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Maki Okazoe
is a Japanese TV announcer, news presenter and ''tarento''. She is represented by her agency cent. Force. Life and career Okazoe attended the Osaka Tōin Junior and Senior High School and Waseda University with a degree in Creative Writing and Criticism at the School of Culture, Media and Society. She participated in the "2011 Miss Waseda Contest" beauty pageant in her 1st year at Waseda and was active as a fashion model during her college years. She signed with the agency, Sprout Co, in 2014 and became the regular weather presenter for the news program Mezamashi TV at Fuji TV. In March 2015, Okazoe graduated from Waseda University and moved to Sprout Co's parent company and agency, cent. Force. She is the weather presenter for ''Mezamashi Saturday'' as well as moving to become the regular sports presenter for Mezamashi TV in October. In March 2016, Okazoe appeared on her first television commercial with Konami for the mobile game ''Professional Baseball Spirits A.'' Okazoe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naoya Gamou
is a Japanese professional racing driver who currently competes in Super GT for K2 R&D LEON Racing alongside Takuro Shinohara. He was champion of the 2018 season in the GT300 class. Racing record Career summary ‡ Team standings Complete Super GT results (key Key or The Key may refer to: Common meanings * Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm * Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock * Key (map ...) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) * Season still in progress. References 1989 births Living people Japanese racing drivers Super GT drivers {{Japan-autoracing-bio-stub TOM'S drivers Toyota Gazoo Racing drivers Nürburgring 24 Hours drivers KCMG drivers Japanese Formula 3 Championship drivers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nippon Cultural Broadcasting
is a Japanese radio station in Tokyo which broadcasts to the Kanto area. It is one of the two flagship radio stations of National Radio Network (NRN) (the other station is ) and is a member of the Fujisankei Communications Group. History The station was established in 1951 by the Society of St. Paul to promote Catholic religion on the Japanese culture. JOQR went on the air on March 31, 1952 as the Japan Cultural Broadcasting Association. Japan Cultural Broadcasting Association was formally dissolved on February 16, 1956 and the JOQR broadcast license was handed over the same day to a new succeeding company, Nippon Cultural Broadcasting Co., Ltd. In 1957, Cultural Broadcasting established Fuji Television as part of a joint venture with Nippon Broadcasting System. Cultural Broadcasting was one of the founding companies behind the creation of the Fujisankei Communications Group in 1967. To this day, Cultural Broadcasting remains associated with the Fujisankei Communications Gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennis Player
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The object of the game is to manoeuvre the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. The player who is unable to return the ball validly will not gain a point, while the opposite player will. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society and at all ages. The sport can be played by anyone who can hold a racket, including wheelchair users. The modern game of tennis originated in Birmingham, England, in the late 19th century as lawn tennis. It had close connections both to various field (lawn) games such as croquet and bowls as well as to the older racket sport today called real tennis. The rules of modern tennis have changed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiba Lotte Marines
The are a professional baseball team in Japan's Pacific League based in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, in the Kantō region, and owned by Lotte Holdings Co., Ltd. History The Marines franchise began in 1950 as the Mainichi Orions, an inaugural member of the Pacific League. The Orions were named after the constellation of the same name. The Marines won the inaugural Japan Series in 1950. In 1958, the team was merged with the Daiei Unions and renamed the Daimai Orions. In 1964 they became the Tokyo Orions, and the Lotte Orions in 1969. The franchise was slow to replicate its initial success: the Orions made the Japan Series in 1960 and 1970, only to lose both years. The team played in central Tokyo until 1972. From 1973 to 1977 the Lotte Orions played in the northern Japanese city of Sendai. In 1974, they beat the Chunichi Dragons, becoming the first Pacific League team to win the Series in ten years, as the Yomiuri Giants had claimed the prior nine titles behind the Oh–Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shigeru Matsuzaki
, known professionally as and sometimes as Shigeru BROWN, is a Japanese singer and actor. He is most known in the West for his contributions to the Katamari Damacy soundtrack, performing the theme songs of ''Nerima Daikon Brothers'' and acting as its lead character, and playing the title character in the film version of ''Space Adventure Cobra''. Matsuzaki is left-handed, as seen whenever he plays bass or guitar, his string instruments are usually tuned with the lower E string at the bottom. He has also collaborated with the popular music group ''Momoiro Clover Z''. Matsuzaki is also a baseball fan, having sung the theme song of the Saitama Seibu Lions of the NPB that began to be used when they moved to Tokorozawa in 1979. In an interview with Weekly Baseball, he said that he "loved drinking whiskey behind the net at the Seibu Dome." Discography *''Yes or No'' (1991) * (1994) * (2000) *''Old Fashion Love Song'' (2000) * (2003) *''My Favorite Songs'' (2005) *''Yes We Can!!'' (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirei Kiritani
is a Japanese actress, model, and news anchor. She appeared in the film ''Heroine Shikkaku'', ''Kimi ni Todoke'', ''Usagi Drop'', and ''Arakawa Under the Bridge''. She also appeared in the drama '' Andō Lloyd: A.I. knows Love?'', ''Gunshi Kanbei'', ''Hell Teacher Nūbē'', and so on. Since 2012 until 2018, she anchors the NTV's news program ''News Zero'' every Tuesday. In 2015, she played the lead role in the vampire film Koisuru Vampire and also the lead role in the Netflix original series ''Atelier''. Filmography Films TV dramas Web dramas * ''Teddy Bear'' (2008), Haruna Suzuki * ''Atelier'' (2015), Mayuko Tokita Other TV shows * ''Mezamashi TV "Hayamimi Trend No.1"'' (Fuji TV, 2006-2007) * ''Gekimote! Seventeen Gakuen'' (BS-TBS, 2009-2010), MC * ''News Zero'' (NTV, 2012-2018), News Anchor on Tuesday Stage * ''Shin Bakumatsu Junjōden'' (Theatre Cocoon at Shibuya, July 12, 2012 – July 22, 2012), Sōji Okita * ''Hiryūden 21: Satsuriku no Aki'' (Aoyama Theatre, Octo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Competitive Swimwear
Competitive swimwear refers to the swimsuit, clothing, equipment, and accessories used in the aquatic sports of swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, triathlon, and water polo. Some swimsuits are designed specifically for swimming competitions where they may be constructed of a special low resistance fabric that reduces skin drag. For some kinds of swimming and diving, special bodysuits called "diveskins" are worn. These suits are made from spandex and provide little thermal protection, but they do protect the skin from stings and abrasion. Most competitive swimmers also wear special swimsuits including partial bodysuits, racerback styles, jammers and racing briefs to assist their glide through the water thus gaining a speed advantage. Unlike regular swimsuits, which are designed mainly for aesthetic appearances, swimsuits designed to be worn during competitions are manufactured to assist the athlete in swim competitions. They reduce friction and drag in the water, increas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Comic Spirits
is a weekly Japanese ''seinen'' manga magazine published by Shogakukan. The first issue was published on October 14, 1980. Food, sports, romance and business are recurring themes in the magazine, and the stories often question conventional values. The magazine is published every Monday. Circulation in 2008 averaged over 300,000 copies, but by 2015 had dropped to 168,250. . In 2009 Shogakukan launched a new sister magazine, ''''. History ''Big Comic Spirits'' launched on October 14, 1980 as a monthly magazine. The following June, it changed to a semim ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manga
Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is used in Japan to refer to both comics and cartooning. Outside of Japan, the word is typically used to refer to comics originally published in the country. In Japan, people of all ages and walks of life read manga. The medium includes works in a broad range of genres: action, adventure, business and commerce, comedy, detective, drama, historical, horror, mystery, romance, science fiction and fantasy, erotica ('' hentai'' and ''ecchi''), sports and games, and suspense, among others. Many manga are translated into other languages. Since the 1950s, manga has become an increasingly major part of the Japanese publishing industry. By 1995, the manga market in Japan was valued at (), with annual sales of 1.9billion manga books and manga magazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Polo
Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the most goals at the end of the game wins the match. Each team is made up of six field players and one goalkeeper. Excluding the goalkeeper, players participate in both offensive and defensive roles. It is typically played in an all-deep pool where players cannot touch the bottom. A game consists mainly of the players swimming to move about the pool, treading water (mainly using the eggbeater kick), passing the ball, and shooting at the goal. Teamwork, tactical thinking and awareness are also highly important aspects. Water polo is a highly physical and demanding sport and has frequently been cited as one of the most difficult to play. Special equipment for water polo includes a water polo ball, a ball of varying colors which floats on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shueisha
(lit. "Gathering of Intellect Publishing Co., Ltd.") is a Japanese company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The company was established in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The following year, Shueisha became a separate, independent company. Manga magazines published by Shueisha include the ''Jump'' magazine line, which includes shonen magazines ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', ''Jump SQ'', and ''V Jump'', and seinen magazines ''Weekly Young Jump'', ''Grand Jump'' and ''Ultra Jump''. They also publish other magazines, including ''Non-no''. Shueisha, along with Shogakukan, owns Viz Media, which publishes manga from all three companies in North America. History In 1925, Shueisha was created by major publishing company Shogakukan (founded in 1922). became the first novel published by Shueisha in collaboration with Shogakukan—the temporary home of Shueisha. In 1927, two novels titled ''Danshi Ehon'', and ''Joshi Ehon'' we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
