Midori (みどり, ミドリ, , , ) is the Japanese word for "green" and may refer to:

Places

Midori, Gunma is a city located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 50,266 in 21,028 households, and a population density of 240 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Midori is located in eastern Gunma ...

Midori-ku, Chiba is one of the six wards of the city of Chiba in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2016, the ward had an estimated population of 127,368 and a population density of 1920 persons per km². The total area was . Geography Midori Ward is locat ...

Midori-ku, Nagoya is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the ward had an estimated population of 247,475 and a population density of 6,528 persons per km2. The total area was 37.91 km2. It is the larges ...

Midori-ku, Sagamihara is one of three wards of Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan. It's located in the western part of the city and covers about 77% of city's area. To the east Midori-ku faces Chūō-ku and to the north faces Machida and Hachiōji. Midori-ku was create ...

Midori-ku, Saitama 250px, Saitama Stadium is one of ten wards of the city of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is located in the southeastern part of the city. , the ward had an estimated population of 129,705 and a population density of 4,900 persons ...

Midori-ku, Yokohama is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 176,038 and a density of 6,900 persons per km². The total area was 25.42 km². Geography Midori Ward is loc ...

People

Given name

* Midori, (born 1961) an alias of new-age musician

Medwyn Goodall Medwyn Goodall (born in 1961) is a composer, musician and owner of record label MG Music. He is mostly associated with the New Age genre. He was born in Yorkshire, England. He lives with his wife Wendy in Cornwall, England. According to AllMusic, ...

Midori (actress) Michele Watley, better known by her stage name Midori (born July 19, 1968), is an American singer, dancer, model, actress and former pornographic actress. She was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2009. She was the first African-American wom ...

, born 1968 as Michele Watley, pornographic actress *

Midori (author) is a sexologist, educator, author, artist, speaker, and coach. Midori wrote the first English language book with instruction on Japanese rope bondage and continues to write on alternative sexual practices, including BDSM and sexual fetishism, ...

, an author on human sexuality * , Japanese cross-country skier *

Midori Francis Midori Iwama (born April 16, 1994), known professionally as Midori Francis, is an American actress. She began her career in theatre, earning NYIT, Obie, and Drama Desk Awards. She received a Daytime Emmy nomination for her role as Lily in the N ...

, (1994) American actress * , Japanese-American violinist * , Japanese football manager * , Japanese politician * , Japanese former figure skater * Midori Kahata, , (1995), Japanese group rhythmic gymnast * , Japanese voice actress * , Japanese idol * , Japanese actress * , Japanese curler *

Midori Kono Thiel Midori Kono Thiel (born June 7, 1933 in Berkeley, California) is a Japanese American calligrapher based in Seattle. She grew up on Maui. She received her bachelor of arts and master of fine arts from the University of California, Berkeley. She h ...

, (1933), Japanese American calligrapher * , Japanese model * , Japanese politician * , Japanese pianist * , Japanese translator * , Japanese stage actress *

Midori Shimizu (disambiguation) Midori Shimizu may refer to: *Married name of Olga Sapphire (1907–1981), Russian and Japanese ballerina and choreographer *Married name of Midori Fumoto (born 1971), Japanese long-distance runner {{hndis, Shimizu, Midori ...

* , Japanese horticulturalist * , Japanese judo wrestler *

Midori Snyder Midori Snyder is an American writer of fantasy, mythic fiction, and nonfiction on myth and folklore. She has published eight novels for children and adults, winning the Mythopoeic Award for ''The Innamorati''. Her work has been translated into F ...

, an American fantasy author *

Midori Suzuki (disambiguation) Midori Suzuki may refer to: *, Japanese educator * Midori Suzuki (artist) (born 1947), Japanese artist living and working in Mexico *, Japanese soprano {{hndis, Suzuki, Midori ...

Midori Tanaka Midori Tanaka is a Japanese athlete. She won a gold medal in the individual 200 metres and a silver medal in the relay in the 1954 Asian Games The 1954 Asian Games ( fil, Palarong Asyano 1954), officially known as the Second Asian Games – ...

, Japanese athlete * , Japanese composer * , Japanese volleyball player *

Midori Tateyama is a Japanese game scriptwriter and novelist from Aichi, Japan. Works *''Bakumatsu Renka Shinsen Gumi'' *'' Meine Liebe II'' *''Memories Off 2nd'' *'' Nasare Hina no Asa'' Novelizations *''Moon'' *'' One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e'' *''Tsui no Sora ...

, (born 1980), Japanese game scriptwriter * , Japanese sport shooter

Surname

* , Japanese actress * , Japanese actress and gravure idol * , Japanese karate instructor

Technology

Midori (operating system) Midori (which means green in Japanese) was the code name for a managed code operating system (OS) being developed by Microsoft with joint effort of Microsoft Research. It had been reported to be a possible commercial implementation of the OS Sin ...

, the code name for an operating system that was being developed at Microsoft *

Midori (web browser) Midori ( ja, 緑, midori, translation=green) is a free and open-source web browser. In 2019, the Midori project merged with the Astian Foundation, then has been revamped entirely, switching from WebKitGTK to using Electron. History Before th ...

, a web browser based on Electron and part of Xfce *

midori Javascript Framework Midori is an ultra-lightweight JavaScript library. It makes JavaScript web development easier. It was created by Aycan Gulez and hasn't been updated since June 2010. The website was down in November 2018, then since August 2019, it turned into ...

, a JavaScript framework * Midori and Midori-2 (or Advanced Earth Observing Satellite), two satellites launched by the

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency The is the Japanese national air and space agency. Through the merger of three previously independent organizations, JAXA was formed on 1 October 2003. JAXA is responsible for research, technology development and launch of satellites into orb ...

Entertainment and arts

Midori (band) was a four-member jazz-punk fusion band formed in 2003 in Osaka, Japan featuring Mariko Gotō on vocals and guitar, Yoshitaka Kozeni on drums, Keigo Iwami on bass, and Hajime on keyboard. Gotō often wore a serafuku while performing, and woul ...

, a Japanese jazz-punk fusion band * ''Midori'' (1992 film), a 1992 anime film * ''

Midori Days is a Japanese manga series by Kazurou Inoue. It was published by Shogakukan in the magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from September 2002 to July 2004, with its chapters collected in eight ''tankōbon'' volumes. The manga was licensed in Nort ...

'', a manga and anime series and its title character Midori Kasugano

Fictional characters

* Midori, a mecha in the anime series '' Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne'' * Midori, the main character of the novel series '' .hack//CELL'' * Midori, an enemy character in the video game ''

The Punisher The Punisher (Francis "Frank" Castle, born Castiglione) is an antihero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Gerry Conway and artists John Romita Sr. and Ross Andru. The Punisher made ...

'' * Midori Aoyama (also known as Princess Zerian), a character in the tokusatsu '' Toumei Dori-chan'' * Midori Chitose, a character in the visual novel and anime '' Green Green'' * Midori Gurin, a character from the video game ''

Yandere Simulator ''Yandere Simulator'' is a stealth action video game currently in development by American game developer YandereDev. The game centers upon an obsessively lovesick schoolgirl named Ayano Aishi, nicknamed "Yandere -chan", who has taken it upon ...

'' * Midori Kobayashi, a character in the novel '' Norwegian Wood'' * Midori Nishizono, a character in the visual novel and anime ''

Little Busters! is a Japanese visual novel developed by Key. It was released on July 27, 2007 for Windows PCs and is rated for all ages. ''Little Busters!'' is Key's sixth game, along with other titles such as '' Kanon'', ''Air'', and ''Clannad''. An adult ve ...

'' * Midori Sugiura, a character in the manga and anime series ''My-Hime'' and ''My-Otome'' *

Midori Yamabuki The ''Dr. Slump'' manga series features an extensive cast of characters created by Akira Toriyama. It follows the humorous adventures of the little girl robot Arale Norimaki, her creator Senbei Norimaki and the other residents of the bizarre Pen ...

(also known as Midori Norimaki), a character in the manga and anime series ''Dr. Slump'' * Sapphire Kawashima (nicknamed "Midori"), a character from the novel and anime series ''

Hibike! Euphonium is a Japanese novel series written by Ayano Takeda. The story is set in Uji, Kyoto and focuses on the Kitauji High School Music Club, whose concert band is steadily improving thanks to the newly appointed adviser's strict instructi ...

'' * Midori Asakusa, a character in the anime and manga series ''

Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Sumito Ōwara. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Big Comic Spirits'' since 2016 and has been collected in seven ''tankōbon'' volumes as of July ...

'' *Midori Sawatari (猿渡美鳥), a character from ''

School Babysitters is a Japanese manga series by Hari Tokeino. It has been serialized in Hakusensha's ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''LaLa'' since 2009, and has been collected in twenty-three ''tankōbon'' volumes. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation b ...

Other

* ''Midori'' (train), a train service operating in Japan *

Midori (liqueur) is a sweet, bright green-colored liqueur made by Suntory, flavored with Yubari and muskmelon. It is manufactured in Japan, the United States, Mexico, and France. It was first released in 1964 under the name "Hermes Melon Liqueur", but chang ...

, a bright green, melon-flavored liqueur made by Suntory