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Riku Onda
is the professional name of , a Japanese writer. Onda has won the Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for New Writers, the Japan Booksellers' Award, the Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel, the Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize, and the Naoki Prize. Her work has been adapted for film and television. Early life and education Onda was born in 1964 in Aomori, Japan but raised in Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture. She graduated from Waseda University in 1987 and worked in an office for several years, then quit her job to try writing a novel after reading Ken'ichi Sakemi's 1991 novel '. Career Onda made her literary debut in 1992 with the novel ', which was adapted into the 2000 NHK show ' starring Anne Suzuki and Chiaki Kuriyama. More novels and adaptations followed, including the 1999 novel ', which was adapted into a 2002 film, and the 2000 novel ', which was adapted into a 2001 TBS television series starring Tsubasa Imai. In 2005 Onda won the 26th Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for New Writers and the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sendai
is the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, the largest city in the Tōhoku region. , the city had a population of 1,091,407 in 525,828 households, and is one of Japan's 20 designated cities. The city was founded in 1600 by the ''daimyō'' Date Masamune. It is nicknamed the ; there are Japanese zelkova trees lining many of the main thoroughfares such as and . In the summer, the Sendai Tanabata Festival, the largest Tanabata festival in Japan, is held. In winter, the trees are decorated with thousands of lights for the , lasting through most of December. On 11 March 2011, coastal areas of the city suffered catastrophic damage from a magnitude 9.0 offshore earthquake,UK Foreign Office 9.0 assessment [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo Broadcasting System Television
JORX-DTV, branded as is the flagship station of the Japan News Network (JNN), owned-and-operated by , a subsidiary of JNN's owner, TBS Holdings. It operates in the Kantō region and broadcasts its content nationally through TBS-JNN Network, or Japan News Network. TBS produced the '' Takeshi's Castle'' game show, which is dubbed and rebroadcast internationally. The channel was also home to ''Ultraman'' and the '' Ultra Series'' franchise from 1966 – itself a spinoff to '' Ultra Q'', co-produced and broadcast in the same year – and its spinoffs, most if not all made by Tsuburaya Productions for the network; in the 2010s, ''Ultra Series'' moved to TV Tokyo. Since the 1990s it is home to '' Sasuke'' (''Ninja Warrior''), whose format would inspire similar programs outside Japan, by itself a spinoff to the legendary TBS game show ''Kinniku Banzuke'' that lasted for 7 seasons. On May 24, 2017, TBS and five other major media firms (TV Tokyo, Nikkei, Inc., WOWOW, Dentsu an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Booksellers Award
is an annual Japanese literary award. It is awarded based on votes by bookstore clerks from all over Japan. Winners Excellent translations See also * CD Shop Awards The is an annual set of music awards presented in Japan. It is sponsored by All-Japan CD Shop Clerks Union and awarded based on votes by CD shop clerks from all over Japan. It is referred to as a "music edition of Japan Booksellers' Award". Abs ... References External links * J'Lit , Awards : Booksellers Award , Books from Japan {{Japanese literary awards Awards established in 2004 2004 establishments in Japan Japanese literary awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Japan Times
''The Japan Times'' is Japan's largest and oldest English-language daily newspaper. It is published by , a subsidiary of News2u Holdings, Inc.. It is headquartered in the in Kioicho, Chiyoda, Tokyo. History ''The Japan Times'' was launched by Motosada Zumoto on 22 March 1897, with the goal of giving Japanese people an opportunity to read and discuss news and current events in English to help Japan to participate in the international community. The newspaper was independent of government control, but from 1931 onward, the paper's editors experienced mounting pressure from the Japanese government to submit to its policies. In 1933, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs appointed Hitoshi Ashida, former ministry official, as chief editor. During World War II, the newspaper served as an outlet for Imperial Japanese government communication and editorial opinion. It was successively renamed ''The Japan Times and Mail'' (1918–1940) following its merger with ''The Japan M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc. was originally set up as a subsidiary of Original Confidence and took over the latter's Oricon record charts in April 2002. The charts are compiled from data drawn from some 39,700 retail outlets (as of April 2011) and provide sales rankings of music CDs, DVDs, electronic games, and other entertainment products based on weekly tabulations. Results are announced every Tuesday and published in ''Oricon Style'' by subsidiary Oricon Entertainment Inc. The group also lists panel survey-based popularity ratings for television commercials on its official website. Oricon started publishing Combined Chart, which includes CD sales, digital sales, and streaming together, on Decembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akumu-chan (film)
is a 2014 Japanese fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Noriyoshi Sakuma. It is an adaptation of the NTV's drama ''My Little Nightmare'' premiered in 2012. The film was released on May 3, 2014. Cast * Keiko Kitagawa as Ayami Mutoi * Manatsu Kimura as Yuiko Kotō * Fumiyo Kohinata as Bannosuke Kotō * Gackt as Takashi Shiki/Yume Ōji * Yūka as Kotoha Hirashima Reception As of 11 May 2014, the film has grossed US$4,113,043 in Japan. See also *''My Little Nightmare is a 2012 Japanese television drama series. Based on the novel ''Yumechigai'' by Riku Onda, this television series stars actress Keiko Kitagawa, singer Gackt, and also child actress Manatsu Kimura. A movie was announced for 2014. This televis ...'' References External links ''My Little Nightmare: The Movie'' at Nippon TV * * 2014 films 2010s fantasy comedy-drama films Nippon TV films Japanese fantasy comedy-drama films 2010s Japanese films {{2010s-comedy-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mainichi Shimbun
The is one of the major newspapers in Japan, published by In addition to the ''Mainichi Shimbun'', which is printed twice a day in several local editions, Mainichi also operates an English language news website called ''The Mainichi'' (previously ''Mainichi Daily News''), and publishes a bilingual news magazine, ''Mainichi Weekly''. It also publishes paperbacks, books and other magazines, including a weekly news magazine, ''Sunday Mainichi''. It is one of the four national newspapers in Japan; the other three are the ''Asahi Shimbun'', the ''Yomiuri Shimbun'' and the ''Nihon Keizai Shimbun''. The Sankei Shimbun and The ''Chunichi Shimbun'' are not currently in the position of a national newspaper despite a large circulation for the both respectively. History The history of the ''Mainichi Shinbun'' began with the founding of two papers during the Meiji period. The ''Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun'' was founded first, in 1872. The ''Mainichi'' claims that it is the oldest existing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nippon TV
JOAX-DTV (channel 4), branded as , is the flagship station of the Nippon News Network and the Nippon Television Network System, owned-and-operated by the which is a subsidiary of the certified broadcasting holding company , itself a listed subsidiary of The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings, Japan's largest media conglomerate by revenue and the second largest behind Sony. Nippon Television Holdings forms part of Yomiuri's main television broadcasting arm alongside Kansai region flagship Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, which owns a 6.4% share in the company. Nippon TV's studios are located in the Shiodome area of Minato, Tokyo, Japan and its transmitters are located in the Tokyo Skytree. Broadcasting terrestrially across Japan, the network is sometimes contracted to , and abbreviated as "NTV" or "AX". It is also the first commercial TV station in Japan, and it has been broadcasting on Channel 4 since its inception. Nippon Television is the home of the syndication networks NNN ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keiko Kitagawa
is a Japanese actress and former model. She was an exclusive model for the Japanese '' Seventeen'' magazine from late 2003 to mid-2006, and quit modeling when she left the magazine. Her first acting role was Sailor Mars in the Sailor Moon live action show ''Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon'' (2003-2004), and after her role in the film '' Mamiya Kyōdai'', she left modeling to concentrate on acting. She has appeared in several films, including '' The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift'' (2006) and ''Handsome Suit'' (2008), and has played leading roles in the TV Dramas ''Mop Girl'' (2007), ''Homeroom on the Beachside'' (2008), '' Buzzer Beat'' (2009), ''Lady Saigo no Hanzai Profile'' (2011), and ''Akumu-chan'' (2012). Biography Personal life and career Kitagawa was born on August 22, 1986 in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. She grew up in Kobe, and lost many friends in the Great Hanshin earthquake in 1995. As a child, she wanted to be a doctor, but by the time she reached high school she was u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akumu-chan
is a 2012 Japanese television drama series. Based on the novel ''Yumechigai'' by Riku Onda, this television series stars actress Keiko Kitagawa, singer Gackt, and also child actress Manatsu Kimura. A movie was announced for 2014. This television series was broadcast in Japan from October 13, 2012, to December 22, 2012, as part of Nippon Television's Saturday Dramas time slot, which airs every Saturday from 9 pm to 9:54 pm. In addition, it was simulcast on the streaming service Crunchyroll in the U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. Plot Ayami is a beautiful and intelligent teacher who is popular with both her students and colleagues alike. However, she has a darker side- she does not genuinely feel for others nor does she believe in love or trust. One day, however, Yuiko, a girl whose dreams are able to predict terrible events of the future, transfers into Ayami's class after dreaming that Ayami is a saviour of the world. Ayami rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikako Tabe
is a Japanese actress from Tokyo. Starting acting in her teens with a role in the Sailor Moon musicals, she has developed into a lead actress in film and television, playing the heroine in the Asadora ''Tsubasa'', starring in TV comedy series such '' Yasuko to Kenji'' and '' Deka Wanko'', and playing the lead in films such as ''Kimi ni Todoke'' and '' Piece of Cake''. Career Tabe was born in Tokyo and began working in entertainment in 2002 at the age of 13. Her debut as an actress was in the Wowow drama ''Riyū'' in 2004. Her acting in the films '' Hinokio'' and ''Aozora no yukue'' earned her the Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Newcomer in 2006. In 2008, she was selected from the 1593 actresses who auditioned to play the heroine of the NHK Asadora , colloquially known as , is a serialized, 15 minutes per episode, Japanese television drama program series broadcast in the mornings by Japanese public broadcaster NHK. The first such series aired in 1961 with the black-and-wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masahiko Nagasawa
Masahiko Nagasawa (長澤 雅彦 ''Nagasawa Masahiko'', born 28 February 1965 in Akita, Japan) is a Japanese film director. He was given a Best New Director award for his film ''Koko ni irukoto'' at the 2002 Yokohama Film Festival The is an annual awards ceremony held in Yokohama, Japan. Ten films are chosen as the best of the year and various awards are given to personnel. The first festival, held on February 3, 1980, was a small affair by fans and film critics. In 1994, .... Filmography # Killing Angel (? on trans.) (皆殺しの天使) (1997) (Video) # Being Here (''Koko ni iru koto'', ココニイルコト) (2001) # Seoul (ソウル) (2002) # Graduation (''Sotsugyou'', 卒業) (2002) # Thirteen Steps (13階段) (2003) # Way of Blue Sky (''Aozoranoyukue'') (2005) # Night Time Picnic (''Yoru no pikunikku'') (2006) # Faraway Heaven (''Tengoku wa mada tôku'') (2008) External links * Masahiko Nagasawa's JMDb Listing (in Japanese) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Nagasawa, Masa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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