|
Yukari Aoki
Yukari is a feminine Japanese given name. Possible writings Yukari can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples: *由加里, "reason, addition, village" *由香里, "reason, smell, village" *由佳利, "reason, excellent, benefit" *由佳梨, "reason, excellent, pear tree" *由華莉, "reason, splendor/flower, jasmine" *夕香里, "evening, smell, village" *夕香莉, "evening, smell, jasmine" *夕花莉, "evening, flower, jasmine" *夕佳利, "evening, excellent, benefit" *裕佳里, "abundant, excellent, village" *裕佳梨, "abundant, excellent, pear tree" *優香理, "superiority, smell, logic" *友加里, "friend, addition, village" *結花理, "tie, flower, logic" *紫, "purple" *縁, "affinity/destiny" The name can also be written in hiragana ゆかり or katakana ユカリ. Notable people with the name *, Japanese actress, voice actress and gravure idol *Yukari Fresh, real name Yukari Takasaki (高崎 ゆかり), Shibuya-ke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Phonetic Alphabet
The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is an alphabetic system of phonetic transcription, phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin script. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of speech sounds in written form.International Phonetic Association (IPA), ''Handbook''. The IPA is used by lexicography, lexicographers, foreign language students and teachers, linguistics, linguists, speech–language pathology, speech–language pathologists, singers, actors, constructed language creators, and translators. The IPA is designed to represent those qualities of speech that are part of wiktionary:lexical, lexical (and, to a limited extent, prosodic) sounds in oral language: phone (phonetics), phones, phonemes, Intonation (linguistics), intonation, and the separation of words and syllables. To represent additional qualities of speech—such as tooth wiktionary:gnash, gnashing, lisping, and sounds made wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yukari Kokubun
, commonly nicknamed , is a Character (arts), fictional character and the protagonist of the manga and anime series ''Reborn!'' created by Akira Amano. In the story, Tsuna is one of the long lines of descendants from the Vongola family, a mafia that exists in Italy. He is the one who is to be the next leader of the Vongola, the tenth Vongola boss. To set him up to that position, hitman List of Reborn! characters#Reborn, Reborn becomes his home tutor and trains him to be a suitable boss. With Reborn's help, Tsuna confronts his fears and befriends several people, some of which become his guardians within the Vongola Family. However, due to Tsuna's high position in the Mafia, various other families conspire to kill Tsuna, which forces him and his friends to stand up to their enemies. Besides the manga and the anime, Tsuna has also been featured in all of the video games from the series, light novels, and a CD soundtrack. Tsuna's character has been very popular within readers from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yukari Yamamoto
is a Japanese field hockey player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the .... References External links * 1981 births Living people Japanese female field hockey players Olympic field hockey players of Japan Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in field hockey Field hockey players at the 2002 Asian Games Field hockey players at the 2006 Asian Games Field hockey players at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 2006 As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yukari Watanabe
is a Japanese speed skater. She competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games ( it, XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February 2006 in Turin, Italy. This marked the second t .... References External links * 1981 births Living people Japanese female speed skaters Olympic speed skaters of Japan Speed skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Hokkaido Speed skaters at the 1999 Asian Winter Games Speed skaters at the 2003 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 2003 Asian Winter Games Asian Games medalists in speed skating Asian Games silver medalists for Japan 20th-century Japanese women 21st-century Japanese women {{Japan-speed-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yukari Tamura
is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with Amuleto (formerly Arts Vision and I'm Enterprise). She debuted as a voice actress in 1997, releasing her debut single "Yūki o Kudasai" on March 26, 1997. Her role as Nanoha Takamachi in the ''Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha'' series contributed to a rise in her popularity, as several of her singles ("Little Wish: Lyrical Step", " Spiritual Garden", "Hoshizora no Spica", "Beautiful Amulet") were used as the ending themes for the franchise's anime adaptations. Besides ''Nanoha'', she voices the title characters Haruka Minazuki / Red Angel in ''Kaitō Tenshi Twin Angel'', Ringo Kinoshita in ''No-Rin'', Yamada in '' B Gata H Kei'' and Kaoru Tsunashi in ''I Can't Understand What My Husband Is Saying''. Other major voice roles in anime include Ruru/Ruru Amour/Cure Amour in '' Hugtto! PreCure'', Elizabeth Midford in '' Black Butler'', Jibril in ''No Game No Life'', Finis in '' Lost Song'' Michiru in ''Air'', Kanako Kurusu in ''Orei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yukari Takemoto
is a retired Japanese swimmer. She had just turned 13 when she qualified for the 1968 Olympics, where she competed in the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke. At her next Olympics in 1972 she took part in the 4 × 100 m freestyle and 200 m and 400 m medley events, but was also eliminated in the preliminaries. References 1955 births Living people Japanese female breaststroke swimmers Japanese female butterfly swimmers Japanese female medley swimmers Japanese female freestyle swimmers Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers of Japan Asian Games medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 1970 Asian Games Swimmers at the 1974 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Medalists at the 1970 Asian Games Medalists at the 1974 Asian Games 20th-century Japanese women {{Japan-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yukari Tachibana
Yukari Tachibana (橘 ゆかり ''Tachibana Yukari''; born 8 October 1965 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek .... She appeared in ' and ', among other film and television roles. References External links * * 1965 births Living people Actresses from Tokyo {{Japan-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yukari Sato
is a Japanese economist and politician of the Liberal Democratic Party. Early life and education A native of Setagaya, Tokyo, Satō received a bachelor's degree in Political Science from Columbia University, a master's degree in international affairs from Columbia University, and a Ph.D in economics from New York University. She also studied abroad in the University of Paris (Nanterre) and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva. She began her economic career in 1998 as an economist at Nikko Citigroup Securities, and then worked for JPMorgan Securities and finally as chief economist at Credit Suisse First Boston in Japan. While being economist in the financial industry, Sato also served as a member of the Industrial Structure Council of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), a member of the Working Group on Taxation Problems of the Ministry of Finance (MOF), an advisor to LDP’s committee on fiscal reconstruction, as well as p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yukari Oshima
is a Japanese former actress and martial artist. She gained prominence in Hong Kong and became popular in the Philippines as Cynthia Luster. Due to Filipinos' interest in Jackie Chan, she became Chan's pseudo female equivalent. Biography Born in Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan, to a Japanese businessman and fashion designer and a Chinese woman, Oshima began studying Gōjū-ryū Seigokan karate at Ennouji Dojo in junior high school. She was one of Japan's brightest female martial artists during the 1980s and a leading figure in the '' babes and bullets'' fad of Hong Kong action cinema. She played the role of "Farrah Cat" in ''Bioman'', which aired not only in Japan originally but also worldwide. She is best known to Western audiences as Yomi in '' Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky''. After her Hong Kong career dried up, she embarked on a new career in the Philippines in the 1990s with the stage name Cynthia Luster. Oshima now resides in Fukuoka, Japan, where she has promoted tourism in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yukari Ohno
is a Japanese ice hockey player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 ( ja, 長野1998), was a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Japan, with some events taking place in the .... References 1975 births Living people Japanese women's ice hockey players Olympic ice hockey players of Japan Ice hockey players at the 1998 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Tokyo {{Japan-icehockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yukari Nozawa
is a Japanese actress and voice actress who is affiliated with Seinenza Theater Company. Live appearances TV drama *'' Chūgakusei Nikki'' *''Oshin'' Voice roles Anime television series *'' A Spirit of the Sun'' (Mrs Xia) *''AD Police'' (Nancy Wilson) *''Master Keaton'' (Doris Goldman) *'' Rent-A-Girlfriend'' (Nagomi Kinoshita) *''Scrapped Princess'' (Baroness Bailaha) *''Seven of Seven'' (Headmistress) *''Tenchi Muyo! GXP'' (Seto Kamiki Jurai) Game *'' James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing'' (Dr. Katya Nadanova) *''Vampire Hunter D'' (Carmila) Dubbing Live-action *''Annika'' (DI Annika Strandhed (Nicola Walker)) *'' The Assignment'' (Carla ( Céline Bonnier)) *'' Avatar: The Way of Water'' (General Frances Ardmore (Edie Falco)) *'' Babylon A.D.'' (Sister Rebeka (Michelle Yeoh)) *'' Blood Work'' (Detective Jaye Winston (Tina Lifford)) *''Bridesmaids'' (Lillian Donovan ( Maya Rudolph)) *''The Bucket List'' (Virginia Chambers (Beverly Todd)) *'' The Cell'' (Dr. Miriam Kent (Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yukari Nakano
is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. She is the 2006 Four Continents silver medalist, the 2003 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2005–06 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, the 2007 Asian Winter Games champion, and a three-time (2006, 2007, 2009) Japanese national bronze medalist. Nakano is one of twelve female skaters to perform a triple Axel in international competition. Personal life Yukari Nakano was born on August 25, 1985 in Kōnan, Aichi Prefecture. She has two elder siblings, a brother and sister. In 2004, Nakano enrolled at Waseda University in Tokyo. She earned her master's degree from Waseda, having studied at the Graduate School of Human Sciences. In 2010, she began working for Fuji Television's Sports Division, becoming a director and journalist. In April 2015, Nakano married her longtime boyfriend. Career Nakano started skating in 1991 at the Grand Prix Tokai Figure Skating Club, where Machiko Yamada was coaching. Nakano met Midori Ito there, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
