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Moeka Haruhi
is a Japanese professional wrestler, gravure idol, voice actress and television and radio personality. Starting her career in the Gatokunyan promotion in 2005, Haruhi remained with the promotion for two years, before transferring over to Pro Wrestling Wave in 2008. While in the promotion, she has become a one-time holder of the Asia Pacific Women's, Garter Match and TLW World Young Women's Tag Team Championships and a three-time holder of the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship, a title owned by the DDT Pro-Wrestling promotion. None of the three other titles are major titles, often remaining inactive for months or even years. She also works for Wave's sister promotion Osaka Joshi Pro Wrestling as . "Moeka Haruhi" is not her real name, but rather a stage name highlighting her cutesy, cosplaying persona. Professional wrestling career Gatokunyan (2005–2007) After a career modeling in Japanese teen fashion magazines, Haruhi decided to find a new career in professional wrestlin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Livedoor
was a Japanese company that functioned as an Internet service provider and operator of a web portal and blog platform before being brought down by a scandal in 2006. The company was founded and led in its first 10 years by Takafumi Horie, known as "Horiemon" in Japan. Livedoor grew into one of Japan's premier Internet businesses, putting over 1,000 employees on its payroll at its peak. Its reliance on acquisitions and stock swap mergers to achieve growth also made it one of the country's most controversial enterprises. Its growth came to a resounding halt when scandal erupted in early 2006. An investigation of securities law violations led to a nosedive in the company's stock price. The Tokyo Stock Exchange delisted Livedoor on April 14, 2006. The floundering company's properties were purchased by South Korea-based NHN Corp in 2010. Today the ISP and blog services that bear the Livedoor name are operated by Line Corporation, developers of Line messaging services and the Naver J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Itabashi, Tokyo
is a special ward located in Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. In English, it calls itself Itabashi City. Itabashi has sister-city relations with Burlington, Ontario, in Canada; Shijingshan District of Beijing in the People's Republic of China; and Bologna in Italy. As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimated population of 547,270, and a population density of 16,990 persons per km2. The total area is 32.22 km2. Geography Itabashi lies on the Kantō plain. The Arakawa River, a major river, forms part of the boundary with Saitama Prefecture. Surrounding the ward are, in Saitama, the cities of Wakō and Toda; and in Tokyo, the wards of Nerima, Toshima, and Kita. Districts and neighborhoods ;Akatsuka Area * Akatsuka * Akatsukashin-chō * Daimon * Misono * Narimasu * Shingashi * Takashimadairaa * Tokumaru * Yotsuba ;Itabashi Area * Chūmaruchō * Fujimichō * Futabamachi * Hikawamachi * Honchō * Inaridai * Itabashi * Kaga * Kumanomachi * Minamimachi * Nakaitabashi * Nakaj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misaki Ohata
is a retired Japanese professional wrestler, better known by her maiden name . She is best known for her work while signed to the Zabun production company and its two promotions; Pro Wrestling Wave and Osaka Joshi Pro Wrestling. She is a former one-time Wave Single Champion and a three-time Wave Tag Team Champion. She also works behind the scenes as Zabun's human resources director. She also made regular appearances for Michinoku Pro Wrestling, where she performed under a mask and the ring name . In the past, she has also made appearances for American promotion Shimmer Women Athletes, where she is a former Shimmer Tag Team Champion. Professional wrestling career JDStar and Ibuki (2006–2010) In January 2006, Ohata relocated from her hometown of Sendai to Tokyo, in order to begin training professional wrestling under Mariko Yoshida at the dojo of the JDStar promotion. On October 25, 2006, Ohata passed an audition held in front of Yoshida, JDStar owner Rossy Ogawa an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomoka Nakagawa
is a Japanese retired professional wrestler. After being trained by Taka Michinoku, she started her career in his Kaientai Dojo promotion in September 2004. After leaving Kaientai Dojo in 2007, Nakagawa briefly joined Ibuki, where she underwent further training under Mariko Yoshida, before becoming a freelancer and starting to work on the Japanese independent circuit for promotions such as Oz Academy and Pro Wrestling Wave. She also became a regular for American promotion Shimmer Women Athletes. Nakagawa was a decorated tag team wrestler, becoming a one-time FMW/WEW Hardcore Tag Team Champion, three-time Oz Academy Tag Team Champion, two-time Shimmer Tag Team Champions and a three-time Wave Tag Team Champion. As a singles wrestler, she held the Smash Diva Championship. After a ten-year career, Nakagawa announced her retirement from professional wrestling in June 2014. After a Japanese retirement match in December 2014, Nakagawa wrestled her final match in the United States on Ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ran Yu-Yu
Ran, RaN and ran may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Ran'' (film), a 1985 film directed by Akira Kurosawa * "Ran" (song), a 2013 Japanese song by Luna Sea * '' Ran Online'', a 2004 MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role playing game) *''Ran'', a 1903 Swedish opera on the Nordic myth by Wilhelm Peterson-Berger People * Ran (surname), a Chinese surname * Ran (given name) * Ran Bosilek, Bulgarian children's book author born Gencho Stanchev Negentsov (1886–1958) * RaN, Nissim of Gerona (1320–1376), Rabbi Nissim ben Reuven (RaN, the Hebrew acronym of his name, ר"ן) Fictional or mythological characters * Rán, a goddess of the sea in Norse mythology * Ran (Shugo Chara!), in the manga series ''Shugo Chara!'' * Ran (Urusei Yatsura), in the manga series ''Urusei Yatsura'' * Ran, from the sprite webcomic ''Bob and George'' * Ran Aresu, from ''Inazuma Eleven'' * Ran Kotobuki, in the manga series ''Gals!'' * Ran Kuroki, a character from ''Kamen Rider Fourze'' * Ran Mit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arisa Nakajima
is a Japanese professional wrestler. Trained by the Major Girl's Fighting AtoZ promotion, Nakajima made her debut in January 2006, but when the promotion folded the following May, she transferred over to JWP Joshi Puroresu, where she became a two-time JWP Junior and Princess of Pro-Wrestling Champion. Nakajima retired from professional wrestling in June 2009, but made her return to JWP in April 2012. The following December, Nakajima won JWP's top title, the JWP Openweight Championship, for the first time. She eventually went on to become a record four-time JWP Openweight Champion, while also winning the JWP Tag Team and Daily Sports Women's Tag Team Championships twice, before quitting JWP in December 2016. The following month, Nakajima joined the Seadlinnng promotion. Professional wrestling career Major Girl's Fighting AtoZ (2006) Nakajima began training professional wrestling with the Major Girl's Fighting AtoZ promotion at the age of 16 in 2005 and made her debut on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JWP Joshi Puroresu
, also known as or simply JWP, was a Japanese ''joshi puroresu'' (women's professional wrestling) promotion, founded in 1992 as a splinter promotion of Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling. Celebrating its 25th anniversary at the time of its folding in 2017, JWP was the oldest ''joshi puroresu'' promotion in Japan and its Openweight Championship was the oldest championship in all of ''joshi''. Command Bolshoi, who had worked for the promotion since the beginning, served as the final president of JWP. The promotion's slogan was "Pure Heart, Pure Wrestling". History JWP Joshi Puroresu was founded in early 1992, when Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (JWP), ravaged by internal politics, split up into two camps, dubbed the " shooters" and the "entertainers", and eventually folded on January 18. The "shooter" side went on to form Ladies Legend Pro-Wrestling (LLPW), while the "entertainer" side, led by Jackie Sato and financed by Masatoshi Yamamoto, founded JWP Project, later renamed JWP Joshi Pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JDStar
JDStar (also spelt Jd'), was a women's professional wrestling promotion based in Tokyo, Japan. In the wake of the joshi puroresu boom of the early 1990s, several different groups opened with distinct approaches. The Jd'Star promotion, with its subtitle, "Beauty Athlete," summed up the company's approach. History Jaguar Yokota came out of retirement and announced the formation of her promotion, JDStar, at a press conference, in 1995. In the beginning, she was the focal point of most of their shows. She left the promotion in 1998, After her departure, JDStar was bought by Kiyu Uji. The company had a nice roster, but none with the ability or personalities to attract much attention. In 2001, Hidenobu Ichimaru bought JDStar from Kiyu Uji, and establish a new gimmick to promote JDStar's talent: the "athtress" (athlete-actress), which used girls with model good looks to market them for their athleticism in the pro wrestling ring, and hopefully establish them as actresses. Coming main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaoru Ito
is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist currently working as a freelancer and is best known for her tenure with the Japanese promotions All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling and JWP Joshi Puroresu. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (1990-present) As a freelancer, Ito is known for competing in multiple promotions of the Japanese independent scene. At a house show promoted by Ladies Legend Pro-Wrestling on January 8, 2006, she teamed up with Kumiko Maekawa to unsuccessfully challenge Eagle Sawai and Noriyo Tateno for the LLPW Tag Team Championship. At '' Ice Ribbon's Icon Hottoriho'' on August 14, 2006, Ito teamed up with Ayako Sato and Cherry to defeat Aoi Kizuki, Kyoko Kimura and Yuri Urai. Ito participated in the ''Dantai Taikou Flash Tournament'', an event promoted by Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling on October 27, 2011, where she wrestled in two separate matches, the first round where she teamed up with Annie Social, Jenny Rose, Keiko Aono ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ice Ribbon
is a ''joshi puroresu'' (women's professional wrestling) promotion established in 2006 by Emi Sakura, after her split with Gatokunyan. History Ice Ribbon was founded by Emi Sakura, a professional wrestler who was active with IWA Japan and FMW in the 1990s as Emi Motokawa. They split with Gatokunyan, the promotion Sakura herself represented, and held their first card on June 20, 2006 in Tokyo. Ice Ribbon built their own dojo in Warabi, Saitama and gave ownership to a company called Neoplus in January 2009. Ice Ribbon's shows mainly take place at their dojo called Isami Wrestle Arena in Saitama, with several larger annual events, like ''Golden Ribbon'' and ''RibbonMania'', taking place at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.411mania.com: Into the Indies 10.06.09: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Relations
Public relations (PR) is the practice of managing and disseminating information from an individual or an organization (such as a business, government agency, or a nonprofit organization) to the public in order to influence their perception. Public relations and publicity differ in that PR is controlled internally, whereas publicity is not controlled and contributed by external parties. Public relations may include an organization or individual gaining exposure to their audiences using topics of public interest and news items that do not require direct payment. The exposure mostly is media-based. This differentiates it from advertising as a form of marketing communications. Public relations aims to create or obtain coverage for clients for free, also known as earned media, rather than paying for marketing or advertising also known as paid media. But in the early 21st century, advertising is also a part of broader PR activities. An example of good public relations would b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mai Ichii
is a Japanese female wrestler, mixed martial artist and kickboxer. Background Ichii was born on in Ageo, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Professional wrestling career Ichii debuted in 2004 in a match against Emi Sakura. Mixed martial arts career Ichii's debut in MMA was on at '' Smackgirl 2006: Legend of Extreme Women'', where she was defeated via unanimous decision by Emi Fujino. More than a year later, on her next match, Ichii defeated Yukiko Seki by TKO (punches) to win the Universal Kickboxing Federation (UKF) Women's MMA Intercontinental Title on at Square Jungle's event ''Strong Soldiers' Conquest''. At '' Deep 35 Impact'' on at Korakuen Hall, Ichii defeated Japanese female MMA star Satoko Shinashi via majority decision, becoming just the second woman to defeat Shinashi. On at Square Jungle's event ''Heisei Battle in the Square Jungle'', Ichii defeated Megumi Watanabe by guillotine choke submission in 25 seconds. Debuting with MMA promotion Jewels at '' Jewels 7th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
