is a

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talent agency Talent has two principal meanings: * Talent (measurement), an ancient unit of mass and value * Talent (skill), a group of aptitudes useful for some activities; talents may refer to aptitudes themselves or to possessors of those talents Talent may ...

headquartered in Ebisu,

Shibuya Shibuya ( 渋谷区 ''Shibuya-ku'') is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. As a major commercial and finance center, it houses two of the busiest railway stations in the world, Shinjuku Station (southern half) and Shibuya Station. As of April 1 ...

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...

. It was founded in 1994 and focuses on talent management for

newscasters A news presenter – also known as a newsreader, newscaster (short for "news broadcaster"), anchorman or anchorwoman, news anchor or simply an anchor – is a person who presents news during a news program on TV, radio or the Internet. ...

and ''

tarento Television personalities in Japan, known as in Japanese, are celebrities who regularly appear in mass media in Japan, especially as panelists on variety shows. During the Golden Age of Hollywood, bankable stars in America were described as "tal ...

''. 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 The or the , lies in the southern-central region of Japan's main island Honshū. The region includes the prefectures of Nara, Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyōgo and Shiga, often also Mie, sometimes Fukui, Tokushima and Tottori. The metropolita ...

with a new branch for management of Kansai talents.

Notable talents

Tarento/Casters

Elina Arai is a Japanese ''tarento'' and reporter. She is represented with 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 pr ...

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 an ...

Aiko Kaitou is a Japanese newscaster and ''tarento'' represented by Cent Force. She is nicknamed . Current appearances Former appearances TV series Kaitou mainly appeared on Fuji Television JOCX-DTV (channel 8), branded as and colloquially known ...

* Hiromi Kawata (former

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) * Mitsuyo Kusano (former

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, TBS) *

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 ...

(former badminton player) *

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 a ...

(former

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) * Mai Shinuchi (former

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 ...

) * Mika Sugisaki (former SBC) * Junko Yaginuma *

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 Singapo ...

Others

Kei Igarashi Kei Igarashi (五十嵐圭、born May 7, 1980 in Jōetsu, Niigata, Japan) is a Japanese professional basketball player. He is Matsuzaka Generation.He plays for the Gunma Crane Thunders of the B.League. He also was a member of the Japan nati ...

(basketball player) *

Takashi Usami is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for Gamba Osaka in the J1 League. He plays as a forward or a winger. Club career Gamba Osaka Usami made club history by making his professional debut for Gamba Osaka at the age of 17 years and ...

(association football player) *

Tatsuya Masushima is a Japanese former football player. Career After three seasons playing for JEF United Chiba, Masushima retired in December 2020. National team career In June 2005, Masushima was selected Japan U-20 national team for 2005 World Youth Champ ...

(association football player) *

Mana Iwabuchi is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Women's Super League (WSL) club Tottenham Hotspur on loan from Arsenal and the Japan national team. She previously played for Aston Villa, Bayern Mun ...

(association football player) * Ayane Kurihara (badminton player)

References

External links

cent. Force website
Talent agencies based in Tokyo Mass media companies established in 1994 Mass media companies based in Tokyo Entertainment companies of Japan Japanese companies established in 1994 Japanese talent agencies {{Japan-company-stub