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Cent. Force
is a Japanese talent agency headquartered in Ebisu, Shibuya, Tokyo. It was founded in 1994 and focuses on talent management for newscasters and '' tarento''. The primary talents the agency holds are free announcers, casters and reporters. The company holds a subsidiary talent agency, Sprout Co.,Ltd, which focuses on talent management for students at a college level. Sprout was formerly a part of cent. Force until 2012, when the agency split to become a subsidiary. In 2016, the company extended operations to the Kansai region with a new branch for management of Kansai talents. Notable talents Tarento/Casters * Elina Arai * Maki Okazoe * Aiko Kaitou * Hiromi Kawata (former Yomiuri TV) * Mitsuyo Kusano (former NHK, TBS) * Reiko Shiota (former badminton player) * Aya Shibata (former SKE48) * Mai Shinuchi (former Nogizaka46) * Mika Sugisaki (former SBC) * Junko Yaginuma * Marie Yanaka Others * Kei Igarashi (basketball player) * Takashi Usami (association fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kabushiki Gaisha
A or ''kabushiki kaisha'', commonly abbreviated K.K. or KK, is a type of defined under the Companies Act of Japan. The term is often translated as "stock company", " joint-stock company" or "stock corporation". The term ''kabushiki gaisha'' in Japan refers to any joint-stock company regardless of country of origin or incorporation; however, outside Japan the term refers specifically to joint-stock companies incorporated in Japan. Usage in language In Latin script, ''kabushiki kaisha'', with a , is often used, but the original Japanese pronunciation is ''kabushiki gaisha'', with a , owing to rendaku. A ''kabushiki gaisha'' must include "" in its name (Article 6, paragraph 2 of the Companies Act). In a company name, "" can be used as a prefix (e.g. , '' kabushiki gaisha Dentsū'', a style called , ''mae-kabu'') or as a suffix (e.g. , '' Toyota Jidōsha kabushiki gaisha'', a style called , ''ato-kabu''). Many Japanese companies translate the phrase "" in their name as "Company, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maki Okazoe
is a Japanese TV announcer, news presenter and ''tarento''. She is represented by her agency cent. Force. Life and career Okazoe attended the Osaka Tōin Junior and Senior High School and Waseda University with a degree in Creative Writing and Criticism at the School of Culture, Media and Society. She participated in the "2011 Miss Waseda Contest" beauty pageant in her 1st year at Waseda and was active as a fashion model during her college years. She signed with the agency, Sprout Co, in 2014 and became the regular weather presenter for the news program Mezamashi TV at Fuji TV. In March 2015, Okazoe graduated from Waseda University and moved to Sprout Co's parent company and agency, cent. Force. She is the weather presenter for ''Mezamashi Saturday'' as well as moving to become the regular sports presenter for Mezamashi TV in October. In March 2016, Okazoe appeared on her first television commercial with Konami for the mobile game ''Professional Baseball Spirits A.'' Okazoe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Yanaka
is the 2011 winner of the Miss Nippon ("Miss Japan" in Japanese) beauty pageant. She graduated from the faculty of law at Keio University. Yanaka spent much of her youth with her family posted in other countries. She spent four years in Singapore, and another four years in the United States. Her father was working near the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. She says following the news, that day, while waiting to learn if her father was safe, was what inspired her to become a newscaster. She was hired as one of the host's of business oriented television show in September 2011. French jeweller Louis Golay International designed Yanaka's tiara. She is also a television journalist, and currently anchors at CNBC Japan (known as Nikkei CNBC in Japan). She later started working at NHK World NHK World-Japan (formerly and also known simply as NHK World) is the international arm of the Japanese state-controlled public broadcaster NHK. Its services are aimed at the oversea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junko Yaginuma (model)
is a Japanese former figure skater who is now a figure skating commentator. She is the 1993 Winter Universiade champion and a two-time World Junior silver medalist (1988–89). She placed 14th at the 1988 Winter Olympics. Yaginuma guest-starred as herself in the fourth episode of ''Juken Sentai Gekiranger is Toei Company's thirty-first entry in the ''Super Sentai'' metaseries. Production began on September 29, 2006 with principal photography beginning on October 6, 2006. It premiered on February 18, 2007 on TV Asahi's 2007 ''Super Hero Time'' prog ...'', teaching the Gekirangers how to ice skate. Results References External links Junko Yaginuma official blog 1973 births Living people Japanese female single skaters Olympic figure skaters for Japan Figure skaters at the 1988 Winter Olympics World Junior Figure Skating Championships medalists Figure skaters from Tokyo Universiade medalists in figure skating FISU World University Games gold medalists for Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shin-etsu Broadcasting
, also known as SBC, is a Japanese broadcast network affiliated with the Japan News Network (JNN) for TV and JRN/NRN for radio. Their headquarters are located in Nagano Prefecture. The broadcaster was the first radio station outside Japan's five metropolitan prefectures. Network * TV: Japan News Network (JNN) * RADIO: Japan Radio Network (JRN), National Radio Network (NRN) History After the establishment of the "Three Radio Laws" ( Radio Law, Broadcasting Law, and Radio Supervisory Committee Establishment Law) in 1950, the Shinano Mainichi Shimbun attempted to establish a private broadcasting service.At its first meeting in March 1951, several companies, politicians, and financial institutions elected Shuntaro Katsuta (the then vice president of Shinano Mainichi Shimbun) as the president of Shinano Broadcasting.On October 18 of the same year, they obtained a preparatory broadcast license. On March 25, 1952 at 5pm, Shinano Broadcasting started to be on air as the first comme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mika Sugisaki
is a Japanese announcer, radio personality, entertainer, and actress who is represented by the talent agency, Cent Force. Biography Sugisaki was born in Ōita, Ōita Prefecture. After graduating from Ōita Prefectural Ōita Tsurusaki High School and Yamaguchi University, she joined as an announcer for Shin-etsu Broadcasting (SBC) on 2001. Sugisaki served for two and a half years until September 2003. After leaving SBC, she passed the audition for Cent Force. Sugisaki later became the main caster in Fuji Television JOCX-DTV (channel 8), branded as and colloquially known as CX, is a Japanese television station based in Odaiba today is a large artificial island in Tokyo Bay, Japan, across the Rainbow Bridge from central Tokyo. Odaiba was initially b ... program ''Mezanew'' for eight years until September 30, 2011. She also gained popularity when hosting the GyaO internet program, ''Mika Sugisaki no Oyasumi Toshokan'', and as an MC for NHK's radio programs. Sugisaki has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nogizaka46
is a Japanese female idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto, created as the of the group AKB48. They are the first group from the Sakamichi Series, which also includes sister groups Sakurazaka46 (formerly Keyakizaka46), Yoshimotozaka46, and Hinatazaka46. The group's musical catalogue includes twenty-eight singles and five compilation albums. Starting with their third single, each of Nogizaka46's single releases has reached the top position on the weekly Oricon chart. The group has also created radio shows, theater productions, television programs, and films, including ''NogiBingo!'', ''Hatsumori Bemars'', '' Nogizaka Under Construction'', ''Asahinagu'', and a series of documentary films about the group. Nogizaka46 has twice won the Grand Prix at the annual Japan Record Awards, with consecutive wins for "Influencer" in 2017 and "Synchronicity" in 2018. The group has sold nearly 18 million CDs in Japan. History 2011–2012: Formation and early chart success In 2011, So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SKE48
SKE48 (S.K.E. Forty-eight) is a Japanese idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. SKE48 is named after the Sakae district in Nagoya of Aichi Prefecture, where the group is based. The group performs at SKE48 Theater on 2F of Sunshine Sakae, a shopping center in Sakae, Nagoya. Avex Group is its current official label. The group has sold nearly 11 million CDs in Japan. Concept SKE48 was founded based on the concept of "idols you can meet". The group's chief producer Yasushi Akimoto once said that his aim was to create an idol group that is unlike any other ordinary idol groups (who only give occasional concerts and are mostly seen on TV). SKE48 would perform in its own theater regularly, and fans would always be able to watch the girls performing live. The SKE48 Theater is in the Sunshine Sakae of Nagoya, Aichi. Members of this group are dispatched into three groups, chronologically named "Team S", "Team KII" and "Team E". ''Kenkyūsei'' (trainees) is the group of members trai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aya Shibata
is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group SKE48. She was a member of SKE48's Team E. She started her career as an announcer after graduation from SKE48. Career Shibata passed SKE48's 4th generation auditions in September 2010. Her audition song was "Stay with me" by Kaoru Amane. On December 6, 2010, she was selected to form Team E. She went on a hiatus from February 2011 to March 2011. In April 2013, during SKE48's shuffle, Shibata was transferred to Team KII. Later in June 2013, she ranked for the first time in AKB48's general elections, placing 17th with 39,739 votes. Her first SKE48 Senbatsu was for the single "Sansei Kawaii!". In February 2014, during the AKB48 Group Shuffle, it was announced she would be transferred back to Team E. In AKB48's 2014 general elections, she placed 15th with 39,264 votes. Her future dream is to be a talent. On 26 August 2016, her graduation concert, titled "''Shibata Aya Sotsugyō Kanshasai: Demo Aya-chan Kara wa Sotsugyō Shimase ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reiko Shiota
is a Japanese badminton player, affiliated with the Sanyo electric team. Shiota was the bronze medallist at the 2007 World Championships in the women's doubles event partnered with Kumiko Ogura. She also won the silver and bronze medals at the 2006 Asian Games in the women's team and doubles respectively. Shiota competed at the Olympic Games two times, in 2008 Beijing in the women's doubles event with Ogura, and in 2012 London in the mixed doubles event partnered with Shintaro Ikeda. Career Shiota was born in Kanda, Fukuoka, and after graduating from the Kyushu International University comes High School in 2002, she join the Sanyo Electric team. Partnered with Kumiko Ogura, they well-known as ''"Ogushio"'', became the women's doubles runner-up at the 2005 Asian Championships. She and Ogura won their first world grand prix title at the 2005 Denmark Open. In 2006, they won the women's doubles bronze medal at the Doha 2006 Asian Games, after defeated by Yang Wei and Zhang Jie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo Broadcasting System Television
JORX-DTV, branded as is the flagship station of the Japan News Network (JNN), owned-and-operated by , a subsidiary of JNN's owner, TBS Holdings. It operates in the Kantō region and broadcasts its content nationally through TBS-JNN Network, or Japan News Network. TBS produced the ''Takeshi's Castle'' game show, which is dubbed and rebroadcast internationally. The channel was also home to ''Ultraman'' and the ''Ultra Series'' franchise from 1966 – itself a spinoff to ''Ultra Q'', co-produced and broadcast in the same year – and its spinoffs, most if not all made by Tsuburaya Productions for the network; in the 2010s, ''Ultra Series'' moved to TV Tokyo. Since the 1990s it is home to '' Sasuke'' (''Ninja Warrior''), whose format would inspire similar programs outside Japan, by itself a spinoff to the legendary TBS game show ''Kinniku Banzuke'' that lasted for 7 seasons. On May 24, 2017, TBS and five other major media firms (TV Tokyo, Nikkei, Inc., WOWOW, Dentsu and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitsuyo Kusano
is a female Japanese TV presenter and news anchor. She once served as an announcer for NHK and as one of the masters of ceremony for the annual ''Kohaku Uta Gassen is the Japanese word for amber. Kohaku (琥珀) may refer to: Music * Kohaku, a song by Mikuni Shimokawa Characters * Kohaku (''Dr. Stone''), a character in the manga series ''Dr. Stone'' * Kohaku (''InuYasha''), a character in ''InuYash ...''. External linksMitsuyo Kusano Talent agent Japanese television personalities Tsuda University alumni 1967 births Living people People from Nakatsugawa, Gifu {{asia-tv-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
