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Toshiko
Toshiko is a feminine Japanese given name. Possible writings *敏子 "agile/clever, child" *俊子 "genius, child" *淑子 "graceful/polite, child" *寿子 "longevity, child" *年子 "year/age, child" *歳子 "age/time, child" *稔子 "humble, child" The name can also be written in hiragana (としこ) or katakana (トシコ). People with the name * Toshiko Abe (born 1959), Japanese politician * Toshiko Akiyoshi (born 1929), Japanese musician (jazz pianist, composer, arranger, bandleader) *Toshiko D'Elia (born 1930), American Masters athletics long distance runner * Toshiko Ezaki, Japanese singer and songwriter *Toshiko Fujita (born 1950, dead 2018), Japanese voice actress * Toshiko Hamayotsu (born 1945), Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party *, Japanese swimmer * Toshiko Hayashi (born 1940), Japanese communist politician * Toshiko Higashikuni (1896-1978), aka Princess Yasu aka Princess Toshiko, 9th daughter of the Japanese Emperor Meiji *Toshiko Hirata, writer (poet) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshiko Akiyoshi
is a Japanese–American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader. Akiyoshi received fourteen Grammy Award nominations and was the first woman to win Best Arranger and Composer awards in ''Down Beat'' magazine's annual Readers' Poll. In 1984, she was the subject of the documentary '' Jazz Is My Native Language''. In 1996, she published her autobiography, ''Life with Jazz'', and in 2007 she was named an NEA Jazz Master by the U.S. National Endowment for the Arts. Biography Akiyoshi was born in Liaoyang, Manchuria, to Japanese colonists, the youngest of four sisters. In 1945, after World War II, Akiyoshi's family lost their home and returned to Japan, settling in Beppu. A local record collector introduced her to jazz by playing a record of Teddy Wilson playing "Sweet Lorraine." She immediately loved the sound and began to study jazz. In 1952, during a tour of Japan, pianist Oscar Peterson discovered her playing in a club on the Ginza. Peterson was impressed and convinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshiko Takaezu
Toshiko Takaezu (June 17, 1922 – March 9, 2011) was an American ceramic artist, painter, sculptor, and educator who was known for her rounded, closed forms that viewed ceramics as a fine art and more than a functional vessel. She is of Japanese descent and from Pepeeko, Hawaii. Early life and education Takaezu was born to Japanese immigrant parents in Pepeekeo, Hawaii, on 17 June 1922. She moved to Honolulu in 1940, where she worked at the Hawaii Potter's Guild creating identical pieces from press molds. While she hated creating hundreds of identical pieces, she appreciated that she could practice glazing. Takaezu attended Saturday classes at the Honolulu Museum of Art School (1947 to 1949) and attended the University of Hawaii (1948, and 1951) where she studied under Claude Horan. From 1951 to 1954, she continued her studies at Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan (1951), where she met Finnish ceramist Maija Grotell, who became her mentor.Honolulu Muse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshiko Kohno
Toshiko is a feminine Japanese given name. Possible writings *敏子 "agile/clever, child" *俊子 "genius, child" *淑子 "graceful/polite, child" *寿子 "longevity, child" *年子 "year/age, child" *歳子 "age/time, child" *稔子 "humble, child" The name can also be written in hiragana (としこ) or katakana (トシコ). People with the name * Toshiko Abe (born 1959), Japanese politician * Toshiko Akiyoshi (born 1929), Japanese musician (jazz pianist, composer, arranger, bandleader) * Toshiko D'Elia (born 1930), American Masters athletics long distance runner *Toshiko Ezaki, Japanese singer and songwriter *Toshiko Fujita (born 1950, dead 2018), Japanese voice actress *Toshiko Hamayotsu (born 1945), Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party *, Japanese swimmer *Toshiko Hayashi (born 1940), Japanese communist politician * Toshiko Higashikuni (1896-1978), aka Princess Yasu aka Princess Toshiko, 9th daughter of the Japanese Emperor Meiji * Toshiko Hirata, writer (poet) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshiko Hirata
Toshiko is a feminine Japanese given name. Possible writings *敏子 "agile/clever, child" *俊子 "genius, child" *淑子 "graceful/polite, child" *寿子 "longevity, child" *年子 "year/age, child" *歳子 "age/time, child" *稔子 "humble, child" The name can also be written in hiragana (としこ) or katakana (トシコ). People with the name * Toshiko Abe (born 1959), Japanese politician * Toshiko Akiyoshi (born 1929), Japanese musician (jazz pianist, composer, arranger, bandleader) * Toshiko D'Elia (born 1930), American Masters athletics long distance runner *Toshiko Ezaki, Japanese singer and songwriter *Toshiko Fujita (born 1950, dead 2018), Japanese voice actress *Toshiko Hamayotsu (born 1945), Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party *, Japanese swimmer *Toshiko Hayashi (born 1940), Japanese communist politician * Toshiko Higashikuni (1896-1978), aka Princess Yasu aka Princess Toshiko, 9th daughter of the Japanese Emperor Meiji * Toshiko Hirata, writer (poet) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshiko Yonekawa
Toshiko is a feminine Japanese given name. Possible writings *敏子 "agile/clever, child" *俊子 "genius, child" *淑子 "graceful/polite, child" *寿子 "longevity, child" *年子 "year/age, child" *歳子 "age/time, child" *稔子 "humble, child" The name can also be written in hiragana (としこ) or katakana (トシコ). People with the name *Toshiko Abe (born 1959), Japanese politician *Toshiko Akiyoshi (born 1929), Japanese musician (jazz pianist, composer, arranger, bandleader) * Toshiko D'Elia (born 1930), American Masters athletics long distance runner *Toshiko Ezaki, Japanese singer and songwriter *Toshiko Fujita (born 1950, dead 2018), Japanese voice actress *Toshiko Hamayotsu (born 1945), Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party *, Japanese swimmer *Toshiko Hayashi (born 1940), Japanese communist politician *Toshiko Higashikuni (1896-1978), aka Princess Yasu aka Princess Toshiko, 9th daughter of the Japanese Emperor Meiji *Toshiko Hirata, writer (poet) *Nan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshiko Kishida
, afterwards , was one of the first Japanese Feminism, feminists. She wrote under the name . Early life and education Kishida Toshiko was born in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, in 1863. Kishida grew up in a merchant class family. Her father was Kishida Mohei, a secondhand clothing dealer, and her mother his wife Taka. In an early biography by Sōma Kokkō, it is noted that business travels kept her father from home, strengthening the bond between mother and daughter, and thus instilling Kishida's passion to improve women's status and promote their financial and social independence from their husbands. Kishida grew up during the Meiji period, Meiji-Taishō period, Taishō period, which lasted from 1868 through 1926. During this period Japanese leaders opened themselves up to new ideas and reformers called for "new rights and freedoms"."Women’s Rights from Past to Present" The women of this reformist movement are now known as "Japan’s First-wave feminism, first wave feminists". K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshiko Mori
Toshiko Mori (born 1951) is a Japanese architect and the founder and principal of New York-based Toshiko Mori Architect, PLLC and Vision Arc. She is also the Robert P. Hubbard Professor in the Practice of Architecture at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. In 1995, she became the first female faculty member to receive tenure at the GSD. Education Mori graduated from Cooper Union in 1971, the Cooper Union School of Architecture in 1976. She then received an Honorary MArch from Harvard Graduate School of Design, in 1996. Career Prior to establishing her own firm, Mori worked for Edward Larrabee Barnes. She is licensed as an architect in Connecticut, Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Washington, D.C. At the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, she received tenure in 1995 and chaired the Department of Architecture from 2002–2008. Mori has taught at the graduate level at Cooper Union School ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshiko Higashikuni
, born , was the fourteenth child and ninth daughter of Emperor Meiji of Japan, and the seventh child and fifth daughter of Sono Sachiko, the Emperor's fifth concubine. Biography Toshiko was born in Japan, the daughter of Emperor Meiji and Lady Sachiko. She held the childhood appellation "Yasu no miya" (Princess Yasu). She married Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni on 18 May 1915. Emperor Meiji granted Prince Naruhiko the title ''Higashikuni-no-miya'' and permission to start a new branch of the imperial family before their marriage on 3 November 1906. The couple had four sons: #; married his first cousin Princess Shigeko, the eldest daughter of Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun. #; died in the Great Kantō earthquake. #; renounced imperial title and created Marquis Awata Akitsune, 1940 #; relocated to Lins, São Paulo, Brazil, 1950 after being adopted and becoming the heir to Kinu, widow of Tetsusuke Tarama. In October 1947, the Higashikuni and the other branches of the Imperial Fam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshiko Fujita
was a Japanese actress, voice actress, singer and narrator. She was affiliated with Aoni Production at the time of her death. Biography Since the age of 8 in 1958, Fujita worked in radio and television as an actress, singer and comedian. In addition, she also sang theme songs for anime such as the 1969 adaptation of ''Dororo''. She also dubbed several English-language films in Japanese, as well as lending her voice to anime, such as '' Ikkyū-san'' (Ikkyu), ''Kiteretsu Daihyakka'' (Kiteretsu ), ''Digimon Adventure'' ( Taichi Yagami), ''Fist of the North Star'' (Mamiya) and '' Cat's Eye'' (Rui Kisugi). She was widely used especially in works produced by Toei Animation and Nippon Animation. In 1984, she received the award for "Best Voice Actor" in the 1st Nihon Anime Taishou. Sadly in her later years, her work was limited due to her poor physical condition and health problems. It was announced on December 28, 2018, that she died of invasive breast cancer at 68. Filmography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshiko Ueda
was a Japanese manga artist. After apprenticing under the manga artist Katsuji Matsumoto at the age of seventeen, Ueda published her first manga in 1937. Like her mentor, she drew mainly humorous manga, both in '' shōjo'' (girls) magazines and in the general press. She is, along with Machiko Hasegawa, one of the few female manga artists to begin their careers in the pre-war period. Born in the Empire of Japan, Ueda split her youth and early adulthood between Japan and Manchuria; her most popular manga series ''Fuichin-san'', serialized in the magazine ''Shōjo Club'' from 1957 to 1962, follows the life of a Chinese girl living in Manchuria. Ueda's time in Manchuria, from her idyllic childhood to the arrest and execution of her father during Japanese repatriation, was a significant influence on her manga. She was still actively publishing her manga series ''Ako-Bāchan'' (1973–2008) at the time of her death at the age of 90. Biography Early life (1917–1934) Toshiko Ueda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshiko Shirasu-Aihara
is a retired Japanese gymnast. She competed in all artistic gymnastics events at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won a team bronze medal in 1964. Her best individual achievements were fourth places on the vault and uneven bars in 1964. Born Toshiko Shirasu she changed her last name after marrying Nobuyuki Aihara, a fellow Olympic gymnast. Their son Yutaka Aihara won a bronze medal in gymnastics at the 1992 Olympics. References External links * * 1939 births Living people Japanese female artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts of Japan Gymnasts at the 1960 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Japan Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships 20th-century Japanese women {{Japan-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshiko Tamura
was the pen-name of an early modern feminist novelist in Shōwa period Japan. Her birth name was . Biography Tamura was born in the plebeian Asakusa district of Tokyo,Esashi, p.37 where her father was a rice broker. At the age of seventeen she entered the literature faculty of ''Nihon Joshi Daigaku'' Japan Women's University. However, the long commute by foot, from her home affected her health and forced her to withdraw after only a single term. She began her writing career as a disciple of Kōda Rohan, but later turned to Okamoto Kido for advice, and briefly flirted with a career as a stage actress. Her novel ''Akirame'' ("Resignation", 1911) won the Osaka ''Asahi Shimbun'' literary prize. Her experiences in the theatre are illustrated in "Chooroo" (Mockery, 1912). She followed this with ''Miira no kuchibeni'' ("Lip Rouge on a Mummy", 1913), and ''Onna Sakusha'' ("Woman Writer", 1913). She became a best-selling writer, and contributed numerous works to such mainstream lit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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