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Keio Girls Senior High School
is a senior high school for girls in Mita, Minato, Tokyo. Overview Affiliated with Keio University, it is on the grounds of a previous residence of Tokugawa Ieyasu. An annex facility was constructed in 2014. Notable alumnae *Chiaki Mukai, Astronaut *Kiyoko Okabe, Supreme Court Justice * Yasuko Komiyama, Politician *Ayuko Kato, Politician *Kazuyo Katsuma, Businesswoman * Mariko Asabuki, Writer *Ayaka Hironaka, TV Asahi Announcer *Misako Konno, Actress * Yuki Shibamoto, Actress *Karin Miyawaki, Fencer See also *Keio University , mottoeng = The pen is mightier than the sword , type = Private research coeducational higher education institution , established = 1858 , founder = Yukichi Fukuzawa , endowmen ... References External links Keio Girls Senior High School Girls' schools in Japan Keio University High schools in Tokyo Minato, Tokyo {{Japan-school-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariko Asabuki
is a Japanese writer. Her novels have won the Akutagawa Prize and the Bunkamura Deux Magots Prize, and she was named one of Vogue Japan's 2011 Women of the Year. Early life Asabuki was born in 1984 in Tokyo, Japan, into a literary family that has lived in Tokyo since the Meiji period. Her father, Ryoji Asabuki, is a poet, and several other relatives are literary scholars and translators. Asabuki started writing stories at the age of 3. She attended an all-girls high school in Tokyo. Career Asabuki entered graduate school at Keio University to study modern kabuki. In 2009 her first novel, ''Ryūseki'' (''Ruins''), was published in the literary magazine Shinchō. In the following year ''Ryūseki'' won the Bunkamura Deux Magots Prize and was published in book form by Shinchosha. In 2011, while Asabuki was still a Keio University graduate student, her second novel, titled ''Kikotowa'', was published. ''Kikotowa'' won the 144th Akutagawa Prize, and Vogue Japan named Asabuki one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fencing
Fencing is a group of three related combat sports. The three disciplines in modern fencing are the foil, the épée, and the sabre (also ''saber''); winning points are made through the weapon's contact with an opponent. A fourth discipline, singlestick, appeared in the 1904 Olympics but was dropped after that and is not a part of modern fencing. Fencing was one of the first sports to be played in the Olympics. Based on the traditional skills of swordsmanship, the modern sport arose at the end of the 19th century, with the Italian school having modified the historical European martial art of classical fencing, and the French school later refining the Italian system. There are three forms of modern fencing, each of which uses a different kind of weapon and has different rules; thus the sport itself is divided into three competitive scenes: foil, épée, and sabre. Most competitive fencers choose to specialize in one weapon only. Competitive fencing is one of the five activitie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karin Miyawaki
is a Japanese fencer. She has won medals at several editions of the Asian Fencing Championships and, in 2014, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's team foil event at the 2014 Asian Games held in Incheon, South Korea. Career In 2014, she won the silver medal in the girl's foil event at the Summer Youth Olympics held in Nanjing, China. She also won the gold medal in the mixed team event. In 2018, she was eliminated in her first match in the women's foil event at the 2018 World Fencing Championships held in Wuxi, China. In the same year, she won the gold medal in the women's team foil event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Indonesia. She also competed in the women's individual foil event without winning a medal. She competed at the 2022 World Fencing Championships held in Cairo, Egypt. Personal life Miyawaki was interested in sports from a young age; her sister took up fencing in elementary school and Miyawaki would go with her to practice. She attended Keio Gi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuki Shibamoto
is a Japanese actress. Shibamoto is represented with Ken-On. Her father is Toshio Shiba, her mother is Kyoko Maya, and her aunt is Azusa Mano, who are all also actors. Filmography TV dramas Films Stage Magazines Advertisements References External links * * – Ken-On * – Ameba Blog {{DEFAULTSORT:Shibamoto, Yuki Japanese actresses Ken-On artists People from Tokyo Keio University alumni 1983 births Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misako Konno
Misako Konno (紺野 美沙子 ''Konno Misako''), born Misako Shinoda (篠田 美佐子 ''Shinoda Misako'', born September 8, 1960) is a Japanese actress and essayist An essay is, generally, a piece of writing that gives the author's own argument, but the definition is vague, overlapping with those of a letter, a paper, an article, a pamphlet, and a short story. Essays have been sub-classified as formal a .... Her maiden name is Misako Satō (佐藤美佐子 ''Satō Misako''). Filmography Film Television Awards References External linksOfficial site * Japanese actresses 1960 births Living people Japanese essayists Keio University alumni Asadora lead actors {{Japan-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV Asahi
JOEX-DTV (channel 5), branded as (also known as EX and and stylized as TV asahi), is a television station that is owned and operated by the subsidiary of certified broadcasting holding company , itself controlled by The Asahi Shimbun Company. The station serves as the flagship of the All-Nippon News Network and its studios are located in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo. Headquarters In 2003, the company headquarters moved to a new building designed by Fumihiko Maki currently located at 6-9-1 Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. File:朝日電視台 (16202552212).jpg, Atrium of TV Asahi's HQ in Roppongi File:TV Asahi Ark Broadcasting Center 20200801.jpg, TV Asahi's Broadcasting Center at Ark Hills, not far from its headquarters since 2003 Some of TV Asahi's departments and subsidiaries, such as TV Asahi Productions and Take Systems, are still located at ''TV Asahi Center'', the company's former headquarters from 1986 to 2003. It is located at Ark Hills, not far from its headquarter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayaka Hironaka
is a Japanese TV announcer employed by TV Asahi. She specializes in variety programs. Life and career Hironaka attended Keio Chutobu Junior High School, Keio Girls Senior High School, and graduated with a degree in political science at the Faculty of Law at Keio University. She was a part of the orchestra club and ski club in high school. In university, she was the manager of the field hockey team, and during this time she was also working part-time as a home tutor. She was employed by TV Asahi on April 1, 2013, in the human resources department. However, she soon transferred to the TV announcer department and debuted as an announcer within the same year. On October 18, 2013, Hironaka replaced Yoshie Takeuchi as the assistant MC on the long running music program ''Music Station'', continuing her tenure there until September 17, 2018, when she graduated from the show. She has been the assistant MC on ''Geki Rea-san o Tsurete Kita'' alongside Masayasu Wakabayashi since 2016 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuyo Katsuma
is a Japanese businesswoman and author of several best selling books, with sales numbers in the tens of millions. She writes mostly about self management, work–life balance, gender equality and how women can become more successful. She concentrates especially on optimizing thought processes and increasing productivity. Biography She graduated from Keio University School of Commerce and the Waseda University Graduate School with a master's degree in finance. Later she worked as analyst for several international consulting companies and banks like McKinsey and JPMorgan Chase. Katsuma was nominated as one of "The 50 Women to Watch 2005" by ''The Wall Street Journal''. She was placed in the "Advocates" section, which means that she works to improve the lives of other women. In Katsuma's sophomore year at Keio University in Tokyo, she had passed her second stage CPA exam and obtained a position at one of the leading accounting firms in Japan. When she was 21 years old, she got a C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mita, Minato, Tokyo
is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It was once home to grand estates of several , and now is one of Tokyo's most expensive upscale residential districts; it is home to many artists, CEOs, and celebrities. Mita is bordered by Higashi-Azabu on the north, Azabu-Jūban and Minami-Azabu to the west, and Shirokane and Takanawa to the south. Mita is home to Keio University, Mita Hachiman Jinja, and the diplomatic missions of Kuwait, Italy, Hungary, Papua New Guinea, and Australia. Geography Mita consists of five chōme: * Mita 1-chōme and 5-chōme are low lands by Furu River and consist of a mix of both residential and commercial areas. * Mita 2-chōme, once known as , is on high, elevated land and is a historically wealthy part of Mita, once home to grand estates of several Daimyo. Some of these estates remain to this day: the Tsunamachi Mitsui Club, Australian Embassy, and Italian Embassy are all on former Daimyo estates. * Mita 3-chōme mostly consists of commercial buil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayuko Kato
is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) who is the current member of the House of Representatives for Yamagata 3rd district. Kato was elected in the 2014 Japanese general election to the same seat as her father Koichi Kato, a longtime member of the House of Representatives for Yamagata Prefecture who had lost the seat in the 2012 general election. From 2006 to 2009, Kato was married to LDP politician Kensuke Miyazaki, who later served as member for Kyoto 3rd district Kyōto 3rd district (京都府第3区 ''Kyōto-fu dai-san-ku'' or simply 京都3区 ''Kyōto sanku'') is a constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan. It is located in South central Kyoto and consists of Kyoto city's Fushi ... from 2012 to 2016. References 1979 births Living people People from Yamagata Prefecture 21st-century Japanese women politicians Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians 21st-cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
