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Pickles The Frog
is an anthropomorphic frog character created by Nakajima Corporation. Overview In 1994, Nakajima Corporation introduced Pickles as part of the Spice Mix Series, based on the concept of "making fashionable plush toys as general goods". The Spice Mix Series was developed in 1993 as a series of general goods plush toys, starting with bears and dogs, and was named after the original fabric made by curling acrylic thread and then mixing and weaving it, resulting in a distinct feel from ordinary plush fabric. Eventually, Pickles became the only character in the series still in production. According to the official bio, Pickles was born on 1 June 1994, around the beginning of the rainy season. Pickles claims to hail from Qua Mei Dou, France, a wordplay on Kameidō, the location of Nakajima Corporation head office. Pickle's gender is "secret", and Pickles is "one cucumber" in height and "two cucumbers" in weight. In October 2006, Nakajima USA started to offer Pickles The Frog produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its Metropolitan France, metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin (island), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saipan Tribune
The ''Saipan Tribune'' is a newspaper published online seven days a week and in print from Monday to Friday in the Northern Mariana Islands. The ''Saipan Tribune'' is headquartered in Saipan. The newspaper is owned by Pacific Publications and Printing Inc., which is an affiliate of the Tan Holdings Corporation. Its main competitor is the ''Marianas Variety News & Views''. See also *List of newspapers in the Northern Mariana Islands This is a list of newspapers in the Northern Mariana Islands. *'' Marianas Business Journal'' – Saipan *''Marianas Variety News & Views'' – Saipan *''Saipan Tribune'' – Saipan Other regional newspapers: *''Pacific Daily News'' – Guam *''P ... References Newspapers published in the Northern Mariana Islands Daily newspapers published in the United States English-language newspapers published in Oceania Mass media in the Northern Mariana Islands {{US-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miho Watanabe
is a Japanese actress, presenter and former idol. She is a former second generation member of the idol group Hinatazaka46. Watanabe joined Hiragana Keyakizaka46, now Hinatazaka46, in August 2017 and made her acting debut a month later in the group's drama '' Re:Mind''. She has starred in the television films ''With You, Who Wanted to Be A Star'' (2021) and '' Good Morning, Sleeping Lion'' (2022). She left Hinatazaka46 in July 2022 to focus on her acting career. Early life Watanabe played basketball from elementary to high school. She was the captain and point guard of her high school team, and participated in prefectural level tournaments. Career On August 15, 2017, Watanabe was introduced as one of nine Hiragana Keyakizaka46 (now Hinatazaka46) second generation members. In October 2017, Watanabe made her acting debut in the Hiragana Keyakizaka46 drama '' Re:Mind'', aired on TV Tokyo and Netflix, and was the only second generation member to appear in the main story with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akari Nibu
is a Japanese singer, voice actress, and television presenter, represented by Sony Music Records. She is a member of the idol group Hinatazaka46. Early life Nibu was born in Tochigi Prefecture and lived in Gunma Prefecture until she was eight years old, and currently lives in Saitama Prefecture. She has two older brothers. Nibu holds a third dan rank in kendo and took part in prefectural tournaments when she was in middle school. Career Music Nibu considered becoming an idol after listening to the Keyakizaka46 song "Silent Majority" and joined the audition for Hiragana Keyakizaka46 (now Hinatazaka46), which was a subgroup of Keyakizaka46. On August 15, 2017, she was publicly introduced as a second generation member of Hiragana Keyakizaka46. Voice acting Nibu and fellow Hinatazaka46 members Miku Kanemura and Miho Watanabe were voice actresses for the animated miniseries adaptation of the character Pickles the Frog, aired in October 2020. Nibu made her feature film voi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miku Kanemura
is a Japanese singer and model. She is a member of the Japanese idol girl group Hinatazaka46 and an exclusive model for the women's magazine ''Bis''. Career Music On August 13, 2017, Kanemura passed the auditions for new members of Keyakizaka46's subgroup Hiragana Keyakizaka46 (now Hinatazaka46) and became one of the second generation members of the group. As a sushi lover, she goes by the nickname "Osushi" and her catchphrase, , contains a pun of and . Kanemura became a title song center (lead performer) for the first time for Hinatazaka46's sixth single "Tteka", released on October 27, 2021. Aside from singing, Kanemura also plays the saxophone and drums and has played both on Hinatazaka46's television shows. Kanemura launched her official Instagram account on her twentieth birthday. Modeling On October 1, 2020, Kanemura became an exclusive model for the Japanese fashion magazine ''Bis''. She has since walked the runways of Tokyo Girls Collection (2021 Autumn/Winte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saori Hayami
Saori (written: 沙織, 早織, 佐織, 砂織, 沙保里, 沙緒里, 紗央里, 紗央莉, 左多里 or さおり in hiragana) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: * Saori (television personality) (born 1981), Japanese-Korean model and singer *, Japanese women's footballer *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese women's footballer *, Japanese singer-songwriter *, Japanese voice actress and singer *, Japanese AV actress *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese voice actress and singer *, Japanese gravure idol *, Japanese politician *, Japanese rhythmic gymnast *, Japanese mixed martial artist, kickboxer and karateka *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese sprinter *, Japanese video game composer and pianist *Saori Kondo (born 1956), Japanese badminton player *, Japanese idol and singer *, Japanese archer *, Japanese tennis player *, Japanese manga artist *Saori Sarina Ohno (born 1970), German classical pianist *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megumi Hayashibara
is a Japanese voice actress, singer, lyricist and radio personality from Kita ward in Tokyo and is affiliated with self-founded Woodpark Office. One of the most prominent Japanese voice actresses since the 1990s, Hayashibara is best known for her roles in ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'', ''Love Hina'', ''Saber Marionette J'', ''Magical Princess Minky Momo'', ''Mashin Hero Wataru'', ''Ranma ½'', '' Cowboy Bebop'', ''Slayers'', ''Detective Conan'', ''Pokémon'', '' All Purpose Cultural Catgirl Nuku Nuku'', ''Video Girl Ai'', and ''Shaman King'' where she also performs the opening themes for the 2001 series, Over Soul and Northern Lights, as well as the 2021 adaptations theme Soul Salvation. Biography Hayashibara was born on March 30, 1967, in Kita Tokyo, Japan. She studied at a Catholic school and at one point was bullied in fifth grade. She was an active club member and participated in the Badminton, Biology, Broadcasting, Drama and English clubs. She played the role of Alice in an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Incurable Case Of Love
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Maki Enjōji. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Petit Comic'' magazine from June 2016 to January 2019 and published in seven volumes. A live-action television drama adaptation aired from January to March 2020. Media Manga Written and illustrated by Maki Enjōji, the series began serialization in Shueisha's ''Petit Comic'' magazine on June 8, 2019. The series completed its serialization on January 8, 2021. Its individual chapters were collected into seven ''tankōbon'' volumes. In March 2019, Viz Media announced that they licensed the series for English publication. The series is also licensed in Indonesia by Elex Media Komputindo under the title ''Everlasting Love''. Volume list Live-action A live-action television drama adaptation was announced in July 2019. The drama was directed by Kenta Tanaka among others, with Arisa Kaneko writing the scripts and Masako Miyazaki and Akiko Matsumoto producing. Mone Kamish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiragana Keyakizaka46
is a Japanese idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. The group was established as a subgroup of Keyakizaka46 named Hiragana Keyakizaka46 on November 30, 2015, and was renamed and spun off into its own group on February 11, 2019. The group's name is adopted from the alternate reading of Hyūgazaka Street in Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo, following the custom of naming groups after sloping streets in the Sakamichi Series. The captain of the group is Kumi Sasaki and fans of the group are known as . As a subgroup of Keyakizaka46, Hiragana Keyakizaka46's works were released as part of the main group's releases, except for the album ''Hashiridasu Shunkan'' (2018). As of June 2022, Hinatazaka46 has released seven singles and one album, and their first single, " Kyun", is the best-selling debut single by a female artist in Japan. Members of the group have also appeared in television dramas such as '' Re:Mind'' (2017), '' Dasada'' (2020), and ''Koeharu!'' (2021), the weekly variety show ''H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Mariana Islands
The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI; ch, Sankattan Siha Na Islas Mariånas; cal, Commonwealth Téél Falúw kka Efáng llól Marianas), is an unincorporated territory and commonwealth of the United States consisting of 14 islands in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.Lin, Tom C.W.Americans, Almost and Forgotten 107 California Law Review (2019) The CNMI includes the 14 northernmost islands in the Mariana Archipelago; the southernmost island, Guam, is a separate U.S. territory. The United States Department of the Interior cites a landmass of . According to the 2020 United States Census, 47,329 people were living in the CNMI at that time. The vast majority of the population resides on Saipan, Tinian, and Rota. The other islands of the Northern Marianas are sparsely inhabited; the most notable among these is Pagan, which for various reasons over the centuries has experienced major population flux, but formerly had res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōtō
is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward located in Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. The ward refers to itself as Kōtō City in English. As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimated population of 488,632, and a population density of 12,170 persons per km². The total area is approximately 40.16 km². Kōtō is located east of the Greater Tokyo Area, Tokyo metropolitan center, bounded by the Sumida River to the west and the Arakawa River (Kanto), Arakawa River to the east. Its major districts include Kameido, Kiba, Kiyosumi, Monzen-nakachō, Shirakawa, and Toyosu. The waterfront area of Ariake, Tokyo, Ariake is in Kōtō, as is part of Odaiba. Etymology "Kōtō" (江東) means "East [of the] River" in Japanese. The ''tō'' (東) in Kōtō means "East" and is the same character as the ''Tō'' in Tokyo (東京). Geography Kōtō occupies a position on the waterfront of Tokyo Bay sandwiched between the wards of Chūō, Tokyo, Chūō and Edogawa, Tokyo, Edogawa. Its inland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
