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Etsuko Nobori
Etsuko (written: 悦子, 英津子, えつ子, えつこ in hiragana or エツコ in katakana) is a feminine Japanese given name. The most common meaning is joy child. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese classical pianist *, Japanese actress *, Japanese figure skater *, Japanese tennis player *, Japanese actress and voice actress *, Japanese cricketer *, Japanese sprinter *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese sprinter *, Japanese drummer *, Japanese novelist *, Japanese singer, actress and model *, Japanese actress *, Japanese professional boxer *, Japanese football player *, Japanese badminton player *, Japanese singer See also * 8691 Etsuko, a main-belt asteroid {{given name Japanese feminine given names Feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kanji
are logographic Chinese characters, adapted from Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script, 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 Syllabary, syllabic scripts of and . 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 the Meiji Restoration, Japan made its own efforts to simplify the characters, now known as , by a process similar to China's simplified Chinese characters, simplification efforts, with the intention to increase literacy among the general public. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Etsuko Nakanishi
Shonen Knife is a Japanese pop-punk band formed in Osaka in 1981. Influenced by 1960s girl groups, pop bands, the Beach Boys, and early punk rock bands such as the Ramones, the band crafts stripped-down songs with simple yet unconventional lyrics sung both in Japanese and English. The band has been credited with making "the international pop underground more international" by "opening it up to bands from Japan". They have also performed as a Ramones tribute band under the name the Osaka Ramones. Guitarist/singer Naoko Yamano is the only member to have remained with the band for its entire history; her sister Atsuko Yamano was a founding member and, after a long hiatus, returned to the band in 2016. They have released 22 studio albums; their most recent album '' Our Best Place'' was released in February 2023. In the words of the ''Boston Globe'', "something oddly spellbinding occurs when deceivingly silly lyrics are sandwiched between a buoyant guitar and a rapid-fire, pop-punk d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Etsuko Yakushimaru
is a Japanese singer, producer, composer, lyricist, arranger and artist. She is broadly active, from pop music to experimental music and art. Her output has also included drawing, installation art, media art, poetry and other literature, and recitation. She also produces numerous projects and for artists, including her band, Sōtaisei Riron. Along with appearing in the Oricon charts with several hit songs, she has also created a project that involved the use of satellite, biological data and biotechnology, a song-generating robot powered by artificial intelligence and her own voice, an independently-developed VR system, and original electronic musical instruments. Major recent activities include exhibitions at Mori Art Museum, Toyota Municipal Museum of Art, KENPOKU ART 2016, and Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media CAM Her ''Tensei Jingle'' and ''Flying Tentacles'' albums, both released in 2016, received praise from figures including Ryuichi Sakamoto, Jeff Mills, Fennesz, Penguin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Etsuko Toganoo
(formerly Etsuko Takenaka) is a retired Japanese badminton player noted for her consistency and impassive demeanor, who won numerous international titles during the 1970s. Along with her contemporaries Hiroe Yuki (Niinuma) and Noriko Takagi (Nakayama), she is one of three Japanese women to have won both singles (1970) and doubles (1972, 1973, 1975, 1977) at the prestigious All-England Championships. These three helped Japan to dominate the Uber Cup (women's world team) competition from the mid-1960s to the early 1980s. In 1977 Events January * January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (no ... Mrs. Toganoo won the women's doubles with Emiko Ueno at the first IBF World Championships.Davis, 109. Achievements World Championships ''Women's doubles'' Asian Games ''Women's doubles'' ''Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Etsuko Tahara
Etsuko (written: 悦子, 英津子, えつ子, えつこ in hiragana or エツコ in katakana) is a feminine Japanese given name. The most common meaning is joy child. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese classical pianist *, Japanese actress *, Japanese figure skater *, Japanese tennis player *, Japanese actress and voice actress *, Japanese cricketer *, Japanese sprinter *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese sprinter *, Japanese drummer *, Japanese novelist *, Japanese singer, actress and model *, Japanese actress *, Japanese professional boxer *, Japanese football player *, Japanese badminton player *, Japanese singer See also * 8691 Etsuko, a main-belt asteroid {{given name Japanese feminine given names Feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Etsuko Tada
is a Japanese professional boxer. She is a former four-time mini-flyweight world champion, having held the WBA title from 2009 to 2013; the IBF title from 2015 to 2017; and the WBO title twice between 2018 and October 2021. Professional career Tada made her professional debut on 9 May 2008, scoring a six-round unanimous decision (UD) victory against Napaporn Boonchuon at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. After compiling a record of 4–0 (2 KOs) she captured her first world title, defeating WBA female mini-flyweight champion ChoRong Son via ten-round UD on 11 April 2009 at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka, Japan. One judge scored the bout 99–91 and the other two scored it 98–92. Two fights later she faced WBC female light-flyweight champion Naomi Togashi on 6 December 2009 at the ATC Hall in Osaka, with both of their respective titles on the line. After a closely contested fight over ten rounds, both champions retained their titles through a split draw with o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Etsuko Shihomi
, now known by her married name , (born October 29, 1955 in Okayama City, Japan as ) is a Japanese actress and martial artist who appeared in several Japanese martial arts films and samurai film and TV productions of the 1970s and 1980s. Life and career A skilled martial artist trained in Karate, Kenjitsu and Shorinji Kempo Etsuko was a member of Sonny Chiba's "Japan Action Club" (JAC) and appeared in several film and TV productions with Chiba, Hiroyuki Sanada, and other members of the JAC, including her big screen debut in '' Bodyguard Kiba 2'' (1973), ''The Street Fighter'' (1974), ''Shorinji Kempo'' also known misleadingly as ''Killing Machine'' (1975), ''The Gorilla Seven'' TV series (1975), ''The Defensive Power of Aikido'' (1975), ''Shogun's Samurai'' (aka ''The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy'') (1978), ''The Yagyu Conspiracy'' TV series (1978), Message from Space'' (1978), Shadow Warriors I-V'' TV series (1980–1985), ''Shogun's Ninja'' (1980), ''Roaring Fire'' (1982), and ''Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Etsuko Nishio
is a Japanese singer, actress and model, known for her songs ''Ja Ja Uma ni Sasenaide'' and ''Don't mind Lay Lay Boy'' from the ''Ranma ½'' anime. In 1992 she became a gravure idol A model is a person with a Role (other), role either to display commercial product (business), products (notably fashion clothing in fashion shows) or to serve as an Model (art), artist's model. Modelling ("modeling" in British and ..., releasing several nude photobooks and videos. She also starred in a couple feature films. Music *Ja Ja Uma ni Sasenaide (Don't Make Me a Shrew; also known as "Don't Make Me Wild Like You") *Don't mind Lay Lay Boy (Don't Mind China Boy) Photobooks *''Illusion'' (1992) *''Charm'' (1992) *''Finger'' (1994) *''DayDream'' (1995) *''Theatre Named Desire'' (欲望という名の劇場, 1996) *''Movement 1'' (2003) External links * Japanese actresses Japanese women pop singers 1973 births Living people People from Toyota, Aichi Models from Aichi P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Etsuko Niki
Niki Etsuko (; 1928–1986) was a Japanese novelist, noted for becoming the first female Japanese writer of mystery fiction to achieve widespread recognition and commercial success. Niki was born in Tokyo and began writing fiction after a childhood bout of polio left her unable to walk. In 1957, Niki's detective novel ''The Cat Knew'' received the Edogawa Rampo Prize for best mystery fiction and became a best-seller, breaking all sales records for Japanese detective novels. The book was credited for introducing a new style of detective story and making the genre more accessible to female audiences in Japan. In 1981, Niki received a Mystery Writers of Japan Award for her short fiction. Early life Niki Etsuko was born in 1928 in Tokyo, Japan. At the age of four, she became sick with polio and was left permanently unable to walk. She was subsequently tutored at home by her older brother. As she grew up, Niki wrote hundreds of stories, starting out with children's fiction before m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Etsuko Miyamoto
is a Japanese sprinter. She competed in the women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subseq .... References 1943 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Japanese female sprinters Olympic athletes for Japan Place of birth missing (living people) Japan Championships in Athletics winners Olympic female sprinters 20th-century Japanese sportswomen {{Japan-sprint-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Etsuko Hirose
« Hirose, Etsuko, 1979- » on ''lccn.loc.gov'' (accessdate=13 December 2018) is a Japanese classical pianist. Life Born in , Hirose started playing the piano at the age of three. When she was 6 years old, she interpreted Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 26. At the age of 15, after having given many concerts, she moved to France. She entered the in Germaine Mounier's ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
