead singer. Future Babymetal member Yui Mizuno was also present at the concert. In 2010, the idol group Sakura Gakuin was formed b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kei Jonishi
is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group NMB48. She was a member of NMB48's Team N. Biography Jonishi passed NMB48's 1st generation auditions in September 2010. Her audition song was SCANDAL's Shunkan Sentimental. Her debut was on October 9, 2010. In March 2011, she was selected to Team N. Her first NMB48 Senbatsu was the single Zetsumetsu Kurokami Shōjo. Prior to joining NMB48, she has no experience in singing or dancing. On the 2013 general elections, Jonishi ranked for the first time, placing 40th with 17,381 votes. In February 2014, during AKB48's Group Shuffle, Jonishi was appointed the vice-captain of Team N. In 2014, she ranked at 58th with 14,194 votes in the group's general elections. In 2015, she ranked at 36th with 21,135 votes in that. On April 18, 2017, Jonishi graduated from the group's Team N. Discography NMB48 singles AKB48 singles External links NMB48 Official ProfileKei Jonishion Google+ Kei Jonishion Twitter Twitter is an online ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kei Ito
is a Japanese visual artist working primarily with installation art and experimental photography currently based in the United States. He is most known for his ''Sungazing,'' ''Afterimage Requiem,'' and ''Burning Away'' series. Themes and inspiration Ito’s work addresses issues of deep intergenerational loss and connections as he explores the materiality and experimental processes of photography, visualizing the invisible: radiation, memory and life/death. Ito’s work, fundamentally rooted in the trauma and legacy passed down from his late grandfather - a survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, meditates on the complexity of his identity and heritage through examining the past and current threats of nuclear disaster and his present status as an US-immigrant. Many of Ito’s artworks transformed both art and non-art spaces into temporal monuments that became platforms for the audience to explore social issues and the memorials dedicated to the losses suffered from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kei Ishikawa
is a Japanese football player. He plays for Gamba Osaka. Playing career Kei Ishikawa joined to J1 League club; Vegalta Sendai in 2011. In March 2013, he moved to Sony Sendai, in 2014 he moved to Blaublitz Akita. In 2015, he back to Vegalta Sendai is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in J2 League. The team is located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. History Founded in 1988 as ''Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. Soccer Club'', Vegalta joined the J-League in 1999 after p .... Club statistics ''Updated to 23 February 2018''.Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社"2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)" 8 February 2017, Japan, (p. 99 out of 289) References External linksProfile at Tochigi SC * * 1993 births [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
