Yū Nagashima
is a very common Japanese given name used by either sex. Possible writings Yū can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *優, "tenderness" or "superiority" *夕, "evening" *友, "friend" *有, "qualified" *勇, "courage" *祐, "help" *裕, "abundant" *雄, "masculine" *悠, "permanence" *由宇, "reason, eaves" *侑, "assist" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. People ;with the given name Yū * Yu Aida (裕), a Japanese manga artist and illustrator *Yū Aoi (優), a Japanese actress *Yū Asagiri (夕), a Japanese manga artist *Yū Asakawa (悠, born 1975), a Japanese voice actress *Yu Darvish (有), an Iranian-Japanese starting pitcher *, Japanese footballer *Yū Hayami (優), a Japanese pop singer and actress *Yū Hasebe (優), a Japanese actress, singer and model *Yū Hayashi (勇), a Japanese voice actor and singer *Yuu Kashii (由宇), a Japanese actress and model *Yuu Kikkawa (友), a Japanese pop singer *Yū Kikumura (憂), a member o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kanji
are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are still used, along with the subsequently-derived syllabic scripts of ''hiragana'' and ''katakana''. The characters have Japanese pronunciation, pronunciations; most have two, with one based on the Chinese sound. A few characters were invented in Japan by constructing character components derived from other Chinese characters. After World War II, Japan made its own efforts to simplify the characters, now known as shinjitai, by a process similar to China's simplified Chinese characters, simplification efforts, with the intention to increase literacy among the common folk. Since the 1920s, the Japanese government has published character lists periodically to help direct the education of its citizenry through the myriad Chinese characte ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yū Hayami
is a Japanese singer and tarento. In 2011, the Japanese music television program ''Music Station'' listed her as the 50th all-time best-selling idol in Japan, with 2,850,000 records sold. Childhood and education Hayami was born in Atami, Shizuoka, and was raised in Guam and Hawaii from the age of 3 to 14 years old. She was scouted by an agent at the age of 14 and soon moved back to Japan to start her career as a singer. After graduating from Horikoshi High School in 1986, she entered Sophia University and graduated, receiving a bachelor's degree in Comparative Culture. Musical career In 1982, Hayami gained her J-pop singer's debut with the single "Isoide Hatsukoi" (ASAP, my first love!) after being scouted by a talent agent in a shopping mall's elevator in Hawaii in 1980 when she was only 14 years old. Named “Bilingual girl back from Hawaii” due to her ability to speak very fluent English because of her background, Hayami was instantly recognised and touted as one of the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yuu Miyake
is a Japanese composer and sound engineer formally for Bandai Namco Entertainment. His most known work surfaced with ''Katamari Damacy'' soundtracks, on which he served as a sound director. Other notable works include various tracks in the '' Tekken'' and ''Ridge Racer'' series. Biography As a child, Miyake attended his mother's Electone classes. However, he could not adapt to the pieces he was given to play. He also listened to anime themes, disco and Yellow Magic Orchestra. Prior to joining Namco, Miyake was a university student specializing in management information. His first game with the company was ''Tekken 3''. This led to him working on subsequent titles in the franchise, including ''Tekken Tag Tournament'' and ''Tekken 4''. He considers his work on these games to be his "specialty". In 2000, Miyake worked with Namco director Keita Takahashi on a video project called "Texas 2000". Takahashi was so impressed with his work that he gave him full responsibility as sound di ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yu Miyahara
is a Japanese wrestler who participated at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde .... She won the gold medal in the girls' freestyle 46 kg event, defeating Lulia Leorda of Moldova in the final. References Wrestlers at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics Japanese female sport wrestlers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Youth Olympic gold medalists for Japan Asian Wrestling Championships medalists 21st-century Japanese women {{japan-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yu Minobe
is a Japanese artistic gymnast. She competed for the national team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the Women's artistic team all-around 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 ... in the Women's artistic team all-around. References Japanese female artistic gymnasts Living people Olympic gymnasts of Japan Gymnasts at the 2008 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 2012 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in gymnastics 1990 births Gymnasts from Tokyo Universiade gold medalists for Japan Universiade silver medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2015 Summer Universiade 21st-century Japanese women {{Japan-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yū Koyama
is a Japanese manga artist. After graduating from the University of Shizuoka he moved to Tokyo and in 1968 took a job with Saito Productions, the company run by Takao Saitō. In 1971 he worked with Kazuo Koike at Studio Ship. Koyama debuted in '' Shōnen Sunday'' in 1973 with ''Ore wa Chokkaku''. He has won multiple awards in the manga field, winning the Shogakukan Manga Award twice, once in 1977 for ''Ganbare Genki'' and again in 1998 for ''Azumi''. ''Azumi'' also won an Excellence Award at the 1997 Japan Media Arts Festival The Japan Media Arts Festival is an annual festival held since 1997 by Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs. The festival begins with an open competition and culminates with the awarding of several prizes and an exhibition. Based on judging by a .... Works * * * * * * * * * * * * References * Gifford, Kevin. "Azumi". (November 2006) ''Newtype USA''. p. 154. External links Yū Koyama's Official Websiteat The Ultimate Manga Page * ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yu Kobayashi (footballer)
is a Japanese football player currently playing for Kawasaki Frontale and the Japanese national team. Club statistics Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社"2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)" 8 February 2017, Japan, (p. 26 out of 289) 1=Japanese Super Cup appearances National team statistics International goals :''Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.'' Honours Club Kawasaki Frontale *J1 League (4): 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021 *Emperor's Cup: 2020 *J.League Cup: 2019 *Japanese Super Cup (2): 2019, 2021 Individual *J.League MVP Award: 2017 * J.League Top Scorer: 2017 *J.League Best XI The J.League Best XI is an acknowledgement of the best eleven players in J.League. J1 League (1993–present) Multiple appearances Appearances by club Appearances by country * Only in two occasions there was a full-Japanese Best XI (20 ... (2): 2016, 2017 References External linksProfile at Kawasaki Frontale* * ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yū Kobayashi
is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with Holy Peak. Some of her most prominent roles include that of Tadamichi Aoba in '' Dan Doh!!'', Setsuna Sakurazaki in ''Negima! Magister Negi Magi'', Dan Kuso in ''Bakugan Battle Brawlers'', Misaki Hijiri in '' Saint October'', Kaede Kimura in ''Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei'', Sasha Blouse in '' Attack on Titan'', Lucina in the Japanese version of the ''Fire Emblem'' series, Luka Urushibara in '' Steins;Gate,'' and Charlotte Roselei in '' Black Clover'', among others. Biography Before venturing as a voice actress, Kobayashi worked as a model for magazines. In 2003, she auditioned for the role of Setsuna Sakurazaki in ''Negima! Magister Negi Magi'', beginning her career as a voice actress. In 2007, she made her debut as a singer with the single ''Sora no Kotoba'', which was the second closing theme of the Saint October anime. In 2008, she was nominated for "Best New Actress" at the second edition of the Seiyū Awards. Also in th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yu Kimura (footballer)
is a Japanese football forward who currently plays for AC Nagano Parceiro in J3 League. Club ''Updated to 23 February 2018''.Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社"2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)" 8 February 2017, Japan, (p. 209 out of 289) 1Includes Japanese Super Cup. Honours ;Kashiwa Reysol *Emperor's Cup (1): 2012 *J. League Cup (1): 2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ... References External linksProfile at V-Varen Nagasaki Profile at Kashiwa Reysol * * 1994 births [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yu Kimura (boxer)
is a Japanese former professional boxer who competed from 2006 to 2016. He held the WBC light-flyweight title between 2015 and 2016. Professional career Kimura Turned professional in 2006 and went 9-1-1 in his first 11 fights before being stopped by future unified light-flyweight champion Ryoichi Taguchi. He bounced back and won his next 8 fights before he defeated Pedro Guevara by split decision to win the WBC light-flyweight title on November 28, 2015. He would go on to lose the title in his first defense to Mexican challenger Ganigan Lopez via majority decision. Kimura announced his retirement from boxing a few months after the Lopez fight. Professional boxing record See also * List of light-flyweight boxing champions *List of Japanese boxing world champions This is a list of Japanese boxing world champions who have won major world titles from the "Big four" Sports governing body, governing bodies in professional boxing namely the World Boxing Association (WBA), Worl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yū Kikumura
was allegedly a member of the Japanese Red Army, an armed militant organization. Arrest in The Netherlands Police arrested Kikumura in Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam in 1986 when they found him carrying a bomb in his luggage. After spending four months in prison, a judge ruled the search of his luggage was illegal and he was deported to Japan. Arrest in the United States Kikumura was arrested on April 12, 1988, at a rest stop on the New Jersey Turnpike by a state trooper who thought he was acting suspiciously. He was found carrying three 18-inch (46-cm) mercury fulminate pipe bombs hidden in fire extinguishers containing roofing-nail shrapnel. Prosecutors believe that Kikumura had planned to bomb a US Navy recruitment office in the Veteran's Administration building on 34th Street in Manhattan on April 14, the anniversary of the U.S. raid on Libya. Imprisonment Kikumura was indicted on several counts of interstate transportation of explosive devices and passport violations. A ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yuu Kikkawa
is a Japanese singer and actress. Kikkawa achieved early fame portraying Kobeni Hanasaki from '' Kirarin Revolution Stage 3'' and later debuted as a solo singer with the song, "Kikkake wa You!" Career 2006–2010: Pre-debut, ''Kirarin Revolution'' Kikkawa auditioned for Morning Musume's 8th generation in 2006 and was one of six finalists out of 6,883 applicants. Despite not making the group, she was accepted into Hello! Project's trainee group, Hello Pro Egg, in 2007. Prior to joining, she had done minor theatre work. In 2008, Kikkawa provided the voice to Kobeni Hanasaki in '' Kirarin Revolution Stage 3''. She became part of the in-show subgroup MilkyWay with Koharu Kusumi from Morning Musume and Sayaka Kitahara , (born on November 29, 1993 in Saitama Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese voice actress, actress and former singer. Biography In 2004, Sayaka Kitahara became a member of Hello Pro Egg, under Hello! Project. In 2008, she became a part of the unit ... from Hello Pro ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |