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Yuuka Kato
and are feminine Japanese given names. Possible writings Yuka and Yūka can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *由香, "reason, fragrance" *由華, "reason, beautiful" *由佳, "reason, good" *由花, "reason, flower" *有佳, "exist, good" *有香, "exist, fragrance" *有華, "exist, beautiful" *優花, "tenderness, flower" *優香, "tenderness, fragrance" *結花, "link, flower" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. People ;pronounced Yuka *Yuka (singer), Yuka (有香), a Japanese singer *, a Japanese long-distance runner *, a Japanese rhythmic gymnast *, a Japanese snowboarder *, a Japanese ice hockey player *Yuka Hirata (裕香), a Japanese actress and gravure idol *Yuka Honda (ゆか), a Japanese musician *Yuka Hoshaku (有香), a Japanese actress *Yuka Iguchi (井口 裕香, born 1988), a Japanese voice actress *Yuka Imai (由香, born 1970), a Japanese voice actress *Yuka Inokuchi (有佳), a Japanese voice actress *, a Japanese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanji
are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese script and used in the writing of 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 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 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 characters that exist. There are nearly 3,000 kanji used in Japanese names and in comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuka Ishigaki
is a Japanese table tennis Table tennis, also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball, also known as the ping-pong ball, back and forth across a table using small solid rackets. It takes place on a hard table div ... player who plays a defensive, chopping style. Ishigaki has won singles titles at the 2010 Egypt Open and the 2016 Bulgaria Open, and a women's doubles crown at the 2010 Japan Open. References 1989 births Japanese female table tennis players Living people Sportspeople from Nagoya Shukutoku University alumni Universiade medalists in table tennis Universiade gold medalists for Japan Universiade silver medalists for Japan Universiade bronze medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade 21st-century Japanese women {{Japan-tabletennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuka Oda
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 th .... References 1973 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 Hokkaido Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Ice hockey players at the 1999 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 1999 Asian Winter Games Asian Games medalists in ice hockey {{Japan-icehockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuka Naoi
is a Japanese retired goalball player. She won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Paralympics with the Japanese team which also included her twin sister Yuki Naoi. Like Yuki, she has retinitis pigmentosa Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a genetic disorder of the eyes that causes loss of vision. Symptoms include trouble seeing at night and decreasing peripheral vision (side and upper or lower visual field). As peripheral vision worsens, people may .... She developed symptoms when she was 20, and began playing goalball in around 1997. References Paralympic bronze medalists for Japan Goalball players at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Sportspeople from Gunma Prefecture 1963 births Living people Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Paralympic goalball players of Japan Female goalball players Japanese twins Twin sportspeople People from Maebashi Paralympic medalists in goalball 21st-century Japanese women {{Goalball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuka Murayama
(born 1964) is a Japanese writer. She has won the Subaru Literary Newcomer Prize, the Naoki Prize, and the Shibata Renzaburo Prize. Biography Born in 1964 in Tokyo, Japan, Murayama graduated from Rikkyo University and majored in Japanese literature. Before becoming a writer she worked at as a real-estate agent and a teacher at a cram school. In 1993 her first novel, ', won the Subaru Literary Newcomer Prize in Japan. After garnering the prize, she produced many other novels: ''Wild Winds'', ''Bad Kids'', ''Delicious Coffee Series'', among others. ''The Angel's Egg'' was adapted to film in 2006 as ''The Angel's Egg'', directed by Shin Togashi. In 2003 Murayama won the 129th Naoki Prize for '. In 2009 she won the 22nd Shibata Renzaburo Prize and the 4th Chuokoron Literary Prize for ', a story about a housewife seeking new sexual experiences. ''Double Fantasy'' was adapted into a 2018 Wowow television drama starring Asami Mizukawa. Yuka Murayama lives in Chiba Prefecture near ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuka Motohashi
is a Japanese actress who is affiliated with Office Matsuda. She graduated from Shakujii High School. Filmography TV series Films References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Motohashi, Yuka Japanese actresses 1978 births Living people People from Tokyo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuka Mitsumori
is a Japanese racewalker. She competed in the women's 10 kilometres walk at the 1996 Summer Olympics. References 1972 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Japanese female racewalkers Olympic female racewalkers Olympic athletes of Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Asian Games competitors for Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Asian Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Japan Japan Championships in Athletics winners {{Japan-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuka Kuramochi
is a Japanese gravure idol, ''tarento'', and actress. She is represented with G.P.R. Her real name is . Biography Kuramochi was born and raised in Chiba Prefecture with one older brother. She graduated from high school in March, 2010. She has been writing about her activities in her Livedoor blog as an affiliate of "Tokyo Zukan" as . However, the blog has stopped updating by the end of April 2010. She opened a blog in Ameblo in August of the same year and noted that "Her previous stage name can no longer be used", suggesting that the contract with the "Tokyo Zukan" has ended. She announced her transfer to her current agency in December 2011. The film ''Thallium Shōjo no Dokusatsu Nikki'' whom she starred at the 25th Tokyo International Film Festival on 20 October 2012 won a work award in a viewpoint department with a Japanese film. She appeared on the green carpet. She also entered the Rotterdam International Film Festival with the same work. From July 2013 she acted as a "can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuka Kosaka
is a Japanese gravure idol and actress. She was born in Izumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-densest at . Its geographic area of makes it fifth-smallest. Kanagaw ..., Japan. She is also known as her nickname "Yuka-chin", and has starred in a number of TV dramas and films. Profile Yuka made her debut in 2004 after winning the Grand Prix award in ''Miss Magazine'' 2004. After her first DVD ''peach'' went on sale on March 25, 2004, her DVDs have constantly produced. Yuka also became a frequent guest on Matthew’s ''Best Hit TV''. In the fall of 2004, Yuka’s popularity rose when she became the campaign girl for the Japanese convenience store, Circle K Sunkus. Currently, she belongs in a Japanese entertainment company, A-team, in which a number of Japanese actresses and models are belonged including Aki Hosh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuka Komatsu
is a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator from Tokyo. She is affiliated with Aoni Production. Biography Her father was a filmmaker and her mother grew up in a family atmosphere where the movies were nearby. Since childhood, her dream was to become a filmmaker. To this end, she began to write scenarios of the stage by the advice, and proceeded to the road of the stage though the writer of the movie was aiming at the same time. She came to be in charge of directing at her university, sometimes voluntarily standing in as an actor, and became a performing actor. Although she continued to work at a theatrical company, she desired to make a movie someday, and worked as a projector. However, she realized how hard it would be to make a living on that path, and she still wanted to do a job related to her favorite movie, so she aspired to be a voice actor. Filmography Television animation ;2000s *''Shaman King'' (2001) (Eliza Faust; Silver Rod) *''Hajime no Ippo'' (2001) (Reik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuka Kato
is a Japanese butterfly swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic .... Major achievements 2007 World Championships * 50 m butterfly 10th (26.91) 2008 Beijing Olympics * 100 m butterfly 23rd (58.94) * 4 × 100 m medley relay 6th (Heat 3:59.91, Final 3:59.54) 2012 London Olympics * 100 m butterfly 11th * 4 x 100 m medley relay 3rd Personal Bests In long course * 50 m butterfly: 26.07 Japanese Record (April 10, 2011) * 100 m butterfly: 57:80 former Japanese Record (April 11, 2011) In short course * 50 m butterfly: 25.34 Japanese Record (10 November 2013) * 100 m butterfly: 56.09 Japanese Record (9 November 2013) References * http://www.joc.or.jp/beijing/athlete/aquatics/katoyuka.html 1986 births Living people Olympic swimmers of Japan Japanese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perfume (Japanese Band)
is a Japanese pop girl group from Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, consisting of Ayano Omoto ("Nocchi"), Yuka Kashino ("KASHIYUKA") and Ayaka Nishiwaki ("a-chan"). The group has been signed with Amuse, Inc. since 2003 and with Universal Music Group since 2012. The group was formed in early 2000 inside the young talent academy Actor's School Hiroshima and debuted with their first Hiroshima-local single "Omajinai Perori" released on March 21, 2002. A year later they moved to Tokyo, started to work with Capsule's producer Yasutaka Nakata, and released their first nationwide indie single, " Sweet Donuts" on August 6, 2003. In 2005, they made a major contract deal with Tokuma Japan Communications and released their major debut single " Linear Motor Girl" on September 21. It was not until 2008 when the group's seventh single "Polyrhythm", which was chosen as the theme song of a recycle campaign by NHK, that they started to receive major attention in Japan. The single peaked at numb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
