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Vivi (magazine)
is a Japanese fashion magazine published by Kodansha. It is published in Japan, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Thailand. History and profile ''Vivi'' was first published in May 1983. The target age group are teens and young women 17–27 years old, with the main demographic of readers being college students and young office ladies. The magazine's cover queen' is Namie Amuro, who has been featured on the cover the greatest number of times. Other artists frequently featured on the cover include Ayumi Hamasaki and Kumi Koda. In Taiwan, ''Vivi'' is published in Chinese language. The circulation of ''Vivi'' was 286,039 copies in 2010 and 234,370 copies in 2011. ViVi models These models are regularly employed by ViVi magazine. Current * Maria Tani ( ja) * Miu * Sachi Fujii ( ja) * Seika Furuhata * Nicole Fujita * Erika * Sakura Arianna * Lina Arashi ( ja) * Ten Yamasaki ( ja) * Yuna Bridgman * Seira Previous * Nanako Matsushima * Mizuho Koga ( ja) * Sayo Aizawa * Tomoko ...
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Kodansha
is a Japanese privately-held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha is the largest Japanese publishing company, and it produces the manga magazines ''Nakayoshi'', ''Afternoon'', ''Evening'', ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' and ''Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine'', as well as the more literary magazines ''Gunzō'', ''Shūkan Gendai'', and the Japanese dictionary ''Nihongo Daijiten''. Kodansha was founded by Seiji Noma in 1910, and members of his family continue as its owners either directly or through the Noma Cultural Foundation. History Seiji Noma founded Kodansha in 1910 as a spin-off of the ''Dai-Nippon Yūbenkai'' (, "Greater Japan Oratorical Society") and produced the literary magazine ''Yūben'' () as its first publication. The name ''Kodansha'' (taken from ''Kōdan Club'' (), a now-defunct magazine published by the company) originated in 1911 when the publisher formally merged with the ''Dai-Nippon Yūbenkai''. The company has used its current legal name since ...
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Sakura Arianna
A cherry blossom, also known as Japanese cherry or sakura, is a flower of many trees of genus ''Prunus'' or ''Prunus'' subg. ''Cerasus''. They are common species in East Asia, including China, Korea and especially in Japan. They generally refer to ornamental cherry trees, not to be confused with cherry trees that produce fruit for eating.Toshio Katsuki. (2015) ''Sakura''. pp.14–18 Iwanami Shoten. It is considered the national flower of Japan. Wild species of the cherry tree is widely distributed mainly in the Northern hemisphere. In the mainstream classification in Europe and North America, cherry trees for ornamental purposes are classified into the genus ''Prunus'' which consists of about 400 species. In the mainstream classification in Japan, China, and Russia, on the other hand, ornamental cherry trees are classified into the genus ''Cerasus'', which consists of about 100 species separated from the genus ''Prunus'', and the genus ''Cerasus'' does not include ''Prun ...
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Noriko Nakagoshi
is a Japanese actress. Biography Nakagoshi debuted as a model for '' ViVi'' magazine in 1999. She began acting the same year, making her acting debut as Midori Sato in the show ''Tengoku no Kiss''. Her acting attracted her great attention and from there, she moved onto bigger roles. Her breakthrough role came in the 2003 NHK asadora, ''Kokoro'', where she played the lead, Kokoro Suenaga. Since then she has acted in many dramas, films, and stage plays. Since 2014, she has been married to actor Masaru Nagai. Select filmography Films * ''Strawberry Shortcakes'' (2006) as Chihiro * '' Unholy Women'' (2006) * ''Apartment 1303'' (2007) * '' Sugata Sanshiro'' (2007) * ''Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms'' (2007) * ''4 Shimai Tantei Dan'' (2008) * '' Orochi: Blood'' (2008) as Risa Monzen * ''The Lone Scalpel'' (2010) as Shōko Ōkawa * ''Sekigahara'' (2017) as Hanano * ''Roleless'' (2022) Television * ''Hero'' (2001, Fuji TV) * ''Trick 2'' (2002, TV Asahi) * ''Kokoro'' ...
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Mayumi Sada
is a Japanese model and actress. Her maternal grandfather is an American. Early life Sada begin modeling when she was three years old. Career In 1998, she became an exclusive model for the fashion magazine '' Vivi''. In 2001, Sada released her debut single "Pray/discovery". In 2003, her acting debut was in the film, ''Tenshi no Kiba B.T.A.''. In 2006, Sada launched her jewelry brand, Enasoluna. On October 1, 2008, she married Kunichi Nomura. On April 6, 2009, they gave birth to their first child. They later gave birth to another child on November 4, 2010. Filmography TV series Films References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sada, Mayumi Actresses from Tokyo Japanese female models Japanese film actresses Japanese television actresses Japanese women pop singers 1977 births Living people Singers from Tokyo Japanese people of American descent 21st-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese women singers 21st-century Japanese singers Models from T ...
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Seri Iwahori
Seri or SERI may refer to: People *Jean Michaël Seri, an Ivorian professional footballer Places *Seri Yek-e Zarruk, Iran *Seri, Bheri, Nepal *Seri, Karnali, Nepal *Seri, Mahakali, Nepal *Seri, Raebareli, a village in Uttar Pradesh, India Other *Seri people, an indigenous people of Mexico *Seri language *Samsung Economic Research Institute, a private-sector think tanks in South Korea *Solar Energy Research Institute, now called National Renewable Energy Laboratory *Seri, one of the bulls that carried the god Teshub in Hurrian mythology *''Seri'', trapdoors used in ''Kabuki'' theatres *''Seri'', or Japanese parsley ''Oenanthe javanica'', commonly Java waterdropwort, water celery, water dropwort, Chinese celery, Indian pennywort and Japanese (flat leaf) parsley, is a plant of the genus '' Oenanthe'' originating from East Asia. It has a widespread native dist ... * '' Seri (fly)'', a genus of flies in the family Platypezidae {{Disambiguation, geo ...
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Tomoko Yamaguchi
is a Japanese actress, Voice acting in Japan, voice actress and singer from Tochigi, Tochigi, Tochigi. She is the lead actress for the classic dorama series Long Vacation, starring alongside Takuya Kimura. She has been married to Toshiaki Karasawa since 1995. Filmography Television *Asadora ''Jun-chan no ōenka'' (1988–89), Junko Ono *Christmas at the Age of 29 (1994), Yabuki Noriko *''Furuhata Ninzaburō'' (1996), Hōyō Futaba *''Long Vacation'' (1996), Minami Hayama *''Leaders'' (2014), Haruko Aichi *''Leaders 2'' (2017), Haruko Aichi *''Hello, Detective Hedgehog'' (2017), Kaoru Kaze *''Natsuzora'' (2019), Ayami Kishikawa *''Medical Examiner Asagao'' (2019) Films *''Tōi Umi kara Kita Coo'' (1993), Catherine "Cathy" Ono (voice) *''Ghost Pub'' (1994), Satoko *''The Golden Compass (film), The Golden Compass'' (2007), Mrs. Coulter (Japanese dub) *''Ponyo'' (2008), Lisa (voice) *''Haru ni Chiru'' (2023), Reiko Sanada Awards References External links

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Sayo Aizawa
is a Japanese model and TV personality. Biography She was born in Hiroshima, Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ... and started her modeling career after her high school graduation. She is working exclusively for the fashion magazine Classy. She has also appeared in several dramas and TV commercials. She is fluent in five languages: Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Mongolian and English. At the age of 19, Sayo left her village, pursuing her goal to be a model. ReferencesOfficial SiteBe Happy
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Mizuho Koga
Mizuho () literally means "abundant rice" in Japanese and "harvest" in the figurative sense. It was also an ancient name of Japan. It might refer to: Places * Mizuho, Gifu, a city in Gifu * Mizuho, Tokyo, a town in Tokyo * Mizuho Plateau in Antarctica ** Mizuho Station (Antarctica) * Mizuho Township, former name during the Japanese colonial period of the town of Ruisui, Hualien in Taiwan People * Mizuho Ōta (1876–1955), Japanese poet * Mizuho Suzuki (born 1927), Japanese actor * Mizuho Fukushima (born 1955), Japanese female politician * Mizuho Aimoto (born 1964), Japanese female manga artist * Mizuho Yoshida (born 1965), Japanese actor * Mizuho Katayama (born 1969), female synchronized swimming coach in Japan who represented South Korea at the 1988 Olympics * Mizuho Kusanagi (born 1979), Japanese female manga artist *, Japanese long-distance runner * Mizuho Sakaguchi (born 1987), Japanese female association footballer * Mizuho Saito, member of the former Japanese band Zo ...
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Nanako Matsushima
is a critically acclaimed Japanese actress and model known for her role in the horror film ''Ring''. She was also the female lead character in the drama '' A Story of Love'', along with ''Ring'' co-star Hiroyuki Sanada. In 2011, her drama ''Kaseifu no Mita'' reached a viewer rating of 40%, making it one of the highest rated Japanese dramas of all time. Biography Personal life Matsushima was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. On February 21, 2001, she married Japanese actor Takashi Sorimachi, her co-star in the hit drama GTO (Great Teacher Onizuka). They have two daughters together, born on May 31, 2004, and November 30, 2007. She has been called one of Japan's most beautiful women. Career Matsushima has appeared in a number of popular or critically acclaimed dramas, and she has won the Best Actress Award at the Japan Television Drama Academy Awards six times. In 1997, Matsushima was selected to play the female lead, a poor but happy designer who happens to run a shop in ...
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